USG TUITION:
www.universityherald.com
http://www.universityherald.com/articles/3116/20130419/regents-increase-tuition-ga-s-27-public-colleges-despite-additional.htm
Regents Increase Tuition at GA’s 27 Public Colleges Despite Additional Funding from State
Posted by Stephen Adkins
In-state undergraduate students at Georgia’s 27 public colleges will now have to pay an additional $32 to $83 in tuition per semester, beginning next fall. The Board of Regents has increased the tuition by 2.5 percent, the lowest since 2002. As a result, the overall tuition comes up to $270 per semester at University of North Georgia, University System of Georgia, Georgia Southern University, Dalton State University and Armstrong Atlantic State University among others.
www.thepostsearchlight.com
BSC tuition to increase 2.5%
By Justin Schuver
Tuition for in-state students at Bainbridge State College will increase by 2.5 percent during the 2013-14 academic year, the University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents announced earlier this week. The 2.5-percent increase is the same at 27 of the USG’s 31 colleges and universities. Georgia State University and Georgia Regents University students will see a 3.5-percent increase, while the University of Georgia’s tuition will increase 5 percent and Georgia Tech’s will increase 7 percent.
www.covnews.com
http://www.covnews.com/section/12/article/40070/
GPC tuition to increase by 2.5%
Georgia Perimeter College’s tuition increase is one of the lowest in the University System of Georgia, keeping a college education affordable and accessible. The University System of Georgia Board of Regents is holding the line on tuition increases, keeping the percentage increase at the same level as it approved last year. …The 2.5 percent increase means that in-state tuition for a full-time student at Georgia Perimeter will go from $1,266 to $1,298 per semester – just a $32 increase. Fees for a full-time student will increase by $24.
USG NEWS:
www.times-herald.com
http://www.times-herald.com/local/293225-20130420-SethnaRetirementDinner-SQ
UWG’s Sethna Honored Thursday With Dinner
by REBECCA LEFTWICH
When Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna was named president of then-West Georgia College 19 years ago, many thought he’d stay for awhile and then move on to some bigger, more prestigious university. They were right. At a dinner honoring the retiring University of West Georgia president Thursday, Sethna talked about UWG’s metamorphosis from tiny West Georgia College into the State University of West Georgia into its present incarnation, a SACS Level VI university – on par with the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech and Emory – with a PhD program, satellite campuses in Newnan and Douglasville, and a student population 12,000 strong.
www.macon.com
http://www.macon.com/2013/04/21/2448755/college-costs-local-colleges-try.html
Local colleges try to ease expenses as students struggle
By JENNA MINK
Wesley Sewell knows what it’s like to get hit with a financial shocker. A nontraditional Middle Georgia State College student, Sewell recently found out that Georgia’s HOPE scholarship is running out for him. …Sewell said changing scholarship regulations caused his scholarship to run dry quicker than he had anticipated. …As they try to balance student affordability with shrinking budgets, Middle Georgia institutions are offering students some options — and some are getting creative.
www.times-herald.com
http://www.times-herald.com/business/20130418CCC_PoplarRezoning-wrap-MOS
Rezoning Approved For Property On Poplar Road
by SARAH FAY CAMPBELL
A rezoning for property at the corner of Poplar Road and the Newnan Crossing Bypass, across from Ashmore Drive, was approved by the Coweta County Board of Commissioners. …In other meeting business: Approved was an agreement with the Board of Regents and University of West Georgia regarding the relocation of the Newnan Campus to the original Newnan Hospital building on Jackson Street in Newnan.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-04-20/uga-students-staff-launch-app-all-things-bulldog
UGA students, staff launch app for all things Bulldog
By LEE SHEARER
University of Georgia students can find out what’s for lunch and learn how the Bulldogs fared in athletic competition with a new UGA mobile app now available. But the most popular feature of the all-things-UGA app is likely to be one that will let students know just how far away the next campus bus is, say the students who helped develop the app along with UGA’s Enterprise Information Technology Services.
www.macon.com
http://www.macon.com/2013/04/19/2445487/new-uga-tag-unveiled.html
New UGA tag unveiled
— Staff reports
Georgia fans have a new way to support their favorite university — and raise scholarship money for the state’s flagship school. The university is releasing a new version of its specialty state of Georgia license tag featuring the university’s “power G” through the Georgia Department of Revenue, according to news release from the university. …For each specialty tag on the road, $10 annually goes to scholarships through the UGA Foundation.
