GOOD NEWS:
www.graphics.wsj.com
http://graphics.wsj.com/college-costs/?mod=e2tw#i%5B%5D=id139755&i%5B%5D=id166027&i%5B%5D=id130794&i%5B%5D=id166683&f=roi&d=all,All
How Do Schools Stack Up?
The financial return on a college education depends on a complex calculation involving cost and the potential payoff. The tools below will help you determine both. First, see how schools compare based on a number of key measures, including graduation rate, graduates’ salaries and student borrowing. For the rest of the picture, scroll down to the worksheet to input the particulars of your financial-aid offers to see how the schools compare when all cost factors are considered. Georgia Tech is listed as the top school in the graphic.
USG VALUE:
www.neighbornewspapers.com
http://www.neighbornewspapers.com/view/full_story/22074352/article-Georgia-Perimeter-College-celebrates-early-college-week?instance=all
Georgia Perimeter College celebrates early college week
by Staff Reports
Khadijah Carter wanted more of a challenge than high school could offer, but she was not sure where to turn. The self-professed “nerd” was not too interested in the extracurriculars that high school would offer — she wanted to delve into a tougher academic program. Carter attended an information session on DeKalb Early College Academy and was sold. In May, she graduates with a high school diploma and an associate of science degree in psychology from Georgia Perimeter College.
www.douglascountysentinel.com
http://www.douglascountysentinel.com/view/full_story/22078954/article-A-STEM-themed-adventure-at-Georgia-Tech-for-61-area-middle-school-girls
A STEM-themed adventure at Georgia Tech for 61 area middle school girls
by Ron Daniel / Staff Writer
Most students don’t even start thinking about college until they’re in high school. But 61 female students from six middle schools in Douglas County got a possible glimpse into their futures on a day-long college access conference at Georgia Tech on March 14. The event centered around Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities. The theme was “Girls connecting for college and STEM.”
www.northfulton.com
http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-BUSINESS-c-2013-03-25-197999.114126-sub-Business-workshop-for-local-manufacturers.html
Business workshop for local manufacturers
Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce holds first innovation management workshop for local companies
by Carolyn Aspenson
CUMMING, Ga. — In partnership with the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute and the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP), the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce held its first business workshop for local manufacturing companies. …The workshop, held at the Forsyth County Conference Center at Lanier Tech on March 21, included three speakers from Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute and interactive exercises for participants to learn how to create processes to grow and improve their business.
www.campuscircle.com
http://www.campuscircle.com/review.cfm?r=17310&h=Students-on-Spring-Break-Aid-Repairs-After-Sandy
NEWS: US NEWS
Students on Spring Break Aid Repairs After Sandy
By Patricia Alex/The Record
Hundreds of college students have descended upon the Jersey Shore during spring break this year to help with cleanup and rebuilding in the wake of superstorm Sandy. And the state’s public architecture school is bringing its expertise to bear in offering to help local officials and groups with research and design as the area rebuilds… Students were coming from Ohio State, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest, to name a few, said Candace Linn, coordinating the Toms River site. They were hauling debris, painting houses, putting in drywall and helping with after-school programs in the counties of Monmouth, Ocean and Atlantic, she said. “We try to support the work the local non-profits are doing,” she said.
USG NEWS:
www.chronicle.augusta.com
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-03-26/gru-cant-tell-applicants-how-much-tuition-will-be
GRU can’t tell applicants how much tuition will be
By Tracey McManus
Staff Writer
When Alleluia Community School senior Heather Kent began applying to colleges last year, her first concern was about money. She searched the Web site of her first choice, Georgia Regents University, for tuition information, found none, but applied anyway. Even though she received her acceptance letter last month and has decided to attend, she won’t find out how much she’ll be paying until perhaps as late as May. …Applications to GRU from incoming freshmen are continuing to flow, despite the fact the University System of Georgia has not set the base tuition rate for students entering in fall 2013.
