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The Sentinel
Former Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to hold lectures at USG universities
Former Georgia Governor Nathan Deal was recently voted on and appointed to be a Regents Professor by the Georgia Board of Regents beginning on March 1. Before Deal completed his second and final term in office on the week of Jan. 13, he was appointed to his new title of professor. Deal will give lectures on political science and law at schools in the University System of Georgia for a duration of at least three years. Deal has been confirmed to teach at the University of Georgia among other public institutions and will focus his occasional lectures on topics pertaining to the fields of political science and law. Other institutions and specifics as to classes and dates have yet to be announced. The Board of Regents saw potential for great benefit to Georgia’s students from Deal’s knowledge gained through his years in the political and legal arena. By appointing him a Regents professor, the board is offering this unique experience to students across the state. Kennesaw State professors and those in leadership have expressed positive reactions to this announcement and see great value in a former governor contributing to the education of those that hope to be the future of American politics.
Rockdale Newton Citizen
Mike Worley and Steve Wrigley of GWF named Top 100 Influential Georgians
From Staff Reports
COVINGTON – Georgia Wildlife Federation President Mike Worley and Director-at-Large Dr. Steve Wrigley were both named to Georgia Trend’s 2019 Top 100 Influential Georgians. The annual list recognizes those who are not only “successful in their careers,” but also “wield remarkable power and influence and have contributed to making life better for Georgians.” …Dr. Wrigley, entering his third year as Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, oversees 26 colleges and universities. A lifelong sportsman and avid wing shooter, Wrigley has served multiple terms on the GWF board, with the most recent beginning in 2015. His commitment to the core mission of GWF, along with his vast network of contacts throughout the state, have made him a great asset to the Federation.
Albany Herald
University System of Georgia, U.S. Army Cyber Center looking to fill cyber job openings
Agreement will allow soldiers to earn cyber security degrees at Georgia institutions while in the Army
From Staff Reports
The University System of Georgia and the U.S. Army Cyber Center in Augusta are working together to help fill the more than 11,000 current cyber job openings around the state. The two organizations recently signed an agreement that will give active duty military and reservists the opportunity to earn a degree for a career in cyber fields while serving in the Army. “The agreement enables service members stationed at Fort Gordon to pursue their degrees through select USG cybersecurity programs across the state,” USG Chancellor Steve Wrigley said. “It provides support to the Army and enhances the close collaboration with our military and workforce partners. “I look forward to building on the success of this program as we continue to work to meet the needs of the cyber industry.” Columbus State University, Middle Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, University of North Georgia and Augusta University, all designated as National Security Agency Centers of Academic Excellence, are included in the agreement.
Gwinnett Daily Post
Dan Kaufman reflects on time in Gwinnett as he prepares to retire from chamber post
By Curt Yeomans
What the ad that ran in education publications in 2005 may have lacked in details, it made up for with intrigue as far as Dan Kaufman is concerned. “Wanted: President for unnamed state college in Lawrenceville, Ga.” Those nine words are what brought Kaufman to Gwinnett County more than 13 years ago. It put him on a path which has seen him become a high profile figure in the county, first through higher education and later through business, as well as routinely named one of the most influential people in Georgia.
Savannah Morning News
New Georgia Southern University president Kyle Marrero to start April 1
By Ann Meyer ameyer@savannahnow.com
Kyle Marrero, who grew the University of Western Georgia’s enrollment and programming as its president during the past five and a half years, will take the helm of Georgia Southern University on April 1 as its next president, the Board of Regents said Wednesday. “Georgia Southern University is an incredible institution and I am honored to be chosen as its 14th president,” Marrero said in a statement. GSU’s 13th president, Jaimie Herbert, resigned in May 2018, and Shelley Nickel, a University Systems of Georgia executive vice chancellor for strategy and fiscal affairs and treasurer of the Board of Regents, has served as interim president since July 1.
