University System News: The Griffin Daily News College app fees at select schools waived The Georgia Student Finance Commission has partnered with the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia and Georgia Military College to provide college application fee waivers at select schools during the month of March. This is the second […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia regents name finalist to become Kennesaw State president By Eric Stirgus The state’s Board of Regents announced in a meeting Tuesday they’ve picked Kathy “Kat” Schwaig as its finalist to lead Kennesaw State University. Schwaig, the university’s interim president, knows KSU well. She was previously the university’s provost […]

University System News: Athens CEO CAES Generates Record-Setting $686.3 Million Annual Economic Impact in Georgia Sam Fahmy, Jordan Powers for CAES News A recent university-wide report authored by University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) economist Michael Adjemian has revealed that in 2021, CAES’ economic impact on the state of Georgia was […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia regents name Sonny Perdue chancellor of University System By Eric Stirgus The Georgia Board of Regents voted without opposition Tuesday afternoon to name former two-term Gov. Sonny Perdue the chancellor of the state’s public university system. The appointment concludes a contentious yearlong search process that divided many faculty […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia lawmakers hear plan to aid low-income college students By Eric Stirgus The chair of the state House of Representatives’ Higher Education Committee made his pitch Wednesday to the group for legislation that would provide financial aid up to $2,500 to some undergraduate college students in Georgia who can’t […]

University System News: accessWDUN Amended Georgia budget with more pay, refunds nears passage                   By The Associated Press An amended Georgia budget that includes pay boosts for employees, more money for education and an earmark for tax refunds passed the state Senate on Thursday by a 52-0 vote, as it nears Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk. While […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Senate panel backs budget with raises, bonuses, tax refund By James Salzer About 300,000 state, university and K-12 employees are a step closer to receiving raises and bonuses after a key Georgia Senate panel approved a midyear state budget Monday. The Senate Appropriations Committee’s midyear plan also includes […]

University System News: Ledger-Enquirer Columbus State University president Chris Markwood retiring after seven years in charge By Mark Rice Columbus State University president Chris Markwood is retiring. CSU announced the news Thursday. His final day as president will be June 30. John Fuchko III, the University System of Georgia’s vice chancellor for organizational effectiveness, will […]

<http://www.usg.edu/news/>   University System News: Marietta Daily Journal All that growth’: KSU endowment doubled over past two years of major fundraising Hunter Riggall Kennesaw State University has seen blockbuster fundraising totals over the past few years, with the university’s endowment more than doubling in the past two years. As of June 30, 2016, the end […]

University System News: Marietta Daily Journal KSU’s Goslow places second in Jeopardy! championship Zach Edmondson Kennesaw State University’s Raymond Goslow placed second in the “Jeopardy!” National College Championship Tuesday night. Jaskaran Singh of the University of Texas at Austin stole the show, finishing with a score of $51,700 and winning the $250,000 grand prize.  Goslow […]