University System News USG NEWS: www.news-daily.com http://www.news-daily.com/news/2013/nov/08/clayton-state-to-break-ground-for-198-million/ Clayton State to break ground for $19.8 million science building Nov. 14 By Johnny Jackson MORROW — Officials will break ground on Clayton State University’s $19.8 million science building Nov. 14, during a ceremony that starts at 3:30 p.m. The 192-acre campus’ newest building will be erected in […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.chronicle.augusta.com http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-11-07/augustas-james-hull-named-board-regents?v=1383871932 Augusta’s James Hull named to Board of Regents By Walter C. Jones and Tracey McManus Morris News Service ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal appointed Augusta philanthropist and real estate developer James M. Hull to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on Thursday. Hull, a […]

University System News CONSOLIDATION: www.mdjonline.com http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/23995225/article-SPSU-students-against-merger-with-KSU-file-petition–seek-meeting-with-Regents?instance=special%20_coverage_right_column SPSU students against merger with KSU file petition, look to meet with Regents by Nikki Wiley MARIETTA — Southern Polytechnic State University students have asked for a shot at changing the minds of the University System of Georgia about a planned merger between their school and Kennesaw State University. […]

University System News CONSOLIDATION: www.insidehighered.com http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/11/06/secret-merger-now-public-meets-opposition-georgia#ixzz2jrw4kulG Merging Into Controversy By Ry Rivard Georgia higher education officials are pushing to merge Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University – and students at Southern Poly are pushing back. The merger, the fifth public college consolidation in Georgia since 2012, was announced Friday, to the surprise of […]

University System News CONSOLIDATION: www.mdjonline.com http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/23964073/article-Kennesaw-State-to-absorb-Southern-Polytechnic-in-big-merger?instance=secondary_story_left_column Kennesaw State to absorb Southern Polytechnic in big merger by Rachel Gray MARIETTA — Students of Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University will unite under one school banner if a proposed merger of the two universities is approved by the state Board of Regents. On Friday, University […]

Correction to the link for the following clip The Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.com/blogs/headcount/the-transfer-moment/37159?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The ‘Transfer Moment’ By Eric Hoover Colleges that have long overlooked and undervalued transfer students are thinking more carefully about how to recruit, retain, and graduate them. During a session here on Thursday at the College Board’s annual conference, enrollment experts […]

University System News USG NEWS: Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/11/01/kennesaw-state-university-and-southern.html Kennesaw State, Southern Poly to consolidate Dave Williams The University System of Georgia Board of Regents will consider a proposal this month to consolidate Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University. The planned merger is part of an ongoing system-wide series of institutional consolidations aimed […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.northjersey.com http://www.northjersey.com/news/international/229916791_Finalist_named_for_Middle_Georgia_State_president.html Finalist named for Middle Georgia State president ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA (AP) — A finalist has been named for president of Middle Georgia State College in Macon. University system officials announced Wednesday that Christopher Blake, president of Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the sole finalist for […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.northfulton.com http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-EDUCATION-c-2013-10-29-201267.114126-sub-University-of-North-Georgia-committee-sets-goals-for-future.html University of North Georgia committee sets goals for future Focus on community input, technology by Caitlyn Walters CUMMING, Ga. — University of North Georgia steering committee members and participants held a meeting to discuss the institution’s strategic plan, focusing on further uniting its four campuses. www.cordeledispatch.com http://cordeledispatch.com/local/x703149209/Darton-Progress-in-the-making Darton […]

University System News GOOD NEWS: www.savannahnow.com http://savannahnow.com/exchange/2013-10-18/bis-brief#.Um_MiSh5iCZ BiS in brief Georgia Southern gets grant to fight childhood obesity STATESBORO — The executive director of Georgia Southern University’s Rural Health Research Institute, Bryant Smalley, has been awarded an $85,000 federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to form a network focused on childhood obesity […]