Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University is a public research university located in the state of Georgia in the United States. It is sometimes known as GSU, Southern, or Georgia Southern. Statesboro serves as the primary campus, while the university also maintains locations in Savannah (Armstrong Campus) and Hinesville (Liberty Campus). Georgia Southern University, which began in 1906 as a college funded by a land grant and now ranks as the fifth-largest school in the University System of Georgia, Almost 140 distinct academic fields may be studied at the bachelor's, master's, and doctorate levels at Georgia State University. The institution has a total enrolment of around 27,000 students, who hail from more than 80 different countries and all 50 of the United States. The University System of Georgia recognises Georgia Southern as both a comprehensive institution and a member of the "R2: Doctoral Universities – Strong research activity" category of doctoral universities.
The intercollegiate sports teams of Georgia Southern University are collectively referred to as the "Eagles," and they participate in the Sun Belt Conference.
Originally founded as First District Agricultural and Mechanical School, Georgia Southern University is a land grant institution thanks to law and funding from the federal government. It first opened its doors in 1908 with four instructors and 15 pupils enrolled.
Within two decades of its founding, First District A&M shifted its focus to meet the growing demand for teachers within the state. Originally conceived as a school that would instruct rural schoolchildren in contemporary methods of agricultural production and homemaking, the school's mission has since been revised. In 1924, the institution was rebranded as the Georgia Normal School and given its current purpose of serving as a training ground for educators. Five years later, in 1929, with the establishment of a curriculum spanning four years, the state officially recognised the institution as a senior college and rechristened it as South Georgia Teachers College.