Southern University News

JoAunne Walker pressed her hand to the wall of Elmina Castle in Ghana. The bricks were swollen and moist from the African heat.

Katherine Daniel of Effingham County has enjoyed a great deal of success in her two years as a Georgia Southern University cheerleader.

Members of the American Association of University Professors voted unanimously on Saturday to place Southern University at Baton Rouge and National Louis University on its censure list for actions of the universities' administrations that violated the association's academic-freedom and tenure standards.

The Twin Lakes Library System will host a book signing at Mary Vinson Memorial Library Monday for two Central Georgia authors.

The top national organization of university professors on Saturday voted to place Southern University on academic censure for its handling of a declared financial emergency and the resulting faculty layoffs during the past two years.

Georgia Southern University, home to the Eagle Battalion and part of the Reserve Officer Training Corps since 1980, marked the 238th birthday of the U.S. army.

State officials said this week that senators confirmed the appointment of Henry S. Eldridge of Tega Cay.

Campers will use an "impact tester" that mimics the extreme elements in space to determine the winning design, which must be capable of withstanding space debris.

St. John Parish President Natalie Robottom has been named the 2013 Elected Official of the Year by the Young Democrats of Louisiana .

Georgia Southern University has been recognized for broadcast excellence by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with a 2013 Emmy Award.

The Bennett Grove School, currently on private land, dates from about 1918 and is said to be the only surviving one-room schoolhouse for African-Americans in Bulloch County.

East Baton Rouge County Agent Terrence Marshall was installed as President of the Louisiana County Agricultural Agents Association at its 76th annual meeting held recently in Abbeville.

The free, non-commercial website -- dedicated to providing "students of the internet age" accurate information through an easy-to-use interface -- has listed 17 Alabama schools it considers to be good values.

The district judge hearing arguments in the state's petition to remove St. Landry Parish School Board member Quincy Richard Sr. failed to reach a ruling before court closed for the day Monday.

Mill Springs Academy graduates will head to universities as close as Reinhardt and Kennesaw State and as far as Arkansas and Iowa in the fall.

Georgia Southern University's College of Business Administration is working with the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce to help young professionals start their careers and contribute to their communities.

The History of the African American Community in Covington , a historical lecture tied to the city's bicentennial celebration, will be presented June 23 at Fuhrmann Auditorium in the Greater Covington Center, 317 N. Jefferson Ave. The event will begin at 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Please see the information below: "Yesterday, the Harris County Board of Education voted to appoint Mr. Howard Jefferson of the NAACP national board to fill position 7 in order to complete the remainder of Jim Henley's term.

W ITH A few shovels of dirt, Georgia Southern University is now on its way to making some big, exciting changes.

Frank Larson, an attorney with Crowell & Owens, LLC in Alexandria has been named a Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation.