University System News: www.bizjournals.com P3 bill gets final OK from Georgia lawmakers http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2015/04/p3-bill-gets-final-ok-from-georgia-lawmakers.html Dave Williams Staff Writer- Atlanta Business Chronicle State agencies and local governments will be able to partner with the private sector to finance and construct public buildings under legislation that cleared the General Assembly Thursday night. On the final night of this […]

University System News: www.myajc.com Fort Valley State University president to step down June 30 http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/fort-vally-state-university-president-to-step-down/nkkQP/ By Janel Davis – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Griffith plans to step down June 30, according to an announcement late Wednesday from the University System of Georgia. Griffith has been president of the historically black […]

USG Institutions: www.wabe.org Microneedle Patches Could Be The Future Of Vaccinations http://wabe.org/post/microneedle-patches-could-be-future-vaccinations By TASNIM SHAMMA Georgia Tech Professor Mark Praunitz has spent two decades developing microneedle patches. These are very tiny needles that dissolve into your skin to painlessly deliver vaccines against viruses like polio and the flu … Last month, Georgia Tech and Prausnitz’ […]

University System News: www.onlineathens.com Georgia colleges on target to graduate 250K by 2025 http://onlineathens.com/uga/2015-03-30/georgia-colleges-target-graduate-250k-2025 By LEE SHEARER The University System of Georgia is currently on target to achieve a more educated workforce for the state by steadily increasing the number of Georgia college graduates. The goal is to have to 250,000 more college graduates by […]

University System News: www.coosavalleynews.com USG Foundation Raises $1M+ for Needs Scholarships http://www.coosavalleynews.com/np111003.htm CVN News In his opening remarks at the annual Regents` Scholarship Gala held at the College Football Hall of Fame, University System of Georgia Foundation Chair Regent James M. Hull announced that the USG Foundation raised more than $1million-a record-in corporate contributions. Funds […]

University System News: www.gainesvilletimes.com Gainesville native recognized as nation’s top Army cadet Ceremony at Capitol honors UNG’s Strickland http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/108686/ By Kristen Oliver The No. 1 Army cadet in the U.S. is from Gainesville, and Gov. Nathan Deal couldn’t be prouder of the University of North Georgia’s Cadet Capt. Jonathan “Chase” Strickland. “We are very, very […]

USG Institutions: www.getschooled.blog.ajc.com Get Schooled with Maureen Downey GSU president: All our students share grit, drive of basketball team http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2015/03/26/gsu-president-all-our-students-share-grit-drive-of-basketball-team/ In the wake of the extraordinary performance of the Georgia State University basketball team this month, GSU President Mark P. Becker deserves an extended metaphor or two. By Mark P. Becker Down 10 points with […]

University System News: www.mdjonline.com Solve the equation: Leaders say communication key to funding education system http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/26538593/article-Solve-the-equation–Leaders-say-communication-key-to-funding-education-system by Brittini Ray ATLANTA — With the Cobb and Marietta school districts having lost a combined $147 million in state revenue in the 2014-15 academic year under the state funding formula, Cobb Chamber CEO David Connell asked the state’s […]

University System News: www.myajc.com President Obama talks college affordability, loan repayment during speech at Ga. Tech http://www.myajc.com/news/news/national-govt-politics/president-obama-talks-college-affordability-loan-r/nkSXm/#69f4e426.3566685.735668 By Janel Davis and Katie Leslie – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution President Barack Obama on Tuesday laid out an ambitious plan to reform the student loan industry, unveiling on his visit to Atlanta a “student aid bill of rights” […]

University System News: www.lagrangenews.com Legislative update: Transportation, medical marijuana http://www.lagrangenews.com/news/opinion-opinion_columns/152353965/Legislative-update:-Transportation-medical-marijuana Bob Trammell State representative …Finally, this week the House honored Hogansville native Tom Daniel, the Sr. Vice Chancellor for External Affairs for the University System of Georgia. Tom has had a distinguished and storied career representing the University System of Georgia at the Capitol, and […]