Lawmakers still need to clear off the road to transparency Sep 21, 2008
The personnel data will include boards, commissions, every state authority, every university or college in the University System of Georgia and every local board of education. But for Georgia, the law only requires such transparency by 2010. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Clayton students lose in Florida Sep 19, 2008
Earlier this year, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, agreed to accept Clayton students. The legislature also passed a bill allowing students who graduate from unaccredited schools to receive HOPE scholarships until June 2010. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Classrooms needs new infusion of applicants Sep 13, 2008
A 2007 University System of Georgia report, Math+Science=Success, outlined the desperate need for teachers in the STEM disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math. By 2010, the report warned, Georgia will need to produce 2,060 middle school science and high school teachers of life sciences, chemistry, earth science and physics. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Peter Miralles, financial adviser Sep 13, 2008
I went to school in Europe [through the studies abroad honors program of the University System of Georgia], and it really changed my life. I could see what s going on. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Enrollment passes record Sep 5, 2008
Enrollment won't be official until mid-October when it is reported to the University System of Georgia, Mrs. Sweeney said ... Enrollment is going up in other University System of Georgia institutions as well ... Sources: The University System of Georgia and universities. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Everyone has expensive plans for Augusta Aug 31, 2008
The normally gregarious Mr. Leebern, who is also a member of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, was initially at a loss for words after workers wheeled in the cake and sang Happy Birthday. Then he turned around and spotted board member Rhonda Graybeal. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Colleges look to slash travel costs Aug 31, 2008
There is a sense that much is at stake with the University System of Georgia ... The University System of Georgia budgeted $44. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tech professor wins Medal of Science Aug 30, 2008
University System of Georgia officials said El-Sayed is only the second Georgian to ever receive the honor. G.W. Burton won the medal in 1982 while working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
MCG layoffs a potential side effect Aug 28, 2008
5 million and would actually be a bigger hit for MCG than others in the University System of Georgia are experiencing. "The assumption of an additional $2 million reduction at a minimum would be extremely problematic on the campus side," Dr. Rahn said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Campus politics fight prompts survey Aug 24, 2008
"Teachers should not take unfair advantage of the immaturity of students by indoctrinating them with their own opinions before the students have had an opportunity to examine other opinions," said one failed bill that would have essentially ordered the University System of Georgia to conduct a study it instead did on its own ... A look at how students answered some questions on a survey conducted by the University System of Georgia about political ideology on campus (answers are percentages) ...... (The Augusta Chronicle)
James Brown plaque gives arena reason to party Aug 24, 2008
And in 2003, at Dr. Rahn's request and against the foundation's better judgment, it "loaned" $63,415 to the University System of Georgia Foundation, which was unable to fulfill its financial commitments to the chancellor. That loan was later forgiven. (The Augusta Chronicle)
MCG Athens plan on track, Rahn says Aug 21, 2008
Regents recently approved a lease agreement for the property where the school will be housed until it moves to the Navy Supply Corps School, which is expected to be handed over to the University System of Georgia in 2011. Dr. Rahn and UGA Provost Arnett Mace said the schools were already working to hire a dean, department heads and faculty and to develop a curriculum for the Athens branch. (The Augusta Chronicle)
2½ years for credit card fraud at Tech Aug 20, 2008
Results of an investigation of the p-card program at the state s 35 public colleges and universities found 18 cases of fraud, according to a report released in January by the University System of Georgia. Gamble was the only federal prosecution so far. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Cutbacks won't deter expansion Aug 16, 2008
Despite calls for state institutions to prepare for a potential 6 percent budget cut, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents next week will review a budget request for $8 million more next fiscal year to fund medical expansion. That is on top of $10 million already allocated by the Legislature for that purpose. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Poitevint to take part in GOP convention Aug 16, 2008
Poitevint's wife, Doreen, is also active in civic service and serves on the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Brennan Leathers can be reached by e-mail at , or by telephone at (229) 246-2827, Ext. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
ASU leader urges strength after cuts Aug 13, 2008
"I don't think it's time to panic and go into special session," he said Tuesday after having met University System of Georgia officials earlier in the day to discuss finances. "They're cuts nobody wants to be, but they are cuts they think they can handle.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
Scientist says deal cost her, UGA millions Aug 11, 2008
Kaswan said she believes the foundation s decision to renegotiate the original agreement without her knowledge a move she says violates the university s own policy on intellectual property as set by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia might have been designed by Adams to quell the controversy surrounding his decision not to extend the contract of popular athletic director Vince Dooley around the same time period. The timing of these events suggests that, Kaswan said. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Heat will thaw Perdue's tax relief freeze Aug 10, 2008
BITING THE HANDS THAT FEED IT: In June, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents granted Medical College of Georgia President Dan Rahn's request to end MCG's 54-year affiliation with the MCG Foundation because of a "lack of alignment." ... Another foundation board member who won the Vessel of Life Award was one of three University System of Georgia graduates to be honored by the Board of Regents at its Excellence in Education Celebration in 2007. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Insuring partners to go up for vote Aug 5, 2008
"We have taken them under advisement," said University System of Georgia spokesman John Millsaps. The regents ignored calls for domestic partner benefits in 2001 and 2002, when faculties at GSU, UGA and several other public universities called on the regents to approve such benefits. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Programs try to boost nurse staff Aug 4, 2008
To combat that, a nursing task force is working to increase nurse graduates throughout the University System of Georgia from 1,700 a year in 2006 to about 2,600 in 2010, said task force Chairwoman Lucy Marion, the dean of the Medical College of Georgia's School of Nursing. It still won't be enough, she said, and the task force has submitted an even more ambitious five-year plan that the university system is still mulling. (The Augusta Chronicle)
MCG polls faculty on domestic partner benefits Aug 4, 2008
" Childs, a music professor, said he has not given up hope that Georgia eventually will adopt domestic partner benefits, joining hundreds of U.S. colleges and universities that already have done so. In Colorado and Indiana, two states where universities already offer benefits to partners, advocates lobbied for 10 years before the change, he said. In Georgia, only seven years have passed since the first resolutions, he said. Childs said he hasn't heard whether the University Council or any... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Local colleges face budget cuts Aug 1, 2008
Georgia Highlands College, which has campuses in Rome and Cartersville, has been asked to trim its budget by 5 percent about $800,000 by the University System of Georgia ... Additionally, the college would save about $90,000 by reworking online courses to run through their own institution instead of through the University System of Georgia. (Calhoun Times, GA)
Need a job? State has 400 new spots Jul 26, 2008
Some of the biggest growth has come in the University System of Georgia. Office of Planning and Budget figures show an increase of about 20 percent in the number of jobs in the system. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
ASU makes plan to reduce budget Jul 17, 2008
As a result of the request, University System of Georgia Chancellor Errol Davis asked each of the system's 35 members to develop ways to shave 5 percent of their state funding expenditures for each of the two fiscal years ... What will this mean for the University System of Georgia and its 35 institutions ... Source: University System of Georgia. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Third candidate for GSU presidency withdraws Jul 2, 2008
Harris Pastides, vice president for research and health sciences at the University of South Carolina, has formally withdrawn as a candidate for the presidency of GSU, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia said today ... University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. said in a statement, "Presidential searches are complex and involved and it is to be expected that the path from search to naming a president will be lengthy. At the highest levels of university... (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Requests by school called questionable Jul 1, 2008
In a letter to Dr. Rahn, MCG Foundation Board Chairman William E. Mayher III, citing a Georgia attorney general's opinion and University System of Georgia Board of Regents rule, said that Dr. Rahn's request for the board to resign was inappropriate. Dr. Rahn had asked the board to resign by Friday so that he could appoint a new board. (The Augusta Chronicle)
One good dog Jun 29, 2008
