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www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/campus/presidential-perks-morehead-to-receive-salary-increase-leased-car-retirement/article_e8c89cca-f4bd-11e2-ba5d-001a4bcf6878.html
Presidential perks: Morehead to receive salary increase, leased car, retirement benefits
Brad Mannion
Along with the title and view from his office, University of Georgia President Jere Morehead is looking forward to another change that comes with the job. Morehead, who served as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at UGA from 2010 to 2013, will see his $344,600.04 annual salary from fiscal year 2012 increase roughly 30.59 percent. “Your annualized salary as president will be $450,000 per year, including a base salary of $434,500 and an allowance of $15,500,” according to Morehead’s contract.
www.cumming.patch.com
http://cumming.patch.com/groups/schools/p/ung-announces-director-of-complete-college-georgia-initiative
UNG Announces Director for New Initiative
Sheila Caldwell joins university as head of Complete College Georgia.
Posted by Ann Marie Quill
Sheila Caldwell has joined the University of North Georgia (UNG) as a director for its new initiative, Complete College Georgia. She was formerly the state coordinator of high school initiatives for the Technical College System of Georgia.
www.wrbl.com
http://www.wrbl.com/story/22930976/columbus-state-university-begins-faculty-in-residence-program
Columbus State University Begins Faculty in Residence Program
By James Brierton
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Columbus State University has launched a new program meant to build informal interactions between faculty and students. The new program, launching this fall, places faculty residences within the same building in which students will be living.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2013/07/26/business-schools-offer-alumni-career.html?page=all
Business schools offer alumni career services
Gary McKillips, Contributing Writer
Lifelong learning is more essential than ever for success in the rapidly moving world of business. For alumni of Atlanta-area colleges and universities, the good news is that their alma maters offer plenty of support… Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business has two open enrollment programs: one is Lean Six Sigma; the other is an information technology management program, said Brian Jennings, Scheller’s associate dean for executive education. Scheller sponsors an “Impact” speakers series each semester, featuring CEOs, heads of nonprofits and authors, among others.
www.ledger-enquirer.com
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/07/25/2599528/former-columbus-college-president.html
Former Columbus College president Francis Brooke remembered as CSU’s master planner
By MARK RICE
If you enjoy the beauty and shade of Columbus State University’s majestic oaks, say a prayer of thanks for Francis John Brooke III. The former president of the school that was called Columbus College when he served from 1980-87 died Saturday in Richmond, Va. He was 84. Among his accomplishments at the college, Brooke was responsible for the master plan that laid the foundation for the modern campus on University Avenue — including those stately trees.
GOOD NEWS:
www.walb.com
http://www.walb.com/story/22936776/history-is-made-by-dartons-first-class-of-bachelors-degree-recipients
History is made by Darton’s first class of bachelor’s degree recipients
By Josh Rhoden
By Troy Washington
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – A historic night happened on Thursday at Darton State College. The school handed out four year degrees for the first time. The nursing program is the first on the college’s campus to offer a four year degree.
www.gbj.com
http://gbj.com/2013/07/25/georgia-gwinnett-rn-program-gets-green-light/
Georgia Gwinnett RN program gets green light
The Georgia Board of Nursing has approved the development of Georgia Gwinnett College’s (GGC) baccalaureate program in nursing. The college plans to accept its first students into the program in the fall of 2014. “This vote enables us to move forward in developing GGC’s nursing program and recruiting students,” said Diane White, dean of the School of Health Sciences. “This was a required, official step in the process of creating this degree program, which had previously been approved by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.”