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‘Excited and thrilled isn’t enough’: Georgia Southern welcomes new president
Dr. Kyle Marrero will begin his new position effective April 1
The George-Anne
Marrero and family visit Georgia Southern’s Statesboro campus
By Matthew Enfinger
Georgia Southern University’s newly selected president Kyle Marrero visited the Statesboro campus on Saturday with his family. The Board of Regents named Marrero as GS’ 14th president on Thursday following a five month presidential search after the resignation of former president Jaimie Hebert. “I’m so excited and thrilled to be the 14th president named just Thursday with the Board of Regents voting me in officially which is really exciting and to be part of the Eagle Nation,” Marrero said. “This is a thrill for us and my family.” On the front steps of the Marvin Pittman building, Marrero accompanied with President Shelley Nickel took questions from local media outlets. Marrero discussed multiple topics that all related back to leading a consolidated GS.
WTOC11
New Georgia Southern president makes first campus visit
By Dal Cannady
STATESBORO, GA (WTOC) -Georgia Southern University’s next president made his first visit to the school since being named to the post this week. Dr. Kyle Marrero and his family met with media on Saturday morning as he outlined what he sees are the strengths and challenges for the university. He’s currently the president of University of West Georgia. He thanked interim president Shelley Nickel, saying that he’ll work to continue bringing together the Statesboro, Hinesville, and Armstrong campuses and using the university to help grow the region as well.
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Georgia Southern University’s incoming president visits the Statesboro campus
Statesboro Herald
New GS president likely to make both Statesboro and Savannah his home
Brings multi-campus experience from West Georgia
AL HACKLE/Staff
Georgia Southern University’s next president, Dr. Kyle Marrero, probably will have homes in both Statesboro and Savannah, he told reporters Saturday morning in front of the Martin Pittman Administration Building on the Statesboro campus. But while predicting that a lot of time on the road will be part of the job, he also referred to that office location, across Sweetheart Circle from Statesboro’s Blue Mile, as a “principal home base.” Currently still president of the University of West Georgia, where he has served in the top administrative post since 2013, Marrero doesn’t take the helm at Georgia Southern until April 1. But after the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia confirmed his hiring with a unanimous vote Thursday, he responded to area media requests with a brief press conference.
Albany Herald
ASU faculty members named Chancellor’s Learning Scholars
Scholars have opportunity to enhance areas of expertise
By Danyelle Gary
Four Albany State University professors have been selected to participate in the inaugural Chancellor’s Learning Scholars program by the University System of Georgia. The Chancellor’s Learning Scholars will assist in facilitating Faculty Learning Communities, which provide an opportunity for faculty and staff to enhance their understanding of a topic related to teaching and learning. “Faculty Learning Communities are an ideal venue for meeting like-minded faculty who are taking this opportunity to share ideas, to exchange viewpoints and to learn more about the art of teaching and learning through meaningful conversations,” Dorene Rojas Medlin, associate professor and director of the ASU Center for Faculty Excellence, said. “The conversations should support the Center for Faculty Excellence’s vision: to have a transformative impact on faculty development through targeted support and training.”
WTOC11
GSU’s ‘Eagle Academy’ helping students with disabilities
Georgia Southern University is helping to provide an education for those with disabilities. Georgia Southern University’s Eagle Academy helps students who might not succeed in a traditional college career to grow in the classroom and build their lives. Karen Phipps checked on students already in the program. EAGLE stands for ‘Equal Access to Gainful Learning and Employment.’ The academy helps students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They take one to two university courses per semester that fit into their career goal. The academy offers its own classes, too.
Albany Herald
ABAC to welcome prospective students on Stallion Day
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College shows off campus to visting students
From Staff Reports
Prospective students and their families can take a stroll on the beautifully landscaped brick pathways at Stallion Day on Feb. 2 at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. During their visit, they can learn more about the college and what it has to offer. During this recruitment day event, high school students from all over the state and surrounding states come together to tour the college and see how ABAC can be a door to their futures. There is no charge for visiting students.
Savannah Morning News
Georgia Southern offers Cuba study abroad; application deadline coming up
By Ann Meyer ameyer@savannahnow.com
The deadline to apply for Georgia Southern University’s July 2-17 study abroad program in Havana, Cuba, is Feb. 15. The Cuba program is open to Georgia Southern students and other University System of Georgia students who register as transient students for the program, which offers college credit. Students must be at least 18 and have a grade point average of 2.5. “Students will be exposed to an array of cultural activities and study excursions designed to encourage direct interaction with the Cuban people,” Ned Rinalducci, associate professor of sociology and Cuba study abroad program director, said in a release. “Cuba is in the midst of dramatic change and offers a compelling place to study.”
