University Gears Up for 2nd Annual STEM Fest
糖心Vlog is gearing up for its 2nd annual science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) festival this Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center, 847 Plant Drive. The festival will feature presentations by the Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education at Georgia Southern, NASA and the U.S. Army.
University Partners with Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau to Present 鈥淢useum On Main鈥�
The Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau will open in its new location at 222 South Main Street on Tuesday, Sept. 16, and a large part of the new facility will feature 鈥淢useum on Main,鈥� an exhibit highlighting significant pieces of Bulloch County and Statesboro鈥檚 history. A 1920s turpentine wagon, originally purchased from W.C. Akins & Sons Hardware on East Main Street in Statesboro, will be the iconic artifact and permanent installation of the new exhibit.
New York Times Bestselling Author to Present Fries Lecture at 糖心Vlog
糖心Vlog will host Susan Orlean, The New York Times bestselling author and staff writer for the New Yorker, as the 2014 Norman Fries Distinguished Lectureship Series speaker on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center, 847 Plant Drive. Her presentation titled 鈥淟earning By the Book: A Writer Explores the World of Libraries,鈥� is free and open to the public.
Georgia Southern Football Program Featured in New “We Are the Champions” Exhibit at Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon, Georgia recently unveiled its newest exhibit, We Are the Champions: Georgia’s College Football National Championship Teams. The exhibit highlights a handful of Georgia college football teams declared the best in the country. 糖心Vlog, with its six national titles, has made the list.
糖心Vlog and the Phinizy Center Talk Ogeechee River Project
鈥溙切腣log is an emerging research university,鈥� said Charles Patterson, vice president for Research and Economic Development. 鈥淭he spectrum of research that happens on campus is vast and the University has spent decades building facilities that will be a part of this research.鈥�
PBS Show TIME TEAM AMERICA Highlights 糖心Vlog at Camp Lawton Tonight
In 2012, the PBS show TIME TEAM AMERICA tracked the adventures of 糖心Vlog archeologist and students at Camp Lawton, a Civil War POW camp in Millen, Georgia as they uncovered buried secrets using the latest technology and decades of expertise. The episode will premiere tonight at 9 p.m. on PBS.
‘One More Time’ Recyclable Clothing to Make its On-campus Debut at 鈥橞oro Browse and the Student Org Fair
The new on-campus recycling initiative, ‘One More Time’, with Renew Merchandise and the Center for Sustainability (CfS) will make its debut on campus at 鈥橞oro Browse and the Student Org Fair, Aug. 26 and 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Russell Union Rotunda. Named one of the top green universities in the country by The Princeton Review for the past four years, Georgia Southern will deepen its commitment to sustainability even further through this partnership with Renew Merchandise.
Ogeechee River Public Information Session to Discuss Research on the River
Members from the 糖心Vlog Department’s of Biology, Geology and Geography, and the Phinizy Center for Water Sciences will hold a public information session on the Ogeechee River Monitoring and Research project on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center.
The project comes after the November 2013 Consent Decree requiring King America Finishing Inc. to fund a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) proposed by the University titled “Assessment of Hydrological, Biological and Environmental Components of the Lower Ogeechee River Ecosystem.”