News - Issue 7

The Eagle Battalion hosted its Military Ball this past week. The event had nearly 300 attendees from Georgia Southern's Statesboro and Armstrong campuses and its crosstown schools, East Georgia State College - Statesboro and Savannah State University. The formal event is to celebrate the Eagle Battalion while showcasing the unique customs and traditions of the United States Army and building esprit de corps amongst the battalion.

Dr. Amy Potter (SEES) was invited by the Department of Geosciences at Georgia State University last Thursday to give an in-person research talk entitled "Community Geography and Georgia’s Beach: Tybee Island’s Black History Trail."

Dr. Kathryn Craven (Biology) was invited to be a speaker for the Savannah State Seminar series in October. It was a great exchange of ideas between universities.

A memorial for Todd Hizer will be held at Oatland Island Wildlife Center on Saturday, November 18th. The service will begin at 1:00pm, and an open reception with hors d'oeuvres will follow from 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Please bring your favorite memories! I n lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in his name be made to the Friends of Oatland, Inc., P.O. Box 30959, Savannah, Georgia, 31410.

Congratulations to Richard Wallace on being awarded Professor Emeritus of Chemistry.

KIA ORA! Dr. Georgianne Moore (Biology) was one of 50 delegates from 20 countries at the International Society for Horticultural Sciences workshop on Sap Flow that met in Rotorua, New Zealand. This was the latest workshop in a well-established international series, where topics of discussion ranged from fundamental understanding of the physics of sap flow in plants, to the role of plant vascular functioning in plant ecology, hydrology, agriculture and irrigation management. She presented her research on advancing sap flow sensor methodology and served as a session chair at the meeting. The delegates also toured local managed and native forests, featuring unique conifer trees from the family Podocarpaceae. The north island of New Zealand, steeped in rich Māori Polynesian culture and site of the film “The Hobbit”, also features endemic birds and geothermal wonders.