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SGSC IS FIRST-EVER COMMUNITY PARTNER OF THE YEAR
http://douglasnow.com/index.php/news/item/5112-sgsc-is-first-ever-community-partner-of-the-year
Written by Robert Preston
For the first time, the Chamber of Commerce presented the Community Partner of the Year Award at the annual Chamber event. The award went to South Georgia State College. Dr. Ingrid Sellers, SGSC president, accepted the award on behalf of the college. SGSC makes a $75.1 million impact on the local economy.

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ABAC professor to teach classes in Ireland for study abroad
http://www.tiftongazette.com/news/abac-professor-to-teach-classes-in-ireland-for-study-abroad/article_aceb8c72-083f-11e8-b4dd-77c02aa96672.html
Students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and the University System of Georgia (USG) can take advantage of a fabulous study abroad opportunity in Ireland this summer, and a familiar face will be there to guide their instruction. Dr. Jeff Newberry, professor of English and communication at ABAC, will teach two of the classes in the study abroad program in Waterford, Ireland being offered by the USG through the European Council from June 14–July 19.  Students can earn from three to six academic credits. A variety of classes will be offered for academic credit, including journalism, art, literature, history, and sociology.  The program is based at the Waterford Institute of Technology.  Classes will meet twice a week in the classroom, and students will take multiple excursions around Ireland while earning credits.  Students will have three-day weekends to travel across Ireland and other European countries.

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Former Tucker High School student learns importance of women in computing
http://thechampionnewspaper.com/news/local/former-tucker-high-school-student-learns-importance-of-women-in-computing/
Posted by Derek Smith
Rediet Asrat said she has always had a keen interest in technology. As a child in Ethiopia, she was fascinated by her remote-controlled toy car. She wanted to know how the buttons she pushed on the controller were able to send directions to the car. She would break her toys to see how they worked, and her father would bring her articles on science, health, technology and space. In third grade, she said her interest in the engineering field “skyrocketed” when a friend showed her that she could rotate a DC motor by connecting it to a battery. But her Ethiopian schools offered no advanced computing courses, limiting her studies to learning how to use Microsoft Word. When she moved with her family to the United States four years ago, Asrat was prepared to enter her final semester of her senior year at Tucker High School (THS) when she was told she’d have to go back to 10th grade. Now, as a sophomore in computer science at the University of West Georgia, Asrat doesn’t see it as a setback, but as a blessing.

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Puppy Love Run set for Saturday at ASU
Benefit run planned to help unite student with seizure alert dog
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/puppy-love-run-set-for-saturday-at-asu/article_bb7a0d06-8926-5fb1-88d4-90ab19bdfa94.html
By Sue Hite
ALBANY — There is still time to be a part of Saturday’s 5K Puppy Love Run that will benefit local college student Laura Golden in her quest to attain a seizure alert dog. The run, which is scheduled to start at 9 a.m., will be held at Albany State University’s West Campus. Golden, who is a student at Albany State, has unpredictable epileptic seizures that limit her independence and often result in injuries. Seizure alert dogs are trained to alert their owners prior to a seizure and thus allow the person to get in a safe position before an injury occurs. Training a dog for this function is costly in both time (12 months minimum) and money ($16,000-plus). But the benefits and rewards far outweigh the tangible costs. A fundraiser has been established in Albany to help unite Golden with her seizure alert dog Bruno. The 5K Puppy Love Run, a one-mile fun run/walk and a one-mile doggie walk are all scheduled for participants at all levels.

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The Changing Business Model For Colleges And Universities
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lucielapovsky/2018/02/06/the-changing-business-model-for-colleges-and-universities/#75836b45ed59
Lucie Lapovsky , CONTRIBUTOR
Colleges and universities face daunting challenges to long-established business models. The cost of providing higher education continues to rise with fewer students either able or willing to pay the price. Competition among institutions for students has increased especially between public and private institutions; this is exacerbated by the demographic changes in the country whereby the number of high school graduates has decreased in most of the country and will not increase again until 2024… Other institutional innovators include Georgia Tech which began offering an MBA program on-line in 2015 and has just added an on-line Master’s in Analytics both for $10,000 for the whole program.

