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WLTZ
Scholar Athlete of the Week: Northside’s Andy Callahan
NORTHSIDE SENIOR GOLFER ANDY CALLAHAN SPENDS TIME ON THE LINKS AND VOLUNTEERING IN HIS COMMUNITY
By Scott Carpenter
Everybody says there’s not enough time in a day, but Andy Callahan could use a few extra hours. He has a 4.3 GPA, while being dual enrolled at Northside high school and Columbus State University. “Definitely takes some free time sacrifice. We practice out here from 3:30 to 5:30, usually I stay until 6:30ish, then homework from there on out so free time is few and far between,” Said Northside Senior golfer, Andy Callahan. When Andy does have free time he volunteers at hospitals. He’s also looking to study medicine in college and says golf has helped him become well rounded.
Albany Herald
Fort Valley summer program accepting applications
TEAM Success comes with $2,100 stipend
From Staff Reports
Rising high school juniors, seniors and spring 2019 graduates can gain valuable work experience and earn up to $2,100 this summer with an internship from Fort Valley State University. The TEAM (Teaching, Enlightening, Achieving and Mentoring) Success program is sponsored by FVSU’s Cooperative Extension Program. For six weeks (June 2-July 13), students will be exposed to career opportunities in agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and other related fields. Selected students will shadow FVSU Cooperative Extension personnel in the county or on campus. They will gain valuable employment experience while earning a stipend of $2,100.
Albany Herald
Prospective students can tour ABAC campus on April 6
Stallion Day visit coincides with ABAC homecoming
From Staff Reports
Prospective students and their families can take a springtime stroll across the beautifully landscaped campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College at Stallion Day on April 6. During their visit, they can learn more about the college and what it has to offer. They can also take part in various events ranging from a rodeo to a circus-themed tailgate party. 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 future. There is no charge for visiting students.
Albany Herald
ABAC to host wildlife conclave
Students from 21 colleges, 12 states to participate in competition
From Staff Reports
A total of 359 students from 12 states and 21 colleges and universities from across America will compete in contests ranging from archery to fishing at The Wildlife Society’s Southeastern Wildlife Conclave Thursday-Saturday at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Students from Murray State University, Mississippi State University, Clemson University, University of Georgia, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Arkansas State University, Frostburg State University, Eastern Kentucky University, Louisiana Tech University, Arkansas Tech University, Virginia Tech, Auburn University, North Carolina State University, Haywood Community College, Tennessee Technological University, University of Florida, Louisiana State University, Western Carolina University, University of Tennessee at Martin, and Cleveland State Community College are expected to participate in the Conclave. “ABAC is excited to showcase the intellectual, physical, and artistic events that make up this traditional student competition,” William Moore, ABAC’s department head for forest resources and a professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management, said. “We look forward to an outstanding and competitive conclave.”
WGAU Radio
UGA MEDICAL STUDENTS CELEBRATE MATCH DAY
By: Mary Kathryn Rogers, UGA Today
March 18, 2019 4:46 AM
Resident applicants at the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership gathered on March 15 at noon in George Hall on the UGA Health Sciences Campus for Match Day, an event marking the next step in their medical careers. Sealed envelopes addressed to each member of the class of 2019 and delivered by faculty were opened at noon, and inside each envelope was a personal letter revealing where the student will pursue postgraduate medical education. This year’s Match Day was celebrated with a red-carpet theme and many were dressed in their formal attire. An annual event, Match Day takes place after students participate in interviews and visits to residency programs in Georgia and across the country. To determine the post-graduation assignments, the students ranked residency programs where they would like to complete their training, and the residency programs ranked the student applicants. The lists are then submitted to the nonprofit organization National Resident Matching Program in Washington, D.C., which uses an algorithm that aligns the choices of the applicants with those of the residency programs.
Press Herald
Pianist from Cape Elizabeth wins a prize that ‘all young musicians dream of’
Henry Kramer is one of 5 recipients of the $25,000 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
By Bob Keyes Staff Writer
Henry Kramer didn’t begin playing the piano until he was 11 years old, a relative late-comer to classical music. Thursday night, the gifted musician from Cape Elizabeth won an Avery Fisher Career Grant, a top prize in his field. Administered by Lincoln Center in New York, the award recognizes musicians poised for exceptional solo careers and comes with a $25,000 award. “It’s one of those things that all young musicians dream of and hope to get. And if you actually do, it’s great – it’s just great. I don’t know what else to say,” Kramer said by phone on Friday. Kramer, 32, teaches piano at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia.
Miami Herald
College engineering projects tackle infrastructure challenges in Cuba
On March 23, the Association of Cuban-American Engineers (ACAE) and the Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers (C-AACE) will host the ninth annual Cuba Infrastructure Scholarship Competition at Florida International University. It is a landmark year for me as the new competition committee chair, and I proudly take recognize a major accomplishment for an event first designed as a local and state competition. Joining the University of Florida and Florida International University as multiple-time competitors since the inception of the event are first-time participants Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah; George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia; the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta; and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
Forbes
Test-Optional Admissions: The Momentum Will Grow
Michael T. Nietzel Contributor
…Last week’s revelation of a massive college admissions cheating conspiracy also will add fuel to the test-optional fire, especially in light of the outsized role that standardized tests still play in competitive admissions. For colleges electing to make admission tests optional, a frequent rationale is that such a policy will increase the diversity of the applicant pool by encouraging more applications from low-income, minority and first-generation-to-college students, groups that haven’t traditionally scored as well on standardized tests as students who can afford to take practice tests or hire testing coaches to help them prepare. Many in higher education believe that too much trust is placed in the predictive validity of the ACT and SAT, especially compared to, or used in conjunction with, high school grade point average and other achievements. …Skeptics of test-optional admissions can marshal some evidence supporting their position. A 2015 study by University of Georgia researchers found no statistical difference in enrollment of underrepresented students at test-optional versus test-requiring liberal arts colleges. (That finding has been questioned by critics who prefer the finer-grain data in the two large-scale studies.) The College Board, which publishes the SAT, has also challenged some claims by test-optional advocates in a 2018 book that maintains that standardized test scores are valid predictors of college performance, especially given the growing problem of grade inflation. Other evidence suggests that the introduction of standardized tests may have helped democratize college enrollment across the last century
Savannah Morning News
2019 salary numbers for Georgia Southern football coaches
By Travis Jaudon
Georgia Southern head football coach Chad Lunsford, offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse, defensive coordinator Scot Sloan and several other members of the coaching staff received pay raises for 2019 in response to a 10-3 season in 2018 highlighted by the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl victory over Eastern Michigan in December. According to the newest contracts, which were announced last month and approved recently by the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents, Lunsford’s 2019 base salary will be $680,000 (up from $650,000 in 2018) while DeBesse and Sloan each will head into Year 2 under Lunsford making a base of $273,000 annually ($250,000 each in 2018). The contracts were obtained by the Savannah Morning News through open record requests to Georgia Southern last week.