USG eclips for September 16, 2019

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC On Campus: Ga board passes budget, CAU alums aid students, ITC 2.0 By Eric Stirgus Ultimately, colleges and universities need money to operate. This week, money dominated the conversation on Georgia’s college campuses. The state’s Board of Regents on Tuesday approved some belt tightening to the University […]

USG eclips for September 12, 2019

University System News:   Athens Banner-Herald Millions for UGA construction proposed, but budget cuts loom By Lee Shearer The University of Georgia would get about $60.5 million for construction and construction-related projects under a proposed 2020-21 budget for the University System of Georgia. But UGA will also have to shave millions of dollars from its […]

USG eclips for September 13, 2019

University System News:   Marietta Daily Journal Hames takes the reins at Heritage Preparatory School Bill Baldowski Author and researcher Brené Brown, PhD., a professor of social work at the University of Houston, described a true leader as someone who holds himself or herself accountable for finding potential in people and processes. If that be […]

USG eclips for September 6, 2019

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Tech’s new president lays out vision for the school By Eric Stirgus Georgia Tech’s new president, Ángel Cabrera, gave his first address on campus Thursday in a place with personal significance. The location was the school’s Ferst Center for the Arts, where Cabrera and his now-wife, Beth, […]

USG eclips for September 9, 2019

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia colleges top categories in coveted U.S. News rankings list By Eric Stirgus Two Georgia women’s colleges were at the top of the class in various categories of the highly-coveted U.S. News & World Report annual rankings of the nation’s best schools. Agnes Scott College was ranked as […]

USG eclips for September 10, 2019

University System News:   The Signal The future of higher education in Georgia: The USG asks input from students, faculty and residents across the state By Ada Wood The path of higher education in Georgia is up for discussion as the University System of Georgia charts the next four years with their 2019 strategic planning […]

USG eclips for September 11, 2019

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia board approves budget cuts to state University System By Eric Stirgus The Georgia Board of Regents unanimously approved budget cuts to the state’s largest public college system Tuesday to meet Gov. Brian Kemp’s call for a reduction in spending. The 4% cut for the current fiscal year […]

USG eclips for September 4, 2019

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kemp wants Georgia agency heads to skip budget hearings By James Salzer Georgia legislative leaders scheduled meetings later this month to hear how state agencies plan to respond to Gov. Brian Kemp’s call to cut their budgets, but they may spend that time talking to each other. Legislative […]

USG eclips for September 3, 2019

University System News:   Savanah Morning News Georgia Southern to close all campuses Tuesday, Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Dorian All Georgia Southern University campuses will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Georgia Southern released the following on Sunday: Tuesday, September 3: Please note the following closures for ALL of Georgia Southern […]

USG eclips for August 29, 2019

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution South Georgia wary of Dorian: ‘I don’t know if we can stand another one’ By Nedra Rhone As Hurricane Dorian continued moving toward the U.S. with increasing intensity and a possible shift to the northwest that could have a greater than anticipated impact in Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp […]