Board of Regents finalizes consolidations, appoints presidents
Tweet Special to the Journal Atlanta, GA — It’s official: today the University System of Georgia has 31 institutions – four fewer than one year ago. Meeting today, the Board of Regents approved the four institutions created over the past year from the consolidation of eight and appointed presidents to provide leadership.
Read More →Camilla resident and SCAD eLearning professor, alumna wins prestigious distance-learning award
Tweet Special to the Journal Savannah, Ga – Sarah Adams, owner of Imagine That! Solutions, Inc., a graphic design business in Camilla, and Savannah College of Art and Design eLearning professor of graphic design and alumna (B.F.A., graphic design, 2004; M.F.A., graphic design, 2006), has been named Outstanding Distance Learning Faculty by the Instructional Technology [...]
Read More →New UGA research helps explain why girls do better in school
Tweet Athens, Ga. – Why do girls get better grades in elementary school than boys—even when they perform worse on standardized tests? New research from the University of Georgia and Columbia University published in the current issue of Journal of Human Resources suggests that it’s because of their classroom behavior, which may lead teachers to [...]
Read More →Planning begins on transfer of state archives to University System
Tweet Special to the Journal Atlanta, Ga — A nine-member working group will begin the planning work needed to ultimately transfer control and operation of the Georgia State Archives from the Georgia Secretary of State to the Board of Regents. The transfer requires passage of legislation that Governor Nathan Deal will propose in the 2013 [...]
Read More →UGA scientific divers discover 36,000-year-old Atlantic gray whale fossil
Tweet Athens, Ga. – While the Atlantic gray whale was hunted to extinction by the 1700s, the Pacific or California gray swims today with a population near its pre-whaling levels. University of Georgia scientists have published their discovery of an Atlantic gray whale fossil off the Georgia coast that has re-enlivened efforts to connect the [...]
Read More →ASU hires new Development Director
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, Ga -An experienced fundraiser who has increased endowments and scholarship funds at major institutions such as Dartmouth and Harvard Medical School is joining Albany State University. Dr. Dick Donovan is the interim director of development, the university announced today. His responsibilities include increasing ASU’s prospect base, working closely with [...]
Read More →Westover FBLA hears about Army Careers
Tweet by Esther Barlow On December 3, Staff Sergeant Marvin S. Samuels from The US Army spoke to FBLA members about careers and the importance of life choices. Sgt. Samuels encouraged members to make a plan to achieve their goals. He encouraged students to have the plan in writing so they are able to [...]
Read More →ASU Foundation elects new board members
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, Ga. – When the Albany State University Foundation convenes for its bi-annual meeting on Dec. 7, five new members will begin their first terms. The new members are clergymen, corporate executives and lawmakers from the Southwest Georgia community.
Read More →ASU Professor Receives Koch Foundation Award
Tweet Staff Reports Albany, Ga – Dr. Kathaleena Edward Monds, professor of information systems in the Albany State University College of Business was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $11,000 from the Charles Koch Foundation. The winning proposal is entitled, “Using Information Systems to explore Economic Freedom: African-Americans and Free Enterprise”. The grant [...]
Read More →The Art Institute of Atlanta announces call for entries for 10th annual Poster Design Competition
Tweet High school seniors and high school graduates challenged to design poster expressing competitions theme: You Can Create Tomorrow Staff reports Atlanta, GA – The Art Institute of Atlanta and Americans for the Arts, the nations leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, announced today that entries for the 2013 [...]
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