University System of Georgia
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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, United States |
| Membership | 35 public colleges and universities, with a combined endowment of approx. $2.5 billion |
| Chancellor | Hank M. Huckaby |
| Website | www.usg.edu |
The University System of Georgia (USG) is the organizational body that includes 35 public institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of 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. The USG is the fourth largest university system in the United States by total student enrollment, with 311,442 students in 35 public institutions. The three larger systems are the University System of Ohio, State University of New York, and California State University.
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[edit] 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.[1] 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.[1]
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.[1]
The 1932 Annual Report for the Board stated outstanding debts of $1,074,415.[1] 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.
[edit] List of institutions
| Institution | Location | Founded | USG Designation | President[2] | Enrollment[3]
(Fall 2010) |
Budget[4]
(FY 2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 318,027 | |||||
| Georgia Health Sciences University | Augusta | 1828 | Research University | Ricardo Azziz | 2,948 | $653,534,600 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta | 1885 | Research University | G. P. "Bud" Peterson | 20,941 | $1,096,344,600 |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta | 1913 | Research University | Mark P. Becker | 32,022 | $654,750,400 |
| University of Georgia | Athens | 1785 | Research University | Michael F. Adams | 34,816 | $1,149,539,800 |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | 1906 | Research University | Brooks A. Keel | 20,212 | $279,184,200 |
| Valdosta State University | Valdosta | 1906 | Regional University | Louis H. Levy (Interim) | 13,089 | $190,057,400 |
| Albany State University | Albany | 1903 | State University | Everette J. Freeman | 4,663 | $69,999,200 |
| Armstrong Atlantic State University | Savannah | 1935 | State University | Linda M. Bleicken | 7,493 | $90,339,800 |
| Augusta State University | Augusta | 1785 | State University | William A. Bloodworth | 6,741 | $82,941,700 |
| Clayton State University | Morrow | 1969 | State University | Thomas J. "Tim" Hines | 6,860 | $85,091,200 |
| Columbus State University | Columbus | 1958 | State University | Timothy S. Mescon | 8,307 | $103,430,600 |
| Fort Valley State University | Fort Valley | 1895 | State University | Larry Rivers | 3,896 | $78,714,600 |
| Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville | 1889 | State University | Stas Preczewski (Interim) | 6,636 | $111,217,500 |
| Georgia Southwestern State University | Americus | 1906 | State University | Kendall Blanchard | 3,046 | $39,497,400 |
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw | 1963 | State University | Daniel S. Papp | 24,175 | $303,761,900 |
| North Georgia College & State University | Dahlonega | 1873 | State University | Bonita Jacobs | 6,067 | $84,442,100 |
| Savannah State University | Savannah | 1890 | State University | Cheryl D. Dozier (Interim) | 4,552 | $76,627,100 |
| Southern Polytechnic State University | Marietta | 1948 | State University | Lisa A. Rossbacher | 5,799 | $74,296,900 |
| University of West Georgia | Carrollton | 1906 | State University | Beheruz Sethna | 11,646 | $149,297,000 |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Tifton | 1908 | Four-Year State College | David C. Bridges | 3,250 | $37,208,100 |
| Atlanta Metropolitan College | Atlanta | 1974 | Four-Year State College a | Gary McGaha | 2,782 | $29,435,400 |
| College of Coastal Georgia | Brunswick | 1961 | Four-Year State College | Valerie A. Hepburn | 3,474 | $38,639,200 |
| Dalton State College | Dalton | 1963 | Four-Year State College | John O. Schwenn | 5,485 | $46,953,500 |
| Darton College | Albany | 1963 | Four-Year State College a | Peter J. Sireno | 6,097 | $41,137,600 |
| East Georgia College | Swainsboro | 1973 | Four-Year State College a | Robert G. Boehmer (interim) | 3,435 | $22,457,700 |
| Gainesville State College | Gainesville | 1964 | Four-Year State College | Martha T. Nesbitt | 8,569 | $68,301,000 |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville | 2005 | Four-Year State College | Daniel J. Kaufman | 7,742 | $65,106,000 |
| Georgia Highlands College | Rome | 1970 | Four-Year State College a | J. Randy Pierce | 5,530 | $37,239,900 |
| Georgia Perimeter College | Decatur | 1964 | Four-Year State College a | Anthony B. Tricoli | 26,996 | $159,008,600 |
| Gordon College | Barnesville | 1852 | Four-Year State College | Shelley C. Nickel (interim) | 4,664 | $45,906,000 |
| Macon State College | Macon | 1965 | Four-Year State College | Jeffery S. Allbritten | 5,702 | $54,824,800 |
| Middle Georgia College | Cochran | 1884 | Four-Year State College | W. Michael Stoy | 3,424 | $49,665,800 |
| South Georgia College | Douglas | 1906 | Four-Year State College a | Virginia M. Carson | 2,270 | $24,561,300 |
| Bainbridge College | Bainbridge | 1970 | Two-Year College | Richard A. Carvajal | 3,734 | $32,713,200 |
| Waycross College | Waycross | 1976 | Two-Year College | Mary Ellen Wilson (Interim) | 964 | $9,661,000 |
| Skidaway Institute of Oceanography | Savannah | 1968 | Independent Research Unit | James G. Sanders | $6,605,000 |
^a This institution is in the process of transitioning from two-year college status to four-year college status.[5] [6]
[edit] See also
- Georgia Board of Regents - The governing body of the University System of Georgia
- Student Advisory Council of Georgia - An organizational body compromised of the Student Government Presidents at each of the University System's institutions
- Technical College System of Georgia - A separate post-secondary education system which oversees Georgia's technical colleges
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Presidents of the Colleges & Universities of the USG
- ^ "Semester Enrollment Report" (PDF). Office of Research and Policy Analysis. University System of Georgia. http://www.usg.edu/research/students/enroll/fy2012/fall_ser_2011.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Budget Report" (PDF). Office of Research and Policy Analysis. University System of Georgia. http://www.usg.edu/fiscal_affairs/budget/historical/detail/usg_budget_fy11.pdf/. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Regents Approve ‘State College’ Status for Four USG Institutions". Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. http://www.usg.edu/news/release/regents_approve_state_college_status_for_four_usg_institutions/. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Regents Approve ‘State College’ Status for Two More USG Institutions". Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. http://www.usg.edu/news/release/regents_approve_/. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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