University System of Georgia

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University System of Georgia
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

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ Presidents of the Colleges & Universities of the USG
  3. ^ "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. 
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ "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. 
  6. ^ "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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