THE GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. WAS CREATED TO RAISE PRIVATE FUNDING TO MEET CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY NOT ADDRESSED BY STATE ALLOCATIONS. THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO "PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF HIGHER EDUCATION" BY ASSISTING GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY IN FULFILLING ITS MULTIFACETED MISSION:-TO SUPPORT CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS AND SOCIAL AND PERSONAL WELL-BEING.-TO GRADUATE KNOWLEDGEABLE, CLEAR-THINKING, ARTICULATE STUDENTS.-TO EXPAND HORIZONS THROUGH OUTREACH IN SCIENCES AND LIBERAL ARTS, PRESERVATION OF DISTINCTIVE CULTURAL LEGACIES AND ATTENTION TO THE INTEGRITY OF SOUTH GEORGIA'S ENVIRONMENT.