USG NEWS:
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Student fees waived for military members at Georgia’s public colleges
Janel Davis
Current military members attending Georgia’s public colleges and universities will not have to pay mandatory student fees under a waiver approved Wednesday by the state’s Board of Regents. The waiver applies to active duty service members using military tuition assistance programs to attend institutions within the University System of Georgia. The tuition assistance cannot be used to pay for the mandatory fees, said Cecil Staton, the system’s vice president for extended education.

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http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-regents-president-questioned-as-candidate-/nh5MK/
Georgia Regents president questioned as candidate for Las Vegas job
Janel Davis
Georgia Regents President Ricardo Azziz was questioned this week about past controversial spending decisions and an ongoing age discrimination lawsuit during his visit to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Azziz is one of three candidates seeking to become UNLV’s new president. The candidates are in Las Vegas this week for campus visits and meetings.

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http://www.noodls.com/viewNoodl/25809378/university-of-north-georgia/tierney-to-speak-on-ethical-organizational-cultures
Tierney to speak on ethical organizational cultures
On Nov. 17, Dr. William Tierney, associate dean for research and faculty affairs at University of South Carolina – Rossier, and co-director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education, will speak about promoting an ethical culture at UNG’s Dahlonega Campus. Tierney’s presentation is one way in which the University of North Georgia (UNG) is supporting the University System of Georgia’s new “SPIRIT of USG” initiative to highlight International Fraud Awareness Week. USG Regent Sachin Shailendra will attend Tierney’s presentation. –

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http://patch.com/georgia/lawrenceville-ga/veterans-day-gets-special-attention-georgia-gwinnett-college
Veterans Day Gets Special Attention at Georgia Gwinnett College
There are more than 300 veterans and military students at GGC.
By Scott Bernarde (Patch Staff)
Georgia Gwinnett College students and veterans (left to right) John Maison, Sean Casey and Derricus Chatman lined the GGC sidewalks with U.S. Flags early Tuesday morning to honor all veterans for their service to our country. They are among more than 300 veterans and military students at GGC and also serve as officers in the student organization, Coalition of Veterans Engagement, Readiness, and Trust (COVERT), a chapter of Student Veterans of America. COVERT has developed a relationship with the Lawrenceville VFW post. …GGC was recently recognized for the second year as a military-friendly school by Victory Media, and is listed by the organization at its www.gijobs.com website.

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http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/student-veterans-share-stories-of-service-college-success/article_57146f22-691d-11e4-87fe-5f87dc9e76e1.html
Student veterans share stories of service, college success
Katelyn Umholtz
Just in time for Veterans Day, the University of Georgia has been recognized by Military Times, Military Advanced Education and GI Jobs Magazine as one of the best schools in the nation for student veterans. In 2012, only 11 percent of schools in the U.S. had the appropriate veterans services. But as of this year, 45 percent of schools have veterans services, which has helped with graduation and course completion rates. And UGA is no different.

www.covnews.com
http://www.covnews.com/section/1/article/56925/
GPC shows enrollment increase
Georgia Perimeter College’s fall 2014 student enrollment showed a 1.2 percent increase over fall 2013, with 21,371 students signing up for classes. The increase reverses a two-year trend that also has been experienced by other institutions of higher education. GPC enrolls 10,955 freshmen, the largest number of freshmen within the University System of Georgia.

www.coosavalleynews.com
http://www.coosavalleynews.com/np109258.htm
Enrollment Increases at Georgia Colleges, GHC Down
Fall 2014 enrollment in the University System of Georgia’s 31 colleges and universities totaled 312,936 students, an increase of 1.1 percent (or 3,467 more students) over fall 2013. This fall’s modest enrollment increase reverses a two-year trend in student enrollment in the University System of Georgia. However, at Georgia Highlands College, enrollment was down 2.3 percent. Last fall, the school say 5,492 compared to 5,365 this fall.