GOOD NEWS:
www.romenews-tribune.com
http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/22309612/article-Retired-educators-award-scholarships-?instance=home_news_lead_story
Retired educators award scholarships
The Floyd-Rome Retired Educators Association awarded three scholarships for $500 each to local students based on education major, good academic record, good citizenship and recommendation by their college/university. Scholarships went to …and Allison Thornton from Georgia Highlands/State University of West Georgia.
USG VALUE:
www.wtvy.com
http://www.wtvy.com/news/headlines/UGA-Helps-Launch-Digital-Public-Library-of-America-203925471.html
UGA Helps Launch Digital Public Library of America
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The University of Georgia is helping in a groundbreaking project aimed at making vast collections of libraries, archives and museums publicly available. Georgia is among seven pilot sites participating in the Digital Public Library of America project, launched last summer by Harvard University. A prototype went live this week. …The Digital Library of Georgia is based at the University of Georgia Libraries and is part of Georgia’s statewide virtual library, GALILEO.
www.wtoc.com
http://www.wtoc.com/story/22032541/georgia-southern-crawls-walks-and-runs-to-help-the-military
Georgia Southern crawls, walks and runs to help the military
By Tim Graham
STATESBORO, GA (WTOC) -Hundreds hit the streets of Georgia Southern to help those who serve our country. Runners took part in the 4th annual Crawl Walk Run sponsored by the university’s ROTC. The 5k and 10k races help raise money for military projects at Georgia Southern including the Snacks for Soldiers Project that serves deployed units.
www.times-herald.com
http://www.times-herald.com/education/497589-20130421-EdNotes-SQ
Local Students Recognized At Reinhardt University’s Honors Day
by STAFF REPORTS
…• Three Cowetans attend Georgia Southern’s Scholars’ Day
Local students were among more than 250 high school seniors invited to participate in Georgia Southern University’s 11th annual Scholars’ Day recently. Cassidy Brittain and Andrew Lambert of Newnan and Nicole Forsyth of Sharpsburg were invited to the event, which provides top high school students with the opportunities to interview for academic and leadership scholarships along with positions in the University Honors Program.
RESEARCH:
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2013/04/midtown-alliance-ga-tech-partner-to.html
Midtown Alliance, Ga. Tech join to spark tech innovation
Amy Wenk
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
A mash-up of minds could spark more innovation in Midtown. This week, Midtown Alliance announced a partnership with Georgia Tech that aims to enhance the community through new technologies. The plan is to develop an open source platform for experimental mobile apps that improve quality of life in Midtown.
www.albanyherald.com
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/apr/21/georgia-farmers-find-help-rains/
Georgia farmers find help in Rains
By Clint Thompson
TIFTON, Ga. — Glen Rains has an investigative mind and a heart for helping others. These traits are what make Rains a valuable part of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences family as an entomology professor on the Tifton campus. From inventing high-tech ways to detect crop problems before they get out of hand to developing ways for injured farmers to maintain their livelihoods, Rains is in the business of solving problems affecting farm families.
www.thinkprogress.org
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/04/20/1898941/three-years-after-deepwater-horizon-congress-has-failed-to-improve-drilling-safety/?mobile=nc
Three Years After Deepwater Horizon, Congress Has Failed To Improve Drilling Safety
By Shiva Polefka
Today, Saturday, April 20th, marks the third anniversary of the explosion aboard BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 workers and set off the largest accidental spill in the oil industry’s history. The ruptured Macondo well spewed nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil over the course of the summer, ultimately fouling more than 1,000 miles of Gulf of Mexico coastline and bringing the vast fishing and tourism industries of the region to a standstill, before the Macondo well was finally sealed and “killed” on September 19, 2010. . . . Recent studies have provided at least one clue for the ongoing effects. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology found that the chemical oil dispersant Corexit 9500A becomes extremely toxic to marine organisms when mixed with crude oil.
STATE NEEDS/ISSUES:
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/governor-signs-law-that-gives-college-freshmen-hea/nXRK6/
Governor signs law that gives college freshmen head start
By News Staff
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gov. Nathan Deal signed legislation Friday aimed at giving high school students new incentives to take “dual credit courses” that earns them both college and high school credit. House Bill 131 would give students enrolled in those courses bonus points for their GPA. It also would count toward the HOPE scholarship’s requirements for “rigorous coursework.”
Related articles:
www.lawrenceville-ga.patch.com
Gov. Deal Signs Education Bill at Georgia Gwinnett College
H.B. 131 will help students dually enrolled in high school and college.
http://lawrenceville-ga.patch.com/articles/gov-nathan-deal-signs-education-bill-at-georgia-gwinnett-college#video-14057740
www.enquirerherald.com
Deal signs bill incentivizing dual credit classes
http://www.enquirerherald.com/2013/04/19/2436415/deal-signs-bill-incentivizing.html
www.coosavalleynews.com
Deal signs bill to Incentivize Dual Credit Courses
http://www.coosavalleynews.com/np102250.htm
www.myfoxatlanta.com
Deal signs bill incentivizing dual credit classes
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/22026417/deal-signs-bill-incentivizing-dual-credit-classes
www.myajc.com
http://www.myajc.com/news/business/wanted-ceos-who-understand-both-business-and-scien/nXNn8/?icmp=ajc_internallink_invitationbox_apr2013_ajcstubtomyajcpremium
Wanted: CEOs who understand both business and science
Atlanta biotech firms in need of leaders with dual expertise.
BY NISHA GIRIDHARAN – THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Metro Atlanta lacks a critical mass of entrepreneurs with dual expertise in business and science to lead fledgling biotech companies, according to industry experts and insiders. Without this leadership, biotech startups racing to get their products to market face greater hurdles, they said. Acquiring capital and gaining FDA approval are two frequently cited obstacles clogging the path of local biotech firms as they try to commercialize their innovations. But what is not often mentioned is that the right person at the top of the company can often overcome such impediments, experts said.
www.savannahnow.com
http://savannahnow.com/exchange/2013-04-19/georgias-tech-industry-has-momentum-trade-group-ceo-says#.UXVJVuCTpGM
Georgia’s tech industry has ‘momentum’, trade group CEO says
By Adam Van Brimmer
Georgia’s technology front man, Tino Mantella, issued a call to action Friday in presenting the Technology Association of Georgia’s annual “State of the Industry” report. China produces 750,000 engineering and technology graduates a year, the technology trade group’s CEO said. India graduates 350,000. The United States, meanwhile, turns out 70,000 engineers. “Are we going to be the world leader in technology 10 years from now or five years from now if that pace continues?” Mantella said. …Georgia is positioned to lead the nation’s turnaround in technology workforce growth, Mantella said. The industry has “momentum” within the state, with tech company revenues accounting for 17 percent of Georgia’s gross domestic product.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/apr/20/universities-campus-carry-and-active-shooter-scena/
Political Insider with Jim Galloway
Now that the Washington version is over, it’s time to dip back into a gun debate in which you might have more invested — the one in Georgia. Before state lawmakers left Atlanta last month, they preserved a bill in a vat of amber — ready to be taken out and given final passage when they reassemble in January — intended to expand the list of places that concealed weaponry can be carried by those over the age of 21. Included on that list, for the first time, would be the campuses of public universities. The Board of Regents is dead set against this. Gov. Nathan Deal intends to negotiate some sort of compromise in the next several months.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/get-schooled/2013/apr/22/could-online-courses-widen-education-disparities-o/
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
Could online courses widen education disparities, opportunities?
A friend who is a college dean in New York was sharing the experiences of a professor at her college teaching an online course for the first time. The professor had undertaken the online course with some skepticism, but came out a far greater believer in the platform and its possibilities for higher education. But he had one caveat: Students must be motivated.
www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/class-struggle/post/motivated-student-seeks-challenge-school-says-no/2013/04/21/6e2546f4-aa1b-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_blog.html?wpisrc=nl_cuzheads
Class Struggle By Jay Mathews
Motivated student seeks challenge. School says no.
Fayette County, Ga., population 106,567, resembles many Washington-area suburbs. It has lovely trees, expensive cars and good schools. Most of the residents are middle-class. They set high standards for their kids. But what is happening to one particular Fayette County student is sadly at odds with the way ambitious students are treated here. Jacqueline Berthold, a sophomore at Starr’s Mill High School, has a grade point average of 92 on a 100 point scale, including a 93 in English. Like many students showing academic promise, she wants the challenge of taking Advanced Placement English Language next year. …That is not the case in Fayette County, or in much of the rest of the country. Like many American high school students eager to learn, Berthold has enrolled in AP American History but was told she can’t take AP English because there isn’t room for her.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/04/22/essay-students-who-are-engaged
Engaged Students
By Robert M. Eisinger
Books abound about student disengagement. We read about their apathy and indifference to the world around them. Data, sadly, support these claims. Youth voting rates are low, especially when President Obama isn’t on the ballot, and while there is some partaking in community activities, critics have noted that some of this engagement is the product of high schools “mandating” volunteerism as a graduation requirement. My experiences – both as a political scientist and as a dean of the school of liberal arts at the Savannah College of Art and Design – suggest that we administrators and professors doth protest too much. Give our students a compelling text and topic, and they will engage.
www.nytimes.com
Two Cheers for Web U!
By A. J. JACOBS
I LEARNED many fascinating things while taking a series of free online college courses over the last few months. In my history class, I learned there was a Japanese political plot to assassinate Charlie Chaplin in 1932. In my genetics class, I learned that the ability to wiggle our ears is a holdover from animal ancestors who could shift the direction of their hearing organs. But the first thing I learned? When it comes to Massive Open Online Courses, like those offered by Coursera, Udacity and edX, you can forget about the Socratic method.
www.nytimes.com
Questioning the Mission of College
By FRANK BRUNI
THE flagship campus of the University of Texas here has been in the national news often over the last year, mainly because of a legal challenge to its race-conscious, diversity-minded admissions policy. The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case in October; its decision, not yet rendered, could affect affirmative action nationwide. But there’s another, equally weighty contest being waged at the school, and it concerns nothing less than the future of higher education itself.
Education News
www.gwinnettdailypost.com
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2013/apr/20/good-news-local-student-congratulated-by-lt-gov/
GOOD NEWS: Local student congratulated by Lt. Gov.
By Frank Reddy
SUWANEE — An eighth-grade student from Hull Middle School has been recognized by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle for winning third place in his division for the 2013 Manufacturing Appreciation Week Student Design Contest. Dong Ouk (Joseph) Chung participated in the competition as part of Manufacturing Appreciation Week, which was developed by the Technical College System of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Economic Development to recognize the contribution of manufacturing to Georgia’s economy.
www.moultrieobserver.com
http://moultrieobserver.com/local/x1097429753/Moultrie-Tech-pays-tribute-to-Rad-Tech-students
Moultrie Tech pays tribute to Rad Tech students
Staff Reports
The Moultrie Observer
MOULTRIE — Moultrie Technical College’s Radiologic Technology program held its annual awards event on Thursday evening, April 11, at the college’s Veterans Parkway Campus Conference Center in Moultrie to salute its current students and upcoming graduates for their outstanding achievements in the classroom and clinical site settings. The Radiologic Technology, or Rad Tech, students and faculty members also honored the clinical site technologists from area hospitals who have helped them gain hands-on experience.
