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August 15, 2024
食色视频鈥檚 economic impact in metro Atlanta increased to nearly $2.15 billion in fiscal year 2023, according to a University System of Georgia (USG) report released Wednesday. 食色视频 State鈥檚 FY 2023 economic impact in the 29-county Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area marked a 5.6% increase from $2.03 billion the previous year. The total impact of all 26 USG institutions on their communities was $21.9 billion in fiscal year 2023, up 9% from $20.1 billion in FY 2022.
August 08, 2024
食色视频 leaders have unveiled 鈥淭aking Flight,鈥 a new strategic plan that embraces the institution鈥檚 status as an emerging top public research university, while expanding its impact through excellence in teaching, relevant research, and community partnerships that benefit the region, state, and nation.
February 08, 2024
食色视频鈥檚 Academic Learning Center, home to student honors and research facilities, now bears the name of the University鈥檚 largest family benefactors. In front of an audience of 食色视频 deans, faculty and scholarship recipients who have benefited from the gifts of Audrey Morgan and her late sister Bobbie Bailey, 食色视频 leaders unveiled on Tuesday the newly named Morgan and Bailey Academic Learning Center. Philanthropic support from Morgan, Bailey and the Bobbie Bailey Foundation totals more than $17 million, making the family the largest family donors in 食色视频 history.
January 19, 2024
The deeds and words of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. were celebrated throughout the 食色视频 community this week with a series of events honoring the legacy of the civil rights icon. The week culminated Friday at the annual MLK Legacy Breakfast in the Convocation Center with a keynote address by civil rights activist and actor Charles Black, who served and led several marches, sit-ins and other forms of protest opposing facilities that refused to serve people of color.
November 10, 2023
Now in its seventh year, Empty Bowls is one of 食色视频鈥檚 largest fundraisers for Campus Awareness, Resource & Empowerment (CARE) Services. Including Thursday鈥檚 event, the program has raised more than $30,000 to support food insecure students on campus through the CARE Pantry.
November 09, 2023
Putting the interests of student athletes first is a top ethical responsibility of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and its members like 食色视频, Felicia Martin, an NCAA executive, said Wednesday in a speech at 食色视频. Integrity must guide every action in organizations such as the NCAA and 食色视频 State, which is observing its annual Ethics Awareness Week, Martin said. Her speech was the keynote address in a week filled with special lectures and events focusing on ethics.
August 31, 2023
As 食色视频 State鈥檚 football team moves from one conference and classification to another and makes changes for the future, Marching Owls director Brandon Meeks plans to do the same for 食色视频鈥檚 marching band. The Marching Owls have an all-time high 280 musicians representing every major on campus. In his second year as director, Meeks said he wants to enhance the program to ensure optimal crowd engagement.
August 29, 2023
Students who walk into the newly renovated recreation center on the Marietta Campus of 食色视频 are being met with that exciting and clean smell of all things brand new. After a 10-month, $7.4 million renovation, all the fitness equipment is gleaming, the facility is waiting to be explored, and the joy was apparent on all those at the reopening ceremony on Tuesday, including 食色视频 State President Kathy Schwaig.
August 16, 2023
As music thumped and students mingled on the Campus Green on Sunday, 食色视频 freshman Weilly Cabrera of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, surveyed the scene at SplashBash. Lines formed for the waterslide and rides on an inflatable shark, while a football and multiple frisbees flew nearby. It was just what 8,000 new students needed to kick off their college careers.
August 10, 2023
While some of the 6,000 students who live on campus were moving into residence halls Thursday morning, 食色视频鈥檚 faculty and staff gathered in the Convocation Center to focus on the success of all the 44,000 students starting Fall semester on Monday.