GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

By: Tatyana Hall

Basic Information

• Location-1332 Southern Drive, Statesboro, GA 30458

• Phone- (912) 478-4636• Website

http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/• President - Brooks A. Keel

School History • Founded as a school for teaching modern agricultural

production techniques and homemaking skills to rural schoolchildren, then-First District A&M School began within two decades to shift its emphasis to meet the growing need for teachers within the state. Its name and mission were changed in 1924 to Georgia Normal School as a training ground for educators, though it continued to accept “preparatory” or high school students. Five years later in 1929, full-fledged senior college status was granted as South Georgia Teachers College.

• Ensuing decades saw additional name and mission changes: to Georgia Teachers College in 1939 and Georgia Southern College in 1959. Continued program and physical expansion, including one seven-year stretch, 1984-91 in which enrollment doubled from just over 6,000 to more than 12,000 students, led to a final transformation in 1990 – to Georgia Southern University.

Fight Song

Wave the blue, wave the white

Hold the banner high

The Eagles are on the wing.

Sound a cry to the sky,

As we look for glory.

Victory now we sing.

Hail the blue, hail the white

Hail the team that's soaring

Upward to bring us fame;

Georgia Southern Eagles

Fight on to victory and

Win this game!

Blue and white-fight, fight!

Blue and white-fight, fight!

Georgia Southern-Eagles!

Fight, fight, fight!

Alma MaterVerse 1From humble farm beginnings Sprung up from the sandy earthAmong the tow’ring pine treesStands a treasure of great worth.Her price cannot be measuredIn silver or in goldBut in the love and loyaltyThat many hearts enfold.Chorus:Georgia Southern University.

On Eagles’ wings you soar.We pledge to you our loyaltyAnd love for ever more.

Verse 2Through triumphs and through trialsOur Alma Mater’s stoodAs solid as the oak treeFor justice and for good.As through these gates we travelAnd though our ways must part,Our Georgia Southern mem’riesWe’ll keep within our hearts.

Admission Requirements• Have your counselor send us your official high school transcript• Send us an official copy of your SAT/ACT scores (SAT Code: 5253 / ACT code:

0830)• We can only make a decision based on the highest scores that we receive.

Please make sure that those scores are up-to-date. • Minimum 1010 SAT (Math + Critical Reading) Writing portion required or 21

ACT (composite) Writing portion required. State minimum requirements for each portion of the SAT/ACT: 430 Critical Reading, 400 Math; 17 English, 17 Math

• Satisfactory Grade Point Average* on the following Required High School Curriculum:

• Mathematics: Four (4) units of Mathematics, including Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. For students who graduate from Science: Students need at least one laboratory course from the life sciences and one laboratory course from the physical sciences.

• Social Science: Three (3) units of social science, with at least one class focusing on United States studies and one (1) course focusing on world studies.

• Foreign Language: Two (2) units in the same foreign language emphasizing speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Two (2) units of American Sign Language

Freshmen Information

Housing- All first year students are required to live on campus for their first year of enrollment.

Cost of Tuition

• In State Out of State• 15+ Hours 3,595 10,043• Estimated Books 600 600• Off Campus per semester 4,195 10,643• Residence Hall 3,285 3,285• Residence Hall Activity Fee 20 20• Meals 1,700 1,700• Total On Campus per semester 9,200 15,648

5 Academic Organizations

• Pi Alpha Alpha • Nu Lambda Mu• MPA Student Association (MPASA)• American Society for Public Administration

(ASPA)• Alliance for Innovation (AFI)

5 Social organizations

• Phi Sigma Kappa• Pi Kappa Phi• Kappa Sigma

• Sigma Chi

• Sigma Nu

Famous GraduateMichael Strahan, former NFL defensive end for the New York Giants and current football analyst on Fox NFL Sunday, is a TSU alum. Recently added to his resume, Strahan is the new host of Live! with Kelly and Michael — replacing retired host Regis Philbin.