USG NEWS:
www.macon.com
http://www.macon.com/2014/10/12/3359996/education-notebook-middle-georgia.html
Education Notebook: Middle Georgia State’s presidential inauguration is Friday
Christopher Blake will be installed at 10 a.m. Friday as the first permanent president of Middle Georgia State College. … The presidents of most of the University System of Georgia’s other institutions will attend as delegates. In addition, delegates representing the Board of Regents and its central administration, including Chancellor Hank Huckaby, also are expected to attend.
www.daltondailycitizen.com
http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/news/article_5d260a74-51c1-11e4-9772-5b7b75761060.html
Search not yet on for new Dalton State president
By Jeff Harrison
The University System of Georgia and the Board of Regents are still several months away from naming a successor to Dalton State College President John Schwenn, system representatives said last week. The process to select a new Dalton State president — Schwenn, who was appointed in 2007, announced this year that he will retire effective Dec. 31 — has yet to start, according to Charlie Sutlive, vice chancellor for communications for the university system.
www.macon.com
http://www.macon.com/2014/10/12/3360057_middle-georgia-state-developing.html?rh=1
Middle Georgia State developing unmanned vehicle program
BY MARK VANDERHOEK
Georgia hopes to be a big part of the growing unmanned aerial systems market, and Middle Georgia State College’s Eastman campus has become a big part of those efforts. “Now that the regulations are moving forward, now is the right time to build an academic program around these unmanned aerial systems,” said Chad Dennis, who will direct the new program. The hope is to have classes roll out in the spring and no later than fall 2015.
www.macon.com
http://www.macon.com/2014/10/10/3355644_macon-state-dorm-leaders-learn.html?rh=1
Middle Georgia State dorm leaders learn fire safety
BY LIZ FABIAN
When John Benton beds down at night, he shares responsibility for 135 souls under the roof of the residence hall at the Middle Georgia State College campus in Eastman. Friday morning, Benton was one of two dozen resident assistants in the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department’s first college fire safety class.
www.henryherald.com
http://www.henryherald.com/news/2014/oct/13/mcdonough-man-charged-officer-involved-shooting-no/
McDonough man charged in officer-involved shooting in Norcross
Two other men injured in incident
By Joshua Sharpe
Sherry Lang, spokeswoman for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, said the people shot were Rolandus Bailey, 24, and Darnel Hamilton, 23. They were both being treated at Gwinnett Medical Center on Monday afternoon. Lang did not say which man was believed to have been shot by the officer or give any information on their conditions. Police arrested two men around noon Monday in connection with the incident. Dwight Jones, 25, of McDonough, who Lang said fired a gun during the shooting, was charged with one count of aggravated assault on a police officer and one count of aggravated assault. Aaron Zachary, 25, of Norcross, was arrested on a probation violation warrant.
##Gwinnett County jail records indicate that Jones is a student at Georgia Gwinnett College and Zachary at Gwinnett Technical College.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/dead-body-found-on-gwinnett-college-campus/nhgR5/
Body found on Georgia Gwinnett campus believed to be suicide
By Steve Visser
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Investigators believe a Georgia Gwinnett College student whose body was found on campus Friday committed suicide. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday to confirm whether the 20-year-old student took his own life, said Sherry Lang, spokeswoman for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation which is handling the case.
www.gwinnettdailypost.com
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2014/oct/10/body-found-on-campus-of-georgia-gwinnett-college/
Body found on campus of Georgia Gwinnett College
By Tyler Estep
LAWRENCEVILLE — A body found on the campus of Georgia Gwinnett College Friday was likely the result of suicide, authorities said. In an email sent to the school’s students and employees at about 1:15 p.m. Friday, GGC Police Chief Terry Schneider provided little detail but said that his department “found a deceased person on the campus today.” The email said that the department was “not looking for any suspects or persons of interest” but offered no further details. …“At this time it appears to be a suicide,” Lang said, “but obviously we’re going to wait until the results of the autopsy to confirm that that’s the case.”
