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Albany Herald
GSW graduate Chris Avery to receive Jack Mangham Award for internship at CBS affiliate
By Rachel Lord
Recent Georgia Southwestern State University graduate Christopher Avery was awarded the 2018-19 Jack Mangham Experiential Learning Award by the Georgia Association of Colleges and Employers. The award is given to students who exemplify the characteristics of an outstanding student in experiential learning or internships, including work habits, high academic performance and good citizenship. Avery was nominated by Sandra Fowler, GSW’s director of career services, for the successful completion of his 2018 summer internship with CBS 42 in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to being recognized at the GACE annual awards banquet May 30 at Brasstown Valley Resort, Avery received a $500 monetary award.
Clay Today Online
Magnolia Point Women’s Club award 5 scholarships to Clay High students
Nancy Mills, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee at the Magnolia Point Women’s Club, recently presented scholarships to five Clay High students. The MPWC has presented a total of $99,100 in college scholarships to 92 deserving women in Clay County since the scholarship program was established in 2003. The recipients are selected by the MPWC Scholarship Committee who judge students based on their grades, community and school activities, letters of recommendation, a written essay and need. Scholarships are given to help Clay county girls achieve their academic goals. It is open to all Clay High girls who plan to attend a four-year college, get an associate in arts, a vocational school or a technical school. The 2019 scholarship recipients were: … and, Sydney Gross – $1,000. She will be attending Georgia Southern University majoring in exercise science.
On Common Ground
Three Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology students were honored this month at the Rockdale Soil and Water Conservation summer education program. Danielle Nguyen, Jose Refujio Ayala and Sydnee Nicole Hairston were brought home top honors from the Natural Resource Conservation Workshop, which was held June 9-13 at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) in Tifton, Georgia. …At the workshop, Rockdale Magnet student Nguyen received a first place medal in mining and $1,000.00 scholarship toward the college or university of her choice; Ayala received a first-place medal in natural science; and Hairston received a $500 scholarship toward the college or university of her choice.
Convenience Store Decisions
Parker’s Donates $10,000 to Autism Art Therapy Program
Funds were raised through the sale of 20,000 reusable Autism Awareness travel cups, available at Parker’s locations throughout Georgia and South Carolina.
By Isabelle Gustafson
Savannah, Ga-based Parker’s recently donated $10,000 to the Lowcountry Autism Foundation to support the nonprofit organization’s Art Therapy Program through the company’s Fueling the Community charitable giving program. …In 2018, the company also donated a record $5 million to create the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University.
WGAU Radio
UGA’S MOREHEAD TO CO-CHAIR UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP FORUM
The Council on Competitiveness, an organization of corporate and academic leaders representing major sectors of the U.S. economy, has appointed University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead to co-chair its new University Leadership Forum to optimize the role of higher education in the emerging innovation landscape. The forum, which was officially launched in Washington, D.C., on June 18, will enable leaders from the nation’s top academic institutions to join forces with private sector leaders to understand the evolving innovation landscape, while also helping to shape federal and state policy recommendations to encourage greater competitiveness and build the workforce of the future.
Savannah Morning News
SSU honors those enslaved on Placentia Planta
The “Colored Graveyard” Memorial Garden at Savannah State University was dedicated June 13 in honor of those people enslaved at Placentia Plantation, the grounds now home to SSU, according to Meaghan Walsh Gerard at SSU. The garden is situated on the academic quad between Asa H. Gordon Library and the Sciences and Technology Building. …During the dedication, a ceremony official said those families had hopes and dreams of freedom, equality, justice and education for their children. Members of the SSU community and the community at-large are encouraged to use the memorial garden for meditation and reflection.
AllOnGeorgia
Rural Georgia Teachers to Receive Training Thanks to New State Budget
By Jessica Szilagyi
Thanks to the recently enacted FY 2020 budget for Georgia, funds to support life sciences education in rural school systems through the Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Youth Science & Technology Centers have been allocated and will soon change what high school students learn. The new training for teachers will be administered by Georgia Bio, Georgia’s trade association which focuses on driving growth in Georgia’s biosciences industry and its many sectors, including agri-biotech, food and nutrition, bio-based technologies and renewable chemicals. …These trainings are the first of their kind nationally and set Georgia to be a premier training location for this skilled workforce. Curriculum developed in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Georgia, specifically the Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT), will prepare students to work in biomanufacturing and the emerging biotech industry. These hands-on applications of STEM learning will solidify what students learn in other classes, as well as provide skills required for tomorrow’s workforce.
