University System News USG NEWS: www.gainesvilletimes.com http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/86994/ UGA starts revamped faculty tour in Hall College starts revamped faculty tour in Gainesville By Jeff Gill A budget cut casualty during the Great Recession, the University of Georgia’s New Faculty Tour was revived Monday night, with Hall County serving as the first stop on the statewide tour. […]

University System News USG VALUE: www.statesboroherald.com http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/52078/ New GSU freshmen BUILD links with community Students volunteer to help local nonprofit agencies, schools By AL HACKLE Herald Writer During the past two weeks, 120 incoming Georgia Southern University freshmen did volunteer work for nine nonprofit agencies and six schools. Their tasks included moving furniture, digging a […]

University System News USGNEWS: www.insidehighered.com http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/08/01/controversy-white-student-union-georgia-state Controversy on White Student Union at Georgia State The White Student Union, a new organization, is drawing complaints at Georgia State University. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the group is not officially recognized and may not involve very many people at all, but that when notices about it started […]

University System News GOOD NEWS: www.accessnorthga.com http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=264071 UNG receives grant from Gates Foundation to support student success DAHLONEGA – The University of North Georgia has received a $99,999 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand a successful technology-based project that could help more students complete college, according to a release from UNG […]