The
Georgia Board of Regents oversees the
University System of GeorgiaThe University System of Georgia is the organizational body that includes 35 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...
as part of the
state governmentThe state government of Georgia is the U.S. state governmental body established by the Georgia State Constitution. It is a republican government with three branches: the legislature, executive, and judiciary...
of
GeorgiaGeorgia is a state in the United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution, it had been the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established, in 1733. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January...
in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The University System of Georgia is composed of all state public institutions of higher education.
The Board was organized on January 1, 1932, to create centralized control over all member institutions.
The Board oversees 35
schoolA school , is an institution designed to allow and encourage students to learn, under the supervision of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
s: four research universities, two regional universities, 13 state universities, seven state colleges, and nine two-year colleges.
The
Georgia Board of Regents oversees the
University System of GeorgiaThe University System of Georgia is the organizational body that includes 35 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...
as part of the
state governmentThe state government of Georgia is the U.S. state governmental body established by the Georgia State Constitution. It is a republican government with three branches: the legislature, executive, and judiciary...
of
GeorgiaGeorgia is a state in the United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution, it had been the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established, in 1733. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January...
in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The University System of Georgia is composed of all state public institutions of higher education.
History
The Board was organized on January 1, 1932, to create centralized control over all member institutions.
Governing authority
The Board oversees 35
schoolA school , is an institution designed to allow and encourage students to learn, under the supervision of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
s: four research universities, two regional universities, 13 state universities, seven state colleges, and nine two-year colleges. In fiscal 2003, there were 10,626
facultyA faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
positions and 241,878
studentThe word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb studēre, meaning "to direct one's zeal at"; hence a student could be described as "one who directs zeal at a subject"...
s. Those numbers grew to 35,000 and 253,000, respectively, in 2006.
Funding of all member institutions is controlled by the Board. In fiscal year 2003, the Board dispensed $1,697,287,628 of funding, authorized by the
Georgia General AssemblyThe Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, being composed of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate....
. In 2006, the budget grew to $5 billion.
Organization
On September 13, 2006, Erroll B. Davis, Jr. became the 11th Chancellor of the Board of Regents. Davis stepped down as the chairman of Alliant Energy Corporation to accept the chancellorship. He previously served as CEO and president of that company as well. Previous chancellors include
Charles Melton SnellingCharles Mercer Snelling was the Chancellor or the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia from 1925 to 1932 and the first Chancellor of the University System of Georgia...
,
Steadman Vincent SanfordSteadman Vincent Sanford , was President of the University of Georgia in Athens from 1932 until 1935. He subsequently served as Chancellor of the University System of Georgia from 1935 until 1945....
and
Harmon White CaldwellHarmon White Caldwell was President of the University of Georgia in Athens from 1935 until 1948 and Chancellor of the University System of Georgia from 1948 to 1964...
..
Controversies
The Board has been criticized in the past on several points, such as shortchanging smaller schools, ignoring opinions of faculty and students, forcing almost all schools to change name in 1996, and for forcing the system from
quarterQuarter is one fourth, ¼, or 25%.Quarter may also refer to:*Quarter , a division of an academic year lasting from 8 to 12 weeks*Quarter , valued at one-fourth of a U.S. dollar...
s to semesters in 1998
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