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Columns::January 14, 2002

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In December, the Selig Center unveiled its 2002 forecast to a record-sized audience of 1,200 people at the Terry College’s 19th annual Georgia Economic Outlook luncheon in Atlanta.

Tighten your belt: Recession likely until midyear; state budgets affected

The longest and strongest economic expansion in U.S. history roared through most of the ’90s, but drew its last breath in 2001. The National Bureau of Economic Research has pegged last March as the official start of the recession. Symbolically, however, the recession began in earnest with the catastrophic events of Sept. 11.
With that economic reality as the backdrop, the Selig Center for Economic Growth began in late fall to compile its annual economic forecast—amid more uncertainty than any year in recent memory. In December, the Selig Center unveiled its 2002 forecast to a record-sized audience of 1,200 people at the Terry College’s 19th annual Georgia Economic Outlook luncheon in Atlanta.

Peter Shedd named interim vice president for instruction

Peter Shedd, who has held a variety of academic and administrative positions at the university over the past three decades, will head the Office of Instruction while a search is conducted for a permanent successor to Tom Dyer, who stepped down at the end of fall semester to return to teaching and research. Shedd has been associate vice president for instruction since September 1999. His responsibilities have included supporting the operations of Faculty Affairs, encouraging teaching initiatives such as the creation of the Teaching Academy and the Freshman College Summer Experience, and working with the Admissions Office.

Undergraduate admissions policy is set for fall 2002

Applicants for the university’s fall 2002 freshman class will be evaluated strictly on academic qualifications, with no consideration of factors such as race, gender, legacy or hometown, President Michael F. Adams has announced.
Speaking to the University Council in November, Adams said a new admissions policy, developed in consultation with the council’s Faculty Admissions Committee, will use high school grade point averages and SAT/ACT scores “almost exclusively” as admissions criteria for this fall’s freshman applicants.

Congressional action supports university’s top-priority programs

Congress completed its work in 2001 just before Christmas after taking action on several items with a direct impact on the University of Georgia. With the action, the university accomplished most of its top priorities for federal fiscal year 2002, says Vice President for Government Relations Steve Wrigley.
With the strong support of the Georgia delegation, the university received a $10 million appropriation for the Paul D. Coverdell Center, which will house, among other programs, the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute. Gov. Roy E. Barnes is expected to recommend the state’s $10 million match in his fiscal year 2002 amended budget, Wrigley says. The university will fund the other $20 million through private sources. A spring groundbreaking ceremony is being planned for the $40 million facility.

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