WGAUradio
UGA STUDENTS VOLUNTEER ON KING DAY
By: Emily Webb, UGA
To honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day — the only federal holiday designated a national day of service — more than 700 University of Georgia students volunteered on Monday across 22 sites in Athens-Clarke County. Part of the Division of Student Affairs Center for Leadership and Service, ServeUGA students, called service ambassadors, participated in a weekend retreat that concluded with the MLK Day of Service. At Winterville Elementary School, 28 students helped plant 47 oak trees on school property. “We talked about at our retreat this weekend becoming more of a conscientious and active citizen rather than just being a volunteer,” said Delaney Burke, a first-year international affairs and criminal justice student from Alpharetta. “Rather than us just standing here scooping mulch into a wheelbarrow, why does it matter? Think about the impact that it’s having and the overall issues that are surrounding the school.” The retreat was an orientation for the new class of service ambassadors.
Gainesville Times
Five stories tall: Here’s a look at Oakwood’s newest student housing proposal
Jeff Gill
A 488-bedroom student housing complex near University of North Georgia in Oakwood is being proposed by a private developer. Suwanee-based GAH Holding LLC is seeking annexation and rezoning of property off Atlanta Highway and Frontage Road, near Thurmon Tanner Parkway and Interstate 985, for the development.
Tifton CEO
Dr. Mark Kistler on the ABAC Teaching Forest
Dr. Mark Kistler, Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources at ABAC, talks about the recent purchase of 1,000 acres that will be used in the Forestry and Wildlife programs.
The Augusta Chronicle
University, AU Health sign agreement to work together on cancer treatment
By Tom Corwin
University Hospital and AU Health have signed an agreement to partner on some outpatient cancer services starting June 1. University Hospital and AU Medical Center have an agreement to partner on some outpatient cancer services, with the goal of boosting Augusta University’s Georgia Cancer Center into a nationally recognized status it has sought for years. The agreement, which would cover University Medical Oncology outpatient physician practices, infusion centers and pharmacy services, would allow AUMC oncologists to co-manage those facilities at 1348 Walton Way and 450 Society Hill Drive in Aiken. Those patients would stay under the care of their University physicians, said Dr. David Hess, the dean of the Medical College of Georgia. The partnership, which will go into effect June 1, would be overseen by a joint management committee, with each side comprising half the committee. It would affect about 50 University employees, who would then work for AUMC, but it does not include cancer diagnosis or cancer surgery services, which would remain separate.
The George-Anne
Delta Tau Delta Georgia Southern chapter loses national charter for hazing
By Matthew Enfinger
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity suspended its charter from its Georgia Southern University chapter for acts of hazing during fall 2018. Members of the fraternity were informed of the decision at a meeting on Dec. 1, 2018 Jack Kreman, Delta Tau Delta chief executive officer, said. Investigations into the fraternity began after a concerned individual called the Dean of Students Office on Nov. 7 and said they received three videos with footage of alleged hazing by the GS Chapter of Delta Tau Delta. The three videos provided contained footage of fraternity applicants being told to lie face first in the mud, drink a yellow/green chunky substance and do “wall sits” with a weight over head, according to records. According to an investigative report by Student Conduct Coordinator William Mast, GS students and new members of Delta Tau Delta were identified in the videos. However, when interviewed new members denied the events that occurred in the videos.
Gwinnett Daily Post
GGC designated as National Weather Service StormReady location
By Isabel Hughes
Georgia Gwinnett College was recently designated a National Weather Service StormReady location, the college announced Wednesday. Recently, David Nadler with the NWS presented outgoing GGC President Stas Preczewski with a certificate acknowledging that the college met the NWS’ criteria to be officially identified as StormReady. To receive the designation, GGC had to substantiate its existing emergency operations policies that include holding emergency exercises and promoting the importance of public readiness through campus community events and seminars. “This recognition demonstrates GGC’s commitment to building and maintaining campus resilience by implementing the infrastructure and systems to save lives and protect property when hazardous weather strikes,” said Carlton Buchanan, the college’s director of emergency management.
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