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http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/state-of-technology-addresses-students-dissatisfaction-with-campus-internet-million/article_693d375e-69fb-11e4-acc5-cb891d76db09.html
State of Technology addresses students’ dissatisfaction with campus Internet, $1 million needed to fix dorm Wi-Fi
Evelyn Andrews
Poor Internet quality changes people’s perceptions of all other services at the University of Georgia, said Timothy Chester, vice president for information technology. “If your Internet is not working well, nothing else matters,” Chester said at the annual State of Technology presentation on Tuesday afternoon. “We have this great new system for students to register their classes on the web called Athena and they love it, but if they can’t get good access to the web where they are, Athena is worthless to them.” A survey that is used to evaluate faculty, staff and students’ opinions on technology services at UGA shows students are more satisfied with the campus network and wireless Internet quality than other SEC schools, he said.

GOOD NEWS:
www.thebestschools.org
http://www.thebestschools.org/rankings/25-best-online-master-higher-education-degree-programs/
The 25 Best Online Master in Higher Education Degree Programs
An online Master in Higher Education degree prepares you for rewarding leadership roles at colleges and universities. The degree can also lead to management positions at nonprofit foundations, national as well as international associations, and government agencies. …We selected the degree programs based on academic excellence, types of available classes, faculty strength, rankings, and reputation. …10. Georgia Southern University

www.covnews.com
http://www.covnews.com/section/1/article/56924/
GPC named ‘Best for Vets’
Georgia Perimeter College was named among a “Best for Vets College” by Military Times. GPC was among 140 colleges nationwide achieving this distinction. …The survey-based Best for Vets: Colleges doesn’t manipulate mainstream research to skew more “veteran.” The detailed survey requires schools to meticulously document a tremendous array of services, special rules, accommodations and financial incentives offered to military and veteran students and to describe many aspects of veteran culture on a campus.

RESEARCH:
www.wjcl.com
http://wjcl.com/2014/11/11/uga-researcher-receives-millions-in-federal-grant/
UGA researcher receives millions in federal grant
By Alicia Patterson
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) – A University of Georgia researcher has received a roughly $3 million federal grant to develop an early warning system that could help public health officers prepare for an infectious disease outbreaks. The university says the $3.18 million, five-year grant comes from a division of the National Institutes of Health.

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http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/uga-researchers-investigate-effect-of-nuclear-exposure-on-chernobyl-wildlife/article_7a408aaa-6920-11e4-a54e-c7fe0d179e43.html
UGA researchers investigate effect of nuclear exposure on Chernobyl wildlife
Gabe Cavallaro
A nuclear disaster at a power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine, discharged huge amounts of radioactive material into wide swaths of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, home to millions of residents, in 1986. And nearly 30 years later, University of Georgia researchers are seeking to uncover the effect this accident has had on the wildlife in the area.

Editorials/Columns/Opinions
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http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/opinion/editorials/as-holidays-approach-beware-of-scams/article_429908a6-6a07-11e4-a63b-2bc07c52ac8a.html
As holidays approach beware of scams
Unfortunately, as the holidays approach consumers must become increasingly aware of scams, identity theft and other forms of fraud. Technology has changed the face of crime and even the most technologically advanced can fall prey to fraud. In addition to credit card fraud, the stealing of personal banking and debit card information and other kinds of identity theft, it is unfortunate that charity fraud can also ruin the holiday spirit. Throughout our community there are numerous organizations, agencies, non-profits and churches helping to see the needs of others and working to make sure families have a good Thanksgiving. In order to raise awareness and to help protect both students and the general public, Valdosta State University hosts a series of events during International Fraud Awareness week Nov. 16-22. VSU has said its participation is part of the University System of Georgia’s focus to promote an ethical culture at its 31 colleges and universities.

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http://www.newtoncitizen.com/news/2014/nov/11/jeff-meadors-great-things-happening-in-schools/
EFF MEADORS: Great things happening in schools from Rockdale to Putnam
By Jeff Meadors
It’s a busy month of exciting events in local school systems from Rockdale east to Morgan. Put the DOE data, much of which has not been updated since fiscal year 2011, on the shelf. Here’s the real story. Georgia Apply to College is this month as proclaimed officially by Gov. Nathan Deal on Aug. 14. The program began as a one-week event in 2008 with eight Georgia schools and has exploded into more than 200 participating schools. GAC is sponsored by Communities in Schools of Georgia, the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Independent College Association, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, the Georgia Student Finance Commission, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the University System of Georgia. Part of the American Council on Education’s national initiative and funded through the College Access Challenge Grant, GAC aims to increase access to college for students in areas where access is limited or a dearth of knowledge about college admissions exists. That includes rural students.

