WRGA
Dr. Mike Hobbs installed as fifth president of Georgia Highlands College
On September 28, Chancellor to the University System of Georgia (USG) Sonny Perdue officially installed the fifth president of Georgia Highlands College, Dr. Mike Hobbs, Ph.D., during an investiture ceremony held in the Floyd Campus gym. The event was attended by hundreds of members of the college and local community and was presided over by Regent Cade Joiner of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the USG. In addition, the ceremony featured greetings and speeches by GHC Foundation Board of Trustees Chair Randy Quick, Regent Lowery May, and a special presentation by Anat Sulta-Dadon, Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States, and Rabbi Larry Sernovitz, CEO for Hillels of Georgia. Since starting his role as president of GHC in the summer of 2022, Hobbs has advanced the college’s mission by helping to establish free in-state tuition for residents of Alabama, establishing the “Ready to Start” scholarship, expanding articulation agreements with other institutions, growing partnerships with local industry, establishing new competitive League Sports and much more.
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GPB
John Fuchko named sole finalist for Dalton State College president
By: Dave Williams
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents Wednesday named John Fuchko III sole finalist to become the next president of Dalton State College. Fuchko has served as Dalton’s interim president since June, when Margaret Venable retired after eight years as the school’s first female president. Immediately before that, he was interim president at Columbus State University. Fuchko also has spent time in the university’s central office, first as the system’s chief audit officer, then as vice chancellor for organizational effectiveness. In that role, he oversaw administrative functions including accreditation, athletics, and ethics. “Working directly with students, faculty and staff has only served to energize John’s passion for higher education and its importance to Georgia families and our state,” system Chancellor Sonny Perdue said.
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WGXA
by Amanda Peralta
Molding minds since the 1800’s, Georgia College and State University just welcomed their biggest freshmen class yet with over 1,800 first-year students. Originally known as an all-girls college, the school became coeducational in 1967 and has continued expanding its doors. The Senior Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, Joel Robinson, said the school vetted about 8,000 applicants which is about 2,000 more than they have ever received in the past. “This will likely be one of the more diverse classes that we have brought to Georgia College. We have students from over 112 different counties,” said Robinson.
The Red & Black
UGA receives $7.2M grant for more electric buses
Clary Watson
The University of Georgia received a $7.2M grant from the Federal Transit Administration, which is to be spent on additional electric buses on UGA’s campus. This grant enables UGA’s Transportation & Parking Services (TPS) to purchase up to eight additional buses. “These new electric buses represent a substantial step forward in UGA’s ongoing pursuit of sustainability,” TPS Director Todd Berven said. According to a UGA press release, the grant was secured through a partnership with the Georgia Department of Transportation, and the expansion of electric buses will decrease the university’s environmental impact while improving campus mobility.
Augusta Business Daily
Expo Preview: AU’s Hull College of Business
The Hull College of Business (HCoB) at Augusta University (AU) is a high-quality, yet affordable provider of undergraduate and graduate business education right here in the CSRA. HCoB is accredited by AACSB International, which represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. Less than 6% of the world’s schools offering business degree programs hold AACSB accreditation. In addition, HCoB has been recognized as a top business school in the country by both Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. …The Hull College of Business at Augusta University is a gem; a highly ranked, yet affordable business school conveniently located in the CSRA. Its MBA program is a great way for working professionals to advance their careers. Representatives from Hull will be at the Expo on October 19th at SRP Park to answer questions about the MBA program.
