USG NEWS: www.onlineathens.com http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-05-23/many-students-studying-wrong-things-university-system-georgia-chancellor-says Many students studying wrong things, University System of Georgia chancellor says By JIM THOMPSON University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby likely was the most celebrated man in Georgia on Thursday. By proclamation of Gov. Nathan Deal, it was Hank Huckaby Day across the state. Separate proclamations from Athens-Clarke County Mayor […]

USG VALUE: www.statesboro365.com http://statesboro365.com/news/local/item/963-around-the-world-on-a-bicycle AROUND THE WORLD ON A BICYCLE Written by LyndyB The first stop on a bicycle ride around the world to share free educational resources will be Georgia Southern University. Interaction Design Foundation’s (IDF) “Share the Knowledge Tour” with Max Peer will pedal onto campus at the Recreation Activity Center (RAC) on […]

USG VALUE: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-state-receives-national-attention-for-acad/nXyJx/ Georgia State receives national attention for academic success By Laura Diamond The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia State University was one of six public colleges honored Tuesday for improving student achievement and conducting strong research while dealing with state budget cuts. …Georgia State was recognized for several programs including Keep HOPE Alive, which […]

USG NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/uga-extends-some-benefits-to-domestic-partners/nXxSj/ UGA extends some benefits to domestic partners By Laura Diamond The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The University of Georgia will extend some benefits to domestic partners of employees so those benefits are closer to what married spouses receive, officials said Monday. President Michael Adams is moving ahead to offer “soft benefits” such as […]

USG NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/uga-extends-some-benefits-to-domestic-partners/nXxSj/ UGA extends some benefits to domestic partners By Laura Diamond The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The University of Georgia will extend some benefits to domestic partners of employees so those benefits are closer to what married spouses receive, officials said Monday. President Michael Adams is moving ahead to offer “soft benefits” such as […]

University System News NorthJersey.com http://www.northjersey.com/news/international/207836381_Ga__colleges_to_host_agribusiness_conference.html Ga. colleges to host agribusiness conference Associated Press Two Georgia colleges are teaming up to help farmers and businesses capitalize on growing export markets. The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Georgia Southern University Division of Continuing Education plan to host the 2013 International Agribusiness […]

USG NEWS: www.newstimes.augusta.com http://newstimes.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-05-15/georgia-chancellor-calls-azziz-change-agent Georgia chancellor calls Azziz ‘change agent’ By Barry L. Paschal If you want to see where Georgia Regents University is headed, look to the west. Georgia Board of Regents Chancellor Hank Huckaby told a Columbia County Chamber of Commerce breakfast audience Wednesday morning that the University of Alabama-Birmingham provides a model […]

BOARD ACTIONS: www.myajc.com http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/regents-working-to-clarify-colleges-missions/nXq7s/ Regents working to clarify colleges’ missions BY LAURA DIAMOND – THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION For the first time in nearly two decades, the University System of Georgia will clearly define the role of all 31 colleges so that everyone understands what programs each school should teach and whom they enroll. The proposal, […]

USG NEWS: www.chronicle.augusta.com http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-10/huckaby-speak-chamber-breakfast Huckaby to speak at chamber breakfast By Barry L. Paschal The chancellor of the Georgia Board of Regents will be the speaker for the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce breakfast Wednesday, and organizers are hoping recent GRU controversies don’t overshadow his visit. Henry “Hank” Huckaby, entering his second year as chancellor […]

There is troubling news about low academic standards at community colleges and the reasons for them in a story titled “Low Bar, High Failure” in Inside Higher Education below. USG NEWS: www.savannahnow.com http://savannahnow.com/your-good-news/2013-05-09/family-donates-aed-memory-georgia-southern-student#.UY0Lv-CTpGM Family Donates AED in Memory of Georgia Southern Student By Savannah Morning News The College of Business Administration (COBA) at Georgia Southern […]