Regents Approve Campus Consolidation Plan
Atlanta — January 10, 2012
The Board of Regents approved today 性视界APP Chancellor Hank Huckaby鈥檚 recommendation to consolidate eight of the System鈥檚 35 colleges and universities. Huckaby announced the recommendation last week.
The recommended consolidations are: Gainesville State College and North Georgia College & State University (Dahlonega); Middle Georgia College (Cochran) and Macon State College; Waycross College and South Georgia College (Douglas); and Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University.
鈥淭he Board鈥檚 approval now paves the way for us to proceed,鈥 said Huckaby. 鈥淲e will focus on how these consolidations enable us to better serve our students and areas of the state more efficiently and effectively. I look forward to working with the eight institutions on this process.鈥
Now that the plan has board approval, Huckaby will begin to implement the plan, which is expected to take between 12-18 months to finalize.
Campus working groups will be appointed by Huckaby and charged with developing detailed recommendations for consolidation. Huckaby said the campus working groups should be up and running by the end of January. Implementation actions will be reviewed by the University System Office and approved by the Regents鈥 Special Committee on Consolidation and the full board.
The consolidation plan is just one of a series of new efforts launched by the chancellor, each part of a focus on increasing college completion rates, broadening access to public higher education and maintaining affordability. Others include the System鈥檚 participation in Gov. Nathan Deal鈥檚 鈥淐omplete College Georgia鈥 initiative, a study of how the USG uses its current facilities, the future design and construction of facilities, the expansion of distance education, a new model of academic program review as well as the integration of academic, facilities and fiscal activities.
The University System has created a special website to help coordinate information and communication related to the consolidation effort:
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