University System News: www.gwinnettdailypost.com GGC’s nursing program had 100 percent pass rate on nursing licensure exam in spring 2017 http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/ggc-s-nursing-program-had-percent-pass-rate-on-nursing/article_a1b80e0d-2a12-5b96-aa27-6b2890debeae.html By Curt Yeomans Georgia Gwinnett College’s 2-year-old nursing bachelor’s degree program has achieved a new accomplishment that officials are boasting about. The college announced all of the program’s spring 2017 bachelor degree graduates passed the […]

University System News: www.11alive.com Lawsuit filed against Georgia’s new campus carry law http://www.11alive.com/news/politics/lawsuit-filed-against-georgias-new-campus-carry-law/479052390 Tim Darnell and Joe Henke , WXIA Six Georgia professors have filed a lawsuit against the state’s new campus carry law. The lawsuit, which was filed Monday in Fulton County Superior Court, says Georgia’s constitution empowers the University System of Georgia’s board […]

University System News: www.daltondailycitizen.com ‘The core of it all is the people’: Dalton State celebrates 50th anniversary http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/news/local_news/the-core-of-it-all-is-the-people-dalton-state/article_cb08c039-32a0-571d-904b-885b618abd30.html By Chris Whitfield When Dalton Junior College opened in 1967 with donated land from four founding families and a $1.8 million bond issue financing the construction of the school’s five original buildings, Mike Hurtt said it was […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia Tech president creates fund for student mental health initiatives http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-tech-president-creates-fund-for-student-mental-health-initiatives/OFKoBhPUUvxMv65pJWFRyK/ Eric Stirgus Georgia Tech president G. P. “Bud” Peterson announced Saturday evening he’s created a fund for donors to contribute money for student mental health and wellness initiatives. The fund, Peterson said, already has a $1 million contribution. Peterson said […]

University System News: www.onlineathens.com UGA dedicates its latest science building, with more to come http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2017-09-20/uga-dedicates-its-latest-science-building-more-come?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=ec4431bc9c-eGaMorning-9_21_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-ec4431bc9c-86731974&mc_cid=ec4431bc9c&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56 By Lee Shearer University of Georgia officials dedicated the school’s new Center for Molecular Medicine building Thursday, the latest in a string of science buildings in the university’s drive toward the major leagues of research. The $25 million building, next […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia Tech student group issues demands in wake of shooting http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-tech-student-group-issues-demands-wake-shooting/GxiUJYWOQI4gLReDtpFV7J/ Eric Stirgus The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A group of Georgia Tech students on Thursday unveiled a list of several changes they want campus administrators to make in the wake of Saturday’s fatal shooting of a student by a campus police officer. […]

University System News: www.myajc.com Georgia Tech tries to return to normal after shooting, protest http://www.myajc.com/news/crime–law/georgia-tech-tries-return-normal-after-shooting-protest/qzrkLfv2eZesWikV6kAHCO/ By Eric Stirgus and Alexis Stevens – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Tech administrators and student leaders scrambled Tuesday to respond to Monday’s campus vigil that turned into a violent protest that injured a campus police officer. Tech’s president, G.P. “Bud” […]

University System News: www.myajc.com GBI: Tech student summoned police before fatal shooting Investigators say suicide notes found; friends, family saw no signs of strain. http://www.myajc.com/news/georgia-tech-student-called-911-before-shooting-gbi-says/IpRruf8sI4yHwh7kL1sn4M/ By Christian Boone and Eric Stirgus Friends and family said they saw no signs Scout Schultz was under great mental strain before the 21-year-old engineering student was shot dead Saturday […]

University System News: www.gwinnettdailypost.com U.S. News and World Report names GGC as South’s most diverse regional college School also moves up list of top public colleges http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/u-s-news-and-world-report-names-ggc-as-south/article_01460bba-e9b0-5b18-b70f-7cd326e015c9.html By Curt Yeomans Georgia Gwinnett College’s status as one of the top public colleges in the Southeast is on the rise while it remains the most ethnically diverse […]

University System News: www.ajc.com South Georgia college campuses work to resume classes after Irma http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/south-georgia-college-campuses-work-resume-classes-after-irma/AtuL6hyKZEXikdXcBhewcN/ Eric Stirgus Several South Georgia colleges and universities are working to get things back to normal in the wake of Tropical Storm Irma, which caused widespread damage – particularly power outages – to that part of the state. Here’s the […]