The Executive DBA Council (Edbac) is an advocacy group formed in June 2011 at an inaugural meeting at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Edbac was formed to foster excellence and innovation in executive doctoral degree programs worldwide with the aim to provide networking and educational opportunities for professionals who serve and participate in executive doctoral degree programs. It is considered to be the world's only collaborative council focused on DBA degree programs and their issues.
144-579: Inaugural president of Edbac was Lars Mathiassen from Georgia State University ’s Robinson college of business. The current Executive DBA Council President is Dr. Ekin Pellegrini, Associate Dean for Graduate Business Programs at the University of Missouri–St. Louis . As of October 2024, the Executive DBA Council has 72 Executive DBA Member Schools from 17 different countries. The Executive DBA Council
288-652: A consolidated city–county located 60 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta , Georgia. The city is the hometown of several popular musical artists including the American rock bands the B-52's and R.E.M. Rolling Stone magazine named UGA among "Top Ten Schools that Rock". In August 2015, Outside magazine named Athens sixth on a list of "The 16 Best Places to Live in the U.S." The campuses' dominant architectural themes are Federal , Classical and Antebellum style. Though there have been many additions, changes, and augmentations,
432-487: A $ 2 million infusion of funding and an additional $ 1 million from the state legislature. The university used the new funds to make a number of improvements to the campus from 1936 to the early 1940s. Many renovation projects were undertaken including the establishment of five new residence halls, a dining hall, eight new academic buildings, a nursery school, and several auxiliary facilities. An engineering professor Rudolph Driftmier and architect Roy Hitchcock were responsible for
576-717: A $ 2.5 billion economic impact in Georgia. Georgia State University's intercollegiate athletics teams, the Georgia State Panthers , compete in NCAA Division I 's Sun Belt Conference . Georgia State is a founding member of the Sun Belt Conference. Initially intended as a night school, Georgia State University was established in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology 's Evening School of Commerce. A reorganization of
720-548: A $ 6.1 million construction project created the building to house two of the largest departments at the university, the psychology department, part of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, named after the former editor of The Atlanta Constitution . Other buildings in the area include Clark Howell Hall, built in 1937 as a dormitory but which later became home to
864-430: A 15,000-square-foot dining facility, conference rooms, communal kitchens, study rooms, and laundry facilities. The department is composed of more than 160 state-sworn police officers, 60 full-time security guards, 10 part-time security guards, 16 communications dispatchers and eight staff members, making it the largest campus law enforcement agency in Georgia. Perimeter College consists of five different campuses around
1008-571: A Navy Pre-Flight School on the campus, occupying many of the university's buildings and constructing many new buildings and athletic facilities used by generations of students in the following decades. In 1945, UGA accepted a donation of about 100 paintings from the New York art collector Alfred Holbrook and created the Georgia Museum of Art . In 1946, the School of Veterinary Medicine was re-established as
1152-425: A Student Success Center. The Dunwoody campus includes a gym, weight room, soccer field, tennis courts, an observatory, a gazebo, and eight academic buildings. The Newton campus consists of a baseball field, a softball field, a health and recreation center, and two academic buildings. The President of Georgia State University (currently Dr. M. Brian Blake) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by
1296-567: A campus engineer and the head of the former Agricultural Engineering Division of the College of Agriculture. Partnering with Roy Hitchcock, Rudolph H. Driftmier was responsible for the design and construction of 15 buildings on campus from 1930 to 1965. The 110,000-square-foot (10,000 m ) building renamed after Driftmier in 1982 was constructed in 1966 and is now home to the College of Engineering . The Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel
1440-464: A constitutional amendment passed by the state legislature gave the board independence from political interference which led to the schools quickly regaining their accreditation. As the United States entered World War II , enrollment among male students dropped significantly, allowing female students to outnumber male students for the first time in the school's history. The United States Navy set up
1584-402: A few students participating in some of UGA's athletic programs. The courts finally awarded Kemp more than $ 1 million, leading to Davison's resignation in 1986 and student athlete academic standards revisions. Henry King Stanford served as interim president before the appointment of Charles Knapp in 1987. Together with UGA alumnus and Georgia Governor Zell Miller , Knapp helped establish
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#17328555345701728-439: A few students, Meigs opened the school with no building in the fall of 1801. The first school building patterned after Yale's Connecticut Hall was built the year later. Yale's early influence on the new university extended into the classical curriculum with emphasis on Latin and Greek . By 1803, the students formed a debate society, Demosthenian Literary Society . Meigs had his first graduating class of nine by 1804. In 1806,
1872-595: A few. Georgia State is currently the only university in the United States operating a BSL-4 lab (the highest bio-safety level) at level 4 conditions. These labs are currently used to investigate herpes B virus , hantavirus , and ebola . The College of Arts and Science is home to several centers, inst,itutes and areas of focus, under which the departments of chemistry, biology, psychology, and other college-wide departments can collaborate on interdisciplinary subjects. Likewise, several university-level institutes exist, allowing collaboration between departments throughout
2016-680: A major focus of growth and development. Together with Provost Karen Holbrook and Arnett Mace (who succeed Holbrook), Adams opened the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute, the UGA Cancer Center, the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, and the Regenerative Bioscience Center. In 2005, the College of Public Health was created to bring together the various medical and health sciences programs. In 2011, UGA purchased back
2160-507: A more traditional campus. The complex now includes living and study space for approximately 1,100 students, as well as green space, recreational areas, and a brand new 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m ) dining hall, the Piedmont North Dining Hall. On May 14, 2014, the ground was broken on a new, 1,152-bed residence hall named Piedmont Central. The hall received its first residents in fall semester of 2016. The facility includes
2304-480: A network of secondary libraries located throughout the campus. Following the addition of a seven-story annex in 1974, the library became the third-largest academic building at UGA and the largest in North Campus. The main library is part of a quad consisting of Hirsch Hall, Old College, Waddell Hall and Peabody Hall. Although the aforementioned George Foster Peabody also contributed to funds used to build Peabody Hall,
2448-452: A new dormitory named Freshman Hall (later renamed Patton Hall) in 2009 and a conversion of a former Wyndham Garden Hotel and a Baymont Inn & Suites into a new 1,100 occupancy dormitory named Piedmont North. New Greek housing was built in 2010 along Edgewood Avenue . The Citizens Trust Building on Piedmont Avenue was purchased by the university to make room for offices and student services in 2007. The Parker H. Petit Science Center
