The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AJC On Campus: Colleges tighten budgets, new higher ed chair named
By Vanessa McCray
A biweekly roundup of news and happenings from Georgia colleges and universities
Brace for a budget squeeze. That was a main message Sonny Perdue, chancellor of the University System of Georgia, delivered to lawmakers during state budget hearings last week. In this edition of AJC On Campus, we bring you updates about state funding for colleges, introduce you to the state senator who will be shaping higher education legislation and bring you college admissions news and more. …Kennesaw State University’s nursing school received a nearly $729,000 federal grant to train nursing students on opioid addictions. …Congratulations are in order to the University of North Georgia, which is marking its sesquicentennial.
U.S. News & World Report
College to Give Closed Campus to Georgia School District
Georgia’s university system is donating a closed campus in southwest Georgia to a local school board
By Associated Press
Georgia’s university system is donating a closed campus in southwest Georgia to a local school board to use as a middle or high school. The Board of Regents voted Wednesday to convey the former Blakely campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College to the 1,700-student Early County school district. The property is valued at $7.8 million. …University System of Georgia officials said giving the property to Early County would relieve Abraham Baldwin of the costs of maintaining the vacant buildings.
Albany Herald
Growers given ‘day of education’ at Georgia Peanut Farm Show
From staff reports
Attendees now will be able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 46th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center. The show was sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission. … The University of Georgia Peanut Team presented an educational peanut production seminar focusing on the impact of weather on peanut growth and development, disease management, challenges in fertility and peanut sustainability. …The Georgia Peanut Commission installed its seventh recipient into the Georgia Peanut Hall of Fame by inducting Sonny Perdue, current chancellor of the University System of Georgia.
13WMAZ
Fort Valley State University gets approval for nursing program
The four-year pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program is now accepting applications
Author: 13WMAZ Staff
Fort Valley State University received approval to start a nursing program Friday. The Georgia Board of Nursing gave them the green light to start a four-year pre-license BSN. The program is now accepting applications for its first class, which will start in August. The department will be housed in a newly-renovated facility that will include simulation rooms, nursing skills labs, conference and computer rooms, a student lounge, and office space.
The Brunswick News
Scholarship to help local law enforcement families at CCGA
By Michael Hall
Michael Torras and his family foundation, The Torras Foundation, has for years shown its support for local law enforcement. But doing so in an appropriate way has not always been the easiest thing to figure out, until now. The foundation recently created The Torras Foundation Scholarship for Law Enforcement Families at College of Coastal Georgia that will provide $2,000 to three students per academic year, one associated with the Brunswick Police Department, one with the Glynn County Sheriff’s Office, and one with the Glynn County Police Department.
Albany Herald
Deborah Freeman shines in GSW Canes Spotlight
From staff reports
Deborah Freeman of Bronwood was recently featured as a Canes Spotlight at Georgia Southwestern State University here. Canes Spotlights highlight GSW students who hold leadership roles, are involved in extracurricular activities and excel academically on campus. Freeman is a non-traditional student, completing her degree in long-term care management while working full-time for Phoebe Putney Health System in Albany. She is also a Pope Scholar and member of Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society.
Healthcare Today
Dr. Lacey D. Hufling, Associate Professor of Education, Georgia Southern University, was awarded a Gulf Studies Program Early Career Research Fellowship by the National Academy of Sciences, Academy of Engineering and Medicine. As one of four Fellows on the first cohort of the Education Research Track, Huffling will promote relevant science and environmental literacy by considering the impact of recent disasters on educational opportunities for vulnerable students in the Gulf Coast. Contribute to improving equity in K-12 education. Or the Alaskan community.
Aiken Standard
Katrina Ford to lead outreach, education at SRNL
STAFF REPORTS
…SREL hires Ford to lead outreach and education
The University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory has hired Katrina Ford to serve as its first director for outreach and education. Ford will oversee outreach and public relations staff at SREL and expand the lab’s educational programs. For the past eight years, Ford worked with the public library system in Anaheim, California where she launched award-winning STEM and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) programs that earned recognition from the state of California and Penguin Random House. She has extensive experience as an administrator and social media manager.
