USG NEWS:
www.gainesvilletimes.com
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/81220/
Soon-to-be UGA president speaks to Rotary Club
By Savannah King
Jere Morehead, provost and soon-to-be president of the University of Georgia, spoke Monday afternoon to the Rotary Club of Gainesville about the future of the university.
www.albanyherald.com
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/mar/18/asu-dcss-loggerheads-over-albany-early-college/
ASU, DCSS at loggerheads over Albany Early College
By Terry Lewis
ALBANY, Ga. — Albany State University President Everette Freeman faced some pointed questions from Dougherty County School Board members during a called meeting Monday to discuss the future of Albany Early College on the ASU campus.
www.times-georgian.com
http://www.times-georgian.com/view/full_story/22007905/article-4-UWG-students-Peachtree-Road-Race-finalists?instance=TG_home_story_offset
4 UWG students Peachtree Road Race finalists
by Colton Campbell/Times-Georgian
As 60,000 people cross the finish line at the Peachtree Road Race in July, they will be handed a T-shirt that has an 80 percent chance of being designed by a University of West Georgia student.
www.lsureveille.com
http://www.lsureveille.com/news/administration/article_fdca234c-8f40-11e2-8c3e-001a4bcf6878.html
Faculty retirement benefits some of lowest in the nation
by McKenzie Womack
Faculty Senate’s Benefits Advisory Committee Chair Roger Laine, Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope and others are taking action to increase faculty awareness, participation and engagement about the University’s comparatively poor retirement benefits. About 70 percent of the University’s faculty is on the Optional Retirement Plan, or ORP. The state-paid benefits for faculty members are some of the lowest retirement benefits among universities in the nation, according to Laine. …Comparably, the University of Georgia contributes 6.2 percent to Social Security and adds another 11 percent of state benefits, totaling a 17.2 percent of salary retirement package — more than three times the retirement benefits for LSU faculty, Laine said.
GOOD NEWS:
www.beta.effinghamherald.net
http://beta.effinghamherald.net/section/6/article/20858/
GSU’s Raptor Center lands $10K donation from Gulfstream
Staff report
Georgia Southern University’s Center for Wildlife Education and the Lamar Q Ball Jr. Raptor Center received a donation of $10,000 to its Freedom Fund for Excellence from Gulfstream Aerospace. The gift honors Gulfstream’s Pres Henne, who is retiring from his position as senior vice president of programs, engineering and test. The money will be used to support the center’s ongoing wildlife education programs.
www.daltondailycitizen.com
http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x765740447/Mashburn-athletic-scholarships-established-at-Dalton-State
Mashburn athletic scholarships established at Dalton State
Submitted by Dalton State College
A $3 million scholarship fund that will benefit hundreds of Dalton State student-athletes over the next decade has been established by the John Willis Mashburn Charitable Trust. Dalton State President John O. Schwenn announced that $300,000 in full and partial scholarships for student-athletes will be awarded annually each year for the next 10 years.
RESEARCH:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/health/2013-03-18/uga-researchers-find-link-between-flies-and-humans-and-impulsive-eating-habits
UGA researchers find link between flies and humans and impulsive eating habits
By APRIL BURKHART
When it comes to impulsive eating habits, flies and humans have a lot in common. New research from the University of Georgia recently identified the neural pathways in flies’ brains that are tied to eating for pleasure, a discovery researchers say sheds light on impulsive eating pathways found in the human brain.
www.livescience.com
http://www.livescience.com/27991-breath-analysis-stress-level.html
Stressed? It May Show in Your Breath
Marc Lallanilla, Assistant Editor
When you’re stressed out, you’ve probably been advised to take a deep breath and relax. Scientists now say your breath could someday reveal just how stressed out you actually are. . . . A number of recent studies have found that breath analysis can be used to detect the presence of certain diseases and conditions. . . . And in June of 2012, researchers unveiled a low-cost, noninvasive breathalyzer system developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology that may be able to screen for both breast cancer and lung cancer.
STATE NEEDS/ISSUES:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-03-18/pace-college-tuition-hikes-outpacing-incomes
Pace of college tuition hikes outpacing incomes
By WALTER C. JONESMORRIS NEWS SERVICE – published Monday, March 18, 2013
ATLANTA — It’s not just parents complaining about the cost of college, as state and national policymakers search for ways to balance it against the need for more graduates to fill future jobs.
