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GA universities work to prevent deadly opioid overdoses
http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/34529497/ga-universities-work-to-prevent-deadly-opioid-overdoses
By Zachary Logan, Reporter
ALBANY, GA (WALB) -Opioid overdoses can turn deadly fast. And with the addiction growing among college-age students, the University System of Georgia (USG) is hoping to prevent these types of tragedies. On Tuesday, February 14, 2017, the USG announced that all state university campuses will soon have the opioid antidote, naloxone. First responders already use naloxone when they deal with a drug overdose. The emergency drug works to block the effects of the opioid until the individual can be treated at a hospital. The Center for Disease Control reports that, each year, around 1,000 people die from an overdose in the State of Georgia. Albany State University’s Chief of Police John Fields told WALB News 10 that he hasn’t seen a problem with opioid drugs on campus, but his officers will still be prepared. “It’s always beneficial to be prepared, be cautious, just in case,” Fields said. Chief Fields said that the antidotes have been ordered for the campus. Once the drugs arrive, campus officers will be trained on how to issue the emergency drug and they will be stored inside the police cars.
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Clayton State named one of best colleges in Georgia
From Staff Reports
Clayton State University has been named one of the top ten among the 25 best colleges in Georgia for 2017 by College Choice, a leading authority in college and university rankings and resources. Clayton State University ranks as the 8th best college in Georgia for both it’s academic and financial value. The state of Georgia has been ranked by Site Selection Magazine as the best state in which to do business for four years in a row, according to a press release from College Choice. This economic opportunity presents the state as a worthy choice for prospective college students, especially once they graduate and enter the workforce. … The entire ranking is as follows:
- Georgia Institute of Technology; 3. University of Georgia; 4. Georgia State University; 5. Albany State University; 6. Fort Valley University; 7. University of West Georgia; 8. Clayton State University; 9. Valdosta State University; 11. Columbus State University; 12. Georgia Southern University; 14. Georgia College and State University; 15. Armstrong State University; 17. Georgia Southwestern State University; 21. Savannah State University
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UGA leader picked as Armstrong State’s interim president
http://savannahnow.com/news/2017-02-17/uga-leader-picked-armstrong-state-s-interim-president
Jennifer Frum
University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley has named Dr. Jennifer Frum interim president of Armstrong State University in Savannah. Frum currently serves as the vice president for public service and outreach at the University of Georgia in Athens. She oversees UGA’s outreach and engagement and economic development efforts throughout the state. She will assume her post at Armstrong State on July 1 upon the retirement of President Linda Bleicken. “Jennifer brings to Armstrong more than 20 years of experience dedicated to our University System’s mission of teaching, research and service,” said Wrigley. “Jennifer has been a leader in our University System helping Georgia be competitive economically and preparing students to be better citizens. With Jennifer’s experience and skillset, she will play a key role in the consolidation of Armstrong and Georgia Southern that will benefit students, faculty, staff, the community and region.” Frum previously served as interim vice president for public service and outreach and deputy director and interim director of the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute. She began at UGA in 1995 as a research professional in the office of international development.
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Interim president named for Armstrong State University
http://www.wjcl.com/article/interim-president-named-for-armstrong-state-university/8948243
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Dr. Jennifer Frum named interim president of Armstrong State University
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Dr. Jennifer Frum named ASU’s interim president
http://www.georgiaworld.com/2017/02/17/dr-jennifer-frum-named-asus-interim-president/
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Armstrong forum seeks to soothe students’ fears on Georgia Southern merger
Official: Academic programs will continue through 2022
By Dash Coleman
After more than a month of unanswered questions about the ongoing consolidation of Armstrong State and Georgia Southern universities, officials offered current students at both institutions a bit of assurance about their academic futures. All academic programs offered at the campuses will continue to be offered through at least spring 2022, Armstrong President Linda Bleicken said Thursday during a forum at the Savannah college. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents unanimously voted to consolidate the two schools, which are about 50 miles apart, starting in 2018. At the end of the process, both schools would technically be dissolved then combined as a new university that keeps Georgia Southern’s name. Bleicken also said that Armstrong’s name will be maintained in some way when it becomes the Savannah campus of Georgia Southern. “We don’t have the final (name)… but the Armstrong name will remain part of this campus,” she said. “You can rest assured of that.” A statement posted to a joint consolidation website indicates “the majority” of academic programs offered at both universities will remain once the process is complete.
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Armstrong State, Georgia Southern issue timeline for program consolidation
BY FRANK MARRO
Armstrong State University has issued an update on the school’s state-mandated consolidation with Georgia Southern University. The summary below was posted on the ASU website on Thursday: Academic Programs Guiding Principles
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GA Board of Regents meet, approve actions
http://nique.net/news/2017/02/17/ga-board-of-regents-meet-approve-actions/
By Maura Currie
Georgia’s Board of Regents met on Valentine’s Day, approving several new programs for University System institutions — including Tech — and receiving the breaking news of a new appointment. Tech had relatively few items on the agenda. The first proposal, which established a program for a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, cited similar programs at Georgia State University and Emory, suggesting that Tech’s adeptness at creating interdisciplinary programs would allow the program to be both successful and unique. The program as proposed would utilize existing and renovated space already available at Tech, as well as lab space to be renovated and reconfigured during a $4.5 million renovation of the Boggs Building which was approved last month.The proposal was approved the Board.
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List of STEM courses for college HOPE GPA boost now available
http://crossroadsnews.com/news/2017/feb/17/list-stem-courses-college-hope-gpa-boost-now-avail/
Beginning this fall, students will receive a boost to their college HOPE GPA for specific, rigorous STEM courses typically offered during the first two years of college. Each HOPE-eligible college in Georgia will add 0.5 to the postsecondary HOPE GPA calculation in specific, approved STEM courses if the grade is a B, C or D. The “STEM Weighted Course List” will be reviewed on an annual basis. …The University System of Georgia, the Georgia Independent College Association and the Technical College System of Georgia worked collaboratively, along with input from the Georgia Department of Economic Development regarding high-demand careers, to draft an initial list of rigorous STEM courses eligible for weighting.
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Morehead hopes for bigger UGA faculty pay hikes than below-inflation raise in proposed state budget
By Lee Shearer
University of Georgia employees and most other state workers would get 2 percent higher pay if the legislature adopts Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget, but UGA President Jere Morehead has hopes for more. “That’s not written in stone,” he said at a Wednesday news conference. Inflation has now crept up to more than 2 percent, according to government and private trackers such as the Wall Street Journal, so employees’ buying power could actually decline slightly with a 2 percent raise. Morehead always lists faculty pay raises as one of his top legislative priorities. Pay has improved in the past three years but remains well below what professors and many comparable schools make.
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MGSU, Bibb Co. Sheriff to study inmate’s mental health
http://wgxa.tv/news/local/mgsu-bibb-co-sheriff-to-study-inmates-mental-health
by Maggie McGlamry
Middle Georgia State University and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office are working together to study and improve the mental health of local inmates. The university’s Center for Applied Research and Education, or CARE, will use $70,000 of the $250,000 grant to assess mental health of those at the Bibb County Jail over the next two years. CARE Director Michael Gibbons said the partnership allows the university to bring students and faculty into professional research.
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Scholarship Continues to Honor Memory of UGA International Student
Trevor Williams
Applications are once again open for a $1,000 scholarship at the University of Georgia enacted in the name of an Indian student who died in a tragic accident during her time there in 1979. The Saeeda Peermahomed Award each spring goes to a foreign student with a grade point average of 3.5 or above who contribute to academic excellence and the international education community through leadership and service. The award was endowed by Ms. Peermahomed’s family after she was killed in a car accident in North Georgia almost four decades ago while she was studying for a master’s degree in journalism. It prioritizes students who are active in international organizations and promote cross-cultural exchange.
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Northside High graduate found dead in University of West Georgia dorm
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article133170744.html
BY MARK RICE
A former Northside High School student died last weekend at the University of West Georgia from complications with diabetes. Marquis House, 19, was found unresponsive in his dorm room Sunday evening, Carroll County coroner Keith Hancock told the Ledger-Enquirer in a phone interview Thursday. House’s roommate discovered the scene when he arrived back on campus after being gone for the weekend and called 911, Hancock said. The coroner pronounced House dead in the dorm at 6:45 p.m. Hancock sent House’s body to the medical examiner’s lab at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The autopsy showed it was a natural death, caused by diabetic ketoacidosis, Hancock said. That means House, who had type 1 diabetes and self-administered his medicine, didn’t have enough insulin in his body, Hancock said. …House was a computer science major, said West Georgia communications director Gary Leftwich.
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Georgia to honor Vietnam era veterans in Brunswick March 23
http://jacksonville.com/news/2017-02-17/georgia-honor-vietnam-era-veterans-brunswick-march-23
By Terry Dickson
BRUNSWICK, GA. | Veterans who served during Vietnam will be honored with a certificate and lapel pin during a March 23 ceremony at College of Coastal Georgia, the state Veterans Service said. Veterans Service Commissioner Mike Roby will join federal, county and city officials at the 6:30 p.m. ceremony in which each veteran will receive a certificate recognizing their service during the war and with a Vietnam War veteran lapel pin from the Defense Department, Roby’s office said. … The program is part of the Defense Department’s 50th-anniversary commemoration of the Vietnam War. The Georgia Department of Veterans Service created the Vietnam War Certificate of Honor program in partnership with Gov. Nathan Deal’s office, Roby’s office said.