The McDuffie Progress
UGA marks 40th year of delivering economic outlook
From staff reports
Terry College of Business Dean Benjamin C. Ayers will deliver the state forecast during the 2023 Georgia Economic Outlook event at Albany’s Hilton Garden Inn. The 2023 Georgia Economic Outlook will probe the possibility of a housing slump and the impact of inflation on the Albany MSA. The state’s premier economic forecast will be discussed in Albany on Wednesday at the Hilton Garden Inn on South Front Street.
Gwinnett Daily Post
Georgia Southwestern State University to host teacher career fair
From staff reports
Recruiters from school systems throughout the state of Georgia will display at the 2023 Teacher Career Fair sponsored by Georgia Southwestern State University’s College of Education and Chattahoochee-Flint RESA. The fair will be held Feb. 24 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the GSW Intramural Gym (located in the Storm Dome) at 800 GSW State University Drive in Americus.
Douglas Now
SGSC’S AMY HANCOCK WINS OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE AWARD IN MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
The Georgia Education Advancement Council (GEAC) recognized Amy Hancock, South Georgia State College’s assistant director of marketing and communications, for individual achievement and excellence in marketing and communications. GEAC is a statewide organization for those at public and private colleges and universities who work in educational advancement, including the areas of alumni, development, publications, and communications. …The GEAC Awards are intended to honor higher education professionals in Georgia who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. In making its selections, the GEAC Awards Committee looks for consistent service and specific examples of outstanding performance and commitment.
WRBL
by: Chuck Williams
While in Columbus last week to announce a major investment in Columbus State University and the Muscogee County School District, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, made a stop at the WRBL studio. Ossoff sat down with reporter Chuck Williams to discuss a wide range of topics in the weekly Sunday Conversation feature with newsmakers and community leaders. Ossoff and U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, announced a $4 million grant that will expand a partnership between Columbus State University and the Muscogee County School District. This money will be used to expand robotics programs. In his Sunday Conversation, Ossoff talked about that investment and its benefits.
WGAU Radio
Ossoff seeks federal funding for UGA Poultry Sciences Center
By Tim Bryant
Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff says he’s pushing for more federal funding for the Poultry Sciences Center at the University of Georgia. Democrat Ossoff says it is money that could help in the fight against a recent outbreak of Avian Flu. The illness spreading rapidly among chickens is seen as one factor in the sudden spike in the price of eggs.
EurekAlert!
Cottonseed oil may be beneficial to cardiovascular health in adults, study finds
New research compares cholesterol levels’ correlations to polyunsaturated-rich fats (found in cottonseed oil) and monounsaturated fats
A new study from the University of Georgia shows that polyunsaturated-rich fats, similar to those found in cottonseed oil, may be more beneficial to cardiovascular health than monounsaturated fats. The study, published in the May issue of The Journal of Nutrition, adds to a growing body of evidence finding the consumption of polyunsaturated fats (which is found in cottonseed oil) may be beneficial in reducing high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) – or “bad” – cholesterol in high-risk adults. In the study, researchers concluded that diet enrichment with cottonseed oil, not olive oil, caused substantial improvements in fasting and postprandial blood lipids and postprandial glycemia in hypercholesterolemic adults.
The Brunswick News
UGA paper suggest marshes losing ground to rising seas
By TAYLOR COOPER
The famed Marshes of Glynn may be underwater in a matter of decades, according to the research of Herb Windom with the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. Based on his research and that of others, Windom believes there are a few culprits to blame — upstream improvements and dredging keeping fine-grain sediment from traveling downriver to the coast, dumping dredge spoils in areas where it can’t circulate back into waterways and sea level rise.
Middle Georgia CEO
Percy Hunter Stone Inducted Into National 4-H Hall of Fame
Josie Smith
Percy Hunter Stone, Georgia’s first Black 4-H state leader in the era of segregation, was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame on Oct. 7, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Stone led the organization formerly known as the Negro 4-H Club. He was recognized for his unwavering dedication to creating equal opportunities for all 4-H’ers. …Born in Virginia in 1893, Stone earned an undergraduate degree from Hampton Institute, now Hampton University, before moving to Georgia in 1919 to begin his career as a Cooperative Extension agent in Clarke County. Four years later, he was transferred to Savannah to assume the role of state leader of the Negro 4-H Club. …As membership steadily increased, Stone and his state staff decided to consolidate the girls’ and boys’ programs. The first State Federation for Negro 4-H Club Boys and Girls was established in August 1933 at Georgia State Industrial College, now Savannah State University.
