Savannah Morning News
‘There will be no merger.’ Officials challenge claims about Savannah State, Georgia Southern
University System of Georgia voices support for Savannah State amidst enrollment declines and claims by a Savannah alderwoman that a merger with Georgia Southern is imminent.
Will Peebles
Savannah State University is not closing, nor being consolidated into another university, according to the University System of Georgia, State Rep. Edna Jackson and SSU President Kimberly Ballard-Washington. And while the oldest historically Black college and university in the state was not spared from the $66 million in cuts to USG’s funding in the state’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget, which passed through the Georgia Legislature in late March and takes effect July 1, officials say neither closure nor consolidation is on the table.
The Augusta Chronicle
See the USG Board of Regents resolution on Wellstar, AU Health merger
Abraham Kenmore
The final agreement between Augusta Health System and Wellstar has not yet been made public, but the resolution from the University System of Georgia Board of Regents this week was released. The resolution contains a list of documents that will be included in the final agreement, including a master agreement, a series of lease agreements, and a development and a cooperation agreement.
The Red & Black
Two UGA students named 2023 Goldwater Scholars
Allison Mawn
University of Georgia juniors Audrey Conner and Emilio Ferrara have been named 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholars, according to a UGA Media Relations press release. The Goldwater Scholarship, which recognizes exceptional sophomores and juniors across the country, is the highest undergraduate honor of its kind in mathematics, engineering and natural sciences, the release said. Awardees receive up to $7,500 per year towards tuition, fees, books and room and board.
Griffin Daily News
GSC’s annual day of giving surpasses $86K
By Karolina Philmon GSC Marketing Manager
Gordon State College’s third annual Day of Giving on Thursday, March 30, surpassed its goal of $50K by generating over $86K in gifts to benefit the lives of its students and mission of the institution. GSC Foundation Board of Trustees’ members including emeriti members, Gordon alumni, advisory board, faculty, staff, students and the community provided support for GSC which resulted in the institution exceeding its fundraising efforts in its third year. In March of 2022, GSC exceeded its goal of $25K and raised over $66K.
WGAU Radio
UGA faculty members win Guggenheim Fellowships
By Tim Bryant
Two University of Georgia faculty members are among the more than 170 scientists, writers, scholars, and artists to be honored with the latest Guggenheim Fellowships. Former Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Andy Herod is a geography professor in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Sonia Hirt is dean of the University’s College of Environment and Design.
Gwinnett Daily Post
From staff reports
The Georgia Foundation for Public Education has awarded a prestigious innovation pilot grant to the Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation in support of math tutoring for elementary school students in need of targeted support. The Innovative Education Fund Prototype Grant was awarded over one year to pilot an innovative education program that “has the potential to impact student outcomes and transform teaching and learning practices at the school or district.”
Albany Herald
Albany Chamber ‘Rise ‘n’ Shine’ breakfast focuses on work force development
By Alan Mauldin
The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce is working with a team that includes the Albany Area Chamber Foundation and allies in the business and education communities in an effort to boost the area’s work force. The group gave a progress report Wednesday during a breakfast meeting at Albany State University. The talent development strategy was introduced in 2019 “just a few weeks before we had a global pandemic that brought things to a grinding halt,” Chamber President and CEO Barbara Rivera Holmes said.
The Red & Black
UGA tour guides find community in welcoming students
Kelsey DuPuy
On any given day at the University of Georgia, you can probably find a group of prospective students and their parents making their way through campus, exploring the university for the first time. The team of tour guides leading them make up a dedicated and energetic community on campus, giving year-round tours and providing resources through the UGA Visitor’s Center. As representatives of UGA and the first impression of the university, tour guides are responsible for providing a positive experience for potential students, parents and staff. Albert Chen, a senior majoring in internal affairs and finance, has been a tour guide since his sophomore year and has found a tight-knit community with the other guides.
Morning AgClips
UGA Entomologist Receives $1 Million NSF Early-Career Award to Study Kissing Bugs
Award supports early-career faculty who have potential to serve as academic role models
Kevin Vogel, an assistant professor in the University of Georgia Department of Entomology, has received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award from the National Science Foundation. The award supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. In the modern world where infinite amounts of information are readily available, it may seem incredible that there are still unknowns in nature, but it can take an entire career to understand those mysteries, said Vogel.
Albany Herald
Study offers insights into the movement of wild pigs
By Kristen Morales
When introduced into a new area, wild pigs will roam. A lot. That’s one finding from a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia who followed the movements of relocated wild pigs — also referred to as feral hogs — over several months. Infamous for the damage they cause to crops and landscapes, the research highlights the potential for problems when pigs are relocated — often illegally for hunting — and the potential risks of them spreading diseases such as African swine fever when they are moved around the landscape.
Hypepotamus
ACCIDENTLY KILLING YOUR HOUSE PLANTS? THIS UGA STUDENTS IS BUILDING SOMETHING JUST FOR YOU.
by Maija Ehlinger
UGA mechanical engineering student Alex Breazu already has an impressive resume filled with internships and job at places like NCR, Nintendo, and the FAA. There is one job you won’t see on LinkedIn: proud “plant parent.” Yet it is that job that helped launch his latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Plantfi. Like an estimated seven in ten young people in America, Breazu’s love of houseplants grew over the last few years. He has some favorites in his collection, like a monstera deliciosa that’s grown to be over four-feet tall. But he’s also had his fair share of experience with potted plants dying.
Morning AgClips
Three UGA Professors Appointed to Serve on International Food Safety Committee
JEMRA aims to develop and optimize microbiological risk assessment to improve decisions related to food safety
Three University of Georgia professors from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have been appointed to serve on Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) from 2023-27. JEMRA aims to develop and optimize microbiological risk assessment to improve decisions related to food safety in both developing and developed countries. Chosen by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) secretariats and external referees, Faith Critzer, Abhinav Mishra and Todd Callaway received their appointments in late January and will serve among a roster of experts from 33 countries across the globe. In a recent interview, the faculty shared about their appointments to JEMRA.
GPB
Could legislative expulsions like those in the Tennessee House happen in Georgia’s?
By: Sarah Kallis
A pair of Democrats were expelled from the Republican-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives for staging a gun control protest on the House floor. Georgians are questioning if a similar situation is possible in the Peach State. GPB’s Sarah Kallis asks University of Georgia’s Ashton Ellett about it.
Athens Banner-Herald
UGA student shocked to see who stole a package outside her front door
Wayne Ford
The theft of packages delivered and left outside homes is becoming common, but a University of Georgia student said Tuesday she was shocked upon seeing the thief. The 20-year-old student was contacted and according to her report a package containing $234 worth of hair and skin care products was delivered March 3 to her apartment on East Broad Street in downtown Athens. When the theft occurred, she wasn’t able to view the apartment’s security video until March 8, when she observed a driver for FedEx deliver the package. Then shockingly, she said the video shows an employee with the U.S. Postal Service arrive to drop off a package, then take her package.
Bryan County News
Philharmonic to present ‘On the Road” concert Saturday in Richmond Hill
Special to the News
The Savannah Philharmonic announced the upcoming “On the Road” concert series, featuring violin virtuoso Rubén Rengel. This spring series, from April 14-16, will present performances across Bryan, Bulloch, and Chatham counties. Under the baton of Artistic and Music Director Keitaro Harada, the orchestra welcomes Rengel as a guest artist to present Mozart’s “Turkish” Violin Concerto No. 5 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2. As recipient of the revered Robert F. Smith Prize at the 2018 Sphinx Competition, Rengel’s exceptional talent and captivating performances have earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated following The series begins at Georgia Southern in Statesboro on Friday, April 14, at 7 PM. Prior to the evening performance, the Savannah Philharmonic will host a master class with students enrolled in the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music, and members of the Georgia Southern Symphony will later join the orchestra for a unique side-by-side performance at the Performing Arts Center.
