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Georgia Tech proposing two new projects for $150 million
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/04/16/georgia-tech-proposing-two-new-projects-for-150.html
David Allison
Editor, Atlanta Business Chronicle
Georgia Tech is proposing two big new real estate projects with a total cost of $150 million. The school is proposing to construct a new structured parking and office facility with a total project  cost of approximately $39 million. It’s also proposing to renovate and expand its existing student center complex to create a 300,000-square-foot Campus Center with a total project cost of approximately $111,000,000. Both projects are scheduled to be voted on at the University System of Georgia Board of Regents meeting on April 18-19.

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University of North Georgia Fulbright Scholars include first from Gainesville campus
http://accesswdun.com/article/2017/4/524610/university-of-north-georgia-fulbright-scholars-include-first-from-gainesville-campus
By AccessWDUN staff
The University of North Georgia set a new record this year with eight students selected as Fulbright Scholars and two as alternates for 2017-2018, placing UNG among the top-producing institutions nationally for Fulbright Scholars.  Overall, ten UNG students were selected this year as semifinalists for the prestigious award, eight more than the previous year. “Our students continue to showcase their academic prowess by being selected for renowned national scholarships,” said Dr. Tom Ormond, UNG provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. “The Fulbright Program selects just under 2,000 students across the nation each year, and for 10 of the semifinalists — and eight finalists — to come from UNG is a remarkable feat.” The Fulbright Program, which operates in more than 160 countries, is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other nations, according to a news release from the university.

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Top Colleges for Awarding Credit for Study Abroad, 2014-15
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Top-Colleges-for-Awarding/239799
Of the 40 top doctoral institutions sending students to study abroad for academic credit in the 2014-15 academic year, 13 were in the South, 11 in the Midwest, nine in the West, and seven in the Northeast. The state with the highest number of doctoral institutions on the list was California, with five… 36. Georgia Institute of Technology, 1,509.

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Georgia University System Rules Could Admit Fewer Students
http://news.wabe.org/post/georgia-university-system-rules-could-admit-fewer-students
By MARTHA DALTON
The consolidation between Georgia Perimeter College and Georgia State University could cause some students to lose their chance at college. To serve a large number of non-native English speakers, Perimeter College (as the two-year school has been renamed since the merger) has historically had lower admissions standards than other schools in Georgia’s university system. Now, the Board of Regents is into compliance with its admission rules for all schools. That means students will have to score higher on entrance exams to get in. So, Perimeter College’s Clarkston campus could start denying admission to students who may have gotten in under the old criteria.

www.daltondailycitizen.com
Margaret Venable: State, private support vital to Dalton State
http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/opinion/columns/margaret-venable-state-private-support-vital-to-dalton-state/article_8c537efc-1cc7-50b5-b708-3afbea0f68b1.html
Dalton Daily Citizen
In recent weeks, the Georgia legislature, through the leadership of our Northwest Georgia delegation, voted to provide $4.1 million in funding for the renovation of Dalton State College’s original classroom building, Sequoya Hall. Constructed nearly 50 years ago, the building is more than due for a facelift. Dalton State has now been allocated nearly $37 million in state funding over the last five years for construction and renovation projects on campus. Consider that number for a moment: nearly $37 million in state funds for construction and renovation projects on our campus in just the last five years. This number is as robust as it is because of the generous private support we’ve received that allows us to leverage state dollars during these times of budgetary constraints.

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ABAC to hold annual Summer Writer’s Workshop
http://www.tiftongazette.com/news/abac-to-hold-annual-summer-writer-s-workshop/article_9782a4e0-2142-11e7-9ef9-4ba46ad99055.html
By Stuart Taylor
Heading into its third year, the annual Summer Writer’s Workshop at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is turning its focus on screenplays. Screenwriter Michael Lucker will deliver the keynote address and talk with attendees about screenplays and screenwriting. “I think a lot of writing students who might be interested in writing don’t know much about screenwriting,” said Jordan Cofer, assistant vice-president of academic affairs at ABAC and workshop organizer. “Writing for diverse mediums is going to be more and more important.” Lucker, who is also a professor at Emory University, has worked on a number of screenplays for animated films, including “Sprit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” “Mulan 2,” “Kronk’s New Groove,” and “Vampire in Brooklyn,” according to his International Movie Database page. All high school and college students are invited to register and attend the May 20 workshop.

