University System News:
www.onlineathens.com
Student projects aim to make UGA sustainable
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2017-12-06/student-projects-aim-make-uga-sustainable?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=77ffd62435-eGaMorning-12_7_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-77ffd62435-86731974&mc_cid=77ffd62435&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
By Lee Shearer
Student projects next year could have bats once again soaring above the University of Georgia campus, grow medicinal herbs at the university’s UGArden, help launch mobile farmers markets and estimate the material and energy needs of greenspaces on the UGA campus.
www.redandblack.com
UGA College of Pharmacy starts search for dean
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/12/05/accreditoroks-two-more-university-system-of.html
By Erin Schilling – City News Editor
University of Georgia’s longest-serving dean will be stepping down and returning to a faculty position on July 1, 2018.
www.fox28media.com
ASU, GSU one step away from merger
http://fox28media.com/news/local/asu-gsu-one-step-away-from-merger
By Frank Marro
The executive leadership of both Armstrong State University and Georgia Southern have cleared a significant threshold toward consolidating the two institutions.
www.redandblack.com
UGA’s new union takes first steps
https://www.redandblack.com/uganews/uga-s-new-union-takes-first-steps/article_c8b005d2-da95-11e7-9d45-1bcfdec16ad2.html
By Ashlyn Webb – Senior Staff Writer
President Jere Morehead’s mailbox was more full than usual last week, crowded with dozens of copies of the same postcard, each bearing the signature of a different university employee.
www.middlegeorgiaceo.com
Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy Coming to Middle Georgia State University
http://middlegeorgiaceo.com/news/2017/12/bachelors-degree-respiratory-therapy-coming-middle-georgia-state-university/
By Middle Georgia State University News
Middle Georgia State University will launch a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy in fall 2018. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia recently approved the program. MGA’s new degree is just the fourth traditional baccalaureate Respiratory Therapy program in Georgia and the only one in the central and southwest part of the state. In keeping with nationwide trends in the profession, MGA will drop the two-year degree in Respiratory Therapy it has offered for many years.
www.walb.com
Civil rights leaders demand resignation of KSU president
http://www.walb.com/story/37005058/civil-rights-leaders-demand-resignation-of-ksu-president
By WGCL Digital Team
Civil right leaders gathered Wednesday on the campus of Kennesaw State University demanding the resignation of the university’s president over his handling of the cheerleaders who took a knee for the National Anthem during a game in September.
www.myajc.com
Kirby Smart is the SEC Coach of the Year; Roquan Smith and Jake Fromm receive more honors
http://www.myajc.com/sports/college/kirby-smart-the-sec-coach-the-year-roquan-smith-and-jake-fromm-receive-more-honors/WcYegrpu6lgNizTVRYGXnI/
By Corey Knapp
From 8-5 to 12-1 and SEC Champions. That kind of job deserves some recognition, and Kirby Smart got it from his fellow SEC coaches on Wednesday.
www.thebrunswicknews.com
CCGA students receive Emory Dawson scholarships
http://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/ccga-students-receive-emory-dawson-scholarships/article_c6e07ecc-361b-538e-af41-9045f2643742.html
By Lauren McDonald
Two College of Coastal Georgia students recently received the 2017-2018 Emory Dawson Scholarship, awarded by Elks Lodge 691 of Brunswick.
www.thebrunswicknews.com
CCGA student shares business plans at One Million Cups meeting
http://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/ccga-student-shares-business-plans-at-one-million-cups-meeting/article_e522a561-ae14-54a6-b400-2c6500b0436d.html
By Lauren McDonald
There are many types of entrepreneurs. And since Skip Mounts, dean of the School of Business and Public Management at College of Coastal Georgia, brought the One Million Cups program to Brunswick, he’s aimed to get a student entrepreneur on the stage, to share his or her business idea.
www.gwinnettdailypost.com
University System chancellor to speak at GGC fall commencement
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/education/university-system-chancellor-to-speak-at-ggc-fall-commencement/article_8c486fd5-f97a-5f72-a5be-93e97d578adc.html
University System of Georgia chancellor Dr. Steve Wrigley is set to speak during the Georgia Gwinnett College fall commencement ceremony, which will be held Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.
www.myajc.com
Cobb SCLC calls for Olens’ ouster over KSU cheerleader controversy
http://www.myajc.com/news/local-govt–politics/cobb-sclc-calls-for-olens-ouster-over-ksu-cheerleader-controversy/SxhVyqOqGpuNHxDlB0BJbL/?ecmp=ajc_social_twitter_2014_cobb_sfp
By Meris Lutz
A civil rights group on Wednesday called for the president of Kennesaw State University to resign or be removed over his handling of a student protest.
www.myajc.com
Pressure on Olens to leave KSU
http://www.myajc.com/news/local-education/pressure-olens-leave-ksu/F4igymIDpQ8vhsKAhj064J/politicallygeorgia.html
By Greg Bluestein , Eric Stirgus and Meris Lutz
Pressure is being put, publicly and privately, on Sam Olens to leave his job as president of Kennesaw State University.
Higher Education News:
www.diverseeducation.com
Lumina Foundation to Award $2.5 Million in Grants for “Addressing Hate”
http://diverseeducation.com/article/105929/?utm_campaign=DIV1712%20DAILY%20NEWSLETTER%20DEC6&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
by Tiffany Pennamon
Violence and racial chaos in Charlottesville earlier this year sparked a call to action for one philanthropic foundation dedicated to making post-secondary education accessible to all. Mobilized to back words with action, Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO of the Lumina Foundation, announced Tuesday that the foundation will award $2.5 million in grants for community-building programs and initiatives that address racial justice issues at colleges and universities nationally. Lumina’s grants will go to colleges, universities and philanthropic organizations that will improve the racial climate on campuses and “elevate efforts to teach about race and racism in our nation’s history and contemporary life,” according to the foundation.