UNIVERSITY SYSTEM NEWS Ga. Regents seeking $49M more next fiscal year http://www.wsbtv.com/news/ap/education/regents-to-seek-193b-budget-for-fy2015/nZtFw/ WSBTV-2 Sept. 11, 2013 From the Associated Press The Georgia Board of Regents on Wednesday signed off on a $1.93 billion budget request for next fiscal year, which represents a $48.9 million increase over the current year. The requested 2.6 percent increase now […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.whiotv.com http://www.whiotv.com/news/ap/education/regents-to-seek-193b-budget-for-fy2015/nZtFw/ Ga. Regents seeking $49M more next fiscal year The Associated Press ATLANTA — The Georgia Board of Regents on Wednesday signed off on a $1.93 billion budget request for next fiscal year, which represents a $48.9 million increase over the current year. The requested 2.6 percent increase now […]

University System News GOOD NEWS: www.gwinnettdailypost.com http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2013/sep/10/ggc-ranked-no-5-by-us-news-and-world-report/ GGC ranked No. 5 by U.S. News & World Report By Camie Young LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett’s young college has quickly risen to acclaim, gaining a fifth ranking among Southern public regional colleges, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine. The magazine released its ranking Tuesday, with the […]

University System News GOOD NEWS: www.onlineathens.com http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2013-09-10/us-news-ranks-uga-top-20-public-universities U.S. News ranks UGA in top 20 public universities By STAFF REPORTSNEWS The University of Georgia landed at No. 20 in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2014 edition for public universities and No. 60 among best national universities this year. The university moved up in […]

University System News USG VALUE: www.romenews-tribune.com http://www.romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/23530995/article-Georgia-Highlands-College-works-to-keep-students-in-school?instance=home_news Georgia Highlands College works to keep students in school by Doug Walker, Associate Editor It has been a watershed year for the way higher education is financed across the U.S. Private resources now top traditional state aid to colleges by 51-to-49 percent ration nationwide, Raymond Carnley, chief advancement […]

University System News USG VALUE: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/business/pipeline-undergrads-attend-medical-school/nZpg8/ Pipeline for undergrads to attend medical school By Martha J. Foster For EDU Atlanta …Now, with the help of a new pipeline program that began Aug. 19 at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, 18-year-old Dorsey is on his way toward earning a bachelor of science and a medical […]

University System News USG VALUE: www.neighbornewspapers.com http://www.neighbornewspapers.com/view/full_story/23521257/article-Mentor-Walk-to-expose-children-to-college?instance=all Mentor Walk to expose children to college by Megan Thornton Sandy Springs-based nonprofit Campus Community Partnership Foundation is on a mission to get more students engaged in their education and inspired to stay in school. By bringing at-risk youth to Georgia Institute of Technology in Midtown for a […]

University System News GOOD NEWS: www.redandblack.com http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/administration/uga-president-jere-morehead-institutes-new-need-based-scholarship/article_d710bcae-149a-11e3-a852-001a4bcf6878.html UGA President Jere Morehead institutes new need-based scholarship Kendall Trammell University of Georgia President Jere Morehead is establishing a new need-based scholarship fund in honor of his parents. The Wade and Virginia Morehead Scholarship Fund is designed to help undergraduate students study in the nation’s capital as participants […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.times-georgian.com http://www.times-georgian.com/news/article_8f4ac03e-11d1-11e3-a8e7-001a4bcf6878.html New UWG president outlines long-term plans Colton Campbell/Times-Georgian The seventh president of the University of West Georgia laid out parts of his long-term plan for the institution for more than 150 business leaders Thursday . Dr. Kyle Marrero, having spent just more than eight weeks in the office […]

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM NEWS Www.AtlantaIntownPaper.com AT&T Foundry innovation center opens in Midtown http://www.atlantaintownpaper.com/2013/08/att-foundry-innovation-center-opens-in-midtown/ The new AT&T Foundry innovation center adjacent to Georgia Tech opened this week in Midtown. The center will speed up the company’s development of the latest technologies, applications and platforms. The opening marks Atlanta as one of only four global locations chosen for […]