2592-636: A nine-month academic year for an average undergraduate student, the tuition and fees for Georgia residents is $ 11,830, and $ 30,404 for non-residents. The tuition and fees for an average international undergraduate student (based on a nine-month academic year) is $ 30,392. The University of Georgia's main campus is made up of 465 buildings covering an area of about 762 acres (308 hectares). The university owns an additional 39,743 acres (160.83 km ) of land in 31 counties across Georgia. As of October 2020, UGA employed 11,127 people of which more than 2,500 are faculty members. The main campus sits across from Athens,
2736-451: A part-time Distinguished Public Service Fellow and as a professor of economics in the university's Terry College of Business . Adams began a strategic plan to grow the university's academic programs in the new century. In 2001, UGA inaugurated the College of Environment and Design and the School of Public and International Affairs , the first new schools to open since 1964. The strategic plan also chose medicine and health sciences as
2880-497: A professor of orthopedics and associate dean at Emory, the medical director at Grady Memorial Hospital , and a trustee of the University of Georgia Foundation, the university's private fund-raising organization. Hunter (later, Hunter-Gault) graduated with a degree in journalism and was awarded two Emmys and a Peabody for excellence in broadcast journalism. Commemorating the 40th anniversary of when Holmes and Hunter "walked through
3024-419: A separate school, 13 years after it was discontinued as part of the agricultural college. The following year, the quarterly literary journal The Georgia Review began publication in 1947. After Jonathan Rogers ' brief tenure as president (1949–1950), Omer Clyde Aderhold started his 17-year-long stint as UGA president. During his tenure, the university sold Coordinate Campus to the U.S. Navy . He opened
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#17328555345703168-524: A single-building night school into the university it is today, Georgia State has built itself into the heart of urban Downtown Atlanta . Whereas the school's nickname—dating from the early 1960s—of "the Concrete Campus" was once a source of mild embarrassment, the name has been embraced by the university community. The university embraced the slogan, "a part of the city, not apart from the city" as its growth into Downtown Atlanta increased. This has led to
3312-614: A squash court, a 7,000-square-foot free-weight area, an aquatic center, a 35-foot climbing wall, game rooms, exercise rooms, aerobics, dance, and martial arts studios, and a gymnasium containing four basketball/volleyball courts. The top level includes a running track and omni gym. The aquatic center features a 9-lane lap pool, a "leisure pool" with vortex, a spa, and a sauna. The omni gym is outfitted to allow for different sports, including badminton, basketball, fencing, arena flag football, indoor soccer, and volleyball. Land in Indian Creek
3456-527: A student athletic facility and constructed with a swimming pool and gymnasium, Memorial Hall has served a wide variety of purposes before becoming home to the offices of the vice president of student affairs and several other administrative offices. Several former athletic facilities were located in this area before they were replaced by newer academic buildings, student life centers, and residence halls. Of these athletic facilities, only Sanford Stadium remains and continues to dominate Central Campus. Located in
3600-559: A sundeck, restrooms, and parking. New land has been purchased by the university east of the University Commons to make room for new intramural fields. Georgia State University operates Cinefest Film Theater, a student-run movie theater in the school's University Center. Cinefest exhibits a wide array of motion pictures including international cinema, art house films, revival house movies, and second-run Hollywood fare. Cinefest also has had numerous classic 35-mm film festivals including
3744-733: A tentative purchase agreement for Turner Field, and the purchase and redevelopment plan was approved by the Board of Regents on November 9, 2016. On January 5, 2017, Georgia State's acquisition of Turner Field, since renamed Georgia State Stadium , was officially closed, with the stadium conversion project beginning in February 2017. Georgia State Stadium hosted its first game on August 31, 2017. In June 2021, M. Brian Blake became Georgia State University's first African-American and person of color president. On January 5, 2015, news broke that Georgia State and Georgia Perimeter College would merge. Over
3888-457: A total of six buildings upon completion of the third phase. In 2020 the university concluded its fundraising campaign, after raising $ 1.45 billion. The university has eighteen schools and colleges, the titles "college" or "school" not indicating any distinction between them for the university. Until the School of Medicine is staffed, in addition to the colleges and schools, the university is home to
4032-535: A variety of purposes in the past, the building most recently houses the Office of Legal Affairs. Built in 1874, Moore College is the only remaining building constructed during post-Civil War Reconstruction . Originally home to the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Moore College currently houses the university's Honors Program. The Holmes/Hunter Academic Building was simply known as the Academic Building when it
4176-506: A year after the integration of the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech . Annette Lucille Hall was a Lithonia social studies teacher who enrolled in the course of the Institute on Americanism and Communism, a course required for all Georgia social studies teachers. The Peachtree Road Race was founded in 1970 by Georgia State cross-country coach and dean of men Tim Singleton, heading it in its first six years before turning it over to
4320-673: A year later, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the merger of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College, a 2-year college with five campuses. The board also announced that the president of Georgia State would remain the president of the combined university, which retained the name Georgia State University. The merger created the largest university in the state of Georgia at about 52,000 students. Since Georgia State's consolidation with Georgia Perimeter College in 2016, graduation rates at Perimeter College have almost tripled. From Georgia State's days as
4464-631: Is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity", and as having "more selective" undergraduate admissions. The University of Georgia's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known by their Georgia Bulldogs name, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The University of Georgia has had more alumni as Rhodes Scholars since 1990 than nearly all other public universities in
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4608-704: Is also located on South Campus. The building hosts many seminars and conferences every year. The Georgia Center was built in 1957. The center is also home to the WUGA , an affiliate of the National Public Radio . Bounded by Lumpkin Street to the west and East Campus Road to the east, Central Campus was developed on the remaining woodland area between the larger and older North and South Campuses. Development began in 1910 with Memorial Hall which remained unfinished until 1925 due to financial constraints. Originally envisioned as
4752-459: Is divided into four categories; applied and environmental microbiology (AEM), cellular molecular biology and physiology (CMBP), molecular genetics and biochemistry, and neurobiology and behavior. The AEM program concentrates on the environmental, industrial, and medical aspects of microbiology, including bioremediation , toxicology, genetics, cellular responses, and natural product biosynthesis. Cellular and molecular biology and physiology focuses on
4896-590: Is encircled by East Campus Road to its east, Pinecrest Drive to the south, and Lumpkin Street to the west. It is connected to the areas to its north by way of the Jim Gillis Bridge, named after the former director of the Georgia State Highway Board. South Campus is the largest of the five segments of the UGA campus, latitudinally stretching for more than a mile. Originally begun as an expansion to accommodate