Moreover, he was a sweet, loving dog, and the symbol of the capstone academic institution of the University system of Georgia the institution which has had BY FAR the greatest impact on this state over its illustrious 270-year history. Those of you who wish to turn this into an athletic rivalry blog can go elsewhere. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
UGA names dean of education Jun 26, 2008
" Horne, 65, said he intends to remain dean three to five years. UGA officials announced in late May that Horne would be added to the list of finalists for the deanship, weeks after a search committee and College of Education faculty members interviewed four finalists for the dean's job from outside UGA. Horne said Wednesday, first of all, he wants the college to continue its national leadership roles; several of the college's departments and degree programs are ranked among the best in the... (Athens Banner-Herald)
MCG budget deal will pay for residents Jun 19, 2008
But in a "very good meeting" last week, the two sides and the University System of Georgia Board of Regents agreed to a compromise, MCG Health CEO Don Snell said. The health system will kick in an additional $1. (The Augusta Chronicle)
MCG names new Savannah campus chief Jun 17, 2008
They will be reviewed by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents at its August meeting, Dr. Miller said. "We want to make sure that the regents have seen, as a result of their (expansion) resolution, that continued efforts to expand in a cost-effective way are being brought forward," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Split with foundation in works Jun 13, 2008
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved a resolution Wednesday to give Dr. Rahn the power to "take any and all actions" to deal with the MCG foundation, including termination. The affiliation between the two entities requires 90 days' notice for any change in status, so a new foundation could begin accepting gifts for the school then, Dr. Goldstein said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
GSU finalists carry strong research credentials Jun 12, 2008
The selection of finalists with such strong research portfolios was no accident, said Susan Herbst, the vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University System of Georgia, which oversees GSU and the 34 other public institutions in the state. During Patton's 16 years at the Georgia State helm, the onetime commuter school evolved into a destination university for undergraduates and graduate students, becoming a more traditional college campus with on-campus housing and, soon, even its own... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Is community college an option? Jun 6, 2008
If you want a four-year degree, but do not have the financial means, or the academics, to get into a four-year, by all means, go to a two-year college (Georgia Perimeter, Georgia Highlands, Gordon College, Gainesville College, Atlanta Metropolitan) in the University System of Georgia first then transfer to a four-year school. Your credits will transfer easier than with the technical colleges which are under a different entity than the university system: the Georgia Department of Technical and... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
University System of Georgia worth $11B economic jolt Jun 6, 2008
The new report updates a similar study conducted on fiscal 2004 data that placed the University System of Georgia's economic impact at $9. 7 billion. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
$40,000 Shelnut fine sets record May 23, 2008
ATLANTA --- Violations of state ethics laws resulted in a $40,000 fine against former University System of Georgia Regent Timothy Shelnut, the largest civil penalty the State Ethics Commission has ever assessed an individual. The commission voted unanimously Thursday to accept a consent order signed by Mr. Shelnut, an Augusta resident who previously admitted to making campaign donations in excess of state limits and giving $24,000 to others to make donations in his name from the mid-1990s to... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Groups rally to aid earthquake victims May 23, 2008
" she asked. The damage was heavy in Dujiangyan, a city of about 600,000 where she attended college, said Gao, who trained as an engineer. The city is near the Sichuan capital of Chengdu, the epicenter of the 8.0 magnitude quake. Chinese officials estimated the dead at about 51,000 in Sichuan, with 30,000 still missing. An estimated 5 million are homeless, and many may never be able to rebuild their homes because of the instability of the land where they stood. Ying Tang, a systems analyst for... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Curriculum revision put off May 15, 2008
" The planning break comes after more than 400 professors from across the state signed a petition opposing the proposed curriculum revision. Critics said the changed curriculum might produce students who would graduate with less knowledge of American history and culture, with little understanding of globalization. Anticipated changes also could make it harder for students to transfer between schools in the system, according to the petition. George Rainbolt, who helped start the petition opposing... (Athens Banner-Herald)
To BC's Class of '08: Use Rules of Civility May 14, 2008
