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Welcome to the Polytechnic of the South

Southern Polytechnic is a place where students are educated for life and for leadership in an increasingly technological world. We prepare our students for their very first job after graduation, with the skills that make them highly marketable and successful. We feel it is just as important that a Southern Polytechnic education also prepare students for the last job in their careers. Thus, our courses and programs are structured to enable men and women to adapt, grow, and continue to learn over the years, developing the leadership skills needed to implement the vision of a technological future.

This university is uniquely suited to provide such an education. We are Polytechnic. The dictionary defines polytechnic as "pertaining to or dealing with many arts or sciences." The origin of the word is Greek -- polus, many and tekhne, skills. Many skills. At Southern Polytechnic, this translates to many threads of learning -- many roads to the future.

These skills extend beyond the essential technological and scientific knowledge that qualifies our graduates for some of the fastest growing fields in the nation. They also encompass traditional liberal arts skills that enable students to learn to think critically, communicate clearly and persuasively, solve problems collaboratively, and develop an international perspective in an increasingly global marketplace.

At Southern Polytechnic, we are proud of our faculty and staff. We are motivated and challenged by our students. We are excited for our graduates. We appreciate the positive, participatory relationships we enjoy with our community and with prominent leaders in business and industry who help shape the nature of our educational vision. And, we appreciate your interest in our university.

Again, welcome to our world of many skills. We invite you to make your next visit a personal one to our campus.

Dr. Lisa A. Rossbacher
President

Text of Speeches

"Solve it... at SPSU" - Opening of 2000-2001 Academic Year (August 14, 2000)
"Hedgehogs and Rocks" - Opening of 2002-2003 Academic Year (August 15, 2002)
"Regional Metamorphism and SPSU" - Opening of 2003-2004 Academic Year (September 19, 2003)
"The Retrospective" - Opening of 2004-2005 Academic Year (August 17, 2004)
"State of the University" - Opening of 2004-2005 Academic Year (August 18, 2004)
"Surprise" - Georgia Southern University Commencement (December 10, 2004)
"Presentation to the Board of Regents" - BoR Meeting hosted at SPSU (October 11, 2005)
- "SPSU to BoR" - Powerpoint Presentation, 48.1 MB
- "SPSU to BoR" - PDF version, 9.2 MB
"SPSU and the 1920s" - Remarks at the SPSU Foundation Gala, (October 22, 2005)
SPSU faculty/staff campaign remarks: The John Lennon challenge - Remarks delivered on 8 December 2005; a prize was given to the person who could most closely identify the number of song titles by John Lennon incorporated into the comments
SPSU faculty/staff campaign remarks, with titles of John Lennon songs identified
"State of the University" - Fall Convocation 2006 (September 12, 2006)
- "State of the University - Fall 2006 Podcast" (.m4a audio format)
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"Presentation about Customer Service and SIx Sigma at SPSU" to Board of Regents on April 18, 2007

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