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Columns::April 22, 2002
Honors and Awards
Legislature approves merit-based salary raise pool of 3.25 percent
U.S. senators Gramm and Miller will address seniors at Commencement
Finalists chosen for VP for instruction
Penn State University administrator will head physical plant
Russell Library showcases late senator’s baseball card collection
Well versed: Creative writing professor leads a busy life
UGA hosts roundtable discussion as part of Africa Initiative
Promotions
Tenure
Members of promotion, tenure reveiw committees are announced
Maximum load: Provost discusses efforts to increase credit-hour production
Campus News
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University System Chancellor Tom Meredith (left) talks with Kirk Bertram, UGA’s CIO for information technology, during a tour at the Gwinnett University Center this spring. The building in the background, set to open in the fall, will house state-of-the-art classrooms and a library. (Photo by Paul Efland)
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Now open for business
and other undergraduate programs
By Sharron Hannon
shannon@uga.edu
Applications are now being accepted for three undergraduate degree programs being offered by the University of Georgia at the
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| Students at the Gwinnett University Center can find out about new UGA programs at the information desk and computer terminals in the lobby. (Photo by Paul Efland) |
Gwinnett University Center starting in fall 2002.
The programs are open to new transfer students (not currently enrolled at UGA), as well as students who already hold a bachelor’s degree and are seeking a second degree, according to Bob Boehmer, associate provost for institutional effectiveness, who serves as UGA’s senior administrator for the Gwinnett programs.
The degree offerings include:
• B.S. in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis on general science, offered by the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences;
• B.S.Ed. in instructional psychology, training and technology, offered by the College of Education;
• B.B.A. in general business, offered by the Terry College of Business.
The Franklin College and the School of Social Work also will provide elective courses that can be used to satisfy degree requirements.
UGA has been providing graduate degree programs and continuing education in Gwinnett since 1984, when the University System Board of Regents first established the Gwinnett University Center as a locus for such activity. The College of Education has offered graduate programs in a variety of fields, ranging from early childhood education to occupational studies. Other graduate degree programs are offered in social work, food science and technology, public administration, and non-profit organizations.
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The Gwinnett University Center is a unique partnership between the University System, UGA and Georgia Perimeter College. The center moved in January to a 177-acre campus at Collins Hill Road and Highway 316 in Lawrenceville. (Photo by Paul Efland)
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One of the newest graduate offerings is an evening M.B.A. program for working professionals, established in 2000.
Classes have previously been held in temporary space leased by the Gwinnett University Center. But in January of this year, the GUC moved to a new 177-acre campus at Collins Hill Road and Highway 316 in Lawrenceville. One classroom building is now open, with a second to follow in the fall.
“With these new facilities, we’re able to add a new dimension to UGA’s involvement in Gwinnett, which is one of the fastest-growing counties in the state and the nation,” says Boehmer. “In doing so, we’re extending educational opportunities to meet obvious needs.”
As is already true of the graduate program offerings, the standards for admission to UGA’s undergraduate degree programs at the GUC will be on par with the standards in Athens. Transfer students must have completed at least 60 hours of transferable course work and earned at least a 2.5 GPA. Additionally, prospective students must meet the criteria for admission into the specific degree program they wish to pursue.
“The degree earned will be a UGA degree, though the course work is delivered in a setting other than Athens,” Boehmer notes.
The Gwinnett University Center is a unique partnership between the University System of Georgia, UGA and Georgia Perimeter College, which offers associate degrees and lower-division core courses at the GUC.
To launch UGA’s undergraduate programs, Boehmer finds himself traveling frequently between Athens and Lawrenceville. “I’m at the GUC at least two or three days a week,” he says. “And plenty of other folks from Athens are also making that trip as we work out logistics for admissions and orientation, class schedules and the many other things that need attention. It’s hard work, but there’s been great cooperation among faculty, staff and administrators involved in this project.”
A search is currently under way for an assistant vice president for UGA at Gwinnett who will report to Boehmer and work full time at the GUC. Review of nominations and applications will continue until May 1. |
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