The Tifton Gazette
ABAC Career Center Career Fair registration open
From Staff Reports
The Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Career Center has opened registration for their February 22 Career Fair to area businesses wishing to hire ABAC students. “ABAC’s Career Center centralizes career development and exploration for our student body and alums, in addition to strengthening employer relations with the broader ABAC community,” said Rachel Frantz, Career Center Coordinator. “Students now have a go-to department for help with resumes, interview skills, job searches, and even a Career Closet that provides access to free professional attire appropriate for career fairs, interviews, networking events, and the workplace. The Career Center also provides employers with a dedicated on-campus point of contact for questions regarding job postings and hosting employer events on campus.” Frantz said that the ABAC Career Fair is the first campus-wide career event open to all students from all four schools: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arts and Sciences, Nursing and Health Sciences, and the Stafford School of Business.
Albany Herald
UGA Extension experts celebrated among Fruit and Vegetable 40 under 40
By Emily Cabrera UGA Today
Two faculty members in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and UGA Cooperative Extension were named to the Fruit and Vegetable 40 under 40 Class of 2023 – Rachel Itle and Ty Torrance. The list honors 40 outstanding early-career agricultural professionals for their exemplary accomplishments and impact as the next generation of leaders in agriculture.
Columbus CEO
Dr. Shawn Cruzen of the Coca-Cola Space Science Center, New Exhibit for Young Visitors
Executive Director of the Coca-Cola Space Science Center Dr. Shawn Cruzen [Columbus State University] talks about some exciting things happening at the Coca-Cola Space Science Center, including partnering with Pratt & Whitney for their new interactive exhibit.
WGAU Radio
UGA center works to combat human trafficking in Africa
By Andre Gallant, UGA Today
Life in rural Sierra Leone offers few economic opportunities to parents like Baindu Momoh and even fewer to her children. Surviving through subsistence farming and small-scale trading, Baindu has struggled to feed and educate her daughter. So when a distant relative living in a larger town offered to take Baindu’s daughter into her home and send her to school, Baindu felt relief. It was an opportunity for her child to secure a future and one fewer hungry belly for her to worry over. But solace soon turned to dread. Instead of attending school, the girl was forced into domestic servitude. She suffered beatings when she protested her treatment. What happened to the girl constitutes human trafficking, which the University of Georgia’s Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach (CenHTRO) has been working to combat in West Africa and across the world.
WSAV
Statesboro leaders consider regulations for electric scooters, bikes
by: Eden Hodges
Statesboro city leaders are asking for the public’s help in writing laws to regulate electric scooters and bikes. “Since we are a college town we thought it would be appropriate for us to re-look at our ordinances,” said director of City planning and development, Kathy Field. It’s become a popular way to get around, especially with students. Field says their new rules would affect both the riders and the companies renting them out. …Rules for riders are built around safety. “There’s definitely a learning curve,” said Georgia Southern student Ela Cooley. WSAV asked some GSU students about their experiences. …Many students said it was common to witness or hear about someone falling off and getting hurt.
Augusta Business Daily
Providing Value: Order Qualifiers and Order Winners for a Target Market
Dr. Rick Franza
After a very enjoyable first semester back in the classroom, I am now in the third week of classes for the Spring Semester at Augusta University. This semester, I am teaching two courses that focus on operations and supply chain management (O/SCM); one at the undergraduate level and one in the MBA program. While the study of O/SCM delves into such topics as process analysis and improvement, product and service design, capacity analysis and planning, quality management, inventory management, sourcing, and logistics, the essence of O/SCM in a business is to produce the goods and deliver the services that the firm offers to its markets. Therefore, before I start delving into the various elements and topics of O/SCM, it is critical to stress to the students that the reason we need to learn all of those topics is to understand their impact on the ability of a firm’s goods and services to provide value to the customers in its markets.
MedWorm
Psychosocial factors influence mammography adherence
Psychosocial factors influence how women adhere to breast cancer screening recommendations, including attending mammography appointments, according to research published January 21 in the Journal of Cancer Policy. A team led by Biplab Datta, PhD, from Augusta University in Atlanta, GA found that women who are less likely to adhere to screening guidelines include those who are dissatisfied with their lives, those who lack emotional support, and those who feel socially isolated.
