Georgia Trend
A Journey of Growth and Innovation
University of North Georgia celebrates 150 years of transformation while adhering to valued traditions.
Betty Darby
It was an unlikely beginning: an abandoned federal property turned over to the state and made the home of a military school, only eight years after the end of the Civil War. At the time, surely no one imagined the school would one day celebrate its 150th anniversary – much less as a major pipeline of U.S. military talent. Yet from that modest start grew the University of North Georgia (UNG), which turns 150 this year. It has weathered multiple name changes, seen its mission expand and change, diversified its student body and grown through consolidation with other postsecondary institutions into five campuses that weave from the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Tennessee border to the exurbs of Atlanta.
James Magazine
Inspiring the Next Generation of Pilots
By Patrick Hickey
Commercial airline pilot is not exactly a career path you can fall into. And if you’re going to become the youngest black female pilot at a legacy airline, you have to start early. That’s exactly what Anya Kearns did, first taking the sticks at age 15 when she joined Aviation Career Enrichment, a nonprofit geared toward introducing minority students to aviation careers. …Kearns, a Marietta native, continued her education at Middle Georgia State University’s School of Aviation, becoming the first black woman at the school to earn a bachelor’s degree in flight management. …Today, Propel has partnerships with Middle Georgia State University and 14 other premier aviation programs and universities, including two historically black and Hispanic serving institutions, across the U.S., to offer students a defined, accelerated path to becoming a pilot.
Marietta Daily Journal
Leesburg students receive ABAC nursing program honors
The nursing program at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College recently honored its top graduates at a 2022 fall semester pinning ceremony. Raegan Clack from Leesburg received the South Georgia Medical Center Dedication to Nursing award, and Janeth Ovalle from Douglas received the Clinical Excellence award presented by Tift Regional Medical Center. Montana Goodman from Fitzgerald received the Academic Excellence award, presented by Colquitt Regional Medical Center, and Morgan Thomas from Leesburg received the Phoebe Putney Clinical Excellence award. Rebecca Butler from Hazlehurst, Auryelle Wade from Bainbridge, and Leah Shoniker from Tifton received the Lisa Purvis Allison Spirit of Nursing award: Shoniker for the A.S.N. traditional track in Tifton, Wade for the A.S.N. traditional track in Bainbridge, and Butler for the R.N.-B.S.N. track.
Forsyth County News
Forsyth Central grad, UNG brigade commander makes plans to serve as U.S. Army officer after college
Sabrina Kerns, FCN staff
Warren Walker, cadet at the University of North Georgia, always knew he wanted to join the military to serve his country. Now, he’s preparing to be commissioned into the U.S. Army as a Second Lieutenant.
WGAU Radio
UNG gets grant from Gov’s Office of Highway Safety
By Tim Bryant
There is grant money for the University of North Georgia, more than $21 thousand from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. UNG will use the money for the Georgia Young Adult Program operated out of the office in Atlanta. The program helps pay for, among other things, DUI simulators that are used on campuses around the state.
From Clark Leonard, UNG…
The University of North Georgia has received a $21,124 grant to participate in the Georgia Young Adult Program of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. It is UNG’s largest grant yet from the organization. The GOHS Young Adult Program addresses young adult driver crashes, injuries and fatalities and partners with colleges and universities throughout the state.
Gwinnett Daily Post
Bourdeaux secures nearly $13 million for 7th Congressional District in federal appropriations bill
By Curt Yeomans
As U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux’s final days in Congress ticked away during the holidays, she highlighted one last batch of funding she was able to secure for the 7th Congressional District before leaving office. Bourdeaux, who leaves office this weekend, said the federal Fiscal Appropriations Bill that was passed by the House and sent to President Joe Biden in December included nearly $13 million for projects in her district. In all, 14 7th Congressional District projects were included in the appropriations bill. …Other funding allocations for the 7th Congressional District in the appropriations bill include:
$399,952 for the College of Education at the University of North Georgia’s Cumming campus to expand mentoring and workshop programs for senior interns.
yahoo!news
Military Salute: The Week of Dec. 24
In ceremonies held on Dec. 16 by the University of North Georgia, 21 graduating cadets were awarded commissions as second lieutenants. They are the first of the 100 officers UNG expects to commission during the 2022-23 academic year. …The University of North Georgia is a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia. With almost 19,000 students, the University of North Georgia is one of the state’s largest public universities.
Times Free Press
University of Georgia recruited to advise on future use of Fort Oglethorpe hospital building
by Andrew Wilkins
The Catoosa County-owned CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia building and property is a key piece of Fort Oglethorpe’s ongoing redevelopment, and local officials are partnering with the University of Georgia to determine its future. A market study and analysis will begin in January, said Tommie Shepherd, a public services associate with the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, and those results will be presented in March or April. Feedback from the Catoosa County Public Facilities Authority Board will be collected then as well.
