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UGA Provost Whitten likely to be Kennesaw State president
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By Lee Shearer
The University of Georgia might soon lose its second-highest ranking administrator. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten is the sole finalist to become the next president of Kennesaw State University, state Board of Regents officials announced this week. Whitten has been at UGA since 2014, replacing Jere Morehead, who became UGA’s president after serving as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at the university. If confirmed as expected by the Board of Regents, Whitten would become the top administrator at one of the country’s fastest-growing universities. With a fall semester 2017 enrollment of 35,846, Kennesaw State is Georgia’s third-largest university, and could soon overtake UGA, which had an enrollment of 37,606 in fall, 2017. Atlanta’s Georgia State University tops the list at 51,562.
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KSU’s Culinary Apprenticeship students showcase skills at chef’s table program
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Students in the Culinary Apprenticeship Program at KSU’s College of Continuing and Professional Education put their skills to the test at an invitation-only event held on May 16 at KSU Center. The soon-to-be graduates developed a four-course spring themed menu, taking charge of every detail for the event — from planning to preparation to plating and presentation. “I have seen such dedication from this class,” said Pam Moss, program manager. “Students have worked hard in this program and we are proud to see how far they have come since their first day of class.” The showcase gave students an opportunity to invite family and friends to share in the celebration of their final event before graduation. …The Culinary Apprenticeship program teaches students the fundamental kitchen skills needed to enter the culinary industry. Chef Frazer Breckenridge and Chef Robert Gerstenecker, professional chefs who possess more than 20 years of experience, lead the nine-month program. Creatively modeled after the European approach of culinary education, the program combines classroom instruction and practical application, requiring students to complete apprenticeship hours.
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CAES Graduate Students Hit the Road This Summer to Explore Careers
Russell Ingram and Cole Sosebee
Starting July 10, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences graduate students will hit the road to explore career opportunities available in the crop protection industry and the Cooperative Extension System. This is the third year that students from the college’s plant pathology and entomology departments; the CAES plant protection and pest management master’s program; and the Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics have organized the annual Crop Protection Career Tour, during which they visit agricultural firms and research centers around the U.S. The student-led, administration-backed initiative was created to provide CAES students with a path for interacting with industry research professionals at some of the largest and farthest-reaching agricultural companies in the nation.
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New Provost Sees Middle Georgia State University as ‘Hidden Gem’ Poised for Growth
In January 2018, Dr. Jonathan R. Anderson became provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Middle Georgia State University. The provost is the University’s chief academic officer and serves as the chief executive in the absence of the president. Anderson began his professional life in the financial services industry, working as a liability specialist in his home state of Utah before taking loan officer positions in the Atlanta area. He moved into education in 1999, becoming a business teacher and coach at Bremen High School in Bremen, Ga. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration: Management from the University of Kentucky, a master’s in Business Education from what is now the University of West Georgia, and a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Utah State University. After earning his Ph.D., Anderson joined the faculty of the University of West Georgia. In nearly 15 years of experience at the Carrollton-based University, Anderson served as associate dean and MBA director, assurance of learning coordinator for GeorgiaWebMBA, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges accreditation liaison, associate vice president for Academic Affairs, and deputy provost. In this Q&A, Anderson talks about what led him into higher education, his early impressions of Middle Georgia State, and his goals for helping the University move forward.
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LAWSUIT ACCUSES FORMER FVSU OFFICER OF MAKING UNWANTED SEXUAL ADVANCES
https://www.41nbc.com/2018/06/06/lawsuit-against-fvsu/
By Jerry Shannon
FORT VALLEY, Georgia – A lawsuit filed in the Peach County Superior Court addresses the sexual assault claims against a former Fort Valley State University campus police officer. Attorney Teresa DiPonzio filed the lawsuit last month on behalf of her client, Nya Hall. FVSU, along with the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and Wilbur Gene Bryant are among the defendants listed in the lawsuit. It says the interactions with Bryant and Hall started in February 2018, after Bryant arrested and released her following an incident on the university’s property. 41NBC is working to get an arrest record for Hall.
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What Can Research Tell Us About Steep Cuts for Public Colleges?
By Eric Kelderman
Public colleges in Illinois have seen some tough times in recent years. Enduring nearly 800 days without regular state appropriations will have that effect. A budget stalemate between Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, and the Democratic leaders of the state legislature led to hundreds of layoffs at public colleges and concerns that some campuses might even close. So Jennifer A. Delaney, an associate professor of higher education at the University of Illinois’s flagship campus, thought it would be natural to host a forum here and encourage academic research on how volatile state support affects higher-education policy. “It’s probably not a coincidence that I was sitting in Illinois experiencing a budget crisis and thinking this might be a good topic,” she said. The protracted battle in Illinois was unusually vexing to its public campuses. But colleges across the nation have struggled to manage the effects of the Great Recession and the resulting uncertainty in state support.