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Carl Vinson Institute of Government Helps Georgia Regions Establish Workforce Development Partnerships
http://athensceo.com/news/2017/04/institute-helps-georgia-regions-establish-workforce-development-partnerships/?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=d17a0d5f1b-eGaMorning-4_17_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-d17a0d5f1b-86731974
Staff Report From Georgia CEO
Organizers in 12 Georgia regions are weighing funding options to establish workforce development partnerships outlined in a series of educational sessions arranged and facilitated by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Institute faculty and staff teamed with workforce specialists with the Georgia Department of Economic Development to share information about establishing sector partnerships with critical industries or industry clusters. Sector partnerships align key employers, workforce development experts, educators and economic developers to help meet the talent needs of key Georgia industries. The sessions also prepared sector partners to successfully seek funding administered by the GDEcD’s Workforce Division through the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Workforce regions have until March to apply for up to $250,000 in funding.

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Elliott Brack receives GGC Preservation Award
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/elliott-brack-receives-ggc-preservation-award/article_360580aa-cde4-50b0-bcdc-c079a087f711.html
By Keith Farner
This week Georgia Gwinnett College made a private presentation during its Button Gwinnett Day celebration, honoring author and publisher Elliott Brack with the second GGC Preservation Award for his dedication to the preservation of Gwinnett County history.

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Shooting Sports Education Center aims to benefit the GS community
http://www.thegeorgeanne.com/sports/article_05823e15-d898-56bf-93f8-0792cf82aed7.html
By Chris Smith The George-Anne staff
In October of 2015, Georgia Southern University broke new grounds for the local air rifle and archery teams in Statesboro, Georgia when they opened the doors to their $5.8 million facility. The Shooting Sports Education Center (SSEC) is a state-of-the-art instructional facility dedicated to teaching the public how to use archery and firearms. According to Gene Sherry, director of Campus Recreation and Intramurals, this is a 30,000-square foot facility with a 16 lane, 25-meter firing range, and a 16 lane, 25-meter archery center. The SSEC is now home to the Georgia Southern rifle team and the intramural archery team. According to Matt Horst, director of the Shooting Sports Education Center, this facility is the first of its kind on a college campus. There are other colleges with shooting sports centers on their campuses, but none are the size of the one at GS. …This facility could be essential to the Georgia Southern community with the passing of the campus carry bill. For the second year in a row, Georgia lawmakers passed a bill to allow concealed firearms on public university campuses. Governor Nathan Deal vetoed the bill the first time around, but with a few tweaks to the bill, there is a chance it will get passed this time. The bill has not yet been signed into law yet, and the future of the bill remains uncertain. With a facility like the SSEC that provides courses and training exercises to maintain and utilize firearms properly, members of the GS community may feel more compelled to take advantage of their resources. The purpose of the SSEC is to teach safety regulations and make everyone feel safe.

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Georgia Southern, Armstrong State prepare for consolidation
http://www.wtxl.com/ap/georgia-southern-armstrong-state-prepare-for-consolidation/article_d22da83e-221d-11e7-8c99-439eb6671fdb.html
Ashley Richmond
Georgia Southern University President Jaimie Hebert has been fielding questions about the impending consolidation of the school with Armstrong State University. The Savannah Morning News reports (http://bit.ly/2ogvMZP ) that by next year, the schools will combine as a multi-campus institution that keeps Georgia Southern’s name and president. It’s a move mandated by the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents. At a recent forum in Savannah, Hebert said the combined school’s health sciences college will be centered at Savannah, and its engineering college will be centered in Statesboro. Some programs from each of those colleges will be offered at both campuses.