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She never imagined a college degree could […] Approximately 4,200 degrees conferred during Georgia Southern’s 2024 Spring Commencement ceremonies May 14, 2024 Last week, approximately 4,200 graduates from Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty campuses received associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist and doctoral degrees in five Spring 2024 Commencement ceremonies. The Long Road to Graduation: Chelsea Harkins’ 14-year journey to a bachelor’s degree May 13, 2024 On Saturday, May 11, at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Chelsea Harkins completed a 14-year journey to receive her college degree from Georgia Southern University. It’s a quest she pursued with passion and perseverance, overcoming unimaginable obstacles along the way. It’s been something that I could never just step away from and just say, ‘I’m throwing […] Fortune Favors the Alternate: Lilly Thompson Goes from Backup to Breakthrough May 9, 2024 ‘Alternate’ is a lucky word for Lilly Thompson. The Honors College Scholar in International Studies from Atlanta plans to attend graduate school in international policy next fall, but that could change in a heartbeat. Thompson is a semifinalist for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and was recently notified that she has been upgraded to an […] Rylee Stanton graduates Georgia Southern with an education from around the world May 9, 2024 Rylee Stanton, a Georgia Southern graduate from Phoenix, Arizona, says she’s grateful to have had Statesboro as her home away from home for the past four years. She’s a traveler. And anything closer wouldn’t do. My family has always made traveling a priority,” said Stanton. So that was something that was a priority for me […] Georgia Southern University Celebrates Faculty and Staff Excellence May 9, 2024 On May 1, Georgia Southern University celebrated the outstanding achievements of its faculty and staff during the annual University Awards of Excellence and Years of Service Recognition celebration, held at the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah. This year, the awards were particularly competitive with 128 entries, from which 14 individual faculty […] TEDxSavannah to inspire, spark discussion on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus May 16 May 2, 2024 TEDxSavannah is one of the city’s most anticipated annual events, offering individuals and organizations in Savannah a platform to meet, share ideas and collaborate. In its 13th year, TEDxSavannah will take place in Georgia Southern University’s Fine Arts Auditorium on the Armstrong Campus on May 16 from 1 to 5 p.m. with special rates for Georgia Southern students, faculty and staff. Doors open at noon and a special TEDxSavannah speaker meet-and-greet will immediately follow the main event. 2024 Human Performance Optimization Summit on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus provides holistic health and fitness education for military, tactical athletes May 2, 2024 Active duty military members, civilian providers for the military and tactical athletes joined acclaimed leaders for the 2024 Human Performance Optimization Summit, recently held on Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus in Savannah. 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