The Student Government Associations from Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah State, and Savannah Technical College put their heads and hearts together for a collective outreach program, Three Colleges, One Cause.
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As part of Valdosta State University’s Complete College Georgia plan, a new technology system helps ensure student academic success through interaction with advisors, tutoring services, and other resources.
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It was a clean sweep for Kennesaw State University, two national awards from the National Restaurant Association — “Innovator of the Year” and Operator Innovations Award for Sustainability.
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The American Association of Physics Teachers announced that Bob Powell, University of West Georgia professor of 46 years, will receive the association’s Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT.
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After giving $10 million last year to help fund a building that bears his name, the estate and foundation of the late Dr. J. Harold Harrison topped that by giving $66 million to the Medical College of Georgia, a part of Georgia Regents University. Dr. Harrison (left) at last year’s groundbreaking.
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Georgia Southern University’s Rural Health Research Institute was awarded two national grants in excess of $5 million that will change health care outcomes in rural communities.
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System Spotlights
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), a non-partisan policy institute headquartered in Washington, D.C., recently named Dr. David Jenks, professor of Criminology at the University of West Georgia, as an “Academic Fellow” for 2013-14. Jenks will travel to Israel for terrorism studies.
A Fort Valley State University history professor is the recipient of a prestigious national grant. The Council for International Exchange of Scholars awarded Dr. Peter Dumbuya a Fulbright Scholar Program grant. Dumbuya will spend the 2013-2014 academic year teaching and conducting research in Sierra Leone.
Fort Valley State University’s Huntington Hall received an award for Excellence in Rehabilitation from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation at its 36th annual Preservation Awards ceremony.
The University System of Georgia faculty, staff, and friends are invited to support the State Charitable Contributions Campaign by joining us for the 2013 Chancellor’s Fall Classic Charity Cup Golf Tournament on Friday, August 23, 2013 at The Georgia Club.
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