The Augusta Chronicle
14-year-old Augusta girl set to graduate high school
By Sarah LeBlanc
At the age many students are finishing their first year of high school, 14-year-old Charleston Lee will begin her first full year of college. The C.H. Terrell Academy senior will graduate as valedictorian Friday, and begin studying full time at Paine College in the fall. She has been dual-enrolled at the college for the past two years. Charleston has been attending the independent private school her grandmother founded since she was 3 years old. She isn’t old enough for a driver’s license, but between her classes she tutors other college students on math. Charleston’s plan is to graduate from Paine with a degree in mathematics by the time she is 16, then pursue her masters at Augusta University. She hopes to work with Google when she finishes her education.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Want to live off campus? It’s going to cost you, survey finds
By Eric Stirgus
Many college students eagerly wait for the moment they can live off campus, but a recent report shows it comes with a cost. RENTCafe, a website that that posts information about apartment living and real estate, surveyed housing costs near 100 campuses nationwide, including two in Georgia, and found the average monthly rent one or two miles near the school is typically higher than average rent costs in that city. The average monthly rent for a place a mile from Georgia Tech was $1,912, which was 33% higher than the Atlanta average, RENTCafe found.
Marietta Daily Journal
Peterson: Ga. Tech in ‘better position’ as retirement starts
Everett Catts
As G.P. “Bud” Peterson, Ph.D., ends his tenure as the Georgia Institute of Technology’s president, the retiring leader is looking ahead as much as he’s looking back. “We started a commission a few years ago to see where education is going. “How is it we educate students or prepare students to be productive in their careers 20 or 25 years from now? … We’re very, very engaged on what we want to do to prepare students for a career,” he said of a program at the Midtown college. Peterson spoke on a myriad of Tech-related topics at the Rotary Club of Buckhead’s weekly lunch June 10 at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Buckhead. In January Peterson announced his plans to retire following the 2018-19 academic year, effective June 30, so the Rotary meeting was one of his last public appearances as president. However, he is remaining to conduct research and teach at least one class – he jokingly said the last time he taught a class was decades ago, when schools still used chalkboards.
Albany Herald
Finalist named for Georgia Institute of Technology presidency
University System of Georgia Board of Regents to take action on selection of Georgia Tech president at future meeting
From Staff Reports
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has announced that Ángel Cabrera is the finalist for the Georgia Institute of Technology presidency. Cabrera is currently president of George Mason University, a top-tier research institution and the largest public university in Virginia. “Dr. Ángel Cabrera has the academic background, leadership skills and community ties necessary to lead a premier research institution like Georgia Tech,” USG Chancellor Steve Wrigley said. “His strong record of improving student outcomes, increasing enrollment, strengthening research, and enhancing stakeholder partnerships will enable him to successfully advance the priorities and meet the needs of the Georgia Tech campus community.
Albany Herald
Georgia Southwestern ranked among Top 10 most affordable MBA programs
MBA program at GSW designed to prepare business leaders for constantly changing world marketplace
From Staff Reports
Georgia Southwestern State University has received a ranking as one of the Top 10 most affordable Master of Business Administration programs in the United States, Your Training Edge said. Officials said the institution is ranked based on the MBA program’s exceptional affordability and value. The list of 10 most affordable programs recognizes schools across the nation that are making an effort to provide economical options for students seeking to further their education. …The MBA degree program at GSW is designed to prepare business leaders for the constantly changing world marketplace by developing critical thinking, management, leadership and personal skills. It educates students in a broad range of knowledge and skills, including finance, ethics, international business, management and marketing as a basis for careers as successful managers.
WJCL
Ga. Tech-Savannah program helping veterans transition into civilian life
Dave Williams
Transitioning out of the military into the civilian work force can often times be tough on veterans. But a first of its kind program is helping ease some of that burden. Some 20 area companies showed up at Georgia Tech’s Savannah campus Monday all in hopes of finding a few good men and women. The military career fair provided an opportunity for veterans transitioning out of the military to help find work in the civilian sector. It’s all part of the Veterans Education Training and Transition Program or VET2, at Georgia Tech’s-Savannah campus. The only one of its kind in the entire country.
Griffin Daily News
UGA recognizes Dundee Community Association
By Jennifer Reynolds
STAFF WRITER
On Friday the University of Georgia and the UGA Griffin Campus recognized the Dundee Community Association for a donation made to the school.
The Brunswick News
Local UGA extension agent offering support
By LAUREN MCDONALD
Turner Spratling’s job is to solve problems. Spratling, who took over this year as the University of Georgia Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension agent in Glynn County, is available as a resource to all Glynn County residents. His job is to be an unbiased educational resource to Glynn County in all issues related to agriculture. …Spratling is able to answer residents’ questions by connecting them with research done at the University of Georgia, a land-grant university that provides an extension agent in every county in Georgia.
WTVM
Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum announces speakers for 14th annual event
By Alex Jones
Columbus State University has announced eight of their ten speakers for the upcoming 14th annual Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum. The late-August forum is all about the ‘Science of Leadership’ and will feature speakers who lead the way in the individual fields. …The 14th annual Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum is scheduled for Aug. 26 and 27 at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center.
Gwinnett Daily Post
GGC professor criticized for comments about illegal immigration not worried about job security
By Taylor Denman
A Georgia Gwinnett College professor who was criticized last week for comments he made about illegal immigration on social media is not worried about his job security or what others think about his political opinions. Dr. Fang Zhou, an associate professor of history at GGC, was the subject of a tweet from Georgia State Rep. Bee Nguyen on June 5 regarding language he used criticizing illegal immigrants and political correctness. Nguyen, a Georgia State House Rep. for District 89, tweeted screenshots of comments Zhou made on Facebook using “hostile” language and “spreading false narratives about immigrants.” …Zhou is not worried about his job security, he told the Daily Post on Monday.
MorningStar
Archaeological dig at Andalusia to identify location of ‘peafowl pens’
An archaeological dig commences tomorrow, Tuesday, June 11, at Andalusia: Home of Flannery O’Connor at Georgia College in Milledgeville. The excavation could pinpoint the exact location of pens where the famed author kept her flock of more than 40 peacocks. …Southern Research, Historic Preservation Consultants, Inc. of Waverly Hall, Georgia, was chosen to conduct the excavation. Its team helped develop current guidelines for historic preservation on campuses in the University System of Georgia. Co-owner and principal investigator, Dean Wood, has more than 40 years of experience protecting timeworn properties throughout the Southeast. His company has done digs in Milledgeville at several locations, including Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion. …Recovered artifacts will be cleaned, identified and stabilized by electrolysis at Southern Research’s labs. A final report of methods used and the significance of artifactual findings—plus, a prediction of the exact location of O’Connor’s peafowl pens—will be submitted to the University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology in Athens.