University System News

GOOD NEWS:
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/administration/uga-president-jere-morehead-institutes-new-need-based-scholarship/article_d710bcae-149a-11e3-a852-001a4bcf6878.html
UGA President Jere Morehead institutes new need-based scholarship
Kendall Trammell
University of Georgia President Jere Morehead is establishing a new need-based scholarship fund in honor of his parents. The Wade and Virginia Morehead Scholarship Fund is designed to help undergraduate students study in the nation’s capital as participants in the UGA Washington Semester Program. The program sends students to Washington to intern with legislators, government agencies, and different businesses.

www.chattanoogan.com
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/9/3/258351/North-Georgia-Schools-Local-Company.aspx
North Georgia Schools; Local Company Among Finalists For S.T.E.M. Education Awards
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG-Ed) is pleased to announce the finalists for the second annual Georgia STEM Education Awards which recognizes schools, programs, and companies for outstanding efforts and achievements in supporting and promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education in Georgia. …The Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) At the Georgia Institute of Technology • Georgia Gwinnett College’s Tech Pipeline Initiatives • Georgia Institute of Technology’s National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network • Georgia Southern University’s Molecular Biology Initiative • Savannah State University; Georgia Gwinnett College School of Science & Technology

Related article:
www.midtown.11alive.com
STEM Education Awards finalists announced
http://midtown.11alive.com/news/business/401552-stem-education-awards-finalists-announced

www.georgiatrend.com
http://www.georgiatrend.com/September-2013/Economic-Development-September-2013/
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: SEPTEMBER 2013
Christy Simo
…Atlanta Innovation: AT&T is developing a Foundry innovation center – the company’s fourth – in Atlanta on the Georgia Tech campus. The program helps third-party developers create new applications and services for AT&T’s network.

www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_talk/2013/09/how-fast-growth-companies-are-changing.html
How Fast-Growth Companies are Changing Office Leasing
Jeff Keppen, CBRE Inc.
There has not been this much momentum in the Atlanta technology startup community since the late 90s. Consider the following events of the past two years: Atlanta-based Vitrue sold to Oracle for $300 million in 2012. AirWatch raised $200 million, one of the largest venture capital raises ever anywhere. Successful entrepreneur David Cummings opened Atlanta Tech Village to incubate the next round of startups… There are many new cool spaces fueling early-stage companies. In addition to Atlanta Tech Village, Hypepotamus, Strongbox West and ATDC at Georgia Tech all offer solutions for brand-new companies.

USG NEWS:
www.clatl.com
http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2013/09/03/the-historic-crum-and-forster-buildings-rear-portion-is-gone
The historic Crum & Forster building’s rear portion is gone
Posted by Thomas Wheatley
On Labor Day, while you were most likely out of town or enjoying one of the myriad events taking place throughout Atlanta, demolition crews arrived at Midtown’s historic Crum & Forster building and started dismantling the building’s rear portion. Two-thirds of the circa 1926 building, which was designed by local firm Ivey and Crook and New York City’s Helme, Corbett & Harrison, are being razed by the Georgia Tech Foundation to make way for a mid-rise “High Performance Computing Center.” Local preservationists fought long and hard to save the Tech Square building – or at least some of it. The front one-third is expected to be included as part of the new building’s design.

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/variety/student-entrepreneur-uses-hands-to-build-furniture-business/article_beb078ae-1452-11e3-85dd-001a4bcf6878.html
Student entrepreneur uses hands to build furniture business
Chelsey Abercrombie
University of Georgia students frequently start their own successful businesses, but only a few happen before the students receive their diplomas. Everett Butler, a junior environmental economics major from Clermont, designs and creates all of the furniture for Butler Built, an Athens-based furniture company he began with his partner and fellow UGA student, Adam Tenny.

RESEARCH:
www.educationnews.org
http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/udacity-working-on-magic-formula-to-harness-mooc-power-ceo-says/
Udacity Working on ‘Magic Formula’ to Harness MOOC Power, CEO Says
Udacity CEO Sebastian Thrun, who is optimistic about the future of online courses, said that his company is creating “an online version of education that really works and has great retention, great outcomes of education and really reaches people, not just the world’s most motivated 1%,” according to David F. Carr of Information Week. Thrun said that massive open online course (MOOC) magic formula for sustainability and growth is emerging… Udacity is forging ahead and teaming up with the Georgia Institute of Technology to offer an affordable online master’s degree in computer science. The program, partially underwritten by AT&T as a means of recruiting employees with IT skills, is scheduled to launch in January and will cost students just $6,600.

www.thefiscaltimes.com
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/09/03/MOOCs-Emerge-as-Option-for-Mid-Career-Education.aspx#page1
MOOCs Emerge as Option for Mid-Career Education
Massive Open Online Courses aim to give jobseekers a shot at advancing their careers.
Brian Bonus was suffering from a quarter-life crisis. Having spent his post-college years as a junior editor for broadcast commercials, the 28-year-old was looking to change careers. But like so many other young professionals, the thought of spending the time and money to go back to school was daunting. Instead, Bonus signed up for an introductory computer science course on Udacity, a site that gives real college courses away for free online. Through Udacity and other platforms for so-called “massively open online courses,” or MOOCs, he taught himself Java from scratch, all while working a full-time job. Finally, in February, he left his job as a film editor to become a developer for the site Good.is… Meanwhile, AT&T is sponsoring a breakthrough program between Georgia Tech and Udacity to offer a Masters of Computer Science for $7,000, an initiative recently mentioned by President Obama in a speech on higher education.

