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Fact Book ∙ 2015‐2016

TableofContents

GENERAL INFORMATION

Brief History of Middle Georgia State University ...................................................................................... 1

Mission Statement .................................................................................................................................... 2

Our Four Core Values ................................................................................................................................ 2

Our Vision Statement ................................................................................................................................ 2

Strategic Plan ............................................................................................................................................ 2

The Board of Regents ................................................................................................................................ 4

The Board of Regents Organizational Chart .............................................................................................. 5

Presidents, Past and Present of Middle Georgia State University ............................................................ 6

Campus Locations ..................................................................................................................................... 7

Accreditation ............................................................................................................................................. 8

Middle Georgia State University Organization ......................................................................................... 9

The President’s Cabinet ........................................................................................................................ 9

Office of the President ........................................................................................................................ 10

Office of Fiscal Affairs ......................................................................................................................... 11

Office of Academic Affairs ‐ Administrative ........................................................................................ 12

Office of Academic Affairs ‐ Academic Colleges and Schools ............................................................. 13

Office of Student Affairs ..................................................................................................................... 14

Office of Enrollment Management ..................................................................................................... 15

Office of University Advancement ...................................................................................................... 16

Degrees, Majors, and Minors Offered .................................................................................................... 17

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Headcount Enrollment, FTE and Credit Hours Generated ...................................................................... 20

Spring Trend ....................................................................................................................................... 20

Fall Trend ............................................................................................................................................ 21

Duplicated Headcount Enrollment by Campus ....................................................................................... 22

Enrollment by School .............................................................................................................................. 22

STUDENT BODY CHARACTERISTICS

Student Body Characteristics .................................................................................................................. 24

Enrollment by Attendance Status ........................................................................................................... 25

Enrollment by Student Level ................................................................................................................... 25

Enrollment by Gender ............................................................................................................................. 26

Enrollment by Ethnicity/Race ................................................................................................................. 26

Enrollment by Age ................................................................................................................................... 27

Top Ten Counties for Enrollment ............................................................................................................ 27

DEGREES CONFERRED

Number of Degrees Conferred by Type .................................................................................................. 29

Total Number of Degrees Conferred ...................................................................................................... 30

Number of Bachelor’s and Associate’s Degrees ..................................................................................... 31

Conferred by Active Major ...................................................................................................................... 31

RETENTION RATES

All First‐Time Full‐Time Freshmen One‐Year Retention Rates ............................................................... 33

Bachelor’s Degree‐Seeking First‐Time Full‐Time Freshmen One‐Year Retention Rates......................... 34

Associate’s Degree‐Seeking First‐Time Full‐Time Freshmen One‐Year Retention Rates ....................... 35

GRADUATION RATES

Bachelor’s Degree‐Seeking First‐Time Full‐Time Freshmen Six‐Year Graduation Rates ........................ 37

Associate’s Degree‐Seeking First‐Time Full‐Time Freshmen Three‐Year Graduation Rates .................. 38

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

All First‐Time Full‐Time Student Retention with Benchmark ................................................................. 40

African‐American First‐Time Full‐Time Student Retention with Benchmark ......................................... 41

All First‐Time Full‐Time Bachelor’s Degree‐Seeking Six‐Year Graduation Rates with Benchmark ......... 42

Number of Associate’s and Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred .................................................................... 43

Course Success Rates – All Courses ........................................................................................................ 44

Course Success Rates – Learning Support Courses ................................................................................. 45

External Examinations in Professional Fields .......................................................................................... 46

Educator Certification ......................................................................................................................... 46

Respiratory Therapy Certification ....................................................................................................... 47

Occupational Therapy Assistant Licensure Exam ............................................................................... 47

Nursing Licensure Examinations ......................................................................................................... 48

FACULTY INFORMATION

Faculty Distribution by Rank ................................................................................................................... 50

Faculty Distribution by Highest Degree Held .......................................................................................... 51

Faculty Distribution by Tenure Status ..................................................................................................... 52

Faculty Achievements ............................................................................................................................. 53

Books and Articles ............................................................................................................................... 53

Conferences ........................................................................................................................................ 57

Honors and Awards ............................................................................................................................. 62

MGA FOUNDATION

Annual Campaign .................................................................................................................................... 65

Annual Campaign Giving by Type of Gift ................................................................................................ 65

Scholarships ............................................................................................................................................ 66

Total Amount of Scholarship Aid Awarded ......................................................................................... 66

Average GPA of Students Awarded .................................................................................................... 66

Number Awarded ............................................................................................................................... 67

Endowment ............................................................................................................................................. 68

Endowment and Asset Growth ........................................................................................................... 68

GENERALINFORMATION

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BriefHistoryofMiddleGeorgiaStateUniversity Middle Georgia State University has a history that is unlike most other institutions of higher education in the United States. Not only is it Georgia’s newest university ‐‐ as of July 2015 – it’s also one of Georgia’s oldest institutions. Its origins go back to the late 19th century, and its name has been changed several times. In 1884, the New Ebenezer Baptist Association established New Ebenezer College, a junior college in Cochran, Georgia. The first classes were held in 1887. However, just 12 years later the association discontinued its support, forcing the college to close in 1898. In 1919, the Georgia State College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts – a division of the University of Georgia – opened a branch on the old Ebenezer campus. In 1927, the college’s name was changed to Middle Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical Junior College, and in 1929 the name was changed to Middle Georgia College, which remained as a two‐year junior college operated by a board of trustees. Two years later, in 1931, the college became a junior college unit of a new organization called the University System of Georgia. Middle Georgia College continued to move forward, building athletic programs and new facilities. The college’s baseball team won four national junior college championships. The college opened a campus in Dublin; large student dormitories were constructed on the Cochran campus; and in 2007 the Georgia Aviation Technical College in Eastman was merged with Middle Georgia, giving the college three campuses. Meanwhile, about 40 miles to the northwest in Macon, a new junior college was established by the University System. Macon Junior College opened in 1968 with more than 1,100 students ‐‐ the largest enrollment ever for a new college in Georgia. In 1987, it became Macon College when the USG dropped the word “junior” from its two‐year institutions. The college continued to grow, and in 1997 when the college began offering bachelor’s degrees the name changed to Macon State College. The college had established teaching facilities at two locations in Warner Robins, and in 2003 a new campus opened about one‐half mile from the main gate at Robins Air Force Base. An apartment complex adjacent to the Macon Campus was acquired in 2010, giving Macon State College its first student housing. In 2012, the Board of Regents voted to consolidate Macon State College and Middle Georgia College; the new college was named Middle Georgia State College, which incorporated all facilities and all five campuses of the two previous institutions. Athletic programs previously established in Cochran remained located there. Students at the new institution chose new colors (purple, gray/silver and black) and a new mascot (The Knight). In 2014, Dr. Christopher Blake became MGA’s first permanent president. In 2015, the Board of Regents approved the college’s proposal to offer master’s degrees, and the name of the institution was changed to Middle Georgia State University. In 2015, a new mission statement was created as a result of the institution’s strategic planning process. Source: MGA Webpage, January 2016

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MissionStatement Middle Georgia State University educates and graduates inspired lifelong learners whose scholarship and careers enhance the region through professional leadership, innovative partnerships and community engagement.

