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Georgia Southern, Armstrong Prepare To Merge
http://gpbnews.org/post/georgia-southern-armstrong-prepare-merge
By CELESTE HEADLEE & SEAN POWERS
There is change in the works at two Georgia universities. Earlier this year, the University System Board of Regents voted to merge Armstrong State University and Georgia Southern University. The new school will keep Georgia Southern’s name. Since 2011, the university system has completed seven mergers, in the interests of efficiency and economy. We talked more about this with John Fuchko, the vice chancellor for organizational effectiveness with the University System of Georgia. We also heard from the presidents of Armstrong and Georgia Southern.
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President Hebert talks Georgia Southern and Armstrong merger
http://www.thegeorgeanne.com/news/article_ac3a08ef-5d7c-599d-b13a-82981893c2a1.html
By:Ashley Jones The George-Anne staff
President Hebert addressed possible sanctions, such as tuition increase, due to the consolidation of Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University (ASU) last Wednesday during an SGA meeting. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, President Hebert made an appearance at the SGA meeting to discuss any concerns students may have about the consolidation between ASU and GS. Hebert first reassured students that a recommendation had been made for current students to be able to finish working toward their degrees at their current institutions. “We will have teach-out plans in place so that students will have the opportunity to complete their degrees on exactly the campus they’re attending,” Hebert said. He later addressed concerns for students attending ASU on athletic scholarships. A recommendation is in works to honor any athletic scholarships awarded to students for the duration of that student’s eligibility as they are pursuing their academic position, according to Hebert. However, none of these recommendations have been approved.
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In Your Neighborhood: Ahwatukee woman setting academic, golf records in Georgia
http://www.ahwatukee.com/community_focus/article_cc75896a-feb5-11e6-950a-8f6d1426defa.html
AFN News Staff
Ariana Macioce of Ahwatukee has been golfing since she was 2 years old – 18 years ago. And now that the 20-year-old sophomore is at Georgia Southern University, all that experience is paying off – along with 12 years of high performance in the classroom before she even got to Georgia. She not only is setting records on Georgia Southern’s golf team, but also is making high grades as a student, winning the school’s coveted President’s Award twice in three semesters with a report card that has carried all As except for one B as a freshman.
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Black student success rates earn USF top spot in new report
Claire McNeill, Times Staff Writer
When it comes to the success of black students, the University of South Florida takes the No. 1 spot in Florida and the sixth nationwide, according to a new report from the Education Trust. The non-profit advocacy group’s report looked at the achievement gap between black and white students at nearly 700 institutions. At many schools, black students fall far behind, with average graduation rates 22 percentage points below their white peers. Not at USF. Nationally, black students graduated at an average rate of 40.9 percent across 2012, 2013 and 2014. At USF, 63.7 percent graduated, closing the completion gap with white students. …The report focuses on full-time, bachelor’s degree-seeking students at four-year, public and private non-profit colleges and universities. Black student enrollment is up 37 percent at these institutions over the last decade, but at many universities their success rates have remained stagnant. No. 1 overall on the list is Georgia State University, where black students graduated at 56 percent, a rate 6 percent higher than white students across 2012, 2013 and 2014.
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Medical College of Georgia Southwest faculty presented Exemplary Teaching Awards
Three Albany-based physicians recognized by Medical College of Georgia
From Staff Reports
More than 120 faculty members of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University have been recognized with Exemplary Teaching Awards for their contributions to students and residents at the state’s medical school, including six clinical educators connected to the MCG Southwest Campus based in Albany. Included in that group of six were three surgeons based in Albany, officials at MCG said. Awards for undergraduate medical education were based on quantity of teaching and student evaluations. This year’s undergraduate medical education winners from the Southwest Campus, and their teaching areas, were: …In January 2008, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents accepted a medical education expansion plan for the state calling for the university’s medical college to expand statewide, including opening the four-year Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership in Athens.