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/campus/she-blinded-me-with-science-what-hurts-when-your-tongue/article_53154a16-1443-11e3-8c5b-001a4bcf6878.html
She Blinded Me with Science: What hurts when your tongue is irritated?
Jeanette Kazmierczak
Question: What is it on your tongue that gets irritated and bumpy? Are they your taste buds? Answer: What you’re seeing on your tongue are papillae, not your taste buds! Taste buds are groups of cells embedded in your papillae and are actually too small to see. So, when you do something to irritate your taste receptors, those bumps you see are swollen papillae. “It depends on how you define taste bud I suppose, but taste buds are really the gustatory cells sort of lining these papillae,” said Mike Russell, a professor of physiology at the University of Georgia/Georgia Regents University Medical Partnership.

Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/09/03/obamas-newest-bad-education-idea/?wpisrc=nl_cuzheads
The Answer Sheet By Valerie Strauss
Obama’s newest bad education idea
President Obama’s newest education reform idea, aimed at making college more affordable, is a plan that on its face seems helpful to families but isn’t. Obama said late last month that his administration is, by 2015, setting up a system to rate colleges and universities and then link federal student aid to those ratings by 2018.

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/variety/breaking-it-down-what-uga-rankings-mean/article_6f9daaa8-1456-11e3-a8cf-001a4bcf6878.html
Breaking it down: What UGA rankings mean
Justin Patton
In spite of Saturday’s loss, students at the University of Georgia know how good they have it. Campus life, academics, sports teams — you name it. Athens has something to offer for everyone, but how does UGA look to those observing it from the outside? Where does Athens stack up in the never-ending quest for collegiate rankings and pride? In the U.S. News & World Report’s most recent rankings, UGA came in at 21 on its list of top state universities in the country. The Terry College of Business is consistently top 50 in the Report’s annual rankings of business colleges, private and state, in the country and top 25 amongst state universities. Grady College also comes in high in the same ranking service, boasting top 5 programs in both advertising and public relations.

Education News
www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/04/the-tuition-is-too-damn-high-part-viii-is-this-all-rich-kids-fault/
The Tuition Is Too Damn High, Part VIII: Is this all rich kids’ fault?
By Dylan Matthews
Columbia University doesn’t usually mind college rankings; after all, it mostly does pretty well for itself (it’s tied for fourth with the University of Chicago in U.S. News’ latest college rankings). But it probably wasn’t too pleased to top the Department of Education’s latest College Affordability and Transparency Center report. The DOE ranks Columbia as the most expensive four-year college or university in America, with an annual sticker price of $45,290 for the 2011-2012 school year. And that’s just tuition and fees. Throw in room and board and other related expenses, and Columbia will set you back $61,540 a year.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/55713/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=50f616d7aeee4737b3f47722faa2107b&elqCampaignId=62#
Diverse Conversations: Is Standardized Testing for Colleges a Necessary Evil?
by Matthew Lynch
Standardized testing in K-12 education is a perennial hot button issue. Proponents feel that measuring knowledge in these rigid ways helps lift the entire educational system. Critics say the measurements do nothing but encourage “teach to the test” methods and narrow the scope of what instructors are able to teach if they want to have acceptable test results. These arguments are nothing new, but they are now seeing a new audience. What if the same principles of K-12 standardized testing were applied to colleges and universities?

www.business-news.thestreet.com
http://business-news.thestreet.com/philly/story/college-enrollment-drops-student-loans-remain-growth-industry/1
College Enrollment Drops, But Student Loans Remain a Growth Industry
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — The U.S. Census Bureau yesterday released its annual report on school enrollment and found that the head count at post-secondary institutions fell across the board by nearly half a million students. It reverses an upward trend that stretches back to 2006—the year before the home mortgage crisis began to blow up. In 2012 there were 10.3 million people getting four-year degrees and 2.8 million in grad school, plus 6 million in two-year colleges.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/headcount/more-students-turn-to-social-media-for-help-in-college-search/36241?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
More Students Turn to Social Media to Inform Their College Search
By Beckie Supiano
The share of prospective students who used social-media Web sites to learn about colleges they were considering has more than doubled in the last four years, according to the results of a survey released on Wednesday. Even so, a majority of the students surveyed said they had not used such sites in their college search.

