University System News

USG NEWS:
www.albanyherald.com
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/oct/09/cagle-state-is-focusing-on-college-and-career/
Cagle: State is focusing on college and career academies
By Terry Lewis
ALBANY — Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle made brief stops at all three Albany institutions of higher education on Wednesday as he and his entourage, which included state Sen. Freddie Powell Sims, swept through Southwest Georgia on a meet and greet of business and educational leaders. Cagle and his group visited Shellman earlier in the morning, then hopped to Darton State College, Albany Technical College, and Albany State University before winding up the trip at Georgia Southwestern State University.

www.wabe.org
http://wabe.org/post/uga-forms-committee-focus-partial-shutdownn
UGA Forms Committee to Focus on Partial Shutdown
By John Lorinc
The University of Georgia doesn’t want to get caught flat-footed. That’s why the school has formed a university-wide committee to focus on the financial problems that could emerge if the partial shutdown of the federal government continues for an extended period of time. …The new committee will keep a close watch in case a contingency 0plan is needed. “And the goal will be to protect research activities to the extent possible by developing a phased action plan,” says Regina Smith, the Associate Vice President for Research at UGA.

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/if-a-victim-of-rape-never-speaks-no-one-hears/article_17974364-3166-11e3-8780-0019bb30f31a.html
If a victim of rape never speaks, no one hears a sound
By Hilary Butschek
Anonymous reporting of sexual violence, although allowed under federal law and University of Georgia guidelines, does nothing to aid security offices in preventing rapes.
Two employees of the Equal Opportunity Office, which investigates violations of UGA rules, reported two sexual violence crimes on campus to the University of Georgia Police Oct. 3, but the EOO is unaware of the identity of at least one of the victims.

USG VALUE:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-10-09/uga-launches-resource-help-school-gardens
UGA launches resource to help with school gardens
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The University of Georgia is helping teachers who want to incorporate school gardens into their teaching. The school says its College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has launched the UGA Extension School Garden Resource Center website, which provides elementary and middle school lesson plans that integrates school gardens into curriculum.

www.gwinnettdailypost.com
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2013/oct/09/legislators-seek-public-comment-on-education/
Legislators seek public comment on education
From staff reports
LAWRENCEVILLE — Legislators hope to hear from parents and teachers as well as education officials, during a committee meeting set for Gwinnett Wednesday. The joint session of the state House and Senate Education committees will be held at Georgia Gwinnett College, beginning with a meeting with local superintendents at 3 p.m. After hearing from board of education members at 4:15 p.m., a public listening session is slated for 6:30 to 9 p.m., where teachers, parents and community members are encouraged to participate. …In addition to members of the education committees, other local legislators are expected to attend. Thursday’s session will be held in the library at Georgia Gwinnett College, on the third floor for the Superintendent and board meetings and in the Student Center LVIS room for the listening sessions.

GOOD NEWS:
www.times-herlad.com
http://www.times-herald.com/local/20131010-DDA_UWG-hospital-redevelopment-project
DDA To Execute Loan Agreement
by CELIA SHORTT
The Newnan Downtown Development Authority on Wednesday set a special meeting to consider a resolution and execute the loan agreement and intergovernmental agreement for the University of West Georgia Hospital Redevelopment Project. …The loan is for the hospital redevelopment project in which the University of West Georgia is renovating the old Newnan Hospital property on Jackson Street into their new Newnan campus. Classes are slated to start there in January 2015.

www.valdostadailytimes.com
http://valdostadailytimes.com/opinion/x2112892653/Pops-The-sound-of-music-education
Pops: The sound of music education
The Valdosta Daily Times
VALDOSTA — For many years, Valdosta State University Music has presented a winning combination with Pops in the Park: The outdoors in the amphitheatre behind the VSU Fine Arts Building, great music traditionally provided by VSU Music graduates, and good food. Oh yes, and it has raised thousands of dollars in scholarship money for VSU Music students.

www.jacksonville.com
http://jacksonville.com/business/2013-10-09/story/unfs-business-school-makes-grade-nationally
UNF’s business school makes the grade nationally
By Roget Bull
The University of North Florida’s Coggin College of Business is among 10 schools in the state to make the Princeton Review’s list of the 295 best business schools in the country. …Ten colleges from Georgia also made the list: Georgia Tech 678, University of Georgia 637, Georgia State University 611, Berry College 558, Mercer University Macon 530, Mercer Atlanta 506, Georgia Southern University 495, Augusta State University 490, University of West Georgia 469. …Making the Top 10 schools with the best opportunities for minority students: Florida International No. 4, Mercer Atlanta No. 5, Georgia State No. 9.

