University System News: The Brunswick News School board to vote on system purchase, college partnership By Lauren McDonald The Glynn County Board of Education will vote today on several important matters, including the adoption of its fiscal year 2023 budget, the purchase of a new financial management software and an agreement with College of Coastal […]
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USG e-clips for June 6, 2022
University System News: Forsyth County News Georgia leads the nation in CyberStart efforts From staff reports With almost 6,400 high school students competing in the CyberStart America game, Georgia led the nation in participants. The University of North Georgia’s (UNG) Institute for Cyber Operations and College of Education hosted a ceremony May 21 to celebrate […]
USG e-clips for June 3, 2022
University System News: WFXL USG permanently endows scholarship fund in honor of trailblazing librarian by FOX 31 STAFF The University System of Georgia Foundation has permanently endowed the Merryll Penson Scholarship Fund, a GALILEO initiative honoring the work of a trailblazing former director. Donations from EBSCO ($30,000) and ProQuest ($27,500) recently helped grow the fund […]
USG e-clips for June 2, 2022
Capitol Beat News Service Duncan appoints HBCUs study committee by Dave Williams Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is forming a Senate study committee to look for ways to foster growth at Georgia’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and promote access to high-demand industries for the schools’ graduates. The Interim Legislative Study Committee on Excellence, Innovation […]
USG e-clips for June 1, 2022
University System News: The Brunswick News College grad ends senior year with NASA internship By Lauren McDonald College of Coastal Georgia alumna Lily Heidger capped off her time at the college with an internship with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Heidger, who graduated in May with a degree in environmental science with a […]
USG e-clips for May 31, 2022
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Senior earns MBA through free USG program By H.M. Cauley Bill Lorey, 70, first heard about the University System of Georgia’s 62+ program when he read a story about it seven years ago. “That article came out at the right time when I’d been thinking about going back to […]
USG e-clips for May 27, 2022
University System News: WTOC Groundbreaking held for the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center By Dal Cannady Georgia Southern University broke ground on a new $50 million multi-purpose arena on the Statesboro campus today. This building will replace a gymnasium and classroom building opened in the 1960′s. But it also remembers two alumni who […]
USG e-clips for May 26, 2022
University System News: WFXL VSU partners with UGA College of Pharmacy to meet growing demand for pharmacists by FOX 31 STAFF Valdosta State University is partnering with University of Georgia College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program to meet the growing demand for pharmacists VSU students interested in a career in pharmacy now have […]
USG e-clips for May 25, 2022
University System News: Atlanta Business Chronicle How the University of West Georgia’s new Stone Center will help students participate in today’s entrepreneurial ecosystem By Laura Newpoff – Contributor When Bob Stone was pursuing an industrial management degree at Georgia Tech in the early 1960s, he took a course that taught him about the computer programming […]
USG e-clips for May 24, 2022
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kennesaw State president uses own money to start $100,000 scholarship By Eric Stirgus Kennesaw State University’s new president is digging into her own pockets to help students with financial challenges. Kathy Schwaig recently announced that she’s created a $100,000 need-based scholarship in her parents’ names, Ed and Nola Stewart. […]