UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

  The University System of Georgia
  Institutions of the University System of Georgia
  Board of Regents
  Board of Regents Officers and Staff
  General Education in the University System of Georgia

The University System of Georgia

The University System of Georgia's Board of Regents was created in 1931 as a part of a reorganization of Georgia's state government. With this act, public higher education in Georgia was unified for the first time under a single governing and management authority. The governor appoints members to the Board, who each serve seven years. Today the Board of Regents is composed of 18 members, five of whom are appointed from the state-at-large, and one from each of the 13 congressional districts. The Board elects a chancellor who serves as its chief executive officer and the chief administrative officer of the University System.

The Board oversees 35 colleges and universities: four research universities, two regional universities, 13 state universities, eight state colleges, and eight two-year colleges. These institutions enroll more than 283,000 students and employ over 40,000 faculty and staff to provide teaching and related services to students and the communities in which they are located.

Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
270 Washington Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30334

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Institutions of the University System of Georgia

Research Universities
Athens The University of Georgia
Atlanta Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University
Augusta Medical College of Georgia
Regional Universities
Statesboro Georgia Southern University
Valdosta Valdosta State University
State Universities
Albany Albany State University
Americus Georgia Southwestern State University
Augusta Augusta State University
Carrollton University of West Georgia
Columbus Columbus State University
Dahlonega North Georgia College and State University
Fort Valley Fort Valley State University
Kennesaw Kennesaw State University
Marietta Southern Polytechnic State University
Milledgeville Georgia College and State University
Morrow Clayton State University
Savannah Armstrong Atlantic State University
Savannah State University
State Colleges
Barnesville Gordon College
Brunswick College of Coastal Georgia
Cochran Middle Georgia College
Dalton Dalton State College
Gainesville Gainesville State College
Lawrenceville Georgia Gwinnett College
Macon Macon State College
Tifton Abraham Baldwin Agri. college
Two-year Colleges
Albany Darton College
Atlanta Atlanta Metropolitan College
Bainbridge Bainbridge College
Decatur Georgia Perimeter College
Douglas South Georgia College
Rome Georgia Highlands College
Swainsboro East Georgia College
Waycross Waycross College

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Board of Regents

Kenneth R. Bernard, Jr. Douglasville
James A. Bishop Sea Island
Hugh A. Carter, Jr. Atlanta
William H. Cleveland Atlanta
Robert F. Hatcher Macon
A. Felton Jenkins, Jr. Madison
W. Mansfield Jennings, Jr. Hawkinsville
James R. Jolly Dalton
Donald M. Leebern, Jr. Columbus
Elridge W. McMillan Atlanta
William NeSmith, Jr. Athens
Doreen Stiles Poitevint Bainbridge
Willis J. Potts, Jr. Rome
Wanda Yancey Rodwell Stone Mountain
Kessel D. Stelling, Jr. Alpharetta
Benjamin J. Tarbutton, III Sandersville
Richard L. Tucker Duluth
Allan Vigil McDonough

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Board of Regents Officers and Staff

Richard L. Tucker Chair
Robert F. Hatcher Vice Chair
Erroll B. Davis, Jr. Chancellor
Susan Herbst Chief Academic Officer and Executive Vice Chancellor, Office of Academic Affairs
Rob Watts Chief Operating Officer
John Fuchko, III Chief Audit Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor, Internal Audit (Interim)
Tom Daniel Senior Vice Chancellor, External Affairs
Daniel Rahn Senior Vice Chancellor, Health and Medical Programs and President, Medical College of Georgia
Linda M. Daniels Vice Chancellor, Facilities
Wayne Guthrie Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
Cathie Hudson Vice Chancellor, Research and Policy Analysis
Tom Maier Vice Chancellor, Information and Instructional Technology/CIO
J. Burns Newsome Vice Chancellor, Legal Affairs and Secretary to the Board
Usha Ramachandran Vice Chancellor, Office of Fiscal Affairs
Lynne Weisenbach Vice Chancellor, P-16 Initiatives

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General Education in The University System of Georgia

From the origins of intellectual study to the present, general education has been a key to a fulfilling life of self-knowledge, self-reflection, critical awareness, and lifelong learning. General education has traditionally focused on oral and written communication, quantitative reasoning and mathematics, studies in culture and society, scientific reasoning, and aesthetic appreciation. Today, general education also assists students in their understanding of technology, information literacy, diversity, and global awareness. In meeting all of these needs, general education provides college students with their best opportunity to experience the breadth of human knowledge and the ways that knowledge in various disciplines is interrelated.

In the University System of Georgia, general education programs consist of a group of courses known as the Core Curriculum as well as other courses and co-curricular experiences specific to each institution. The attainment of general education learning outcomes prepares responsible, reflective citizens who adapt constructively to change. General education programs impart knowledge, values, skills, and behaviors related to critical thinking and logical problem-solving. General education includes opportunities for interdisciplinary learning and experiences that increase intellectual curiosity, providing the basis for advanced study in the variety of fields offered by today's colleges and universities.

Approved by the Council on General Education, October, 2004
Approved by the Chief Academic Officers, December, 2004

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