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University competitive with addition of College of Engineering

Come July 1, the University will establish the College of Engineering after a decade-long planning period involving establishment of majors and hiring of faculty. The college is a step toward making the University competitive with other flagship universities with engineering programs. “It will certainly put us in the game,” said Tom Jackson, vice president for [...]

Adams satisfied with University’s finances for next school year, College of Engineering approved

At the final University Council meeting of the school year, University President Michael Adams said he’s glad next school year will begin on a better financial footing. “We have a pretty good report for this year on most counts,” he said at Thursday’s meeting. “The formula is fully-funded, which is good news.” Adams said the [...]

University in ‘middle of the pack’ in terms of tuition costs

Correction Appended Though the University used to consider itself one of the best deals in education, it’s now about average following tuition increases and HOPE Scholarship cuts. “We’re still about average in tuition in southern public research universities and about in the middle of the Southern Education Board rankings,” he said. This year, the University was ranked [...]

Regents approve tuition increase, new Bolton

University students will pay 5 percent more for tuition in the fall, the Board of Regents announced Tuesday at its meeting in Americus. The increase was made as members approved the fiscal year 2013 budget and decided to keep the institutional fee. Though the Regents claim to have the smallest statewide tuition increase in a [...]

Gym Class Heroes concert raises concerns about noise ordinances

While some students were enjoying the sounds of last week’s Gym Class Heroes’ concert, some felt the concert infringed upon their quiet hours. Brooke Bohannon, a sophomore living in Church Hall, said she could hear the noise through her dorm room window and filed a complaint with the dean of students to have future events [...]

Regents set UGA tuition increase to 5 percent

University students will pay 5 percent more for tuition in the fall, according to a press release from the Board of Regents. The increase was made after members approved the fiscal year 2013 budget. Though the Regents claim to have the statewide smallest tuition increase in a decade at 2.5 percent, other institutions in the [...]

Board of Regents to OK institutional fee

It seems the fate of the institutional fee was known after all. The fee, a temporary amount established in 2009 to offset costs brought on by budget cuts to the University System of Georgia, is listed as an approval item on the Board of Regents agenda, which could be an indication that it will continue [...]

Faculty raises hinge on economic growth, possibility for 2014

University faculty and staff could see raises in 2014 if the economy continues its slow, but steady growth, said Tom Jackson, senior vice president of public affairs. “With the economy improving, by the next time the General Assembly convenes, President Adams said he was more hopeful that approval of a faculty and staff pay raise could be [...]

Executive Committee approves proposed College of Engineering

A proposal for a College of Engineering was approved at the Executive Committee meeting Thursday. “UGA is one of rare comprehensive programs without an engineering school,” said David Shipley, law school professor and chair of the Curriculum Committee. The University has been trying to add a college of engineering for the past ten years, Shipley [...]

New Bolton to cost $27 million

Plans to demolish Bolton Dining Commons and erect a 67,000 square foot building costing $26.7 million at the corner of Lumpkin and Baxter streets have been in the works since January, according to documents obtained by The Red & Black. A proposal for a new dining hall stated that the University approved the project early this year, [...]

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