www.wsav.com
http://www.wsav.com/story/23651068/professor-offers-to-help-veterans-pay-for-educational-training
Professor Offers to Help Veterans Pay for Educational Training
By Andrew Davis, Anchor/Reporter
Veterans helping veterans. The government shutdown could affect an educational program designed to get them back to work. It’s called “VET squared”. A combined effort between Georgia Tech and local employers to help prepare and train veterans for a future career. But the vets in the program get education grants from the federal government, a government which right now is shut down and not giving out money. That’s where Dr. James Wilburn comes in. Wilburn, the military program director for Georgia Tech profession education, and a veteran himself, has volunteered to pay all the tuition of veterans who want to be part of the class.

RESEARCH:
www.chronicle.augusta.com
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-10-09/augusta-among-ga-cities-hit-hardest-sequestration-according-study?v=1381369326
Augusta among Ga. cities hit hardest by sequestration, according to study
By Walter C. Jones
Morris News Service
ATLANTA — Among Georgia cities, Augusta, Columbus and Savannah are feeling the federal sequestration’s effects the most and would suffer most of the deeper cuts, according to a study released this week by Georgia State University.

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/science_health/despite-shutdown-uga-research-continues-until-we-can-t-do/article_f8a64d0c-309c-11e3-b98c-001a4bcf6878.html
Despite shutdown, UGA research continues ‘until we can’t do it anymore’
Jeanette Kazmierczak
When the national government shut down on Oct. 1, science research-related agencies across the country ground to a halt as 800,000 federal employees were furloughed. The University of Georgia’s Office of the Vice President for Research issued an announcement on Sept. 30, instructing UGA researchers working on federally funded projects to continue research as usual.

www.gpb.org
http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/10/09/med-students-feel-shutdowns-effects#
Med Students Feel Shutdown’s Effects
By Jodi Murphy, Georgia Health News
ATHENS, Ga. — On the evening of Sept. 30, Palmer Feibelman received an email he didn’t expect. It informed him that he might not be receiving his monthly stipend of $2,122 from the U.S. Navy due to the government shutdown. Feibelman is a first-year medical student at the Georgia Regents University-University of Georgia Medical Partnership in Athens and a recipient in the Health Professions Scholarship Program.

www.gpb.org
http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/10/09/georgias-bioscience-field-is-growing
Georgia’s Bioscience Field Is Growing
By Jeanne Bonner
The state’s bioscience innovators highlighted new therapies to save lives at the Georgia Life Sciences Summit Wednesday in College Park. The industry survived the recession, and that’s thanks to a need for healthcare breakthroughs no matter the economy. When Gov. Sonny Perdue trumpeted the bioscience field five years ago, the potential for jobs seemed limitless. …Georgia boasts a deep bench of bioscience agencies and research operations. For example, it’s home to the Centers for Disease Control. And Georgia Tech, UGA and Georgia Regents University are aggressively converting home-grown research into for-profit companies.

www.dailymail.co.uk
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2451093/Brain-training-games-improve-memory-multitasking-DONT-boost-intelligence.html#ixzz2hJfSUGUd
Brain training games found to improve someone’s ability to recall facts
Yet study finds they have no positive effect on problem solving or reason
By VICTORIA WOOLLASTON
Despite claims made by the manufacturers, brain training computer games don’t actually make you smarter, according to a new study. Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology found playing the games can help improve someone’s ability to multitask by increasing their ‘working memory capacity’ (WMC). However, they have no positive effect on boosting the kind of intelligence needed to reason and solve problems.

www.businessinsider.com
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-potential-of-pinterest-advertising-2013-10#ixzz2hJdIdAqv
Here’s Why Pinterest Advertising, Which Started Today, Will Be Extremely Effective For E-Commerce
Cooper Smith
Today, Pinterest debuted advertising on the platform in the form of “Promoted Pins,” which we believe will be extremely effective for a range of e-commerce companies, retailers and brands: – Pinterest users already love sharing images, and unlike Facebook — where photo-sharing revolves around family, friends, or funny pics — pinners already tend to share photos of products and objects. – Retailers and brands are already a well-known part of the Pinterest landscape, and many host popular pinboards… – Pinterest has a few clear advantages: It is undoubtedly the best social media platform for showcasing products and driving commerce, because of its focus on “things,” rather than relationships and messaging. …A Georgia Tech study of June 2012 activity on Pinterest found that the most common verbs on the social network were “use,” “look,” “want,” and “need,” highlighting its potential as a shopping tool.

