USG e-clips for October 23, 2020

University System News: MSN AU brings in more than $1 million in donations in one day The community showed more than a million dollars worth of support for Augusta University during the inaugural Augusta Gives campaign on Tuesday. The university received 505 gifts totaling $1,043,330. The day of giving was the first of its kind […]

USG e-clips for October 22, 2020

University System News: The Gainesville Times When University of North Georgia expansion of Gainesville campus will be complete and what it will offer Nathan Berg Three renovation projects that are part of the $19 million expansion of the University of North Georgia in Gainesville on to the former Lanier Technical College campus will be open […]

USG e-clips for October 20, 2020

University System News: Valdosta Today VSU supports Board of Regents resolution, plans more traditional class sessions With Spring Semester 2021 registration opening on Monday, Oct. 26, Valdosta State University is committed to ensuring students have access to more traditional, face-to-face instructional hours while still following public health guidelines for wearing masks and social distancing. “…we […]

USG e-clips for October 21, 2020

University System News: WSBRadio UGA reports results of latest campus COVID testing Testing up, cases down By Tim Bryant There were 84 positive tests for coronavirus in a week of campus testing that ended this past Sunday. From the University of Georgia website… The University of Georgia set a record high for participation in its […]

USG e-clips for October 19, 2020

University System News: Middle Georgia CEO MGA Records $249 Million Economic Impact In Fiscal Year 2019 Staff Report Middle Georgia State University had an economic impact of $249 million in fiscal 2019 and accounted for more than 2,600 jobs due to on- and off-campus spending, according to a study released this week by the University […]

USG e-clips October 9, 2020

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution OPINION: We don’t know extent of pandemic on some Georgia campuses Get Schooled with Maureen Downey University of North Georgia professor says: ‘And it is partly because we don’t want to know.’ In a guest column today, Matthew Boedy, an assistant professor of rhetoric and composition at the University […]

USG e-clips October 12, 2020

University System News: The Brunswick News College reports low COVID-19 numbers By LAUREN MCDONALD The number of COVID-19 cases reported by College of Coastal Georgia is low this far into the fall semester, and campus officials say it’s due to student and staff compliance with safety guidelines. As of Wednesday, 22 students and two employees […]

USG e-clips for October 13, 2020

University System News: Tifton CEO Agricultural Communication Bachelor’s Degree on the Rise at ABAC Staff Report Sharing the good news about Georgia’s largest industry has ignited growth in the number of students pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Communication at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.  “Agricultural Communication is still a relatively new degree program […]

USG e-clips for October 14, 2020

University System News: WRDW Augusta University, sister schools to continue in-person instruction By Tyria Goines The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the continuation of safe, in-person learning for all of its campuses, including Augusta University. A resolution approved Tuesday states “that each campus is to maximize safe in-person instruction; ensure […]

USG e-clips for October 15, 2020

University System News: University News HQ Board of Regents supports continuing safe in-person instruction Chester Stevens The Board of Regents approve a resolution supporting safe, in-person instruction at its October 13, 2020, meeting The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the following resolution in the October 13, 2020, Board meeting: A […]