The Brunswick News
Grant to support career development programs at CCGA
By Lauren McDonald
A local foundation recently offered tangible support to the career development services offered at College of Coastal Georgia. Enterprise Holding Foundation provided an $8,000 grant to college’s COMPASS Career and Academic Advising department. The funds will be used to provide career development programming to Coastal Georgia students. Colin Beauchamp, local representative of Enterprise Holdings, visited the Brunswick campus to discuss the grant and the foundation.
Columbus CEO
Veterans Organization Establishes Columbus State Wetzel Military Student Scholarship
Staff Report
Through philanthropic support from the Military Order of World Wars, Columbus State University today announced a new endowment to establish the Lt. Gen. Robert L. Wetzel Military Student Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to honorably discharged or active duty full-time undergraduate or graduate student veterans, their spouses or their dependents attending CSU. Wetzel Scholars will be assessed on criteria that include their military service, CSU-specific academic merit and campus-related leadership. Recipients will be chosen by the Director of Military Enrollment, Susan Lovell, or the student’s designee.
Athens CEO
UGA Academic, Outreach Faculty Get Funding to Address Rural Issues
Emilie Gille
Eight University of Georgia faculty teams were awarded grants for projects proposed during the second year of the Rural Engagement Workshop for Academic Faculty. The goal of the program, launched by Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jack Hu and the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach Jennifer Frum, is to encourage academic faculty to identify a challenging issue in rural Georgia and find UGA outreach faculty members to partner with on solutions to that challenge.
Albany Herald
Medical College of Georgia students experience local sights, tastes during tour of Albany
By Alan Mauldin
A group of 36 first-year medical students got a taste of southwest Georgia on Monday, with a barbecue lunch, stops at local attractions and a downtown Albany ice cream shop. The trip was an introduction to the Medical College of Georgia’s Southwest Campus, located across the street from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. The students also visited Chehaw Park & Zoo and the Flint RiverQuarium on the first of two days in the city.
WGAU Radio
UGA Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics Fair today
By Tim Bryant
The University of Georgia’s Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics Internship and Career Fair is on tap for today, underway at 10 o’clock this morning in UGA’s Tate Student Center. It is sponsored by the University of Georgia Career Center and the University’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
From the UGA master calendar…
The Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics Internship and Career Fair offers the opportunity for students to network with employers with a special interest in hiring FHCE students. Students at all levels of their educational experience will have an opportunity to learn about internship and full-time openings available. Students who are seeking internships and full-time jobs in these industries are highly encouraged to attend.
Savannah CEO
Jessica Schwind of Georgia Southern University on Transforming Healthcare
Jessica Schwind is Director of Health Logistics at Georgia Southern University. She talks about their mission of transforming healthcare through research and analysis.
The Red & Black
UGA students immerse themselves in art at Georgia Museum of Art event
Isabelle Manders
Using local flowers from R&R Secret Farm, students watched as their brilliant blue cyanotype developed before their eyes. Cyanotype printmaking was one of the featured interactive activities at the Georgia Museum of Art’s Student Night on Thursday. The event was hosted by the Georgia Museum of Art Student Association and sponsored by the UGA Parents Leadership Council to celebrate some of the museum’s currently featured exhibitions: “Infinity on the Horizon” and “Kristin Leachman: Longleaf Lines.”
NewsBreak
Forsyth County Sheriff and UNG create new training program for future police officers
Justine Lookenott
On Monday, October 3, a welcoming ceremony was held for the inaugural class of the University of North Georgia/Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Advanced Public Safety Academy (PSA). “For several years we have fought to enhance the introductory training of our Deputy Sheriffs and those in the law enforcement profession,” said Sheriff Ron Freeman. “Our singular goal is to provide the highest trained and best equipped Deputy Sheriff to protect Forsyth County or their respective communities. We are excited to see the long-awaited opening of our University of North Georgia/Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Advanced Public Safety Academy.” The welcoming ceremony was held at the UNG/Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Advanced Public Safety Academy Complex at 245 Castleberry Industrial Drive. Sheriff Ron Freeman, PSA Director Dr. Butch Newkirk, Head of UNG’s Department of Criminal Justice Dr. Douglas Orr and Commissioner Chairman Alfred John greeted the students and gave a few words about the new partnership.
Savannah CEO
Savannah Locals Named to Georgia Southern University’s ‘40 Under 40’ Class of 2022
Staff Report
Savannah locals Jessica Hood, Carl Anthony Miller, Shannon Browning-Mullis and Trent Doty have been named to the Georgia Southern University Alumni Association’s “40 Under 40” Class of 2022. The honor recognizes alumni who have made significant strides in business, leadership, community, educational or philanthropic endeavors. …The “40 Under 40” honorees were chosen by a selection committee that reviewed each individual’s professional expertise, achievements, dedication to charitable and community initiatives, and their commitment to Georgia Southern.