WALB
Some South Ga. farmers thankful for the hard freeze
By Anthony Bordanaro
There have been mixed opinions about the recent near-record cold, but one group who were fans of it were farmers. South Georgia farmers rely on cold weather, and it isn’t something they’ve had in recent years. “It feels like it hadn’t been this cold since the 80s,” John Harrell, a row crop farmer in Grady County, said. Albany and some surrounding areas didn’t get below 20 degrees for almost 8 years. A hard freeze is defined by temperatures being below 24 degrees. Cale Cloud, a UGA Extension agent, said multiple nights of hard freezing in a row is what really helps farmers out.
accessWDUN
GGC professor suggests a way to save money
By Sydney Hencil Anchor/Reporter
As 2023 begins, the Assistant Professor of Accounting at Georgia Gwinnett College Dr. Cathy McCrary has some tips to perform a financial checkup. McCrary said it’s a prime time to perform a financial checkup as many people have been pulled in several directions during the holidays. “With continued interest rate hikes, people are ultimately spending more,” McCrary said in a press release. “That’s why it’s crucial to review where your money is going. A little time spent can result in big savings.” McCrary suggested a few areas where people can see immediate results.
Statesboro Herald
‘Bulloch Bears Witness’ event set for Wednesday on GS campus
From staff reports
The Statesboro-Bulloch Remembrance Coalition invites the public to attend “Bulloch Bears Witness: Music, Memory, and Moving Forward” at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The event will be held at Georgia Southern University’s Carter Recital Hall in the Foy Fine Arts Building and is free to the public. It will be an evening of song and conversation to examine the local legacies of racial terror and to envision remembrance projects.
11Alive
Does exercise improve the effectiveness of vaccines? | Here’s what we found
A study out of South Africa suggests regular physical activity improves the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine
Author: Jerry Carnes
A new study suggests that regular physical activity improves the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. But is this true?
Sources
Dr. Ashley Hannings of the University of Georgia’s College of Pharmacy
Dr. Ilan Shapiro, medical affairs officer of AltaMed Health Services
Answer
Yes, exercise strengthens your immune system to help your body combat viruses and works together with vaccines to help keep you from serious illness.
Moultrie Observer
Audit finds Georgia R&D tax credit a poor return on investment
By Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News Service
Georgia’s Research & Development Tax Credit has not been a good investment when it comes to quantifiable dollars and cents, according to a new audit. But the program is paying off in intangible ways, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia concluded in a report commissioned by the state Department of Audits and Accounts. Businesses can receive a state R&D tax credit worth 10% of the company’s year-over-year increase in qualified research expenses. Between 2015 and 2020, the program cost the state from $190.5 million to $302.5 million in annual lost tax revenue, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue.
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Inside Higher Ed
More Money for Pell Grants, Research
Federal budget boosts maximum Pell Grant and funding for student success grant programs. Colleges and universities also are set to receive more than $1.5 billion for projects in earmarks.
By Katherine Knott
Congress is sending more than $1.5 billion to colleges and universities thanks to earmarks and pouring millions more into student success grant programs as part of the $1.7 trillion spending package for fiscal year 2023 that lawmakers approved late last month. The bill signed into law by President Biden increases the maximum annual Pell Grant award to $7,395—a $500 increase that will begin in the 2023–24 award year. It’s the second increase in as many fiscal years and the largest in a decade. Advocates and higher education groups said the $500 bump is significant and will help more students afford a college education.
Inside Higher Ed
U of California Grad Students Win Big Pay Increases
By Scott Jaschik
University of California graduate student workers voted last month to approve new contracts with substantial wage increases, ending a strike that started in early November, the Los Angeles Times reported. For academic student employees, the contract will raise minimum pay from about $23,250 to about $34,000 for nine months of part-time work by Oct. 1, 2024. The rate at UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco and UCLA would be $36,500 because of the high cost of living in these cities and higher pay needed to compete for top talent. The United Auto Workers represents the graduate students. The union said those gains are among the highest ever won by academic workers.
Inside Higher Ed
Ph.D. Student Arrested in University of Idaho Murders
By Josh Moody
The nearly two-month-long search for a suspect in the gruesome homicides of four University of Idaho students came to an end Dec. 30 with the arrest of Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student at Washington State University, who was arrested in Pennsylvania. Kohberger, a criminology student at WSU, allegedly used a fixed-blade knife to murder Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen in the early hours of Nov. 13 at the home in Moscow, Idaho, where three of the four victims lived. The murders launched a manhunt involving numerous state and local police officers as well as the FBI. Kohberger’s possible connection to the victims remained unclear as of Friday evening, though the distance between Washington State and the University of Idaho is less than 10 miles.