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Hebert: Georgia Southern pacing itself
Launches final year before Armstrong consolidation
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Georgia Southern University President Jaimie Hebert, left, welcomes back faculty and staff and updates the current state of the university and the merger with Armstrong Atlantic State University during Wednesday's 2017 Fall Convocation at the Performing Arts Center.
Recreational runner Jaimie L. Hebert, Ph.D., made “Setting the Pace” the watchword as he welcomed faculty who will teach Georgia Southern University’s almost 21,000 students this year before consolidation with Armstrong State University adds over 6,000 more. Starting his second academic year as Georgia Southern’s president, Hebert had a video clip of a runner’s feet pacing uphill shown on the big screen behind him. His “State of the University” speech capped the fall 2017 convocation ceremony Wednesday in the Performing Arts Center.
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