Benzinga
66 Women in Medicine Receive the 2023 AMWA INSPIRE Award
By Issuewire
The American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) announces 66 women physicians honored with the 2023 AMWA INSPIRE Award. This annual award celebrates the accomplished women in medicine who exemplify the highest values in vision, integrity, service, and collaboration in medicine and healthcare. …The 2023 Honorees are exceptional women physicians who work in private practice, in academia, or as hospitalists. … We present the 2023 AMWA INSPIRE Award to 66 recipients; Read About the Winners … America Revere, General Surgery Resident at The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (Augusta, GA) …Jennifer Allen, Associate Professor and Director of Menopause and Midlife Health, at Augusta University-Medical College of Georgia (Augusta, GA) … Kelli Braun, Senior Associate Dean for Admissions, Professor, and Director of Simulation and Virtual Education at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (Augusta, GA), Laurel Murrow, Associate Professor of Medicine at AU/UGA Medical Partnership (Athens, GA) …Scarlett Schneider, Assistant Professor of Medicine, AU/UGA Medical Partnership (Athens, GA)
Columbus CEO
Six to Receive Columbus State Alumni Association Awards During Oct. 19 Homecoming Week Ceremony
The Columbus State University Alumni Association will bestow its top alumni awards during an awards dinner on Thursday, Oct. 19 as part of the university’s annual Homecoming Week celebration. The awards dinner will include the Alumni Association’s marquee awards — the Thomas Y. Whitley Distinguished Alumni Award and the Frank D. Brown Achievement & Leadership Excellence Award. Other awards will be presented in the following categories: Alumni Service, Young Alumnus, Distinguished Alumnus in Military/Public Service, and Honorary Alumni Status.
WGAU Radio
Ballroom named for UGA’s retiring Victor Wilson
By Erica Techo and Stan Jackson, UGA Today
Celebrating the outstanding work of a University of Georgia leader known for his commitment to the university and its students, the UGA community gathered for a dedication ceremony Sept. 27 to celebrate the naming of the Victor K. Wilson Ballroom at Memorial Hall. Wilson is a two-time UGA graduate and continues to give back as vice president for student affairs. He retires on Sept. 30 after a decade in this role and more than 40 years of service to UGA. The ballroom is a frequent gathering place for student groups and university events, serving as a symbol of coming together—a space that is fitting to highlight Wilson’s support of students throughout his tenure. University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead expressed his appreciation for the ballroom itself, as well as for Vice President Wilson’s legacy of student support and engagement.
Georgia Recorder
Georgia officials, honeybee experts working to take sting out of hornet invasion
By: Ross Williams
A tiny menace has been buzzing around Georgia’s coastal region and is trying to snatch up the state’s honeybees, but a team of scientists and state and federal employees are working to prevent the dangerous and disrespectful yellow-legged hornet from gaining a foothold in the Peach state. The hornet, which can grow to about an inch long, was previously known as the Asian hornet, but two nests have so far been discovered near Savannah and destroyed by Georgia agriculture department staff and pest management professionals. …“Both the yellow-legged hornet and the giant hornet are somewhat unusual in that unlike most other wasps and hornets, which are kind of solitary hunters but all from one nest, the yellow-legged hornet and the northern giant hornet will both recruit their sisters once they’ve found the honeybee colony to go as a group and attack it, essentially,” said Lewis J. Bartlett, a professor at the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Entomology Department.
Farm Monitor
UGA EXTENSION’S MISSION STILL THE SAME SINCE 1914
Since 1914 UGA Cooperative Extension has been working to maintain its mission which is to be an agricultural resource that’s used to advance agriculture and ensure quality of life for Georgians. Of course, a lot has changed with extension since 1914, as they’ve worked to develop programs that help benefit Georgians in all walks of life. …Of course, one big area that extension has been working on the last few years to improve quality of life is in the area of behavioral health, which became a big topic following Hurricane Michael’s devastating blow to the state’s ag industry and rural communities. According to Johnson, they’ve made significant headway but still have a lot of work to do. …According to Johnson, the challenges aren’t slowing down, as farmers continue to face unprecedented obstacles and issues on the farm, whether that’s hurricanes or steepening overhead costs, but says Extension will continue to work towards being a great resource for anyone that needs it.
The Union-Recorder
BCSD receives Georgia Department of Education grant
Special to The U-R
Baldwin County School District is one of 38 school districts to receive the Cultivating Teachers Grant, a $9,000 award by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE). This grant aims to address the teacher shortage and the decline in student enrollment within Educator Preparation Programs across colleges in Georgia, which has adversely affected teacher recruitment efforts. To address the teacher shortage, the Baldwin County School District has implemented a “Grow Your Own” Teacher Program in partnership with post-secondary institutions in the middle Georgia region, including Georgia College & State University, Central Georgia Technical College, Georgia Military College, Fort Valley State, Middle Georgia State University and Mercer University. This program seeks to address the teacher pipeline in a comprehensive and strategic manner.
