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New Health Center brings GSU into 2016
Expansion allows better service to larger student population
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Compliance officer Kim Packer, left, gives Aaron Blaine a tour of the x-ray facilities at the new $8.5 million, 39,000 square foot campus health center at Georgia Southern University Friday. The facility includes 36 exam rooms, a women's health unit, a pharmacy, laboratory, and immunization facilities. It also houses the Eagle Eye CDare Center, education, resources and a physical therapy area.
After 38 years in a health center built to handle a student population of about 5,000, Georgia Southern unveiled its new Health Center Friday, a 2016 version that’s modern and large enough for the university’s 20,500 students. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Friday for its new campus location across from the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center and offered the public tours of the 39,000-square-foot facility. Georgia Southern students will begin utilizing services in the new location when the spring semester begins Monday.
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Campers rock out at Pladd Dot Music's Camp Rock U
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Samson Beasley, 12, center right, follows the lead of instructor Jack Blackmon as they keep the beat during Pladd Dot Music's Camp Rock U on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (SCOTT BRYANT/staff)
This week, Pladd Dot Music is hosting its Camp Rock U, a week-long camp for kids ages 8-12 that gives participants an entry into the world of music. Campers dapple with ukuleles, keyboards, guitars and percussion instruments and receive lessons in vocals and stage presence. There is still room for more campers in the final session of the summer beginning on July 28. Parents can sign their children up at www.pladdmusic.com/camp/.
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