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 […]

University System News: www.wtoc.com LIST: School closure/reopening updates post Irma http://www.wtoc.com/story/36347393/list-school-closurereopening-updates By WTOC Staff We are in the beginning of school re-openings following Hurricane Irma. This list is at last report from the school districts. **Please keep in mind there is a possibility that not every school that reported a closure will send us a […]

University System News: www.savannahnow.com Hurricane Irma: Georgia Southern classes cancelled until Monday http://savannahnow.com/hurricane-guide/news/2017-09-13/hurricane-irma-georgia-southern-classes-cancelled-until-monday University administrators and safety personnel have assessed the condition of the Georgia Southern University campus in Statesboro after Hurricane Irma and have been in contact with emergency officials across the state. After careful consideration, classes will resume on Monday, Sept. 18. Students […]