OurFourCoreValues

OurVisionStatement

We transform individuals and their communities through extraordinary higher learning.

StrategicPlan

The strategic plan launches our first year as a state university. Our students and alumni will shape the future of our region and our globally connected planet. We commit to helping them do this through an extraordinary higher education, and this plan will guide us in our implementation. Middle Georgia State University thanks the members of the Strategic Planning Team‐ our students, faculty and staff, along with community members‐ for all of their hard work and dedication in developing this plan. We believe that plans should be coupled with accountability as we will publish updates on this pan as we move forward.

•Stewardship •Engagement •Adaptability • Learning

Source: MGA Webpage, October 2015

Our 5 Strategic Directions

Quality and Distinctiveness of Student Success

Academic Reputation, Flagship

Programs, and Community Outreach

Technology for a 21st Century University

Fiscal Sustainability

The MGA Community of

Faculty and Staff

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TheBoardofRegents

Source: BOR of the USG website (http://www.usg.edu/regents/), October 2015

Source: BOR of the USG website (www.usg.edu), March 2016

Name District Term C. Dean Alford, P.E. Fourth 1/1/12 ‐ 1/1/19

W. Paul Bowers At‐Large 4/18/14 ‐ 1/1/20

Lori Durden Twelfth 1/1/13 ‐ 1/1/20

Larry R. Ellis Fifth 1/1/13 ‐ 1/1/17

Rutledge A. (Rusty) Griffin, Jr. Eighth 1/1/13 ‐ 1/1/18

C. Thomas Hopkins, Jr., MD (Vice Chair) Third 04/16/10 ‐ 1/1/17

James M. Hull At‐Large 1/8/2016 ‐ 1/1/2023

Donald M. Leebern, Jr. At‐Large 1/1/12 ‐ 1/1/19

Doreen Stiles Poitevint Second 1/1/11 ‐ 1/1/18

Neil L. Pruitt, Jr. Eleventh 1/1/13 ‐ 1/1/17

Sachin Shailendra Thirteenth 4/4/14 ‐ 1/1/21

E. Scott Smith Fourteenth 1/1/13 ‐ 1/1/20

Kessel Stelling, Jr. (Chair) Sixth 1/9/15 ‐ 1/1/22

Benjamin “Ben” J. Tarbutton III Tenth 1/1/13 ‐ 1/1/20

Richard L. Tucker Seventh 1/28/12 ‐ 1/1/19

Thomas Rogers Wade At‐Large 1/1/13 ‐ 1/1/20

Larry Walker At‐Large 1/8/16 ‐ 1/1/23

Don L. Waters First 1/1/13 ‐ 1/1/18

Philip A. Wilheit, Sr. Ninth 1/9/15‐ 1/1/22

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TheBoardofRegentsOrganizationalChart

Source: BOR of the USG website (www.usg.edu), October 2015

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Presidents,PastandPresentofMiddleGeorgiaStateUniversity

Middle Georgia College Macon State College

Palemon J. King, 1887‐1888 Jack K. Carlton, 1968‐1972

J.M. Kelly, 1888‐1890 William W. Wright, 1972‐1984

W. B. Seals, 1890‐1893 Jack H. Ragland, 1984‐1985

Everett M. Turner, 1893‐1896 S. Aaron Hyatt, 1985‐1997

A.M. Duggan, 1896‐1897 David A. Bell, 1997‐2011

W.E. Jenkins, 1897‐1917 Jeffery S. Allbritten, 2011‐2012

T.D. Walker, 1917‐1928 John B. Black (Interim MSC), 2012 (Interim MGA),2013 Leo H. Browning, 1928‐1947

Lloyd Alvin Moll, 1947‐1950

Lucien E. Roberts, 1950‐1964

Louis C. Alderman, 1964‐1987

Fretwell G. Crider (Interim), 1987‐1989

Joe Ben Welch, 1989‐1998

Michael F. Vollmer (Interim), 1998‐1999

Steve Maradian, 1999‐2001

Robert E. Watts (Interim), 2001‐2002

Richard Federinko, 2002‐2007

Mary Ellen Wilson (Interim), 2008

W. Michael Stoy, 2008‐2013

Middle Georgia State University

Dr. Christopher R. L. Blake 2014‐Present

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CampusLocations

Cochran Campus 1100 Second Street, S.E.

Cochran, GA 31014 (478) 934‐6221

Dublin Campus 1900 Bellevue Road Dublin, GA 31021 (478) 275‐6643

Eastman Campus 71 Airport Road

Eastman, GA 31023 (478) 374‐6980

Macon Campus

100 University Parkway Macon, GA 31206 (478) 471‐2700

Warner Robins Campus 100 University Boulevard Warner Robins, GA 31093

(478) 929‐6700

Source: MGA Webpage, December 2014

Cochran Dublin Eastman

Macon Warner Robins

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Accreditation

Middle Georgia State College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate and baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033‐4097 or call (404) 679‐4500 for questions about the accreditation of Middle Georgia State College. Middle Georgia State College also has the following specialized accreditations: B.S. in Information Technology ABET 415 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201 A.S. and B.S. in Nursing Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850 Atlanta, Georgia 30326 A.S. in Occupational Therapy Assistant ACOTE C/O Accreditation Department American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814‐3449 A.S. in Respiratory Therapy Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) 1248 Harwood Road Bedford, TX 76021‐4244 School of Education Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) 200 Piedmont Avenue, SW Suite 1702, West Tower Atlanta, GA 30334‐9032 National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)* 1140 19th Street, Suite 400 Washington DC 20036 *Providers accredited under NCATE standards, as well as those accredited under the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) standards, are now served by the single specialized accreditation system for educator preparation in the United States, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). More than 900 educator preparation providers participate in the CAEP accreditation system.

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MiddleGeorgiaStateUniversityOrganizationThePresident’sCabinet

Source: MGA Webpage 2016

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OfficeofthePresident


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OfficeofFiscalAffairs


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OfficeofAcademicAffairs‐Administrative


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OfficeofAcademicAffairs‐AcademicCollegesandSchools

Source: MGA Webpage, 2016

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OfficeofStudentAffairs


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OfficeofEnrollmentManagement

Source: MGA Webpage, March 2016

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OfficeofUniversityAdvancement


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Degrees,Majors,andMinorsOffered Master Degrees

Information Technology, M.S.

Nursing, M.S.N.

Bachelor's Degrees

Aviation Science and Management, B.S.

Biology, B.S.

Business Administration, B.S.

Business and Information Technology, B.S.

Criminal Justice, B.S.

Early Childhood Special Education, B.S.

English, B.A.

Health Services Administration, B.S.

History, B.A.

Information Technology, B.S.

Information Technology (Online), B.S.

Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A.

Mathematics, B.S.

Middle Grades Education, B.S.

New Media and Communications, B.A.

Nursing, B.S.N.

Psychology, B.S.

Public Service/Human Service, B.S.

Respiratory Therapy, B.S.

Applied Bachelor’s Degree

Business Management, B.A.S. Associate's Degrees

Art, A.A.

Communication Studies, A.A.

Criminal Justice, A.S.

Engineering Technology, A.S.

English, A.A.

General Studies, A.A.

History, A.A.

Information Technology (eCampus), A.S.

Modern Language, A.A.

Music, A.A.

Natural Science, A.S.

Nursing, A.S.N.

Occupational Therapy Assistant, A.S.

Political Science, A.S.

Psychology, A.S.

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Public Safety, A.S.

Respiratory Therapy, A.S.

Social Work, A.S.

Sociology, A.S. Applied Associate’s Degrees

Air Traffic, A.A.S.

Aircraft Structural Technology, A.A.S.

Aviation Maintenance Technology, A.A.S.

Certificates (1 year)

Aircraft Structural Technology, Cert

Aviation Maintenance Tech: Airframe, Cert

Aviation Maintenance Tech: Airframe and Powerplant, Cert

Aviation Maintenance Tech: Powerplant, Cert

Aviation Maintenance Technology, Cert

Flight Technology: Airplane, Cert

Flight Technology: Rotorcraft Helicopter, Cert

Public Safety, Cert Certificates (< 1 year)

Aircraft Structural Technology‐ Structural Worker, Cert

Airline Management, Cert

Airport Management, Cert

Certificate in Information Technology, Cert

Commercial Pilot: Airplane, Cert

Commercial Pilot: Rotorcraft Helicopter, Cert

Criminal Justice, Cert

Film Production, Cert

Flight Instructor: Airplane, Cert

Flight Instructor: Rotorcraft Helicopter, Cert

Instrument Pilot Rating: Airplane, Cert

Multi‐Engine Pilot: Airplane, Cert Minors

Creative Writing, Minor

Gender Studies, Minor

Information Technology, Minor

Mathematics, Minor

Political Science, Minor

Spanish, Minor

Sustainability Policies, Minor

U.S. History, Minor

Web Design and Instructional Technology, Minor World History, Minor

Source: MGA webpage, January 2016

ENROLLMENTINFORMATION

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HeadcountEnrollment,FTEandCreditHoursGeneratedSpringTrend

Middle Georgia State University Headcount Enrollment, FTE and Credit Hours Generated

Term Headcount FTE Credit Hours Generated

MSC MGC MGA MSC MGC MGA MSC MGC MGA

Spring 2010 6.442 3,493 9,935 5,121 3,034 8,155 65,702 40,918 106,620

Spring 2011 6,039 3,355 9,394 4,813 2,917 7,730 61,658 39,534 101,192

Spring 2012 5,569 2,985 8,554 4,518 2,583 7,101 58,294 34,734 93,028

Spring 2013 5,343 2,800 8,143 4,505 2,439 6,744 55,383 32,406 87,789

Spring 2014 ‐ ‐ 7,661 ‐ ‐ 6,438 ‐ ‐ 84,947

Spring 2015 ‐ ‐ 7,248 ‐ ‐ 5,995 ‐ ‐ 78,770

Spring 2016 ‐ ‐ 7,344 ‐ ‐ 6,120 ‐ ‐ 80,401* Source: USG Semester Enrollment Reports and Semester Credit Hour Summary Report MSC and MGC data have been combined prior to Spring 2014 for historical data. *Spring 2016 CHP preliminary from MGA Blackboard Analytics

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HeadcountEnrollment,FTEandCreditHoursGeneratedFallTrend

Middle Georgia State University Headcount Enrollment, FTE and Credit Hours Generated

Term Headcount FTE Credit Hours Generated

MSC MGC MGA MSC MGC MGA MSC MGC MGA

Fall 2009 6,615 3,614 10,229 5,723 3,151 8,874 67,388 42,607 109,995

Fall 2010 6,232 3,496 9,728 5,025 3,080 8,105 64,264 41,598 105,862

Fall 2011 5,702 3,424 9,126 4,685 2,993 7,678 60,160 40,079 100,239

Fall 2012 5,780 3,104 8,884 4,703 2,722 7,426 60,576 63,070 96,646

Fall 2013 ‐ ‐ 7,989 ‐ ‐ 6,731 ‐ ‐ 88,396

Fall 2014 ‐ ‐ 7,927 ‐ ‐ 6,589 ‐ ‐ 84,346

Fall 2015 ‐ ‐ 7,676 ‐ ‐ 6,462 ‐ ‐ 82,749 Source: USG Semester Enrollment Reports and Semester Credit Hour Summary Report MSC and MGC data have been combined prior to Fall 2013 for historical data.

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DuplicatedHeadcountEnrollmentbyCampusFall2015

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EnrollmentbySchoolFall2015


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Academic Affairs (12.7%)

Aviation (5.3%)

Business (13.8%)

Education (4.5%)

Health Sciences (23.0%)

Information Technology (8.4%)

Arts and Sciences (32.3%)

Academic Affairs includes Dual Enrollment, Learning Support, Transient, RHSC, and Post‐Baccalaureate students.

STUDENTBODYCHARACTERISTICS

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StudentBodyCharacteristicsFall2015

Characteristic Number% of Total Enrollment

Full‐Time 4,864 63.4%

Part‐Time 2,812 36.6%

Student Level # %

Freshman 2,785 36.3%

Sophomore 1,474 19.2%

Junior 1,390 18.1%

Senior 1,578 20.6%

Other* 449 5.8%

Gender # %

Female 4,447 57.9%

Male 3,229 42.1%

Age # %

Under 25 5,401 70.4%

25 and Older 2,275 29.6%

Ethnicity/Race # %

Hispanic 297 3.9%

American Indian/Alaskan Native 11 0.1%

Asian 184 2.4%

Black Non‐Hispanic 2,653 34.6%

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 14 0.2%

White Non‐Hispanic 4,255 55.4%

2 or More Races 230 3.0%

Unknown 32 0.4%

Residency # %

Georgia 7,381 96.2%

Out of State 221 2.9%

Out of Country 74 1.0%

New Student Enrollment # %

First‐Time Freshmen 1,469 19.1%

Transfers 554 7.2%

New Other* 321 4.2%

Total Enrollment 7,676 *Other includes dual enrollment, transient and other special student populations. Source: USG Semester Enrollment Report

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EnrollmentbyAttendanceStatusFall2015

Source: USG Semester Enrollment Report.

EnrollmentbyStudentLevelFall2015

Source: USG Semester Enrollment Report

Full‐Time (63.4%)

Part‐Time (36.6%)

Freshman (36.3%)

Sophomore (19.2%)

Junior (18.1%)

Senior (20.6%)

Other* (5.8%)

*Other includes dual enrollment, transient and other special student populations.

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EnrollmentbyGenderFall2015


EnrollmentbyEthnicity/RaceFall2015


Male (42.1%)

Female (57.9%)

White (55.4%)

Black (34.6%)

Hispanic (3.9%)

Asian (2.4%)

American Indian/Alaskan Native(0.1%)

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander(0.2%)

Two or More Races (3.0%)

Unknown (0.4%)

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EnrollmentbyAgeFall2015

Source: MGA Blackboard Analytics and USG Semester Enrollment Report

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NumberofDegreesConferredbyType

Source: USG by the Numbers Degrees Conferred Reports

Degree Level FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15

Associate's Degrees 700 673 590 537 475

Bachelor's Degrees 546 606 633 605 670

Certificates 102 125 69 39 16

Total 1,348 1,404 1,292 1,181 1,161

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NumberofBachelor’sandAssociate’sDegreesConferredbyActiveMajor

PROGRAM FY13 FY14 FY15

Bachelor's Degrees

Aviation Science and Management, B.S. 0 0 0

Biology, B.S. 15 22 22

Business Administration, B.S. 33 48 45

Business and Information Technology, B.S. 174 138 123

Criminal Justice, B.S. 0 0 15

Early Childhood Special Education, B.S. 87 46 63

English, B.A. 17 22 17

Health Services Administration, B.S. 28 58 59

History, B.A. 24 19 14

Information Technology, B.S. 51 73 81

Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A. 12 16 16

Mathematics, B.S. 10 12 12

Middle Grades Education, B.S. 12 13 9

New Media and Communications, B.A. 7 14 15

Nursing, B.S.N. 65 89 88

Psychology, B.S. 27 47 52

Public Service/Human Service, B.S. 46 30 32

Respiratory Therapy, B.S. 9 11 16

Applied Bachelor’s Degree

Business Management, B.A.S. 0 0 0

Associate's Degrees

Art, A.A. 14 16 15

Communication Studies, A.A. 4 10 4

Criminal Justice, A.S. 47 21 27

Engineering Technology, A.S. 3 3 5

English, A.A. 4 8 15

General Studies, A.A. 35 29 35

History, A.A. 6 9 9

Modern Language, A.A. 9 5 10

Music, A.A. 9 9 8

Natural Science, A.S. 0 0 11

Nursing, A.S.N. 101 97 75

Occupational Therapy Assistant, A.S. 18 21 22

Political Science, A.S. 11 3 4

Psychology, A.S. 64 57 65

Public Safety, A.S. 0 0 0

Respiratory Therapy, A.S. 33 30 26

Social Work, A.S. 30 27 23

Sociology, A.S. 19 20 73

Applied Associate’s Degrees

Air Traffic, A.A.S. 32 44 11

Aircraft Structural Technology, A.A.S. 0 5 2

Aviation Maintenance Technology, A.A.S. 0 11 8 Source: MGA Blackboard Analytics

RETENTIONRATES

AllFirst‐TimeFull‐TimeFreshmenOne‐YearRetentionRates

Middle Georgia State University All First‐Time Full‐Time Freshmen

One Year Retention Rates

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MGA

% Retained at Other USG Institutions

Total % Retained

Fall 2010 Cohort 56.54% 4.90% 61.44% Fall 2011 Cohort 57.41% 7.24% 64.65% Fall 2012 Cohort 60.48% 5.44% 65.92% Fall 2013 Cohort 64.09% 7.64% 71.73%

Fall 2014 Cohort 63.63% 5.58% 69.21% Source: USG by the Numbers Retention Reports

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Bachelor’sDegree‐SeekingFirst‐TimeFull‐TimeFreshmenSix‐YearGraduationRates


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Fall 2009 Cohort 24.40% 9.52% 33.92% Source: USG by the Numbers Graduation Rates Reports

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Fall 2012 Cohort 5.03% 0.36% 5.39% Source: USG by the Numbers Graduation Rates Reports

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STUDENTACHIEVEMENT

Middle Georgia State University (MGA) evaluates success with respect to student achievement consistent with its mission, the MGA Strategic Plan, and with the goals and strategies of

Complete College Georgia. In particular, Middle Georgia State University evaluates its success with student achievement using the following metrics and benchmarks.

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AllFirst‐TimeFull‐TimeStudentRetentionwithBenchmark MGA tracks the fall to fall retention of all first‐time, full‐time students. As a member of the University System of Georgia (USG) in the state University sector, MGA uses USG definitions of retention and compares itself to its state wide peers. The benchmark of success is to meet or exceed the average retention rate of all first‐time, full‐time students at USG state Universities.

Middle Georgia State University Benchmark

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System‐Wide State College Average

Fall 2010 56.54% 61.44% 56.20% 61.72%

Fall 2011 57.41% 64.65% 54.21% 60.35%

Fall 2012 60.48% 65.92% 57.36% 63.75%

Fall 2013 64.09% 71.73% 60.58% 67.24%

Fall 2014 63.63% 69.21% 61.71% 68.44% Source: USG by the Numbers Retention Rates Reports

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African‐AmericanFirst‐TimeFull‐TimeStudentRetentionwithBenchmark

MGA has a significant minority population and also tracks the fall to fall retention of African‐American first‐time, full‐time students. As a member of the University System of Georgia (USG), MGA compares itself to its state wide peers. The benchmark of success is to meet or exceed the average retention rate of African‐American first‐time, full‐time students at USG state colleges.


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Fall 2009 44.86% 49.03% 46.00% 51.00%

Fall 2010 48.56% 54.29% 47.00% 52.00%

Fall 2011 53.00% 59.66% 45.00% 50.00%

Fall 2012 54.40% 61.48% 49.31% 55.03% Source: USG by the Numbers Retention Rates Reports

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MGA tracks six‐year graduation rates of all first‐time, full‐time bachelor’s degree‐seeking students. As a member of the University System of Georgia (USG) in the state college sector, MGA uses USG definitions of graduation rates and compares itself to its state wide peers. The benchmark of success is to meet or exceed the average graduation rate of all first‐time, full‐time bachelor’s degree‐seeking students of USG state Universities.


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Fall 2005 22.67% 30.67% 18.92% 26.49%

Fall 2006 19.57% 30.44% 15.85% 22.95%

Fall 2007 22.95% 31.15% 24.49% 33.27%

Fall 2008 21.94% 34.69% 23.47% 33.55%

Fall 2009 24.40% 24.40% 21.21% 30.02% Source: USG by the Numbers Graduation Rates Reports

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NumberofAssociate’sandBachelor’sDegreesConferred MGA tracks the number of degrees conferred in associate and baccalaureate programs to track increasing levels of student educational attainment. The benchmark of success is for the number of bachelor degrees conferred to exceed the number of associate degrees conferred.

Degree Level FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15

Associate's Degrees 700 673 590 537 475

Bachelor's Degrees 546 606 633 605 670

Total 1,246 1,279 1,223 1,142 1,145 Source: USG Degrees Conferred Reports

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CourseSuccessRates–AllCourses MGA tracks success rates for all courses. The benchmark of success is a 75% course success rate for all courses.

Measure Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015

# Courses Attempted 31,610 30,793 28,398 26,917 26,489

# Courses Successful 23,880 23,583 22,333 21,224 20,716

Course Success Rate 75.55% 76.59% 78.64% 78.85% 78.21% Source: MGA Banner Data

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CourseSuccessRates–LearningSupportCourses MGA tracks success rates for Learning Support (remediation) courses. The benchmark of success is a 65% course success rate for all courses.

Subject Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015

Math 40.10% 45.44% 60.85% 54.82% 66.67%

English 53.99% 61.96% 69.37% 72.48% 49.79% Source: MGA Banner Data

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ExternalExaminationsinProfessionalFields MGA monitors students' performance on external examinations that are required for graduation and that lead to professional licensure or certification.

EducatorCertification The benchmark of success is to meet or exceed state pass rates on professional exams.

Georgia Assessment for the Certification of Educators Annual Title II Pass Rate Report

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2007‐2008 003 Early Childhood Special Ed General Curriculum Test I GAGE 47 47 100% 99%

004 Early Childhood Special Ed General Curriculum Test II GAGE 47 47 100% 98%

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200 GAGE Reading 45 45 100% 100%

201 GAGE Mathematics 45 45 100% 100%

202 GAGE Writing 45 45 100% 100%

003 Early Childhood Special Ed General Curriculum Test I GAGE 77 77 100% 99%


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202 GAGE Writing 65 65 100% 100%



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2012‐2013 All Program Completers 89 86 97% 96%

2013‐2014 All Program Completers 65 63 97% 97%

2014‐2015 All Program Completers *One student deceased before certification

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RespiratoryTherapyCertification The benchmark of success is to meet or exceed the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) mandated thresholds.

Outcomes Data* from 2014 CoARC Annual Report of Current Status (RCS) for Respiratory Care Programs

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19.0% 84.7% 92.5% 68.0% 91.1% 18 18 17 21 22 23

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OccupationalTherapyAssistantLicensureExam The benchmark of success is a pass rate of 80% on the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) National Certification Exam.

Year Number Tested Number Passed Within

Calendar Year* MGA Pass Rate

2010 18 18 100%

2011 18 15 83.3%

2012 23 21 91.3%

2013 17 17 100%

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NursingLicensureExaminations The benchmark of success is a pass rate of 90% on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).

NCLEX RN Pass Rate (Bachelor’s Degree)

Year # Tested # Passed MGA Pass

Rate GA State Average

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2011 41 39 95.1% 90.7% 89.1%

2012 44 42 95.5% 93.6% 91.7%

2013 49 35 71.4% 86.0% 85.2%

2014 47 45 95.7% No data 88.7%

2015 72 68 94.4% No data No data

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2010 87 80 92.0% 89.7% 86.5%

2011 124 111 89.5% 89.9% 87.0%

2012 122 117 95.9% 91.9% 89.3%

2013 72 58 80.6% 84.5% 81.4%

2014 77 73 94.8% No data 83.1%

2015 74 66 89.2% No data No data Note: MGC and MSC combined data for 2010‐2013. Source: MGA Nursing Department

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FacultyDistributionbyRankFall2015

College/Department Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Instructor Lecturer

Total # % # % # % # % # %

Arts and Sciences 26 15.1% 77 44.8% 42 24.4% 0 0.0% 27 15.7% 172

English 6 16.7% 20 55.5% 2 5.6% 0 0.0% 8 22.2% 36

Media, Culture, and the Arts 4 14.8% 13 48.1% 7 26.0% 0 0.0% 3 11.1% 27

History and Political Science 6 26.1% 7 30.4% 6 26.1% 0 0.0% 4 17.4% 23

Psychology and Social Work 3 16.7% 6 33.3% 5 27.8% 0 0.0% 4 22.2% 18

Mathematics 2 6.5% 14 45.2% 11 35.4% 0 0.0% 4 12.9% 31

Science and Engineering 5 15.2% 16 48.5% 11 33.3% 0 0.0% 1 3.0% 33

First Year Experience 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 4

Business 8 40.0% 6 30.0% 4 20.0% 0 0.0% 2 10.0% 20

Education 2 15.3% 3 23.1% 5 38.5% 0 0.0% 3 23.1% 13

Information Technology 2 15.3% 4 30.8% 4 30.8% 0 0.0% 3 23.1% 13

Health Sciences 3 7.7% 9 23.1% 24 61.5% 1 2.6% 2 5.1% 39

Health Services 1 16.7% 2 33.3% 3 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6

Occupational Therapy Assistant 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3

Nursing 2 7.7% 3 11.6% 20 76.9% 1 3.8% 0 0.0% 26

Respiratory Therapy 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4

Aviation 1 5.6% 3 16.7% 4 22.2% 0 0.0% 10 55.5% 18

Air Traffic Management 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 0 0.0% 2 66.7% 3

Aviation and Science Management 1 16.7% 2 33.3% 3 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6

Aviation Maintenance Structural Technology 0 0.0% 1 11.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 88.9% 9

Totals 42 15.3% 102 37.1% 83 30.2% 1 0.3% 47 17.1% 275 Source: MGA Office of Academic Affairs, Faculty Roster, Fall 2015

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FacultyDistributionbyHighestDegreeHeldFall2015

College/Department Doctorate Masters Other

Total # % # % # %

Arts and Sciences 116 67.4% 51 29.7% 5 2.9% 172

English 24 66.7% 12 33.3% 0 0.0% 36

Media, Culture, and the Arts 15 55.6% 11 40.7% 1 3.7% 27

History and Political Science 20 87.0% 2 8.7% 1 4.3% 23

Psychology and Social Work 14 77.8% 4 22.2% 0 0.0% 18

Mathematics 17 54.8% 13 41.9% 1 3.3% 31

Science and Engineering 26 78.8% 7 21.2% 0 0.0% 33

First Year Experience 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 2 50.0% 4

Business 16 80.0% 4 20.0% 0 0.0% 20

Education 8 61.5% 5 38.5% 0 0.0% 13

Information Technology 7 53.8% 6 46.2% 0 0.0% 13

Health Sciences 10 25.6% 26 66.7% 3 7.7% 39

Health Services 3 50.0% 3 50.0% 0 0.0% 6

Occupational Therapy Assistant 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 2 66.7% 3

Nursing 6 23.1% 19 73.1% 1 3.8% 26

Respiratory Therapy 1 25 .0% 3 75.0% 0 0.0% 4

Aviation 1 5.6% 7 38.9% 10 55.6% 18

Air Traffic Management 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 2 66.7% 3

Aviation and Science Management 1 16.7% 5 83.3% 0 0.0% 6

Aviation Maintenance Structural Technology 0 0.0% 1 11.1% 8 88.9% 9

Totals 158 57.5% 99 36.0% 18 6.5% 275 Source: MGA Office of Academic Affairs, Faculty Roster, Fall 2015