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www.gwinnettdailypost.com
GGC nursing program receives approval
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2013/jul/25/ggc-nursing-program-receives-approval/
www.accessnorthga.com
Nursing board OKs Georgia Gwinnett College degree
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=263921
RESEARCH:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-07-25/connections-found-between-wetland-cover-transmission-rates-hemorrhagic-disease
Connections found between wetland cover, transmission rates of hemorrhagic disease
By UGA NEWS SERVICE
Ecologists at the University of Georgia have discovered complex and surprising relationships between land cover and rates of transmission, illness and death from hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer. A pair of studies recently published in PLoS One and the Journal of Wildlife Diseases show that areas with the highest rates of disease transmission have the lowest rates of actual disease.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2013/07/26/big-data-drives-new-college-degree.html
Big data drives new college degree programs
Diane Loupe, Contributing Writer
When Drew Tonsmeire, director of the Small Business Development Center at Kennesaw State University’s Coles College of Business works with business owners, they often know little about how to use the mountain of data their websites collect… Georgia schools are leading the field. U.S. News and World Report ranked Georgia State University eighth and The University of Georgia 10th in the nation in the field of management information systems for 2012-13, while Georgia Tech ranked 11th in the field of information systems in a 2012 BusinessWeek college ranking.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2013/07/26/taking-scribbles-to-startups.html?page=all
Taking scribbles to startups
Urvaksh Karkaria
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta tech poster boy David Cummings is teaming with a local investor to birth the next generation of technology companies. Atlanta Ventures Accelerator, modeled around the TechStars accelerator program, is geared toward helping entrepreneurs turn back-of-the-napkin ideas into fundable ventures. The three- to six-month business boot camp, which will provide coaching and capital, helps address a major pain point for startups — a lack of initial capital the fledgling ventures need to get off the ground… AVA has local company. Flashpoint at Georgia Tech is a four-month accelerator program that works with batches of entrepreneurs twice a year.
STATE NEEDS/ISSUES:
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http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2013/07/26/georgia-lawmakers-eyeing-income-tax-cuts.html
Georgia lawmakers eyeing income tax cuts
Dave Williams
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
Republicans in the General Assembly are developing a plan to cut Georgia’s personal income tax at least in half and replace the lost revenue with a higher state sales tax. Supporters say taxing income discourages job creation and other business investment. “When you lower income tax rates, you lower rates on production, earned income and investing,” Christine Ries, an economics professor at Georgia Tech, told a state Senate study committee July 17. “If you want more of something, don’t tax it.”
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2013/07/26/venture-capital-investments-in-georgia.html
Venture capital investments in Georgia surge
Urvaksh Karkaria
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
Venture capital investing in the Peach State is getting hotter than a Deep South summer. VC dollars plowed into local companies soared nearly 150 percent in the second quarter compared with the prior year. Georgia companies drew $133.32 million in the second quarter, compared with $54.69 million a year earlier, according to the MoneyTree report, published by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association based on data from Thomson Reuters.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/georgia/mich-based-firm-to-move-its-headquarters-to-ga/nY35F/
Mich.-based firm to move its headquarters to Ga.
The Associated Press
HARTWELL, Ga. — Georgia economic development officials say an engineering firm is moving its headquarters from suburban Detroit to northeast Georgia, creating 80 new full-time positions at the new site. …The Georgia Department of Economic Development describes Field Service Engineering as a leader in global field mitigation and full service quality assurance.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www/chattanoogan.com
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/7/25/255773/Dr.-John-Schwenn–Why-Affordability.aspx
Dr. John Schwenn: Why Affordability Is Important
by Dr. John Schwenn, President Dalton State College
…Access to college education has always been critical to the mission of Dalton State College. It is the reason we are here. This month we recognize the 50th anniversary of the signing of the charter that created Dalton Junior College as a point of access to the University System of Georgia for the residents of Northwest Georgia. …In addition to being a low cost provider of higher education, Dalton State has also been named a “Low Debt School” by The Institute for College Access and Success.”
