University System News GOOD NEWS: www.albanyherald.com http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/sep/29/darton-state-named-8216military-friendly/ Darton State named ‘military friendly school’ Staff Reports ALBANY — For the third consecutive year, Darton State College has been named to the coveted Military Friendly Schools list by Victory Media, a media entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life. The honor ranks Darton in the top […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.statesboroherald.com http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/53568/ Huckaby: College consolidation still on the table By JASON WERMERS The University System of Georgia recently consolidated eight public higher education institutions into four. That might not be all, University System Chancellor Hank M. Huckaby told the Downtown Rotary Club of Statesboro during its weekly meeting Thursday morning […]

USG NEWS: www.thecoastalsource.com http://www.thecoastalsource.com/2013/09/24/ga-southern-hosts-study-abroad-fair/ Ga. Southern hosts Study Abroad Fair By Dave Williams Georgia Southern students get their opportunity to expand their education horizons. Representatives from some 25 different countries were on hand at this campus Tuesday for the annual Study Abroad Fair. There are study opportunities in countries like Costa Rica and Western Europe […]

USG NEWS: www.southeastgeorgiatoday.com http://www.southeastgeorgiatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11506&Itemid=117 EGSC Installing New President The investiture of the fifth President of East Georgia State College in Swainsboro is this Friday morning. The ceremoney for Robert “Bob” G. Boehmer will be held at eleven a.m. in the Luck Flanders Gambrell Center auditorium on the East Georgia Campus. The Chancellor from the University […]

USG VALUE: www.msgr.com http://www.msgr.com/news/community/article_988958aa-21ed-11e3-8aee-0019bb2963f4.html Continuing education for 50+ begins next week at MMCC A new partnership between the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Georgia will bring “thought-provoking, adult continuing-education classes to Madison,” organizers say. Six lectures by professionals and UGA professors are set from 2:30-3:45 p.m. at the […]

USG VALUE: www.finance.yahoo.com http://finance.yahoo.com/news/complete-ranking-americas-501-smartest-144858001.html The Complete Ranking Of America’s 501 Smartest Colleges Business InsiderBy Jonathan Wai and Max Nisen Below is the complete ranking of the smartest colleges in America, based on 501 schools with available data. They are ranked by average SAT scores using the methodology described here. The national and liberal arts rankings […]

GOOD NEWS: www.gpb.org http://www.gpb.org/blogs/georgia-works/2013/09/18/georgia-southern-named-military-friendly-school Georgia Southern Named Military Friendly School By Chip Rogers Georgia Southern University proudly announced that they have been named a Military Friendly School® by G.I. Jobs magazine for a third year in a row. Furthermore, earlier this year, Military Times named the College of Business Administration (COBA) one of the best […]

University System News USG VALUE: www.savannahbusinessjournal.com http://www.savannahbusinessjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3346:sept-17-effective-communication-workshop-to-be-held&catid=53:events-opportunities&Itemid=74 Sept. 17 – Effective Communication Workshop to be Held Georgia Southern University’s Division of Continuing Education wants to help people eliminate communication problems in their workplace and will offer a workshop on effective business communication to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Coastal […]

SYSTEM NEWS Augusta Chronicle Georgia Regents University and Georgia Military College’s Augusta campus named military friendly again http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-09-16/georgia-regents-university-and-georgia-military-colleges-augusta-campus?v=1379359613 By Wesley Brown Sept. 16, 2013 For the second straight year, two Augusta schools of higher learning have received national recognition for providing outstanding educational opportunities to the area’s military community. Victory Media, a U.S. media relations […]

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM – VALUE Bulloch schools go Google http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/53234/ The Statesboro Herald Sept. 14, 2013 The Bulloch County school system is going Google. The district has partnered with Google — at no cost — to host a secure, ad-free web portal known as Google Apps for Education. Students and Bulloch County Schools employees who log […]