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http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/asu/2013-02-22/augusta-state-basketball-games-mark-end-era-name-change-georgia
Augusta State basketball games mark end of era before name change to Georgia Regents
By Chris Gay
Staff Writer
Saturday marks the end of an era for Augusta State basketball. After five decades playing as either Augusta College or Augusta State, the men’s and women’s teams play their final home game with “Augusta” on their jerseys. Next season, the team will play as Georgia Regents University – provided Regent University doesn’t win its trademark infringement lawsuit against the Georgia Board of Regents.
www.macon.com
http://www.macon.com/2013/02/18/2361683/fort-valley-state-students-can.html
Fort Valley State University students can ‘change the world,’ Andrew Young tells luncheon audience
By ANDREA CASTILLO
FORT VALLEY — America’s struggles with race and class issues, especially in the South, have strengthened it over time and can help the country continue to be an economic leader in the years to come, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young said Monday. And students at Fort Valley State University in particular have a chance to be part of that success, Young said as the keynote speaker at Fort Valley State University’s 26th annual Black History Month Scholarship Luncheon, with more than 800 people on hand. The university raised nearly $158,000 after last year’s luncheon, which funded scholarships for about 200 students.
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http://www.army.mil/article/96755/Cadet_Command_names_top_programs/
Cadet Command names top programs
By U.S. Army Cadet Command
FORT KNOX, Ky. (Feb. 20, 2013) — Cadet Command today announced the eight winners of the annual MacArthur Awards for the 2011-12 school year. The award recognizes the eight schools, selected from among the 273 senior ROTC units nationwide, as the top programs in the country. …This year’s eight winners are: …University of Georgia, of Athens, Ga., which represents 6th Brigade. The brigade consists of the 39 senior Army ROTC programs in the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico.
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http://onlineathens.com/general-assembly/2013-02-23/advocates-seek-college-experience-disabled
Advocates seek college experience for disabled
By WALTER C. JONES
…Both families are advocates for a program that offers a doorway to the college experience, and they’re hoping the Georgia General Assembly will include $350,000 when it passes next year’s budget for the seed money. Thursday, about 2,000 people from across Georgia rallied outside the Capitol on Disability Day, and the college funding was high on their wish list. …The KSU Academy of Inclusive Learning is exactly the model advocates hope to replicate at four more schools, according to Rita Young, director of All About Developmental Disabilities. Of the 100 or so colleges in Georgia, KSU is the only one with a program geared for students with intellectual disabilities, or mental retardation, even though 1,400 students leave high school every year with a special-education certificate.
www.albanyherald.com
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/feb/24/outlook-2013-albany-tech-poised-offer-associate-sc/
Outlook 2013: Albany Tech poised to offer associate of science in nursing in fall
By Terry Lewis
ALBANY, Ga. — Emphasizing the country’s attention to evolving careers in a rapidly burgeoning health care industry, Albany State University, Darton State College and Albany Technical College are all looking to fill community needs.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/education/ga-colleges-launch-health-info-tech-partnership/nWXtQ/
Ga. colleges launch health info-tech partnership
The Associated Press
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Administrators from two metro Atlanta colleges are set to brief health care, business and education leaders on a partnership aimed at creating jobs in the health information technology field.
Officials from Gwinnett Technical College and Georgia Tech are set to discuss details of a health information technology partnership Monday afternoon at Gwinnett Technical College.
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Ga. colleges launch health info-tech partnership
http://ap.onlineathens.com/pstories/state/ga/20130223/1103330130.shtml
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GA Colleges Launch Health Info-Tech Program
http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/02/24/ga-colleges-launch-health-info-tech-program?utm_source=DAILY+NEWS+BRIEFINGS&utm_campaign=101b613ee2-January+8%2C+2013&utm_medium=email
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http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/defense/ga-air-force-base-workers-finish-college-courses/nWXrh/
Ga. air force base workers finish college courses
The Associated Press
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Robins Air Force Base officials say employees are set to graduate from a Georgia Tech program aimed at improving safety education and employee work processes. Officials say 18 base employees are receiving an industrial safety and health certificate Monday morning for completing a series of courses taught by Georgia Tech instructors.
www.valdostadailytimes.com
http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x36429085/Ga-Principal-of-the-Year-honor-goes-to-VSU-graduate
Ga. Principal of the Year honor goes to VSU graduate
Brittany D. McClure
The Valdosta Daily Times
ATHENS, Ga. — On Thursday, Feb. 14, former Valdosta State University graduate and current principal of Clarke Central High School Robbie Hooker was named Georgia Principal of the Year by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals.
