USG e-clips for December 28, 2020

University System News: WSB-TV “Such a blessing for me:” Gwinnett County great-grandmother graduates from college By: Berndt Petersen Janet Lively says she didn’t know what to make of the big bold letters that popped up in the front yard of her Gwinnett County home. It said “Congrats Grad 2020.” …She has accomplished a life-long goal […]

USG e-clips for December 29, 2020

University System News: AllOnGeorgia Kemp, UGA Partner to Prepare Small Businesses for Emergency Funding Kemp and UGA have launched an informational web site and webinars to help small business owners in Georgia understand the funding available to them through the new COVID-19 Emergency Relief Package and how to apply for assistance. Governor Brian Kemp and […]

USG e-clips for December 30, 2020

University System News: Tifton Gazette Writing, communication majors win awards Students majoring in the bachelor of science degree in writing and communication at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College are consistent award-winners in a variety of fields. Since the introduction of ABAC’s four-year degree in writing and communication in 2017, students in the program have won national […]

USG e-clips for December 31, 2020

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR! The USO offices will be closed tomorrow; therefore there will be no e-clips.   University System News: Northwest Georgia News Georgia’s new nexus degree program yields first graduates By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service Madeline Ramos and Louis Sanville made history this month when they became the University System […]

USG e-clips for December 22, 2020

University System News: WSB-TV Metro Atlanta nursing student racks up 75k in scholarship money in SEC halftime contest By Staff A University of West Georgia student won $75,000 in scholarship money during a SEC Championship game halftime contest. Chemari Reeves, a junior nursing major, won big during the SEC Championship. The annual contest, which is […]

USG e-clips for December 18,2020

University System News The Augusta Chronicle “Just like getting a flu shot”: AU Health vaccinates front-line caregivers against COVID-19 By Tom Corwin Registered Respiratory Therapist Angie James was among 10 front-line workers who got the first shots of the vaccine after it arrived Thursday morning at AU Health System. AU President Brooks Keel declared it […]

USG e-clips for December 21, 2020

University System News: WGAU UGA grads get virtual sendoff By UGA Today The University of Georgia welcomed its newest alumni virtually on December 18. Graduates were celebrated in two different videos—one for the undergraduate Commencement ceremony, and one for the graduate Commencement ceremony. Both videos can be viewed at commencement.uga.edu. “Today is symbolic of your […]

USG e-clips for December 16, 2020

University System News: WTOC Rain, pandemic can’t keep Georgia Southern students from graduation ceremony By Dal Cannady Thousands of Georgia Southern University students finish their college careers this week. They get the opportunity to march across the stage in one of several in-person ceremonies. These fall graduations mark the first in-person ceremonies since last December. […]

USG e-clips for December 17, 2020

University System News: WTOC Rain, pandemic can’t keep Georgia Southern students from graduation ceremony By Dal Cannady Thousands of Georgia Southern University students finish their college careers this week. They get the opportunity to march across the stage in one of several in-person ceremonies. These fall graduations mark the first in-person ceremonies since last December. […]

USG e-clips for December 11, 2020

University System News: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education Albany State University Launches the Undergraduate Health Science Academy Historically Black Albany State University in Georgia has created the Undergraduate Health Science Academy to better prepare students for careers in medical and healthcare fields. The first cohort of 20 students in the program was established […]