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 […]

University System News: www.wmbfnews.com ABAC lends a helping hand to Tifton http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/38687121/abac-lends-a-helping-hand-to-tifton By John Barron, Reporter TIFTON, GA (WALB) – Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is hosting its first-ever day of service on August 14th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. as a way to give back to the Tifton community. Students, faculty and staff will […]

University System News: www.albanyherald.com Sumter EMC awards GSW Foundation $5,000 grant Grant money will provide two scholarships for GSW students http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/sumter-emc-awards-gsw-foundation-grant/article_afa47883-ac25-5c48-8e80-90df3d0b20fa.html From Staff Reports AMERICUS — The Georgia Southwestern Foundation was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 from the Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation Inc. to establish an annual scholarship fund for […]