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Presidential Search Committee announces a confidential search for GS’ next president
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By Rachel Adams, The George-Anne
The Presidential Search and Screen Committee has elected to conduct a confidential search for the next president of Georgia Southern University. A confidential search means that all candidates’ names will remain anonymous throughout the search process. The benefit of a confidential search is since the candidates’ names will not be made public, there is a better chance of getting more highly qualified candidates. “What this process will allow [the search committee] to do is draw on the same candidate pools as [they] would with a public search, but also on the pools, other universities do as they search for presidents,” Dustin Anderson, committee chair, said in an email. The committee will organize a listening session where community members can voice their opinion son GS’ next president. The session is open to the public and will be on held on Sept. 10.
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Georgia Southern’s Armstrong campus dining uses produce grown in its greenhouse
By Ann Meyer
When students on the Armstrong campus of Georgia Southern University bite into a slice of pad thai on campus, they might be chomping on Thai basil freshly harvested in the university’s aquaponics program. The Foram Sustainable Aquaponics Research Center (SARC), a joint venture between Georgia Southern University and the Foram Group Charitable Foundation, has been growing food for about 18 months in a 4,100-square-foot greenhouse where students can volunteer to plant seeds, clean the tanks and in the process learn the science of harvesting produce and fish from an agriculture system designed for sustainability. But this year, Armstrong campus students can taste the herbs and vegetables harvested as SARC launches a farm-to-table initiative with Eagle Dining Services. Last week, Eagle received sweet basil, green onions, jalapeno peppers, lemon basil, Thai basil and Thai chilis, said Brent Feske, SARC director. “Our goal is to make this a nationally recognized farm-to-table program. We want to expand and do this really well,” Feske said.
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ABAC School of AG and Natural Resources Classic Golf Tournament September 28th
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The 18th Annual School of Agriculture and Natural Resources Classic Golf Tournament at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will be held on Sept. 28 at ABAC’s Forest Lakes Golf Club. There will be an 8 a.m. flight and a 1 p.m. flight. A complimentary lunch will be served between flights. The tournament is hosted by the ABAC Ag and Natural Resources Alumni Council and the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources to generate scholarship funds for students. Tournament Coordinator Vonda Fenn said the student scholarship funds are raised by tournament sponsorships and player registration fees. There are six sponsorship levels from $100 for a Century Level Sponsor to $5,000 for a Stallion Level Sponsor.
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Georgia Tech Research Corp. lands federal grant
By Dave Williams – Staff Writer, Atlanta Business Chronicle
Sep 5, 2018, 2:54pm
The Georgia Tech Research Corp. (GTRC) has received a $1.2 million federal grant to help local manufacturers hurt by growing competition from overseas imports, the U.S. Commerce Department announced Wednesday. The money, part of a package of $13 million in grants, will go to the GRTC’s Southeastern Trade Adjustment Assistance Center, one of 11 located in 11 states across the country.
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Dance team at GSU upset they were moved from stands during football game
By: Tyisha Fernandes
ATLANTA – A dance team at Georgia State University are upset about how they were treated at a recent football game. Members of the Crown Jewels of GSU contacted Channel 2 Action News after what they said are ongoing issues with the school’s athletic department. The Crown Jewels are not sanctioned by the university’s athletic department even though they are sanctioned by the university. GSU’s official dance team is The Pantherttes. …The incident happened Thursday night at the first game of the season against Kennesaw State University. The dancers said they were humiliated when security guards directed by GSU school officials moved them from the home side to the opponent’s side. …The athletic department is standing by the move. GSU’s athletic department spokesman, Mike Holmes, said the Crown Jewels were asked to move because the group was taking up too much room in the stands.
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Georgia Southern provides clarification on Monday’s Eagle Alert
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By Brendan Ward, The George-Anne staff
Georgia Southern University has provided clarification on Monday’s incorrect Eagle Alert. The original Eagle Alert reported that an armed robbery occurred at The Hangout off of Lanier Drive when the armed robbery actually occurred at Southern Downs apartment complex off of Georgia Avenue. Jennifer Wise, director of communications at GS, said The Eagle Alert was not a mistake and that the information was supplied to GS by the Statesboro Police Department. “This was not a mistake, Wise said. “The University shared the information that was communicated by the responding agency, the Statesboro Police Department, at the time. Situations such as this are often very fluid in nature and at times the information changes as the investigation progresses.” Wise added the Eagle Alert was sent out quickly because it was most important that the university was warned of a possible danger.