University System News:
www.savannahnow.com
Armstrong breaks ground on new college of health facility
http://savannahnow.com/news/2017-08-29/armstrong-breaks-ground-new-college-health-facility
By Brittini Ray
State and local dignitaries broke out the shovels late Tuesday morning to mark the start of construction on a new facility that will serve budding health professionals in the area. Gov. Nathan Deal, University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley, Armstrong Interim President Jennifer Frum, Georgia Southern University President Jaimie L. Hebert, State Board Regents Don Waters and other legislators were among those to break ceremonial ground at the Waters College of Health Professions on the Armstrong State University campus. “We want to make our higher education programs relevant,” Deal said. “We need to be sure that the individuals that are graduating from our colleges and universities are able to find employment.” …The building is scheduled to open in spring 2019. The university’s health college graduates more undergraduate health professionals than any university in Georgia, offering a range of academic programs that prepare students for careers in nursing, public health, health administration and the allied health professions, according to ASU officials. The new 75,000-square-foot facility will be named after Don and Cindy Waters, who donated $2 million toward the building.
www.macon.com
Middle Georgia State University ranks among top of state’s 4-year colleges
http://www.macon.com/news/local/education/article169883937.html
By Laura Corley
Middle Georgia State University ranked no. 3 out on a list of the 10 top 4-year colleges in Georgia, according to the education website schools.com. Georgia Institute of Technology ranked first place followed by University of Georgia in second. More 50 colleges in Georgia were ranked for the list using data from the Department of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics. University of North Georgia ranked no. 4 and Dalton State College ranked no. 5.
www.ajc.com
Three big Georgia universities, one application to get in
http://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-education/three-big-georgia-universities-one-application-get/UVR6yMvWGqjMJjDIb8tZFL/
Ty Tagami
For the first time, Georgia high school students who want to attend Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia or Emory University can apply one time to all three. The Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success has added these schools to its list of member institutions that accept applications from its online platform. Students can work on and store their essays there, along with artwork, videos, awards and other work. While the platform is free, applicants must still pay the standard college application fee at each institution, though financial aid is available for qualifying students.
www.getschooled.blog.myajc.com
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
New single college application available for Emory, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia
http://getschooled.blog.myajc.com/2017/08/29/new-single-college-application-available-for-emory-georgia-tech-university-of-georgia/
I am sharing this news as many Georgia high school students consider all three of the top Georgia colleges — Emory, Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia — now offering a single application to streamline the process. Here is the release on the new application: This fall for the first time, the University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Emory University (Emory College of Arts and Sciences and Oxford College) will accept one single college application, streamlining the application process for high school seniors in Georgia to apply to these three institutions. The Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success Application now enables seniors to apply to any or all of the three schools, both public and private, with one admission application. The application is part of a set of free tools available to all high school students and schools to help plan for the college admissions process available through the Coalition platform. Patrick Winter, associate vice president for admissions and enrollment management at UGA, says that “the Coalition platform can help talented Georgia students explore their college options while simplifying the application process. We are excited to be a part of this initiative.”
www.myajc.com
City of Atlanta, Georgia Tech partner for Smart City Initiatives
http://www.myajc.com/news/local/city-atlanta-georgia-tech-partner-for-smart-city-initiatives/PwDtOdqJo6dxypTcfOmjHK/
By Pamela Miller – For the AJC
The city of Atlanta has an expanded research partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology to design, implement and study Smart City initiatives which are tools to address urban challenges such as traffic congestion and promote public safety and environmental sustainability. Through the partnership, Georgia Tech will act as the official research partner for the North Avenue Smart Corridor Project, which is funded by the Renew Atlanta Infrastructure Bond program. The North Avenue Smart Corridor Project involves multiple Smart City technology components designed to: facilitate and promote safety for pedestrian and bicycle traffic; use the latest technology adaptive traffic signals for a safer, more efficient flow of bus and vehicular traffic in real time conditions and prioritize fire engines and ambulances traveling along the corridor on emergency response calls.
