Welcome to the Irish Studies matrix at Georgia Southern University:
a Carnegie doctoral-research institution that's one of Georgia's top
universities of choice for HOPE scholars. The "go-to" entity
for Irish education, scholarship, business, science, and culture in
the University System of Georgia, the Center helps the University community
and the public explore and enjoy both Ireland and Irish America. Located
upon a park-like, residential campus in the town of Statesboro, fifty
miles northwest of Savannah, the Center's at the heart of a region that
boasts exceptionally rich and diverse Irish patrimonies, both native
Irish and Ulster-Scots (Scots-Irish). Our work acknowledges the great
sweep of Irish experience: ancient Gaelic civilization; colonization
from Strongbow to beyond Cromwell; and the worldwide Irish diaspora.
Also of concern is contemporary Ireland: a high-tech powerhouse; earth's
"most global" economy. The Center is a pace-setter in bringing
top-quality artists, performers, lecturers, and semester-stay scholar-teachers
to South Georgia. Our student-centered ethos is reflected in our Interdisciplinary
Minor, our Study-in-Ireland opportunities, and our sponsorship of two
student clubs.
Beir bua!
Your Center's classroom and research outcomes and its culture of engagement
exceed the mark of evidence-based decision making. Its guiding ethos is
"Students First."
