USG e-clips for June 16, 2021

University System News: Valdosta Daily Times Atlanta Gas Light backs VSU initiative Valdosta State University has partnered with the Atlanta Gas Light Foundation to help encourage more Black males to pursue higher education and earn a college degree. The Atlanta Gas Light Foundation presented a $12,500 check to the university, university officials said in a […]

USG e-clips for June 15, 2021

University System News: Albany Herald Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College faculty member uses language skills to assist judicial system From staff reports A few college professors will spend the summer taking a break from their regular duties, maybe relaxing with family and friends, or reading books that are not required for their classes. Rob Carpenter is […]

USG e-clips for June 14, 2021

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC On Campus: Leadership hires, college enrollment declines By Eric Stirgus You’re hired! Several Georgia universities said those words in recent days to people hired in important positions at their schools. This edition of AJC On Campus looks at some of those new hires, new reports on college enrollment, […]

Visit Your New EAP Site

USG and Kepro are excited to announce a new, customizable Employee Assistance Program (EAP) website — USG MyLifeExpert. This secure and confidential member website is open and ready for you right now! To start, go to usg.mylifeexpert.com and enter the company code: USGCares. From there, establish your unique login and password. The site is accessible […]

USG e-clips for June 9, 2021

University System News: GrowingGeorgia ABAC Tops Southeast in Ag Ed Graduates for Third Straight Year For the third consecutive year, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College produced more graduates with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education than any other college or university east of the Mississippi River. Forty agricultural education students graduated from ABAC at the recent […]

USG e-clips for June 10, 2021

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Regents picks finalist for Georgia State’s next president By Eric Stirgus Candidate Brian Blake is in line to become its first Black president A higher education leader with administrative experience at several top universities is in line to become the president of the state’s largest public university and the […]

USG e-clips for June 11, 2021

University System News: AP News Regents tap new leaders for Georgia State, Clayton State By Jeff Amy Georgia’s largest public university is likely to be led by an academic from George Washington University, while a leader from a Georgia public university is being promoted to lead Clayton State University. Regents voted Tuesday to name M. […]

Faculty enhance the student experience with course redesigns at GHC

Concepts like the application and integration of different motivating and reflective learning strategies, the creation of asynchronous interactive modules for the library, and metacognition and advanced online engagement strategies for students may, at first, seem difficult to understand – but, at the end of the day, faculty examining courses at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) have […]

June is Pride Month

  The first Pride march in New York City was held on June 28, 1970 to commemorate a series of clashes between police and LGBTQ+ protestors. This six-day skirmish, known as the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, reshaped LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S.   Visit the Library of Congress website to learn more about the origins […]