USG NEWS: www.times-georgian.com http://www.times-georgian.com/view/full_story/21989679/article-Finalist-for-UWG-president-named?instance=TG_home_story Finalist for UWG president named by Colton Campbell/Times-Georgian A vice president at a Florida university has been named the finalist for the University of West Georgia presidency. Dr. Kyle Marrero, the vice president for university advancement at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Fla., was announced Friday as the finalist […]

USG NEWS: www.insidehighered.com http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/15/georgia-university-system-requires-greater-athletics-oversight Georgia Board: Sports Bulldog? By Allie Grasgreen The regents who govern the University System of Georgia’s 35 institutions don’t think intercollegiate athletics has grown at the expense of the academy — but they want to make sure it doesn’t. With a new policy adopted Wednesday, the system’s Board of Regents has […]

USG NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-archives-transfer-to-university-system-one/nWq56/ Georgia Archives transfer to University System one step closer By Laura Diamond The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The University System of Georgia moved closer to managing the Georgia Archives under a bill the Senate Higher Education Committee passed Wednesday. House Bill 287 would transfer the archives from the Secretary of State’s Office, where […]

USG NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/regents-increase-oversight-of-college-sports/nWqDp/ Regents increase oversight of college sports By Laura Diamond The Atlanta Journal-Constitution College presidents who want to expand athletics will face increased scrutiny from the State Board of Regents. Georgia’s public colleges will need permission from the regents before they can create or add sports or change competition levels, under a […]

GOOD NEWS: www.finance.yahoo.com http://finance.yahoo.com/news/princeton-review-names-top-undergrad-100000341.html The Princeton Review Names Top Undergrad And Grad Schools To Study Game Design For 2013 The Princeton Review — one of the nation’s best-known education services companies — today issued its fourth annual report naming the schools with the best programs to study video game design. The report, “Top Schools to […]

USG NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/presidential-search-begins-for-fort-valley-state/nWmLs/ Presidential search begins for Fort Valley State By Laura Diamond The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The University System of Georgia has formed a 12-person search committee to help find the next president for Fort Valley State University. Related article: www.onlineathens.com Search committees formed for next FVSU president http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-03-09/search-committees-formed-next-fvsu-president www.onlineathens.com http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-03-09/uga-rotc-cadet-only-woman-mountain-warfare-class UGA ROTC cadet […]

GOOD NEWS: www.statesboroherald.com http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/48432/ Science educators headed for GSU Special to the Herald More than 250 science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers will be at Georgia Southern University for a conference designed at helping them improve their skills. …The conference aims to highlight efforts across the state to improve science, technology, engineering and math teaching […]

GHC is mentioned in the Chronicle in a story about the USG’s African-American Male Initiative. USG NEWS: www.onlineathens.com http://onlineathens.com/blog-post/lee-shearer/2013-03-05/keep-guns-campus-chancellor-pleads-georgia-legislators Keep guns off campus, chancellor pleads with Georgia legislators by: LEE SHEARER University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby has urged legislators to keep guns off campus as the legislature considers a law that would remove […]

USG NEWS: www.savannahnow.com http://savannahnow.com/news/2013-03-04/savannah-man-appointed-georgia-board-regents#.UTX8C46TpGM Savannah man appointed to Georgia Board of Regents By Savannah Morning News Don L. Waters, chairman, president and chief executive officer of local dental equipment manufacturing firm, Brasseler USA, has been appointed to the University System of Georgia Board of Regents by Gov. Nathan Deal. “It’s a great honor for me […]

the AJC reports that one of the bills before the legislature says that institutions must accept the revised HOPE as full tuition payment. Now good news for our already spare budget. USGNEWS: www.chronicle.com http://chronicle.com/article/Engineer-Brought-a-Passion-for/137645/ Engineer Brought a Passion for Teaching to the Presidency of a Georgia University Beheruz N. Sethna, 64, will retire this spring […]