wingSPAN

About wingSPAN

Southern’s Parent and Alumni Network
Are you looking for a new way to support your child’s university or your Alma Mater? Do you want to tell high school students and parents about all of the opportunities in store for them at this University? If you answered yes to these questions we would like for you to take an active role in helping prospective students! Wingspan is a network of Parents and Alumni who work with the Admissions Office to recruit prospective students. As a Wingspan volunteer you will be able to attend college fairs throughout the United States and talk about the University you love! You can help us increase our Eagle Nation.

Georgia Southern University is committed to increasing its enrollment and average SAT score annually and every effort must be made to attract outstanding students. Alumni participating in this program volunteer to sever in the field representing Georgia Southern. By providing information to prospective students the university will see an increased the number of qualified applicants.

The program is designed to involve alumni volunteers in the admissions processes, from the identification of prospective students to their enrollment a Georgia Southern. Through this program, trained, well-informed alumni volunteers serve as “in the field” representatives of the university, in order to consistently attract outstanding college-bound students nationwide.

Alumni in Recruitment volunteers assist the Admissions Office in the early identification and recruitment of strong candidates for admissions to Georgia Southern. Volunteers often represent the University at local college fairs. Many volunteers visit local high school guidance counselors.

wingSPAN College Fairs

Get Involved

Are you looking for a new way to support your students university or alma mater? There are many ways that you can make a difference in Statesboro, even if you live far away from campus. There are many ways that you can get involved! We invite your active participation in helping prospective students.

• Attend an Eagle club event in your area!
• Support Georgia Southern athletics. Go Eagles!
• Help recruit future Eagles and encourage a prospective student to visit campus.
• Wear Georgia Southern clothing at home and work.
• Read the Georgia Southern Magazine, and share it with a friend!
• Encourage friends to attend Homecoming and Eagle Club events!
• Be sure your local high school is well informed about Georgia Southern. Offer to meet with high school counselor, and/or join Alumni in Recruitment
• Act as an ambassador and share your love of Southern.
• Stay educated about Georgia Southern; share with you know with others
• Host in-home parties for perspective students and their parents. This can be a tremendous influence on decision process.

Quick Facts

• Georgia Southern University was established in 1906 and is now a Carnegie Doctoral Research university providing the classic residential campus experience.
• GSU is the third largest University in Georgia.
• Nearly 86 percent of our faculty holds terminal degrees.
• GSU has eight colleges, with nearly 114 majors.
• Our enrollment represents all 159 Georgia counties, 49 states and over 100 foreign nations.
• GSU enrolls more than 19,000 students, of who 21 percent are African American.
• Numerous Eagle sporting events are carried on over 16 radio networks.
• The university offers a meal plan for students and Eagle Express which acts like a debit card and is honored by many downtown restaurants, stores and even repair shops.
• We are very proud of our University Honors Program, which enrolls more than 300 academically talented students in small classes.  The college is designed specifically to inspire students to develop critical sense of inquiry, a spirit of creativity, a global perspective and an ethic of civic responsibility.
• Campus safety and security is a priority at Georgia Southern University.  All residence halls have controlled key access, fire extinguishers and state-of-the-art fire security system.  Individual rooms are equipped with smoke detectors and dead-bolt locks.
• GSU Police offers community policing, library patrol, as well as night supervisors who patrol the residence halls throughout the evening to early morning hours to make sure our students feel safe.
• Nine residence halls house our students. It is mandatory for students to live on campus their freshman year.
• All residence halls have laundry facilities, security systems, heating and air conditioning, and all have internet access. Apartment and Suite style housing offer refrigerator/freezer/microwave units, high-speed internet service, and super basic cable TV hook-ups/HBO.
• We offer several orientation sessions called SOAR each summer so perspective students can learn more about the university.  For dates, access http://admissions.georgiasouthern.edu/orientation/
• If you’re thinking of coming to campus for a tour or would like more information please create a customized web page and RSVP for a visit.
• We have 13 division 1 varsity athletics: 7 female sports (Softball, basketball, Swim and Dive, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball) and 6 men’s sports (Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Football, Golf)
• Georgia Southern’s 6 time national Championship football team plays in beautiful Paulson Stadium.

Talking Points

When you talk to potential students, what can you say about Georgia Southern University?

• We offer a great education that is affordable.
• We provide a wide range of studies for every interest.  Among our fastest-growing majors are Biology and Business, but you can study subjects ranging from Sports Management to Communication Arts.  GSU offers more than 115 academic majors in eight colleges.
• We’re here to help you succeed from day one.  Our first-year experience- including shared residential and educational opportunities- encourages engagement in the university community.  It provides intentional initiatives designed to promote engagement and to help students develop academic and personal skills essential for success in college and beyond.  New programs include Conversations with Professors, BUILD, WILD, Eagle Leadership EDGE, LEAD Scholarship and Conference, Phi Eta Sigma, Peer Leadership, Peer Mentors and Peer Academic Advisors.
• GSU students develop skills that prepare them for jobs.  Through our Career Center, more than 150 business reviewed nearly 1100 student resumes during the Eagle Expo and Career Fair. Co-Ops and Internships provides real-world work opportunities for student who wish to alternate employment with academic coursework.  GSU’s College of Education is among several academic areas that traditionally have 100 percent job placement for graduates.
•  Our students can compete with those at any university.
• Out faculty are leaders in their fields.
• We’re committed to the safety of our students.  The Public Safety Department is prepared to respond quickly in the event of a campus-wide emergency.  Safety measures for students include key-access residence halls, emergency call boxes located around campus, and plice-provide campus escorts when requested- day or night.

New at GSU:

• A renovated and expanded Recreation Activity Center now has an additional 120,000 gross square feet including additional space for indoor courts, weight/fitness room, indoor pool(s), and other specialized spaces.
• In July 2007 the 29,850 square foot Center for Art and Theather opened.  The facility will house art galleries for students and professional artist displays, an experimental (Black Box) theater for student instruction and productions, administrative offices, and support spaces.
• Henderson Library expansion added 103,481 square feet to the facility and include an automated book retrial system, entrance lobby, increased shelving space, more general seating, a multi-purpose classroom, group study rooms and staff offices.
• A brand new 1000 bed residence hall, Centennial Place opened fall 2009. This multiplex replaces Johnson, Watson and Oliff Halls. This will allow the University to have enough beds to require all freshmen to live on campus their first year.
• Georgia Southern University has received approval by the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents to offer baccalaureate degrees in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering with classes set to begin in Fall 2011.

What We Do For You

We’re here to help you.  Here are some things we’ll do to assist your efforts:

• Our Admissions Recruiters and Alumni Relations Office will attend as many alumni events as possible.  We’ll also help you schedule senior administrators and faculty member who can speak about GSU.
• We’re keeping our database updated.  The Alumni Association subscribes to many services to get correct addresses, e-mail addresses, etc., so we can keep in touch with you.
• Involve Admissions and Scholarships in the Alumni Association leadership workshops.
• Provide names of children of alumni to Admissions and Scholarships so that letters can be sent to them.
• Include student recruitment information in Alumni Newsletter.

Print recruitment publications:
Recruiter One Sheet