5040-480: Is home to the university's second-oldest student organization and debate society, Phi Kappa Literary Society , founded in 1820 to rival the Demosthenian Literary Society. The seventh-oldest building on campus, Lustrat Hall was originally built in 1847, north of its current location. Named after its last faculty occupant, it is the only remaining faculty residence house from Old North Campus. Used for
5184-790: Is now the home of the Robinson College of Business. Georgia State's first move into the Fairlie-Poplar district was the acquisition and renovation of the Standard Building, the Haas-Howell Building, and the Rialto Theater in 1996. The Standard and Haas-Howell buildings house classrooms, offices, and practice spaces for the School of Music, and the Rialto is home to Georgia State's Jazz Studies program and an 833-seat theater. In 1998,
5328-514: Is one of the University System of Georgia 's four research universities. It is also the largest institution of higher education by enrollment based in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation with a student enrollment of around 50,000, including approximately 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students at the main campus downtown . Georgia State is classified among " R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" . The university
5472-502: Is the Dean Tate Student Center built in 1983 and expanded in 2009. The LEED Gold-certified building features a green roof and 75,000 gallon cistern to catch rainwater for use in irrigation and flushing toilets. The building was named after William Tate, the former dean of men. The Psychology and Journalism Building was built on grounds which formerly housed the university's tennis courts and gymnasium, Woodruff Hall. In 1967,
5616-594: Is the most comprehensive public institution in Georgia, offering more than 250-degree programs in over 100 fields of study spread across 10 academic colleges and schools. Georgia State has two libraries: University Library , which is split between Library North and Library South on the main campus and also divided among the Perimeter College campuses, and Law Library, which is located on the main campus. Together, both libraries contain over 13 million holdings and serve as federal document depositories. Georgia State has
5760-628: Is the second-oldest building on campus. Built in the Federal style of architecture in 1821, it is also one of the smallest buildings on campus. Home to the oldest student organization and debate society at UGA, the 1824 Demosthenian Hall houses the Demosthenian Literary Society named after the Greek orator Demosthenes . Founded in 1803, the Demosthenian is among the oldest literary societies in
5904-626: The Great Seal of the State of Georgia , the area near the three-columned gate is a popular venue for the staging of demonstrations, gatherings, protests, and rallies. Although the Seal's three pillars represent the state's three branches of government, the pillars of The Arch are usually taken to represent the Georgia Constitution 's three principles of wisdom, justice, and moderation, which are engraved over
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6048-972: The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona and the Small and Moderate Aperture Research Telescope System (or SMARTS) in Chile , and the CHARA array on Mount Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles County, California , Hard Labor Creek Observatory in Rutledge, Georgia , and the Urban Life Observatory, all of which are operated by Georgia State. Astronomy is now also a partner in the Apache Point Observatory 3.5-m telescope. Biological research at Georgia State
6192-661: The Metro Atlanta region. Campuses in Alpharetta , Clarkston , Decatur , Dunwoody , and Newton County each offer different amenities. The Alpharetta campus consists of two buildings, with students enrolled at that campus having free access to a nearby private gym, as well as access to the other Perimeter campus amenities. The Clarkston campus is a full campus with athletic facilities, (tennis courts, soccer field, gym) and 14 buildings. The Decatur campus includes greenhouses, tennis courts, as well as six academic buildings including
6336-559: The National Science Foundation rankings. In 2015, the College of Veterinary Medicine moved its teaching hospital to a new off-campus facility, leaving its previous building available for research and other uses. In September 2017, UGA used a combination of private and public funds to complete the second of three phases to build the Terry College of Business complex. The project has four buildings completed and will include
6480-512: The Reconstruction era . As a land-grant school, UGA was required to provide military training, which the university began to offer in the 1870s. Several of the university's extracurricular organizations began in the late 1800s. In 1886, fraternities at UGA began publishing the school's yearbook, the Pandora . The same year, the university gained its first intercollegiate sport when a baseball team
6624-572: The School of Commerce (1912), the School of Journalism (1915), and the Division of Home Economics (1918) were all established during this period. In 1906, UGA also incorporated the College of Agriculture by bringing together A&M (agricultural and mechanical) courses. The college of science and engineering continued as formed in the previous century. Conner Hall became the first building built in South Campus and first of several buildings that housed
6768-658: The Southeast United States will form the research backbone and at its peak, the network will be able to perform over 10 trillion calculations per second. University of Georgia and Kennesaw State University are also part of the SURAGrid. Physics at Georgia State is split between physics and astronomy. Areas of research range from atomic physics, biophysics , condensed matter physics , neurophysics , nuclear physics , and physics education and innovative instruction. The astronomy program uses many observatories, including
6912-497: The University System of Georgia in the 1930s led to the school becoming the Atlanta Extension Center of the University System of Georgia and allowed night students to earn degrees from several colleges in the University System. During this time, the school was divided into two divisions: Georgia Evening College and Atlanta Junior College. In September 1947, the school became affiliated with the University of Georgia and
7056-488: The 10-story General Classroom Building in 1971 (now called Langdale Hall), the Sports Arena in 1973, and the 12-story Urban Life Building in 1974. In addition, a raised platform and walkway system was constructed to connect these buildings over Decatur Street and various parking structures. In the 1980s, another round of expansion took place with the acquisition of the former Atlanta Municipal Auditorium in 1979, which
7200-516: The 1862 Morrill Act , which was used to create land-grant colleges across the nation. In 1872, the $ 243,000 federal allotment to Georgia was invested to create a $ 16,000 annual income used to establish the Georgia State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (A&M), initially separate and independent from the University of Georgia. However, A&M's funding was considered part of the university, which helped save it from bankruptcy during
7344-648: The 37 acres (15 hectares) originally gifted to the university in 1801. The entire Old North Campus of the University of Georgia is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district . Located at a central location in North Campus and constructed in 1806 as the first permanent building, Old College is the oldest building in Athens and one of the oldest in Northeast Georgia . The building closely resembles Yale University's Connecticut Hall . It
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#17328555345707488-543: The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies was moved to the former Wachovia Bank Building at Five Points . After the release of the 2006 master plan update, a host of new building activities occurred on campus. A $ 20 million refurbishment to the Pullen Library complex was completed during the 2006–07 school year. Multiple new units of on-campus housing were built, including the 2,000 bed University Commons in 2007,
