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Georgia college students, activists protest tuition policy
http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-college-students-activists-protest-tuition-policy/6F7lI6znl9zRH2RNS4k6TP/
Eric Stirgus
A group of veteran civil rights activists and more than a dozen students appealed Wednesday to the Georgia Board of Regents to change policies they say discriminate against immigrant students without legal status. The demonstrators want the board to remove a policy that bars those students from paying the less expensive in-state tuition in the University System of Georgia. The state Court of Appeals ruled in October that the state is not required to permit residents who have been granted a special reprieve from deportation to pay in-state tuition at state colleges and universities. An attorney representing the students has said they’ll appeal the decision to the Georgia Supreme Court.
www.thebrunswicknews.com
New college president will be an important decision
http://thebrunswicknews.com/opinion/daily_editorial/new-college-president-will-be-an-important-decision/article_9f4d3f89-5b31-5e87-992f-5c6eaaabd15c.html
By THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
A very important process is starting at College of Coastal Georgia. A committee has been formed including 14 people tasked with finding the college’s next president. Since becoming a four-year institution offering bachelor’s degrees, this will be the college’s fourth president if the current interim Meg Amstutz is included. The committee includes a lot of knowledgable and dedicated people who are faculty members, members of the college’s foundation board and people who have a vested interest in the college’s success and students and alumni. We should be interested in this process and watch it closely. Who leads our local college will have a big impact on what happens there in the future. This was not lost on Steve Wrigley, chancellor of the University System of Georgia. “The committee plays a critical role in the future of the College of Coastal Georgia,” Wrigley said in a release announcing the committee. More to the point, College of Coastal Georgia plays a critical role in the Golden Isles. The next president must be someone who understands this.
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ASU students, faculty learn about fraud
http://www.walb.com/story/36844541/asu-students-faculty-learn-about-fraud
By Amanda Hoskins, Reporter
Students and faculty at universities across the state are learning about international fraud. Officials at Albany State University are hosting a number of events to bring awareness to fraud issues. Albany Police Chief Michael Persley spoke to students Tuesday about several types of fraud, including healthcare. Persley is one of many speakers the university will welcome this week. It’s part of an annual effort the University System of Georgia makes to teach students about ethics and code of conduct policies.
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CCGA honors its military veterans
http://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/ccga-honors-its-military-veterans/article_ba871b1b-a82b-58b8-b501-8616c5ab1092.html
By LAUREN MCDONALD
Victor Vega-Vazquez learned long ago how to take life’s challenges one day at a time. He first understood this lesson during basic training, after he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1989. “There are things you will never forget … your whole life is totally different from that point on,” said Vega-Vasquez, who serves today as the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at College of Coastal Georgia. Vega-Vasquez spoke Tuesday at the college’s Veterans’ Day Luncheon, a celebration of service of the faculty and students at the college. VALOR, a student organization that supports CCGA’s veterans, hosted the program.
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Two Georgia College students start nonprofits — while earning degrees
http://www.mdjonline.com/news/education/two-georgia-college-students-start-nonprofits-while-earning-degrees/article_c7f138d8-c9a0-11e7-88f1-6b4ffb02b107.html
Staff reports
Two Georgia College students have started nonprofits — while still taking classes and earning a degree. MacKenzie Roux of Marietta is a senior political science major minoring in Spanish. She is postponing law school to nurture her newly-formed nonprofit, The 1:27 Project. The program will run a week long camp every year for orphans in distress, starting next summer in Romania. Roux hopes to someday expand to Ethiopia, Honduras, Mexico, Haiti, Greece, Uganda, Ecuador and Costa Rica. Natalie Flanders founded Girls Grow Inc. in February, while a senior majoring in psychology. She now runs the program from Plywood Place in Atlanta, providing mentors and role models for adolescent girls. Flanders is opening new chapters at the University of Georgia, Georgia State University and Valdosta State University. The pilot program at Georgia State also benefits homeless girls at Covenant House Atlanta. … Students at Georgia college often get inspired to do more, because of the campus GIVE Center that promotes community service.
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UNG-Dahlonega to be new host of regional ethics bowl this week
http://accesswdun.com/article/2017/11/605699/ung-dahlonega-to-be-new-host-of-regional-ethics-bowl-this-week
By AccessWDUN Staff
A bowl game of sorts is coming to the University of North Georgia (UNG) on Saturday, Nov. 18. …For the first time, UNG’s Dahlonega Campus will host the Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. The one-day, multi-institutional collegiate competition is held in partnership with the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE). Clemson University had been the home of the event since 2012. UNG will host 16 teams from 14 universities, including the University of North Carolina, Wake Forest University, University of North Florida and the University of Mississippi. …This fall, hundreds of college students will compete in teams at 10 Regional Ethics Bowl competitions across the United States and Canada. The teams argue and defend their moral assessment of some of the most troubling and complex ethical issues facing society today.
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Five things to know about UGA report on economic impact of black colleges
http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/five-things-know-about-report-economic-impact-black-colleges/mz9sG41cjmF3rdIxV0RHvN/?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=9ffe586570-eGaMorning-11_15_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-9ffe586570-86731974&mc_cid=9ffe586570&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
Eric Stirgus The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The United Negro College Fund, with research by the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth, released a report Tuesday on the economic impact of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges & Universities. The report was based on the country’s 101 accredited HBCUs. Nine of those institutions are in Georgia. Here are five interesting pieces of data from the report:
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Atlanta manufacturer acquires Georgia Tech spinoff
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/11/14/atlanta-manufacturer-acquires-georgia-tech-spinoff.html
By Eric Mandel – Digital Producer , Atlanta Business Chronicle
East West Manufacturing LLC is buying one of its long-time customers. The Atlanta-based global design, manufacturing and distribution business said Tuesday that it agreed to acquire the assets of Innovolt Inc., an energy software firm that was founded inside Georgia Tech’s ATDC technology incubator. East West, founded in 2001, partners with equipment manufacturers and distributors throughout the U.S. and Europe, with operations in Vietnam, China and India. The company said the acquisition of Innovolt’s proprietary power protection and data capabilities advances the company’s strategic focus on growing its electronics business.
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Georgia college student arrested, another sought in robbery
http://www.ajc.com/news/crime–law/georgia-college-student-arrested-another-sought-robbery/GtM37lr76bq9KEFrKTUsdJ/
Steve Burns The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A University of West Georgia student was among four people arrested on robbery and gang-related charges after an incident near the Carrollton campus, police said. Another UWG student wanted in connection with the Nov. 4 incident is at large, according to authorities. The victims, who police said were trying to sell drugs, met the suspects at the Campus Walk apartments and were robbed as they entered an apartment, which was vacant but had gang graffiti inside, police said.