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UGA student receives inaugural scholarship from Rushton
By Austin Eller Assistant News Director
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Gainesville-based accounting and consulting firm Rushton has awarded a University of Georgia student with a new scholarship intended for students pursuing a degree in accounting. According to a press release from Rushton, Zachary Tyler Martin was selected for the Rushton Educational Scholarship. The scholarship was established in December 2021 at the North Georgia Community Foundation. Martin, a rising junior from Kennesaw, can apply the one-time $2,750 award to tuition and education-related expenses.
Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus sisters overcome hardships to represent hometown at Miss Georgia competition
By Mark Rice
As her two daughters prepared for this week’s Miss Georgia Scholarship Competition, Paige Middleton thought about what it will feel like to watch them on stage representing their hometown — in their hometown — at this prestigious event. “It’s going to be great just to see them up there together, doing what they love,” Middleton told the Ledger-Enquirer. …Elise and Jillian Higgins are two of the 53 candidates vying June 15-18 to become Miss Georgia, a one-year job with lifelong impact. …Elise, 22, is the 2022 Miss Columbus. She’s a rising fifth-year senior at Columbus State University, majoring in kinesiology . Her career goal is to become the head coach of a college cheerleading team and the athletics director of an NCAA Division I program. Jillian, 19, is the 2022 Miss Greater Columbus. She’s a rising junior at Georgia Southern University, majoring in psychology. Her career goal is to be a pediatric psychiatrist.
The Tifton Gazette
ABAC tops ag ed grad for fourth year
For the fourth 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. Thirty-four agricultural education students graduated from ABAC at the recent commencement ceremony, college officials said in a statement. “These graduates will help with the severe nationwide shortage of agricultural education teachers that has existed for over 40 years,” Dr. Andrew Thoron, head of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication at ABAC, said. Graduates from the program were inducted into the profession in a special pinning ceremony following graduation. Graduates received the ABAC agricultural education pin and many received awards for outstanding leadership and student teaching.
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UGA to establish School of Computing
Creation of new school is effective July 1
By Tim Bryant
There will be a new school at UGA: the University of Georgia says it will expand its computer science department into a new School of Computing, one that will be administered by both the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and UGA’s College of Engineering. The University says the School of Computing will administer bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. programs in computer sciences as well as a master’s program in cybersecurity and privacy.
From Sam Fahmy, UGA Media Relations…
In response to rising student enrollment and the growing role of computing in a range of fields, the University of Georgia has elevated its longstanding department of computer science to a School of Computing. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the School of Computing will be jointly administered by the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering. Its creation is effective July 1, 2022.
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Q&A: UGA Professor on economic situation
By Jonathan O’Brien Anchor/Reporter
The staggering inflation and record-setting gas prices are just two of the economic pains Americans are enduring right now, and many feel powerless to blunt the impact. Dr. Michael G. Thomas, a professor of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics at the University of Georgia’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences, spoke with AccessWDUN about the economic situation and ways that you can take small steps to weather the storm.
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College professor demonstrates array of talents
Carlton Fletcher, The Albany Herald, Ga.
The calf was on the way. But the baby’s mama needed help. Mary Ellen Hicks was ready. Students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will tell you that Hicks, a much-acclaimed professor of Animal Science for the past 33 years, is always ready, whether it’s in the classroom, in an advising session, or assisting in the delivery of a new calf on ABAC’s J.G. Woodroof Farm. “We hope that calf’s mama will get it done on her own, but I do help those that have problems,” Hicks said. “I don’t like spending long nights up here. But it happens. We pull students in on it, too. I expect we had close to 100 calves at ABAC this spring.” Managed by Hicks’ husband, Doug, ABAC’s cattle herd numbers 120 or so. Doug Hicks, an ABAC employee since 2002, is the beef herd manager and in charge of forage production. …Hicks said the students on the trip come to realize that unbelievable opportunities exist in agricultural careers.
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State Higher Ed Funding Rose in 2021
Federal stimulus dollars flowing to states kept appropriations strong in the 2021 fiscal year even as enrollment kept declining, a report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers shows.
By Josh Moody
Ongoing enrollment declines remain an area of concern across higher education, but a new report shows strong state appropriations and federal support in the last fiscal year buoyed colleges and universities struggling with dwindling tuition revenue. The “State Higher Education Finance” report, released today by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, found that state funding in the 2021 fiscal year increased by 4.5 percent above inflation, defying expectations as state governments grappled with the coronavirus pandemic. Appropriations were lifted by pandemic-related federal government stimulus funds.
Inside Higher Ed
Congress Urged to Expand Short-Term Pell to Online Programs
By Meghan Brink
University and tech leaders asked Congress to expand access to short-term Pell Grants to all online education programs, according to a letter sent to congressional leadership Monday. The current version of the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2022 that has been passed by the House includes a proposal that would exclude short-term online training or part-time programs from being eligible for Pell Grants. The 14 organizations, including the Skills First Coalition, IBM and multiple university leaders, who signed the letter argue that being excluded from access to short-term Pell would largely rule out adult students who see online learning as a more accessible option for continuing education or skill expansion.