University System News
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Former Ga. Secretary of State Cathy Cox in line to lead Georgia College
By Eric Stirgus
The state’s Board of Regents announced Thursday that Cox, currently dean of Mercer University’s law school, is the sole finalist to become president of Georgia College & State University. The current president, Steve Dorman, announced earlier this year he’s stepping down from the position in September. The Board of Regents will likely vote on whether to put Cox in the position next week. “As someone who earned her undergraduate degrees through the University System of Georgia, I know how important it is to give students a strong foundation and the skills they need to help themselves and the state succeed,” Cox said in a statement. “I am very excited for the chance to build upon Georgia College & State University’s reputation, and work with faculty and staff to create a world-class destination for the liberal arts right here in Georgia.”
This story also appeared in The Union-Recorder.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
How This College Used Data to Keep Students in School
By Rebecca Kelliher
Khamilah Nixon, 19, started her first year as an undergraduate at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) in fall 2020 in the middle of the pandemic. Navigating a virtual campus and her online computer programming courses baffled her at first after the familiarity of high school. “It was a struggle to not interact face-to-face with professors or get support from other students without a real classroom,” said Nixon. “But to overcome that, I found this app that GGC set up.” One day during her first year, Nixon had internet problems and missed the beginning of her online calculus class. Yet GGC students could log into CircleIn, an app where students built virtual, peer-to-peer study spaces. Nixon’s classmate posted lecture notes there, so once her wifi was up and running, she caught up.
WALB
GSW’s Brotherhood program will help boost graduation rates for Black students
By Keshawn Ward
Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) is creating a new program. This program is meant to help Black men graduate from GSW. The new program is called Brotherhood, which staff said will give African-American students a pathway to success. “Stats say that when people feel that they are a part of a community and belong, they do better academically, they do better socially. So, we’re addressing that. We’re creating an environment where socially, they feel a part of,” Travis Crafter, an advisor for Brotherhood, said. The nationwide issue GSW is addressing is trying to get more Black men to graduate.
Patch
Georgia Highlands College: 100% Of Dental Hygiene Students Pass National Board Exams
Every single dental hygiene student who graduated from GHC this year completed their graduation requirements and passed both the National Board Dental Hygiene Exam (NBDHE) and the Central Regional Dental Testing Services (CRDTS) clinical board examination. Dental hygiene licensure in Georgia requires that graduates from an accredited dental hygiene program pass both board examinations.
Marietta Daily Journal
Kennesaw State nursing students thrive in prestigious fellowship
By Staff Reports
A pair of Kennesaw State nursing students found themselves in elite company over the summer, serving a fellowship normally reserved for medical students. With ongoing changes in national healthcare legislation, family nurse practitioners function at the same level of care in many areas once served exclusively by physicians. In that way, KSU master’s students Faith Chapman and Clay Roelle now find themselves well-prepared for their future careers. Through the fellowship at Spine Center Atlanta, Chapman and Roelle gained experience in orthopedics, pain management and other areas of medical practice. The pair observed surgeries, treated patients with orthopedic issues and assisted providers in their day-to-day duties.
yahoo!Finance
Haystack Solutions, co-creators of cybersecurity aptitude assessments that predict candidate success with uncanny precision, today heralded the upcoming 2021 National Security Agency (NSA) Codebreaker Challenge with new details on results from the 2019 and 2020 Codebreaker Challenges. For both years, teams from the University of North Georgia (UNG) stunned and decisively bested competing teams from leading technology universities. Haystack Solutions helped UNG literally find, assemble and prepare two consecutive winning teams for the 2019 and 2020 Challenges. These “students in the haystack” included many participants with no previously identified cybersecurity knowledge, skills or abilities, and no prior exposure to IT terms or practices.
Patch
Georgia Highlands College: ‘Construction Dive’ Highlights New Bachelor’s Degree At GHC
Officials at Georgia Highlands College, located in Rome, Georgia, have created a Building Information Modeling and Virtual Design and Construction program that is slated to start in the spring of 2022. Georgia Highlands will join Purdue University as one of the few schools in the country with a degree program of this kind. The four-year curriculum will feature advanced training in BIM and VDC technology, as well as business and construction management. It will also require students to undertake a capstone project, internship or both during their final year in the program.
WJCL
Georgia Southern University students excited about first day of classes
By Dave Williams
They’re back. Georgia Southern University students are now back in the classroom at all three of their campuses. And even with COVID-19 cases on the rise again, everyone is excited to be back. The excitement was evident Wednesday on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong campus for the first day of classes, marking a return to full-time face-to-face learning for the first time in over a year. “We’ve been engaged on campus the whole year, we’ve had classes online and classes in person,” said Megan Feasel, director of campus recreation, Armstrong campus. “But this year, this semester will be classes fully engaged and it’s really exciting to see everybody back.”
This story also appeared on WTOC and MSN.