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FacultyDistributionbyTenureStatusFall2015

College/Department Tenured Non‐Tenured

Total # % # %

Arts and Sciences 109 63.4% 63 36.6% 172

English 26 72.2% 10 27.8 36

Media, Culture, and the Arts 18 66.7% 9 33.3% 27

History and Political Science 13 56.5% 10 43.5% 23

Psychology and Social Work 9 50.0% 9 50.0% 18

Mathematics 19 61.3% 12 38.7% 31

Science and Engineering 23 69.7% 10 30.3% 33

First Year Experience 1 25.0% 3 75.0% 4

Business 14 70.0% 6 30.0% 20

Education 7 53.8% 6 46.2% 13

Information Technology 4 30.8% 9 69.2% 13

Health Sciences 14 35.9% 25 64.1% 39

Health Services 4 66.7% 2 33.3% 6

Occupational Therapy Assistant 1 33.3% 2 66.7% 3

Nursing 6 23.1% 20 76.9% 26

Respiratory Therapy 3 75.0% 1 25.0% 4

Aviation 4 22.2% 14 77.8% 18

Air Traffic Management 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 3

Aviation and Science Management 3 50.0% 3 50.0% 6 Aviation Maintenance Structural Technology 1 11.1% 8 88.9% 9

Totals 152 55.3% 123 44.7% 275 Source: MGA Office of Academic Affairs, Faculty Roster, Fall 2015

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FacultyAchievements

BooksandArticles Ms. Pamela Arlov (Department of English). “Pain City.” Pine Mountain Sand and Gravel 18 (2015): 36. Print. Ms. Pamela Arlov (Department of English). Wordsmith: A Guide to College Writing 6e. Boston: Pearson Education, 2016. Print. Ms. Pamela Arlov (Department of English). Wordsmith: A Guide to Paragraphs and Short Essays 6e. Boston: Pearson Education, 2016. Print. Mr. Shannon Beasley, Dr. Kevin Floyd, and Yurov, K.M., (School of Information Technology). “An Initial Study of Educational Game Applications Supporting the STEM Education in K‐12 Systems.” Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management. 2.1 (2014): 169‐179. Web. 26 August 2015. Dr. Jennifer Breese‐Vitelli (School of Information Technology), and Borkovich, D. “The Influence of Mobile Technology Culture: Blind Trust, Naïveté, or Skepticism.” Issues in Information Systems. XV.2 (2014): 157‐167. Print.

Dr. Jennifer Breese‐Vitelli (School of Information Technology), Kim, P. and Jenkins, C.K. “Texting and Social Breaches.” Issues in Information Systems. XV.2 (2014): 400‐410. Print. Dr. Christopher Cairney (Department of English) Submitted a chapter, “Lizard(s) of Resistance: A Cultural Study of the Loch Ness Monster in Contemporary Society” to the forthcoming Monsters of Fiction, Film, and Fable, ed. Lisa Bro, Mary Ann Gareis and Crystal O’Leary‐Davidson. Dr. Gul Celkan (Department of English), and Linda Green. “What's in a Culture? What's in a Novel?”. The World Conference on Educational Sciences. Procedia ‐ Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015. 630‐634. Web. 07 Aug. 2015. Dr. Gul Celkan (Department of English) Turkish Forum‐World Turkish Alliance, Social Sciences e‐Journal, Special Issue dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Victory. v.1, No.1, 18 March 2015. Web. Dr. Rick Charles (School of Aviation). Lercel, D., Steckel, R., Charles, R., Patankar, M., Vance, M. (2015). Next Generation Aviation Maintenance and Manufacturing: Assessing the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities of Future Technicians (Grant No. 08‐G‐014 Center for Aviation Safety Research, Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention). (70 pp.) Dr. Lorraine Dubuisson, (Department of English). “‘The Empty Word’: The Evils of Progress in Ouida’s Tower of Taddeo”—presented at 2015 conference of the Georgia Philological Association, Macon, Ga. Dr. Laura Dyer (Department of Natural Sciences). Protein isolation from the developing embryonic mouse heart valve region. Dyer LA, Wu Y, Patterson C. J Vis Exp. 2014 Sep 23;(91):51911. doi: 10.3791/51911.

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Dr. Laura Dyer (Department of Natural Sciences). The role of BMPs in endothelial cell function and dysfunction. Dyer LA, Pi X, Patterson C. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Sep; 25(9):472‐80 Dr. Johnathan Fegley (Department of English). “Yeats and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Fission of Personality into Character.” International F. Scott Fitzgerald Society Conference. Waterford, Ireland. July 2015. Dr. Kevin Floyd and Mr. Johnathan Yerby (School of Information Technology). “Information Systems Faculty Perceptions of Ethical Work Climate and Job Satisfaction.” Journal of the Southern Association for Information Systems. 2.1 (2014): 1‐24. Print. Ms. Wilhelmina Ford (School of Business). Eyer, Kel‐Ann, and Wilhelmina Ford, “Penalties for being Married under Federal Tax Law: A Brief History and Update of Some Implications of Saying ‘I Do’,” The Journal of Contemporary Business Issues, Fall 2014, Volume 21. Dr. Stephen M. Fuller, (Department of English). “Eudora Welty and Postmodern Performativity.” Eudora Welty Review 6 (2014): 27‐37. Dr. John Girard (School of Information Technology), Klein, Deanna, and Berg, Kristi. (Eds.). Strategic Databased Wisdom in the Big Data Era. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. Print. Dr. John Girard (School of Information Technology), Gordon, Cindy, Weir, Andrew, and Girard, John. Social Roots: Why Social Innovations are Creating the Influence Economy. New York: Business Expert Press, 2014. Print. Dr. John Girard (School of Information Technology) and Girard, JoAnn. “Defining Knowledge Management: Toward an Applied Compendium.” Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management. 3.1 (2014): 1‐20. Web. 26 August 2015. Dr. John Girard (School of Information Technology) Weidner, Douglas, and Girard, John. “Moneyball for Knowledge Management.” In Girard, J., Klein, D., and Berg, K. (Eds.), Strategic Data‐Based Wisdom in the Big Data Era. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. (2015): 51‐64. Print. Dr. Alex Koohang (School of Information Technology), Harman, K., and Paliszkiewicz, J. “Scholarly Interest in Gamification: A Citation Network Analysis.” Industrial Management and Data Systems, 114.9 (2014): 1438‐1452. Print. Dr. Alex Koohang (School of Information Technology), and Paliszkiewicz, J. “Empirical Validation of an E‐Learning Courseware Usability Model.” Issues in Information Systems, 15.2 (2014): 270‐275. Print.

Dr. Alex Koohang (School of Information Technology), Paliszkiewicz, J., Nord, J., and Ramim, M. “Advancing a Theoretical Model for Knowledge Construction in E‐Learning.” The Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management. 2.2 (2014): 12‐25. Web. 26 August 2015. Dr. Alex Koohang (School of Information Technology). Nord, J., Paliszkiewicz, J., and Koohang, A. “Using Social Technologies for Competitive Advantage: Impact on Organizations and Higher Educations.” Journal of Computer Information Systems. 55.1 (2014): 92‐104. Print.