Black Enterprise
BLACK CREATOR PAID HIS TUITION USING TIKTOK — NOW HIS UNIVERSITY HAS BANNED THE APP ON CAMPUS
Diamond Jeune
Black TikTok creator Leon Ondieki made headlines last year after revealing that the social media platform TikTok helped pay for his entire tuition at the University of Georgia—and buy a car. Ondieki achieved these goals through TikTok’s Creator Fund, a program that pays content creators based on the number of “authentic views” they receive on their videos, according to 11 Alive. Since joining the platform, Ondieki’s vox pop interviews on various college campuses have gained the student 2.1 million followers and over 126 million likes on his account. Despite the success Ondieki has obtained on the platform, he and many others who use TikTok to make money may face the possible effects of its recent ban on college campuses.
AP News
Georgia Southern student arrested on battery charge
A Georgia college student arrested for allegedly attacking another student outside of a fraternity house has been released after posting bond, news outlets reported. Statesboro Police officers were called to the Sigma Nu Fraternity house at Georgia Southern University just after 1 a.m. on Jan. 13 to a report of a man who hit his head on a sidewalk. Investigators said the victim was walking past the fraternity house when several people approached him. One of them, identified as William Kroymann, then attacked the victim, causing him to fall and hit his head, witnesses and surveillance video show.
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AllOnGeorgia
Georgia Southern Hires TJ Woods to Coaching Staff
TJ Woods, who has 20 years of collegiate coaching experience, has been named the offensive line coach and run game coordinator for the Georgia Southern offense, as announced Tuesday by head coach Clay Helton. Woods comes to Statesboro after two seasons as the UNLV offensive line coach where he added the title of co-offensive coordinator in 2022.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia football player arrested on domestic violence charges
By Chip Towers
Georgia football player Rodarius Jaiquan Thomas – aka Rara Thomas – is currently incarcerated at Athens Clarke-County Jail on charges of false imprisonment and battery/family violence. Thomas was booked at 4:04 a.m. Monday by University of Georgia Police, according to jail records. The false imprisonment charge is a felony and the battery charge is a misdemeanor.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Strip club visit raises questions about fatal UGA crash
By Dylan Jackson, Alan Judd
Video shows group leaving Athens club minutes before accident
A late-night visit to a strip club preceded a car crash that killed a University of Georgia football player and an employee of the school’s football program, raising questions about boundaries between the program’s staff and its athletes. Surveillance video obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows Georgia offensive linemen Warren McClendon and Devin Willock, along with other players, leaving Toppers International Showbar in downtown Athens about 2:30 a.m. Jan. 15. They were accompanied by two women who strongly resemble the UGA employees involved in the fatal crash barely 15 minutes later.
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Inside Higher Ed
‘Transformational’: Federal Earmarks a Boon for Higher Ed
Congress sent more than $1.7 billion to nearly 550 colleges and universities in earmarks. Although a few institutions received tens of millions for projects, the median payment for institutions was $1.25 million, according to an Inside Higher Ed analysis.
By Katherine Knott
…Higher education has been a top beneficiary of earmarks, which returned in 2021 after Democrats reversed a decade-long ban and made several reforms to the process. Earmarks, which have been renamed “congressionally directed spending” in the Senate and “community project funding” in the House of Representatives, send federal funds for specific projects to lawmakers’ districts and states.
Inside Higher Ed
A Better Admissions Year, With Caveats
Common App data suggest an improved year compared to the last. A report from Brookings outlines how academic preparation may limit enrollment from underrepresented groups.
By Scott Jaschik
A sign reading “Admissions office” with an arrow pointing to the left.(Getty Images)
A new report from the Common Application suggests that this will be better admissions year for more institutions than last year. The report covers applications submitted by Jan. 1, some but not all of which are early-decision applications. But Common App officials said they believe that this report includes many applications that are regular decision as well. Because the COVID-19 pandemic affected all applications, most of the comparisons are to the 2019–20 year, the last year for which applications were submitted before the pandemic.
Inside Higher Ed
AAUP Condemns Actions of Florida Presidents
By Scott Jaschik
The American Association of University Professors has condemned Florida’s community college presidents for their criticism of critical race theory. The presidents, in a joint statement, pledged not to fund or support “initiatives, instruction, and activities” that promote critical race theory or related ideologies.