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www.chronicle.augusta.com
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-02-24/literacy-dvd-success-prompts-gru-professors-develop-supplement?v=1361754147
Literacy DVD success prompts GRU professors to develop supplement
IMPROVING LITERACY
By Tracey McManus
Staff Writer
When two Georgia Regents University professors developed an interactive DVD in 2010 that used nursery rhymes and fairy tales to improve kindergartners’ literacy, it seemed they found a magic potion. After nine months of using the DVD, 459 Richmond County kindergartners showed an average 20-point increase in mean vocabulary skills. In giving each student a copy of the DVD to bring home, they also found it exposed young parents to classic nursery rhymes and stories at risk of dying out.
www.popsci.com
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-02/secret-better-adhesives-sitting-remoras-head#comments
Is The Secret To Better Adhesives Inside A Remora’s Head?
These little suckers could inspire a new superglue.
By Shaunacy Ferro
The remora, also known as a suckerfish, attaches itself to sharks, whales, turtles and any other sea creature it can grab onto with its suction disk, feeding off its hosts’ parasites and leftover meals and in generally enjoying the comforts of a free ride. The name remora means “delay” in Latin, because ancient sea farers believed the fish held up their ships. Now, scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology are studying the structure that allows the remora to latch on to its host, and plan to develop a new reversible adhesive inspired by the system.
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Study of remoras may lead to new adhesives
http://www.gizmag.com/remora-sucker-adhesive/26379/
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http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/21797237/article-Fleming-tech-talk-includes-making-jet-engine-parts-at-home–carrying–seismograph-in-phone?instance=news_page_secondary_local
Fleming tech talk includes making jet engine parts at home, carrying seismograph in phone
by Jeremy Stewart, Staff Writer
The world of technological innovations is still moving fast and Stephen Fleming said he hopes the country can keep up for its own sake. Covering a diverse list of areas, Fleming talked Friday about what technologies will be making headlines in 2013 during his session on the final day of the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce’s Confluence conference. He covered topics such as creating components of jet engines in an office, carrying around a powerful seismograph in the form of a cell phone, and wearing a computer on the bridge of your nose. “This sounds incredibly geeky,” Fleming said when discussing the buzzed-about Google Glass glasses. “This is going to be incredibly normal in about five years.” On stage at the DeSoto Theatre, Fleming, who is the vice president of economic development and technology ventures at Georgia Tech, reinforced conference keynote speaker Chris Anderson’s talk on computer construction programs.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
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http://www.ajc.com/news/news/opinion/winning-more-than-games/nWWjR/
Winning more than games
By Kevin Riley
It was no surprise when Kennesaw State University announced recently that the Board of Regents approved the school’s plan to start a football team. After all, KSU had been through a years-long process of examining the idea. But taxpayers, fans, supporters and alumni of Georgia’s universities should ask whether this is a good idea, even in this football-crazy state.
www.catwalkchatt.com
http://www.catwalkchatt.com/view/full_story/21619963/article-Column-by-Ron-Jackson–Technical-College-System-of-Georgia—Not-your-daddy’s-old-trade-school?instance=lead_story_bullets_left_column
Column by Ron Jackson: Technical College System of Georgia — Not your daddy’s old trade school
by Ron Jackson
The extent that a business effectively utilizes new technology is a measure of the company’s profitability. The critical issue for many companies today is filling their new jobs with talented people who can think critically and have real-world expertise in the latest technology.
www.athens.patch.com
http://athens.patch.com/articles/do-you-support-lowering-of-the-hope-grant-qualification-requirements
Do You Support Lowering HOPE Grant Qualification Requirements?
If passed, House Bill 372 would lower the GPA requirement for the HOPE Grant to its original level of 2.0.