Related article:
www.chronicle.augusta.com
Georgia tuition hikes loom; economists concerned
Student loan debt has long-term downside, experts says
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-03-19/georgia-regents-getting-ready-more-tuition-hikes?v=1363694328
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/ethics-guns-to-be-in-the-spotlight-at-legislature/nWwmW/
Ethics, guns to be in the spotlight at Legislature
By Kristina Torres
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two of the biggest topics at the Georgia Legislature this year — ethics and guns — will dominate discussion Tuesday, as state lawmakers gear up for their last two weeks of work.
www.independentmail.com
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2013/mar/19/georgia-senators-debate-limits-lobbyist-spending/
Georgia senators to debate limits on lobbyist spending
Associated Press
ATLANTA — Georgia state senators will start debating a plan from House Speaker David Ralston to limit lobbyist spending. Senators on the Rules Committee will hear testimony Tuesday on Ralston’s plan, which would generally prohibit lobbyist spending on individual state officials, including lawmakers.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/03/18/tax-foundation-georgia-still-34th-for.html
Tax Foundation: Georgia still 34th for taxes on businesses
Jacques Couret
Senior Online Editor-Atlanta Business Chronicle
Georgia ranks 34th in the Tax Foundation’s annual State Business Tax Climate Index. The Peach State was 34th in 2012 too.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.saportareport.com
http://saportareport.com/blog/2013/03/a-new-way-of-looking-at-the-foundation-of-georgias-economy/
SaportaReport
A new way of looking at what makes Georgia’s economy tick
Posted in Tom Baxter
By Tom Baxter
Nearly every discussion about Georgia’s economic future begins at the top, with high-tech companies like Digirad, the medical imaging firm which recently announced it’s relocating its headquarters to Atlanta, or prime industrial plums like the KIA plant in West Point. But a provocative report by a new group, the Essential Economy Council, argues that the upper tiers of the state’s economy rest on a cluster of low-end economic sectors which face severe challenges in the years ahead.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/52011/#
Creating a More Successful College Experience for Black Students
by Grover McDaniel, Ph.D.
In order for Black students, who are traditionally marginalized and excluded, to enter higher education and succeed, they need to learn how to participate fully in the academic environment. Oftentimes these students start college, but leave during the first semester because they feel as if they cannot make it in the White-dominated college environment.
www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/03/19/guess-when-this-was-written/?wprss=rss_education
The Answer Sheet
By Valerie Strauss
Guess when this was written
Consider that the implementation of No Child Left Behind, known as the era of high-stakes testing, began in 2002 under president George W. Bush, and that Race to the Top, which critics call NCLB “on steroids” for its reliance on standardized testing, began in 2009 under President Obama. Now read these passages and guess when they were written:
Education News
www.macon.com
http://www.macon.com/2013/03/19/2401499/georgia-pre-k-effective-but-medium.html
Georgia pre-K effective but “medium” quality, study finds
By S. HEATHER DUNCAN
Georgia’s pre-K program continues to provide a medium-quality education, according to a recent study of the program’s effectiveness. But participating children also showed significant growth in literacy, math, general knowledge and behavior.
www.edweek.org
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/03/14/25priorities.h32.html?tkn=SWSFemCH3C2%2BdxpBkL1tU0GvcGpFOq9vFl3g&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1&intc=EW-TC13-ENL
Ed-tech training should focus on what students need to learn, not on specific digital devices
By Leslie Harris O’Hanlon
Kindergarten teacher Maria Knee says her pedagogy hasn’t changed much since she began teaching in 1972. She wants her young students to work for real purposes, have opportunities to talk with one another, and explore concepts in hands-on ways. What has changed are the tools she uses. …Most importantly, they say, professional development on educational technology should focus, with razor-sharp attention, on what students need to learn, rather than on how to use a specific device.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Student-Aid-Can-Be-Awarded-for/137991/
Student Aid Can Be Awarded for ‘Competencies,’ Not Just Credit Hours, U.S. Says
By Kelly Field
Washington
It’s official: Colleges can now award federal student aid based on measured “competencies,” not just credit hours. In a letter sent to colleges on Tuesday, the U.S. Education Department told them they may apply to provide federal student aid to students enrolled in “competency-based” programs and spelled out a process for doing so.
