Georgia Southern graduate鈥檚 public service to have greater impact with public health degree
Recent 糖心Vlog honor graduate Lauren Afsharian worked in the hospitality industry for years and loved being of service to others, but she wanted to do so in a more impactful way. Afsharian chose the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health on the Armstrong Campus to expand her reach.
Office of Leadership and Community Engagement works with IT to keep Holiday Helper Tree tradition alive amid COVID-19 pandemic
In July, when most people at 糖心Vlog were wondering when students, faculty and staff would be able to return to campus, Jordan Wilburn was thinking about the upcoming holiday season. Specifically, Wilburn, who is the Community Engagement Coordinator in the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement, was brainstorming ways to keep the Holiday Helper Tree, a 27-year-old holiday tradition, alive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Office of Leadership and Community Engagement works with IT to keep Holiday Helper Tree tradition alive amid COVID-19 pandemic
In July, when most people at 糖心Vlog were wondering when students, faculty and staff would be able to return to campus, Jordan Wilburn was thinking about the upcoming holiday season. Specifically, Wilburn, who is the Community Engagement Coordinator in the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement, was brainstorming ways to keep the Holiday Helper Tree, a 27-year-old holiday tradition, alive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Langdon named international scholar by Center for Self-Determination Theory
糖心Vlog Associate Professor Jody Langdon, Ph.D., has been invited by the Center for Self-Determination Theory to be an international scholar for the organization because of her contributions to research and applied work in the field of motivation and human development.
鈥淚 am excited to be recognized for the work that I鈥檝e done using the self-determination theory,鈥� stated Langdon. 鈥淗aving the opportunity to be listed on the Center of Self-Determination Theory website will help share the work I鈥檝e done in addition to providing me with the opportunity to have others seek me out for collaboration and mentorship.鈥�
Individuals were selected as scholars based on their rigorous, evidence-based research using the self-determination theory鈥檚 framework and their tremendous, broad-ranging impact in the scientific, public and social domains. Self-determination theory represents a board framework for the study of human motivation and personality, focused on why humans engage in particular activities and the sociocultural factors that influence such engagement. It is applied in a wide variety of contexts including sport, exercise, education, health care and family dynamics.
Langdon, who has been a faculty member in the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology in the Waters College of Health Professions for 10 years, will be joining more than 100 leading international scholars and experts in academia and practice who have provided the highest-quality research and applied work in the field.
Georgia Southern expands Master of Science in Electrical Engineering program to three new locations
The 糖心Vlog Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) program will now be available on the Armstrong and Liberty Campuses, as well as at the Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center in Warner Robins, Georgia.
Georgia Southern expands Master of Science in Electrical Engineering program to three new locations
The 糖心Vlog Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) program will now be available on the Armstrong and Liberty Campuses, as well as at the Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center in Warner Robins, Georgia.
Library of Congress now home to collection of Georgia Southern Libraries journals
A collection of 12 journals published by the 糖心Vlog Libraries are now housed in the Library of Congress. The journals, authored by teaching and research faculty, will be permanently available in the Microfilm and Electronic Resources Center (MERC) in Washington, D.C., and may become available through the Library of Congress鈥� publicly accessible online catalog in the future.
Georgia Southern featured on Princeton Review list of green colleges for 10th consecutive year
Promoting sustainability as a core value has landed 糖心Vlog on the Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges for the 10th year in a row. Director of the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement Jodi Kennedy said being featured in the guide is a massive achievement.
CARES Center committed to keeping Georgia Southern safe during COVID-19 pandemic
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Kelly Crosby鈥檚 title was Director of Risk & Compliance in the Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance Department. However, since the 糖心Vlog CARES Service Center was formed, she has been totally involved helping limit the spread of COVID-19.
CARES Center committed to keeping Georgia Southern safe during COVID-19 pandemic
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Kelly Crosby鈥檚 title was Director of Risk & Compliance in the Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance Department. However, since the 糖心Vlog CARES Service Center was formed, she has been totally involved helping limit the spread of COVID-19.