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Georgia Tech students want new measures to protect them from data disclosures
By Eric Stirgus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A group of Georgia Tech students leaders want administrators to provide several measures they hope will help protect and prevent personal information about them from being disclosed. The demands came in a meeting late Tuesday after some Georgia Tech College of Computing workers last month mistakenly emailed a spreadsheet containing information about nearly 8,000 students that included identification numbers, grade point averages and visa status. The measures include identity theft protection and specific plans to increase internal controls to limit employee access to such information, said Nate Knauf, a College of Computer student representative. They also want Georgia Tech to publicly clarify what went wrong.
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UGA Studies Potential Partnerships with Industry to Engage More Students in STEM Fields
Staff Report From Athens CEO
Some of Avalon Krandac’s most enlightening moments as an undergraduate in the University of Georgia College of Engineering are outside the classroom. Meeting professional engineers and working as an intern helps her better understand the academic lessons, which can be a challenge, and keep her on track. This summer she’s working at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, helping develop safety policies and environmental goals. She expects to graduate next year with a degree in biological engineering with an emphasis on the environment. “Business engagement early on is really helpful,” Krandac said. David Tanner, an associate director at UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, is working alongside two other UGA units to find ways to engage businesses with higher education to help keep students in science, technology, engineering and math fields and to provide them the experience that the companies are looking for in graduates.
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UGA Partners with Elbert County in Debt Crisis
Staff Report From Athens CEO
…Desperate for a starting point, Lyon and Thomas looked just 35 miles down the road to the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. “I quickly got to know the value of the Institute of Government,” Thomas said. “Being so close to Athens, I wanted to take full advantage of the educational resources available there.”
A partnership with UGA
Since 1927, the Institute of Government has worked with government leaders around Georgia and the nation to improve governance, directly impacting communities and citizens. The institute offers classes for appointed and elected officials, fiscal and economic analysis for communities and multiple other resources for city and county governments. Classes are held in locations throughout the state with multiple opportunities for officials from every county and city to attend. “We try to make government more efficient, more effective and more responsive to its citizens,” said Laura Meadows, director of the Institute of Government. “It’s all about making Georgia better—creating jobs, developing leaders and helping communities solve challenges.” The Institute of Government partners with local government associations, Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) and the Georgia Municipal Association for training for elected officials. Lyon and Thomas attended basic management courses required for all newly elected government leaders as well as numerous classes focusing on finances.
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‘U.S. Workers Only’: Companies Hesitate to Hire Foreign M.B.A. Students
The Trump administration’s tougher visa policies are narrowing job opportunities for international graduates, school officials say
By Janaki Chadha and Kelsey Gee
For years, coming to America for business school was a fairly reliable way for many international students to land prestigious, well-paying jobs at big U.S. companies. Tougher worker-visa rules imposed by the Trump administration are quickly changing those odds. Despite a booming economy and near full-employment, companies recruiting from top U.S. business schools are advertising more jobs that clearly note only U.S. citizens or legal residents need apply, university administrators say.