News Release Archive Releases for 2003 12.05.2003 Successful USG Health Professionals Initiative Expands Program 11.25.2003 USG Chancellor Tapped To Lead National Higher Education Association 11.19.2003 University System Records Gain of 14,000 Students From Fall 2002 to Fall 2003 11.19.2003 Study Documents Need For New University System Facilities 11.19.2003 Board Accepts Study on Regionalization and Consolidation in USG Business Practices 11.18.2003 Gov. Sonny Perdue Conducts Historic Swearing In Of New Regent 11.18.2003 Leland Named President of Georgia College & State University 11.05.2003 New Study on Value of a College Degree in Georgia Shows Payoffs for Graduates, State 11.04.2003 Finalists Named For Georgia College & State University 10.29.2003 Statement Regarding UGA Foundation Report On President Adams 10.29.2003 Media Advisory: Time of Media Briefing at Board of Regents’ Offices Changed 10.28.2003 Media Briefing Set at Board of Regents’ Offices to Distribute UGA Foundation Report 10.08.2003 Board of Regents Recognizes Eight Institutions For “Best Practices” 09.29.2003 “Do The Math: It’s Rocket Science!” $34.6 Million Grant Will Launch Georgia Students 09.11.2003 University System Breaks Ground for New Information Technology Facility in Oconee County 09.09.2003 East Georgia Presidential Search and Advisory Committee Named 09.09.2003 USG Budget Focuses On Core Mission and Key Initiatives 08.06.2003 Regents Chair Outlines Key Priorities For Coming Year 08.05.2003 Chancellor Delivers Remarks on Proposed Budget Cuts 08.05.2003 Wooten Attends First Meeting as Board of Regents’ Vice Chair 08.05.2003 Board of Regents’ Meeting Marks Start of Former Governor’s Second Term as Chair 06.23.2003 Statement from Board on US Supreme Court Ruling in Michigan Affirmative Action Case 06.11.2003 Former Governor to Continue as Board of Regents Chair 06.11.2003 Wooten Elected Regents Vice Chair 06.10.2003 Board of Regents’ Statement on UGA President 06.10.2003 Regents Approve Initiative To Improve School Counselor Training 05.21.2003 Board of Regents Adopts 15 Recommendations in Support of USG’s African-American Male Initiative 05.20.2003 Regents Approve New Tuition Rates For University System 05.20.2003 Governor Perdue Appoints New Members to Board of Regents 05.15.2003 Brown Named Interim President at Georgia College & State University 05.02.2003 Special Regents Committee Named For GC&SU Presidential Search 05.02.2003 GC&SU’s Presidential Search and Advisory Committee Named 04.16.2003 Board of Regents Funds Pilots Targeting African-American Males 04.16.2003 Policy Changes Adopted on Regents’ Test 03.21.2003 DePaolo Named Chancellor of UNC Wilmington 03.19.2003 Statements From USG Chancellor Meredith and Board of Regents Chair Regarding Regent John Hunt’s Pass 03.12.2003 Regents to Secure Truett-Mcconnell’s Watkinsville Campus 03.12.2003 University System Student Retention Rates Hit Record High 03.12.2003 GALILEO Enjoys Meteoric Rise in Use and National Reputation 03.07.2003 2003 Board of Regents’ Excellence Awards Presented 02.03.2003 DeVries Named Interim Executive Director of USG Office of Economic Development 01.11.2003 USG Enrollment, Retention & SAT Scores at All-Time High 01.08.2003 Chancellor Meredith Delivers First State-Of-The-System Address 01.07.2003 Four University System Institutions Recognized For International Education Efforts