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USG Regents’ Scholarship Gala Raises Close to $1M
http://middlegeorgiaceo.com/news/2018/03/usg-regents-scholarship-gala-raises-close-1m/
Staff Report From Georgia CEO
The 14th annual Regents’ Scholarship Gala held Friday, March 2, successfully raised close to $1 million to promote, support, and provide need-based scholarships for students at the University System of Georgia’s 26 institutions. Through the leadership and direction of University System of Georgia Foundation Chairman, Regent Philip Wilheit, the entire Foundation Board and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, the annual gala supporting need-based aid completed another successful year.
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Clayton State University Raises More Than $150,000 during 24-hour Fundraising Event
http://metroatlantaceo.com/news/2018/03/clayton-state-university-raises-more-150000-during-24-hour-fundraising-event/
Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO
Clayton State University is poised to give more students greater opportunity to achieve their dreams. A total of $153,047 in gifts were raised during the University’s third-annual 24-hour day of giving, #Give4Dreams. From March 1 to March 2, 319 donors gave to support thirteen projects including student travel, academic research, national competitions, and scholarships. …#Give4Dreams started off strong at 8 a.m. on Thursday with a $7,500 gift from Georgia Power that went to the President’s Excellence Fund and the College of Information and Mathematical Sciences Excellence Fund for scholarships, travel to conferences, study abroad, and other experiential learning opportunities. By 3:30 p.m. that day, Clayton State had met 88 percent of its goal with $131,412 in gifts. All total, the University surpassed its initial goal by 102 percent.
www.wjcl.com
No-cost healthcare services coming to Savannah for 8 days in May
St. Joseph’s/Candler and Georgia Southern University are supporting the U.S. Military to provide no-cost healthcare for those in need in our region
http://www.wjcl.com/article/no-cost-healthcare-services-coming-to-savannah-for-8-days-in-may/19156145
Ansley Christain
St. Joseph’s/Candler, Georgia Southern University and the U.S. Military are teaming up to provide no-cost healthcare services to people in our area for eight days in May. The initiative was announced Wednesday morning on the Armstrong campus of Georgia Southern University. Savannah was selected as the flagship site for the Department of Defense’s 2018 Innovative Readiness Training Program after St. Joseph’s/Candler and Georgia Southern submitted a proposal to host it. The training program is called, Operation Empower Health – Greater Savannah. Troops from every branch of the military will provide medical, dental, vision and veterinary services for more than six thousand people.
www.ajc.com
Student group files lawsuit against Kennesaw State
https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/student-group-files-lawsuit-against-kennesaw-state/KL0PoV1IVNMrXFp6J3BOcN/
Eric Stirgus
A group of Kennesaw State University students is suing the university, saying it intentionally made it difficult for the students to bring a guest speaker to campus because of the group and speaker’s conservative beliefs. The lawsuit, filed Monday by Young Americans for Freedom, accuses the university of engaging in “viewpoint discrimination” by charging the group an additional $320 for security costs for the guest speaker, Katie Pavlich, and by denying the group student activity fee funding to help defray the costs. “Based upon the speaker you plan on hosting for your event and your projected amount of attendees, there is a little more controversy surrounding this person than that of other lesser know [sic] individuals. In light of this Public Safety has deemed it necessary, for the sake of precaution, to have both officers there,” Janice Malone, KSU’s Reservation Specialist, told the group, according to the lawsuit complaint. Pavlich, news editor of TownHall, a conservative-leaning news site, was scheduled to speak Wednesday afternoon at KSU.
www.onlineathens.com
Innovation Gateway transitions technologies into products
http://www.onlineathens.com/news/20180307/innovation-gateway-transitions-technologies-into-products
By Krista Richmond University of Georgia
“There’s no easy way to do a startup,” Derek Eberhart said, “but there are a lot more resources, tools and understanding about the process than there used to be.” Eberhart, director of UGA’s Innovation Gateway, leads a team of experts who make the process easier for UGA’s faculty, graduate students and postdocs. The team, including Ian Biggs, senior associate director of startups with Innovation Gateway, focuses on translating technologies into products. So far, more than 675 products based on UGA research have been introduced to the marketplace, including 52 in fiscal year 2017. “The goal of our Innovation Gateway unit is to maximize the impact of UGA research discoveries and foster economic development through industry partnerships and new venture formation,” said Vice President for Research David Lee. “It combines the university’s intellectual property licensing and startup support function to streamline the path from the laboratory or field to the marketplace, ensuring that UGA research discoveries reach their full potential for public benefit.”
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Foundation Report Advises on College ‘Promise’ Programs
http://diverseeducation.com/article/111679/?utm_campaign=DIV1803%20DAILY%20NEWSLETTER%20MAR8&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
by Sammy G. Allen
A report issued this week by a nonpartisan think tank suggests that states considering “free college” policies should avoid unfair cost-containment strategies, communicate with students and families and make bolder investments in higher education. The Century Foundation also found that the handful of states that have enacted so-called “promise” programs since 2014 have imposed significant eligibility requirements. Jen Mishory, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, has completed extensive research on issues related to workforce and higher education. Mishory said she is concerned about whether promise programs, already implemented in 16 states, “are serving students who need support the most” and whether those students “are able to benefit from the state programs.” She recommends states skip merit requirements such as GPA or ACT/SAT cutoffs and include nontraditional and undocumented students.