University System News USG NEWS: www.chronicle.com http://chronicle.com/article/British-Educated-Official-to/143497/ Leader Cuts Sabbatical at Catholic Institution Short to Become President of Newly Merged College By Peter Monaghan Leading a college that was two colleges until this year can be no easy task. That will be Christopher Blake’s challenge next month, when he takes up the post of president […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.chronicle.com http://chronicle.com/article/British-Educated-Official-to/143497/ Leader Cuts Sabbatical at Catholic Institution Short to Become President of Newly Merged College By Peter Monaghan Leading a college that was two colleges until this year can be no easy task. That will be Christopher Blake’s challenge next month, when he takes up the post of president […]

University System News USG VALUE: www.kiplinger.com http://www.kiplinger.com/article/college/T014-C000-S000-2013-rankings-of-the-100-best-public-college-value.html#CgVtwzKvY38eZ8MH.99 Our 2013 Rankings of the Best Public College Values By the Editors of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine Here’s a look at Kiplinger’s top 100 public college values for 2013: See Our Slide Show: 10 Best Values in Public Colleges, 2013: 2013: 100 Best Values in Public Colleges: 15. […]

University System News CONSOLIDATION: http://www.macon.com/2013/12/08/2822756/middle-georgia-state-receives.html Middle Georgia State receives good accreditation results Middle Georgia State College got positive results from its first review by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, meaning the college received tentative accreditation, according to a news release. The results will be official after SACS’ board of trustees […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.myajc.com http://www.myajc.com/news/news/georgia-public-college-enrollment-numbers-trending/ncCtg/ Georgia public college enrollment numbers trending down BY JANEL DAVIS – THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION An economy that sent more people to the workforce instead of the classroom, tougher requirements for financial aid, and a higher bar for admissions are among the factors that contributed to a drop in […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.accessnorthga.com http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=268544 Ga. immigrant students seeking in-state tuition By The Associated Press DECATUR, Ga. (AP) A hearing is set for a lawsuit filed by a group of young people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children and want the Georgia university system to grant them in-state tuition. The […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.valdostadailytimes.com VSU health & business building nears completion Kristin Finney The Valdosta Daily Times VALDOSTA — One year and two months after the official groundbreaking ceremony, construction will soon be complete on Valdosta State University’s new Health Sciences and Business Administration building. According to Alan Sanderson, Project Manager, the crew […]

University System News GOOD NEWS www.gpb.org http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/12/02/med-school-expands-options-for-patients-doctors Med School Expands Options For Patients, Doctors By Jodi Murphy, Georgia Health News Being able to obtain specialized care so close to home is a comfort to Lariscy and helps make a painful disease more tolerable. …Pent-up patient demand wasn’t the only magnet that drew Arthritis Center of […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.dailyjournal.net http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/bf81816ade084ba6845dc23320807710/GA–Campus-Smoking-Ban/#.UpypFyh5iCY University System of Georgia Board of Regents member proposes system-wide campus smoking ban ATLANTA — An orthopedic surgeon serving on the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents is proposing to ban smoking at the system’s 31 schools. Thomas Hopkins told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he wants the university […]

University System News CONSOLIDATION: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/implementation-team-set-for-ksu-spsu-merger/nb2Yk/ Implementation team set for KSU, SPSU merger By Janel Davis The Atlanta Journal-Constitution University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby has appointed members of the implementation committee that will work on the Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University consolidation. The university presidents will lead the committee, that includes […]