7632-650: The Arch and into the Academic Building" to register for classes on January 9, 1961, the university renamed the campus building where they registered as the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building. The university now presents the Holmes-Hunter Lectures series, which brings noted African-American speakers to the campus each year to discuss racial issues. In June 1961, Holmes and Hunter were joined by another African American, Mary Frances Early , who transferred to
7776-533: The Atlanta Track Club. Over its 100-plus-year history, Georgia State's growth has required the acquisition and construction of more space to suit its needs. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, numerous buildings were constructed as part of a major urban renewal project, such as the Pullen Library in 1966, Classroom South in 1968, the expansion of the Pullen Library in 1968, the Arts and Humanities Building in 1970,
7920-461: The Board of Visitors – made up of "the governor, all state senators, all superior court judges and a few other public officials" – and the Board of Trustees, "a body of 14 appointed members that soon became self-perpetuating." The first meeting of the university's board of trustees was held in Augusta, Georgia , on February 13, 1786. The meeting installed Baldwin as the university's first president. For
8064-513: The Chinese parasol and royal paulownia , and the Japanese zelkova and black pine . The North Campus is bounded by Baldwin Street to the south, Lumpkin Street to the west, Broad Street to the north and traditionally by Jackson Street to the east, but also extends past Jackson Street to East Campus Road. Several of the buildings that make up the old campus are designated as historic, covering part of
8208-553: The Dean's Office, the University Advisement Center, and facilities of the School of Public Health. In May 2015, the College of Law was moved to its new building at 89 Park Place after the land was donated to the university. The newest incarnation of the university's strategic plan gives an outline of the university's growth from 2011 until 2016 and a brief overview that will be amended for up to 2021. In 2016, an extension to
8352-531: The District Court mandated that UGA immediately admit two African American teenagers, Hamilton E. Holmes and Charlayne Hunter , who were previously denied admission in 1959 on the basis of race. This court order was quickly followed by an injunction preventing the enforcement of the segregation-mandating state law. On January 11, a riot formed outside Charlayne Hunter's dormitory window, which "shouted racial insults, and tossed firecrackers, bottles and bricks at
8496-563: The English-speaking world. Located between New College and Demosthenian Hall, The chapel is a Greek Revival-style building which resembles a classic temple. Considered "the most beautiful building on campus", the interior features a large painting of the nave and aisles of the St. Peter's Basilica , painted by the artist George Cooke . Also built in the Greek Revival style in 1836, Phi Kappa Hall
8640-470: The Film Fatale Film Festival, and the Summer Camp Nightmare Festival. These festivals often feature rare prints that cannot be seen anywhere else. It has played host to various special events including screening films for The Atlanta Underground Film Festival, the Atlanta Asian Film Festival, the Atlanta Philosophy Film Festival, and DragonCon . The theatre has 135 seats and is free to all Georgia State students, or $ 3 before 5 pm and $ 5 after 5 pm. The theatre
8784-456: The Georgia Board of Regents. The university is composed of 11 colleges (although those divisions use "college", "school", or "institute", those titles do not indicate any distinction between them): † Unlike the other colleges that make up the university, students accepted to Perimeter College only have access to the five suburban campuses associated with that college and not the main campus. A Perimeter College student must apply for acceptance to
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#17328555345708928-440: The Lofts were converted into multiperson dormitories as well as apartment-style dorms, raising the bed counts to its current number of 550 residents in 231 apartments. On August 10, 2007, Georgia State opened the University Commons, a US$ 165 million complex housing 1,992 students, occupying a city block bounded by Ellis Street, Piedmont Avenue , John Wesley Dobbs Avenue and Jesse Hill Jr. Drive. A GSU economics professor estimated
9072-399: The Museum of Natural History manages several collections of artifacts and specimens from archaeology, biology, geology, and paleontology located throughout the buildings on campus. The Science Library was built south of Dawson Hall in 1968 to supplement the Science Center complex. Containing a thirteen-feet and over-2,500-pound skeleton of a giant North American ground sloth , a foyer connects
9216-441: The National Register of Historic Places is the Founders Memorial Garden which is named in honor of the Ladies Garden Club of Athens. Founded in 1891, it was the first garden club in the United States. Throughout the historic buildings, several architectural, sculptural, and landscape features adorn the North Campus. Chief among them is The Arch which serves as the traditional entrance to the campus. Built in 1858 and modeled after
9360-446: The Petit Science Center was completed. Plans exist for the building of graduate student housing behind the center. On May 31, 2012, the athletics department released a new facilities master plan. The plan includes upgrades and renovations to the GSU Sports Arena including new outdoor sand volleyball courts (which have since been completed) as well as plans to build new baseball, softball, and soccer stadiums. These would replace
9504-423: The Science Library with the Boyd Graduate Studies Building also built in 1968. Named after U.S. Senator Paul D. Coverdell , the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences is a $ 40-million facility with 172,180 square feet (16,000 m ) of space, giving enough room for about 275 scientists, staff and graduate students. The center was specifically designed to maximize energy efficiency and it
9648-435: The Student Center was expanded toward Gilmer Street and provided a new 400-seat auditorium and space for exhibitions and offices for student clubs. A new Student Recreation Center opened on the corner of Piedmont Avenue and Gilmer Street in 2001. In 2002, the five-story Helen M. Aderhold Learning Center opened on Luckie Street amid controversy over the demolition of historical buildings on its block. Most recently, in 2004,
9792-503: The UGA Career Center, and the UGA Bookstore built in 1968. Several residential halls are located in what is known as West Campus. It is made up of eight residence halls built in the 1960s and a pre-existing private residence hall, Oglethorpe House, which the university purchased in 1979. Lipscomb Hall, Mell Hall, Creswell Hall, Russell Hall, Brumby Hall, Hill Hall, Church Hall, and Boggs Hall are all named after former UGA presidents, deans, and administrators. Other notable buildings west of
9936-429: The University Library received significant media attention for several armed robberies and other crimes against GSU students within the facility. On August 31, 2006, Georgia State announced that it would be participating in a supercomputing grid with the installation of an IBM P575 Supercomputer in its Network Operations Center . Through an initiative known as SURAGrid, eventually, 24 universities in 15 states throughout
10080-416: The University of Georgia ( Jere Morehead ) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents . University of Georgia has had 22 presidents since its founding in 1785. Each individual college and school is headed by a dean . The university has a student-to-faculty ratio of 17 students per faculty member. According to the 2018–2019 estimated cost of attendance, based on