www.moultrieobserver.com
http://moultrieobserver.com/education/x2094918892/Binuelo-wins-art-contest
Binuelo wins art contest
The Moultrie Observer
MOULTRIE — In celebration of the statewide Manufacturers Appreciation Week held in April, Moultrie Technical College hosted an art contest for students at Odom Elementary School. Students created placemat art depicting businesses and industries in Georgia with a focus on those in Southwest Georgia and in their home county.
www.savannahnow.com
http://savannahnow.com/exchange/2013-04-20/savannah-techs-solar-program-heats-summer#.UXVYVOCTpGM
Savannah Tech’s solar program heats up for summer
As Earth Day 2013 approaches, Savannah Technical College has announced it will continue its commitment to sustainable technologies by training students to install and maintain renewable energy technology for solar, wind and solar thermal. This spring the college started its wind energy class, and this summer will offer a photovoltaic systems or solar energy class.
www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/new-500000-prize-planned-for-teaching/2013/04/21/e1181d2c-aab0-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wpisrc=nl_cuzheads
New $500,000 prize planned for teaching
By Nick Anderson
Entrepreneurs seeking to build an elite global university based on new ways of teaching online announced Monday the creation of a $500,000 prize to be awarded each year to an educator “whose innovations have led to extraordinary student learning experiences.” The prize, described as the largest of its kind for higher education, is part of the start-up of the for-profit Minerva Project, which aims to open an institution of higher education in fall 2015.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/22/amendments-california-outsourcing-bill-give-professors-more-say-faculty-remain-wary#ixzz2RBdTud6w
Amended but Not Commended
By Ry Rivard
A closely watched and controversial California bill to allow online courses from unaccredited providers to count for credit in three of the world’s largest public college systems has been amended in an effort to calm faculty concerns — but perhaps not to the faculty’s own satisfaction. The plan, announced last month by the powerful leader of the state Senate, would require the state’s 145 public colleges and universities to grant credit for low-cost online courses offered by outside groups, including classes offered by for-profit companies.
www.nytimes.com
Yearly Prize of $500,000 Is Created for Faculty
By TAMAR LEWIN
The Minerva Project, a San Francisco venture with lofty but untested plans to redefine higher education, said on Monday that starting next year it would award an annual $500,000 prize to a faculty member at any institution in the world who has demonstrated extraordinary, innovative teaching. “We hope the Minerva Prize will be the Nobel Prize of teaching,” said Ben Nelson, Minerva’s founder.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Is-ROI-the-Right-Way-to-Judge/138665/
How to Assess the Real Payoff of a College Degree
By Scott Carlson
Just listen to Dimitrius Graham sing. His voice soars up and down the scale like a bird carried on the wind. As a music major at Morgan State University, he seems keenly aware of certain realities about his life: His talent is undeniable and probably innate, and his future is promising but uncertain. He could make a career singing on Broadway or climbing the charts as a Billboard phenomenon. Or he could spend years singing for church groups and theaters, for little or no money. Because he went to college already able to sing, and because a career in singing is something of a financial crapshoot, one has to ask: Is he wasting his time and money, getting a degree in something that might not pay off? Mr. Graham, sitting in a campus food court with a group of friends, is quick with an answer.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Harrowing-Day-Brought/138709/
‘Harrowing Day’ Brought Eerie Quiet, Grief, and Uncertainty to Boston’s Colleges
By Sydni Dunn and Beckie Supiano
The day that campus quads emptied and city streets went quiet capped a week of anxiety and mourning for students, faculty, and staff in the Boston area. Tensions gave way to relief late Friday, when the second suspect in the marathon bombings was caught after a daylong manhunt.