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Deal: Georgia nets low rates, earns top marks for bonds
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/associated_press/news/politics/deal-georgia-nets-low-rates-earns-top-marks-for-bonds/article_3cf11434-0fa2-11e5-b1d1-13faa1d9fb21.html
Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Georgia has maintained its AAA bond rating and sold $1.28 billion in three different series of general obligation bonds to fund capital projects throughout the state, which range from construction on new university buildings to repairs on state bridges. A portion of these sales will also refund outstanding bonds to achieve savings. …The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC), which is responsible for issuing the bonds, approved the sale at its meeting today. The largest amount of funding will provide $288 million for the University System of Georgia, followed by $202 million for projects related to K-12 schools. The Technical College System of Georgia will receive $93 million for various projects located throughout the state.
www.macon.com
YOUR SAY: College presidents and their institutions can’t be compared to corporations
http://www.macon.com/2015/06/11/3790485_your-say-college-presidents-and.html?rh=1
By JEFF WALDROP
Special to The Telegraph
Thank you to the Editorial Board for providing a platform with its opinion on the compensation of college presidents in the June 10 Telegraph. Were this a debate, you would have provided me with a metaphorical “lay-up and slam dunk” to educate and inform the public regarding this most misunderstood of issues, namely the idea of university. First, the comparison to CEO’s is often used in support of increasing salaries of college and university executives, as if that were a fit comparison to begin with. But it is not. A college president is merely the top administrator, who “ministers” to the operational structure of an institution while the real intellectual capital (the faculty) engage in their pursuits of instruction, research and scholarship of various kinds.
USG Institutions:
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Middle Georgia State becomes university July 1
http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/macon/2015/06/10/middle-georgia-state-becomes-university-july-1/71033464/
Kristen D Swilley, WMAZ
Middle Georgia State College officially becomes a university July 1st. But getting there isn’t easy. “We have a grand total of over 650 signs that we’re going to be replacing or updating,” he said. Those cost about $300,000 and include a billboard on the interstate and campus entry signs, podiums, police cars, posters seals even aircraft for the five different campuses. Not everything old is out. The colors and mascot are staying, but everything MGSC will need the university label. …But at its core, Chief of Staff Albert Abrams says the transition is about increasing enrollment.
www.redandblack.com
Breaking down Morehead’s increased annual pay
http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/breaking-down-morehead-s-increased-annual-pay/article_3a5b574a-0fd7-11e5-8b44-bb6bbc2e4c91.html
Patrick Adcock
Tuition is not the only thing seeing a raise at the University of Georgia this year. Last month, the Board of Regents approved an increase in President Jere W. Morehead’s pay. By fiscal year 2016, Morehead will be making $811,375 per year. This comes after years of no increase in pay for professors in addition to rising tuition fees for students. Shortly after the board announced their intention to increase the president’s salary, Morehead released a statement concerning his intention to donate a portion of his pay back to the University. This will come in the form of a $100,000 endowment to the University’s experiential learning initiative, to be implemented in 2016. …On top of Morehead’s endowment to experiential learning, the president also donates portions of his pay to scholarships, such as the Morehead Honors Support Fund for the University’s Honors Program and the Jere W. Morehead Moot Court Fund for the School of Law.
www.wsav.com
Two Armstrong State University Professors Selected as 2015 Governor’s Teaching Fellows
http://www.wsav.com/story/29287779/two-armstrong-state-university-professors-selected-as-2015-governors-teaching-fellows
By WSAV Staff
SAVANNAH, GA – Armstrong State University Assistant Professor of Childhood and Exceptional Student Education Anne Katz and Assistant Professor of Mathematics Tricia M. Brown were recently selected as 2015 Governor’s Teaching Fellows for the Summer Symposium program at the University of Georgia. As two of only 14 faculty members selected from institutions of higher education across the state, Katz and Brown were chosen after a highly competitive application and selection process.
www.saportareport.com
Atlanta steps up to help Georgia Tech promote pedestrian-friendly Eco Commons
Atlanta steps up to help Georgia Tech promote pedestrian-friendly Eco Commons
By David Pendered
A committee of the Atlanta City Council voted Tuesday to help Georgia Tech advance its plans to improve the pedestrian nature of the central campus, while ensuring vehicles can still traverse the campus, as Tech pursues plans to create an Eco Commons that is to speak to Tech’s social and environmental ambitions. The council’s Utilities Committee voted unanimously to abandon portions of State Street and Atlantic Drive to Tech. Councilmember Andre Dickens abstained after noting that he works for Tech. Because of overwhelming support for the measure, the full Atlanta City Council is likely to approve it at the council’s June 15 meeting.
Higher Education News:
www.insidehighered.com
A Path to Debt-Free
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/06/11/elizabeth-warren-outlines-debt-free-college-plan-calls-more-funding-higher-ed
By Michael Stratford
WASHINGTON — Seeking to put some policy heft behind the progressive vision of debt-free college that is gaining steam on the campaign trail, Senator Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday outlined a sweeping college affordability agenda to “dramatically reform” higher education. “While not every college needs to graduate every student debt-free, every kid needs a debt-free option” at a public university, Warren said in remarks at the American Federation of Teachers.
www.diverseeducation.com
Ohio Attorney General Pledges $3M to Combat College Sexual Assaults
http://diverseeducation.com/article/73747/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=8ee3f7ac38b644d68787e62e37852017&elqCampaignId=415&elqaid=88&elqat=1&elqTrackId=c7786801188d4c489c55a35954091332
by Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio ― A cultural mindset that leads to sexual assaults must be changed, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Wednesday as he announced a $3 million competitive grant program to help colleges and universities improve services for campus sexual assault victims. Too often, investigations done by his office reveal a basic lack of understanding about the definition of rape, DeWine said. Education must also emphasize that alcohol consumption can render people incapable of consenting to sex, he said. The goal is to improve both the reporting of sexual assaults on campus and to keep it from happening in the first place, DeWine said.
www.chronicle.com
When It Comes to Preventing Sexual Assault, Should There Be an App for That?
http://chronicle.com/article/When-It-Comes-to-Preventing/230823/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
By Meg Bernhard
To some people, the idea for an iPhone app designed to let students record video statements of agreement before engaging in sexual activity sounds like a bad joke. Or perhaps just a well-intended overuse of technology. But Michael Lissack has come up with a set of such apps, and he defends them as a way to reset the conversation around sex on the campus. His creation, called We-Consent, is actually three apps — one that lets students document mutual consent to a sexual encounter by video-recording a conversation about it with the cellphone’s camera, and two “no” apps that record an individual watching a message on the phone that clearly states “no,” so there is a record of that individual having received the message.