10224-405: The University of Georgia's campus maintains its historic character. In 2000, the entire campus was designated as an arboretum, the University of Georgia Campus Arboretum . It is estimated to be home to about 9,000 trees with over 154 identified species including native trees such magnolias , red oaks , white oaks , and beeches , as well as non-native trees such as the North Africa Atlas cedar ,
10368-510: The University of Georgia/Medical College of Georgia Medical Partnership that provides education leading to the Doctor of Medicine ( M.D. ) degree from the University of Georgia as well as extensive facilities for medically related education and research at the University of Georgia. In the construction phase is a $ 100 million facility set to open in 2026 to provide training for at least 60 more University of Georgia medical students. The President of
10512-678: The William Russell Pullen Library), housed in Library North and Library South, contains more than 1.4 million volumes, including 8,000 active serials and nearly 22,000 media materials. The library provides access to numerous electronic periodical and resource indexes (many with full text), more than 14,000 electronic journals, and about 30,000 electronic books. It is also a Federal Document Depository and holds more than 820,000 government documents with electronic access to many additional titles. From December 2015 through February 2016,
10656-653: The annual International Engaged Management Scholarship Conference, alternating between locations in the USA or Europe. The inaugural conference took place in Cleveland , Ohio, USA, and the most recent one in 2024 in Henley-on-Thames , United Kingdom. Georgia State University Georgia State University ( Georgia State , State , or GSU ) is a public research university in Atlanta , Georgia, United States. Founded in 1913, it
10800-498: The building in 2006 for $ 52 million. Sparks Hall was the first building designed and built specifically for the school. It was designed by the Atlanta architectural firm of Cooper, Barrett, Skinner, Woodbury, and Cooper. Construction took place between 1952 and 1955 and cost about $ 2 million. The first classes were held in the building on April 21, 1955. On June 8, 1960, the building was named for George McIntosh Sparks, former president of
10944-557: The building is actually named after George Peabody who in an 1869 testamentary trust created a $ 2.25-million fund to benefit several universities in the South . The University of Georgia combined $ 40,000 from this fund with other contributions to construct Peabody Hall which houses the Departments of Religion and Philosophy and the Institute of Native American Studies. Located across Field Street from Central Campus to its north, South Campus
11088-432: The century brought many changes in the administration and organization of the university including the naming of a new chancellor in 1899. Walter B. Hill became the first UGA alumnus to lead the university. A progressive leader, his six-year tenure, before his death from pneumonia, was marked with increased enrollment, expansion of the university's course offerings, and the addition of state funding through appropriation, for
11232-519: The college. Currently, the building houses Undergraduate Admissions and the Financial Management Center. It also primarily houses classrooms and computer laboratory space. After the 1996 Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia State acquired its first on-campus dormitories in the 2,000-bed Olympic Village housing complex located at the southeast corner of Centennial Olympic Park Drive (formerly Techwood Drive) and North Avenue that
11376-452: The country. Alumni also include a United States Poet Laureate , Emmy Award winners, Grammy Award winners, and multiple Super Bowl champions . In 1784, Lyman Hall , a Yale University graduate and one of three medical doctors to sign the Declaration of Independence , as Governor of Georgia persuaded the Georgia legislature to grant 40,000 acres (160 km ) as an endowment for
11520-572: The current stadiums in Panthersville . In May 2014, the university announced its intentions to pursue the 77-acre (312,000 m ) Turner Field site once the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball club moves into Truist Park in 2017. The university intends to retrofit Turner Field into a 30,000-seat open-air football stadium and build a new baseball field on the site of the former Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium , incorporating
11664-470: The curved hill between Dawson Hall and Sanford Stadium, a plan envisioned in 1953, proposed the construction of a Science Center to house the university's various scientific programs. Between 1959 and 1960, six buildings were constructed to each house studies in physics, Food Sciences, Geography–Geology, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, and Poultry Science. Located south of the Food Sciences Building,
11808-448: The design of several buildings in the neoclassical style , giving the campus a homogeneous and distinctive appearance. The funds were also used to pave roads, build sidewalks, and improve the campus's landscaping. The dean of the College of Education in 1941, Walter Cocking , was fired by Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge in a controversial decision known as the Cocking affair . Talmadge
11952-490: The dormitory window". Dean Williams suspended the two students for "their personal safety", but they returned to classes on January 16 following a court order. The university faculty subsequently formed a night patrol to help ensure the peace. Holmes graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was the first African-American student to attend the Emory University School of Medicine , where he earned his MD in 1967 and later became
12096-524: The dorms are located on the corner of Piedmont Avenue and Edgewood Avenue , approximately 0.2 miles from the heart of GSU's campus. The facility includes a 24/4.5 dining hall offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a buffet style. The dining hall is open to all Georgia State students, and all residents of Patton Hall are required to have meal plans for the dining hall. During the 2010 academic year, Georgia State opened its Greek Housing facility, located adjacent to Patton Hall on Edgewood Avenue . Each of
12240-482: The first 16 years of the school's history, the University of Georgia only existed on paper. By the new century, a committee was appointed to find suitable land to establish a campus. Committee member John Milledge purchased 633 acres of land on the west bank of the Oconee River and immediately gave it to the university. This tract of land, now a part of the consolidated city–county of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia ,
12384-706: The first century of its history, the University of Georgia began admitting white female students during the summer of 1903 as postgraduate students to the State Normal School established in 1893 a few miles west of the campus. When the University of Georgia established a graduate school in 1910, female students were permitted to attend summer classes and some were also unofficially allowed to attend regular classes, as well. However, at that time only junior college transfers majoring in Home Economics were integrated into regular courses. Before official admission of women to
12528-474: The first time bringing the university's annual income to over $ 100,000 in 1902. Hill and his successors David C. Barrow (1906–1925), Charles Snelling (1926–1932), and Steadman Sanford (1932–1935) would grow the school to take on the role of a true university. Many of the university's schools and colleges were established during Barrow's tenure. The College of Education (1908), the Graduate School (1910),
12672-662: The first university in the United States to gain a state charter. Considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States , Baldwin would later represent Georgia in the 1786 Constitutional Convention that created the Constitution of the United States and go on to be President pro tempore of the United States Senate . The task of creating the university was given to the Senatus Academicus, which consisted of