Griffin Daily News
Support group learns about bees
By Jennifer Reynolds
STAFF WRITER
Jun 20Grandparents Raising Grandchildren met at the University of Georgia Griffin Research and Education Garden on Tuesday to learn about bees.
Walton Sun
GulfSouth Soccer Club will hold Summer Showcase Camp, led by college coaches from University of West Florida, Georgia Southern University and Huntingdon College, at Helen McCall Park in Santa Rosa Beach. …All skill levels are invited to participate. Players will experience a fun and encouraging atmosphere, development of individual technical and tactical play and position-specific training from several of the best college coaches in the Southeast.
Statesboro Herald
GSU coaches wrestle in fundraiser event
GATAmania set for Friday
Holli Deal Saxon/Staff
Georgia Southern University football coach Vic Cabral will be featured in a wrestling match Friday during the annual GATAmania fundraising event. The American Professional Wrestling sponsored attraction will start at 7:15 p.m., with official bell time at 7:30 p.m., at the Nessmith-Lane Continuing Education Center on the GSU campus, said coordinator Tom Caiazzo. The annual fundraising event will benefit the GSU chapter of Athletes in Action
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Inside Higher Ed
House Passes Spending Package With Boost to Student Aid
By Andrew Kreighbaum
The House of Representatives passed fiscal year 2020 spending legislation Wednesday that boosts the size of the Pell Grant and directs billions in new funding to scientific research. The $982.8 billion “minibus” spending bill would increase the maximum Pell Grant by $150 to $6,345 and would allocate $1 billion for the federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant. The legislation would also add another $304 million in new funding for Federal Work-Study for a total of $1.4 billion in FY 2020. The bill would allocate $41.1 billion for the National Institutes of Health, the biggest federal backer of university-based research.
Inside Higher Ed
Larger Donations, Fewer Donors
Last year was a record one for gifts to colleges, but trends about middle-income individuals may point to future problems, report finds.
By Nick Hazelrigg
Higher education institutions are pulling in record dollars in charitable donations even though the number of individual donations are on the decline, indicating large donations are coming in from high-income individuals. According to this year’s Giving USA report, which studied institutions for the 2018 calendar year, overall giving to educational institutions, including K-12 and higher education, declined for the first time after four years of growth by 1.3 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively, adjusted for inflation. However, the report also indicates good news for higher education. Citing the Voluntary Support for Education (VSE) survey, which collects data from institutions all around higher education, Giving USA reports total contributions to higher education reached $46.73 billion in 2018, a 7.2 percent increase from the previous year. Charitable contributions specifically to colleges and universities in 2018 reached the highest levels ever recorded by the VSE. Seven different institutions each received at least one gift over $100 million, the largest number of institutions to reach that number since 2015. This study took place during 2018, meaning Michael Bloomberg’s historic $1.8 billion gift to Johns Hopkins University was included.
Inside Higher Ed
Employers Mull Offering Student Loan Repayment
By Paul Fain
Adding to anecdotal evidence about major companies considering student loan repayment benefits for their employees and new hires, a new survey found that a large share of employers (23 percent) are considering offering such plans. The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans released results of the survey this week. It said 4 percent of the 772 responding employers currently offer some form of student loan repayment assistance as benefits. Another 2 percent are in the process of creating such a program. The top five reasons employers cited for holding back on offering the benefit were high cost, uncertainty and complexity of implementation, resentment among current employees who have paid off their student loans, resentment among employees with ineligible debt, and employee turnover after requirements for repayment have been met.
Inside Higher Ed
Compilation on Recruiting International Graduate Students
By Scott Jaschik
Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release today our latest print-on-demand compilation, “Recruiting International Graduate Students in a Challenging Environment.” You may download a copy here, free.