Dr. Alex Koohang (School of Information Technology). Paliszkiewicz, J., Koohang, A., Goluchowski, J., and Nord, J. “Management Trust, Organizational Trust, and Organizational Performance: Advancing and

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Measuring a Theoretical Model.” Management and Production Engineering Review. 5.1 (2014): 32‐41. Print.

Dr. Alex Koohang (School of Information Technology). Paliszkiewicz, J., Koohang, A., and Nord, J. “Management Trust, Organizational Trust, and Organizational Performance: Empirical Validation Of An Instrument.” The Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management. 2.1 (2014): 28‐39. Web. 26 August 2015. Dr. Myungjae Kwak (School of Information Technology) and Grayson, M., and Choi, A. “Automated Platform for Aggregation and Topical Sentiment Analysis of News Articles, Blogs, and Other Online Materials.” Issues in Information Systems, 15.2 (2014): 350‐358. Print. Dr. Myungjae Kwak, Mr. Yurov (School of Information Technology), K.M., Yurova Y.V., Kwak M. and Ku, C‐H. “The Effect of Psychological and Environmental Factors on Academic Performance of Video Gamers.” Issues in Information Systems. 15.2 (2014): 393‐398. Print. Dr. Kyungwoo Kang (School of Business). Kang, Kyungwoo and Seungkyoon Shin. "“Perceived Network Structure, Self‐Efficacy and Other Individual Motivations as Antecedents of Knowledge Exchange Intentions in Virtual Knowledge Communities”." the International Journal of the Academic Business World (IJABW) 8.1 (2014): 1‐10. Dr. Kyungwoo Kang (School of Business). Kyungwoo Kang, Seung Kyoon Shin, and G. Lawrence Sanders. "The Effect of Community Characteristics and Member Retention of Virtual Communities”." the International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking (IJVCSN) 5.3 (2014): 16‐34. Dr. Francisco Lopez (School of Business). Ho, J.C., López, F.J., and Ang, D. (2015). “Teaching aggregate planning in operations management.” The Coastal Business Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp 42‐61. Dr. Senthil Kumar Muthusamy (School of Business). 2014. Role of context and contest in the structuring of alliance governance. Journal of Strategy and Management, Vol. 7.2: 172 – 192 Dr. Senthil Kumar Muthusamy (School of Business). Collins, Kevin., and Muthusamy, Senthil Kumar. 2015. Toyota Production System (TPS) for Healthcare Organizations: Prospects and Implementation Challenges, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, Vol. 26.8: 905–918. Dr. Simone Phipps (School of Business). Phipps, S. T. A., and Prieto, L. C. (2014). A Discovery of Early Labor Organizations and the Women who Advocated Work‐Life Balance: An Ethical Perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, Online First. Dr. Simone Phipps (School of Business). Phipps, S. T. A., Prieto, L. C., and Ndinguri, E. N. (2014). Emotional Intelligence: Is it Necessary for Leader Development? Journal of Leadership, Accountability, and Ethics, 11(1), 73‐89. Dr. Simone Phipps (School of Business). Prieto, L. C., and Phipps, S. T. A. (2014). Capitalism in Question: Hill, Addams and Follett as Early Social Entrepreneurship Advocates. Journal of Management History, 20(3), 266‐277.

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Dr. Carol Sargent (School of Business). Johnson, B. G. and C. S. Sargent. 2014. Impact of Language and Formulas on Student Performance on Cost‐Volume‐Profit Problems. Accounting Education: An International Journal, 23(1), 22‐41. DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2013.824702 Dr. Carol Sargent (School of Business). 2015. Evidence of reflective thinking across the curriculum: college experience versus individual courses. Higher Education Research & Development, 34 (3). 624‐640. DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2014.973375 Dr. Laura Thomason (Department of English). “The Dilemma of Friendship in Austen’s Emma,” The Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation 56:2 (Summer 2015). Dr. Laura Thomason (Department of English). “Haywood, Eliza,” Wiley Encyclopedia of British Literature 1660–1789 (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley‐Blackwell), March 2015. Mr. Johnathan Yerby (School of Information Technology). “Independent Project Based Learning: Applying Knowledge by Creating a Low‐Cost Supercomputer.” Issues in Information Systems. 15.2 (2014): 252‐257. Print. Mr. Johnathan Yerby, M. Kwak, and Floyd, K. (School of Information Technology). Yerby, J., Hollifield, S., Kwak, M. and Floyd, K. “Development of Serious Games For Teaching Digital Forensics.” Issues in Information Systems. 15.2 (2014): 335‐343. Print. Dr. Yingfeng Wang (School of Information Technology). Justice, N. B., Li, Z., Wang, Y., Spaudling, S. E., Mosier, A. C., Hettich, R. L., Pan, C. and Banfield, J. F. “15N‐ and 2H Proteomic Stable Isotope Probing Links Nitrogen Flow to Archaeal Heterotrophic Activity.” Environmental Microbiology. 16 (2014): 3224–3237. Dr. Yingfeng Wang (School of Information Technology). Li, Z., Wang, Y., Yao, Q., Justice, N. B., Ahn, T.‐H., Xu, D., Hettich, R.L., Banfield, J.F., and Pan, C. “Diverse and Divergent Protein Post‐Translational Modifications in Two Growth Stages of a Natural Microbial Community.” Nature Communications. 5.4405 (2014): 1‐11. Print. Dr. Yingfeng Wang (School of Information Technology), Kora, G., Bowen, B. P., and Pan, C. “MIDAS: A Database‐Searching Algorithm for Metabolite Identification in Metabolomics.” Analytical Chemistry. 86.19 (2014): 9496‐9503. Print. Dr. Yingfeng Wang (School of Information Technology).Yan, C., and Wang, Y. (2014). “A Graph Kernel Method for DNA‐Binding Site Prediction.” BMC Systems Biology, 8.Suppl 4.S10. (2014). Web. 26 August 2015.