12816-599: The former campus of the State Normal School from the U.S. Navy to create the UGA Health Sciences Campus. The Health Sciences Campus provides additional medical and health sciences programs, some in partnership with the Medical College of Georgia . The newly reacquired campus also became home to the College of Public Health. The Odum School of Ecology (2007) and the College of Engineering (2012) became
12960-535: The former dean of the law school. The university's main library, the Ilah Dunlap Little Memorial Library, was built with funds bequeathed by its namesake, the wife of a UGA alumnus who stipulated several design requirements including that it face north across the mall towards Old College. Home to the University of Georgia Press and the Georgia Review , the library serves as the headquarters to
13104-400: The fourth and fifth schools to open during Adams's tenure. After Adams's retirement on June 30, 2013, Jere Morehead was appointed as UGA's 22nd president. Morehead is an alumnus of UGA's law school and previously served as provost and vice president of academic affairs. Under Morehead, UGA continues its focus on research with a $ 458 million budget as of the 2017 fiscal year, placing 54th on
13248-467: The function and regulation of eukaryotic cells and organisms, doing research including signal transduction, cancer immunology, virology, immunology, and diabetes research. The MGB program ranges from lower eukaryotic programmed cell death to viral RNA replication. The neurobiology and behavior program is involved in research focusing on topics such as neurobiology, behavior, hormonal action, developmental neurobiology, and vertebrate sexual plasticity, to name
13392-449: The growing agricultural programs in an area known as "Ag Hill", it is home most of the university's science and engineer programs. In 2006, work was completed on D. W. Brooks Mall to give the campus a more green aesthetic similar to North Campus, replacing parking lots and a section of the street by the same name which bisected the area lengthwise. Lumpkin House, also known as "Rock House", is
13536-611: The highest points in Athens. Built in the Renaissance Revival style , Conner Hall also serves the CAES. Barrow Hall, built in 1911, is the third-oldest building in South Campus and serves a variety of academic programs. Originally known as the Farm Mechanics Building, the building was renamed after Chancellor David C. Barrow, during whose tenure it was constructed. Home to the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Dawson Hall
13680-532: The institute. In 2011, the Commons were voted "best overall dorms in the country" by DormSplash.com. This was followed in 2012 by The Fiscal Times rating the Commons as some of the most luxurious dormitories in the country, rated third most "insanely luxurious." In the fall of 2009, Georgia State opened a 325-bed residence hall exclusively for freshman students, originally named Freshman Hall. Renamed Patton Hall in 2013 after former Georgia State President Carl Patton,
13824-576: The largest academic building in Central Campus when it was built in 2003 with a footprint of 6.5 acres (2.6 hectares). With 26 classrooms and lecture halls and a total of 2,200 seats, the Learning Center is also probably the most heavily used by students. In 2009, the building was renamed in honor of UGA alumnus Zell B. Miller who went on to serve as the 79th Governor of Georgia and later as the U.S. Senator from Georgia . Another heavily used building
13968-461: The later additions to the North Campus built in 1905 with $ 50,000 donated to the university from a major contributor, the philanthropist George Foster Peabody . It was the first building on campus designed to be fireproof in light of the fact that several fires in UGA's history have destroyed key buildings. Originally used as the location for a library, it houses the offices of the university president and other senior administrative offices. Hirsch Hall
14112-529: The main downtown campus for access to bachelor's degrees. GSU is one of four research universities in the University System of Georgia . In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked GSU the No. 2 most innovative university in the nation. Georgia State University's research and development expenditures of over $ 200 million for the 2018 fiscal year ranked first in the nation among universities without an engineering or medical school. In 2013, Georgia State University
14256-413: The most ethnically diverse campus in Georgia and one of the most ethnically diverse in the nation. Since the early 2010s, Georgia State has been the nation's leading non-profit institution to annually produce the most African Americans with bachelor's degrees. As of 2020, Asians and Hispanics are the fastest growing demographics on campus. The on-campus Recreation Center features racquetball courts,
14400-641: The music building (1996), the Georgia Museum of Art (1996), Dean Rusk Hall (1996), and the UGA Welcome Center (1996). The campus hosted four events in the 1996 Summer Olympics : rhythmic gymnastics , volleyball , women's Gold Medal football match , and men's Gold Medal football match . In 1997, Knapp was succeeded by Michael Adams , who served as UGA president for 16 years, well into the 21st century. After his retirement as president, Knapp continued to serve by joining UGA's Institute of Higher Education as
14544-459: The nature of things." The University of Georgia ( UGA or Georgia ) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia , United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in the United States . It is the flagship school of the University System of Georgia . In addition to the main campuses in Athens with their approximately 470 buildings,
14688-519: The new dorm could have an economic impact of $ 10–12 million on downtown Atlanta . The university plans to ultimately accommodate 20% of its enrollment in housing near the downtown campus. With the planned opening of University Commons, it was announced on March 7, 2007, that the Georgia Institute of Technology was acquiring the Olympic Village housing, which is located across North Avenue from
14832-548: The newly autonomous institution's first president. In 1961, other programs at the school had grown large enough that the name was shortened to Georgia State College. It became Georgia State University in 1969. In 1995, the Georgia Board of Regents accorded Georgia State "research university" status, joining the University of Georgia , the Georgia Institute of Technology , and Augusta University . The first African-American student became enrolled at Georgia State in 1962,
14976-469: The nine townhomes in the complex features a chapter room, kitchen, and bedrooms ranging from 9–19 beds. Most recently, Georgia State acquired two hotels in downtown Atlanta, the Wyndham Garden Hotel and Baymont Inn and Suites on Piedmont Avenue . The hotels and grounds have been renovated and changed into dorms, Piedmont North Buildings A and B, contributing to the university's transformation into
15120-678: The northwest corner, the Fine Arts Building was modeled in the neoclassical architectural style and built in 1941 with funds from the Public Works Administration , part of the New Deal initiated in the 1930s. The building covers an area about the size of a city block, and the interior features a giant mural by French-American artist Jean Charlot . At the time of its construction, it was the largest and most expensive academic building on campus. The Zell B. Miller Learning Center became
15264-464: The oldest building on South Campus, built in 1844. The building is named after its original owner, Wilson Lumpkin , the former Georgia congressman, governor, and U.S. Senator who designed and built the house as his retirement home. In 1970, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The second-oldest building, named after the state legislator James J. Conner, sits on one of
15408-511: The pillars of the Seal. On the opposite side of the Arch Quad, at the front of the Old College building sits a statue of the university's founder Abraham Baldwin, installed by the University of Georgia Alumni Association. The President's Club Garden, first planted in 1973 on the opposite side of the Old College building, honors the thousands of families who have made major financial contributions to
