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 […]

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 […]