www.finance.yahoo.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/11-cities-where-pay-growing-143100366.html
These Are The 11 Cities Where Pay Is Growing The Most Right Now
By Vivian Giang | Business Insider
Where are the workers who’ve seen the most growth in their paychecks in the past year? According to Payscale’s wage index, they live in San Francisco. The tech city has experienced the highest wage growth of any city in the U.S. over the past 12 months, with paychecks growing at a rate of 3.7%. While Silicon Valley is an important contributor to San Francisco’s economy, tourism is its primary moneymaker. In fact, Pier 39 near the Fisherman’s Wharf is one of the most popular tourism spots to visit in the nation… Southern cities Atlanta and Dallas were tied for fourth place for the most wage growth in the country. Atlanta is home to many renowned research institutions, including Georgia Tech and Emory, and Fortune 500 companies, including The Coca-Cola Company, UPS, and The Home Depot.

www.clatl.com
http://clatl.com/atlanta/atlanta-startup-qanda-scott-henderson/Content?oid=9465262
Atlanta Startup Q&A: Scott Henderson
Hypepotamus’ executive director embraces Atlanta’s startup scene despite its marketing woes
By Max Blau
Scott Henderson wants to tell Atlanta’s story. Henderson oversees Hypepotamus, a collaborative Midtown workspace full of young entrepreneurs. As one of the startup community’s biggest cheerleaders, he’s constantly spreading the word about the latest business successes or events happening in the city’s tech scene. And it’s because of his efforts that many startups are beginning to garner regional and national attention. He lives and breathes Atlanta’s tech scene. On a recent walk through Tech Square, Henderson shared his thoughts on Atlanta’s marketing woes, Hypepotamus’ free model, and the city’s role in the startup world… If we don’t know our stories, how do we expect the rest of the country to know our stories? Most importantly, you got Georgia Tech and all these kids coming through. Most of these kids aren’t even aware that they could work for a startup or even be part of a founding team without having to move to New York or Silicon Valley or Austin or anywhere else in the country.

Editorials/Columns/Opinions
Ww.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/get-schooled/2013/oct/09/what-do-you-get-when-you-give-college-kids-100000-/
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
What do you get when you give college kids $100,000? At Georgia Tech, a million dollars.
What do you get when you give a group of college students $100,000? At Georgia Tech, a million dollars. The Georgia Tech Student Foundation Investments Committee, which is the largest wholly student-run endowment in the country, reached a milestone of $1 million net asset value. The endowment was originally a $100,000 donation in 1986 and has been run exclusively by students since.

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/views/our-take-on-campus-resources-for-sexual-assault-victims-lack/article_542b8fc6-3155-11e3-8184-0019bb30f31a.html
Our take: On-campus resources for sexual assault victims lack acknowledgment
The numbers lie, and it could take $70,000 to fix.
The Red & Black reported last week that the number of sexual assaults reported by University of Georgia Police is deceptively low. From 2009 to October 2013, 22 rapes were reported to UGA Police. In that same time period, 80 rapes were reported to The Cottage, a sexual assault center in Athens. And though University officials told The Red & Black that they believed the number of assaults was underreported, there has been no push for greater visibility of victim resources. Access to adequate resources could mean the difference between a victim suffering in silence and their story being heard and properly reported.

www.blogs.wsj.com
http://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2013/10/09/our-college-graduates-cant-write/?KEYWORDS=%22Higher+Education%22
Our College Graduates Can’t Write!
Companies often complain they aren’t getting graduates with the skills they need. Why is that—and what should be done about it?
BRUCE NOLOP: Our graduates lack writing skills. While adept at crafting bullet points, they often have difficulty writing in declarative sentences and complete paragraphs – thus impeding the effectiveness of their business communications, including memos, letters, and technical reports.

www.blogs.wsj.com
http://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2013/10/09/students-closing-the-skills-gap-has-to-begin-with-you/?KEYWORDS=%22Higher+Education%22
Students: Closing the Skills Gap Has to Begin With You
Companies often complain they aren’t getting graduates with the skills they need. Why is that—and what should be done about it?
BOB KERREY: There are three things that need to happen to get companies the skilled graduates that they need. The first is to recognize that this problem of employers not finding graduates with the right skills is more likely to solve itself from the bottom up rather than yielding to new demands from the top.