" Burran spent nearly 20 years in south Georgia working up from history professor to acting president at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and then 13 years as president of Dalton State College, where he doubled enrollment and increased master's degree programs from two to 10. The graduation program continues Doreen Poitevint, District 2 area representative on the Board of Regents over the University System of Georgia including Bainbridge College, also spoke, saying the 2008 BC class numbers... (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Commission lets MCG acquire land May 8, 2008
Dr. Rahn said he operates under the governance of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, which has asked MCG to lead the effort to expand medical education around the state, but with the main campus remaining in Augusta ... MCG will need to formally request permission from the University System of Georgia Board of Regents to purchase Gilbert Manor, which likely won't occur until the board's August meeting, said J. Michael Ash, the vice president of administration for MCG.. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Opinion Columnists • Thank a teacher -- consider becoming one May 8, 2008
Yet, in 2007, only 96 graduated from the University System of Georgia. The good news is that the groups who prepare, certify, train and employ teachers are all sitting at the table together to solve this problem. (The Augusta Chronicle)
See who's marching when! May 3, 2008
Speaker: Felton Jenkins, member, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia ... Speaker: Willis Potts, member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia ... Gordon College, Barnesville: 8:30 a.m. May 10, Lambdin Green, Speaker: Rob Watts, chief operating officer, University System of Georgia. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tough college path in Clayton? Apr 19, 2008
The charter of the 35-member university system of Georgia, which includes the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Clayton State, Kennesaw State and other public institutions, makes specific provisions for students from non-accredited systems or "non-traditional" backgrounds ... The state's private institutions and out-of-state schools are not bound by the university system of Georgia's rules and are free to make their own decisions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Funds provided for stadium Apr 19, 2008
The University System of Georgia helps lift a financial burden off Albany State University. ALBANY An agreement between Albany State University and the University System of Georgia will allow the school to keep its stadium, initiate design work for a fine arts center and move forward with drafting a 25-year master plan ... The University System of Georgia has been very kind in working with ASU in resolving the issue with the stadium, Freeman said Thursday during an 11 a.m. news conference. (Albany Herald)
Business college receives millions Apr 17, 2008
Augusta State University is one step closer to getting a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program after it received approval this week from the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. The move is part of an informal effort in Augusta to increase nursing education at all levels. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Ossabaw Island study gets $100K grant Apr 16, 2008
The Skidaway Institute is a multidisciplinary research institution within the University System of Georgia. Its campus is on Skidaway Island just southeast of Savannah. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Tuition going up at Dalton State; Georgia Highlands Apr 16, 2008
The University System of Georgia s Board of Regents approved a 5 percent rate hike Tues-day for two-year colleges, for a total of $919 per semester starting this fall. The increase for four-year colleges such as Dalton State was 6 percent, bring tuition to $977 per semester. (Calhoun Times, GA)
MCG president offers thanks for funding Apr 15, 2008
The dental school funding is the largest capital outlay on a single project in the history of the University System of Georgia, Dr. Rahn said. The entire medical-dental school construction, which Mr. Harbin said would be more than $200 million, would also likely make it one of the biggest projects in the city's history. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Profs protest curriculum revamp Apr 7, 2008
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Augusta Tech to help fill shortage of nurses Apr 2, 2008
Overall, the University System of Georgia plans to increase nursing graduates from 1,900 last year to 2,700 by 2010 ... That means the state will need at least 8,000 more nurses by 2012, according to the Nursing Education Task of the University System of Georgia. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Ideas on improving high schools? Apr 2, 2008
Up until this semester, I teach in the University system of Georgia, I required a paper from my students. I dropped that requirement this time. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Warr resigning from Chamber Mar 29, 2008
BC is also the only University System of Georgia unit with no athletic facility. The college is also on the state's list for approval of an academic building, possibly in 2010 for construction about 2012, which would be funded entirely by the state. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Braton is new Courier publisher Mar 28, 2008
