[51], In the 1980s, another round of expansion took place with the acquisition of the former Atlanta Municipal Auditorium in 1979,[52] which was subsequently converted into Alumni Hall in 1982 and then to Dahlberg Hall in 2010,[53] and currently houses Georgia State's administrative offices. While the following year would mark only a single win against the lone FCS opponent, the 2015 season would end with a 6–7 record, 5–3 in the Sun Belt and a loss at the Panthers' first bowl game, the Cure Bowl. [30] The game would go on to draw the second largest crowd of any Georgia State game at 28,427, ending with Georgia Southern beating Georgia State by a final score of 69 to 31. Fields, Awatt run for TDs; UTEP beats Abilene Christian [81], On January 5, 2015, news broke that Georgia State and Georgia Perimeter College would merge. "[28] The two teams met on the gridiron during the 2014 football season at Georgia Dome. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, numerous buildings were constructed as part of a major urban renewal project, such as the Pullen Library in 1966, Classroom South in 1968, the expansion of the Pullen Library in 1968, the Arts and Humanities Building in 1970, the 10-story General Classroom Building in 1971 (now called Langdale Hall), the Sports Arena in 1973, and the 12-story Urban Life Building in 1974. Both uniforms included numbering on the sleeves and player names on the back. [58][68], The newest incarnation of the university's strategic plan gives an outline for the university's growth from 2011 until 2016 and a brief overview that will be amended for up to 2021. [152] From December 2015 through February 2016, the University Library received significant media attention for several armed robberies and other crimes against GSU students within the facility. [58], Georgia State University operates Cinefest Film Theater, a student-run movie theater in the school's University Center. Student Media also publishes DMGATL, a mobile app for both Android and iOS that provides access to GSU student media. [57], Georgia State continued this growth into the 1990s, with the expansion of Alumni Hall in 1991,[58] the opening of the Natural Science Center in 1992,[59] and the acquisition of the former C&S Bank Building on Marietta Street in 1993, which is now the home of the Robinson College of Business. [35] Georgia State was scheduled to play Memphis on September 30, but due to the Tigers having to reschedule American Athletic Conference opponent UCF for September 30 due to Hurricane Irma, the game between the Tigers and Panthers was canceled. The 2016 season would see only three wins, and after the 10th game, Miles was relieved from duty as head coach, leaving Lappano as interim head coach for the final two games. The nickname "Panthers" has existed as the name for all Georgia State teams since 1963, when the university held a student vote to determine what the representing mascot should be. These labs are currently used to investigate herpes B virus, hantavirus, and ebola. This culminated in the official launch of the football program on April 17, 2008. [14] profiles were viewed 5.4 million times by college coaches in 2018. Since its opening, Georgia State has graduated more than 227,000 alumni. You can also ask your parents to call us Georgia State University does offer athletic scholarships for Football. [31], The Panthers finished 7–5 in 2017. Georgia State set their home match against South Alabama as their homecoming game. Becker said he plans to take an educational leave to conduct research and write. [76], On December 21, 2015, the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority announced that Georgia State's bid to redevelop Turner Field had been accepted. 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