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High School Student, Working Adult Celebrate Academic Milestones
He joins a number of other high school students who will also be throwing two caps in the air this graduation season.
By News Desk
William Evans will be joining hundreds of other college graduates at Georgia Highlands College’s Commencement on Saturday, May 12th, at The Forum River Center in downtown Rome at 10AM. The only difference is William is a high school student who will be walking in a college graduation a few weeks before he walks for his high school graduation. He joins a number of other high school students who will also be throwing two caps in the air this graduation season. Each of these students is part of the Dual Enrollment program at GHC. Dual Enrollment is a program that allows high school students (9th – 12th grade) to earn tuition-free college credit while working on their high school diploma. “I decided to participate in the dual enrollment program at GHC after attending a GHC Preview Day,” William said. “Deciding to become a Dual Enrollment student at GHC is one of my proudest decisions in high school.” William will be graduating with his associate degree at GHC, and then two weeks later he will receive his high school diploma from Paulding County High School.
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Her hard-working family inspired her to fulfill the college dream
http://www.macon.com/news/local/education/article210302674.html
Kayla Argo will soon earn degrees in psychology and outdoor education from Georgia College. She is the first in her family to graduate from high school and now college, she said.
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Eight ASU students earn Gilman International Scholarships
Gilman Scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply toward study abroad.
From Staff Reports
ALBANY — Eight Albany State University students have been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the summer 2018 term.
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Loaded Georgia State University bus, Lyft car involved in 3-car crash
No injuries were reported on the bus, but a third driver, who is pregnant, was taken to an area hospital, police said.
Author: Michael King
Police say a bus loaded with students from Georgia State University collided with a car in southeast Atlanta early Monday afternoon. According to Georgia State University police, the bus was heading north on Central Avenue when a Lyft car pulled out in front of the bus. The bus then struck the car, which hit another vehicle. Police said there were 17 students aboard the bus at the time. None of the students were reported injured and all 17 were placed on a second bus. The Lyft driver was cited for failure to maintain lane.
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Aurora Theatre $26 million expansion to include one of Georgia’s largest performing stages
Lawrenceville City Council approves design plans
By Curt Yeomans
The Aurora Theatre’s expansion in Lawrenceville could include an exterior design that seemingly echoes famous performing arts venues such as the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center. …In addition to its main stage, the Aurora expansion will include a Cabaret theater, practice rooms, classes for the Aurora’s education programs as well as Georgia Gwinnett College programs and office space. “One of the charges from the Aurora Theatre has been to really treat this lot as a campus, so we’re trying to pull in the existing Aurora, the buildings and the existing parking deck structure,” Stevens and Wilkinson Senior Associate and Senior Designer Todd Dolson said. City officials are showing excitement for what the expansion could bring to downtown Lawrenceville. It is one of several projects taking place in the area. Other projects include the college corridor and the South Lawn Development. …“We are already building and creating partnerships that are going to be helpful in expanding this facility and making sure it’s used every day of the week and, with GGC, 24/7,” he said. “We’ll be able to do things we’ve never been able to do in conjunction with the community and have opportunities to be there.
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Court Gives Guidance on Colleges’ Responsibility to Prevent Suicide
By Nell Gluckman
Massachusetts’ highest court gave colleges and universities some guidance on Monday about their responsibilities on a complex and delicate issue: suicide prevention. The Supreme Judicial Court agreed with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that it was not responsible for the death of a 25-year-old graduate student who killed himself by jumping off a campus building in 2009. The student’s father had sued the university, an administrator, and two faculty members, asserting they should have known that his son, Han Nguyen, was at risk. …In their decision, the judges said that while universities do not have the same high degree of responsibility to students as jails or hospitals do to prisoners or patients, for example, they have a closer relationship to a student than to a passing stranger. They operate sports teams and other activities that might be considered dangerous, and they touch almost all aspects of students’ lives when they are on campus. “Universities are clearly not bystanders or strangers in regards to their students,” the decision says. “But universities are not responsible for monitoring and controlling all aspects of their students’ lives.” …This is one of a few court decisions this year that will help shape universities’ understanding of their role in student safety, Lake said. In March, California’s highest court ruled that public colleges “must protect their students from foreseeable violence” in a decision that allowed a woman who had been stabbed by a classmate at the University of California at Los Angeles to sue the institution.
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A Boom in Filming Gives Atlanta Stage Actors Room to Maneuver
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/theater/atlanta-film-television-boom-theater-actors.html
By Kelundra Smith
It was practically impossible to make a full-time living as an actor in Atlanta, and performers often had to travel to New York for regional theater, television and film auditions. But in 2008, everything changed. The governor signed a new tax law, allowing for up to 30 percent of Georgia production spending to be transferred into tax credits. Everything from recording a film score to catering on a set can qualify for a credit, with no dollar amount limit, as long as a Georgia vendor is used. Yellow production signs started appearing all over the city, and beloved theater actors started appearing on the silver screen. “My OGs tell me stories of the days you had to drive two-plus hours for an audition every time, callbacks included,” Ms. Deadwyler said. “Now, I’m able to take my son to school, go prep for my audition, do the audition and pick him up to be home to make dinner.” According to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the film and television industry made a $9.5 billion impact on the state in fiscal year 2017, making the state the top filming location in the world.