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University System’s Economic Impact on Georgia more than $15B
Staff Report From Georgia CEO
The University System of Georgia’s economic impact on the state was $15.5 billion in Fiscal Year 2015 according to the most recent study conducted by the Selig Center for Economic Growth in the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. The University System’s economic impact grew $1.3 billion, an increase of 9 percent, from fiscal year 2014 to 2015. Student spending in communities where USG institutions operate was a primary driver in the increase with overall higher student enrollment in the University System creating significant impact. The economic impact of the USG is a measure of direct and indirect spending that contributes to the regions served by the System’s colleges and universities.
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Study: Georgia Gwinnett College contributes $416M to local economy
Tyler Estep, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Gwinnett College contributed more than $416 million to the local economy during the last fiscal year, according to a study commissioned by the University System of Georgia. Among state colleges, only Georgia Perimeter’s estimated impact was greater. GGC also outpaced all but one state university (a classification that does not include some of Georgia’s largest institutions, like Georgia Tech, Georgia State and the University of Georgia). “The college’s presence creates a multiplying effect as dollars are spent and re-spent in the Gwinnett area economy,” said Georgia Gwinnett College President Stas Preczewski said in an emailed statement.
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UWG’s Economic Impact on Region Rises to $518 Million
http://www.noodls.com/view/2D92AF4941C4B70799386C3DAF6824DD5A4464E2
The University of West Georgia has a $518 million regional economic impact, according to an annual study released by the University of System of Georgia. The fiscal year 2015 economic impact study measures direct and indirect spending that contributes to the regions served 31 state universities and colleges. ‘For UWG to succeed, we must help our community, region and state succeed,’ said UWG President Dr. Kyle Marrero. ‘We are committed to driving economic growth in our region and to working with our friends and partners to ensure everyone has the opportunity to share in that prosperity.’ UWG’s regional impact saw a significant 13.8 percent increase from 2014 to 2015. The increase includes UWG’s support of 5,161 full-time and part-time jobs; spending by the institution for salaries and fringe benefits; operating supplies and expenses, and other budgeted expenditures; spending by the students who attend UWG; and spending by the institution for capital projects.
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Georgia officials want less student money used for sports
Associated Press
ATLANTA — University System of Georgia officials on Tuesday capped how much athletic programs can depend on student fees and tuition for funding, urging campuses to look elsewhere amid national concern about college costs. The system’s governing Board of Regents approved the new policy, limiting the portion of an athletic program’s budget that can come from student fees or tuition. The amount runs from 65 percent to 85 percent and is tied to each school’s athletic association, allowing those in smaller organizations to depend more on student dollars than schools in NCAA divisions. The updates also include a 5 percent cap on annual growth in athletic expenses.
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Georgia Board Caps Student Funding of Athletics
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/05/12/georgia-board-caps-student-funding-athletics
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Council: Ga. Teacher Preparation Programs Could Improve
By MARTHA DALTON
How well do college education programs train future teachers? The answer depends on who you ask. According to the National Council on Teacher Quality, most programs have room to improve. The council grades states in several areas, including the quality of colleges’ teacher training programs. On its most recent report card, Georgia earned a B-minus overall, but it scored a C-plus when it comes to delivering well-prepared teachers, and identifying and retaining effective ones. NCTQ president Kate Walsh says nationwide, colleges tend to have a higher opinion of their own training programs than school districts do. But that opinion isn’t shared by everyone. In a recent interview with WABE, Cobb County schools recruiter Tyler Gwynn said several Georgia colleges have strong teacher prep programs. “[The University of] Georgia does a great job, KSU does a great job, Georgia State, they’re right in our back yard, they do a great job,” Gwynn said.
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‘EXTRAORDINARY STEWARD’
KSU President Dan Papp steps down after decade at helm of growing university
After 10 years at the helm of Kennesaw State University, overseeing a merger with another major university, the start of a football program and the addition of a doctoral program, President Dan Papp announced Wednesday he is stepping down. Shortly after presiding over KSU’s final graduation ceremony of the school year, Papp said he felt retiring after 10 years “felt like the right thing to do,” adding it didn’t make sense to retire after 11. Papp, 68, said the timing seemed right after 10 years as he and his wife, Susan, had been discussing the possibility for some time. Armed only with plans of visiting his five grandchildren in Florida more often in addition to serving as the 2017 Cobb County Chamber of Commerce chair, Papp said he and his wife have no plans to relocate from their home in Marietta. …As Papp prepares to depart from KSU, he said he will be remembered as “the person who brought Kennesaw State onto the national stage” while expanding its global reach. While he said it would be presumptuous to give his successor tips for the job, Papp praised KSU’s faculty, staff and students. He said the next president needs to “realize how good they are,” and get out of their way. Papp’s predecessor, Betty Siegel, called him a man of integrity who continued to grow the university into what it is today.
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KSU president Dan Papp retiring after a decade of leadership
By Janel Davis – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An announcement about an interim president for Kennesaw State University is expected in coming weeks after President Dan Papp decided to step down. The university grew during his 10-year tenure into one of the largest institutions in the state. Papp and his wife have been thinking about his retirement for about three years, he said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We were actually counting down the months and eventually it became a good idea,” Papp, 68, said. He announced his retirement in a letter to the campus community late Tuesday after a phone call to Hank Huckaby, chancellor of the state’s University System. His retirement is effective June 30.
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Kennesaw State president to retire at end of June
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/11/kennesaw-state-president-to-retire-at-end-of-june/
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KSU President Dan Papp to retire
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2016/05/11/ksu-president-to-step-down.html
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Kennesaw State president to retire at end of June
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2016-05-11/kennesaw-state-president-retire-end-june
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Kennesaw State University President Dan Papp announces retirement
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Kennesaw State president to retire at end of June
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Stuart Rayfield named Interim President of BSC
University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby has named Dr. Stuart Rayfield interim president of Bainbridge State College (BSC).
Rayfield currently serves as the Frank D. Brown Distinguished Chair in Servant Leadership, associate professor and director of the Servant Leadership Program at Columbus State University in Georgia. She will assume her post at BSC on June 1, 2016, replacing Interim President Shawn McGee. McGee has served as interim president since Dec. 2015 when President Richard Carvajal was appointed interim president at Darton State College in Albany. McGee has been appointed vice president for fiscal affairs at Albany State University.
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GA-FL At a Glance
Dalton State College to offer new degree program (4th article)
DALTON, Ga. — The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has approved Dalton State College’s application to offer a bachelor of arts degree in communication, bringing to 22 the number of four-year degrees offered by the college. The new program begins spring 2017.
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Georgia Gwinnett College Pins First Nursing Class
The 24 new nurses will graduate with the rest of GGC’s Class of 2016 on Wednesday.
http://patch.com/georgia/lawrenceville-ga/georgia-gwinnett-college-pins-first-nursing-class
By DOUG GROSS
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — Georgia Gwinnett College pinned its first-ever group of new nurses on Tuesday. In all, 24 new nurses received pins at the ceremony, marking the inaugural completions of GGC’s new nursing program. “Each nursing school or program has unique aspects to the (pinning) ceremony, but typically, it includes the presentations of the pins and recitation of a variation of the Nightingale Pledge,” said Diane White, dean of the School of Health Sciences. “It is deeply meaningful, as the responsibility for caring for others in times of need is not just a career choice; it is a life’s calling.” The nurses will graduate Wednesday with the rest of the GGC class of 2016, making them the first of the charter nursing class to earn their bachelor’s degrees. The rest of the charter class is expected to graduate later this year.
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Terry College Honors Distinguished Alumni
Staff Report From Athens CEO
Three prominent business executives were honored by the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business at its 2016 Alumni Awards and Gala on April 30 in Atlanta. Two of the Terry College graduates — Bill Young Jr., partner at the General Wholesale Company, and Doug Benn, executive vice president and chief financial officer at The Cheesecake Factory — received Terry’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Mitch Reiner, partner and chief operating officer at Capital Investment Advisors, received the college’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award. All three were honored for their career achievements and for their service to the Terry College and their communities.
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New student housing taking shape at Georgia Southern
http://www.wtoc.com/story/31950768/new-student-housing-taking-shape-at-georgia-southern
By Dal Cannady, Reporter
STATESBORO, GA (WTOC) – Construction is underway on a new building on Georgia Southern University’s campus, which will house students who look to serve our country. A groundbreaking was held back in January, but now, they are in the process of “topping the building,” which means the project has reached the home stretch. The military science building will give the growing ROTC program more room to expand. Georgia Southern’s interim president carried on a construction tradition as she signed the beams that will soon be hidden as inside walls get added. The folks who’ll call this place home felt as excited as kids on Christmas Eve.
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Interest Rates on Federal Loans Will Hit Record Low
The interest rates on federal student loans will fall by about half a percentage point in the 2016-17 academic year, to the lowest point in history, based on the results of the Treasury Department’s auction on 10-year notes. The rate on federal undergraduate loans will drop to 3.76 percent from the current 4.29 percent, and the rate for graduate Stafford loans will fall to 5.31 percent and for Grad PLUS and Parent PLUS loans to 6.31 percent.
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Lawmaker With the Idea Higher Ed Leaders Hate
U.S. Representative Tom Reed discusses his legislation requiring colleges with wealthiest endowments to spend more on student aid — or face penalties.
By Rick Seltzer
U.S. Representative Tom Reed says he’s open to modifying a controversial proposal to channel spending from large college and university endowments into student aid, even as he pitches the idea to presidential candidates and takes flak from the higher education community. Reed, a Republican from New York, is drawing up legislation that would affect universities and colleges with endowments of more than $1 billion. His proposal would require those institutions to take 25 percent of the amount they earn on their endowments annually and pay that money as grants toward students’ cost of attending. For some colleges with very large endowments — and typically already with generous aid programs — this requirement would result in large increases in spending on student aid.
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Why a ‘Big-Picture Education’ Has Never Been More Important
Carol Geary Schneider, president, Association of American Colleges & Universities
By Dan Berrett
Carol Geary Schneider, who is retiring in June after 18 years as president of the Association of American Colleges & Universities, describes what we know now about a high-quality education and its greatest threats. Even amid “a very toxic environment” about the value of college, Ms. Schneider explains why she sees reason for hope.
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Insiders See Darling-Hammond or Ben Carson as Next Secretary of Education
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
WASHINGTON — If Hillary Clinton is elected president, most insiders believe that she would select education researcher Linda Darling-Hammond as secretary of education. But if Donald Trump were to win, most insiders believe he would select neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate Ben Carson for the post. Those predictions come courtesy of the latest “Education Insider” released Wednesday by Whiteboard Advisors, a national education consulting firm. …In terms of higher education priorities, FAFSA simplification — an issue the Obama administration has been working on since the beginning of its first term — remains a top priority, according to the insiders. Insiders also ranked increased accountability and transparency through the accreditation process and expanding options for student loan repayment and refinance as priorities. Several also mentioned expanding the “gainful employment” rule to all colleges and universities that receive federal funding or undoing the rule for for-profit providers as priorities. Improving campus safety and making community college free ranked seventh and eighth, respectively.