Grice Connect
True Blue BBQ Competition returns to Georgia Southern
The “rib-off” competition will take place on April 22, the day of the Blue/White Game, at Paulson Stadium beginning at 7 a.m. Check out the other fun events planned for the day, as well.
Whether you’re a BBQ master, amateur home chef, or even a connoisseur of all things smoked or grilled, the True Blue BBQ Competition is your opportunity to showcase your skills to Eagle Nation. The True Blue BBQ Competition presented by Dolan’s BBQ is returning to the annual Blue vs. White Spring Football Game on April 22. The open BBQ competition will be a ‘rib-off’ with cash prizes, trophies, and gifts for first, second and third place. In addition to bragging rights, winners will be recognized during the football game.
yahoo! news
8 Hall high schoolers named finalists for 2023 Governor’s Honor Program
Ben Anderson, The Times, Gainesville, Ga.
Eight Hall County high schoolers have been named finalists for the 2023 Georgia Governor’s Honors Program. GHP, a free residential summer program for gifted high school sophomores and juniors, will be held at Georgia Southern University from mid-June to mid-July. Of the more than 4,100 students from across the state who applied, about 700 were chosen as finalists.
Times-Georgian
Ben Scott Sports Auction raises $185,000 for CHS Athletic Booster Club
By Matt Skinner Special To The Times-Georgian
The 36th Annual Ben Scott Sports Auction returned to the University of West Georgia Coliseum for another great fundraising night for Carrollton Prep Athletes. The Carrollton High School Athletic Booster Club sold more than 800 tickets for the event held on March 17, securing $185,000 in support for student-athletes.
WSAV
Statesboro PD investigating shooting near Paulson Stadium
by: Emily Dietrich, Kathy Wideman
The Statesboro Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place close to Georgia Southern’s Paulson Stadium Tuesday afternoon. According to law enforcement, one person was shot and taken by helicopter to a Savannah hospital. It’s the third shooting in less than three months to have taken place near Georgia Southern’s campus.
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Inside Higher Ed
How Can Online College Be Both ‘Promising’ and ‘Predatory’?
As with health news about chocolate or wine, higher ed news about online college can seem contradictory. Some researchers say it’s time to retire one-word descriptors.
By Susan D’Agostino
As with health news about chocolate or wine, higher ed news about online college can sometimes seem contradictory. One recent study, for example, found that online students who pursue undergraduate degrees at nonprofit and for-profit colleges graduate at lower rates than their in-person counterparts. The fact that students self-select into online courses was deemed “unlikely” to explain the outcomes, which included less desirable student loan repayment rates. As a result, the study from the U.K.-based Centre for Global Higher Education asserted that online college is a form of “predatory inclusion” in which access is paired with increased risks for students. But in another recent study published in the Journal of Higher Education, students who voluntarily enrolled in at least one fully online college course were more likely to complete their courses, especially when controlling for time poverty. Paid work, parental status and age all contributed to the students’ time constraints. In this study, taking online courses did not negatively impact the students’ persistence to graduation.
Cybersecurity Dive
CISA to unveil secure-by-design principles this week amid push for software security
The Biden administration plans to shift responsibility for product safety to the tech industry. Stakeholder discussions are already underway.
David Jones, Reporter
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency plans to release an overview of the Biden administration’s secure-by-design principles Thursday, providing the technology industry with a roadmap to hold software producers and other manufacturers accountable for product security. CISA Director Jen Easterly teased the plan during a fireside chat with CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz at the CrowdStrike Government Summit Tuesday. The plan represents a major shift by federal authorities to push the technology industry into making products with built in security protocols. CISA has been working with federal agencies and international partners to formulate the plan.
Inside Higher Ed
UC San Diego Chancellor Gets $500K Raise
By Josh Moody
University of California, San Diego, chancellor Pradeep Khosla will receive a $500,000 raise to keep him from departing for the presidency of an unnamed, private, out-of-state college, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The $500,000 raise, offered by the University of California Board of Regents, will reportedly bump Khosla’s annual base salary to $1.14 million. Khosla’s pay increase will come from private funds donated to the UC system, the newspaper reported.