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 Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia 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 the 35 colleges and universities that comprise the University System of Georgia, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and The Georgia Public Library System. These institutions enrolled approximately 311,442 students for the fall of 2010 and employed 41,680 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 Georgia Health Sciences University
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
Albany Darton College
Atlanta Atlanta Metropolitan College
Barnesville Gordon College
Brunswick College of Coastal Georgia
Cochran Middle Georgia College
Dalton Dalton State College
Decatur Georgia Perimeter College
Douglas South Georgia College
Gainesville Gainesville State College
Lawrenceville Georgia Gwinnett College
Macon Macon State College
Rome Georgia Highlands College
Swainsboro East Georgia College
Tifton Abraham Baldwin Agri. College
Two-Year Colleges
Bainbridge Bainbridge College
Waycross Waycross College

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Board of Regents

Kenneth R. Bernard, Jr. Douglasville
Larry R. Ellis Atlanta
Rutledge A. Griffin, Jr. Valdosta
Robert F. Hatcher Macon
C. Thomas Hopkins, Jr., M.D. Griffin
W. Mansfield Jennings, Jr. Hawkinsville
James R. Jolly Dalton
Donald M. Leebern, Jr. Columbus
William NeSmith, Jr. Athens
Doreen Stiles Poitevint Bainbridge
Willis J. Potts, Jr. Rome
Neil L. Pruitt, Jr. Norcross
Wanda Yancey Rodwell Stone Mountain
Kessel D. Stelling, Jr. Marietta
Benjamin J. Tarbutton, III Sandersville
Richard L. Tucker Duluth
Larry Walker Perry
Philip A. Wilheit Gainesville

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Board of Regents Officers and Staff

Benjamin J. Tarbutton, III Chair
William NeSmith, Jr. Vice Chair
Hank M. Huckaby Chancellor
David Morgan Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, Office of Academic Affairs
Steve W. Wrigley Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration
John Fuchko, III Chief Audit Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor
Thomas E. Daniel Senior Vice Chancellor, External Affairs
Curtis A. Carver, Jr. Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer
Linda M. Daniels Vice Chancellor, Facilities
Wayne Guthrie Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
J. Burns Newsome Vice Chancellor, Legal Affairs and Secretary to the Board
John Brown Vice Chancellor, Fiscal Affairs and Treasurer of the Board
Lynne Weisenbach Vice Chancellor, Educational Access and Success

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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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