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Georgia Southern is sharing stories of remarkable graduates this week. This is the first in the series. As a mother of six, business owner and Navy veteran, April Trepagnier balanced her responsibilities while maintaining a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

“Forget breaking the ceiling, we want to remove the ceiling completely for our students,” OTC Dean of Adult Education Samantha Smith said.  “Obtaining a credential is just the beginning. Strategic industry collaborations and understanding the diverse requirements of our employers will be key in delivering the training that will turn our students into the skilled workforce that our communities need.” 

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Join the Georgia Police K9 Foundation for its hugely popular “An Evening for the K9s” fundraiser on Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3, 2023. The event will feature special K9 guests, speakers, a silent auction, and much more.

Georgia Southern University is sharing stories of remarkable graduates this week. Madrid is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and an exercise science major

Five students from the Augusta area and Effingham County were recently recognized by Congressman Rick Allen as the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition.

Eagles Worldwide will send five Georgia Southern student-athletes to study abroad in Ireland and France this summer.

Georgia set a modern-day record for loggerheads last year with 4,071 nests, the most since comprehensive nesting surveys on all of the state’s barrier island beaches began in 1989. The 2022 count eclipsed the previous high of 3,950 nests in 2019 and produced more than 266,000 hatchlings.

Event scheduled for May 18 at The Kalmanson Gallery

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