Related article:
www.insidehighered.com
Beyond the Credit Hour
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/19/feds-give-nudge-competency-based-education
www.stateimpact.npr.org
Study Says Florida College System Has A $27 Billion Benefit
BY GINA JORDAN
The 28 institutions that make up the Florida College System (FCS) are doing some bragging. “The Florida College System — which last year awarded almost 106,000 degrees and certificates – was built, in part, to bolster the economic foundation of our state,” said St. Johns River State College President Joe Pickens at a Capitol news conference. He said a new study shows how well the system is living up to its mission.
www.nytimes.com
In Brief: Education
By ……………………
Vote of ‘no confidence’ passes against N.Y.U. Head
The faculty of New York University’s largest college has approved a vote of “no confidence” in John E. Sexton, the university president, handing him an embarrassing setback at a time when he is aggressively selling the university’s expansion plans at home and abroad.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/03/19/regents-tell-ut-austin-president-not-delete-any-e-mail
Regents Tell UT-Austin President Not to Delete Any E-Mail
The University of Texas Board of Regents, already accused of micromanaging the president of the University of Texas at Austin, has ordered him not to delete any e-mails, The Austin American-Statesman reported.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/03/19/too-many-administrators-california-community-colleges
Too Many Administrators at California Community Colleges?
A new analysis from California Watch suggests that California’s cash-strapped community colleges could save millions of dollars by sharing administratrors.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/03/19/daniels-begins-cost-cutting-purdue
Daniels Begins Cost-Cutting at Purdue
In order to make good on an earlier pledge to freeze tuition for at least two years, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, formerly Indiana’s Republican governor, announced in a letter Monday that the university would be looking for at least $40 million in savings over the biennium.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/03/19/law-school-offers-assured-outcomes
Law School Offers ‘Assured Outcomes’
At a time of increased scrutiny of law schools, Florida Coastal School of Law has announced the Assured Outcomes Partnership, which it says it intended to “support shared accountability between the school and its students for success in the areas of academic performance, experiential learning, and bar exam passage”.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/19/u-california-faculty-union-says-moocs-undermine-professors-intellectual-property
Who Owns a MOOC?
By Ry Rivard
Faculty union officials in California worry professors who agree to teach free online classes could undermine faculty intellectual property rights and collective bargaining agreements.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/03/19/defeat-plan-reform-research-overhead-payments
Defeat for Plan to Reform Research Overhead Payments
Leading universities such as Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have successfully lobbied for the defeat of proposed new ways for the government to pay for research overhead, The Boston Globe reported.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/19/nha-speakers-implore-humanities-scholars-fight-their-fields
Making the Case
By Carl Straumsheim
WASHINGTON — Each year, the scholarly and other groups that make up the National Humanities Alliance come to Washington to try to win federal support. This year, with many politicians uninterested in anything academic that doesn’t have the acronym STEM in it, advocates said they welcomed the chance to make the case for the future of their disciplines.
www.usnews.com
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2013/02/27/explore-housing-options-for-international-community-college-students
Explore Housing Options for International Community College Students
Check out homestay programs and nearby rentals because not all community colleges have dorms.
By REYNA GOBEL
International students looking to attend community college in the United States may have one greater challenge than their peers headed to four-year institutions: housing.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/03/19/study-going-college-may-decrease-chances-alcohol-abuse
Study: Going to College May Decrease Chances of Alcohol Abuse
Going to college can provide students with the opportunity to abuse alcohol, but new research from Pennsylvania State University finds that, long term, going to college does not increase and may decrease the chances that in adulthood someone will regularly abuse alcohol.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/19/problem-based-learning-emergency-preparedness-training
Reality-Based Emergency Prep
By Allie Grasgreen
ORLANDO — Early Sunday morning here, University of Central Florida officials responded to a residence hall fire alarm call that ended with an evacuated building and a former student’s suicide.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/03/19/student-who-killed-self-had-planned-campus-attack
Student Who Killed Self Had Planned Campus Attack
A former student found shot to death in his dormitory room at the University of Central Florida killed himself after abandoning a plan to attack the campus, The Orlando Sentinel reported