Augusta CEO
Queensborough National Bank & Trust Welcomes Danielle Wilson
Staff Report
Danielle Wilson has joined Queensborough National Bank & Trust as a client services associate for Queensborough Wealth Management. Danielle, a native of Thomson, Ga., recently graduated from Augusta University with a bachelor of business administration in finance. During her time in college, she interned at Morgan Stanley and Queensborough to gain experience and knowledge of the wealth management industry as she works to become an adviser.
Bryan County News
School board announces administrator appointments for 2020-21 school year
Changes in principals coming at McAllister, RHMS and RHHS
The Bryan County school board approved a number of appointments for the 2020-2021 school year at its Thursday night meeting in Richmond Hill. Those appointments include Frances Meeks Elementary’s first principal and changes in the top administrative posts at McAllister Elementary, Richmond Hill Middle, and Richmond Hill High. Dr. Brittney Mobley – Principal – Frances Meeks Elementary School
…Dr. Mobley earned a Bachelor of Science, Master of Education and Doctor of Education from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. … Ms. Heather Tucker – Principal – McAllister Elementary School …Ms. Tucker holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Valdosta State University, a Master of Education degree from Georgia Southern University and an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership from Valdosta State University. …Dr. Elizabeth Bennett – Principal – Richmond Hill Middle School …Dr. Bennett holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Ashland University, a Master of Arts degree in Secondary Education from Armstrong State University, an Educational Specialist degree in Teaching and Learning from Georgia Southern University and a Doctor of Educational Leadership degree from Valdosta State University. …Mr. Bivins Miller – Principal – Richmond Hill High School …He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education, Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership and an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership, all from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia. …Ms. Debi McNeal – Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment …Ms. McNeal holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, a Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership and an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership, all from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia.
Higher Education News:
Inside Higher Ed
Students at several U.S. universities are tested for possible cases of a novel coronavirus. Experts weigh in on how colleges can prepare for the virus.
By Elizabeth Redden
The coronavirus has come to U.S. campuses. Arizona public health officials announced Sunday that “a member of the Arizona State community who does not live in university housing” had tested positive for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The person had recently traveled to Wuhan, China, where the virus originated.
Inside Higher Ed
A Legal Challenge for Inclusive Access
Big textbook publishers and retailers are accused of squashing competition from independent college bookstores.
By Lindsay McKenzie
Inclusive access programs, where students are automatically billed for their course materials, are increasingly big business for leading textbook publishers and college bookstores. But for independent, off-campus bookstores, inclusive access programs could spell a death knell. In a class-action lawsuit on Thursday, four companies representing independent bookstores accused publishers including Pearson, Cengage, McGraw-Hill Education and bookstore chains Barnes and Noble Education and Follett of trying to push them out of business.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
AAC&U Panelists Share Strategies for Supporting Underrepresented STEM Students
by Sara Weissman
Pictures of students flashed on a screen as their voices carried through the room at a session held on Friday at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2020 annual meeting. “The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to be a civil engineer,” said one student on screen. “I thought, ‘I’m not good enough for college,’” said another.
“NASA is one of my ultimate goals but I don’t think I want to stop there – NASA and beyond,” said yet another student. These video clips of students talking about their aspirations and struggles in science, technology, engineering and math fields were part of capstone projects run by the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. The alliance is a multi-college program in Central Florida, and is working toward enhancing and supporting the participation of community college students in STEM fields. … Toward the end of the session, participants paired off to talk about their own department culture for STEM students from minority backgrounds. People brought up challenges ranging from sustaining interdisciplinary collaboration beyond short-lived initiatives to making group lab projects more manageable for students on the autism spectrum. “This is not just a single institution issue,” Chavous said. “People are having the same challenges across spaces in higher education in optimizing access, equity and success for historically marginalized students in STEM fields.”