www.getschooled.blog.ajc.com
http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2014/11/12/how-do-we-judge-the-quality-of-teaching-in-foreign-language-health-art-music-and-pe/
How do we judge the quality of teaching in foreign language, health, art, music and PE?
Maureen Downey
I understand the motivation and rationale behind teacher ratings. Of all the factors that influence student success within the control of public policy, teacher quality is now seen as the most important. But initial attempts by states to measure teacher effectiveness have been clumsy at best. Georgia’s new rating system bases half of a teacher’s score on the classroom observations of administrators and half on the academic growth of students. (Teachers are complaining the observation piece is not as thorough as it ought to be because administrators lack time.)

Education News
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NCTQ Report: High Marks Don’t Mean Teachers Ready for Classroom
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Too many teacher candidates are graduating with high marks that don’t truly reflect their readiness to teach because too often their programs lack the kind of rigor that will prepare them for what they will encounter in an actual classroom. That is one of the key takeaways from a report being released today by the National Council on Teacher Quality.

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Universities Opening Centers to Attract Veterans
by Lekan Oguntoyinbo
San Jacinto College opened its three Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success two years ago as part of its strategy for the recruitment and retention of veterans. The Houston-area community college that operates three campuses counts more than 1,400 veterans among its students. Alix says the existence of a veterans center where he can fraternize with other students who are former or active military has been helpful and provides a safe haven for him on campus.
Recruiting vets
In recent years, hundreds of colleges and universities around the country have been developing strategies to recruit veterans and active military students and help them thrive in the academic environment. American colleges and universities currently enroll the largest number of veterans and active-duty military personnel since the end of World War II, according to the American Council on Education (ACE).

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Calif. Community Colleges Confer 12,000 ‘Transfer to CSU’ Degrees
Source: svcnews.com
The number of community college students who earned an associate degree through the California Community Colleges and California State University “A Degree with a Guarantee” transfer program more than doubled to 11,673 in 2013-14, the two college systems announced today. Students who earn an Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) or Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) are guaranteed admission to the California State University. Of the 11,673 students who earned an associate’s degree for transfer, 6,905 went on to transfer to a CSU campus.

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Study abroad program growing at community colleges
Source: northjersey.com
Most community college students haven’t left their counties for school; now a push is under way for them to leave the country. Bergen Community College is one of more than 240 schools that are part of an initiative by the global Institute of International Education to double the number of American students studying abroad by 2019. Community colleges are vital to this effort because nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates attend the two-year schools, said Daniel Obst, a deputy vice president at the institute. …Study abroad has burgeoned over the last generation, and programs are available at most four-year colleges. Still only about 14 percent of U.S. college students study internationally, according to the institute. And just over 5,200 of the more than 283,000 American students studying abroad are from community colleges, according to the most recent figures available.

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Challenges bring students home from universities to community colleges
Source: connecttristates.com
QUINCY, ILL. — For most high school students, they set their eyes on attending a four-year college. Yet for some who choose that path, they ultimately return home to attend a two-year institution. For many preparing to attend college, they think of the quality of the education, athletics programs and local restaurants with a fun atmosphere. It’s students that didn’t consider another factor that is bringing a unique demographic to John Wood Community College in Quincy. The college has a considerable amount of students that started at a four year university their freshman year and decided to transfer to John Wood’s two-year program for their sophomore year.

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Alabama-Birmingham, Alabama State Get Cancer Research Grant
by Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Alabama State University have been given a federal grant to research and reduce disparities in cancer rates.
UAB officials said in a statement Tuesday that the $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute will allow both schools to execute cancer-related research and training focused on helping underserved communities.

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Sex-Assault Program Expands to High Schools
by Holly Ramer, Associated Press
Instead of focusing just on potential victims and perpetrators, the “Bringing in the Bystander” program teaches participants how to safely intervene when they see a risk of sexual assault or dating violence. Starting in January, UNH faculty, staff and students will implement the program at 30 high schools, in most cases as part of existing health or psychology classes. The curriculum has been reworked to be appropriate for younger students, said Katie Edwards, assistant professor of psychology and women’s studies.