University System of Georgia

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University System of Georgia
Abbreviation	USG
Motto	"to teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things"
Formation	1931
Purpose/focus	educational oversight
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia
Membership	35 public colleges and universities
Chancellor	Erroll B. Davis Jr.
Website	www.usg.edu

The University System of Georgia (USG) is the organizational body that includes all public institutions of higher learning in Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions as well as administering Public Library Service of the state which includes 58 public library systems. The USG also dispenses public funds (allocated by the state's legislature) to the institutions but not the lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship.

As of 2006, the $5 billion annual budget of the USG is used in the instruction of 253,000 students and employment of 35,000 faculty and staff.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 List of institutions 2.1 Independent research unit 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

The University System of Georgia was created with the passage of the Reorganization Act of 1931 by the Georgia General Assembly in 1931. The Reorganization Act created a Board of Regents to oversee the state's colleges and universities and the 26 boards of trustees that had provided oversight over the various institutions before passage of the act.^[2] The Board of Regents officially took office on January 1, 1932, and consisted of eleven members to be appointed by the Governor of Georgia pending approval from the Georgia Senate. The Governor held an ex officio position on the Board. The regents were to elect a chairman and select a secretary One regent was appointed from each of Georgia's ten congressional districts and the eleventh member was chosen at large.^[2]

Governor Richard Russell, Jr.'s, initial appointees included Cason Callaway, Martha Berry, Richard Russell, Sr. (the governor's father), George C. Woodruff, W.D. Anderson, Earle Cocke, Sr. and Philip Weltner. Anderson was elected chairman, Weltner vice-chairman and Cocke was appointed as the secretary/treasurer. Prior to the Reorganization Act, Georgia university chief executives held the title of chancellor; however, after the Act, University heads were given the title of president and a new chancellor position was created. The USG chancellor was selected and overseen by the board. At the request of the regents, Charles Snelling, the presiding head of the University of Georgia (UGA), stepped down from his position at UGA to become the initial chancellor of the entire system.^[2]

The 1932 Annual Report for the Board stated outstanding debts of $1,074,415.^[2] Over the next few years the USG endeavored to transform the state's institutions of higher learning, reorganizing schools, merging and closing others and transforming course offerings and curriculum.

[edit] List of institutions

Campus	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment[3] (Fall 2007)	Budget[4] (2005)	NCAA Affiliation	Athletics Nickname
Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta	1885	Research	18,747	563,375,936	Division I ACC	Yellow Jackets
Georgia State University	Atlanta	1913	Research	27,134	396,665,598	Division I CAA	Panthers
Medical College of Georgia	Augusta	1828	Research	2,862	508,574,414
University of Georgia	Athens	1785	Research	33,831	892,651,892	Division I SEC	Bulldogs
Georgia Southern University	Statesboro	1906	Regional	16,841	179,420,024	Division I SoCon	Eagles
Valdosta State University	Valdosta	1906	Regional	11,280	78,828,002	Division II	Blazers
Albany State University	Albany	1903	State University	4,033	56,616,118	Division II SIAC	Golden Rams
Armstrong Atlantic State University	Savannah	1935	State University	6,848	47,705,761	Division II PBC	Pirates
Augusta State University	Augusta	1785	State University	6,588	42,805,721	Division II	Jaguars
Clayton State University	Morrow	1969	State University	6,043	42,928,390	Division II PBC	Lakers
Columbus State University	Columbus	1958	State University	7,593	71,895,927	Division II PBC	Cougars
Fort Valley State University	Fort Valley	1895	State University	2,562	60,162,560	Division II SIAC	Wildcats
Georgia College and State University	Milledgeville	1889	State University	6,249	69,813,305	Division II PBC	Bobcats
Georgia Southwestern State University	Americus	1906	State University	2,405	23,239,157	Division II PBC	Hurricanes
Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw	1963	State University	20,607	120,735,822	Division I ASun	Owls
North Georgia College and State University	Dahlonega	1873	State University	5,227	33,568,338	Division II	Saints
Savannah State University	Savannah	1890	State University	3,169	42,155,964	Division I	Tigers
Southern Polytechnic State University	Marietta	1981	State University	4,460	39,775,587	NAIA SSAC
University of West Georgia	Carrollton	1906	State University	10,677	91,705,246	Division II GSC	Wolves
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	Tifton	1908	State College	3,665	24,235,237		Golden Stallions
Dalton State College	Dalton	1963	State College	4,532	24,551,410
Gainesville State College	Gainsville	1964	State College	7,474	21,794,018
Georgia Gwinnett College	Lawrenceville	2005	State College	788	5,547,277		Grizzlies
Gordon College	Barnesville	1852	State College	3,703	19,236,119
Macon State College	Macon	1965	State College	6,464	30,678,144
Middle Georgia College	Cochran and Dublin	1884	State College	3,444	17,429,320
Atlanta Metropolitan College	Atlanta	1974	Two-year college	1,882	15,914,021
Bainbridge College	Bainbridge	1970	Two-year college	2,661	13,669,334
Coastal Georgia Community College	Brunswick	1961	Two-year college	2,942	17,629,303
Darton College	Albany	1963	Two-year college	4,760	23,388,564
East Georgia College	Swainsboro	1973	Two-year college	1,987	8,636,151
Georgia Highlands College	Rome	1970	Two-year college	4,346	19,534,392		Chargers
Georgia Perimeter College	Lawrenceville, Clarkston, Decatur, Dunwoody, Conyers, and Alpharetta	1964	Two-year college	21,473	108,065,219		Jaguars
South Georgia College	Douglas	1906	Two-year college	1,756	11,365,557		Tiger
Waycross College	Waycross	1976	Two-year college	989	5,555,416

[edit] Independent research unit

• Skidaway Institute of Oceanography in Savannah [1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• USG homepage
• USG mission statement

v • d • e University System of Georgia Research Universities Georgia • Georgia State • Georgia Tech • Medical College of Georgia Regional Universities Georgia Southern • Valdosta State State Universities Albany State • Armstrong Atlantic State • Augusta State • Clayton State • Columbus State • Ft. Valley State • GCSU • Georgia Southwestern State • Kennesaw State • North Georgia State • Savannah State • Southern Polytechnic State • West Georgia State Colleges Dalton State • Gainesville State • Georgia Gwinnett College • Macon State • Middle Georgia Agricultural Colleges Abraham Baldwin Two-year Colleges Atlanta Metro • Bainbridge • Coastal Georgia • Darton • East Georgia • Georgia Highlands • Georgia Perimeter • Gordon • South Georgia • Waycross Independent research unit Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Governing body Georgia Board of Regents