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Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
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The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia oversees 35 colleges and universities in the state of Georgia, US. It also supports higher e-learning and delivery of online degrees statewide, via a number of initiatives. These include:
- Georgia ONmyLINE
- Georgia ONmyLINE provides access to a full array of online and distance education offerings from the 35 colleges and universities in the University System of Georgia.
- eCore: Georgia's College Core-Curriculum... Online
- eCore allows University System of Georgia (USG) students the opportunity to complete their first two years of their collegiate careers in an online environment. eCore courses are taught entirely online, except for the occasional proctored exam. eCore offers courses in English, mathematics, science, history, and the social sciences that are designed, developed, taught and supported by faculty and staff from the USG.
- Other interesting state-wide initiatives - see http://www.usg.edu/initiatives/
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About the Board of Regents
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The University System of Georgia's Board of Regents was created in 1931 as a part of a reorganization of Georgia's state government. With this act, public higher education in Georgia was unified for the first time under a single governing and management authority. The governor appoints members to the Board, who each serve seven years. Today the Board of Regents is composed of 18 members, five of whom are appointed from the state-at-large, and one from each of the 13 congressional districts. The Board elects a chancellor who serves as its chief executive officer and the chief administrative officer of the University System.
The Board oversees 35 colleges and universities: four research universities, two regional universities, 13 state universities, eight state colleges, and eight two-year colleges. These institutions enroll approximately 283,000 students and employ over 40,000 faculty and staff to provide teaching and related services to students and the communities in which they are located.
The Board's main office is in Atlanta, Georgia, US.
The University System of Georgia's Board of Regents web site is at http://www.usg.edu/