USG NEWS:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-03-25/universities-should-recruit-older-students-huckaby-says
Universities should recruit older students, Huckaby says
By LEE SHEARER
Georgia’s colleges need to draw in more people already in the workforce to bump up the number of those with post-secondary degrees or certificates by the year 2020, according to University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby. …“Our best chance is to reach out to nontraditional students,” Huckaby said during a Monday forum at the University of Georgia to discuss expanding UGA’s role in statewide economic development.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-03-25/uga-making-plan-state-economic-development
UGA making plan for state economic development
By LEE SHEARER
The University of Georgia could boost statewide economic development with better communication, panelists said Monday at an economic development forum on the UGA campus. But the public doesn’t need to hear the university praising its own efforts, but facts about how the university can help, and whom people and businesses can call to get that help, they said. Monday’s forum at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education drew about 100 people, including elected officials, UGA administrators and economic development professionals from throughout Georgia.
www.11alive.com
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/285142/3/New-president-named-for-University-of-West-Georgia
New president named for University of West Georgia
The Associated Press
CARROLLTON, Ga. — A University of West Florida administrator has been chosen to serve as president at the University of West Georgia. University System of Georgia officials Friday announced Kyle Marrero, vice president for university advancement, will assume his new role in July.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-03-25/uga-students-talk-balancing-books-their-businesses
UGA students talk of balancing books with their businesses
By NICK COLTRAIN
As the joke goes, one thing stands above all else when starting a business while finishing a degree: coffee. “It’s certainly been a challenge to balance work with school,” Rebecca Bowden said, founder of CollegeCanvas.org and a University of Georgia student. “I definitely drink a lot of coffee.” She was one of five panelists to speak Monday about balancing their businesses, some burgeoning, some booming, while working toward degrees at UGA.
www.wsbtv.com
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/13-arrested-uwg-robberies/nW4HX/
13 arrested in UWG robberies
By Tom Regan
CARROLLTON, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has learned police in Carrollton have arrested at least 13 people, many of whom are accused of robbing current and former students at the University of West Georgia.
GOOD NEWS:
www.thecoastalsource.com
http://www.thecoastalsource.com/news/local/story/Ga-Southern-best-school-for-Veterans/FBUBTdGdkUGHOFZsoN-lEw.cspx
Ga. Southern best school for Veterans
Reported by: The Coastal Source
STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern University’s College of Business Administration (COBA) has been honored by Military Times as being one of the best business schools for veterans in the United States. In the first-ever survey, COBA received the “Best for Vets: Business Schools” seal.
Related articles:
www.the creativecoast.org
Georgia Southern Named a Best Business School for Veterans
http://www.thecreativecoast.org/savannahnews/view/11371-georgia-southern-named-a-best-business-school-for-veterans?cls=savnews&src=web
www.beta.effinghamherald.net
GSU business school named best for vets
http://beta.effinghamherald.net/section/6/article/20938/
USG VALUE:
www.examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/article/georgia-southern-university-hosts-the-42nd-benthic-ecology-meeting
Georgia Southern University hosts the 42nd Benthic Ecology meeting (Photos)
BY: SONIA LAVINA
The much anticipated 42nd Benthic Ecology Meeting (BEM) hosted by Georgia Southern University and Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary successfully concluded on Saturday March 23, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah Georgia. Of the 500 oral and poster presentations, 324 were presented by students, making BEM one of the top “student friendly” scientific conferences in the country.
www.beta.effinghamherald.net
http://beta.effinghamherald.net/section/22/article/20936/
GSU to host community bank symposium
Staff report
Georgia Southern University’s Center for Excellence in Financial Services and the Georgia Bankers Association will host the seventh annual Community Bank Symposium on March 27 from 7:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m. at the Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro. The symposium will be an opportunity for bankers from southeast Georgia to discuss trends, legislation and economic indicators that could affect the banking industry and the economy during the next year.
www.thecreativecoast.org
http://www.thecreativecoast.org/savannahnews/view/11361-georgia-southern-teaches-business-owners-about-winning-government-contracts?cls=savnews&src=web
Georgia Southern Teaches Business Owners about Winning Government Contracts
by C. Flathman
Georgia Southern University’s City Campus invites entrepreneurs, business owners and residents interested in learning how to contract with government and private entities to attend its first ProBid series beginning March 28 at 8:30 a.m. at the City Campus in downtown Statesboro.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-03-23/forum-focus-health-concerns
Forum to focus on health concerns
University of Georgia faculty from multiple disciplines will discuss their efforts related to obesity, food security and nutrition during the seventh annual UGA Global Educational Forum April 2 in Grand Halls A, B and C at the Tate Student Center. The UGA Global Educational Forum is an annual university-wide comprehensive platform for a dialogue on culture, teaching and research on topics relevant to a globalized economy.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/business/2013-03-23/uga-event-wednesday-explores-women-innovators
UGA event on Wednesday explores women as innovators
The University of Georgia will host a poster exhibition and panel discussion on how women are drivers of innovations to the world’s greatest challenges 12:30-3 p.m. Wednesday in the Mahler Auditorium.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-03-24/uga-habitat-humanity-donates-10k-athens-affiliate
UGA Habitat for Humanity donates $10k to Athens affiliate
The University of Georgia chapter of Habitat for Humanity has raised $10,000 and donated it to the Athens affiliate to be put toward building a home. Through events like the Turkey Trot 5K and Gift Wrapping over the holidays, UGA Habitat is able to make a sizeable contribution to its local affiliate. Since 1994, UGA Habitat has raised funds to sponsor 10 houses in the Athens area.
www.randolphguide.com
http://randolphguide.com/local/x765741072/Georgia-students-help-young-homeowner-to-be
Georgia students help young homeowner-to-be
Larry Penkava
The Randolph Guide
Katelyn E. Brady is going to be a homeowner, thanks in part to University of Georgia students. The UGA Bulldogs are in Randolph County for the 14th year in a row, using their spring break time to support Habitat for Humanity. This year’s Habitat home is the final residence to be built at Olde Main Terrace at the corner of Main Street and Silver Avenue.
RESEARCH:
www.midtown.patch.com
http://midtown.patch.com/articles/georgia-tech-s-biosystems-research-building-construction-underway
Georgia Tech’s Biosystems Research Building Construction Underway
‘Investment in expanding this growing research sector will provide for significant economic impact for the state through increased innovation and competitiveness.’
By Patch Staff
Georgia Tech’s Engineered Biosystems Building at 10th and State streets is part of the school’s efforts to expand it biomedical research initiatives. The building — five-stories and 200,000-square-feet when complete — is designed to allow for more partnerships between Tech and researchers at other Atlanta institutions including Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
www.news.discovery.com
http://news.discovery.com/tech/innovations-inspired-by-animals-130325.htm
Innovations Inspired by Animals
BY JENNIFER VIEGAS
Animals are inspiring ideas for new medical and high tech innovations that could help take the pain out of injections, feign enemies in military combat, make better body armor and more. The deceptive behavior patterns of squirrels, for example, inspired Georgia Institute of Technology researchers to design robots that can deceive each other.
www.smartplanet.com
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/researchers-create-solar-cells-from-trees/15833
Researchers create solar cells from trees
By Tyler Falk
Earlier this year, the Associated Press reported on the solar industry’s hazardous waste problem, showing that — while less dirty than coal and natural gas — the industry produces millions of pounds of toxic sludge in the United States alone. But now researchers have come up with a way to clean up the clean energy resource. Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University — both in the United States — have developed solar cells that use substrates, cellulose nanocrystals, derived from plants, including trees.
www.globalatlanta.com
http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/26163/irelands-eu-presidency-focused-on-trade-and-investment/
Ireland’s EU Presidency Focused on Trade and Investment
By Phil Bolton
Ireland’s presidency of the European Union is focused on building momentum in trade relations between the EU and third countries with special attention to the EU-U.S. trading relationship, Eamon Gilmore, Ireland’s deputy prime minister, told Global Atlanta while visiting Atlanta March 15. Mr. Gilmore was in town to speak at a St. Patrick’s breakfast hosted by Atlanta’s Irish Chamber to honor Donald R. Keough, a former Coca-Cola Co. president, chief operating officer and director, with his country’s President Distinguished Service Award… He also mentioned the Georgia Institute of Technology’s research institute in Athlone, Ireland, that is linked to the National University of Ireland’s Galway campus and the University of Limerick.
www.petbusinessworld.co.uk
http://www.petbusinessworld.co.uk/news/feed/fijian-reef-dependent-on-four-fish-species
Fijian reef dependent on four fish species
by Sandra Pearce
According to a recent study, just four species of fish are responsible for keeping a reef inside a Fijian marine reserve healthy, reports Wildlife News. A study undertaken by the School of Biology at Atlanta’s Georgia Institute of Technology showed that despite 30 different species of herbivorous fish being present, only four species (two species of unicorn fish; a parrotfish and a rabbitfish) were responsible for the majority of seaweed grazing.
www.esecurityplanet.com
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/6-emerging-security-threats-and-how-to-fight-them.html
6 Emerging Security Threats, and How to Fight Them
Hackers are nothing if not creative, so it’s important for enterprise security pros to educate themselves about emerging security threats like these six.
By Paul Rubens
The security threat landscape changes constantly, with malicious hackers developing new ways to compromise your systems as older vulnerabilities are discovered and patched. So it’s important to be aware of the threats to enterprise security that are coming over the horizon and heading this way. It’s a question the Georgia Institute of Technology addresses in its Emerging Cyber Threat Report 2013, in which researchers identify at least six threats that all security professionals should know about.
www.today.com
http://www.today.com/video/today/51330360#51325478
Researchers use Facebook to map tornado paths
In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Georgia now have a better understanding of just how far items sucked into a tornado can travel, all thanks to Facebook.
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/uga-student-gain-real-life-research-opportunity-from-facebook-page/article_ab6d0618-9577-11e2-bd1a-0019bb30f31a.html
UGA student gain real life research opportunity from Facebook page
Jana French
Through a Facebook page, University of Georgia professor John Knox was able to track tornado debris after a storm raged through Birmingham. “I turned to my wife and I said, ‘Pam we are about to watch the destruction of Birmingham,’” said Knox, associate professor of geography and faculty member in the atmospheric sciences program, as he watched the broadcast of the tornados that hit Birmingham, Ala. on April 27, 2011. That broadcast inspired him to research the path of tornado debris. Using a Facebook page set up by Patty Bullion in Northern Alabama to reunite people with objects that were lost during the storm, Knox and 11 past and present students established a scientific database that showed how far and in what direction objects traveled.
STATE NEEDS/ISSUES:
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/house-makes-ethics-changes-deal-urges-action/nW4CG/
House makes ethics changes; Deal urges action
By Greg Bluestein, Aaron Gould Sheinin and Kristina Torres
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The state House unveiled its latest plan for ethics reform Monday by adding new limits on lobbyist spending on committees and delegations, sending one of this year’s top issues back to the Senate with two days remaining in the legislative session. The late-afternoon action on House Bill 142, in a 166-4 vote, came as Gov. Nathan Deal pressed the House and Senate to strike a compromise over dueling versions of ethics reform legislation even as supporters feared the differences were too vast to reconcile.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/gun-bill-headed-to-conference-committee/nW4Fx/
Gun bill headed to conference committee
By Kristina Torres
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lawmakers’ efforts to let Georgians carry concealed weapons in more places went to conference committee Monday. Three members each from the House and Senate have been appointed to work out a deal on Senate Bill 101 before the state Legislature ends its annual session Thursday.
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/georgia-house-approves-most-campus-carry-board-of-regents-opposes/article_14665452-95ab-11e2-bdbe-001a4bcf6878.html
Georgia House approves most campus carry
Emily Kopp
A proposal to allow firearms on campus was countered in a statement by the Board of Regents and has splintered the student body.
The bill
The Safe Carry Protection Act, or House Bill 512, and its Senate counterpart Senate Bill 101, would legalize license holders to carry concealed handguns on college campuses except in residence halls, athletic events and sorority and fraternity houses. As of now, law requires handguns on college campuses be stowed away in vehicles.
www.myfoxatlanta.com
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/21782358/ga-lawmakers-to-discuss-controversial-gun-bills
Ga. lawmakers discuss controversial gun bills
By MYFOXATLANTA STAFF
ATLANTA – As the legislative session enters its last week, the fight over controversial gun bills continues to heat up. One would give a thumbs up to carrying a gun on church property, and another would allow carrying on college campuses. Both the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate passed gun bills. There has not been agreement on a final measure, and that will have to come in the next few days.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-03-25/capitol-last-minute-maneuvers-rule-day
At the Capitol, last-minute maneuvers rule the day
By BILL BARROWASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — It’s an old lesson of Politics 101: A bill isn’t actually dead until the legislative session is over. There’s a related but inverse rule: Just because everybody says they’re on board doesn’t mean a deal will be made.