WGAU Radio
UGA study questions benefits of new Alzheimer’s drug
By Lauren Baggett, UGA Today
Last summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approved the first drug shown to slow the progress of Alzheimer’s. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests that patients and caregivers may not experience any benefit from the drug in their daily lives. The drug, Leqembi, became eligible for coverage through Medicare, making it more affordable for the millions of Americans in the early stages of the disease. But experts remained skeptical that the drug provided enough benefit to justify the cost and potential harms of the drug. A new study from UGA’s Mark Ebell systematically reviewed 19 publications with over 23,000 participants that evaluated eight monoclonal antibodies, including Leqembi. …Overall, the researchers found that most studies showed that monoclonal antibody drugs led to statistically significant improvements in cognitive function, but none of the drugs showed clinically significant improvements in memory or behaviors.
Energy.Gov
Collaboration Creates Better Science, Healthier Forests at Savannah River Site
Research scientists and graduate students from the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) and program managers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service – Savannah River (USFS-SR) recently gathered to explore efforts to expand collaboration between the two organizations that conduct ecological research and natural resource management on the 310-square-mile Savannah River Site (SRS).
Livability
Chamber CEO breaks down the reasons why this West Georgia city is the ideal place for business.
By Kevin Litwin
Jerald Mitchell has been involved in the business world and economic development for several years, and today he serves as president and CEO of the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Mitchel chats with Livability about recruiting more business to Columbus, a city that isn’t as well-known as it should be, even though its nearly 203,000 residents make Columbus the second-largest city in Georgia. …Is there a specific emerging defense industry sector you want Columbus to pursue? Yes, robotics. The commander at Fort Moore [Major General Curtis A. Buzzard] has been named the U.S. Army proponent for robotics, which means that all Army curriculums and decisions regarding robots will be made here at Fort Moore in Columbus. This will involve all sorts of military research and development, and already in place within our city are robotics programs in the K-12 Muscogee County Public Schools and at Columbus Technical College and Columbus State University.
WGAU Radio
By UNG staff
University of North Georgia alumnae Nataly Morales Villa and Melissa Silva have earned one of six inaugural Gilman Alumni Changemaker Awards. Both graduated from UNG in 2019. This initiative from the Gilman Scholarship funds alumni up to $10,000 to create positive change in their local communities. Morales Villa and Silva’s grant supports their work in helping better explain the home ownership process to local Hispanic and immigrant communities. They will create educational content in Spanish, collaborate with Hispanic-serving organizations and host informational seminars.
WRBL
Kinetic Credit Union Golden Apple Award Winner: Joanne Wilson
This week’s Kinetic Credit Union Golden Apple Award winner is Joanne Wilson, a kindergarten teacher from Johnson Elementary. Wilson is a Columbus State University graduate and has been teaching for eight years. Clint Perkins of Kinetic Credit Union presented the award. Humbled and honored, Wilson was cheered on by her students and fellow staff.
Athens CEO
Matt W. Donaldson, the Vice Chair of Appeals for Georgia’s State Board of Education, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). Donaldson has represented Georgia’s 12th Congressional District on the State Board of Education since January 2021. For NASBE – which is the nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for state boards of education – he will serve a two-year term as Southern Area Director. …He is a graduate of East Georgia State College, Georgia Southern University, the Georgia Academy for Economic Development, the Georgia Banking School at the University of Georgia,
Ledger-Enquirer
Meet the author whose original murder mystery is premiering in Columbus, GA
By Mike Haskey
“Blood in the Water” is an original, murder mystery written by Katelyn McCormick, a student at Columbus State University. The show premieres and is being performed for one night only January 25 at The Country Club of Columbus. The performance is a fundraiser for Family Theatre.
The Augusta Press
Augusta University hosts speakers’ tour on healing from violence
Author Liz Wright
Hosting a speaking event on the societal impact of the death penalty, Augusta University is inviting the public to attend a “Journey of Hope: From Violence to Healing” speakers’ tour on Jan. 29.
Connect Savannah
Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce hosts Economic Outlook luncheon
By Bunny Ware
The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2024 Economic Outlook luncheon at the Savannah Convention Center on Thursday, Jan. 18. A total of 840 members received the annual economic forecasts at regional, state, and national levels. Dr. Michael Toma from Georgia Southern University (GSU) presented the Savannah Area forecast, while University of Georgia’s Benjamin Ayers, dean of the Terry College of Business, shared state and national projections.
WSB-TV
Fans donate to cat rescue group to show support for Bills kicker, Georgia Southern alum Tyler Bass
By Courtney Martinez, WSBTV.com
A group of Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs fans are throwing their support behind the Bills kicker who has received threats after a missed field goal. Tyler Bass, who kicked for the Georgia Southern Eagles before turning pro, and the Bills lined up for a game-tying field goal during the AFC divisional round against the Chiefs. Bass’ kick went wide right and the Bills lost 27-24. Since Sunday night, Bass turned off his X and Instagram accounts after some users sent threats to him. A New York cat rescue group that Bass has helped decided to step in. The Ten Lives Club says they have received calls from Bills and Chiefs fans who want to support Bass and made donations to the group. …Bass grew up in South Carolina and attended Georgia Southern University from 2016 to 2019.
