USG eclips for June 6, 2019

University System News: Atlanta Journal-Constitution LOCAL UPDATE: Finalist named for Georgia Tech president’s job By Eric Stirgus State officials announced Thursday that George Mason University president Angel Cabrera is the finalist to be the next president of Georgia Tech. Cabrera has been president of George Mason, located in Fairfax, Va., since 2012. He earned his […]

USG eclips for May 30, 2019

University System News: WTVC University of North Georgia to offer in-state tuition rates to some students in TN, NC by WTVC The University of North Georgia (UNG) says it has won approval from the University System of Georgia (USG) to grant out-of-state tuition waivers for students in nearby counties in Tennessee and North Carolina. In […]

USG eclips for May 31, 2019

University System News: The George-Anne Kemp signs budget supporting major projects at Georgia Southern campuses By Sarah Smith Georgia Southern University was shown support in the state of Georgia’s budget for the 2020 fiscal year, signed by Governor Brian P. Kemp earlier this May, with the funding of three major projects. State budgets provide a […]

USG eclips for June 3, 2019

University System News: Valdosta Daily Times Zachary: Exempt records can be released Jim Zachary Just because a record held by local government is considered exempt from the state’s Open Records Act does not mean that record cannot be released. To say it another way, even if the document is exempted from the Open Records Act, […]

USG eclips for June 4, 2019

University System News: WGAU Radio UGA’S MOREHEAD IS NEW SEC VP By: Tim Bryant University of Georgia president Jere Morehead has been elected vice-president of the Southeastern Conference: the election came during the annual meeting of SEC university presidents, who gathered in Destin Florida. Eli Capilouto, president of the University of Kentucky, will serve as […]

USG eclips for May 29, 2019

University System News: Albany CEO GSW Names 20 Incoming Georgia, Florida Freshmen to the New President Jimmy Carter Leadership Program Staff Report From Albany CEO Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has named twenty incoming freshmen from across Georgia and Florida to the new President Jimmy Carter Leadership Program, established to honor the legacy of GSW […]

USG eclips for May 28, 2019

University System News: Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC On Campus: Morehouse’s big gift, Kemp fills college board slots By Eric Stirgus Much of the conversation beforehand surrounding the Atlanta University Center commencement ceremonies focused on some folks planning to come from Kansas to protest. The focus quickly shifted when billionaire investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith announced […]

USG eclips for May 24, 2019

University System News: Albany Herald ABAC produces Southeast’s most ag grads From Staff Report When 26 agricultural education graduates walked across the commencement stage at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on May 9, they represented the largest group of agricultural education graduates in the entire southeastern United States. ABAC President David Bridges said he could not […]

USG eclips for May 23, 2019

University System News: Atlanta Business Chronicle Gov. Kemp tours Pinewood Atlanta Studios: ‘I will continue to advance policies that empower job creators’ By Eric Mandel  – Digital Producer , Atlanta Business Chronicle 2 hours ago While boycott threats swirl over his decision to sign one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country, Gov. Brian […]

USG eclips for May 22, 2019

University System News: WRBL First round of CSU graduates accept newly guaranteed MCSD teaching contracts By:  Mikhaela Singleton The school year is over for Columbus State University students, but a few of those who graduated Friday will soon walk right back into local schools. This time they’ll be using the education they received to give […]