The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Senior earns MBA through free USG program
By H.M. Cauley
Bill Lorey, 70, first heard about the University System of Georgia’s 62+ program when he read a story about it seven years ago. “That article came out at the right time when I’d been thinking about going back to school to keep the brain cells going,” he said. At the time, the Johns Creek resident was working in the sales sector of the communications industry and looking to update his business skills. The 62+ USG program drew his attention because it allows adults 62 and older who meet admissions requirements to earn degrees with no or negligible costs. …Lorey had earned an MBA in 1977 from DePaul University in Chicago. That barred him from the USG program, but after passing the Graduate Management Admission Test and filing an appeal, he was accepted into Georgia State’s Robinson College of Business.
Albany Herald
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College nursing program honors top graduates
From staff reports
The nursing program at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College recently honored its top graduates at the 2022 spring semester pinning ceremony. Alexis Martin from Lakeland received the South Georgia Medical Center Dedication to Nursing Award, and Mary Spikes from Tifton received the Clinical Excellence Award presented by Tift Regional Medical Center. Hannah Ritter from Nashville received the Academic Excellence Award, presented by Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Kambria Blakely from Moultrie, Amber Doss from Bonaire, and Haven Hollingsworth from Pitts received the Lisa Purvis Allison Spirit of Nursing Award, Blakely for the A.S.N. traditional track, Doss for the A.S.N. bridge track, and Hollingsworth for the B.S.N. track. The Dedication to Nursing Award is given in honor of the nurses both past and present for their hard work and dedication to excellence at South Georgia Medical Center.
WTVM
Columbus State University welcomes new interim president
By WTVM Staff
President Chris Markwood is retiring from Columbus State University. Georgia native and Kennesaw State University graduate John Fuchko is taking on the role of interim president. He has led the University System of Georgia’s accreditation, athletic oversight, ethics and compliance, just to name a few. CSU’s retention rates have dropped in the past year, while their overall enrollment also dropped by six percent.
Now Habershsam
Nearly a century of Georgia newspapers now freely available online
By Now Habersham
Georgia Public Library Service and the Digital Library of Georgia are pleased to announce the addition of over 53,000 pages of newspapers dating from 1877-1967 to the Georgia Historic Newspapers (GHN) portal. The portal is the largest provider of free online access to digitized licensed and public domain Georgia newspapers and currently includes titles dating from 1763-2021. Consisting of 15 titles and nearly 8,000 issues covering Gilmer, Glynn, Mitchell, Newton, and White counties, these latest digital collections expand geographic inclusion within the portal to include previously underrepresented counties.
The Brunswick News
UGA partnership creates hands-on learning for COS students
By Lauren McDonald
Ever tried a purple snow cone flavored from a bottle labeled “heavy metal?” The Coastal Outreach Soccer participants seemed to enjoy theirs. Fortunately, the label was intentionally misleading and the snow cones tasted like traditional grape. The snack break came in the middle of the students’ latest YoPro program at the University of Georgia’s Marine Extension office, where COS students have attended programs throughout the spring meant to introduce them to a range of career opportunities in Brunswick and the surrounding areas. The program also encourages the students to be good environmental stewards. …COS partnered with UGA to create the Young Professional (YoPro) STEM training program, which has included hands-on lessons taught by extension specialists at UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant in Brunswick.
Georgia Trend
Columbus | Muscogee County: Continued Momentum
New development, education and outdoor amenities
Jennifer Hafer
… Meeting Workforce Needs
While the $34 million expansion of the Mercer medical campus is expected to enable the School of Medicine to increase enrollment to 240 Doctor of Medicine (MD) students over the next several years, Columbus State University (CSU) and Columbus Technical College are also helping build the region’s intellectual capital and workforce development pipeline. …Over at Columbus State, it’s the end of an era as its president of seven years, Christopher Markwood, is retiring this month. “The relationship between CSU and the community is amazing,” Markwood says. “I’ve never been on a campus that was quite as connected, almost symbiotically, to the community.” That connection was on full display in the 2019 culmination of the university’s First Choice comprehensive fundraising campaign, which began shortly before Markwood’s tenure. After raising almost $120 million – surpassing its goal of $100 million – the university was able to fund capital projects, including construction of the Bo Bartlett Center and Frank Brown Hall. Numerous academic and athletic spaces on CSU’s main and downtown campuses were funded, as were more than 50 endowments for student scholarships, faculty and programs.
AllOnGeorgia
Tormenta Futbol Club Co-Owners and GSU Alumni Pledge $125,000 for Tormenta FC Endowed Scholarship
On Tuesday, May 24, Tormenta Futbol Club co-owners and Georgia Southern University alumni Darin H. Van Tassell (’89) and Netra R. Van Tassell (’90) pledged a $125,000 Tormenta FC Endowed Scholarship to the Georgia Southern University Foundation, Inc. The gift agreement, to be delivered in the amount of $25,000 annually for the next five years, is designated for the benefit of the Waters College of Health Professions (COHP) and for the Office of Career and Professional Development.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Betty Foy Sanders, former first lady of Georgia and artist, dies
By H. M. Cauley
Betty Foy Sanders, a farm girl turned Georgia first lady with a passion for painting, died over the Memorial Day weekend. The once-energetic artist, whose creations included portraits, mixed media works and landscapes of her home state, leaves behind her own works and a collection created by fellow Georgia artists housed at Georgia Southern University, where the fine arts department bears her name. … Sanders spent two semesters at Georgia Southern. then transferred to the University of Georgia at Athens, where she earned a degree in fine arts in 1947.
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Former Georgia First Lady Betty Foy Sanders dies at 95
Athens Banner-Herald
UGA grads’ food truck offers biscuits from their farm — just make sure you get there early
Andrew Shearer
Food trucks don’t have fixed addresses, so if you want to get breakfast from Two Fox Farm, you’ll find them in the parking lot of Catedral de Fe Athens church at 6425 Jefferson Road on Thursday through Saturday mornings. And though the hours of operation are listed as 7 to 11 a.m., you’d be well advised to show up before 9. Owned by Athens native Katie House and run by she, husband Cody Kilch and friend Lindy Bates, Two Fox Farm’s early morning pop-ups have proven to be a hit with local residents, so much so that the truck’s inventory of house-made biscuits, farm-fresh produce and locally-sourced ingredients can sometimes be gone on Saturdays in the first 90 minutes. House and Kilch met in 2012 while attending the University of Georgia and working as lifeguards at the Athens YMCA.
The Augusta Chronicle
Screven County schools announce new Teachers of the Year
Miguel Legoas
Screven County School System announced its 2022-2023 Teachers of the Year on Friday, May 20. The winners include Lynn Martinez for Screven County Elementary, Lovey Sheppard for Screven County Middle and Mindy Skinner for Screven County High. Who is Lynn Martinez?
Martinez received her bachelor’s and master’s degree in intellectual disabilities from Georgia Southern University. She’s been teaching for 28 years, 26 of which has been at Screven County Elementary, where she is currently a special education teacher.
Savannah Morning News
University of Georgia startup company engineers solutions to recycling confusion
Marisa Mecke
With curbside pickup and conveniently located recycling centers, for many Georgians delivering their recyclables isn’t the challenge — it’s knowing what items can even be recycled that causes confusion. Recycling is hyper-local, and municipalities across the state have different guidelines and capacities for what can be recycled. For households, though, there can still be a lot of puzzling over how items are sorted and if they are taken by local recycling services that can prevent items from reaching the next step in the reuse cycle. At the University of Georgia, environmental engineer Katherine Shayne is the co-founder and president of Can I Recycle This, a startup company which is working on a solution to help people, governments and businesses figure out what products or packaging are locally recyclable and how to get them to where they need to go.
WTOC
Teams Announced: Georgia Southern will host NCAA Regional
By WTOC Staff
Georgia Southern University’s J.I. Clements Stadium will host the NCAA regional for the first time in history. The NCAA Division Baseball Committee made the announcement Sunday. …Georgia Southern will be number 1 in the regional. The other teams in the bracket will be number 4 UNC Greensboro, number 2 Notre Dame , and number 3 Texas Tech.
Marietta Daily Journal
KSU heads to Hattiesburg Regional
Staff reports
After winning three-straight elimination games to claim its first ASUN tournament championship since 2014, Kennesaw State will begin its road to Omaha at the NCAA Hattiesburg Regional. The Owls, the No. 3 seed, are joined by No. 1 Southern Miss., No. 2 LSU, and No. 4 Army. “We are extremely excited,” coach Ryan Coe said in a release. “I’ve been to Southern Miss before, and it’s a great atmosphere. This entire Regional is very competitive, and we are looking forward to getting started.”
Athens Banner-Herald
UGA president Jere Morehead on NIL, AD Josh Brooks on fundraising in era of collectives
Marc Weiszer
Money is now flowing to college athletes after getting paid for their name, image and likeness became a reality last summer. Boosters are donating to collectives to spread the wealth to players at their favorite school and attract others out of the transfer portal. …Georgia president Jere Morehead is the chair of the NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors which this month which took aim at collectives who set up NIL deals for recruits as well as players currently on a team’s roster. “I think NIL has evolved in a way that was not intended,” Morehead said Thursday. “It was intended to reward student-athletes for their name, image and likeness, as student-athletes enrolled at college institutions. It’s clearly become something different than what it was intended. I believe we’ve got to have some very clear rules that do not lead to the professionalism of college athletics.” Morehead said the board put out a “strong statement” for the enforcement staff to pursue those using NIL to recruit for “some of the cases that have gained a lot of national attention.”