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Georgia Tech students are excited about Tuesday’s SpaceX launch
The students from Georgia Tech will have a project going up on the third Falcon Heavy mission
http://www.11alive.com/article/news/georgia-tech-students-are-excited-about-tuesdays-spacex-launch/85-515403643
Author: Kaitlyn Ross
Georgia Tech students designed a satellite that is planned to go up on the third Falcon Heavy flight and send data back to Earth — so now they will be looking at their own work in space in the next six months. The students who worked on the project were watching Tuesday’s launch on a huge projector screen, taking notes and figuring out what their launch is going to look like — and talking about how the industry has changed. It’s a whole new game, now that space has become a private industry — and that comes with a few quirks. Elon Musk launched a Tesla Roadster into space on Tuesday — and his rocket will be playing David Bowie’s Space Oddity non-stop, which they think just adds to his charm. They still have work to do before their launch later this year.

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Georgia Tech assistant coach Darryl LaBarrie resigns
http://www.myajc.com/sports/college/georgia-tech-assistant-coach-darryl-labarrie-resigns/Xo0VbJJMieImBiiyr36xEI/
By Ken Sugiura
Georgia Tech assistant basketball coach Darryl LaBarrie has resigned. Both the athletic department and LaBarrie issued statements Tuesday night confirming the development. LaBarrie was placed on paid leave in November as the NCAA and the school investigated an allegation of an NCAA rules violation. He was replaced on an interim basis by Julian Swartz, the team’s director of recruiting and compliance. “The NCAA review is taking longer than any of us would have hoped for,” LaBarrie’s statement began. “Therefore, as a Georgia Tech graduate who loves the school, I recently resigned my assistant coaching position with the program to alleviate one of the many distractions that the team has had to deal with this season.”

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Car break-ins leave students upset, police looking for suspect
http://www.wsfa.com/story/37431446/car-break-ins-leave-students-upset-police-looking-for-suspect
By Amanda Hoskins, Reporter
Several Albany State University students woke up to shattered glass Monday morning after thieves broke into their cars overnight. As students express their emotions, parents are asking for more security and police are trying to identify the person or people responsible. Passenger windows were smashed. Items and glass were scattered throughout the back parking lot at Albany State University’s main campus near residence hall six.  “I was really in tears because I’m like this has happened again,” said junior Mariah Walker. She said this is the second time this year, she’s had a shattered window parking her car on campus. …When WALB was present on campus on Monday, there was an officer sitting in the lot where cars were broken into. “Burglaries and entering autos those are random crimes,” explained Covington. “They’re crimes of opportunity. So unfortunately for us, any police officer, we can’t be there all the time.” Students and parents alike said they want to see more cameras added. ASU Police did not specify where the cameras are but say they do have surveillance footage they are looking through.

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Finalist named for Gordon State College presidency
https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/finalist-named-for-gordon-state-college-presidency/article_3bea84b1-70f9-57d7-afca-00db09c9e53d.html
Special to the Progress-Argus
ATLANTA – Board of Regents Chairman Jim Hull and Chancellor Steve Wrigley on Monday announced that the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has named Kirk Nooks as the sole finalist for the position of president of Gordon State College in Barnesville. Nooks is currently president at Metropolitan Community College-Longview in Longview, Mo. “Dr. Nooks’ experience in higher education provides a strong foundation for Gordon State College to innovate, increase enrollment and strengthen relationships with the Barnesville community and region,” Wrigley said. “I want to thank and commend the Gordon State campus search committee for its efforts and the role it played in this search process. Gordon State College would greatly benefit from Dr. Nooks’ leadership.” Prior to joining MCC-Longview, Nooks served as both campus dean and executive liaison for diversity at Georgia Highlands College.