Related article:
www.myfoxatlanta.com
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/26757015/gbi-local-investigators-search-scene-at-georgia-gwinnett-college
Body discovered on Georgia Gwinnett College campus
GOOD NEWS:
www.mdjonline.com
http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/25940485/article-Vice-president-honored-by-international-group?instance=secondary_story_left_column
Vice president honored by international group
by MDJ staff
Kennesaw State University Vice President of External Affairs Arlethia Perry-Johnson was honored at an awards ceremony Oct. 4 by the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, where she was among the first eight inductees into the inaugural class of “Warrior Awards” recipients. She also was the only female to receive the inaugural award. The Warrior Awards are distinctions given by the organizers of the international colloquium to individuals who have provided longstanding service, commitment and leadership focused on the most difficult challenges that face black males in education globally.
www.statesboroherald.com
http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/63959/
GSU School of Nursing celebrates inaugural White Coat Ceremony
Special to the Herald
Georgia Southern University’s School of Nursing was recently chosen as part of a test program in which 100 schools received funding to pilot their first-ever White Coat Ceremony.
RESEARCH:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/k-12-schools/2014-10-10/uga-partners-clarke-county-new-after-school-program
UGA partners with Clarke County for a new after-school program
A multidisciplinary team of University of Georgia faculty is partnering with the Clarke County School District this fall to provide a new after-school enrichment program. The Physical Activity and Learning program is being funded by a five-year, $666,193 federal grant from the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, administered by the Georgia Department of Education. It includes five UGA faculty members across two colleges.
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/study-shows-excluding-employees-causes-more-harm-than-good-for/article_debcf7c4-51ca-11e4-b02f-001a4bcf6878.html
Study shows excluding employees causes more harm than good for companies
Katelyn Umholtz
Excluding workers may be seen as only being bad for the individual, but a UGA study found it can actually cause problems for the entire workplace. Marie Mitchell, an associate professor of management in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, said she was interested in the effects of employees that perceive they are at risk of being excluded from work groups.
www.triblive.com
http://triblive.com/sports/outdoors/6916062-74/deer-disease-fish?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+alltribstories+(TribLIVE+News)#axzz3G1er6Puf
Outdoors notebook: Research looks at deer vision
By Bob Frye
If you’re going deer hunting, leave the blue jeans at home. They make you stand out in all the wrong ways. Researchers from the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources did a study looking at what deer see and how they see it.
www.foxnews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/10/10/snake-robots-slithering-machines-could-aid-search-and-rescue-efforts/
Snake robots! Slithering machines could aid search-and-rescue efforts
By Elizabeth Palermo, Staff Writer
One snake’s ability to shimmy up slippery sand dunes could inspire new technologies for robots that could perform search and rescue missions, carry out inspections of hazardous wastes and even explore ancient pyramids. A new study looked at the North American desert-dwelling sidewinder rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes), a creature better known for its venomous bite than its graceful movements. But this snake can climb up sandy slopes without sliding back down to the bottom a feat that few snake species can accomplish… “The snakes tended to increase the amount of body in contact with the surface at any instant in time when they were sidewinding up the slope and the incline angle increased,” said Daniel Goldman, co-author of the study and an associate professor of biomechanics at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Specifically, the snakes doubled the amount of their bodies touching the sand when navigating the slope, he added.
www.krcu.org
http://krcu.org/post/researchers-develop-imaging-technique-help-improve-crops
Researchers Develop Imaging Technique To Help Improve Crops
By MARINE PEROT
An automated imaging technique for measuring and analyzing the root systems of mature plants has been developed by researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Penn State University. The overall goal of this technology, believed to be one of its kind, helps develop improved food crops that can feed the growing world population and provide sustainable sources of energy and materials.
