Georgia Southern University will begin ticket distribution next week to students, faculty, staff, and community members for the appearance by the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, and former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Hanner Fieldhouse on February 12th at 7:00 p.m.

The Carters' appearance in the Leadership Lecture Series marks the first time the former president and first lady have spoken at Georgia Southern. Tickets are free and available on a first come, first served basis. Tickets will not be available at the door the night of the event.

Student Ticket Distribution  (Jan. 28 - Feb 6)

• Students must present their Eagle ID at the time of ticket pick-up and will be limited to one ticket per person.
• Tickets are available from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily in the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement, Russell Union, Room 1056.

Faculty and Staff Ticket Distribution  (Jan. 31 - Feb 6)

• Faculty and staff must present their Eagle ID at the time of pick-up and will be limited to two tickets per person.
• Tickets are available from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily in the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement, Russell Union, Room 1056.

Community Ticket Distribution (Feb. 5-6)

• Community members will be limited to two tickets per person.
• Tickets will be available from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. daily at the Hanner Fieldhouse box office. Tickets are also available during regular business hours at the Georgia Southern City Campus, 58 E. Main St., Statesboro and the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street in Savannah.

Greetings from Statesboro,

It is hard to believe, but it is already the time of the academic year when planning for next year begins: what classes to take, declaring or switching a major, and where to live. Our hope is that your student will choose to remain on campus and continue to enjoy the benefits that living on-campus provides. With new complexes being added in the Statesboro community next fall, the opportunity to live in the "newest" complex can be quite appealing. Despite all of the slick marketing efforts that make off campus living appear very attractive, the truth is that the advantages of staying on campus far outweigh anything off campus housing can offer. Simply...we do it better.

There are a few complexes that can match our amenities for upperclassmen and do so for a "less per month" cost. But, as many of our students who live off campus share with us: you get what you pay for. Our facilities are better maintained and our response to issues is without compare. We have highly qualified full time facility's staff dedicated to our residents and complexes: off campus properties cannot match our quality of response. Moreover, we are as concerned and focused on our residents being successful as upperclassmen as we are when they are new Eagles. If it is important that your student to remain connected to and supported by Georgia Southern outside the classroom, then on campus housing IS the best option. Overall, our students feel our housing is superior, and have said so year after year in a national bench marking study we administer every spring.

We are currently accepting applications for our 1500 upperclassmen beds in Centennial Place, University Villas, or Freedoms Landing (our newly refurnished complex). 

- University Housing

The CLASS Alumni Connection Series lecture continues Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00 p.m. in the Foy Building's Carol A. Carter Recital Hall. 

Registration for summer classes is now available! Encourage your student to register early for the best selection. Taking summer classes will help your student graduate on time, take advantage of smaller class sizes and even shorter semesters! Your student can even take summer classes abroad! Over 1600 summer classes are available right now. 

For more information about summer at Georgia Southern click here.