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| Abbreviation | USG |
| Motto | "to teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things" |
| Formation | 1931 |
| Purpose/focus | educational oversight |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Membership | 35 public colleges and universities |
| Chancellor | Erroll B. Davis Jr. |
| Website | www.usg.edu |
The University System of Georgia (USG) is the organizational body that includes 35 public institutions of higher learning in Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions as well as administering Public Library Service of the state which includes 58 public library systems. The USG also dispenses public funds (allocated by the state's legislature) to the institutions but not the lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship.
As of 2006, the $5 billion annual budget of the USG is used in the instruction of 253,000 students and employment of 35,000 faculty and staff.[1]
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History
The University System of Georgia was created with the passage of the Reorganization Act of 1931 by the Georgia General Assembly in 1931. The Reorganization Act created a Board of Regents to oversee the state's colleges and universities and the 26 boards of trustees that had provided oversight over the various institutions before passage of the act.[2] The Board of Regents officially took office on January 1, 1932, and consisted of eleven members to be appointed by the Governor of Georgia pending approval from the Georgia Senate. The Governor held an ex officio position on the Board. The regents were to elect a chairman and select a secretary One regent was appointed from each of Georgia's ten congressional districts and the eleventh member was chosen at large.[2]
Governor Richard Russell, Jr.'s, initial appointees included Cason Callaway, Martha Berry, Richard Russell, Sr. (the governor's father), George C. Woodruff, W.D. Anderson, Earle Cocke, Sr. and Philip Weltner. Anderson was elected chairman, Weltner vice-chairman and Cocke was appointed as the secretary/treasurer. Prior to the Reorganization Act, Georgia university chief executives held the title of chancellor; however, after the Act, University heads were given the title of president and a new chancellor position was created. The USG chancellor was selected and overseen by the board. At the request of the regents, Charles Snelling, the presiding head of the University of Georgia (UGA), stepped down from his position at UGA to become the initial chancellor of the entire system.[2]
The 1932 Annual Report for the Board stated outstanding debts of $1,074,415.[2] Over the next few years the USG endeavored to transform the state's institutions of higher learning, reorganizing schools, merging and closing others and transforming course offerings and curriculum.
List of institutions
| Institution | Location | Founded | USG Designation | President | Enrollment[3]
(Fall 2008) |
Budget[4]
(2005) |
Athletics Affiliation | Athletics Nickname |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta | 1885 | Research University | George P. "Bud" Peterson | 19,424 | 563,375,936 | NCAA D-I ACC | Yellow Jackets |
| University of Georgia | Athens | 1785 | Research University | Michael F. Adams | 34,180 | 892,651,892 | NCAA D-I SEC | Bulldogs |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta | 1913 | Research University | Mark P. Becker | 28,229 | 396,665,598 | NCAA D-I CAA | Panthers |
| Medical College of Georgia | Augusta | 1828 | Research University | Daniel W. Rahn (Outgoing) [pres 1] | 2,919 | 508,574,414 | ||
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | 1906 | Regional University | Bruce F. Grube (Outgoing) [pres 2] | 17,764 | 179,420,024 | NCAA D-I SoCon | Eagles |
| Valdosta State University | Valdosta | 1906 | Regional University | Patrick J. Schloss | 11,490 | 78,828,002 | NCAA D-II GSC | Blazers |
| Albany State University | Albany | 1903 | State University | Everette J. Freeman | 4,176 | 56,616,118 | NCAA D-II SIAC | Golden Rams |
| Armstrong Atlantic State University | Savannah | 1935 | State University | Linda M. Bleicken | 7,067 | 47,705,761 | NCAA D-II PBC | Pirates |
| Augusta State University | Augusta | 1785 | State University | William A. Bloodworth | 6,689 | 42,805,721 | NCAA D-II PBC | Jaguars |
| Clayton State University | Morrow | 1969 | State University | Thomas J. Hines (Interim) | 6,074 | 42,928,390 | NCAA D-II PBC | Lakers |
| Columbus State University | Columbus | 1958 | State University | Timothy S. Mescon | 7,951 | 71,895,927 | NCAA D-II PBC | Cougars |
| Fort Valley State University | Fort Valley | 1895 | State University | Larry Rivers | 3,106 | 60,162,560 | NCAA D-II SIAC | Wildcats |
| Georgia College and State University | Milledgeville | 1889 | State University | Dorothy Leland | 6,506 | 69,813,305 | NCAA D-II PBC | Bobcats |
| Georgia Southwestern State University | Americus | 1906 | State University | Kendall Blanchard | 2,717 | 23,239,157 | NCAA D-II PBC | Hurricanes |
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw | 1963 | State University | Daniel S. Papp | 21,449 | 120,735,822 | NCAA D-I ASun | Owls |
| North Georgia College and State University | Dahlonega | 1873 | State University | David Potter | 5,500 | 33,568,338 | NCAA D-II PBC | Saints |
| Savannah State University | Savannah | 1890 | State University | Earl G. Yarbrough Sr. | 3,453 | 42,155,964 | NCAA D-I Independent | Tigers |
| Southern Polytechnic State University | Marietta | 1948 | State University | Lisa A. Rossbacher | 4,818 | 39,775,587 | NAIA SSAC | Hornets |
| University of West Georgia | Carrollton | 1906 | State University | Beheruz N. Sethna | 11,252 | 91,705,246 | NCAA D-II GSC | Wolves |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Tifton | 1908 | State College | David Bridges | 3,600 | 24,235,237 | GJCAA | Golden Stallions |
| College of Coastal Georgia | Brunswick | 1961 | State College | Valerie A. Hepburn | 2,932 | 17,629,303 | GJCAA | Mariners |
| Dalton State College | Dalton | 1963 | State College | John O. Schwenn | 4,957 | 24,551,410 | ||
| Gainesville State College | Gainesville | 1964 | State College | Martha T. Nesbitt | 8,238 | 21,794,018 | Fightin' Geese | |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville | 2005 | State College | Daniel J. Kaufman | 1,563 | 5,547,277 | Grizzlies | |
| Gordon College | Barnesville | 1852 | State College | Lawrence V. Weill | 3,855 | 19,236,119 | GJCAA | Highlanders |
| Macon State College | Macon | 1965 | State College | David A. Bell | 6,431 | 30,678,144 | ||
| Middle Georgia College | Cochran | 1884 | State College | W. Michael Stoy | 3,434 | 17,429,320 | GJCAA | Warriors |
| Atlanta Metropolitan College | Atlanta | 1974 | Two-Year College | Gary McGaha | 2,241 | 15,914,021 | GJCAA | Red-Eyed Panthers |
| Bainbridge College | Bainbridge | 1970 | Two-Year College | Tom Wilkerson | 3,091 | 13,669,334 | ||
| Darton College | Albany | 1963 | Two-Year College | Peter J. Sireno | 5,019 | 23,388,564 | GJCAA | Cavaliers |
| East Georgia College | Swainsboro | 1973 | Two-Year College | John B. Black | 2,555 | 8,636,151 | Bobcats | |
| Georgia Highlands College | Rome | 1970 | Two-Year College | J. Randy Pierce | 4,690 | 19,534,392 | Chargers | |
| Georgia Perimeter College | Decatur | 1964 | Two-Year College | Anthony B. Tricoli | 22,808 | 108,065,219 | GJCAA | Jaguars |
| South Georgia College | Douglas | 1906 | Two-Year College | Virginia M. Carson | 1,864 | 11,365,557 | GJCAA | Tigers |
| Waycross College | Waycross | 1976 | Two-Year College | David Palmer | 936 | 5,555,416 | GJCAA | Swamp Foxes |
| Skidaway Institute of Oceanography | Savannah | 1968 | Independent Research Unit | James G. Sanders (Director) |
Notes
- ^ Daniel W. Rahn will step down as president of the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Rahn was appointed as the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. [1]
- ^ Bruce F. Grube steps down as president of Georgia Southern University on December 31, 2009. Brooks A. Keel, vice chancellor for research and economic development and professor of biological sciences at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, succeeds Dr. Grube on January 1, 2010. [2]
See also
- Georgia Board of Regents
Student Advisory Council of Georgia
References
- ^ Reid, S.A. (September 14, 2006). "New chancellor helps bolster financial aid". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Cox Enterprises): p. A4.
- ^ a b c d Fincher, Cameron (2003). Historical Development of the University System of Georgia: 1932-2002 (2nd Ed. ed.). Athens, Georgia: Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia. pp. 3. ISBN 1-880647-06-0.
- ^ "Semester Enrollment Report" (PDF). Office of Research and Policy Analysis. University System of Georgia. 2008. http://www.usg.edu/research/students/enroll/fy2009/fall08.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Budget Report" (PDF). Office of Research and Policy Analysis. University System of Georgia. 2005. http://www.usg.edu/usg_stats/info_digest/2005/financial0506.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
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