15552-422: The purposes of founding a "college or seminary of learning." Besides Hall, credit for founding the university goes to Abraham Baldwin who wrote the original charter for University of Georgia. Originally from Connecticut , Baldwin graduated from and later taught at Yale before moving to Georgia . The Georgia General Assembly approved Baldwin's charter on January 27, 1785, and the University of Georgia became
15696-677: The regular publication of EMR, the Executive DBA Council publishes research related to the DBA. Most recently it published a survey in cooperation with the European Foundation for Management Development in 2023 exploring the question "What are the perceptions of business schools worldwide concerning the future of the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) Market?". Since 2011 the Executive DBA Council or one of its member institutions host
15840-473: The school as a graduate student. Before Holmes and Hunter, Early became the first African American to graduate from UGA in 1962. The College of Education later established a professorship in her honor. In February 2020, the UGA College of Education was officially named in honor of Mary Frances Early. In 1968, Fred Davison was appointed UGA president and served in the position for 19 years. During his tenure,
15984-487: The school dedicated the first legacy building, Franklin College (named after Benjamin Franklin ). The building is now known as Old College. After the tenure of the next two presidents, John Brown (1811–1816) and Robert Finley (1817), a timeframe that saw enrollment drop, presidents Moses Waddel (1819–1829) and Alonzo Church (1829–1859) worked to re-engage new students. By 1859, enrollment had risen to 100 students, and
16128-696: The school's main library, the Ilah Dunlap-Little Memorial Library, in 1952, and in 1964, established the School of Social Work . The university also built a new Science Center on South Campus consisting of six buildings. After UGA's pharmacy school moved to the new facility on the South Campus, the two portions of the campus took on distinct characteristics, with North Campus focused on arts, humanities, and law, and South Campus focused on natural sciences and agricultural programs. Until January 1961, Georgia state law required racial segregation in publicly funded higher education. On January 6, 1961,
16272-528: The school's research budget increased from $ 15.6 million to more than $ 90 million. UGA inaugurated the School of Environmental Design , was designated as a Sea Grant College , and built 15 new buildings on campus. By the 1970s, the University of Georgia ranked among the top 50 research universities in the U.S. and in 1973, the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education designated UGA as a "Research 1 Doctoral University with very high research activity" . By
16416-615: The state's HOPE Scholarship in 1993 with funds appropriated from the new state lottery . Knapp also was a founding member of the Georgia Research Alliance , and construction projects totaling more than $ 400 million were started during his administration, including the Biological Sciences Complex (1992), Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities (1995), the Performing Arts Center, Hodgson Hall (1996),
16560-458: The time the school celebrated its bicentennial with a 15-month-long celebration, student enrollment had grown to about 25,000. In the end, Davison's tenure as president was marred by controversy surrounding the dismissal of Jan Kemp , a faculty member who also tutored student athletes. Kemp filed a lawsuit against the university for her termination; it garnered national media attention and led to criticism of instances of lax academic standards for
16704-404: The university as a whole. The Institute for Biomedical Sciences operates as own college within the university. The College of Arts and Sciences also maintains several areas of focus for cross-disciplinary study: Georgia State University Student Media is divided into five organizations: Additional student-produced media outside of this division include: Georgia State University has achieved
16848-514: The university employed eight faculty members and opened a new law school. During this timeframe, the university erected the New College building followed by the Chapel in 1832. Church was the longest-serving president in UGA history. In 1859, the state legislature abolished the Senatus Academicus, leaving the board of trustees as the only official governing body. When Church retired, Andrew A. Lipscomb
16992-556: The university has two smaller campuses located in Tifton and Griffin . The university has two satellite campuses located in Atlanta and Lawrenceville , and residential and educational centers in Washington, D.C. , at Trinity College of Oxford University , and in Cortona , Italy. The total acreage of the university in 30 Georgia counties is 41,539 acres (168.10 km ). The university
17136-529: The university's agriculture programs on what came to be known as "Ag Hill". In 1914, the first Phi Beta Kappa chapter in the state of Georgia was founded at UGA. In 1923, another honor society, Phi Kappa Phi , established a chapter at the university. In 1920, UGA's athletic program was among 14 of the 30 universities to leave the SIAA to form the Southern Conference . With students limited to white males for
17280-489: The university, several women were able to complete graduate degrees through credit earned during the summer sessions. The first white woman to earn such a degree was Mary Dorothy Lyndon . She received a Master of Arts degree in 1914. Women were admitted as full-time undergraduates in 1918. Mary Ethel Creswell earned a Bachelor of Science in home economics in June 1919, becoming the first woman to earn an undergraduate degree at
17424-452: The university. Two UGA dormitories were later named after these graduates: Mary Lyndon Hall and Creswell Hall . In 1932, the reorganization of the university's administrative structure continued through the establishment of the University System of Georgia (USG), which brought UGA along with several other public colleges in the state under the control of a single board of regents. The State Normal School (later State Teachers College)
17568-472: The university. A fountain named after Hubert B. Owens and built in 1989 is tucked in the space between Old College, Lustrat House, and the Administration Building. Serving as a UGA faculty member for 45 years, Owen was responsible for initiating the university's landscape architecture program, which later grew into the College of Environment and Design. The Administration Building is another one of
17712-597: The wall where Hank Aaron hit his record-breaking 715th home run. Additional retail and student housing development is also planned for the parking areas surrounding Turner Field. On December 21, 2015, the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority announced that Georgia State's bid to redevelop Turner Field had been accepted. On August 18, 2016, Georgia State and the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority reached
17856-574: The widening of sidewalks around the campus, and a focus on Decatur Street as becoming the "Main Street" of the campus. 25 Park Place is a mixed-use classroom and office building that houses several departments at Georgia State University. The building was previously the Trust Company of Georgia Building, and before Georgia State University acquiring the building was the SunTrust Bank Building. The Georgia State University Foundation acquired
18000-654: Was appointed to the newly renamed position of chancellor in 1860. The University of Georgia closed in September 1863 due to the Civil War and reopened in January 1866 with an enrollment of about 80 students including veterans using an award of $ 300 granted by the General Assembly to former soldiers under an agreement that they would remain in Georgia as teachers after graduation. The university received additional funding through
18144-528: Was built in 1932 in Georgian style and named after Harold Hirsch who for a long period served as general counsel to The Coca-Cola Company . The building is home to the School of Law and the Alexander Campbell King Law Library located in a north-side addition built in 1967. Hirsch Hall connects by way of an overhead bridge to the J. Alton Hosch Law Library Annex built in 1981 and named after
