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The Board of Regents will decide today how to meet 8 percent budget cuts, and it could affect students immediately. Two ideas under consideration could give the University clearance to tap students for an extra $100 in January. One proposal is to eliminate policy 704. … 2 Comments
University students must pay a $100 fee next semester to meet an 8 percent budget cut plan approved by the Board of Regents Wednesday. Also included in the plan are further maintenance deferrals and a 5 percent reduction in employer contributions to PPO and HMO health plans. … 47 Comments
Athens-Clarke County Landscape Management employees Lauren Wood (left), Blake Jones and Bryan Guest string lights on a Christmas tree downtown Tuesday. The donated tree was cut fresh Tuesday morning. The Downtown Parade of Lights is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p. … 0 Comments
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced in a Nov. 25 press release it will create a plan to help the security. But this may or may not be good news for University students. Although the plan, known as the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, had original intentions of helping people meet the household and small business credit needs, it will also play a hand in assuring private loans for students. … 0 Comments
- Speaker: Maureen Downey, AJC Editorial Board. Hosted by Young Democrats. 5:30 p.m. in MLC 350. Contact: cwong@uga.edu - 26th Annual Georgia Economic Outlook Luncheon. Sponsored by the Terry College of Business Selig Center for Economic Growth. Reception 11 a. … 1 Comment
Lawmakers in Washington are recommending a site in Kansas for the $450 million National Bio- and Agro-Defense Laboratory, besting out competition from five other sites, including one on the University campus. … 5 Comments
Student comments on a recent national survey point to a central theme - the University's advising process needs help. The National Survey on Student Engagement asked nearly 1,000 freshmen and 1,000 seniors about different aspects of the University. Of the 280 write-in student comments, 30 responded negatively about advising. … 20 Comments
Though women across campus acknowledge gender gaps and take a stand on concerns such as pay equity, child care and maternity leave, women in the senior administration are calling for relatively little change. … 0 Comments