Statesboro Herald
3 suspects in custody after armed robbery at Georgia Southern
17-year-old arrested by GS Police on Sunday is listed in Monday’s jail reports
From staff reports
A spokesperson for Georgia Southern University said in an email Monday evening that all three suspects in an armed robbery that took place on campus Saturday night are now in custody. According to reports, the robbery occurred at Southern Courtyard, a student housing complex around 8:15 p.m. Saturday. A witness told police he was robbed by three men, who then fled in the direction of the University Villas construction site. Two of the suspects were captured Sunday and the third was apprehended Monday.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Opinion: Campuses must support First Amendment rights of students
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Clare R. Norins is director of the First Amendment Clinic and an assistant clinical professor at the University of Georgia School of Law. In this guest column, Norins says supporting free speech on campus is critical for protecting American democracy.
By Clare R. Norins
In recent years, debates over safe spaces and cancel culture have put college campuses at the forefront of the polarizing and controversial national discussion around free speech. Last month, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (formerly known as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) released its annual rankings, showing which universities are doing the best job of cultivating strong free speech environments and policies in this challenging climate. The ranking for the University of Georgia, where I teach, was decidedly lackluster, with an overall ranking of 162 out of about 200 schools. I was pleased to see we rated in the top 20 schools for administrative support (students feeling like the school and its leadership support free speech) but was disappointed to see we scored at 200th on openness (students feeling like they can have difficult conversations on campus) and 188th on tolerance for allowing controversial speakers on campus.
The Washington Post
Limiting academics’ freedom to tell the truth about racism is not new
When academics try to advocate for racial equality or teach about race, it has often been labeled communism or un-American
Perspective by Eddie R. Cole
Last summer, the University of Nebraska president and campus chancellors were forced to defend academic freedom following a state resolution to ban teaching critical race theory. A few months later, the Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia issued new guidelines for tenure and post-tenure review policies that sparked a backlash. And similar concerns exist in Oklahoma, Mississippi and other states where recent demands to prohibit teaching about race and the history of racism has widespread public support. In response, faculty senates and professional associations have issued public statement after statement condemning those political efforts, which they argue weaken academic freedom. For example, the faculty senate at Virginia Tech noted, “As scholars and educators, we are called to affirm that limits on discourse and inquiry are antithetical to intellectual and psychological growth.” But these attacks are not new and, like today, limitations placed on academic freedom have a history long rooted in racism. Race has been at the center of many of the most aggressive attempts to dismantle academic freedom in the nation’s universities.
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Cybersecurity Dive
State and local governments report spike in ransomware attacks
The public sector is hit less often than other industries, but it contends with more post-attack damage, according to Sophos.
Matt Kapko, Reporter
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State and local governments confronted a spike in ransomware attacks during 2021, with nearly 6 in 10 organizations getting hit, up from one-third in 2020, according to Sophos research released Wednesday. Almost three-quarters of state and local government organizations attacked by ransomware last year had their data encrypted during the attack. Just 1 in 5 of those organizations successfully stopped the ransomware attack before data encryption occurred, the report said. While the rate of ransomware attacks on local and state government organizations was lower than the combined average across all sectors, post-attack encryption rates were among the highest at more than 7 in 10.
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Inside Higher Ed
Undergraduates’ Technology Problems and Needs
Many students struggle with unstable internet access, according to a new report. While students are mostly self-reliant when troubleshooting tech problems, colleges still have a role to play in easing students’ tech burdens.
By Susan D’Agostino
Technology has helped many students continue their educations during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has also added to their burdens. Now, a new survey of 820 U.S. undergraduates highlights the new normal—from students’ perspective—of the higher ed tech landscape. The survey, “2022 Students and Technology Report: Rebalancing the Student Experience,” was published this week by Educause, a nonprofit focused on information technology in higher education. Despite broad tech savviness among college students, the survey found many struggle with tech challenges beyond their control, such as unstable internet access. At the same time, assistive technologies designed for students with disabilities appear to help all students. Also, while students are mostly self-reliant when troubleshooting technology challenges, colleges still have a role to play in providing backup as they work to resolve technology problems, the authors of the survey report concluded.
Inside Higher Ed
‘The System Needs to Be Changed’
New paper suggests introductory STEM courses disproportionately push underrepresented minority students out of the natural and applied sciences.
By Colleen Flaherty
Introductory calculus or general chemistry courses are gateways to science, technology, engineering and math degrees—and careers. Many critics argue they too often serve as grueling gatekeepers instead, turning off students interested in STEM before they have a chance to excel. Prior research has indeed established a relationship between receiving low grades in these introductory courses and a decreased probability of getting a STEM degree. (For what it’s worth, the debate over whether STEM courses weed out too many students isn’t restricted to first-year courses. New York University, for instance, is currently embroiled in a controversy over its dismissal of an organic chemistry instructor whose class students complained was too difficult, per The New York Times.) A new study doesn’t weigh in on the long-standing gateway-versus-gatekeeper debate, per se. But it does offer evidence that introductory courses in STEM may disproportionately drive out underrepresented minority (URM) students, even after controlling for academic preparation in high school and students’ intent to study STEM.