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New ranking shows which Georgia graduate programs are best in U.S.
http://www.myajc.com/news/local/new-ranking-shows-which-georgia-graduate-programs-are-best/ey1zPfaRcPQmMzl4YGKbbI/
By Ben Brasch – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
From Dawgs to Yellow Jackets to Owls, Georgia’s graduate programs are among the best in the nation, according to a new ranking. The study released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report breaks down graduate programs into six categories— business, law, engineering, education, medicine and nursing —and ranks them. The 2018 analysis weighs factors like employment rates and starting salaries, along with standardized test scores of newly enrolled students. Because engineering is different from law, the listings each have their own methodologies.
GA Tech
No. 1, engineering (industrial/manufacturing/systems)
No. 2, engineering (civil)
No. 2, engineering (aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical )
No. 3, engineering (biomedical/bioengineering)
No. 7, engineering
No. 10, business (information systems)
No. 29, business school
No. 30, part-time MBA programs
No. 45, psychology
GA State
No. 7, law (health law)
No. 11, business (information systems)
No. 11, part-time law school
No. 46, part-time MBA programs
No. 48, education
No. 65, law
No. 112, nursing
Among the most diverse law schools with a 12 percent African-American population as its largest percentage of minorities
Kennesaw State University
No. 28, part-time business school
University of Georgia
No. 2, education (counseling/personnel services)
No. 6, education (secondary education)
No. 7, education (elementary education)
No. 7, education (higher education administration)
No. 9, education (curriculum/instruction)
No. 30, part-time MBA programs
No. 35, education
No. 48, business
No. 75, psychology
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GSW Presidential Search meetings scheduled
AMERICUS — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) is currently undergoing a national search for its next president. The Presidential Search and Screening Committee is holding two Town Hall Meetings – from 5:30-6:30 p.m. March 20 and 21 in the Rosalynn Carter Health and Human Sciences Complex Auditorium on GSW’s campus. This will be a time for local stakeholders to provide input and help further define the desired qualities, qualifications, and vision for GSW’s future president.
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Dinner at the Marrero’s Becomes a New Tradition for some at UWG
Dinner at the Marrero’s Becomes a New Tradition for some at UWG
By Ashley Buckner in Living West
Ashley Buckner Picture (BLUE COATS ARTCILE)A group of University of West Georgia students have memories that will last a lifetime after having dinner with the university’s President, Dr. Kyle Marrero and his family. Sunday, Feb. 26, the University of West Georgia Blue Coats were able to enjoy dinner and dessert in the beautiful home of Dr. Marrero, his wife Jane and their seven-year-old daughter, Lily. It is not every day that you can enjoy a home cooked meal with the president of your university. However, for the Blue Coats, this dream became reality. The Blue Coats are a select group of student leaders who are involved in a diverse range of activities and pursuing various educational disciplines. The Blue Coats work closely with Alumni and donors of the university. “The Blue Coats are UWG’s most prestigious ambassadors,” said Marrero. “They represent the students and the university at official events, functions, on and off campus. They represent a kaleidoscope of experiences, cultures, demographics and ethnicities but are united in their quest for education and the ultimate student experience. I’m so proud of the Blue Coats and so blessed to be their President.”
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Kennesaw State University library receives $30K endowment
http://www.mdjonline.com/news/kennesaw-state-university-library-receives-k-endowment/article_dd7ad98c-0855-11e7-83df-2704cd871680.html
Staff reports
Kennesaw State University’s Lawrence V. Johnson Library on the Marietta campus received its first endowment from the son of the library’s namesake. Jane and Ralph Johnson gave a $30,000 gift to create an endowment that will be used to purchase and maintain the library’s books, databases, subscriptions and other materials. “This gift will help to keep our collections up to date and enhance student learning,” said David Evans, KSU library services dean. Ralph Johnson said he thought it would be appropriate to establish an endowment that would fund library documents, magazines and other publications and activities that might not be covered by normal budgets for the library that is named in honor of his father. “I hope we can continue to increase the endowment to the level necessary to have a significant impact on students at the old (Southern Polytechnic State University) campus,” said Ralph Johnson. …The Johnsons also started an endowment fund to benefit student competition teams at then-Southern Polytechnic State University in 1999. That endowment has grown to $443,000 since then.
