Georgia Southern University made history Wednesday when the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents granted the university the first undergraduate manufacturing engineering degree program in the state and the Southeast. "Manufacturing is returning to the U.S., and the state of Georgia can now prepare its citizens for careers in this fast-growing field," said Mohammad Davoud, the dean of the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology. "Employees trained in manufacturing will enable Georgia to attract corporations and industries to invest in the state and region.