www.chronicle.augusta.com
Low turnout for ‘campus carry’ forum at Augusta University
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2017-08-29/low-turnout-campus-carry-forum-augusta-university
By Tom Corwin, Staff Writer
The new Georgia law that allows people to carry concealed weapons on college campuses is not generating much controversy, or much interest Tuesday, at Augusta University. The school hosted a forum on the “campus carry” law and its exemptions but only one person, director of student health Bob Dollinger, showed up. The organizers plan to advertise more for another forum on the law this week at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Jaguar Student Activity Center on the Summerville Campus. AU Chief of Police James C. Lyon said he has not received a single call from someone concerned or alarmed by someone carrying a concealed weapon and to him that means people are following the rules and the law is not generating as much controversy or disruption as some had feared. “I think they’re behaving themselves,” he said. Only those with a concealed carry permit are allowed to carry on campus and only handguns are permitted, according to the University System of Georgia policy. Lyon has also had between 15-20 meetings with individual departments to talk about their concerns and answer their specific questions. A lot of the questions stem from the exemptions to the law, those areas where concealed carry is not permitted.
www.ledger-enquirer.com
University of Georgia researchers develop Brain Glue to treat traumatic brain injuries
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article169975907.html?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=632282a816-eGaMorning-8_30_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-632282a816-86731974&mc_cid=632282a816&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
By Larry Gierer
Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a substance which could one day serve as a treatment for traumatic brain injuries. It is call Brain Glue. According to a report by Charlene Betourney on the school’s website, Brain Glue is a hydrogel matrix with a gelatin-like consistency that acts as a scaffolding for transplanted stem cells, which are capable of repairing damaged tissue. With the unique ability to take the shape of the void left in the brain after a severe trauma, Brain Glue will enable a more natural healing environment for stem cells to colonize and regenerate.
Higher Education News:
www.diverseeducation.com
Efforts to Reduce College Costs May Have Little Impact on Degree Attainment
http://diverseeducation.com/article/100898/?utm_campaign=DIV1708%20DAILY%20NEWSLETTER%20AUG30&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Increased spending at colleges and universities — particularly mid-tier public institutions — leads to greater degree completion, but lower tuition costs do not. That is the key finding of a new working paper released this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research, or NBER. The paper — titled “The Impact of Price Caps and Spending Cuts to US Postsecondary Attainment” — was produced by Dr. David J. Deming of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Dr. Christopher R. Walters of the economics department at the University of California, Berkeley. Their paper found “large causal impacts of spending — but not tuition,” on attainment rates at both two-year and four-year institutions and across different degrees and certificates. “Our results suggest that efforts to reduce college costs — holding spending constant — may have little impact on degree attainment,” the paper states. “Broadly speaking, this pattern of results helps to explain why the move of many states over the past several decades toward a lower-spending, lower-tuition equilibrium has led to increases in the share of students who are enrolled part-time, and to higher college dropout rates.” The researchers used data from the federal Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, an annual survey of state support for higher education, and other sources, to perform their study.
www.cnet.com
Cybersecurity 101: How universities are dealing with hackers
Welcome back to school! Don’t miss orientation, and watch out for hackers.
https://www.cnet.com/news/cybersecurity-101-how-universities-are-dealing-with-hackers/
by Alfred Ng
As thousands of freshmen move into their dorms for the first time, there are plenty of thoughts rushing through their minds: their first time away from home, what cringey nickname they’re gonna try to make a thing, if there are any parties before orientation kicks off. One thing that probably isn’t on their minds is whether they’re going to get hacked. But that’s all Carnegie Mellon University’s IT department thinks about. Back-to-school season means hordes of vulnerable computers arriving on campus. The beginning of the semester is the most vulnerable time for a campus network, and every year, with new students coming in, schools have to make sure everything runs smoothly. Carnegie Mellon’s network gets hit with 1,000 attacks a minute — and that’s on a normal day.
www.hechingerreport.org
OPINION: It’s not too late for DeVos to make informed changes to current Title IX policies
A look at data and best practices from New York and other states
OPINION: It’s not too late for DeVos to make informed changes to current Title IX policies
by Mary Haviland and Michael Fagan
We’re eight months into the Trump administration and all signs point to an erosion of civil rights protections under Title IX for survivors of campus sexual assault. In July, Secretary DeVos met privately with victims of sexual assault, representatives of educational institutions, as well as students accused of sexual assault and their families, to reexamine policies to combat sexual assault on campus. “This policy has not worked in too many ways and too many places,” she said after the meeting, adding, “We need to get it right.”