University System News: www.patch.com 4 Georgia Schools Ranked ‘Best Colleges For Your Money’ Fourteen universities in Georgia made Money magazine’s ranking of the best education values in the country. https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/10-georgia-schools-ranked-best-colleges-your-money?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=4c83269ad6-eGaMorning-7_12_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-4c83269ad6-71060860&mc_cid=4c83269ad6&mc_eid=ca4ca3e624 By Deb Belt Buying a house and sending kids to college are two of the biggest spending decisions most Americans will ever make. Fortunately for […]
Monthly Archives: July 2017
USG eclips for July 11, 2017
University System News: www.hhnmag.com Ga. Nursing School Boosts Training Locations Because of Lack of Physicians http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/8450-nursings-dirty-little-secret-ga-nursing-school-boosts-training-locations-because-of-lack-of-physicians H&HN Staff Georgia Southern University’s School of Nursing is ramping up efforts to replace demand for physician care with nurse practitioners. The Statesboro, Ga.,-based school received a $1.3 million grant for a federal Advanced Nursing Education Workforce project that […]
Georgia Dream Mortgage Program
Georgia Dream Mortgage Program is a way for eligible education workers to obtain affordable first mortgage financing and down payment assistance to purchase a home. GA Dream Mortgage Program – Education Workers
Emails from OneUSG-Connect Benefits Call Center emails
Employees will receive an email from OneUSG-Connect-Benefits Call Center whenever there is an update to their account. This message is not spam and is safe to open. To view the document referenced in the email, employees can follow the attached directions. Employees will receive an email from OneUSG
Construction begins on new GHC academic building in Cartersville, progress video live
Construction has started on Georgia Highlands College’s new academic building in Cartersville. GHC has installed progress cameras giving viewers a chance to watch the construction live. The link to those channels can be found here: http://www2.highlands.edu/site/misc/steambuilding/ GHC has also asked students, employees, and visitors to use caution and avoid the construction zone. Currently, the Cline […]
“Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits”
You are invited to join the EAP’s live monthly webinar presentation series. This month’s topic is an important one, “Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits “. The webinar will be live at 12 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 18th. There is no cost but registration is required. “Maximizing Your Social Security Benefits” Presented by : […]
Conference Scam Alert
The USO has requested that this information be shared. We recently learned of an e-mail scam targeting USG faculty. The scam involves an invitation to teach at the World Education Conference in Dalian, China. According to the attached article on the internet, provided to us by the USO, this scam has been taking place for […]
USG eclips for July 7, 2017
University System News: www.ledger-enquirer.com Auburn, UGA listed among safest colleges in U.S.A. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article159955314.html BY LARRY GIERER Auburn University and the University of Georgia have made a list of the 100 safest colleges in the nation. Also making the list compiled for 2017 by the National Council For Home Safety and Security was Georgia Southern University. […]
USG eclips for July 10, 2017
University System News: www.bizjournals.com State seeking designers for four university projects totaling $164M https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/07/09/state-seeking-designers-for-four-university.html David Allison Editor, Atlanta Business Chronicle The state of Georgia is seeking design firms for four big university construction projects that will cost an estimated $164 million to build. The state on July 7 issued requests for qualifications for firms to […]
Jeans in July
Do you want to wear blue jeans to work in July? Here’s how: Employees are allowed to wear jeans to work any day of the month in July but you have to pay to play! (Participation is optional of course) To participate in “Jeans in July”, employees can pay $2 per day or $5 for […]