University System News: The Inkwell INVESTITURE CEREMONY FOR DR. MARRERO Rebecca Munday, Staff Writer “It’s really important for me to support my president,” said Lydia Boone, a senior, public health major, who attended the Investiture Celebrations Speaker Series and Reception in Fine Arts Hall. The event was part of the Investiture Celebrations of the […]
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USG e-clips for November 4, 2019
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Florida A&M plays on Georgia turf in college recruiting border wars By Eric Stirgus …Florida and Georgia wage battle over water rights and football (this weekend in Jacksonville) and for college students. The border war is real. Ten University System of Georgia institutions offer cheaper in-state tuition to […]
USG e-clips for October 31, 2019
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution UGA students expand educational opportunities for inmates By Nancy Badertscher Some University of Georgia students aren’t just learning, they’re also teaching. And their students are prison inmates. UGA students Kavi Pandian of Tucker and Manasa Kadiyala of Johns Creek launched the all-volunteer Athens Prison Tutorial in late 2016.The […]
USG e-clips for October 30, 2019
University System News: Atlanta Business Chronicle Georgia Board of Regents hiring designer for new $40M UGA residence hall By David Allison – Editor, Atlanta Business Chronicle The state of Georgia is looking to hire a designer for a new $40 million residence hall for first-year students at The University of Georgia. UGA proposes to […]
USG e-clips for October 29, 2019
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC On Campus: Oglethorpe backs Dreamers; pay for Georgia athletes? By Eric Stirgus One of the most vigorous debates on college campuses in recent years has been whether student athletes should be compensated in some way for the billions of dollars schools make annually from athletics. The conversation […]
USG e-clips for October 25, 2019
University System News: Savannah Morning News Savannah leaders talk up values at Georgia Southern’s Armstrong campus By Ann Meyer As a welcome for Georgia Southern University President Kyle Marrero, a slate of prominent leaders rolled out a red carpet of encouragement by sharing values for the university to embrace. As Marrero focuses on unifying […]
USG e-clips for October 28, 2019
University System News: WTOC11 Investiture Ceremony held for GSU President By Dal Cannady Georgia Southern University’s president has been on the job since April. But Friday, he and the university officially celebrated his arrival. The investiture ceremony drew education leaders from across Georgia. Dr. Kyle Marrero talked about his career in education so far, […]
USG eclips for October 24, 2019
University System News: Tifton Gazette Report: ABAC economic impact hits nearly $500 million Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College hit a home run during the 2018 fiscal year when ABAC impacted South Georgia to the tune of nearly half billion dollars. “ABAC’s footprint in South Georgia makes quite a large impression,” Dr. Renata Elad, dean of […]
USG eclips for October 21, 2019
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC On Campus: Regents recap, Morris Brown update, Prof. Nathan Deal By Eric Stirgus The Georgia Board of Regents met at the University of Georgia for its monthly meeting last week. One person who wasn’t there was Dean Alford, who resigned a couple of weeks ago after being […]
USG eclips for October 22, 2019
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution New ranking places Georgia Tech in even more elite company By Maureen Downney Tech earns 16th place on national list of private and public universities Georgia Tech lands in rarefied company in a new ranking released today of public and private universities. Tech came in at No. 16 […]