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4-27-2015
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Monday, April 27, 2015
Eagle Nation Displays True Community
The word "community" can often be used to describe any group of people loosely connected, but in the truer sense, a community is a group of people that share heritage, culture and resources toward a common goal. In the last week, the Eagle Nation has shown its true spirit of community as well as its capacity for grace and resilience in the midst of turmoil. This has truly been a difficult time for Georgia Southern, but the true community here sustains us all.
The School of Nursing Students' Memorial Fund
Georgia Southern Celebrates Three Decades
of African American Theatre April 27
The Georgia Southern Theatre and Performance program will present “Celebrating Three Decades of African-American Theatre,” a weeklong celebration with
exhibits, performances, roundtable discussions and special guests beginning Monday, April 27.
Golf Team Wins Sun Belt Championship
The Georgia Southern Golf Team brought home their second consecutive conference championship at the 2015 Sun Belt Conference tournament, held at Raven Golf Club in Miramar Beach, Florida, last week. Senior Kim Koivu shot 71 in the final round to take medalist honors and Georgia Southern won the team title in its inaugural season in the league. The victory gives Georgia Southern the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals May 13-15. The Eagles will find out their destination and competition during the NCAA Championship Selection Show May 4.
Entrepreneur Lecture Series to Feature
Digital Cobbler, Lucy Beard
Group (BIG) is pleased to host Lucy Beard as part of the Entrepreneur Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the College of Engineering and Information Technology, Room 1004. Beard will discuss her adventures in starting Feetz, the digital cobbler for the new era.
Georgia Southern Student Selected for
Disneyland AllAmerican College Band
Eric Spencer, a junior trombone performance major from Augusta, Georgia, will spend 11 weeks this summer performing with top college musicians from around the country after winning the jazz trombone soloist chair in the 2015 Disneyland All-American College Band.
Georgia Southern Student Reelected
President of National Organization
John Nwosu, a counselor education graduate student from Austell, Georgia, was re-elected president of the National Black Graduate Student Association (NBGSA).
The NBGSA is an organization that works to increase recruitment, progression, graduation and overall achievement for black students across the nation
through scholarships, career fairs, workshops and other development opportunities. Elections were held at the 27th National NBGSA Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 11.
On Campus...
Garden of the Coastal Plain's "Lunch and Learn" features horticulturist Jamie Burghardt Georgia Southern Run Club Takes Home Third in Nationals Art Exhibit Features Graphic Design GraduatesIn the Media...
GSU Cheerleaders win national title - Effingham Herald Alumnus, Henry County teacher of the year is state finalist - Neighbor Newspapers Georgia Southern vigil remembers lost 'sisters' - Statesboro HeraldGSU baseball and softball teams honor crash victims - WJCL
Memorial fund created - WJCL
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