University System News:
myAJC
Saturday it’s official: Guns legal on Georgia college campuses
http://www.myajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/saturday-official-guns-legal-georgia-college-campuses/xRDUMtbd3QSWvzA1HFNVmI/
Eric Stirgus and Kristina Torres
After years of political debate, partisan pleas and protests, Georgia as of Saturday will allow guns on any campus in the state’s public college and university system.
The “campus carry” legislation is the most high-profile of a slew of laws that become effective July 1. including an expansion of Georgia’s medical marijuana law and permission for the state to take over failing schools.
http://news.wabe.org
Georgia Tech Readies For Campus Carry Law To Go Into Effect
http://news.wabe.org/post/georgia-tech-readies-campus-carry-law-go-effect
Starting Saturday, Georgia’s new campus carry law goes into effect, allowing students who are 21 and older to carry concealed handguns in some spaces at public colleges and universities. To prepare for House Bill 280, institutions across Georgia are hosting information sessions. Those included have been Kennesaw State University, Georgia College and State University, the University of Georgia in Athens and Georgia Tech.
Augusta CEO
Augusta University Launches Inaugural DNP in Anesthesia
http://augustaceo.com/news/2017/06/augusta-university-launches-inaugural-dnp-anesthesia/
Students aspiring to become nurse anesthetists now have the option of gaining an education at the doctoral level at Augusta University’s College of Nursing.
The Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia recently elevated the college’s masters level Nursing Anesthesia Program to a Doctor of Nursing Practice program, the only one of its kind being offered through the University System of Georgia.
Ledger-Enquirer
Georgia State study says marijuana use can lead to metabolic syndrome
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article158813239.html
A study by researchers in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University says the longer a person uses marijuana, the more the risk increases for developing conditions linked to heart disease, stroke and diabetes. According to a report on the Atlanta school’s website, the duration of marijuana use seems to be a significant factor associated with metabolic syndrome which is a cluster of symptoms that increase a person’s risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com
Variety of views expressed on campus carry at UNG town hall
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/124197/
Norm Cannada
With the state’s campus carry law set to take effect Saturday, students, faculty and staff at a town hall meeting Wednesday on the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus expressed a range of concerns from saying the law makes them feel unsafe to concerns it may be too restrictive. UNG Police Chief Justin Gaines held the forum on House Bill 280, commonly referred to as the campus carry law, which was passed this spring by the state legislature. Approximately 30 people attended the session in the Continuing Education Auditorium, which was the seventh held so far on the five UNG campuses.
http://www.wbtv.com
New president named for Georgia Southwestern State University
http://www.wbtv.com/story/35784042/new-president-named-for-georgia-southwestern-state-university
J.T. Fellows
The Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia has named Dr. Neal Weaver president of Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus. Weaver will assume his new position on July 15. Weaver is currently the vice president for university advancement and innovation at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
The College Fix
Concerned about bad optics, university renames its new ‘safe space’ program
Concerned about bad optics, university renames its new ‘safe space’ program
Jeremy Beaman
In May, Columbus State University proudly plugged “safe spaces” across its campus. “Safe Space” fliers were drummed up and posted. Announcements were sent out.
Growing Georgia
First UGA Student Begins Study at Italy’s University of Padova as Part of Dual Master’s Degree Program
http://growinggeorgia.com/news/2017/06/first-uga-student-begins-study-italys-university-padova-part-dual-masters-degree-program/
Denise Horton
Founded in 1222, UNIPD — now home to UGA’s dual master’s degree program in sustainable agriculture — is considered the fifth-oldest university in the world. Located about 25 miles from Venice in northern Italy’s Veneto region, the city of Padova is much older. Padova traces its roots to 1183 B.C. In addition to scores of notable faculty and alumni – Galileo Galilei taught mathematics at UNIPD for 17 years, and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and Andrea Vesalio, the founder of modern anatomy, both studied there – the world’s oldest botanical garden, established in 1545, is also located at the university.
The Augusta Chronicle
New Department of Population Health Sciences a ‘natural consolidation’
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2017-06-29/new-department-population-health-sciences-natural-consolidation
Tom Corwin
A new department at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University will foster more collaboration not only on campus but with community leaders and other schools and agencies across the state, officials said.The new Department of Population Health Sciences will begin Saturday and is being formed by combining the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and the Georgia Prevention Institute.
Philanthropy News Digest
Georgia State Receives $3.9 Million for New K-12 Education Center
http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/georgia-state-receives-3.9-million-for-new-k-12-education-center
Georgia State University has announced a $3.9 million grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation to create a new center for education policy.
Higher Education News:
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Does Redesigning Classrooms Make a Difference to Students?
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Does-Redesigning-Classrooms/240491?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=40d4f0c1abd44e8abf14ddf381849f42&elq=7922ba3996e54987b034c84976d42ae4&elqaid=14575&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6148
Shannon Najmabadi
When Melissa Hayes-Gehrke set foot in a new active-learning classroom here at the University of Maryland, she says it felt like “coming home.” Ms. Hayes-Gehrke, a principal lecturer in astronomy on this flagship campus, had begun incorporating active learning into her lectures years ago, asking students to conduct group work and watch instructional videos before coming to class.
The Hechinger Report
Universities and colleges struggle to stem big drops in enrollment
Universities and colleges struggle to stem big drops in enrollment
Jon Marcus
Behind the deceptive quiet of a small college campus in the summer, things are buzzing at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Faculty at the 175-year-old liberal-arts school, which has about 1,700 undergraduates, are preparing new majors in high-demand fields including data analytics and computational neuroscience. Admissions officers are back from scouting out prospective students in China, India and Pakistan. Recruiters have been on the road closer to home, too, in Cleveland and Chicago. In the athletics department, work is under way to add two sports and a marching band.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Talk About Diverse Hiring Often Means Faculty. What About Staff?
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Talk-About-Diverse-Hiring/240484?cid=trend_right_a
J. Clara Chan
When colleges talk about diverse hiring, much of the focus — and the funding — goes to recruiting and retaining faculty members from underrepresented minority groups. But a program in the works at the University of California at Berkeley is looking at new ways to elevate an overlooked cohort: minority staff in nonacademic areas, like student-affairs administrators and office managers.