www.venturebeat.com
http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/11/robot-bartender-maker-monsieur-takes-in-2-million/
Robot bartender maker Monsieur takes in $2 million
Richard Byrne Reilly
The robo-bartender is now $2 million richer! Atlanta-based startup Monsieur, which makes robotic bartenders, announced a $2 million seed round of venture funding yesterday. BIP Capital led the round, followed by Base Ventures and TechSquare Labs. Tennessee Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan and Los Angeles Clippers power forward Glen Davis also participated in the round… Monsieur was started in 2013 by a group of Georgia Tech grads. They launched a well-publicized Kickstarter fundraising campaign, which yielded them capital to help get the idea, and technology, off the ground. A few home state tech awards enabled them to bring the dream of automated barkeeps to fruition.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
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A Glimpse Into the Lives of Undocumented Students
by Susana Muñoz
“I was super involved in high school. I was in everything that I could be in because I thought it would help me get to where I wanted to be and go to a great school and do all these wonderful things. And it just kind of hits you that that’s not going to be you. Everybody else is talking about all of these things that they’re doing and looking at colleges, and filling out applications, and doing all this stuff, and you stare at applications that ask if you’re a citizen or not and you’re just kind of like, ‘well, (shoot), I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.’” (Karina, Undocumented College Graduate) Over the past six years, I have been honored to peek into the souls and lives of undocumented youth through my research.
Education News
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Goals-for-Enrollment-and/149349/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Goals for Enrollment and Tuition Revenue Elude Many Colleges
By Scott Carlson
As far back as January, Stevenson University’s enrollment models and consultants were sending warning signals about the fall—that retention would go down, that students’ family incomes were probably hurting, that the applications streaming in might not produce students in the flesh. The signs turned out to be accurate. After its lowest-ever yield of accepted students, Stevenson missed its goals for enrollment and net tuition revenue this fall. …The second annual survey, conducted by The Chronicle in partnership with the Council of Independent Colleges and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, shows small private colleges faring slightly worse, compared with last year.
www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/13/there-way-reduce-costs-and-preserve-appropriate-student-faculty-ratios
A New Metric
By Ry Rivard
It’s hard to raise much excitement over a chart, but a recent one that breaks down how colleges can reduce the number of sections they teach and reduce faculty time while educating the same number of students might be getting there. But not all the excitement is positive. The chart is part of a summary of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded studies by the Education Advisory Board, a business that produces research for colleges.
www.online.wsj.com
http://online.wsj.com/articles/a-bit-of-college-can-be-worse-than-none-at-all-1413158511?KEYWORDS=lauren+bizzaro
A Bit of College Can Be Worse Than None at All
Racking Up Debt, Failing to Earn a Degree Leaves Many Young People in the Lurch
By MELISSA KORN
…Americans have flocked to colleges in unprecedented numbers in the last half-decade, fueled by a conviction that postsecondary education is the surest route to steady employment and higher salaries. Yet those who begin, but don’t complete, a degree are learning the hard way that the payoff is in finishing—or that they might have been better off not attending college at all.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/67345/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=d7aac9d513c748e889fcf1c14c6ed6f2&elqCampaignId=415
Tennessee Promise Program Has 35K Applications
by Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― With the Nov. 1 deadline to apply approaching, the Tennessee Promise program could be on pace to perhaps double the state’s goal of applications. So far, more than 35,000 high school students have applied for the program, which offers free tuition at the state’s two-year community colleges and colleges of applied technology, The Tennessean reported. That means some two-thirds of the 60,000 public high school seniors in Tennessee could eventually sign up for the program, the newspaper said. The state’s goal was 20,000 applications.
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/mercer-university-admitted-to-georgia-research-all/nhhhn/
Mercer University admitted to Georgia Research Alliance
By Janel Davis
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mercer University is the newest member of the the Georgia Research Alliance, a nonprofit organization that receives public and private funding to boost university-based development.
www.tampabay.com
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/record-25-million-gift-spurs-newly-named-usf-muma-college-of-business/2201554
Record $25 million gift spurs newly named USF Muma College of Business
Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist
TAMPA — It’s a very good time to be a College of Business at the University of South Florida. USF president Judy Genshaft announced at a Friday morning community unveiling that Les and Pam Muma — long-standing contributors, leaders in money raising for the university and both USF graduates — are donating $25 million to name the College of Business in Tampa. The gift is the single largest donation in USF’s 58-year history. As of today, it means the college will be known as the USF Muma College of Business.