Both were on display at the Georgia Capitol on Monday as lawmakers began the session’s final week with maneuvers on abortion, labor laws and lobbying rules. A House member, meanwhile, wants to force a last-minute debate on metro Atlanta’s transit system that some senators don’t want to have.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.blogs.ajc.com
http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2013/03/26/no-child-left-behind-neglected-gifted-students-that-is-about-to-change-in-georgia/?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled_blog
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
No Child Left Behind neglected gifted students. That is about to change in Georgia.
Dori Kleber owns and operates GiftedAtlanta.com, a non-commercial online resource for parents of gifted children. She is a parent advocate for gifted education and the mother of two gifted children. In this piece, she explains why education policy must not just consider under performing students, but those who are high performing, too.
www.blogs.ajc.com
http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/2013/03/25/overdue-heavy-debt-burdoning-students-graduates/?cxntfid=blogs_business_beat
The Biz Beat
by Christopher Seward
Overdue debt burdening students, graduates
Despite signs that the economy appears to be on the rebound, many consumers continue to struggle under the weight of debt they can’t pay off, especially when it comes to student loans.
www.blogs.edweek.org
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2013/03/early_college_high_schools_show_promise.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2
College Bound
Early-College High Schools Show Promise
By Caralee Adams
Evidence is mounting that early-college high schools work. And as high schools look to redesign, some researchers are examining the model with great hope for engaging students. Students in early-college high schools have a 93 percent graduation rate, compared with the national average of about 78 percent, according to Jobs for the Future, which has 246 early-college schools with 75,000 students in its network.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/52173/
Diverse Conversations: Community Colleges, the Backbone of American Higher Education
by Matthew Lynch
Since their inception, community colleges have always been viewed as the stepchildren of higher education. Sure, anyone with a brain knows how significant they are and the important role that they play in America. However, many people can’t see past their perceived lack of “prestige” or “swagger,” if you will. Without much acclaim or fanfare, they continue to be the backbone of America’s higher education system.
www.bits.blogs.nytimes.com
Beware of the High Cost of ‘Free’ Online Courses
By STEVE LOHR
That the acronym MOOCs rhymes with “nukes” seems apt. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs — led by two profit-making start-ups, Coursera and Udacity, founded by entrepreneurial Stanford professors — are a new disruptive force in education.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/for-libraries-moocs-bring-uncertainty-and-opportunity/43111
For Libraries, MOOCs Bring Uncertainty and Opportunity
By Jennifer Howard
Philadelphia — A lot of the discussion about massive open online courses has revolved around students and professors. What role can academic librarians play in the phenomenon, and what extra responsibilities do MOOCs create for them?
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/03/26/essay-calls-college-leaders-admit-they-treat-adjuncts-unethically#ixzz2OeBcDG39
Our Dirty Little Secret
Adrianna Kezar, David Longanecker and Daniel Maxey
The faculty in postsecondary education has changed so much in the last 20 years that it has been labeled a “revolution” by researchers who study the professoriate. More than two-thirds of the faculty providing instruction in nonprofit higher education are currently employed off the tenure track, and their numbers continue to rise.
www.saportareport.com
http://saportareport.com/blog/2013/03/solar-energy-georgias-newest-economic-opportunity/
Solar energy — Georgia’s newest economic development opportunity
Posted in Saba Long
Our capital city is often the state’s poster child for innovation delivery, but we may have just been one-upped on an unlikely category — sustainability — specifically renewable energy. Situated between Savannah and Atlanta, Dublin is not the first place to come to mind when considering a government entity interested in a public-private partnership to provide solar energy… Atlanta-based Radiance Solar’s Dakin Spain said: “Solar provides professional level jobs for system designers, engineers, sales executives, installers, and project managers. This spurs local economic development and recovery. Solar can’t be outsourced.” The company was recently recognized by the Metro Atlanta Chamber for a joint project with Georgia Tech for their advances in solar design.
www.savannahnow.com
http://savannahnow.com/column/2013-03-25/harper-georgia-lags-ethics-reform#.UVGomnCTpGN
Harper: Georgia lags on ethics reform
By CHARLIE HARPER
Charlie Harper lives in Atlanta and edits the Peach Pundit political blog.
Most items of consequence within the Georgia General Assembly happen during the final few days. Today and Thursday will mark days 39 and 40. Many items that were considered dead will make “surprise” appearances via amendments to other bills. Some items will be brand new. And some will be compromises heralded as solutions, but don’t fix the problems.
