University System News:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AJC On Campus: Vote could change enrollment rules; Agnes Scott & goats
By Eric Stirgus
Colleges are collaborative places and they typically enjoy working with each other, but they’re also competitive. In recent days, there’s been news that could create greater competition and shows collaboration. Here are some details in this week’s AJC On Campus.
College admissions changes on the horizon?
The National Association on College Admissions Counseling, which represents about 1,700 colleges and universities, agreed by a vote during its national conference Saturday on changes some say may significantly change how schools recruit students.
UGA gets contract to create flu vaccines
Remember we talked at the top of this article about colleges and collaboration? Here’s an example. The University of Georgia got some big news Monday. It will be the lead on a federally-funded project to create flu vaccines.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
BREAKING: UGA gets major funding to develop flu vaccine
By Eric Stirgus and Helena Oliviero
The University of Georgia announced Monday it is leading a major federally-funded effort to develop a revolutionary flu vaccine that could provide long-lasting, universal protection and potentially reduce deaths. The goal is to develop a new, more advanced flu vaccine to protect against multiple strains of the virus in a single dose, university officials told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The hope is the vaccine shot could be effective for anywhere from five to 20 years, said Ted M. Ross, the director of UGA’s Center for Vaccines and Immunology. Researchers will have up to seven years and could receive as much as $130 million from the National Institutes of Health to do the work. For UGA, which Ross said will receive about half of that money, this will be the largest amount ever received from the agency for a project.
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WSB-TV
EXCLUSIVE: UGA awarded largest grant ever to develop new universal flu vaccine
Online Schools Center
Top Online Bachelor’s of Computer Engineering Degree Programs for 2020
Computer engineering related jobs are some of the fast growing careers available. Directly related to the success of all businesses and organizations, the engineering of hardware and software, as well as the analysis, programming and security of computers is vital to commerce, industry and every day life. To acquire an excellent job as a computer hardware engineer, software developer or computer and information technologist often only requires a bachelor’s degree. Based on tuition, graduation rate, acceptance rate and other factors, these top 20 computer engineering related degrees are offered 100% online and will put graduates in a position to pursue their technological job of choice. …Located in Georgia, Kennesaw State now offers a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology completely online. One of the least expensive for the quality, the program is designed for students with motivation to study independently as well as an affinity toward information technology. Accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, Kennesaw’s Information Technology degree program has the goal of meeting the demand for professional degrees in the strategy, development and administration of integrated computing, management and information technology systems. …The 100% online Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Georgia Southwestern State University is a liberal arts oriented degree program with a Computer Science curriculum. At Georgia Southwestern, the focus of the Computer Science degree is multifaceted.
Patch
Military Spouse Friendly Schools Adds UNG To Annual List
Since 2013, the University of North Georgia has been recognized as a Military Friendly School by Victory Media.
By Kathleen Sturgeon
Since 2013, the University of North Georgia (UNG) has been recognized as a Military Friendly School by Victory Media. In the summer, the university added another accolade to its list. UNG was named one of 196 schools designated on the 2019-2020 Military Spouse Friendly Schools list. It was a first in the university’s history.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Kennesaw State to spend $1.8 million upgrading front entrance
By Kristal Dixon
Kennesaw State University has embarked on a project to upgrade its main entrance along Chastain Road. The $1.8-million project, which was approved in May by the Board of Regents, will include signs containing LED lights and the university’s new “KS” logo formally unveiled in August as part of a rebranding strategy, the university said Monday. KSU will also install a 5-foot-tall yellow brick wall on both sides of the Kennesaw State University Road entrance. The wall, which will curve along the front of Chastain Road, will have illuminated white acrylic letters that spell out ‘Kennesaw State University’ placed on top of the structure.
Albany Herald
State approves $3 million for renovation of Georgia Southwestern gym
From Staff Reports
Georgia Southwestern State University has announced the renovation of Florrie Chappell Gymnasium, the university’s oldest unoccupied building, thanks to the inclusion of $3 million in House Bill 31 of Georgia’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget. This year marks the 80th anniversary of construction for the “old gym,” as some so fondly remember. Completed in early 1939 at a cost of $65,000 (approximately $1.2 million today, adjusted for inflation), the gym served as GSW’s primary athletics facility for decades, with a basketball court and auditorium space that seated 1,000 on the main level. It was the site of many concerts and graduation ceremonies, with the first held in June 1939. The basement contained a swimming pool and large recreation room used for dancing, games, and PE classes such as fencing and badminton.
WRBL
UGA artists spend time in Columbus restoring historic Coca-Cola sign
by: Chuck Williams
A small group of University of Georgia art students spent the weekend in Columbus bringing a hundred-year-old Coca-Cola sign back to life. The sign is on the original Coca-Cola bottling plant along Sixth Avenue. It ceased to used by Coca-Cola in the 1940s. The brick structure has had a number of uses over the years but most recently was a storage facility for TSYS. Local developer Ken Henson has purchased the building and plans to restore it and turn it into office space. The group is called Color the World Bright and they have been restoring building signs across the state for a dozen years.
Higher Education News:
Inside Higher Ed
More Economic Mobility at HBCUs, Report Says
By Madeline St. Amour
Economic mobility is better for students who attend historically black colleges and universities than those who attend non-HBCUs, according to a new report from the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Researchers used data from the Internal Revenue Service and the National Center for Education Statistics’ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System to determine students’ economic backgrounds and economic success after college for the report, “Moving Upward and Onward: Income Mobility at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.”
Savannah Morning News
California to let college athletes make money, defying NCAA
By The Associated Press
Under the law, which takes effect in 2023, students at public and private universities in the state will be allowed to sign deals with sneaker manufacturers, soft drink makers or other businesses and profit from their images, names or likenesses, just like the pros.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Defying the NCAA, California’s governor signed a first-in-the-nation law Monday that will let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements — a move that could upend amateur sports in the U.S. and trigger a legal challenge. Under the law, which takes effect in 2023, students at public and private universities in the state will be allowed to sign deals with sneaker manufacturers, soft drink makers or other businesses and profit from their images, names or likenesses, just like the pros. “It’s going to change college sports for the better by having now the interest, finally, of the athletes on par with the interests of the institutions,” Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a tweeted video. “Now we’re rebalancing that power arrangement.” He predicted other states will introduce similar legislation. Two lawmakers in South Carolina have already announced plans to do so.
Inside Higher Ed
Calif. Governor Signs Bill on Athletes’ Rights
By Greta Anderson
College athletes in California will be able to profit from the use of their names, images and likenesses through partnerships with companies starting in 2023. Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law Senate Bill 206, which bars the National Collegiate Athletic Association from disqualifying teams from competition if players are compensated for the use of their personal brand, the Los Angeles Times reported. The NCAA strongly opposes the legislation, and its Board of Governors wrote in a letter to Newsom earlier this month that the Fair Play for Pay Act would give the 58 NCAA member institutions in California recruiting advantages. In the letter, NCAA officials suggested the bill could lead the institutions to be removed from competition within the association.