18288-477: Was built in 1932 to house the university's growing home economics department, then part of the College of Agriculture. In 1971, the school added an annex to Dawson Hall and later renamed it after Mary Spiers who was dean of the School of Home Economics from 1954 to 1971. The College of Family and Consumer Sciences also has five other buildings, built in 1939 and 1940, known collectively as the McPhaul Center. On
18432-689: Was built with local and recycled materials. Laboratory intensive groups at the Coverdell Center include the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, and the Biomedical Health Sciences Institute. Former President George H. W. Bush spoke at the center's grand opening in 2006. In 2016, the university also opened the Science Learning Center, a 116,000-square-foot (10,800 m ) facility located near Stegeman Coliseum . The Driftmier Engineering Center, named after
18576-530: Was co-founded by Kalle Lyytinen and Lars Mathiassen in 2011. Founding members are Case Western Reserve University , Cranfield University , Georgia State University , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Paris Dauphine University , and the University of Western Australia . Through Case Western Reserve University ’s Weatherhead School of Management the Executive DBA Council publishes Engaged Management ReView (EMR), an open-access journal of problem-driven management scholarship ( ISSN 2375-8643 ). In addition to
18720-482: Was completed in 2010, opening up state-of-the-art science laboratories and teaching space. In 2013, Georgia State started operating from the original home of the Trust Company of Georgia and the SunTrust Bank, the 25 Park Place Building, a 26-floor skyscraper located adjacent to Woodruff Park in the heart of downtown Atlanta. The building currently houses many academic units of the College of Arts and Sciences, including
18864-523: Was constructed on the south side of Decatur Street, which was connected to the Pullen Library via a three-story high foot bridge (officially referred to as a "link") and effectively doubled the library's space. Georgia State continued this growth into the 1990s, with the expansion of Alumni Hall in 1991, the opening of the Natural Science Center in 1992, and the acquisition of the former C&S Bank Building on Marietta Street in 1993, which
19008-680: Was designed with identical front and back to allow the university to grow in either direction. Currently housing the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences , the building originally served both instructional and residential purposes. New College was built in 1823 as a residence hall and was rebuilt in 1832. Other historic buildings in the National Historic District include Waddel Hall, Demosthenian Hall, The chapel, Phi Kappa Hall, Lustrat Hall, Moore College, and Holmes–Hunter Academic Building. Named after UGA's fifth president, Waddel Hall
19152-861: Was first named Cinefest in 1991, but was known as the Lyceum Film Series. Three dining halls are at Georgia State, one in Patton Hall, one in Piedmont Central, and another in Piedmont North dorms. In addition to these, food courts are in the University Center and in the Student Center. University of Georgia "To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into
19296-501: Was formed, followed by a football team formed in 1892. Both teams played in a small field west of campus now known as Herty Field . The Demosthenian and Phi Kappa literary societies together formed the student paper, The Red & Black , in 1883. In 1894, the University of Georgia joined six other southeastern schools to form the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The turn of
19440-435: Was fully absorbed by the College of Education, with the former's previous campus becoming UGA's Coordinate Campus. UGA and Georgia Tech traded several school programs; all engineering programs (except agriculture) were transferred to Georgia Tech and UGA received Georgia Tech's commerce program in return. The title of the university's lead administrator was changed from chancellor back to the original title of president. Sanford
19584-518: Was motivated by his belief that Cocking favored racial integration. The governor's interference in the workings of USG's board of regents prompted a response by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools , which stripped UGA and nine other schools in the system of their accreditation. The issue became a major point of contention in Talmadge's 1942 re-election campaign. After his loss,
19728-646: Was named UGA's first president since 1860 and was succeeded by Harmon Caldwell (1935–1948). In 1933, the Division of Home Economics was reorganized as the School of Home of Economics , with UGA's first female graduate, Creswell, appointed as dean. The university also became a founding member of the Southeastern Conference and established the University of Georgia Press in 1938. Throughout this period, UGA's enrollment grew every year with student population reaching 3,000 by 1937 and almost 4,000 by 1941. Through President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's New Deal , UGA received
19872-475: Was named the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia. For its first four decades, the school was treated as an offsite department of its parent institution, Georgia Tech, until 1947, and UGA after 1947. Accordingly, its chief executive was called a director. However, in 1955, the Board of Regents made it an autonomous four-year college under the name Georgia State College of Business Administration. Walter Sparks, who had served as director since 1927, became
20016-439: Was one of six universities in the nation and the only in Georgia to be named a "Next Generation University" by New America for its proven commitment to expanding enrollment, focus on the neediest of students, and the success of its ethnically diverse student body. Georgia State houses three university libraries. Additionally, many academic departments provide libraries for their students. The University Library (formerly known as
20160-414: Was originally assembled in 1905. Following a Beaux-Arts architectural design by engineering professor Charles Strahan, the building was constructed by inserting a new building in between the older Ivy Building and Old Library. In 2001, the building was renamed after the first two African-American students at UGA. It houses the Office of the Registrar, and several other administrative offices. Also listed in
20304-412: Was purchased by the university in 1938, and in 1974 operation of the swimming pool in the facility was taken over by Recreation Services. Tennis courts, Indian Creek Lodge, and the rest of the 15.5 acres were taken over by Recreation Services in 1991. The university's outdoor intramural fields are currently located in Panthersville, a suburb of Atlanta. These facilities include two large lighted fields,
20448-402: Was subsequently converted into Alumni Hall in 1982 and then to Dahlberg Hall in 2010, and currently houses Georgia State's administrative offices. That same year, the College of Law was founded in the Urban Life Building, and the Title Building on Decatur Street was acquired and converted into the College of Education's headquarters and classroom space. In 1988, the nine-story Library South
20592-412: Was then part of Jackson County . As of 2013 , 37 acres of that land remained as part of the North Campus. Because Baldwin was elected to the U.S. Senate , the school needed a new president. Baldwin chose his former student and fellow professor at Yale, Josiah Meigs , as his replacement. Meigs became the school's president, as well as the first and only professor. After traveling the state to recruit
20736-433: Was used to board Olympic athletes during the Games. The Village was later sold to the Georgia Institute of Technology and renamed the North Avenue Apartments. In August 2002, the 450-bed University Lofts opened at the corner of Edgewood Avenue and Courtland Street on the northeast side of campus as housing for undergraduate students and student-athletes, as well as students with families and graduate students. In 2008,
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