Athens Banner-Herald
UGA, Kirby Smart near long-term extension and big boost in pay after national championship
Marc Weiszer
UGA is finalizing a long-term extension with football coach Kirby Smart that will pay him on par with others who have won a national championship in the sport, school president Jere Morehead said Thursday. “We expect to get it finalized soon and we’ll just be getting the board to approve that in writing,” Morehead said after the first day of a two-day UGA’ athletic board meeting. Smart is one of five active head coaches that have won national championships.
Victory Sports Network
Georgia Gwinnett College Baseball Wins World Series Opener
A six-run second inning propelled the Georgia Gwinnett College baseball team to open the Avista NAIA World Series with a 7-6 victory against MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kansas) Friday morning at Lewis-Clark State College’s Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho. The Grizzlies (46-14) have won 15 straight postseason games, including all five games last year in capturing the program’s first World Series championship.
Gwinnett Daily Post
Walk-off home run hands Georgia Gwinnett College loss in NAIA World Series
From Staff Reports
Sam Faith connected on a two-run walk-off home run to center field with two outs in the ninth inning to give top-seeded Southeastern University (Fla.) a 9-7 victory against No. 8 seed Georgia Gwinnett College late Saturday night at the NAIA World Series. …The Grizzlies (46-15) enjoyed a 6-0 lead in the fifth inning before seeing the Fire respond to eventually take a 7-6 lead. GGC tied the game in the top of the eighth inning with some late-inning heroics of its own. Then came Faith’s decisive walk-off homer.
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Higher Ed Dive
Rethinking first-year education can de-risk college entry
Underused strategies like corequisite courses and easy on-ramps help students enroll and graduate, argues the founder of online ed company StraighterLine.
By Burck Smith
The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented enrollment decrease of over 5%, or almost 1 million students, from fall 2019 to fall 2021 across all institutions and 13% at public two-year colleges. Higher education has faced challenges keeping students who are already enrolled, with the most pronounced declines in retention occurring at community colleges. Some of these declines are undoubtedly attributable to the abrupt transition from in-person to online learning and the overall uncertainty of the pandemic, but they are also an indicator that many Americans do not believe that enrolling in college will produce a significant return on investment. Strada Education Network research in 2020 found that only half of college students believe their education will be worth what it costs.
Higher Ed Dive
While a recent GAO report wasn’t an indictment of online program managers, it does signal that changes are coming to the industry.
Natalie Schwartz, Editor
In 2011, just a few years after 2U was founded, the company brought in about $30 million in revenue, selling colleges on the idea it would help them launch and run online degree programs by offering a suite of services, including marketing, recruitment and course design. As more colleges sought to expand their online footprint over the next decade, the company’s size exploded. Last year, 2U neared $1 billion in revenue — roughly 30 times more than it brought in 10 years prior. Meanwhile, it’s amassed over $1 billion in debt and other liabilities and never posted a profitable year as a public company. 2U’s growth illustrates the boom that online program management companies, or OPMs, have seen in recent years.
EdSurge
What’s Next for Edtech Now That the ‘Pandemic Bump’ Has Faded?
By Daniel Mollenkamp
The pandemic forced lasting changes on the American education system. It also brought an explosion of private investments into edtech. What exactly that means for the future technology in schools is still uncertain. The pandemic bump that many edtech firms experienced has faded, but private capital’s interest in edtech, and in shaping the education system, remains. What do venture capitalists think about what’s next for the sector? And what changes do they want to foster in education? For that perspective, we recently connected with Matthew Tower, a principal at Workshop Venture Partners, a small, Massachusetts-based venture capital firm focused on climate and education. Tower has been sharing his take in a weekly newsletter called Edtech Thoughts, focusing on deals in edtech. It turns out he thinks edtech can look to other industries for inspiration.
Inside Higher Ed
UCLA, U of Hawai‘i and Penn State are among the colleges restoring the requirement.
By Scott Jaschik
The University of California, Los Angeles, restored its indoor mask mandate last week, joining the University of Hawai‘i system, Pennsylvania State University (for both the main campus and 13 others), and other colleges and universities. “The past few weeks have revealed a consistent rise in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County and on our campus. Last week alone, UCLA had close to 870 new cases, which, per the UCLA COVID-19 Pivot Matrix, would place us at the ‘severe’ level,” said a letter announcing the mandate. The letter outlined limited cases where masks may be removed: performance arts rehearsals and performances, indoor dining, and when alone in one’s room.