The Newnan Times-Herald
Local students spend summer in UGA Young Scholars Program
For high school students interested in agriculture, food and environmental sciences, the University of Georgia offers the opportunity to have hands-on learning with world-renowned research scientist through the Young Scholars Program. …YSP is a six-week, paid summer internship organized by the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences which hopes to broaden students’ interests in various fields of study. Students can apply to be part of the program at three UGA campuses: Athens, Griffin or Tifton.
WJCL
Potential record-breaking crowd expected at Georgia Southern
Eagles host Coastal Carolina at 7 p.m.
Frank Sulkowski, Anchor/Reporter
Records are made to be broken. Georgia Southern University is bracing for a potential record-setting Saturday in Statesboro. The Athletic Department announced late Thursday that all seats for Saturday’s Sun Belt Conference opener against Coastal Carolina (2-2) have been sold. Only student and grass hill tickets are available. It is Family Weekend and Georgia Southern’s annual Salute to Service game. Georgia Southern (3-1) could break the all-time attendance record at Allen E. Paulson Stadium on Saturday. …Kickoff for Saturday’s Georgia Southern/Coastal Carolina contest is set for 7:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on NFL Network.
Times-Georgian
UWG’s Kaiser, Van Veldhuizen earn GSC Player of the Week nods
By Darrell Redden UWG Sports
After leading the University of West Georgia Volleyball team to their first conference win of the young season last week, both Kelli Kaiser and Desha Van Veldhuizen were recognized by the Gulf South Conference as Kaiser was named Defensive Player of the Week while Van Veldhuizen was named Freshman of the Week on Tuesday. In three matches against Valdosta State, Lee, and Shorter, Kaiser collected a total of 76 digs, with 24 coming against the Blazers and a career-high 26 digs coming against both the Flames and the Hawks this past week, leading to the first GSC award for the junior in her career. After putting on her defensive clinic, the libero now leads the conference in digs with 210 while her 4.20 digs per set also leads the GSC.
The Augusta Chronicle
Does Georgia football’s Kirby Smart have interest in coaching in the NFL? Here’s his answer
Marc Weiszer
Athens Banner-Herald
Kirby Smart spent a season as an NFL assistant coach after leaving Mark Richt’s Georgia football coaching staff in the early stages of his career. Would the two-time national championship head coach consider coaching “one day” in the NFL again? That’s what an audience member named Eddie asked Smart Thursday night at Smart’s weekly radio show. “I don’t right now,” Smart said. “I never say never to anything, but it’s not something that I’m passionate about. I love the relationship with the college kids and it’s been fun doing it here at the alma mater. It’s something you want to do for a long time and you want to have a lot of success.”
Albany Herald
Tennis/pickleball project circles back to Alany State as potential site
By Alan Mauldin
Serving up a tennis and pickleball venue in Albany has been a series of faults so far, but there has been a recently renewed effort to land the ball on the courts. After an initial outreach by Dougherty County to Albany State University to locate additional courts at the West Campus was rebuffed, several other sites were considered and rejected.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Undrafted path sets ‘chip on my shoulder’ mentality for Cardinals prospect Noah Mendlinger
Daniel Guerrero
While playing in different summer leagues as a Division II college baseball player from Georgia College and State University, Cardinals prospect Noah Mendlinger embraced the constant shuffle across the diamond. Mendlinger, 23, played three different spots in the infield and at both corner outfield positions while he batted .474 with a .951 OPS in 53 summer ball games from 2019 to 2021 prior to signing with the Cardinals in July 2021 as an undrafted free agent. …And once he arrived at Class AA Springfield this past May during his second full minor league season, not much has changed for the Georgia native.
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How rising student loan interest rates could affect college-going behavior
Borrowers pursuing graduate education face rates over 7%, but new federal loan policies may make rising costs somewhat irrelevant.
By Lilah Burke
The interest rates on new graduate loans from the U.S. Department of Education now top 7% while those for undergraduate loans have reached over 5%, the highest levels they’ve been in over a decade. That’s partly because the Federal Reserve has been combating elevated inflation by raising its benchmark interest rate to the highest level in over two decades. This has indirectly made the cost of borrowing money through all sorts of avenues more expensive, which typically makes loans less attractive to individuals and firms. But when it comes to students, that may not be the case.
Higher Ed Dive
Biden administration unveils college admissions roadmap after Supreme Court ruling
A new report outlines how colleges can try to diversify their campuses after race-conscious policies were struck down this summer.