www.savannahnow.com
http://savannahnow.com/column/2013-07-25/moore-georgia-schools-must-rethink-high-stakes-tests#.UfJ6TeCTpGN
Moore: Georgia schools must rethink high-stakes tests
By Michael Moore
It’s a confusing time if you are trying to figure out the Georgia education scene. Gov. Nathan Deal and State School Superintendent John Barge just opted us out of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers testing consortium for the Common Core Standards Initiative. However, in the meantime Chatham County wants to add a new test, Measures of Academic Progress, in math. One step forward and one step back.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2013/07/26/world-has-changed-so-must-business.html?page=all
World has changed, so must business schools
Viewpoint
Maryam Alavi
As an academic studying the intersection of technology and business, I have been fascinated by the enormous changes the business world has experienced since the 2008 global financial crisis. As the interim dean of Emory University’s Roberto C. Goizueta School of Business, I have become equally fascinated by the challenges that these changes present to the executives who come through our MBA programs.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2013/07/26/businesses-demand-entrepreneurial.html?page=all
Businesses demand entrepreneurial skills
Viewpoint
…Employer demand for fresh MBA and business master’s degree-holders in this year’s hiring projections is increasing and they are paying more. Also, Forbes recently listed business majors as the No. 1 most desired major by prospective employers, followed by computer science. Perhaps we should prepare nontraditional students, who are a growing proportion of the professional school population, for nontraditional career paths.
www.albanyherald.com
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/jul/25/reprieve-nearing-college-loan-rates/
Reprieve nearing on college loan rates
Editorial
By The Albany Herald Editorial Board
After the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill that reverses the July 1 spike that doubled interest rates for some college student loans, it appears likely that the legislation could pass the House early next month. The loan rate for federal Stafford student loans ballooned to 6.8 percent this month after Congress, in its usual bickering manner, did nothing to avert the jump. The Senate bill is a compromise that creates certainty for the program.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/get-schooled/2013/jul/26/georgia-school-chief-explains-common-core-test-ret/
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
Georgia school chief explains Common Core test retreat: We couldn’t afford it. We will have similar test.
I asked Georgia state school Superintendent John Barge to explain the decision this week to withdraw from the 22-state consortium creating the new test for the Common Core State Standards. I also sent him questions from readers of the Get Schooled blog. He has addressed them in this column.
Education News
www.rn-t.com
http://www.rn-t.com/view/full_story/23194819/article-New-tests-created-by-the-Ga–Department-of-Education-are-not-expected-to-affect-local-systems–decisions-on-curriculum?instance=secondary_stories_left_column
New tests created by the Ga. Department of Education are not expected to affect local systems’ decisions on curriculum
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
Educators in Rome and Floyd County will not have to change what they teach students following Georgia’s split with the multi-state testing plan that was part of the controversial Common Core curriculum agreement Both state Rep. Katie Dempsey, R-Rome, and Floyd County Schools spokesman Tim Hensley agreed Tuesday that the decision for the state to come up with its own tests will not affect the curriculum already in place in school systems.
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Common Core Could Be Disrupted As States Drop Out Of PARCC
CORY TURNER and ROBERT SIEGEL
In addition to Georgia, a handful of other states — Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, and Alabama — have dropped out of or scaled back their participation in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness in College and Career (PARCC) consortium. Florida’s education commissioner is mulling a similar decision. We discuss what it could mean for the success of the standards.
www.hosted.ap.org
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_COMMON_CORE?SITE=GAGAI&SECTION=WEATHER&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-07-24-17-23-56
Survey: States sticking with Common Core standards
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Education officials in most of the states that have adopted Common Core standards say they will go forward with the benchmarks for reading, writing and math despite objections, according to a survey released Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/26/education/in-a-recovering-economy-a-decline-in-college-enrollment.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0
College Enrollment Falls as Economy Recovers
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
The long enrollment boom that swelled American colleges — and helped drive up their prices — is over, with grim implications for many schools. College enrollment fell 2 percent in 2012-13, the first significant decline since the 1990s, but nearly all of that drop hit for-profit and community colleges; now, signs point to 2013-14 being the year when traditional four-year, nonprofit colleges begin a contraction that will last for several years.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/07/26/settlements-put-colleges-duty-ensure-blind-students-access-materials-under-new#ixzz2a98H02wt
Audiobooks Aren’t Enough
By Allie Grasgreen
Louisiana Tech University’s agreement this week to stop using learning materials that limit access for students with visual disabilities signifies a broader shift in the extent to which colleges are expected to address accessibility, experts say.
