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IMMEDIATE                                                                                                                                                                                    MARCH 15, 2007

 

USG LAUNCHES MILITARY EDUCATION INITIATIVE

 

            TIFTON - The University System of Georgia (USG) is stepping up efforts to serve the educational needs of the U.S. military by launching the Georgia Military Education Initiative (MEI). A coordinated and synchronized System-wide approach will be used to expand the degree programs, courses and support services available to every branch of the military.

            “Georgia has one of the largest military populations in the nation, and the University System should become a major educational service provider for those men and women who are serving our country through military service,” said USG Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr.

            North Georgia College & State University (NGCSU) has been designated as the lead institution in the MEI, given its status as The Military College of Georgia and its close association with the military community.  

            “We are honored to accept responsibility for coordinating this effort and look forward to the USG becoming a major provider of educational programs to the military,” said NGCSU President David L. Potter.

            The MEI initiative has been planned as a coordinated, highly flexible, high-tech approach to serve military personnel who seek to further their education. University System officials seek to address the unique challenges that make it difficult to provide college degree programs to military personnel – a population frequently on the move and out of reach of a USG campus – through traditional means.

            The MEI program also will address some logistical issues faced by this group. Customer service to the military community will be improved by making access to the University System’s programs and services faster, friendlier and easier. The new initiative will eliminate red tape that could be a barrier to admission for military personnel and expand the use of technology to deliver online courses to military personnel, no matter where they are based.

            As part of the MEI initiative, a number of online degree programs will be used to help expand program delivery – the USG’s eCore (core curriculum courses), WebMBA (online master’s degree in business administration), WebBSIT (bachelor of science in information technology degree), European Union and African Studies Certificate programs.

            For more information on the University System’s developing MEI program, contact Billy E. Wells Jr., executive assistant to the president of NGCSU at, (706) 864-1993 or via e-mail at bewells@ngcsu.edu.

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