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Senior Reporter
The Biden administration on Thursday issued guidance on how colleges can continue to diversify in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s seismic summer ruling invalidating race-conscious admissions. Colleges continue to confront the fallout of the decision, which overturned decades of legal precedent enabling them to consider race as one factor in admissions. Most institutions accept a majority or all of their applicants, and have no need to factor in race. But the higher ed world has already observed the ruling’s ripple effects — including institutions eschewing racial considerations in other areas, like scholarships, which the high court did not address in June. The U.S. Department of Education’s recommendations, released in a 66-page report, emphasizes the avenues colleges can legally explore to bolster socioeconomic and racial diversity in their classes.
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Inside Higher Ed
Wesleyan Goes Loan-Free for All Students
By Doug Lederman
Wesleyan University in Connecticut announced Thursday that it would eliminate loans from its financial aid packages, joining a select group of institutions that commit to meeting all students’ demonstrated financial need, beginning next fall. President Michael S. Roth said that expanding Wesleyan’s “no-loan” policy from its current level—for students with family incomes under $120,000—would make the private university more affordable for middle-class families. …There are roughly two dozen colleges in the U.S. that meet all students’ demonstrated need without loans.
Inside Higher Ed
DePaul to Require IDs on Campus
By Johanna Alonso
Following the robbery of a number of students near DePaul University in Chicago over the past month, the university will require students and employees to carry their identification at all times while on campus. Beginning Monday, security officers can request IDs from anyone on campus and will be able to remove those “who cannot demonstrate they are a faculty, staff, student, invited guest or welcomed visitor,” according to a message from university administrators. Individuals will also have to show their identification to enter certain buildings and areas. The announcement also noted that DePaul security officers will increase their presence on campus, and the university is working to improve options for students to get home safely after dark, such as by subsidizing rideshares.
Inside Higher Ed
Protesting Iowa Grad Students Shut Down Board Meeting
By Josh Moody
Protesting graduate students shut down a University of Iowa Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, disrupting the event with demands for higher wages, The Gazette reported. Much of the five-plus-hour meeting proceeded normally until protesters interrupted a presentation with chants of “Shut it down,” prompting the Board of Regents to do exactly that and end the meeting before the public comment portion. Graduate students are demanding a 25 percent pay raise and have called for the elimination of certain fees. Members of the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students led the protest, with several wielding signs demanding higher wages. COGS was officially recognized as a union in 1996. In addition to demanding an “emergency” pay raise, members took to social media to call for “a more equitable Iowa university system for ALL.”
Inside Higher Ed
Compensating College Athletes for Playing: Academic Minute
By Doug Lederman
Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of St. Thomas Week: David A. Grenardo, associate director of the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions and professor of law, suggests how college athletes should be paid.
Inside Higher Ed
Former Professor Accused of Inappropriate Behavior at 2 Universities
By Johanna Alonso
A former California Polytechnic State University professor is being investigated by the university’s Civil Rights and Compliance Office under Title IX for sexual harassment of a former student, The San Luis Obispo Tribune reported. Arthur White, who had served as director of jazz studies at Cal Poly, resigned from the university in June after the former student, Danna Dumandan, filed a complaint against him. White quickly got a new position as an associate dean at Emporia State University but resigned six weeks later after several Cal Poly students wrote to the university to inform them of his behavior. Two students from White’s former university, the University of Missouri, alleged that he subjected them to harassment when he was their professor; one of them also filed a Title IX report.
Cybersecurity Dive
Cisco routers abused by China-linked hackers against US, Japan companies
A longstanding group, identified as BlackTech, uses custom malware to evade detection and hack into international subsidiaries of U.S. and Japanese firms.
David Jones, Reporter
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U.S. and Japanese authorities warned a state-backed cyber threat group, identified as BlackTech, is abusing firmware in Cisco and other routers to hack into companies in both countries. Officials said the group, linked to the People’s Republic of China, is using custom malware and living-off-the-land techniques to infiltrate international subsidiaries of these companies and gain trusted access to computer systems inside the main headquarters at unsuspecting firms. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and National Security Agency issued the warning Wednesday in a joint advisory with the Japan National Police Agency and the Japan National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity.