University System News: www.ajc.com SW Georgia university gets new president http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-university-gets-new-president/ugO7f6Mtav8iY48aPAwz4I/ Eric Stirgus The Georgia Board of Regents announced Thursday it has appointed Neal Weaver the new president of Georgia Southwestern State University. Weaver will start in his new position on July 15. Weaver is currently the vice president for university advancement and innovation at […]

University System News: The Red & Black Campus Carry is here: Comments from the UGA community http://www.redandblack.com/athensnews/campus-carry-is-here-comments-from-the-uga-community/article_16df7500-5c59-11e7-ac0a-f3df3f0bbee6.html Pete Prybylski After years of debate, protests, edits and the 2016 veto, HB 280, also known as the Campus Carry legislation, starts in the state of Georgia on July 1. After this date, those over the age of […]

University System News: The Tifton Gazette UGA workshop to focus on forest herbicide applications http://www.tiftongazette.com/news/uga-workshop-to-focus-on-forest-herbicide-applications/article_f1e189b2-5a98-11e7-ba50-3f586847871e.html Clint Thompson Foresters, forest herbicide applicators, land managers and landowners interested in maintaining effective forest herbicide programs are encouraged to attend the University of Georgia Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources’ Forest Herbicide Workshop. The workshop will […]

University System News: OnlineAthens UGA study calls downtown Athens ‘economic engine http://onlineathens.com/local-news/business/2017-06-26/uga-study-calls-downtown-athens-economic-engine Jim Thompson A University of Georgia report on the economy of downtown Athens calls the area “an economic engine for the region,” particularly when the adjacent University of Georgia, the two nearby hospitals and other enterprises in the area immediately surrounding downtown are […]

University System News: www.wgauradio.com UGA, A-CC Collaborate on youthful offender project http://www.wgauradio.com/news/local/uga-collaborate-youthful-offender-project/wvrO7GNDN6xmcmuYPOLsVM/ Charlie Bauder A partnership between the University of Georgia and Athens-Clarke County is helping young criminal offenders turn something negative into a positive. http://accesswdun.com University of North Georgia signs partnership with South African university http://accesswdun.com/article/2017/6/551859/university-of-north-georgia-signs-partnership-with-south-african-university The University of North Georgia has a new […]

The Finance and Administration Division is proud to announce the addition of a  new member to the Georgia Highlands Family! Friday, June 23, 2017 at 8:13pm John and Melissa Rogers welcomed their sweet baby girl, Kaitlin Elizabeth Rogers into the world. Kaitlin Elizabeth weighed 6lbs 11.4 oz and was 18 3/4 inches.  Mom and baby […]

University System News: www.albanyceo.com Finalist Named for Georgia Southwestern State University Presidency http://albanyceo.com/news/2017/06/finalist-named-georgia-southwestern-state-university-presidency/ Staff Report From Albany CEO Board of Regents Chair C. Thomas Hopkins Jr., MD and Chancellor Steve Wrigley announced that the Board of Regents named Dr. Neal Weaver as the sole finalist for the position of president of Georgia Southwestern State University […]

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle Official groundbreaking ceremony held for the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2017-06-19/official-groundbreaking-ceremony-held-georgia-cyber-innovation-and-training-center Tom Corwin Two Augusta business leaders who pitched the idea of the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center to Gov. Nathan Deal just last December will be honored with their names on the building, Deal revealed […]

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle Is Augusta a cyber hub? Study suggests it is Voter records still open to hackers http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2017-06-15/augusta-cyber-hub-study-suggests-it Joe Hotchkiss Wondering when Augusta will become a cyber hub? It already is. That’s one of the findings from an Augusta University study designed to learn what regional employers are looking for when […]

University System News: Gwinnettdailypost.com USG Chancellor outlines goals to Gwinnett Chamber http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/usg-chancellor-outlines-goals-to-gwinnett-chamber/article_5f9ce382-e327-5b18-a5ca-b75cce69a2dc.html Keith Farner Steve Wrigley believes the system he oversees should make gaining and transferring knowledge a priority, and that doesn’t necessarily mean earning a bachelor’s degree. Wrigley, who became chancellor of the University System of Georgia in January, outlined some goals of the […]