Savannah State University News

  Mr. Adrian Scott Named Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of the SSU Foundation Savannah State University (SSU) Interim President Cynthia Robinson Alexander, J.D., is pleased to announce that Mr. Adrian Scott has joined Savannah State University as Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of the SSU Foundation effective June 17, 2024. Mr. Scott brings a wealth of experience in advancement operations, fundraising, and donor and alumni relations. He will lead SSU’s fundraising, donor relations, and alumni affairs team at a time when the support of alumni, friends, and donors is critical to the university’s planned growth. Scott joins SSU from South Carolina State University where he has most recently served as Associate Vice President for Advancement and Chief Development Officer. Prior to this appointment, Scott served three other historically black colleges – Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina, Claflin University in ...

From left: Sheronda Phillips and Gloria Rodriguez, SSU master of social work students;  Hugh C. Tappan, president of HCA Healthcare’s South Atlantic Division; Bradley S. Talbert, chief executive officer at Memorial Health University Medical Center; Sherri Neal, chief diversity officer of HCA Healthcare; Dr. Catherine Gayle, SSU chair of social work; SSU Interim President Cynthia Robinson Alexander, J.D.; Mikela Melton , SSU master of social work student; Otis Johnson and Edna Jackson, former mayors of Savannah.   HCA Healthcare’s South Atlantic Division  Announces  $650,000 gift to Savannah State University Savannah State University (SSU ) and HCA Healthcare South Atlantic Division announced today a strategic partnership designed to create robust educational pathways for students pursuing careers in healthcare. This collaboration will address critical workforce needs in the healthcare industry. HCA Healthcare is giving $650,000 to Savannah State University to suppor...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2024 The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) today named members of the Savannah State University (SSU) Presidential Search Committee. The committee will conduct a national search for a permanent president to lead the historic university. President Cynthia Robinson Alexander has held the interim role since July 1, 2023, following the departure of the previous president, Kimberly Ballard-Washington. Established in 1890, Savannah State University is the first and oldest public historically Black college or university in Georgia and was the first institution of higher learning in the city of Savannah. “Savannah State holds a distinct and critical role in educating Georgia’s students and helping the city and region thrive,” USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue said. “This national search is about finding a leader who can build on that work, as SSU focuses on being a premier HBCU that prepares graduates for success and prosperity in ...

  Savannah, GA – His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima are to travel to the United States for a working visit to the states of Georgia and New York June 10-13, 2024. Savannah State University will welcome the Royal Couple to campus on the morning of Tuesday, June 11, 2024. University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue and Savannah State University Interim President Cynthia Alexander will welcome the Royal Couple and their delegation on the Savannah State University campus as they attend activities to include student presentations from the university’s Marine Science program, interacting with students and Black entrepreneurs about enterprise and building international businesses, and enjoying a cultural heritage performance. In parallel with their visit, a conference on artificial intelligence - a collaboration between Dutch and US universities - will be taking place on the Savannah State University campus that same day. While in Savannah, the ...

SSU Faculty Members Selected as Governor’s Teaching Fellows Dr. Serajul I. Bhuiyan and Mr. Frank J. Mendelson Attended May Symposium Savannah State University’s Dr. Serajul I. Bhuiyan Mr. Frank J. Mendelson were selected as a Governor’s Teaching Fellow for the May 2024 Symposium, "Artificial Intelligence in the Holistic Classroom." The symposium focuses on tools, strategies, and ethical practices for integrating AI into course instruction to develop students’ capacity to understand and use AI effectively and responsibly. As two of 16 faculty members from institutions of higher education across the state, Bhuiyan and Mendelson were selected in a highly competitive application and review process. Each selected fellow was endorsed by their institution’s president or provost and provided compelling evidence of instructional innovation. Fellows represent a diverse range of Georgia institutions and disciplinary fields. Bhuiyan, a professor of Mass Communications, teaches such cour...

(L-R) Jordan Ewing, Kareem McMichael, Dr. Angela Mathis, Chloe Gallivan,  Eden Turner,  William Martin, and Keleigh Arrington. Center for Journalism & Democracy Awards $22,000 to SSU Student Newsroom Savannah State University’s (SSU) Department of Journalism and Mass Communications received a $22,000 grant from the Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University via its Newsroom Innovation Challenge. SSU is one of only ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to receive funding from the center. The grant will support the Tiger’s Roar student-run newspaper and Tiger’s Roar-TV. The Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University invested nearly $200,000 to help improve campus newsroom technology, business operations, audience engagement, and reporting. “HBCU student newsrooms brim with talent but often lack the resources needed to give students access to the cutting-edge technology and operational support that so many of their peers...

  Savannah State University Unveils New “SSU Forward” Committee Savannah State University (SSU) recently assembled a university-wide committee to foster greater communication and cohesion across departments to address topics that effect the entire campus community. The SSU Forward Committee will determine and prioritize issues of interest, collect input and brainstorm creative solutions and report back to the President and SSU leadership team to increase the institution’s responsiveness to the needs of its students, faculty, staff, and community. “The SSU Forward Committee is a very important initiative to create synergy across departments so we can move forward together,” said SSU Interim President Cynthia Alexander. To ensure a fair and balanced approach, Alexander appointed two co-chairs, one from the faculty side and one from the staff side. Committee Co-chair Dr. Andrea Moore is Professor of Biology and immediate past president of the Faculty Senate. Moore has a long history ...