Education News
www.politics.heraldtribune.com
The House wants a 6 percent tuition hike for universities and colleges
The House wants a 6 percent tuition hike for universities and colleges
By Lloyd Dunkelberger, Herald-Tribune
TALLAHASSEE
The House is pursuing a 6 percent tuition increase for state universities and colleges in the new budget despite opposition from Gov. Rick Scott and the Senate’s decision not to back a tuition increase.
www.stateimpact.npr.org
Florida House Speaker Uses His Unique Upbringing To Craft Education Policy
Florida House Speaker Uses His Unique Upbringing To Craft Education Policy
BY GINA JORDAN
Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford is a big proponent of nontraditional education. Weatherford is pushing for an online state university in Florida, and he encourages families to consider different ways of learning besides district-run brick and mortar public schools.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/52180/
School Officials Oppose Campus Carry Bill
by Sandra Chereb, Associated Press
CARSON CITY Nev. — Supporters of a bill to allow employees of school districts and Nevada’s higher education system to carry guns on campus if they have a concealed weapon permit said Monday the issue is about responding quickly to imminent threats. But opponents countered that having more guns would make campuses less safe, and that there are already procedures for employees with permits to ask permission of administrators to carry guns under special circumstances.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/52165/
High Court Takes On a New Affirmative Action Case
by Mark Sherman, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to hear a new case from Michigan on the politically charged issue of affirmative action offers an intriguing hint that the justices will not use a separate challenge already pending from Texas for a broad ruling bringing an end to the consideration of race in college admissions.
Related articles:
www.insidehighered.com
Another Affirmative Action Case
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/26/supreme-court-takes-another-case-involving-affirmative-action-and-higher-education#ixzz2OeB2S3rX
www.chronicle.com
Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Michigan Ban on Race-Conscious Admissions
http://chronicle.com/article/Supreme-Court-to-Review/138149/
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/26/vanderbilts-singular-focus-raising-money-aid-lowers-debt#ixzz2OeAjUqCL
Fund-Raising the Bar
By Kevin Kiley
For the 2001-2 academic year, the University of Southern California spent almost $6 million in institutional funds — endowment, annual giving and tuition — on financial aid, according to the Common Data Set, a series of metrics compiled for higher-education organizations and publishers. But none of USC’s money was given out on the basis of financial need.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/26/groups-weigh-proposed-rules-affordable-care-act-and-adjunct-faculty#ixzz2OeBSPgB7
Counting Adjuncts’ Hours
By Libby A. Nelson
WASHINGTON — As the Internal Revenue Service prepares to issue regulations on one of the most contentious side effects of health care reform in academe — the question of how the Affordable Care Act applies to adjunct faculty members — groups representing both colleges and faculty have weighed in on what the rules should say.
www.edweek.org
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/03/27/26practice_ep.h32.html?tkn=LUZF0ZH8flGMy4Ts90kbqNQxazZmyGGWKR9S&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1
Teacher-Prep Programs Zero In on Effective ‘Practice’
By Stephen Sawchuk
Boston
One thing is immediately apparent when Erica Vuolle teaches: Not a moment of time is wasted. …What’s not immediately apparent from the ease with which Ms. Vuolle handles the room is that this is only her second time teaching a full class. She’s among the 40 teachers-in-training at the Match Teacher Residency, a teacher education program run by the Boston-based Match Education, a nonprofit charter-management organization that requires candidates to practice and master a repertoire of specific competencies before they lead a full classroom.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/52169/
Twitter and Facebook Navigate Underserved Students Through the College Process
by Cherise Lesesne
Facebook and Twitter were initially used at higher education institutions mainly to connect students to one another. The presence of social media soon grew to become a part of institutions’ business strategies.
www.online.wsj.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323466204578382753004333838.html
College Grads May Be Stuck in Low-Skill Jobs
By BEN CASSELMAN
The recession left millions of college-educated Americans working in coffee shops and retail stores. Now, new research suggests their job prospects may not improve much when the economy rebounds.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/26/student-debt-groups-first-amendment-feud-education-department#ixzz2OeBJMevH
Ed Department v. TICAS
By Paul Fain
An unusual legal feud between a student advocacy group and the U.S. Department of Education has heated up. The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) is going to the mat in its refusal to turn over a trove of e-mails to the feds, calling the request unreasonable and a violation of the First Amendment.