Coastal Courier
Georgia Southern student saves lives, recognized for registering 300 bone marrow donors
Special to the Courier
A Georgia Southern University student is saving lives and is now receiving national recognition for her work. In May 2022, Brianne Dollar attended a gala in Los Angeles for Gift of Life, an organization supporting bone marrow transplants. Dollar has been an ambassador for the organization for years and is responsible for organizing events in the group’s name. While there, she was surprised with the Steve Bochco Award, named after the late television writer and producer, who had leukemia. The accomplishment is the culmination of hard work and passion for the cause.
ZDNet
Best cybercrime bachelor’s degree programs 2022
The best cybercrime bachelor’s degrees unite criminal justice and computer science to prepare you for a career in an exciting, rewarding career in cybersecurity.
Written by Melissa Sartore, Contributor
… 2. Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
Georgia Southern’s bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and criminology with an emphasis in cybercrime prepares you for careers in law enforcement, digital forensics, and criminal justice. The 124-credit-hour curriculum includes coursework in cybercrime investigation, online fraud, cyber-harassment, and cyber-terrorism.
Douglas Now
SGSC FOUNDATION HOSTS ITS 2022 ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
The South Georgia State College (SGSC) Athletic Hall of Fame inducted five new members at an awards ceremony and dinner held on June 2, 2022, in the SGSC Clower Center. The event was held to recognize the newest class of Hall of Fame inductees that have made athletic contributions to the College. Dr. Greg Tanner, vice president for advancement, government relations and athletics, opened the evening with a welcome and extended special appreciation to the alumni for making this special night possible. He shared that the setting of the ceremony was being held in the Clower Center, previously the old gym which was built in 1939 and named in honor of Thomas Alvin Clower, a South Georgia professor of education. …In her remarks, Dr. Ingrid Thompson-Sellers, SGSC president, expressed appreciation for those in attendance at this gathering that celebrates “the athletic heritage and contributions to our institution’s legacy.”
The Dahlonega Nugget
North Georgia earns PBC Make-A-Wish Award
The University of North Georgia Department of Athletics earned the Peach Belt Conference’s LeeAnn Noble Make-A-Wish Award for Most Funds Raised Tuesday night at the league’s annual meeting. North Georgia has finished in the top five NCAA Division II donors for 10 consecutive years, including being the top donor on seven different occasions. Since 2010, UNG has raised over $200,000 for Make-A-Wish with at least $10,000 given every year.
Savannah CEO
Theresa Atkins is Director of Industry Strategic Partnerships at Georgia Tech-Savannah. She discusses how the college creates educational programs for high school students to encourage interest in the logistics industry.
Gwinnett Daily Post
Piper Wagner leads Georgia Gwinnett College softball All-Americans
From Staff Reports
Three Georgia Gwinnett College softball players have received All-America accolades from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for their play during the 2022 season. Senior shortstop Piper Wagner earned first-team honors while junior catcher Sydney Pelaez and junior outfielder Lea McFadden were named to the second team. Wagner led the Grizzlies in nine offensive statistics, including a .405 batting average, and set a single-season school record with 12 home runs – performances gaining her Continental Athletic Conference 2022 Player of the Year honors. …Pelaez had a .405 batting average, 62 hits and a career-high six home runs this spring. She also scored 47 runs and had 15 doubles while having 33 runs batted in – credentials earning all-conference honors and being named to the CAC all-tournament team. …McFadden tallied 70 hits to post a .398 batting average in 56 games to earn all-CAC honors for the regular season and championship tournament. …Georgia Gwinnett College had a 36-20 record in 2022 and were ranked No. 12 in the final NAIA poll of the regular season. The team won the inaugural CAC softball championship and hosted the NAIA Opening Round for the sixth consecutive postseason.
Marietta Daily Journal
Willis joins KSU women’s basketball staff
Staff reports
Kennesaw State’s women’s basketball team finalized its coaching staff for the upcoming season with the addition of Malikah Willis, coach Octavia Blue announced Monday. Willis joins the Owls with more than 20 years in the coaching profession. She has helped compile seven top-25 recruiting classes, including four at West Virginia and three at Georgia Tech.
WGAU Radio
UGA research: salmonella evades traditional testing
“The salmonella they find on the farms is not the same type of salmonella they find in the processing plant”
By Leigh Beeson, UGA Today
Poultry is responsible for more than one out of every five cases of salmonella infection in the U.S. But traditional methods of testing the chicken you grab off the grocery shelf may not be enough to detect all strains of the bacteria, according to new research from the University of Georgia. Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, the study analyzed national salmonella data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service from 2016 to 2020 The researchers found that overall cases of salmonella contamination in chicken decreased from 9% in 2016 to 6.57% in 2020. But nationally, the cases of salmonella infection in people have remained stable during this same period.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Free produce available until July 15
The DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market will have eight locations open until July 15 to provide nutritional education and free pre-bagged fruits and vegetables to DeKalb County residents. Sponsored by the DeKalb County UGA Extension Office,
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Inside Higher Ed
Biden’s Debt Cancellation Plan Now Expected Late Summer
Some are hoping Biden will push for more than $10,000 per borrower.
By Meghan Brink
A final decision on whether the Biden administration will forgive some student loan debt will likely not come until July or August, administration officials told The Wall Street Journal. The president said in late April that he would be making a decision in “the next couple of weeks.” Since then, the administration has not made any formal announcement on widespread debt relief. On Monday, James Kvaal, under secretary of education, said at an event held by the Bipartisan Policy Center that the administration is still considering how much student debt to cancel and who will be eligible under the debt forgiveness proposal.
Inside Higher Ed
Study: Some Colleges Might ‘Sink’ Without Federal Funds
By Meghan Brink
A new study released by S&P Global found that some institutions benefited more than others from one-time emergency funding from the federal government during the pandemic. However, these colleges might be the ones that struggle the most to cover costs once the funding runs out. The colleges that were found to benefit most from one-time emergency funding were those with high numbers of Pell-eligible students, historically Black colleges, colleges with small losses to auxiliary-related revenue, and colleges that qualified for Paycheck Protection Program loans.
Higher Ed Dive
Federal action didn’t prompt accreditors to boost student outcomes, research suggests
Associate Editor
Dive Brief:
Congress’ 2008 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act failed to improve student outcomes at colleges accredited by one prominent agency studied by researchers, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. That’s according to a new report from Ithaka S+R, an educational research nonprofit. Researchers found no evidence that colleges’ full-time credential production, median student debt or one-year repayment rates improved after the accreditor put policy changes in place in response to the HEA reauthorization. A 2016 dashboard project allowing accreditors to be compared on key student outcomes metrics showed slightly more promise. The report suggests transparency and accountability efforts — including that 2016 project, which was from the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, or NACIQI, and the federal government’s release of College Scorecard data — may relate to improved student outcomes.
Inside Higher Ed
When high-profile figures lie about their academic records, the institutions they attended must perform a delicate balancing act between protecting their privacy and telling the truth.
By Liam Knox
Before Herschel Walker entered Georgia politics as a Trump-endorsed Republican Senate candidate, he was perhaps best known in the state for his connection to the University of Georgia. As a star football player in the early 1980s, he put the Bulldogs in the national spotlight, helping them win three consecutive SEC championships and becoming the college football powerhouse’s second ever athlete to win the Heisman Trophy. Walker, who won his Senate primary last month, put his alma mater back in the headlines earlier this spring by repeatedly lying about his academic record during his campaign. The former NFL running back claimed he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and graduated in the top 1 percent of his class at UGA. In reality, he did not graduate at all: he left UGA in his junior year to play in the short-lived United States Football League before moving to the NFL.