Marietta Daily Journal
Tift student names ABAC Arts and Sciences Student of Distinction
The Albany Herald, Ga.
Giovani Jimenez, a biology major from Tifton, has been selected as the Student of Distinction from the School of Arts and Sciences at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Students of Distinction are chosen by faculty through a competitive process. They must first be a Superior or Distinguished Honor student with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. Many other factors are considered during the selection, including involvement in engaged academic learning activities, active participation on campus in clubs and school/college activities, service to the community, leadership among peers, and strong interpersonal skills.
Albany Herald
Adel’s Ansley Paulk selected as ABAC Nursing Student of Distinction
From staff reports
Ansley Paulk, a nursing major from Adel, has been selected as the Student of Distinction for the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Students of Distinction are chosen by faculty through a competitive process. They must first be a Superior or Distinguished Honor student with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
Griffin Daily News
GSC appoints Pearson as development officer
By Karolina Philmon Gsc Marketing Manager
Gordon State College names Meagan Pearson as the Development Officer, effective April 1, according to a statement from the college released Friday. Pearson is a two-time alumna of GSC, having earned her associate of arts in psychology in 1999, while in 2020, she earned a bachelor of science in human services. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree online in English and creative writing at Southern New Hampshire University. She is expected to graduate in June.
Albany Herald
Coroner’s internship program helps Albany State students launch careers in forensic science
By Alan Mauldin
Tomorrow’s forensic scientists, crime scene investigators and morticians are getting hands-on experience through the Dougherty County Coroner’s Office. Students from Albany State University are able to accompany Coroner Michael Fowler to crime scenes, the morgue and to the local hospital to see what real-world experiences they may face after graduating from the university’s forensic science program.
Marietta Daily Journal
$10,000 awarded to KSU Foundation
Staff reports
The Kennesaw State University Foundation recently received a $10,000 grant from the Delta Community Credit Union Philanthropic Fund. The Foundation says the money will be used to fund its Professional Education for Women Experiencing Homelessness program, which serves women living in The Drake House. Residents are offered access to KSU’s 400-plus continuing education and professional certification courses, to prepare them for careers in high demand fields, such as nursing, business, technology and hospitality. Delta Community CEO Hank Halter presented the grant in an online ceremony to Mary-Kathryn Boler, director of development for KSU.
Albany Herald
UGA law school honors four individuals for their service
From staff reports
The University of Georgia School of Law honored four individuals for their service during the school’s recent Awards Dinner at the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia, including former Albany State University staff member Nyota Tucker, who served as university council and as the university’s chief of staff before retiring in 2016. Thomas A. “Tom” Eaton, Kenneth “Ken” Henson Jr. and Sharon “Nyota” Tucker received the law school alumni/alumnae association’s highest honor — the Distinguished Service Scroll Award — for their outstanding dedication and service to the legal profession and the law school. Additionally, Emily Ward was presented with the Young Alumni/Alumnae of Excellence Award.
Marietta Daily Journal
Kennesaw State collaborative mental health projects featured in Research with Relevance
Mental health resources researcher Monica Nandan is the guest for Kennesaw State University’s Research with Relevance program this week in a virtual presentation on April 29 at 11 a.m. During the event, Nandan will focus her discussion on three current research projects. These interdisciplinary research projects have a focus on mental health, including access to resources for college students and improving first responders’ abilities in handling behavioral health-related emergencies in the field. Her research includes collaborations with KSU students and faculty in varying fields including engineering, psychology, health informatics and marketing.
WFXL
Congressman Bishop provides funds for the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers
by Taylor Thompson
On Monday afternoon Congressman Sanford Bishop made a stop at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus. He presented a 1.1 million dollar check to the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers. As Bishop helped to craft the annual federal funding bill, he specifically included direct funding to the Rosalynn Carter Institute as he said caregiving has continuously increased as a major value to society. Rosalynn Carter’s passion for caregiving has been legendary, as Bishop explained how it dates back to when she cared for her own terminally ill father.