Savannah Morning News
Georgia NCAA violations range from flowers and balloons in hotel to impermissible coaching
Marc Weiszer
Athens Banner-Herald
Schools running afoul of NCAA rules have been in the news lately for major college football programs with an investigation at Michigan for in-person scouting and sign-stealing, Florida State reaching a negotiated resolution and Florida being investigated for rules violations centered on NIL payments. Georgia athletics and other schools regularly report violations considered minor in nature. From July 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2023, Georgia reported 17 Level III violations across nine sports programs, according to information obtained from the school in an open records request. Those are considered isolated or limited in nature. Georgia listed six in the same six-month period in 2022. …Here’s what Georgia reported to the NCAA in the latest batch:
Georgia football rules violations: Phone calls, charity event, practice coaching
There were four violations involving the football program. Two were for calling prospects before the permitted date.
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Higher Ed Dive
3 takeaways from final fall 2023 enrollment counts
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center offered insights into shifting enrollment trends at community colleges and HBCUs.
Natalie Schwartz, Senior Editor
Enrollment of undergraduates ticked up 1.2% in fall 2023 compared to the year before, notching the first headcount increase among these students in over a decade, according to final figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. “Undergraduates have finally turned the corner it appears after years of decline,” Doug Shapiro, the research center’s executive director, said on a call Tuesday with reporters. “I’m sure that many colleges are hoping that they have finally seen the bottom and are now starting to recover.” Meanwhile, graduate enrollment rose just slightly, 0.6%, from the prior year. That marks a reversal from fall 2022, when graduate enrollment slipped 0.9%. Overall, college enrollment increased 1.1% in the fall, amounting to about 193,000 additional students.
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Inside Higher Ed
Education Department to Fix FAFSA Formula Error
By Katherine Knott
The U.S. Education Department will fix an error in the formula that determines how much financial aid a student can get, which would have cost students about $1.8 billion, the agency told NPR Tuesday. When creating the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid and updating the underlying formulas, the department failed to adjust for inflation the amount of income to exclude from aid eligibility calculation. That means families would be eligible for less financial aid in a year when they were supposed to benefit from a more generous income-protection allowance. Advocacy groups flagged the error in October, and The Washington Post reported on it in December, but the Education Department didn’t fix the mistake before the form went live.
Inside Higher Ed
More Settlements in Financial Aid Antitrust Lawsuit
The latest agreements mean eight of 17 universities sued for colluding over financial aid have settled. The known settlement amounts add up to more than $151 million.
By Josh Moody
After more than a year of litigation regarding a federal antitrust lawsuit against 17 wealthy universities, more institutions reached preliminary settlement agreements Tuesday. Brown, Columbia, Duke and Yale Universities all filed settlement agreements Tuesday, according to court documents. Emory University also filed documents to formally settle, though Inside Higher Ed reported last week that Emory had already noted a settlement agreement in its fall financial documents. Those institutions join the University of Chicago, which was the first to settle back in August, as well as Rice and Vanderbilt Universities, which quietly settled in the fall or reached agreements to do so pending court approval. The latest settlement filings mean nine defendants remain in the case. The lawsuit was brought by a group of former students against 17 institutions known as the 568 Presidents Group, a reference to a carve-out in the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 that allowed them to discuss financial aid formulas with immunity from federal antitrust laws due to their need-blind status.
Inside Higher Ed
U of Louisiana System Subpoenas Journalist in Title IX Lawsuit
By Jessica Blake
An attorney representing the University of Louisiana System has subpoenaed a USA Today reporter to turn over information he gathered for an award-winning series of articles about violations of the federal Title IX law across the university system, according to The Louisiana Illuminator. The two subpoenas of Kenny Jacoby’s information and sources were issued in October and November as part of a lawsuit filed against the system by a former student after the student she accused of rape was permitted to transfer between institutions within the system despite being accused of numerous sexual assaults.
Inside Higher Ed
The NIL Glass Ceiling: Academic Minute
By Doug Lederman
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Northern Kentucky University Week: Tan Boston, assistant professor at the Salmon P. Chase College of Law, discusses issues related to compensation for the names, images and likenesses of college athletes.