News Release Archive Releases for 2011 11.18.2011 November is Georgia “Apply to College Month” 11.17.2011 USG Competition Lets College Students Solve Social Issues 11.16.2011 University System Fall Enrollment Hits A Record Of 318,027 Students 11.11.2011 Robert G. Boehmer Named Interim President of East Georgia College 11.10.2011 Tarbutton Named Chair of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 11.10.2011 NeSmith Named Vice Chair of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 11.09.2011 Huckaby: “We must be Georgia’s most powerful economic asset” 11.09.2011 Regents Approve College Completion Plan 11.07.2011 Investiture of Chancellor Henry M. “Hank” Huckaby Scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 9 11.02.2011 USG reorganizes, renames office as part of Complete College Georgia efforts 10.28.2011 Rob Watts Named Interim President at Georgia Highlands College 10.19.2011 Burns Named President of Gordon College 10.13.2011 USG Holds Conference Featuring Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus 10.13.2011 Jon Sizemore Interim Head of University System Distance Education Efforts 10.05.2011 Recommendations Received for Gordon College Presidency 09.30.2011 USG Economic Development Conference Features Nobel Prize Winner 09.29.2011 Randy Pierce Announces Retirement from Georgia Highlands 09.28.2011 John Black announces retirement from East Georgia College 09.14.2011 USG Chancellor Launches Three Efforts to Change Higher Education in Georgia 09.13.2011 Regents Approve Fiscal Year 2013 Budget and Facilities Request 09.06.2011 Search Committee Named for Next USG Chief Academic Officer 08.26.2011 Georgia College & State University Presidential Search Committee Named 08.26.2011 Valdosta State University Presidential Search Committee Named 08.10.2011 John Brown Named Treasurer for Board of Regents 08.09.2011 New Chancellor Promises To Focus On Performance, Partnerships And Value 08.09.2011 Augusta State University President William Bloodworth Announces Retirement Effective June 30, 2012 08.08.2011 Gainesville State College President Martha Nesbitt Announces Plans to Retire Effective June 30, 2012 06.27.2011 Steve Wrigley Named University System Executive Vice Chancellor 06.23.2011 John Brown Named Fiscal Affairs Chief For University System Of Georgia 06.15.2011 David Morgan Named Interim Chief Academic Officer For Regents 06.08.2011 Stas Preczewski Named Interim President of Georgia College & State University 06.07.2011 Tarbutton Named Chair of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 06.07.2011 Regents Take Action To Help Students Transfer College Credits 06.07.2011 NeSmith Named Vice Chair of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 06.07.2011 Economic Impact of University System Reaches $12.6 Billion 06.07.2011 Regents Approve ‘State College’ Status for Two More USG Institutions 05.16.2011 Georgia’s Higher Education Systems Provide Programs Vital to Jobs of the Future 05.10.2011 Dorothy Leland recommended to lead UC Merced 05.10.2011 Jacobs Named President of North Georgia College & State University 05.10.2011 Regents Approve ‘State College’ Status for Four USG Institutions 05.10.2011 Special Program Eases Path to College for Military 05.06.2011 Regents Name Henry Huckaby Chancellor-Designate for University System 05.06.2011 Allbritten Named President of Macon State College 05.04.2011 Media Advisory: Regents to Meet May 6 to Name New Chancellor 05.03.2011 Mary Ellen Wilson Named Interim President of Waycross College 04.27.2011 Louis Levy Named Interim President at Valdosta State University 04.26.2011 Two Finalists Named for North Georgia College & State University Presidency 04.22.2011 Regents Name Henry Huckaby as Finalist for University System Chancellor 04.21.2011 Cheryl Dozier Named Interim President of Savannah State University 04.19.2011 Regents Approve Three Percent Tuition Increase For Fall 2011 04.14.2011 Recommendations Received for Macon State College Presidency 03.29.2011 New USG Website Outlines HOPE Scholarship Changes for USG Students 03.26.2011 University System Event Raises Funds for Student Scholarships 03.22.2011 March Chancellor Search Update 03.18.2011 USG Provides Information Security Courses to State Agencies 03.17.2011 Gordon College Presidential Search Extended 02.22.2011 University System Statement on HOPE Proposals 02.10.2011 Benjamin J. Tarbutton III Elected to Serve as Regents’ Vice Chair 02.09.2011 SunTrust Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to the University System of Georgia Foundation 02.09.2011 Chancellor Davis: University System Will Meet Its Mission in Tough Budget Year 01.11.2011 Board of Regents’ Meeting for January 12, 2011 Canceled 01.10.2011 January Board of Regents’ Meetings Affected by Weather