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UGA on pace to set new fundraising record, president says
By Lee Shearer
The University of Georgia is on pace for another record-breaking fundraising effort, according to UGA President Jere Morehead. Morehead spoke at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Athens on Wednesday. UGA fundraising has set new records each year Morehead has been in office. The fiscal year 2016 record total of $183 million was 28 percent over the previous year, which had also been an all-time high. “We’re gaining increasing confidence that we can surpass that record again this year,” Morehead said. Morehead also updated Rotary members on other developments at the university, including three initiatives he set forth in January during his annual State of the University address.
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University of Georgia to reinter remains of individuals discovered in Baldwin Hall construction
By UGA News Service
Following the guidance of the State Archaeologist’s Office, this spring the University of Georgia will reinter the remains of individuals discovered during the construction of the Baldwin Hall expansion. The reburial will take place in Oconee Hill Cemetery and will be commemorated with a ceremony on March 20. In total, 105 gravesites were identified. The remains were discovered in November 2015 during work on the expansion of Baldwin Hall, an academic building adjacent to the Old Athens Cemetery, which operated as a public cemetery throughout the 19th century. Between November 2015 and February 2016, archaeologists from Southeastern Archaeological Services Inc. and bioarchaeologists with the UGA Department of Anthropology worked to exhume the remains of individuals found in the gravesite. …The university has strictly followed the guidelines provided by the State Archaeologist’s Office throughout the process and, in keeping with that advice, will reinter the remains individually in Oconee Hill Cemetery, which is close to the original burial site.
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GDOL to host a second veterans fair in Valdosta
http://valdostatoday.com/2017/03/gdol-to-host-a-second-veterans-fair-in-valdosta/
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) Valdosta Career Center will host a veterans fair onThursday, March 16, from 1-4 p.m. at the career center located at 221 S. Ashley St. A specialist from the GDOL’s Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) will be available to provide information about the services offered to all veterans. Some of the services include career guidance, case management, intensive job search, interest and skills assessments, referrals to support services and many more. Organizations that have already registered include: AEOM, AFLAC, Albany Police Department, Ambassador Personnel, B-Way Corporation, Berrien County Board of Education, Brooks County, Camping World, Care Master Medical Services, City of Valdosta, Department of Juvenile Justice, Disabled American Veterans, Edward Jones, Florida Department of Corrections, Florida Highway Patrol, Fresh Beginnings Inc., Greenleaf Center, Heavy Equipment College of Georgia, Home Depot, Labor Finders, Nestle Waters North American, New Hire Solutions, Penske Truck Leasing, Rescare Homecare, Sam’s Club, Smith Drug Company, SMX Staffing, Target Distribution Center, Team Temps Personnel, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Guard/Reserves, U.S. Army, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Marine Corps, Valdosta City Schools, Valdosta Fire Department, Valdosta State Prison, Valdosta State University and WB&T Bankshares-Guardian Bank.
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GSC sets Vietnam vet certification event
http://www.barnesville.com/archives/9936-GSC-sets-Vietnam-vet-certification-event.html
Posted by Walter Geiger in Headlines
Gordon State College will hold another Vietnam Era certificate ceremony on April 22, 2017 at 4 p.m. at the Hightower Library
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House to vote on ‘Campus Carry’ Friday
Shaddi Abusaid
A Cherokee representative’s legislation that would allow concealed carry permit holders to bring their guns onto Georgia’s public college campuses is slated to come to the House floor for a vote Friday, the bill’s sponsor said. Rep. Mandi Ballinger, R-Canton, said Wednesday the bill would need to pass the House this week in order to stay alive this legislative session. The measure cleared the House Public Safety Committee on Monday. Ballinger, who argues that Second Amendment protections should extend to Georgia’s public colleges and universities, reintroduced the controversial bill this year after it was vetoed by Gov. Nathan Deal last May. This year’s measure is nearly identical to the one carried by Rep. Rick Jasperse, R-Jasper, last year, but would prohibit firearms from being brought onto child care facilities located on college campuses. The measure would allow anyone age 21 and older to carry a concealed handgun on campus with a state-issued permit, which requires that applicants be fingerprinted and undergo a background check. Though the legislation has the support of each member of Cherokee’s legislative delegation, it faces opposition across the state, namely from the University System of Georgia, which has long opposed students and teachers being able to carry firearms into classrooms.