Before joining Lee in 2000, she was a vice president in the University System of Georgia. She was vice president for advancement at Clayton State University and vice president for communications at Georgia G.L.O.B.E., the online learning initiative at the 34 institutions in the system. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
ASU student fees may go up Mar 26, 2008
In December 2007, he said, the administration submitted for approval a fee increase of $5 $3 for health and $2 for technology to the University System of Georgia s Board of Regents. The administration now asks students for another $100, bringing the total to $406 per student, per semester. (Albany Herald)
Rahn urges partnership with UGA Mar 20, 2008
Dr. Rahn also said the University System of Georgia was still aiming to open an Athens location by fall 2009. "That's still a very aggressive timeline, with a fallback of fall 2010," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Payments put regents in hot seat Mar 19, 2008
The revelation comes at the same time the University System of Georgia, which the board oversees, has been probing the misuse of taxpayer-backed credit cards by employees who used the cards for personal purchases. The reimbursement disclosure came during a meeting of the board's executive committee, when board attorney and interim secretary Burns Newsome announced the payments for lodging expenses would stop after the board's March meetings, which run through today. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Regents panel OKs research chair for Medical College Mar 19, 2008
The professor holding the chair, backed by a $615,000 endowment, will focus on researching rheumatoid arthritis, according to information provided by the University System of Georgia. Satcher, an orthopedic surgeon who practiced in Atlanta before retiring in 2004, graduated from the college in 1956. (Florida Times-Union)
Ga. Tech president to head Smithsonian Institution Mar 17, 2008
University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. will soon start a national search to find candidates to fill Clough's post. Related Industry News. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Package to reorganize the state's universities, technical colleges dies Mar 15, 2008
ATLANTA The House Higher Education Committee tabled a proposal to reorganize the University System of Georgia and the Department of Technical Educa-tion into a single agency overseen by a board selected by legislators and the governor. Some critics of the plan have warned that having lawmak-ers elect board members would increase the political pres-sure on the resulting agency. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Campus Gun Scare Sheds New Light on Safety Issues Mar 6, 2008
The University System of Georgia had taken the lead in January to negotiate with Connect-Ed to provide an alert network to all institutions should they choose to go with it, said MGC interim president Dr. Mary Ellen Wilson. The systems had been funded and approved for the MGC campus. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Funding gap rises in Medical College of Georgia expansion Mar 2, 2008
A report from a Tripp Umbach, a consultant hired by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, recom-mends the Augusta-based medical college expand from 745 students to 1,200 statewide by 2020, adding 50 students a year to the Augusta campus, and the remainder at a new four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the Univer-sity of Georgia, and at clinics under development in Savan-nah and Albany. Sen. (Catoosa County News, GA)
KSU president: 'Guardedly optimistic' school's budget will increase Feb 28, 2008
He made a budget presentation to the University System of Georgia last week. RELATED LINK. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Former GSU head dies Feb 25, 2008
Dodd, who served on the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for 14 years, was a student at Georgia State when Mr. Langdale became president. Noah N. Langdale Jr. led Georgia State from 1957 till 1988. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Across the area Feb 14, 2008
The resolution also explicitly endorses the establishment of an MCG branch in Athens "no later than 2010, utilizing in large part the property currently owned by the United States Navy in Athens, which is intended to be transferred to the University System of Georgia.". Columbia County pupils to get break. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Audit finds 18 cases of card misuse Feb 13, 2008
ATLANTA --- Internal auditors with the University System of Georgia told the Board of Regents on Tuesday that they will complete their review of P-card purchases and deliver their findings March 1, though they'll have to put off other work to do it. The review was prompted by a probe conducted in a dozen state agencies that turned up several examples, including purchases for personal trips to Hawaii and gift cards, which have led to criminal investigations. (The Augusta Chronicle)
UGA set to honor Vince Dooley Feb 12, 2008
UGA's renaming proposal will be up to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, which meets in Atlanta Feb. 12-13. Latest News. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
