University System News: www.albanyherald.com Timeline shortens for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College nursing graduates ABAC students entering associate’s nursing program can complete requirements in four consecutive terms http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/timeline-shortens-for-abraham-baldwin-agricultural-college-nursing-graduates/article_62ea6653-3f56-5bbc-aa23-d4659cced22f.html From Staff Reports Qualified nurses will be entering the workplace in record time, thanks to a change in scheduling classes at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. ABAC Provost and […]

University System News: www.albanyherald.com Day of service ties students to community ABAC plans day to give back to Tifton groups, individuals http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/day-of-service-ties-students-to-community/article_cdf4d342-1111-5bf1-a64d-9e7b01126a69.html By Rachel Lord Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will host its first Day of Service, a day dedicated to ABAC students, staff and faculty volunteering in the community, on August 14 from 2 p.m. […]

University System News: www.onlineathens.com LEAD Athens donates $4K to Campus Kitchen http://www.onlineathens.com/news/20180804/lead-athens-donates-4k-to-campus-kitchen By Staff Reports On July 27, University of Georgia’s Campus Kitchen catered a lunch at the Athens Community Council on Aging for Campus Kitchen supporters and friends, as well as the ACCA staff. The LEAD Athens Alumni Association presented a check to Campus […]

University System News: www.onlineathens.con VIDEO: Renovated Russell Hall rededicated at UGA      The University of Georgia now has room for nearly 1,000 more students this fall. http://www.onlineathens.com/news/20180802/video-renovated-russell-hall-rededicated-at-uga By Lee Shearer UGA President Jere Morehead and other university officials filled the lobby of 960-bed Russell Hall Wednesday morning to rededicate the 51-year-old Baxter Street high-rise residence […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia Tech students want new measures to protect them from data disclosures https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-tech-students-want-new-measures-protect-them-from-data-disclosures/5Sw5NH7M7xBHewj86VRK2L/?icmp=np_inform_variation-control By Eric Stirgus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A group of Georgia Tech students leaders want administrators to provide several measures they hope will help protect and prevent personal information about them from being disclosed. The demands came in a […]

University System News: www.albanyherald.com Scholarship started in memory of Tifton teen Sophia Ruth Fisher was killed while riding her bicycle http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/scholarship-started-in-memory-of-tifton-teen/article_7389b407-2103-5d8d-bc15-7c8dea89093a.html By Rachel Lord This small south Georgia community was devastated by the death of Sophia Ruth Fisher on June 30, but in the wake of the tragedy, the ABAC Alumni Association has created a […]

Higher Education News: www.ajc.com Poll: Georgians overwhelmingly support tuition-free technical training https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/poll-georgians-overwhelmingly-support-tuition-free-technical-training/JOabKhZDJ67OJwnSqu5ZJI/ By Eric Stirgus Three out of four Georgians would support tuition-free post-secondary technical training, according to a poll released Monday. The statewide poll, by the Mason-Dixon firm, was commissioned by the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute.  Georgia currently offers free tuition through the […]

University System News: www.time.com How Georgia Became the Hollywood of the South: TIME Goes Behind the Scenes http://time.com/longform/hollywood-in-georgia/ By Eliana Dockterman …While Hollywood remains the heart of the film industry, Georgia has staked a claim as its Southern campus. In 2016, more major feature films were made in Georgia than in California, according to data […]

University System News: http://www.walb.com ASU to consolidate its 5 academic colleges into 3 http://www.walb.com/story/38688105/asu-to-consolidate-its-5-academic-colleges-into-3 By Grason Passmore ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Albany State University will undergo some major changes over the next two weeks. Starting August 1, the school will no longer have separate departments for some of its degree programs.   www.mdjonline.com Former KSU […]

University System News: www.albanyherald.com Deal: Georgia Lottery transfers more than $1.14 billion to education Record-breaking lottery profits fund HOPE Scholarship, Georgia Pre-K programs http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/deal-georgia-lottery-transfers-more-than-billion-to-education/article_49ef0c38-60dd-5f19-a974-6e21a72c55ad.html From Staff Reports ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal announced Thursday that the Georgia Lottery Corp. has transferred its fiscal year 2018 profits — more than $1.1 billion — to the State […]