By Patch Staff
In the midst of partisan politics, a bi-partisan effort in the Georgia legislature would lower the GPA requirement for the HOPE Grant back to 2.0. Introduced Feb. 14, 2013, House Bill 372 would lower the GPA from 3.0, which is what it had been raised to two years ago because of budgetary issues. Gov. Nathan Deal was quick to voice his support of the measure.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/02/25/college-scorecards-flawed-focus-average-net-price
Little Help for Low-Income Students
By Abigail Seldin
The Obama administration unveiled its new College Scorecard with much fanfare this month. Highlighted to college-bound students as a way to “get the most bang for your educational buck,” the Scorecard is intended to serve as a consumer guide for higher education. The first section of the Department of Education’s new College Scorecard features the average net price of attendance at the selected institution. To guide users, the scorecard categorizes these average net prices as low, medium or high.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/gradhacking-mooc
GradHacking the MOOC
By Andrea Zellner
ndrea Zellner is a PhD student in the Ed Psych/Ed Tech Program at Michigan State University and a permanent author at GradHacker. You can follow her on twitter at @AndreaZellner.
It is undeniable that we are currently living in the time of the MOOC (Massively Open Online Course, just in case you were catching up on Downton Abbey and missed it). Every day new headlines pop up at Inside Higher Ed and The New York Times discussing the impact of MOOCs, who’s joined forces with Coursera or Udacity or edX or some combination of the three, what Higher Ed thinks about MOOCs, what Silicon Valley thinks of MOOCs, who’s doing well with MOOCs, and who isn’t doing so well at MOOCs.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/stratedgy/big-mooc-data
Big (MOOC) Data
By Dayna Catropa
By now it seems clear that MOOCs can generate vast quantities of data, from course completion rates, to assessments, to student experiences.
Duke University recently shared comprehensive data about its first MOOC, Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach. This was one of the five courses deemed worthy of undergraduate credit by the ACE, announced earlier this month.
www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/02/24/the-great-divide-over-moocs/?wpisrc=nl_cuzheads
The big misunderstanding about MOOCs
Posted by Valerie Strauss
Every day it seems there is an announcement about another school offering another MOOC, those Massive Open Online Courses that some think will revolutionize higher education. Here educator Larry Cuban explains why people misunderstand the potential of MOOCS.
Education News
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/technical-colleges-reach-credit-transfer-agreement/nWXKM/
Technical colleges reach credit transfer agreement
By Laura Diamond
Students who earn an associate degree from the Technical College System of Georgia will be admitted to 19 different private colleges, under an articulation agreement reached this week. Students will have to graduate with at least a 2.5 grade-point average as part of the deal with some members of the Georgia Independent College Association.
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College goals in sight
http://www.mysouthwestga.com/news/story.aspx?list=294720&id=864142#.USvKA46ToVs
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Threat-of-Sequester-Has/137533/
Scholars and Aid Officers Brace for Looming Budget Cuts
By Kelly Field
With only days remaining till steep federal spending cuts take effect, colleges and students are bracing for painful reductions in research, student-aid, and job-training programs. Some researchers say federal grant making has slowed already, as the science agencies prepare for tighter budgets.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgias-technical-college-system-braces-for-more-/nWXsW/
Georgia’s technical college system braces for more budget cuts
By Laura Diamond
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gov. Nathan Deal plans to re-evaluate proposed funding cuts to the state’s technical colleges that, if not changed, could lead to layoffs, campus closures and the elimination of some programs.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/02/25/grinnell-will-stay-need-blind-seek-more-students-ability-pay
The Cost of Need-Blind
By Scott Jaschik
Following months of debate, Grinnell College announced Saturday that its board had voted to keep the institution need-blind in admissions. That news cheered many students and alumni who were alarmed when the college announced last year that it was considering the possibility of moving away from considering all applicants without regard to financial need.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/02/25/white-house-pushes-open-access-taxpayer-funded-research
Big Push for Open Access
By Ry Rivard
New taxpayer-funded research must be made available to the public free of charge within a year of its publication, the Obama administration said Friday. The president’s Office of Science and Technology Policy told federal agencies to work on plans to release federally funded studies to the public. The policy applies to future unclassified research by agencies with research budgets of $100 million or more.
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http://chronicle.com/article/White-House-Delivers-New/137549/
White House Delivers New Open-Access Policy That Has Activists Cheering
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/02/25/study-finds-some-groups-fare-worse-others-online-courses
Who Benefits From Online Ed?
