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UGA Puts Student Journalists on Road to Final Four
The University of Georgia helped 81 college and high school students test their futures in sports journalism at the NCAA Final Four tournament in Atlanta. Students earned press credentials to cover individual tournament events by completing a sports writing seminar hosted by UGA's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. UGA journalism senior Josh Moynihan of Marietta was selected at random to cover the championship game, and one student will win a $1,000 scholarship from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for his or her story. More >
SCAD-Atlanta Saves Ivy Hall
 The Savannah College of Art and Design begins work immediately to rehabilitate midtown Atlanta's historic Peters House for use as a cultural arts center. Ownership was officially transferred to SCAD last week. Formerly The Mansion restaurant and called Ivy Hall by the Peters family, the house is on the National Register of Historic Places and designated an Atlanta Landmark. Members of the Peters family helped rename the Marthasville settlement Atlanta, donated the land on which Georgia Tech was built, and played a key role in the city's purchase of Piedmont Park. More >
Columbia, ITC Explore Ecology and Theology
Two Atlanta seminaries are bringing together leaders from around the region and nation to look at ecology through the eyes of the church. Last week, the Interdenominational Theological Center held a second meeting in its TheoEcology initiative to bring a "green consciousness" to ITC's curriculum and campus. Later this month, Columbia Theological Seminary hosts "The Word for a Warming World," a colloquium on "caring for creation."
Agnes Scott Links Classroom Principles to Real World
Last semester, students in an Agnes Scott College organizational management course  paired up with local nonprofit organizations -- the Atlanta Children’s Shelter, Sunrise of Decatur Senior Living, PAWS-Atlanta and StandUp for Kids Atlanta. The student proposal for StandUp for Kids caught the attention of the Virgin Group, which asked the team to assess the need for its proposed bus transport system to increase volunteerism. Pending the survey results, Virgin is poised to fund the initiative. More >
Emory Collaborates with UGA on $32.8 Million Flu Center
The National Institutes of Health awarded Emory University a $32.8 million contract for a Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance, one of six flu centers announced Monday by NIH. The award includes a $7.4 million research partnership with the University of Georgia. The Georgia Research Alliance made a $2.5 million matching commitment toward what GRA President Michael Cassidy called "a significant milestone in our strategy to further Georgia as a national leader in vaccine and antiviral research and development." More >
Visit National Archives to See How Work Has Changed
 "The Way We Worked" shows the transformation of work and workplace through 86 National Archives photos spanning 1857 (when 60 percent of Americans were farmers) to 1987. Visit the exhibit through May 20 at the National Archives Southeast Region, an ARCHE affiliated archive adjacent to the campus of Clayton State University. More >
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Photo credits: Agnes Scott College, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Institute of Technology, National Archives, Savannah College of Art and Design, University of Georgia.
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Enrollment in the women's college at Brenau University climbed 43 percent in three years, from 602 at the beginning of the 2003-04 year to 860 for fall 2006-07. Overall, Brenau University, which also offers co-educational online and evening/weekend programs, has grown 16 percent, from 2,073 students in fall 2003 to 2,407 in fall 2006. Know more >
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