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www.nytimes.com
Georgia State Reinvents Itself as an Engine of Social Mobility
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/us/georgia-state-african-americans.html
By Richard Fausset
…But the college has been reimagined — amid a moral awakening and a raft of data-driven experimentation — as one of the South’s more innovative engines of social mobility. By focusing on retaining low-income students, rather than just enrolling them, the college raised its graduation rate to 54 percent in 2017 from 32 percent in 2003. And for the last five years, it has awarded more bachelor’s degrees to African-Americans like Ms. Jones than any other nonprofit college or university in the country. That record is a bright spot for a state that ranks among the 10 worst for graduating black males from high school, according to a 2015 report by the Schott Foundation for Public Education. It has also changed the educational landscape in Atlanta, home to some of the nation’s most renowned historically black colleges. They came into being because the State of Georgia used to reject or neglect black students seeking a college degree. But now a state-funded college is serving as an inspiration for them.
www.bizjournals.com
Coke, Synovus, Schwab to put names on Georgia university campuses
By Dave Williams – Staff Writer, Atlanta Business Chronicle
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents this week will consider naming three projects at two campuses after prominent Georgia companies and foundations. The board’s Committee on Real Estate and Facilities will take up resolutions naming the Center of Commerce and Technology at Columbus State University after the Columbus-based Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV). …A second resolution calls for naming an outdoor space at The University of Georgia’s new Terry College of Business Coca-Cola Plaza. A campaign launched in 2012 to help finance a new home for Terry College raised $2.6 million in donations from more than 100 Terry College alumni associated with The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO). The third resolution is to rename the newly renovated Financial Planning Research Center at UGA the Charles Schwab Financial Planning Center in recognition of the generosity of the Charles Schwab Foundation.
www.thepostsearchlight.com
ABAC holds first commencement ceremony on Bainbridge campus
By Jill Holloway
Thursday night the final class of Bainbridge State College and the first class of ABAC at Bainbridge and Blakely held commencement exercises for a historic joint ceremony. Parade marshal and Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Dr. Ray Chambers led the processional of the graduates. Following the seating of the graduates, Dr. David Bridges welcomed family, friends and colleagues before turning it over to student speaker, Traci Hall. Hall was recognized as the top student in the business program as a non-traditional student. She came back to school after eight years, while working full time and raising three children. Hall thanked the faculty and staff for their dedication to the students and helping them get to this monumental moment in their life.
www.11alive.com
Study lists best 4-year colleges in Georgia
Schools.com lists the best four-year colleges in the State of Georgia.
Author: Donesha Aldridge
Its graduation season across the country. Most high school seniors have already decided what university they will attend in the fall. For those who haven’t, an analysis that ranks the best colleges in the state may help narrow down the search. Schools.com is known for providing information about higher education topics and trends. In one of its newest analyses, they examined the schools based on 13 different criteria. The information was gathered from resources provided by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Center for Education Statistics.
- University of West Georgia
- Valdosta State University
- University of North Georgia
- Georgia Southern University
- Georgia College and State University
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
- University of Georgia
www.athensceo.com
UGA CAES Students to Spend Summer Working at U.S. Capitol
Merritt Melancon
Seven University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences students have embarked on the opportunity of a lifetime: serving as Congressional Agricultural Fellows in Washington, D.C. The offices of Georgia Sens. David Perdue and Johnny Isakson and Reps. Sanford Bishop, Doug Collins, Buddy Carter, Rick Allen and Austin Scott are hosting the students during their 12-week fellowship in the nation’s capital. The students prepare briefs, attend committee hearings, and conduct food- and agriculture-related research as part of the fellowship. In addition, they have the option of earning credit hours toward graduation. “The 2018 Ag Fellows will join the longest-running UGA student internship program in Washington, D.C.,” said Josef Broder, CAES associate dean for academic affairs and fellowship program coordinator. “Launched in 1997, the Ag Fellows program has placed over 100 students with our congressional offices in Washington, D.C. The Ag Fellows program continues to be a premier experiential learning opportunity for students in our college. The program has been instrumental in shaping the careers and leadership aspirations of the Ag Fellows.”
www.saportareport.com
Don’t expect a Coke at Tech’s futuristic police headquarters
https://saportareport.com/dont-expect-a-coke-at-techs-futuristic-police-headquarters/
By David Pendered
Even the sugar content of beverages sold in the soon-to-be built police headquarters at Georgia Tech is to be regulated by the building standards Tech has agreed to meet. The standards intend to enhance the health and wellness of those who spend time inside the building. This sugar restriction means the Original Coke beverage won’t be available in the planned building that’s to be located across campus from Coke’s corporate offices at One Coca-Cola Plaza. At this new structure, Tech has agreed to a limit of 30 grams of sugar per single-serving containers (bulk containers are exempt). …Sugar content is just one of dozens of health-related requirements Tech has agreed to meet for the WELL Building Standard. Others include lighting systems that protect the circadian rhythm, so sleep is less disrupted; interior designs and artwork that calm the mind; and air handing systems that reduce air pollutants and airborne germs, according to a list of WELL standards. …Tech plans to join the club of WELL-certified buildings with the new Campus Safety Building.
www.ajc.com
Flaws still exist in Georgia’s updated campus sex misconduct guidelines, some say
Georgia’s Board of Regents last year approved changes intended to improve how the state’s largest public college campuses and universities investigate sexual misconduct complaints, but the adjustments are getting mixed grades from some alleged victims and victim-rights advocates. The complaints include some investigations take too long and some students found to have violated the rules skirt the guidelines. Campus officials say they’re focused on getting their investigations right. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently interviewed some students, victim-rights advocates, attorneys and campus administrators to learn more about the concerns.
www.myajc.com
Victims see flaws in campus sex assault investigations
By Eric Stirgus – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A University of Georgia student was in the campus library in March when she saw the classmate she said sexually assaulted her six months earlier. The university had suspended the male student for one year after investigating and finding that he was responsible for unwanted sexual contact. He should not have been on campus, said Nancy Syrop, the female student’s attorney. She declined to give details, saying the act was not consensual, but it did not include intercourse. “It’s shocking,” Syrop said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “It makes you not feel that you are safe.” “There was no procedure to make sure that the sanctions were implemented,” Syrop added. Syrop contacted UGA administrators, who told the male student he could not be on campus. UGA officials declined to discuss the case and a similar one the AJC looked into, citing federal privacy guidelines. The university can keep a student off campus if it believes a student poses a threat. The Georgia Board of Regents last year updated its policy to better investigate sexual misconduct complaints, but some attorneys and students interviewed by the AJC as the spring semester ended say there are still problems.