www.moultrieobserver.com
http://moultrieobserver.com/cnhinewsservice-all/x31538224/What-is-a-college-degree-worth-in-todays-job-market
What is a college degree worth in today’s job market?
With jobs harder to find, the debate is heating up
By Mark Huffman
Consumer Affairs
The cost of a four-year college education continues to rise. Over the last four years it seems the number of jobs – particularly fulltime – has been going down. This has led many, including former Education Secretary William Bennett, to question whether college is worth the cost. In his book, “Is College Worth It?” Bennett raises a question that a lot of recent graduates may be asking themselves.

www.ca.finance.yahoo.com
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/survey-shows-teens-losing-interest-140000098.html?vm=r
New Survey Shows Teens Losing Interest In STEM Careers While U.S. Projects Significant Growth In Field
Junior Achievement USA® and ING U.S. Foundation present 2013 Teens & Careers Survey
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Released today, Junior Achievement USA® (JA) and the ING U.S. Foundation’s 2013 Teens & Careers survey reveals a substantial year-over-year decline in teens’ interest in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and medical-related fields. This is the 12th year the survey has been conducted. …While almost half (46 percent) of all teens surveyed showed interest in pursuing either a STEM or medical-related job, there was a 15 percent decrease from last year’s data. Despite interest declining, the United States Department of Labor predicts employment opportunities in STEM careers will increase by 17 percent through 2018.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Report-Card-on-the/141373/?cid=at
‘Report Card’ on the Humanities Finds Light Amid the Gloom
By Dan Berrett
More undergraduates majored in the humanities in 2011 than did so a decade ago, but federal support for research in those disciplines accounted for less than one-half of 1 percent of the money given to colleges for science and engineering.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/moocs-meet-the-zombie-apocalypse/46229?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
MOOCs Meet the Zombie Apocalypse
By Steve Kolowich
How do you get thousands of people excited about an online course in math, physics, and public health that will not earn them formal credit or any kind of certificate? First, make it a MOOC. Second, make the central text a popular TV show. Third, add zombies. The University of California at Irvine and Instructure, an education-technology company, are hoping that recipe will produce a successful MOOC.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/55701/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=50f616d7aeee4737b3f47722faa2107b&elqCampaignId=62#
Institutions Grapple With Costs of Health Insurance for Adjunct Faculty
by Kenneth J. Cooper
Part-time instructors known as adjuncts don’t get paid the same rate as regular faculty. They don’t have job security or pensions through the colleges where they work. They don’t have even a cubbyhole of an office on campus. Few have union rights. But some adjuncts will get health insurance under Obamacare.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/04/college-presidents-harbor-doubts-about-governing-boards
Limited Confidence in Boards
By Ry Rivard
College presidents, particularly at four-year public institutions, harbor doubts about the effectiveness of members of the governing boards, according to a new survey by Gallup and Inside Higher Ed.
About three-fourths of college presidents said they were confident their institutions were well-governed by their boards, but answers to other questions suggest that confidence is limited at best.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/04/how-run-college-athletics-unc-and-nationwide-institutional-control-limited-spending#ixzz2dvSMdzHL
Presidential Control Is Not Dead
By Allie Grasgreen
As president of the Association of American Universities, Hunter Rawlings is well aware of the fate met by numerous reports urging reform in college athletics: recommendations, however sound and well thought-out, go nowhere in the face of pressure to keep recruits coming and cash flowing to big-time sports programs.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/04/us-news-announces-shift-methodology-provides-few-details#ixzz2dvSgEDy1
A Shift to Outcomes?
By Scott Jaschik
Next week will be the annual round of hype over the U.S. News & World Report rankings — as some institutions boast and others, having dropped a few notches, develop a newfound skepticism for the evaluations. The magazine announced Tuesday that there are more changes than usual this year in the methodology, and that they will lead to more movement than is typical in the rankings.

www.edweek.org
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/09/04/03library.h33.html?tkn=RWSFsRySGd01mtx1MhZ3JFkWqximPw4cZWEU&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1
Public Libraries Add Multimedia Learning to Digital Mission
By Nora Fleming
Gone are the days of just dusty book spines and the sounds of silence. Throughout the country, public libraries are extending their mission beyond loaner books and resources: They’re providing opportunities for students to engage in digital learning opportunities aimed at making them college- and career-ready, often in partnership with schools.

www.nytimes.com

Budget Battles Keep Agencies Guessing
By ANNIE LOWREY
WASHINGTON — The collision of the $1 trillion in budget cuts known as sequestration and the breakdown of the normal budgeting process is creating headaches not just for Washington but also for a vast web of offices dependent on federal financing. Many have been left uncertain as to how much money — if any — they will have to spend in the year ahead.