www.blogs.wsj.com
http://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2013/10/09/whats-wrong-with-college-pretty-much-everything/?KEYWORDS=%22Higher+Education%22
What’s Wrong With College? Pretty Much Everything.
Companies often complain they aren’t getting graduates with the skills they need. Why is that—and what should be done about it?
ROBERT HOWELL: Unfortunately, many undergraduate, liberal arts institutions’ (and even, often, graduate study) programs are often ill-structured and ill-focused. Everyone should read the recent study “What Does Bowdoin Teach?” which is an in-depth study of the changes and current education offerings, using Bowdoin College as an example, of what has transpired over the past 40 years in leading liberal arts institutions of higher education.

www.blogs.wsj.com
http://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2013/10/09/the-world-has-changed-since-the-industrial-revolution-but-universities-have-not/?KEYWORDS=%22Higher+Education%22
The World Has Changed Since the Industrial Revolution, But Universities Have Not
Companies often complain they aren’t getting graduates with the skills they need. Why is that—and what should be done about it?
KENNETH FREEMAN: Higher education has its roots in the industrial revolution and prepares young people for a world that no longer exists. Traditional universities were designed to produce many “copies” of certain types of people—teachers, doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc.—who, after “charging” their batteries with knowledge, would staff specific positions of industrial societies and would remain there throughout their careers. Today’s world is very different.

Education News
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/56575/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=c0f10301b6fe4db799a130d93e3b464d&elqCampaignId=62#
Higher Ed Mostly Unscathed by Shutdown
By Reginald Stuart
The final details had been set for this month’s ambitious gathering of some 4,000 students and academics expected to participate in The Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) convention in San Antonio. Aspiring students from across the nation in the STEM sciences were to make presentations that would be heard by officials from federal agencies and private companies. …Then, the federal government shut down, putting an immediate halt to funding that supports the SACNAS conferences and others in a variety of ways. …While most universities say they have felt little, if any, impact of the shutdown to date, seasoned analysts say those opinions largely reflect the fact that the main source of federal funding—tuition aid—is still uninterrupted despite the shutdown.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/56583/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=c0f10301b6fe4db799a130d93e3b464d&elqCampaignId=62#
World Mental Health Day Heightens Awareness of College Student Woes
By Dianne Hayes
The pressure to make good grades, homesickness, financial challenges and unresolved family issues are factors that drive students to seek help while at college. However, campuses around the country are concerned about the large number of students whose mental illness goes unaddressed. In recognition of World Mental Health Day and Mental Health Awareness Week, campuses are increasing their efforts to ensure that students are aware of programs and services available on and off campus to help them fight anxiety, depression and other mental health concerns.

www.blogs.edweek.org
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2013/10/online_teacher_preparation_on_rise.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2
Online Teacher Preparation on the Rise
By Stephen Sawchuk
More teachers are being prepared through online programs, a phenomenon that promises to shape new ways of thinking about the design, content, and staffing of preparation programs.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Students-Are-in-Cross-Hairs-of/142225/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Students Are in Cross Hairs of Dueling Messages on New Health-Care Options
By Justin Doubleday
With the participation of young adults in the new health-insurance markets seen as key to the success of the Affordable Care Act, college students can expect to hear dueling messages in the coming weeks over how the health-care law will affect them.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Changes-in-U-of-Californias/142223/?cid=at
Changes in U. of California’s Medical Plans Worry Some Employees
By Don Troop
The University of California is overhauling its systemwide health-insurance plans to save on costs and better align with the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act, but some employees are angry over indications that they’ll be paying more just to keep their existing level of service.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Darpa-Courts-Biotech/142151/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Defense Research Agency Hunts for Biotech Innovators
By Paul Basken
Donald E. Ingber, a professor at Harvard University, has combined advanced electronics and biology to create a “lung on a chip,” a breakthrough device that could safely allow precise tests of risky new medical treatments before they are tried out on humans. Just as eye-opening as his work, however, may be his source of federal financing.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/10/laureates-growing-global-network-institutions#ixzz2hJOBD7M0
Going Global
Elizabeth Redden and Paul Fain
Laureate Education is big. Like 800,000 students attending 78 institutions in 30 countries big. Yet the privately held for-profit university system has largely remained out of the public eye. That may be changing, however, as the company appears ready for its coming out party after 14 years of quiet growth.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/10/faculty-group-criticizes-role-private-money-higher-education#ixzz2hJOcPTyj
Profit or Progress?
By Carl Straumsheim
A national group of faculty leaders on Wednesday launched the first of three reports that will shine a critical spotlight at the influence of private funds on higher education. The effort is not intended to stifle the rate of change of technology in higher education, members say, but rather to broaden the conversation about the companies fueling it.