Georgia Board of Regents

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The Georgia Board of Regents oversees the University System of Georgia as part of the state government of Georgia in the United States. The University System of Georgia is composed of all state public institutions of higher education.

Contents 1 History 2 Governing authority 3 Organization 4 Controversies 5 Student Advisory Council 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links

[edit] History

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The Board was organized on January 1, 1932, to create centralized control over all member institutions.^[1]

[edit] Governing authority

The Board oversees 35 schools: four research universities, two regional universities, 13 state universities, seven state colleges, and nine two-year colleges. In fiscal 2003, there were 10,626 faculty positions and 241,878 students.^{[citation needed]} Those numbers grew to 35,000 and 253,000, respectively, in 2006.^[2]

Funding of all member institutions is controlled by he Board. In fiscal year 2003, the Board dispensed $1,697,287,628 of funding, authorized by the Georgia General Assembly. In 2006, the budget grew to $5 billion.^[2]

[edit] Organization

On September 13, 2006, Erroll B. Davis, Jr. became the 11th Chancellor of the Board of Regents.^[2] Davis stepped down as the chairman of Alliant Energy Corporation to accept the chancellorship.^[2] He previously served as CEO and president of that company as well. Previous chancellors include Charles Melton Snelling,^[3] Steadman Vincent Sanford^[4] and Harmon White Caldwell.^[5]

[edit] Controversies

The Board has been criticized in the past on several points, such as shortchanging smaller schools,^{[citation needed]} ignoring opinions of faculty and students,^{[citation needed]} forcing almost all schools to change name in 1996,^{[citation needed]} and for forcing the system from quarters to semesters in 1998.

[edit] Student Advisory Council

On March 13, 1968, Chancellor George L. Simpson, Jr. recommended that the Board of Regents establish a University System Student Advisory Council. This council was to be composed of all the student body presidents within the University System.

The Board of Regents felt that the format of the Student Advisory Council would further enhance the student government organizations while creating responsible student leadership in the University System and so authorized its establishment.

The constitutionally mandated purposes of SAC are to:

1. Provide a forum for communication and recommendation between the students of the University System of Georgia and the Chancellor of the System, the Board of Regents, the state government, the news media, and the public concerning problems and issues which are important to the students of the University System of Georgia.

2. Promote better student government at institutions of the University System through the dissemination of information between and the provision of assistance to member institutions regarding problems and activities. The primary internal function of the Student Advisory Council shall be to discuss issues of direct concern to the student body of the University System of Georgia within those forums established for that purpose. ^[6]

[edit] Notes

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[edit] References

• Reed, Thomas Walter (ca. 1949). History of the University of Georgia. University of Georgia. Retrieved on 2007-03-20.
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[edit] External links

• Board of Regents website
• Student Advisory Council

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