University System News GOOD NEWS www.gpb.org http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/12/02/med-school-expands-options-for-patients-doctors Med School Expands Options For Patients, Doctors By Jodi Murphy, Georgia Health News Being able to obtain specialized care so close to home is a comfort to Lariscy and helps make a painful disease more tolerable. …Pent-up patient demand wasn’t the only magnet that drew Arthritis Center of […]
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Basketball Teams Excel
Both men’s and women’s basketball teams are on a winning trajectory this season. The ladies lead the GCAA conference, with a 3-0 season so far. Overall, the team is at 7-3. Shakierya McClendon (known as Peach to teammates and friends) was just named GCAA Player of the Week. Last weekend she led the Lady Chargers […]
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University System News USG NEWS: www.dailyjournal.net http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/bf81816ade084ba6845dc23320807710/GA–Campus-Smoking-Ban/#.UpypFyh5iCY University System of Georgia Board of Regents member proposes system-wide campus smoking ban ATLANTA — An orthopedic surgeon serving on the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents is proposing to ban smoking at the system’s 31 schools. Thomas Hopkins told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he wants the university […]
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University System News CONSOLIDATION: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/implementation-team-set-for-ksu-spsu-merger/nb2Yk/ Implementation team set for KSU, SPSU merger By Janel Davis The Atlanta Journal-Constitution University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby has appointed members of the implementation committee that will work on the Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University consolidation. The university presidents will lead the committee, that includes […]
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University System News GOOD NEWS: www.gainesvilletimes.com http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/92134/ Regents OK new bachelor’s degree at UNG For The Times The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has approved a new, four-year communication degree at the University of North Georgia. The university sought expansion of the program in response to the recent sustained increase in […]
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University System News USG NEWS: www.onlineathens.com http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-11-26/uga-curb-use-social-security-numbers-computer-records UGA to curb use of Social Security numbers in computer records By LEE SHEARER The University of Georgia will erase Social Security numbers from millions of computer records next month in a move to protect employees’ personal information. “This is going to eliminate a lot of information security […]