Georgia Southwestern State University’s Psychology and Modern Life class decorated stockings that will be filled with snacks and other goodies. The stockings will be sent to troops in Afghanistan in a project known as Operation Desert Support (ODS).
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As the sun pierced through the autumn leaves in a quiet meadow behind the bustling UWG campus, the faux remains of a female “victim” rested in a staged crime scene, awaiting discovery by members of the Cartersville Police.
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Students at Augusta State University won the Award for Excellence in Documenting Georgia’s History from the State Department of Archives for their book on the history of WGAC Radio.
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Honors student Juliet Elizabeth Allan of Atlanta has been awarded a 2013 Rhodes Scholarship to attend England’s Oxford University.
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Joy Buolamwini has been named a Rhodes scholar. She will attend the University of Oxford, where she plans to pursue degrees in African studies and global governance and diplomacy.
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Dalton State Psychology Professor Dr. Christy Price has been named a U.S. Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for her innovative work engaging millennial learners.
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System Spotlights
Dr. Ruth-Marie “Rhee” Fincher, Professor Emeritus and inaugural Vice Dean for Academic Affairs for the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University, recently received the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education.
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has begun a national search for a new president of the University of Georgia. The Search Committee, created as outlined in board policy, will guide the first stage of the search.
Gainesville State’s Amy Broome earned Elizabeth Baumgardner Peacemaker Award for mediation and advocacy, demonstrating superior talent at all phases of the competition with the highest combined scores during mediation tournament.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year contract of up to $19.4 million to establish the Malaria Host-Pathogen Interaction Center. The consortium includes researchers at Emory University, with partners at the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
SmartMoney magazine ranked Georgia Tech as number one and UGA as number four on the publication’s list of the best 50 colleges based on return of tuition investment. SmartMoney created a “Payback Score” reflecting an actual return on tuition investment to determine “the best academic deals in America”.
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