Gwinnett Daily Post
UGA economist has charted the explosive growth of Hispanic, African American and Asian American markets since 1990
By J. Merritt Melancon
In the 30 years since the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth launched its Multicultural Economy report, the population of the United States has grown more racially and ethnically diverse and so has the nation’s buying power. With the release of the 2021 report, the Selig Center issued new estimates of minority buying power for the U.S. and all 50 states. The takeaway: Asian Americans, African Americans and Hispanics wield formidable economic clout. And companies can no longer take a one-size-fits-all approach to marketing consumer goods and services. “The buying power estimates and differences in spending by race and/or ethnicity suggest that as the nation’s consumer market becomes more diverse, advertising, products and media must be tailored to each market segment,” said Jeff Humphreys, director of the Selig Center and author of the Multicultural Economy report.
Growing America
ABAC Welcomes 12 New Faculty Members for Start of Fall Semester
By Staff Reports
Twelve new faculty members joined the ranks of the teaching professionals at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College for the start of the fall semester this week. In the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the new faculty members include Dr. Gertrude Nakakeeto, Assistant Professor of Agribusiness; Dr. Austin Moore, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Communication; Jane Anne Veazey, Lecturer of Agricultural Communication; and Dr. Andrew F. Egan, Professor of Forestry. In the School of Arts and Sciences, the new faculty members include Dr. Kaushalya Sharma Dahal, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Dr. Inna Estep, Assistant Professor of Biology; and Gina M. Profetto, Instructor of Biology. New faculty members in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences include Dr. Susan A. Clement, Professor of Nursing; Jennifer L. Harrison, Assistant Professor of Nursing; and Cheryl D. Solomon, Assistant Professor of Nursing. In the Stafford School of Business, the new faculty members include Dr. Paul L. Ewell, Associate Professor of Management, and Jennifer Reid, Lecturer of Business.
WALB
The legacy of the ‘Bowden Boys’ continues
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The college football world lost a one-of-a-kind as Bobby Bowden, the man who coached the Florida State Seminoles to national prominence, died over the weekend at age 91. Bowden wasn’t just a College Football Hall of Fame coach, with the second-most wins, he was one of the most respected to ever walk the sideline. And he started that journey in Douglas, at South Georgia State College. Greg Tanner, the Athletic Director at South Georgia State said, “We get caught up in all his achievements in football and winning and everything, but knowing the person, knowing the man, that was a real treat, real special.” Before coming to national prominence coach Bobby Bowden began his coaching career at South Georgia State College in Douglas. From 1955 until 1958 he coached football, baseball, basketball, and was the athletic director. Even after his 34-year career and two national titles with the Florida State Seminoles, people who knew him said his home was in Douglas, Georgia.
Other News
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Map: Coronavirus deaths and cases in Georgia (updated Aug. 11)
An updated count of coronavirus deaths and cases reported across the state
CONFIRMED CASES: 972,513
CONFIRMED DEATHS: 18,912 | This figure does not include additional cases that the DPH reports as suspected COVID-19-related deaths. County is determined by the patient’s residence, when known, not by where they were treated.
Higher Education News
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
As Institutions Resort Back to In-Person Learning for the Fall, What Technology Will Remain?
By Sarah Wood
Over the last 18 months, colleges and universities have created new technological infrastructures to adapt to the rapid transition to online learning generated by the onset of COVID-19. As institutions resort back to in-person learning for the fall semester, some technology aspects are expected to remain. Given its popularity within the deaf and hard of hearing community—due to its video control options and features to support sign language like auto captioning, spotlight and pinning—Zoom was largely used at Gallaudet University.
Inside Higher Ed
Protecting Students Who Seek Mental Health Treatment
By Sara Weissman
The U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement with Brown University after students who took medical leaves for mental health reasons were refused readmission, even after their doctors cleared them to return. A department investigation found that Brown broke the law by denying readmission to dozens of undergraduates who sought to return to campus after taking mental health leaves between fall 2012 and spring 2017, according to an announcement from the department on Tuesday. Students were allegedly denied readmission even when treatment providers confirmed that they were prepared to continue their studies. Students were also forced to remain on leave for at least two semesters, regardless of what their doctors recommended.
Inside Higher Ed
Stanford Requires Weekly Testing of Students — Even With Vaccines Required
By Scott Jaschik
Stanford University will require students to be tested weekly for COVID-19 — even if they have been vaccinated. (The vast majority of students have been vaccinated under a university rule.) An email to students Wednesday said that the new rule applies to “students living on campus, living in university provided off-campus student housing, or coming to campus, regardless of vaccination status.” The email said: “Unvaccinated international students and other unvaccinated students traveling to campus from international locations should arrive seven days before in-person activities to complete entry testing, vaccination, and a period of restricted activity. The university will reach out to these students with further instructions.”
Inside Higher Ed
Adam Harris’s new book tells the story of how the governments — local, state, federal — and the private sector have largely failed historically black colleges. The State Must Provide: Why America’s Colleges Have Always Been Unequal — and How to Set Them Right (HarperCollins) is a mix of stories, of the way states broke promises to black colleges and the way some Black people fought for their rights and those of their institutions. There are many sad stories — of white political leaders doing the absolute minimum possible. But there is also an argument in the book for more funds and better treatment of Black colleges.