Committed to meeting 80% of the state’s need for teachers by the year 2020, the USG “20,000 by 2020” Initiative will recruit more students interested in teaching, add teacher preparation programs and streamline the process for becoming a teacher.
Georgia College and State University teacher candidate working with students at Georgia College Early College.
Meeting the needs of a growing Georgia means the University System will need to expand its capacity by up to 40% to serve an additional 100,000 students by 2020.
Georgia Gwinnett College offers leading-edge technology, personal attention and hands-on learning experiences for students who want to forge their own paths.
Serving as an economic engine for the state, the resources of USG colleges and universities attract companies to locate and expand in Georgia.
With NCR Chairman and CEO Bill Nuti by his side, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced the Fortune 500 company’s decision to move the bulk of its operations to Georgia.
In early 2008 a cross-campus committee was invited to participate in a project designed to pull together the myriad ways in which Georgia Tech is working to make a positive impact in how people think about and use the planet’s raw materials.
Georgia Tech’s entry into the 2007 Solar Decathlon, an international competition between 20 universities to design, build, and operate an 800sf solar-powered house on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
The need to educate more physicians in Georgia has emerged as a critical issue for all of us — educators, business executives, indeed residents of our state.
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia would like to congratulate Dr. Karl E. Peace who was honored on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for his numerous professional and charitable contributions. Peace is a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar, Senior Research Scientist and Professor of Biostatistics in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University. Rep. Robert Wittman (R-VA) who cited Peace’s numerous contributions to drug research and development, public health, biostatistics and philanthropy presented the honor.
Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. invites you to read the Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Report of the University System of Georgia. The report focuses on progress in FY09 toward meeting the Board of Regents’ six strategic goals, significant activities occurring during the fiscal year and the effect the strategies have on programs on individuals.
The Board of Regents recently approved a new core curriculum policy for all USG students that will better prepare graduates for a global society. The new policy also enhances the USG’s transfer guarantee of core courses and strengthens the assessment of student learning in the Core. Implementation of the new core curriculum is scheduled for fall 2011 with implementation at two-year institutions in fall 2012 allowing them to align their revised core curricula with four-year institutions.
Georgia ONmyLINE is a searchable catalog of quality online courses and programs offered by all 35 University System of Georgia institutions statewide. It’s the quick and easy way to access 169 programs and nearly 2,870 courses. Students who seek fully online solutions, as well as on-campus students who seek online courses to meet their scheduling needs, can search for online programs and courses, apply for admission, and register for courses at Georgia ONmyLINE.
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