www.businessweek.com
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-24/mbas-at-ucla-win-a-tuition-hike-reprieve
MBAs at UCLA Win a Tuition Hike Reprieve
By Louis Lavelle
UCLA’s Anderson School of Management will not seek a 2013-14 tuition increase for its full-time MBA program, the school confirmed today. The school has been seeking approval from outgoing University of California President Mark Yudof to forgo state aid for the program and to make it “self-supporting.”
www.stlamerican.com
http://www.stlamerican.com/diversity/article_3efc9ad2-f415-11e2-9e52-001a4bcf887a.html
STLCC ranks 36th in nation for black graduates
By American staff
St. Louis Community College ranks among the top 100 institutions in the number of associate degrees conferred to African-American students, according to information published in Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine. STLCC ranked 36th in the number of associate degrees conferred to African-American students in 2011-12. …“The college has engaged in an African-American Male Initiative, Commit to Complete, Gateway to College, Upward Bound, TRIO and other programs and services to make every effort to mitigate those gaps.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/07/26/new-gao-report-spending-patterns-veterans-tuition-benefits#ixzz2a98amvr6
Follow the Money
By Paul Fain
Nearly 1 million student veterans used $10.9 billion in education benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to attend college in 2011, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The study released Thursday gives perhaps the most in-depth picture of the college-going patterns of large numbers of veterans who are returning from Afghanistan and Iraq.
www.latimes.com
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-me-veteran-unemployment-20130724,0,7441362.story
Unemployment among recent veterans drops sharply
The 7% figure now matches the rest of the U.S. population, federal statistics show. But the youngest veterans still lag.
By Alan Zarembo
Unemployment among recent veterans has fallen sharply and now is the same as for the rest of the U.S. population, hovering just above 7%, new federal statistics show. The figures suggest that a vexing and stubborn trend of higher joblessness among veterans who left the military after September 2001 has been reversed. It now appears that veterans are being hired at a faster rate than non-veterans.
www.upi.com
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/07/24/Stanford-and-Pomona-top-Forbes-top-college-list/UPI-11931374724084/
Stanford and Pomona top Forbes top college list
NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) — Two California colleges, Stanford University and Pomona College, topped Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of the top U.S. colleges Wednesday. The magazine said the 2013 list was the first to have two institutions outside the Ivy League at the top and the first to be headed by California schools.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/54857/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=12609827767f4a5695f35795270d5c72&elqCampaignId=33#
Obama Highlights Missouri College Program
by David A. Lieb, Associated Press
WARRENSBURG Mo.—President Barack Obama praised a new Missouri program that fast-tracks students to low-cost college degrees as a national model as he kicked off a traveling tour Wednesday intended to emphasize his economic initiatives.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/54861/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=12609827767f4a5695f35795270d5c72&elqCampaignId=33#
White House, Senate Agree to Cut Student Loan Rates
by Charles Dervarics
The Senate and the Obama administration have reached an agreement to keep undergraduate interest rates low for current borrowers, although critics say it will not prevent students from paying higher rates in the future. The latest compromise would reduce rates on new subsidized loans for undergraduates to 3.86 percent. That rate had doubled on July 1 to 6.8 percent after lawmakers were unable to agree to extend the old framework, in which Congress set interest rates.
www.usatoday.com
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/23/for-profit-colleges-contributions-house-regulations/2579041/
For-profit colleges giving big to helpful House members
Fredreka Schouten and Christopher Schnaars, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — House Education Committee Chairman Rep. John Kline, who saw a dramatic upsurge in campaign contributions from for-profit colleges in recent months, is pushing legislation that would help the industry preserve its access to federal student loans.
www.online.wsj.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323971204578628253986334238.html?mod=ITP_moneyandinvesting_1
Student Lenders Are Pressed to Ease Terms
Regulators Want Private Firms in Market to Lower Payments for Unemployed and Other Borrowers
By JOSH MITCHELL
WASHINGTON—Companies that make student loans are coming under new pressure from regulators to lower payments for borrowers who are unemployed or face other tough circumstances amid widespread concern that student debt is burdening many Americans.