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Kennesaw State University Presidential Search Committees Named
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Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has named the two committees responsible for conducting a national search for the next president of Kennesaw State University: The Presidential Search and Screen Committee and the Regents’ Special Committee. “The Presidential Search and Screen Committee will play a critical role in the future of Kennesaw State University,” said Chancellor Steve Wrigley. “The committee has representation from faculty, staff, students, alumni, the foundation, and the Cobb County community. I’m grateful for their support and willingness to participate in the search process.” The search and screening of candidates is the responsibility of the 14-member, campus-based Presidential Search and Screen Committee as follows:

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PBS Documentary Examines History of HBCUs: ‘Tell Them We Are Rising’
http://diverseeducation.com/article/109601/?utm_campaign=DIV1802%20DAILY%20NEWSLETTER%20FEB7&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=F2188A12216AA40922C88B013C474038&elq=3137683cc62e4c03af431614eb616165&elqaid=3409&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=2145
by Tiffany Pennamon
The vital role and relevance of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) has been contested in contemporary times. Until recently, no central text or film documented the history of these institutions as they transformed the lives of African-Americans and American society over the arc of time. Emmy award-winning director Stanley Nelson’s forthcoming film does just that. “Grounded in history, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities” sheds light on the “unapologetic Black spaces” specifically dedicated to affirming Black students’ identities, culture and intellectual possibilities. “The thing I love most about this film is that it drives home the fact that education has always been at the center of the Black freedom struggle,” says Dr. Crystal R. Sanders, associate professor of history and African-American studies at Pennsylvania State University. “Before and after emancipation, African-Americans pooled their resources to set up institutions of learning because they understood that literacy was the key to freedom itself.”

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Why an Update of Higher Ed’s Sweeping Framework Could Be Years Away
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-an-Update-of-Higher-Ed-s/242452?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=e768c5e33ee34fd9bf5263f02ff2e179&elq=20c1659483784bd49494a5284ba9f995&elqaid=17754&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=7832
By Adam Harris
The Senate has held four hearings since the middle of January to discuss revamping the federal law governing higher education. But as momentum ramps up, signs of discord on fundamental issues may throw a wrench into the plan to reauthorize the law — which is overdue for an update — this year. The Senate’s education committee convened on Tuesday to discuss affordability in higher education. The problem was clear: The cost of higher education is rising, and students are having trouble repaying their debt. But there was less consensus on a solution. “While it is never easy to pay for college, it is easier than many think, and it is unfair and untrue to suggest that for most students college is out of reach financially,” Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, chair of the committee, said. He proposed the “Bennett hypothesis,” which is the idea that increasing federal student aid fuels rising college costs.

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Over Time, Humanities Grads Close the Pay Gap With Professional Peers
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Over-Time-Humanities-Grads/242461?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=5f5179c39905491ebe32115dfef433bc&elq=20c1659483784bd49494a5284ba9f995&elqaid=17754&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=7832
By Scott Carlson
There is something that the defenders of the humanities (and, more broadly, the liberal arts) want you to know: Sure, graduates who majored in the arts, philosophy, religion, or literature might make less than someone who majored in a professional program — at least initially. But they’re loving work and loving life — and that, the advocates have argued, is a good start. We’ve seen that conclusion in a number of surveys and reports over the years – from the Gallup-Purdue Index, the Annapolis Group, and the Association of American Colleges and Universities, that stalwart defender of liberal education. Add to that group the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, whose latest report — “The State of the Humanities 2018: Graduates in the Workforce & Beyond” — compares humanities graduates’ job status, earnings, and job satisfaction with those of graduates from engineering, business, and the sciences (including health professions). The results are familiar, if you’ve read those past reports: Bachelor’s-degree graduates in engineering and the sciences earn roughly $10,000 to $30,000 more, but humanities majors catch up over time — and humanities majors more effectively close the pay gap between younger and older workers. What’s more, the college debt that humanities graduates carry is about the same compared to other majors.