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Marine translates military experience to academic success
BY COLTON CAMPBELL FOR THE TIMES-GEORGIAN
Krystallyn Keith just wants to save the world. A former U.S. Marine and recent University of West Georgia graduate with degrees in anthropology and Spanish, Keith knows she can’t do that on her own, but that doesn’t stop her from trying. “I want to do my part and make sure I leave my footprint on the world,” said Keith, who served five years in the military, including a seven-month deployment in Afghanistan. Keith, a graduate of Central High School and University of West Georgia Honors College, served as a cryptologic linguist in the Marines, translating between English and Pashto, one of the two official languages of Afghanistan. Keith said she used her flair for translation to serve a humanitarian purpose while enlisted. “ …As a UWG Honors College student, it’s definitely been challenging because of the more rigorous classes,” Keith said. “The volunteerism aspect of the Honors College has also been eye-opening for me, a lot like studying abroad. These experiences have made me a more well-rounded student and individual.”
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First doctors complete Athens residencies; some to practice here
By Staff Reports
The first 10 doctors have now finished their Athens-based medical residencies, and several plan to stay on to practice medicine in Athens and elsewhere in Georgia. Both Athens hospitals now have residency programs in cooperation with the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership. The first local program to launch was an internal medicine residency in the St. Mary’s Health Care System. The three-year program was accredited in 2014. Athens Regional Medical Center, now Piedmont Athens Regional, soon followed with its own programs, and both St. Mary’s and Piedmont Athens Regional have increased the number of interns each year. Now, there are a total of 85 interns here, according to a University of Georgia news release. One of the hopes when the local residency programs were established was that some residents would choose to stay in the Athens area to practice medicine.
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Dahlonega hospital closing could be just the beginning
https://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2018/06/dahlonega-hospital-closing-beginning/
Andy Miller
Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega is scheduled to close a month from now. But that will be just the first step of a complicated transaction that may result in a new hospital in Lumpkin County, whose mountain scenery and historical sites are an attraction for Atlanta tourists. Northeast Georgia Health System, based in nearby Gainesville, has agreed to purchase the Dahlonega hospital’s property and some equipment from the current owner of Chestatee Regional, DL Investment Holdings. …Under the agreement Smith cited, the hospital purchase is to be followed by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents purchasing the hospital property from Northeast Georgia later this year. The Board of Regents then is to lease the property to Northeast Georgia for up to three years. Eventually, the University of North Georgia is expected to relocate some of its programs and services to the current hospital property.
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Georgia College Partners With Portfolium For GenEd Assessment and HIPs
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Portfolium will provide ePortfolios and assessment to 7,000 Georgia College students and faculty to expand student engagement, redesign general education assessment, and utilize ePortfolios to collect and assess competency through high impact practices (HIPs). As partners, Portfolium will lead Georgia College through their upcoming Georgia College Journeys program, an initiative created to expand course offerings of HIPs, as well as the opportunity for students to participate and reflect following their adoption. The complete 4-year Georgia College undergraduate curriculum will also be redesigned to align with the Association of American Colleges & Universities’ (AAC&U) Essential Learning Outcomes, a standardized set of student learning outcomes (SLO) as outlined by the AAC&U. Using Portfolium’s Student Success Network to support their high-impact practices, Georgia College students will gain the ability to showcase and reflect on their curricular and co-curricular work. Through evidence-based assessment, these learning artifacts can then be translated as career-ready skills in a digital marketplace of internships and jobs requiring those same competencies. As a result of Portfolium’s intuitive user interface and seamless integration with the university’s current learning management system (LMS), Desire2Learn, Georgia College will also be able to launch campuswide with minimal student and faculty training. Faculty and administration will also benefit from Portfolium’s user-friendly assessment software, customizable rubrics with multiple learning outcomes, curriculum mapping and easy-one click reporting.
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UGA Partners with Financial Technology Companies in Georgia
Staff Report From Athens CEO
A partnership between the University of Georgia and financial technology companies in Atlanta is boosting a booming sector in the region and priming Georgia MBA graduates for high-demand jobs. Through a new program for students with a FinTech emphasis, 10 Terry College of Business MBA candidates partnered with the industry group FinTech Atlanta to apply their expertise to real-world projects from member companies.
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Destination Ag impacts 6,359 students in second year
TIFTON — From pre-kindergarten through second grade, a total of 6,359 students from four different counties in South Georgia received a first-hand look at where their food, fiber, and shelter originate in the second year of the popular Destination Ag program at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture. “It is vitally important to engage students with the importance of agriculture and natural resources at an early age,” said Museum Director Garrett Boone. “We, along with our partners, are working hard to provide opportunities to increase the awareness on the critical role that agriculture and natural resources play in our everyday lives – from the food we eat, to the clothes we wear, to the house we live in.” Boone said the 2017-18 total headcount represented an increase of 2,390 students from the initial year of the program. Destination Ag added programming for students in pre-k through second grade from Berrien County this year to accompany students in the same grade levels from Tift, Cook and Colquitt counties. Each student received a hands-on experience with agriculture, Georgia’s number one industry.
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ABAC to Host Day of Service to Give Back to Tifton Community
http://tiftonceo.com/news/2018/06/abac-host-day-service-give-back-tifton-community/
Staff Report From Tifton CEO
Have a project coming up but need a few extra hands to get the job done? The faculty, staff, and students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College are hosting the first ever Day of Service on Aug. 14 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. to give back to the Tifton community. Bernice Hughes, Dean of Students, said ABAC is currently seeking community partners to be on the receiving end of its free service.
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What Does Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Mean for Higher Education?
By Eric Kelderman
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s announcement that he planned to retire this summer from the U.S. Supreme Court set off legal and political shockwaves on Wednesday in the nation’s capital. The open seat will give President Trump an opportunity to appoint the second justice of his term and set the court on a more conservative footing for, possibly, decades. But lawyers and legal scholars have mixed opinions on how much Kennedy’s departure could affect higher education. “I think that it really depends on what the new court’s agenda is,” said Joshua W.B. Richards, a lawyer who helps lead the higher-education practice with the firm Saul Ewing Arnstein and Lehr, in Philadelphia. “If the justices, with a new conservative majority, think they have a mandate to start reversing precedent, they may do so.” Early indicators from the court point to a willingness to overturn previous rulings, Richards said. Last year Trump selected Neil M. Gorsuch, a conservative from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, to fill the seat of the late Antonin Scalia. … Gorsuch has already provided key votes for the court’s conservatives on issues that have caused deep concern for many in higher education, including upholding Trump’s travel ban and striking down mandatory membership fees for public-sector unions. “Over all, the retirement of Justice Kennedy could have troubling implications for higher education,” said Neal H. Hutchens, a professor of higher education at the University of Mississippi.