Albany Herald
PHOTOS: 10th Annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium at Albany State University
Photos contributed by Reginald Christian
Albany State University held its 10th Annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, April 22, 2022.
Griffin Daily News
GSC hosts inaugural Highlanders in Memoriam ceremony
By Karolina Philmon Marketing Manager Gordon State College
On Friday, April 15, Gordon State College hosted its inaugural Highlanders in Memoriam ceremony at the Barnesville campus Student Activity and Recreation Center circle. Highlanders in Memoriam is a program initiated by the GSC Behavioral Intervention Team to honor those that have passed within the Highlander Nation. It’s a program that will be held yearly, every third Friday in April, at 12:30 p.m. at the SARC circle.
The George-Anne
Vanessa Countryman, Digital Managing Editor
Residents of all resident halls are required to check-out of their rooms no later than noon on Saturday, May 7. Failure to check out by noon will result in late check-out charges of $50 per hour. However, there are a few exceptions: Students who have been approved by their Graduate Resident Director (GRD) or Resident Director (RD) for participating in graduation (graduates or volunteers). These students may be granted an extension up until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 12.
In order to be approved for these exceptions, residents must email their GRD or RD by May 6 at noon.
Forsyth County News
Former UGA quarterback Buck Belue authors book on 1980 championship season
David Roberts
FCN staff
Buck Belue famously guided the University of Georgia’s football team to a national championship 42 years ago.
Higher Education News:
Inside Higher Ed
For many graduates from the COVID classes of 2020 and 2021, commencement was virtual, students only or just no fun. This year they’re joining the Class of 2022 for the full-blown experience.
By Maria Carrasco
…A First for Everyone
After enduring the strangest college experience in modern history—Zoom seminars, dining hall takeout, masked dorm mates, nasal swabs in the student center—the classes of COVID are finally getting the on-campus graduation ceremonies they were denied. Institutions from Loyola University Chicago to the University of Oregon are gearing up to celebrate the Classes of 2020 and sometimes 2021—as well as 2022—with carefully orchestrated commencement rituals, speeches and activities. Colleges are approaching these mega-graduations in a variety of innovative ways.
Inside Higher Ed
University of Cincinnati Ends Vaccine Mandate
By Susan H. Greenberg
The University of Cincinnati is ending its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students and employees, according to the university’s website. “Beginning with the 2022 summer term, the university no longer requires, but strongly recommends faculty, staff and students receive COVID-19 vaccines,” the announcement read. The university noted that it would continue to consult with medical experts and “may change our responses as needed.”
Inside Higher Ed
Colleges in Some States Restore Mask Mandates
By Scott Jaschik
Colleges in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., are restoring mask mandates, the Associated Press reported. …“As much as we would like to move on and think that the pandemic is over—and I think we all would like that to happen at this point—it’s wishful thinking,” said Anita Barkin, co-chair of a COVID-19 task force for the American College Health Association. “The pandemic is still with us.”
EdSurge
Facebook Makes It Cheap to Market to New Students. But It Costs Colleges Dearly.
A college communications expert argues it’s time to examine the price of being associated with social media.
By Jenny Petty
When social media came along, higher education marketers were quick to recognize the value in building communities and audiences around their brands. For the first time ever, multiple audiences—prospective students, donors, alumni, parents—were available and delivered to us in the same space. We could market our institutions and target messaging to these groups and individuals based on their likes/dislikes and the interests they had willingly shared with Facebook. It was a fever dream to keep up with the fast-moving, ever-changing social media channels that held so much promise. And the price for this marketing utopia? Cheap. Higher education marketers moved more and more of our strategy toward paid social media marketing. Enrollment marketers piggybacked on the traditional practice from our colleagues in admissions of buying lists of names of students who have taken the ACT and SAT. …The implications of this for colleges and universities are twofold. …Colleges and universities have built a house of cards on rented land. We have become an industry spoiled by more than a decade of easy wins through social media marketing. However, that rented land is more expensive than it seems. Take, for instance, the businesses that were so dependent on Facebook that one algorithm change destroyed their companies.