By Doug Lederman
Online education is often held out as a way to increase access to higher education, especially for those — adult students, the academically underprepared, members of some minority groups — who have historically been underrepresented in college. But that access is meaningful only if it leads somewhere, and if the education students get helps them reach their goals.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/02/25/survey-finds-pay-senior-administrators
Senior Administrator Pay Up
By Scott Jaschik
The median base salary for senior administrators in higher education increased by 2.3 percent in 2012, according to data released today by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. That is an increase from 2.0 percent in 2011.
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http://chronicle.com/article/Pay-Increase-for-Top/137525/
Average Pay Increase for Top Administrators Barely Outpaces Inflation
www.nytimes.com
Adults Are Flocking to College That Paved Way for Flexibility
By TAMAR LEWIN In September, Jennifer Hunt of Brown County, Ind., was awarded a bachelor’s degree from Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey without ever taking aThomas Edison course. She was one of about 300 of last year’s 3,200 graduates who managed to patch together their degree requirements with a mix of credits — from other institutions, standardized exams, online courses, workplace or military training programs and portfolio assessments.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/02/25/study-documents-decline-phys-ed-requirements
Study Documents Decline of Phys Ed Requirements
A new study documents the decline of physical education requirements in higher education. Brad Cardinal, a professor at Oregon State University, studied information from 354 randomly selected four-year colleges and universities.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/02/25/boost-early-decision-texas-private-higher-ed
Boost for Early Decision in Texas Private Higher Ed
Southern Methodist University and Texas Christian University on Friday announced that both are adding an “early decision” option to their admissions programs. Both institutions already have “early action” in which applications are evaluated early in the process.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/High-Debt-Loads-May-Deter-Men/137555/
High Debt Loads May Deter Men From Graduating, Research Finds
By Libby Sander
For decades, educators and policy makers have sought explanations for why more men than women drop out of college. An article published this month in the journal Gender & Society offers a new theory: Men are more averse than are women to student-loan debt, and may be swayed by their perceived ability to make a decent living without a college degree.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/02/25/vet-debt-surge
The Vet Debt Surge
For years, veterinary medicine has been a field with a limited number of slots for students and, theoretically, good career prospects. But after years in which enrollments have grown and the numbers of pets and veterinary visits in the United States have declined, new veterinarians are facing a debt crunch, The New York Times reported (High Debt and Falling Demand Trap New Vets http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/business/high-debt-and-falling-demand-trap-new-veterinarians.html?_r=0)
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Uncle-Sams-Gift-to-Military/137519/
GI Bill Offers Military Children Relief From College Costs
By Libby Sander
As a new GI Bill moved through Congress in 2008, a handful of influential politicians grew concerned. Would such a generous education program trigger an exodus of service members during two wars? At the Pentagon’s urging, the lawmakers proposed a fix: Give troops the option to transfer their benefits to a child or spouse.
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White House forecasts budget cuts for Georgia
By The Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) The White House predicts that automatic budget cuts scheduled to take place Friday would affect Georgians of all ages, with the biggest impact on the military.
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White House forecasts budget cuts for Georgia
http://www.macon.com/2013/02/24/2369480/white-house-forecasts-budget-cuts.html?utm_source=DAILY+NEWS+BRIEFINGS&utm_campaign=101b613ee2-January+8%2C+2013&utm_medium=email#storylink=cpy
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http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/02/22/senate-passes-revised-2013-budget?utm_source=DAILY+NEWS+BRIEFINGS&utm_campaign=101b613ee2-January+8%2C+2013&utm_medium=email
Senate Passes Revised 2013 Budget
By Jeanne Bonner
ATLANTA — The amended 2013 budget cleared the state Senate Friday and is now headed for a conference committee to resolve discrepancies with the House version. Lawmakers make changes to the budget each year to reflect changes in school enrollment and other items. The new version of the $19 billion budget for the current fiscal year doesn’t differ much from what lawmakers passed last year.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2013/02/mid-year-budget-clears-georgia-senate.html
Mid-year budget clears Georgia Senate
Dave Williams
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Georgia Senate approved a $19.3 billion mid-year budget Friday, tweaking some line items in the state House of Representatives’ version but leaving most of Gov. Nathan Deal’s spending recommendations intact. With state tax collections lagging the quickening pace of Georgia’s economic recovery, there was little room in the budget beyond moving money around, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Jack Hill, R-Reidsville, told his colleagues before the unanimous vote.