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http://diverseeducation.com/article/67331/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=d7aac9d513c748e889fcf1c14c6ed6f2&elqCampaignId=415
Educators Gather to Take Global Look at Underrepresented Student Issues
by Jamal Eric Watson
SALBURG, Austria — Determined to build a strong international network among themselves, more than 50 educators from across the globe converged on this small European city this week to strategize over how best to support students operating at the margins. The five-day international seminar—the first of its kind—is appropriately titled “Students at the Margins and the Institutions that Service Them: A Global Perspective” and is the brainchild of Dr. Marybeth Gasman, a professor of higher education at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/67337/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=d7aac9d513c748e889fcf1c14c6ed6f2&elqCampaignId=415
Report: Shift from Boutique Programs to Broad Efforts to Help Minority Males
by Kenneth J. Cooper
Community colleges are looking at addressing the achievement gaps of the men of color they enroll with broad, data-backed approaches to helping all students succeed and complete their academic programs. A rare report on African-American and Latino men at community colleges, released earlier this year, recommended a shift from targeted, “boutique programs” that promote their academic success and typically benefit relatively few students. That recommendation, from the Center for Community College Student Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin, has converged with a higher education focus in the last few years on improving student completion rates overall.
www.online.wsj.com
http://online.wsj.com/articles/why-some-drone-makers-hate-the-word-drone-and-want-to-change-it-1412821801?KEYWORDS=drone
Why Some Drone Makers Hate the Word ‘Drone’ and Want to Change It
Unmanned-Aircraft Fans Nix Military Moniker, Search for Alternatives
By JACK NICAS
At a drone conference in Washington, D.C., last year, the trade group running the event sent a not-so-subtle message to the journalists there: The Wi-Fi password was DONTSAYDRONES in the press room. As the drone industry takes off, many people in it say it needs a different name.
www.online.wsj.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP75603bd94e3e4fe99fe84982edb7b997.html?KEYWORDS=%22Higher+Education%22
NY senator recommends steps against college rape
Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York senator says only 5 percent of college sex assaults are reported to police, a majority actually occur off campus and in 80 percent of the cases alcohol is involved. Sen. Ken LaValle, a Long Island Republican who chairs the Senate Higher Education Committee, says it’s a pervasive problem and after talking to experts and reviewing the laws he has drafted a list of recommendations.
www.huffingtonpost.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/12/college-sexual-assault-numbers-clery-reports_n_5967412.html
Colleges Are Reporting More Sexual Assaults, And That’s A Great Sign
Tyler Kingkade
Earlier this month, colleges and universities nationwide released their annual campus crime reports, and the good news is that many schools accused of mishandling sexual assault cases announced higher numbers for sexual assaults on campus. It’s a positive sign, experts and advocates say, because it suggests that more victims are coming forward — rather than that more crime is taking place.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/At-U-of-Florida-More/149359/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
At U. of Florida, More Questions Than Answers as Rape Charges Are Dropped
By Katherine Mangan
Within less than a week, the University of Florida felt all sides of the tempest that swirls around sexual assault on campuses, especially when it involves big-time sports. A quarterback was accused of rape. The university acted quickly to suspend him from the team and bar him from the campus. And then just days later, the woman dropped her criminal complaint. All of that left still more questions than answers.
www.miamiherald.com
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/article2625042.html
Responses from Florida’s university corporations
BY MIKE SCHNEIDER ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO, FLA. Dozens of private corporations control hundreds of millions of dollars that flow into and out of Florida’s public universities. But the university corporations have no obligations under state law to disclose who donates, how much they pay staffers and how much their contractors earn, even as they have sought and won some of the same legal protections as state agencies in recent years. To illustrate the issue, The Associated Press recently requested records on staff salaries, donors and contracts from almost three dozen of Florida’s biggest university corporations. Not one corporation, also known as university direct-support organizations, or DSOs, provided information for all three requests. Here were the responses.