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EGSC’s Dr. Caiazzo participates in Reading Across America
http://emanuelcountylive.com/2017/03/egscs-dr-caiazzo-participates-in-reading-across-america/
by KATELYN MOORE, EAST GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE
As part of this year’s Read Across America Day, Dr. Tom Caiazzo, Professor of Political Science at East Georgia State College, represented the college at Mill Creek Elementary School in Statesboro where he read to Pre-K students. NEA’s Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss.
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Georgia Gwinnett College women’s tennis improves to 18-0
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/college/georgia-gwinnett-college-women-s-tennis-improves-to/article_27c93da2-085c-11e7-b4ba-63cad2a4a74b.html
FROM STAFF REPORTS
LAWRENCEVILLE — On Monday, the top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College women’s tennis team improved to 18-0 in 2017 with a 5-1 victory against No. 25 Cumberlands (Ky.) in Lawrenceville. With the victory, the Grizzlies have now won 26 consecutive matches dating back to the 2016 season.
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Georgia State researcher Gets $4.1 million sovereign extend to rise drug to fight Ebola virus
Georgia State researcher Gets $4.1 million federal grant to develop drug to combat Ebola virus
ATLANTA–Dr. Christopher Basler, a highbrow in a Institute for Biomedical Sciences during Georgia State University, executive of a university’s Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Microbial Pathogenesis, has perceived a five-year, $4.1 million sovereign extend to rise a drug targeting Ebola virus. …The extend from a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, partial of a National Institutes of Health, will support Basler’s work to aim a viral machine that Ebola uses to make new copies of a genome, a vicious duty for a pathogen to grow and spread. The idea is to find drug compounds that retard a expansion of Ebola virus.
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California Lawmakers Announce Plan to Reduce Student Debt
http://diverseeducation.com/article/93732/?utm_campaign=DIV1703%20DAILY%20NEWSLETTER%20MAR14&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
by Sophia Bollag, Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assembly Democrats on Monday proposed an extensive expansion of financial aid programs for students at California’s public colleges and universities. They’re calling their plan the most ambitious proposal in the country to reduce student loan debt. In addition to expanding financial aid for community college students, it would create $1.6 billion per year in new scholarships for students in the University of California and California State University systems. The Legislative Analyst’s Office reported this year that more than half of California college students graduate with student loan debt, with debt for students from UCs and CSUs averaging nearly $20,000. The Democrats say their plan aims to make college more affordable so students do not need to take out loans. “California is taking the boldest step in the nation toward making college debt-free,” Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, a Democrat from Paramount, said during a Monday news conference. “We have the opportunity to assure California students that when they go to college, they’ll leave with degrees, not debts.” The new scholarships would be paid for using money from the state’s General Fund.
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Universities Face New Scrutiny Over Spending by Private Foundations
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Universities-Face-New-Scrutiny/239480?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=7da55d7c0e844e16b8a13443302bcf46&elq=f1c855a5d6414705b7292633fc438b0d&elqaid=12942&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=5335
By Michael Vasquez
It’s the beauty of Italian wine country, combined with “the magic of autumn.” That’s the sales pitch for the Florida International University Alumni Association’s annual trip to Tuscany and Florence. Travelers experience “wine in the making” during VIP visits to renowned wineries, while also hopscotching between restaurants, museums, and “charming hilltop villages.” The cost is several thousand dollars for an alumnus, but the head of the university’s fund-raising foundation, Howard R. Lipman, billed his $3,508 travel expense to the foundation. The justification: building relationships with 16 potential university donors. “These trips cultivate engagement and philanthropy among travelers, who have given more than $8 million to various FIU programs,” states the explanation of Mr. Lipman’s trip, included in a spreadsheet of expenses provided to state lawmakers. He did not respond to an interview request from The Chronicle. As state funding for public universities continues its decades-long decline, private foundations have stepped in to fill much of the void. The nonprofit entities — which often operate with little to no public oversight — can help balance a university’s books in an era of lean budgets and public outcry over rising tuition. A successful foundation can pay for itself by bringing in seven or eight dollars for each dollar it spends wooing donors. The foundations also provide a vehicle for colleges to chase aspirations of greatness, whether in the form of superstar faculty, championship athletics, or groundbreaking research. But allegations of lavish spending, without public scrutiny, have cropped up at colleges across the country. …In most states, university foundations are exempt from public-records laws or their status is unclear.