www.wjbf.com
http://www.wjbf.com/story/21807079/gru-eyeing-downtown-properties-for-campus-expansion
Developing on 6: GRU Eyeing Downtown Properties for Campus Expansion
By George Eskola, WJBF Senior Reporter
Augusta, GA – The city of Augusta is proposing to offer downtown property to Georgia Regents University (GRU). WJBF News Channel 6 has learned the site for a GRU downtown campus would be Sibley Mill and King Mill, both properties currently owned by the Augusta Canal Authority.
www.news-daily.com
http://www.news-daily.com/news/2013/mar/26/clayton-state-waiting-game-building-funds/
Clayton State in waiting game for building funds
By Curt Yeomans
MORROW — It’s always hard to predict what will happen when items are mixed, whether they are chemicals or politicians. Chemistry students at Clayton State University look to see what happens when they mix chemicals in their science classes. Meanwhile, school officials are waiting to see what will happen when state representatives and senators meet to decide the fate of funding for a new science building planned for the university.
RESEARCH:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-03-26/uga-professor-hopes-pull-energy-out-co2-air
UGA professor hopes to pull energy out of carbon dioxide in the air
By NICK COLTRAIN
A University of Georgia professor has crafted a way of pulling energy out of the air. In its simplest terms, Michael Adams, a member of UGA’s Bioenergy Systems Research Institute, describes the process as being like how a plant grows by converting carbon dioxide, with the help of sunlight and water, resulting in biofuel.
Related article:
www.bizjournals.com
Green fuel? UGA looks to turn carbon dioxide to fuel.
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/a-healthy-conversation/2013/03/green-fuel-uga-looks-to-turn-carbon.html
www.forbes.com
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2013/03/26/scientists-create-recyclable-solar-cells-from-trees/
Scientists Create Recyclable Solar Cells From Trees
Jennifer Hicks, Contributor
Last year in April 2012, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology created the first plastic solar cell (Forbes: New Technique Creates First Plastic Solar Cell) which they hope will help change requirements for manufacturing of organic printed electronics. That plastic solar cell was created through a special program at Georgia Tech called the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE), which studies the use and development of printed electronics. Today, the researchers from COPE and Purdue University say they’ve developed a new solar cell from natural substrates, in this case, trees.
Related article:
www.engadget.com
Recyclable organic solar cells: a clean fuel future made possible by trees
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/27/recyclable-organic-solar-cells-made-from-trees/
www.scmr.com
http://www.scmr.com/view/new_robotics_roadmap_presented_to_congress/software
New Robotics Roadmap presented to congress
Roadmap summarizes the strategic importance of robotics and automation technologies to manufacturing industries in the U.S. economy.
By Modern Materials Handling Staff
A new Roadmap for U.S. Robotics was presented to the Congressional Caucus on Robotics on March 20. The new Robotics roadmap, organized by the Robotics Virtual Organization, includes updates to the sections on manufacturing, healthcare/medical robotics, and services. In addition it has two new sections on defense and space applications in recognition of the important role that space and defense robotics has both to R&D but also as early adopters… Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics at the College of Computing Georgia Institute of Technology and one of the original co-authors of the CCC-led report, gave an overview of the roadmap in its second iteration.
