University System News: www.gwinnettdailypost.com GGC receives award for innovation in international education http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/ggc-receives-award-for-innovation-in-international-education/article_a5e386e1-3410-5bea-96f1-3ff8139c93c2.html By Keith Farner Georgia Gwinnett College officials can make room for more hardware on campus after the school was given an award for innovation in international education. School officials said GGC was one of eight colleges chosen by the Institute of International […]

University System News: www.arcamax.com Merging colleges to cut costs and still boost graduation rates https://www.arcamax.com/currentnews/newsheadlines/s-1941994?fs Sophie Quinton, Stateline.org WASHINGTON — Students who apply to Georgia State University no longer receive a rejection letter if they don’t get in. Instead, they’re invited to enroll in Georgia State’s Perimeter College — the former community college that was […]

University System News: www.ledgerenquirer.com Columbus State crowdfunding campaign helps raise nearly $300K http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article141811484.html BY MARK RICE A new method of fundraising for Columbus State University has helped generate nearly $300,000 in donations through crowdfunding, CSU announced Thursday. On the crowdfunding website Give Campus, CSU collected $198,080 Nov. 9-12 during a 58-hour online drive to symbolize […]

University System News: www.news.wabe.org Georgia Senate Approves ‘Campus Carry’ Bill http://news.wabe.org/post/georgia-senate-approves-campus-carry-bill By ELLY YU The Georgia State Senate voted Tuesday to let licensed gun owners carry concealed weapons on most places on public college campuses. The state Senate voted 32-22 on the bill, which needs final agreement by the state House before being sent to […]

University System News: www.savannahnow.com Committee OKs plan to end Armstrong athletics, sets sights on new university mission http://savannahnow.com/news/2017-03-24/committee-oks-plan-end-armstrong-athletics-sets-sights-new-university-mission By Dash Coleman A plan to bring Armstrong State University’s sports program to a halt was formally approved Friday by a committee tasked with consolidating the Savannah school with the larger Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. No […]

University System News: www.ksusentinel.com Incoming freshmen no longer guaranteed acceptance http://ksusentinel.com/2017/03/27/incoming-freshmen-no-longer-guaranteed-acceptance/ Lauren Leathers Beginning fall 2018, a new formula for calculating admissions eligibility means that some freshmen who meet requirements still may not be accepted at Kennesaw State University. The new “fixed-seat model” is a way to control the enrollment each year. “By admitting an […]

University System News: www.myajc.com Georgia campus rape bill dead for the year, sponsor says http://www.myajc.com/news/local/georgia-campus-rape-bill-dead-for-the-year-sponsor-says/hEu4Asvtx1pGbsT1locgDJ/ By Rhonda Cook – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Weary after hours of often emotional discussion, a Senate committee voted Thursday to kill for this year what had come to be known as the “campus rape bill.” “This is truly a complicated […]

University System News: www.bizjournals.com General Assembly sends fiscal 2018 budget to governor http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/03/22/general-assembly-sends-fiscal-2018-budget-to.html Dave Williams Staff Writer, Atlanta Business Chronicle The General Assembly gave final passage Wednesday to a record $25 billion state budget, sending it to the governor’s desk at the earliest point in the legislative session in decades. On Day 37 of the […]

University System News: www.fox5atlanta.com Audit raises questions about Atlanta Metro’s finances http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/242771722-story By: Portia Bruner ATLANTA – Warren Green the Fourth plans to earn a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Atlanta Metropolitan State College in December. The 25-year-old Decatur student said the tuition and smaller class sizes made all the difference on his […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia leaders reach final deal on budget with teacher pay hike http://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/georgia-leaders-reach-final-deal-budget-with-teacher-pay-hike/OJfu6ANue4f42sbj16vnOO/ James Salzer  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia House and Senate leaders reached a final agreement on a budget for the upcoming year that includes pay raises for 200,000 teachers and state employees and clears the way for the end of […]