STATE NEEDS/ISSUES:
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/house-rejects-changes-to-hope-grant-bill/nW4tL/
House rejects changes to HOPE grant bill
By Aaron Gould Sheinin
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The state House on Tuesday said “no thanks” to a Senate measure that would allow technical colleges to refer to themselves as community colleges. The House voted to re-amend House Bill 372, which most notably would lower the GPA threshold for students to qualify for HOPE grants to 2.0. That language survives, while the House stripped the Senate’s attempt to add the school naming measure.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/03/26/vc-fund-bill-on-its-way-to-governor.html
VC fund bill on its way to Governor Deal
Dave Williams
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
The second time proved to be the charm for a proposed state-backed venture capital fund. One year after legislation to create a $180 million VC fund in Georgia flamed out, the state House of Representatives gave final passage late Monday to a bill calling for a $100 million fund. Supporters argue that Georgia’s lack of venture capital compared to competing states is prompting technology startups incubated at Georgia Tech and other research centers to move elsewhere just as they’re beginning to mature. The state-backed VC fund, which cleared the House 135-28, would be phased in over five years, with most of the money back loaded into the final two years.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/03/26/georgia-house-approves-amended-student.html
Georgia House approves amended student scholarships bill
Dave Williams
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
Georgia’s five-year-old private school scholarships program would get new restrictions but more money under legislation approved by the state House of Representatives Tuesday.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-03-26/legislature-final-hours-major-issues-unresolved
Legislature in final hours with major issues unresolved
By RAY HENRYASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — While there were plenty of votes Tuesday in the Georgia legislature, the important decisions on lobbying rules and firearms were being discussed privately by small groups of lawmakers trying to strike a bargain.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/drama-over-ethics-reform-builds-toward-sessions-fi/nW46c/
Drama over ethics reform builds toward session’s finale
By Aaron Gould Sheinin, Chris Joyner and Kristina Torres
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Reform advocates have worked on it for years, and voters overwhelmingly signaled their desire for change last summer in questions on the primary ballots. Even the governor, who rarely comments on pending bills, has urged lawmakers to get moving. But if state lawmakers are going to limit what lobbyists spend on them in meals, trips and entertainment, they will have to do it Thursday — the final day of the legislative session.
www.savannahnow.com
http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2013-03-26/ga-lawmakers-face-divide-over-firearms-lobbying#.UVL_QXCTpGO
Ga. lawmakers face divide over firearms, lobbying
By Ray Henry | Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are facing big differences on legislation about firearms and lobbying rules as the General Assembly is two days away from ending its annual session. By law, any bills that do not pass by Thursday automatically fail for the year.
www.wabe.org
http://wabe.org/post/legislative-session-winds-down-major-bills-ethics-and-guns-remain-air
As Legislative Session Winds Down, Major Bills on Ethics and Guns Remain Up in Air
By JONATHAN SHAPIRO
It’s the second to last day of legislative session and activity at the Capitol is reaching a fever pitch. Lawmakers in the House and Senate are still trying to work out their differences on a major ethics bill (House Bill 142) aiming to rein in lobbyist spending.
www.rn-t.com
http://www.rn-t.com/view/full_story/22070157/article-Budget-analyst–Georgia-has-a-revenue-problem?instance=news_page_secondary_local
Budget analyst: Georgia has a revenue problem
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
The new budget reality in Georgia is if tax increases are off the table, funding is not expected to increase significantly during the next three to five years. Alan Essig, executive director of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, told members of the Rome Optimist Club on Monday state revenue projections indicate major budget cuts can be avoided, but some cuts will be necessary.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/business/georgia-still-struggling-to-add-jobs/nW39Q/
Georgia still struggling to add jobs
By Michael E. Kanell
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Despite lower unemployment rates in the last year, Georgia hasn’t come close to climbing out of the job deficit dug during the recession. The ratio of jobs to Georgians remains far lower than it was in late 2007, when the recession began. For the state to have the same employment-to-population ratio as before the recession, it would need about 478,000 jobs more than it has now, according to the Hamilton Project, a Washington, D.C., think tank.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.omaha.com
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130326/MONEY/703269987/1697
No college diploma? No job, even as a file clerk
The New York Times
ATLANTA —The college degree is becoming the new high school diploma: the new minimum requirement, albeit an expensive one, for getting even the lowest-level job. Consider the 45-person law firm of Busch, Slipakoff & Schuh here in Atlanta. Like many other employers across the country, the firm hires only people with a bachelor’s degree, even for jobs that do not require college-level skills.
www.heritage.org
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/03/college-2020
College 2020: Higher Education and the Online 2.0 Institutions
By Vance H Freid
—Vance H. Fried is Riata Professor of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University.
Abstract
College in America will look very different in just a few years, thanks to remarkable innovations taking place in technology and business models in higher education. The advance of Online 2.0 will trigger structural changes in what we mean by a “college education.”
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Managing-Your-Online-Time/138153/
Managing Your Online Time
By Paul Beaudoin
Over the course of a teaching day, most faculty members find themselves on Facebook, Twitter, Google, Wikipedia, YouTube, iTunes, Blackboard (or its competitors), blogs, and e-mail. We manage a steady stream of online demands. Yet one of the most frequent complaints from students is that their instructors have “no online presence.”
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/sounding-board/ethics-moocs
The Ethics of MOOCs
By Jane Robbins
Like any cross between former entrepreneur, teacher of ethics and innovation, and higher ed scholar, I have been following the MOOC movement closely. It is, of course, a movement, with its own brand of evangelism and technological and demographic shock and awe.
Education News
www.newswise.com
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/600910/?sc=rsln
Report: U.S. Students Mixing Career, Technical Courses with Traditional Academic Tracks
Source Newsroom: RTI International
Newswise — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – In the past three decades, U.S. students have begun blurring the lines between traditional academic studies and technical education courses, according to a new report by researchers at RTI International and MPR Associates, Inc. In the report, researchers found that career and technical education, including courses such as accounting, construction and health care, has moved from being a separate vocational “track” for graduates headed to jobs immediately after high school to an exploratory “field” for both academic and general high school graduates.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/27/florida-and-new-york-look-centralize-and-expand-online-education
Economies of Online Scale
By Ry Rivard
The State University of New York, a system of 64 campuses, and Florida’s dozen-member university system are seeking to offer new online degree programs by January while consolidating authority and avoiding redundant efforts by different campuses.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/27/state-state-funding-higher-education
State Budgeters’ View of Higher Ed
By Doug Lederman
A report published today seeks to sort out the realities and misconceptions about state funding of higher education from a perspective rarely heard: that of the state budget officers themselves.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/52212/#
Panel Discusses Federal Financial Aid Solutions
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Washington – In order to make college more accessible and affordable for students of lesser economic means, the federal student aid system must undergo a radical redesign. hat was one of the key points made Tuesday during a policy briefing on Capitol Hill meant to highlight areas of student financial aid that are considered ripe for reform as Congress prepares to hammer out a budget for the next fiscal year.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/52200/
College, Connected: Online Enrollments at HBCUs Continue To Grow
by B. Denise Hawkins
In the past decade, the rate of growth in online enrollments has been “extremely robust,” but holding steady, according to the report, Changing the Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States. When the Babson Survey Research Group of Babson College, a private institution in Massachusetts, and the College Board released the report in January, close to 70 percent of administrators surveyed said that online education was critical to the future of their institution. In 2002, that number was less than half.
www.usatoday.com
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/26/military-veterans-college/2020085/
Universities working to ease veterans back into school
By Stephanie Wang, The Indianapolis Star
Indiana is among states creating programs to help combat-to-college students adjust.
…With the drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, hundreds of thousands of military veterans have come home — and gone back to school. Colleges across the country are scrambling to support growing student veteran populations that don’t fit in so neatly on campuses of backpack-toting, fresh-out-of-high-school teenagers.
www.foxbusiness.com
http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2013/03/14/real-estate-market-and-college-debt-holding-back/?intcmp=featuredmedia
Real World Impacts of Growing Student Loan Debt
by Kate Rogers
With the cost of tuition, loan delinquencies and student debt all on the rise, millennials aren’t able to enter the housing market at the same age as their predecessors, which is having a ripple effect throughout the market and could have long-lasting consequences. …College tuition costs are increasing ten-times as fast as food housing and health-care, according the IIF, and for the first time ever in 2012, outstanding debt topped $1 trillion, increasing by four times its amount since 2003.