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Conferences

Dr. Jennifer Breese‐Vitelli and Borkovich, D. (School of Information Technology). “Embracing Technology Adoption.” Information Educators Conference. Baltimore, Maryland. November, 2014. Presentation. Dr. Jennifer Breese‐Vitelli (School of Information Technology) Kim, P., Breese‐Vitelli, J. and Homan. “What's the Price of Privacy? A Study of the Perceptions of College Students and Industry Professionals on the Costs of Information Privacy.” Information Educators Conference. Baltimore, Maryland. November, 2014. Presentation. Dr. Christopher Cairney (Department of English). “Banishing Dragons: St. Patrick and the Oilliphéist as a type of St. Columba and the Loch Ness Monster in Celtic Christian Hagiography.” Special Session: “Literary Monsters.” 86th Conference of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, 7‐9 November, Atlanta, GA. Dr. Loretta Clayton (Department of English) “Thrift, Beauty, and the Economy of Self‐Stylization: Speaking Fashion to Women from Oscar Wilde to Elizabeth Hawes.” South Atlanta Modern Language Association Convention, Atlanta, GA, November 2014. (Speaker and Panel Chair, two panels: “Performing Gender: Cultural Ideals, Expectations, and Representations of Gender in American and British Literature and Culture.”) Dr. Loretta Clayton (Department of English) “Mysterious Subjectivities: From Marian to Madame Fosco in Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White.” Victorians Institute Conference, Winthrop University, Charlotte, SC. November 2014. Dr. Kathleen Burt (Department of English). “Continuing Tradition and Creating Text: Old and New Auctores in Middle English Debate Poetry” ‐ International Congress on Medieval Studies 2015. Kalamazoo, MI Dr. Kathleen Burt (Department of English). “Physical Authority: An Investigation into the Influences of Marginalia in Reading Middle English Debate Poems” ‐ Medieval Academy of America 2015. Notre Dame, IN Dr. Christopher Cairney (Department of English). “Under the Influence: Introducing Polish, Russian or French Contexts to Joseph Conrad’s Fiction to Undergraduates: An Example Lesson. Affiliated Session: “Sustainable Conrad: Teaching Heart of Darkness and Other Texts by Joseph Conrad to Undergraduates.” 86th Conference of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, November 2015. Atlanta, GA. Dr. Gul Celkan (Department of English) 7th World Conference on Educational Sciences, 5‐7 February 2015. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Virtual presentation on “What’s in a Culture? What’s in a Novel?” Dr. Sharon Colley (Department of English) “The Kaleidoscopic Swirls of Lee Smith.” The Tenth Annual Meeting of the Georgia Philological Association. Middle Georgia State College. Macon, GA. 29 May 2015. Conference Presentation.

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Dr. Laura Dyer (Department of Natural Sciences). BMPER‐mediated BMP signaling promotes cardiac development. Dyer L, Wu Y, Saha A, Cyr C, Moser M, Pi X, Patterson C. Annual meeting of the American Association of Anatomists, Experimental Biology, 2015. Boston, MA. Dr. Wilhelmina Ford (School of Business) Eyler, Kel‐Ann, and Wilhelmina Ford, International Accounting Standards: History, Update, and U.S. Status, Midwest Business Administration Association Conference, March 2015, Chicago, Ill. Unpublished conference paper, 2015. Dr. Nate Gilbert (Department of English). “Graphic Memoirs, Photo Essays, Maps, and Collages? A Multigenre Approach to Academic Writing.” Georgia Philological Association, Macon, GA, May 2015. Dr. John Girard (School of Information Technology). “Big Data: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue (Keynote Address).” Southern Association for Information Systems Conference (SAIS). Hilton Head, SC. March 2015. Presentation. Dr. John Girard (School of Information Technology). “Big Data: A Decision Maker’s Friend, Phantom, or Foe (Keynote Address).” International Association of Computer Information Systems. Las Vegas, NV. October 2014. Presentation. Dr. John Girard, Dr. Kevin Floyd, and Mr. Johnathan Yerby (School of Information Technology). “A Comparison of Knowledge Retention in Online and Face‐to‐face Capstone Experiences.” Academy of Business Research Conference. San Antonio, TX. November 2014. Presentation. Dr. John Girard, Ms. Tina Ashford, and Mr. Pedro Colon (School of Information Technology). “Do Online and Face‐to‐Face Capstone Students Achieve Similar Results in Distinct Subject Areas?” Academy of Business Research Conference. San Antonio, TX. November 2014. Presentation. Dr. John Girard (School of Information Technology). “Big Data: Marketer’s Friend or Foe.” Sales and Marketing Middle East 2015. Abu Dhabi, UAE. May 2015. Presentation. Dr. John Girard (School of Information Technology). “Big Data: Lessons Learned from KM Evangelist.” KM Russia, Moscow. November 2014. Presentation. Dr. John Girard (School of Information Technology). “Myths of Big Data.” International Online Symposium. Macon, GA. September 2014. Presentation. Mr. Josh Hill (Department of English). “Student Generated Reading List: A Pilot.” Georgia Association for Developmental Education. March 2015 Dr. Myungjae Kwak (School of Information Technology), Casper, D., Talmage, C., Hollifield, S., Nylund, C. and Kwak, M. “Chasing the Truth: An Educational Game for Information Literacy and Student Engagement.” Southern Association for Information Systems Conference (SAIS). Hilton Head, SC. March 2015. Presentation. Dr. Myungjae Kwak and Mr. Pedro Colon (School of Information Technology), Locke, T., Colon, P. and Kwak, M. “MRS: An Autonomous and Remote‐Controlled Robotics Platform for STEM Education.” Southern Association for Information Systems Conference (SAIS). Hilton Head, SC. March 2015. Presentation.

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Dr. Myungjae Kwak (School of Information Technology), Franks, S. and Kwak, M. “aMDFS: Automated Mobile Device Forensics System Using Python and Raspberry Pi,” Southern Association for Information Systems Conference (SAIS). Hilton Head, SC. March 2015. Presentation. Dr. Myungjae Kwak, Yurov, K.M. (School of Information Technology), Ku, C‐H., Kwak M., Yurov, K.M. and Yurova, Y.V. “A Study of the Influence of Gaming Behavior on Academic Performance of IT College Students.” Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). Savannah, GA. August 2014. Presentation. Dr. Myungjae Kwak, Yurov, K.M. (School of Information Technology), Yurov, K.M., Yurova Y.V., Kwak M., and Ku, C‐H. “The Effect of Psychological and Environmental Factors on Academic Performance of Video Gamers.” International Association of Computer Information Systems Conference. Las Vegas, NV. October 2014. Presentation. Dr. Karmen Lenz (Department of English). “The Mind as Sanctuary in the Liturgy, and the Writing of Bede, Gregory, and Alfred the Great.” Georgia Medievalist Society (MGA, February 7, 2014). Dr. Karmen Lenz (Department of English). “The Mind in the Writing of Gregory the Great and J.R.R. Tolkien.” 17th Annual C.S. Lewis and the Inklings Society (Wesleyan College, April 4, 2014). Dr. Francisco Lopez (School of Business) López, F.J., Ho, J.C., and Ruiz‐Torres, A. “Understanding how data translation affects DEA efficiency scores.” Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, 2015 Annual Conference. Cambridge, MA. March 20‐22, 2015. Ms. Sandra Monk (Department of Nursing) Monk, S. An ethic of care: A concept analysis. Poster session presented at: 2015 Graduate Research Symposium & Sigma Theta Tau Consortium; 2015, May 1; Clayton State University, Morrow, GA. Ms. Sandra Monk (Department of Nursing) Monk, S. Analysis of Jean Watson’s theory of human caring and caring science, Poster session presented at: Georgia Nursing Leadership Doctoral Symposium; 2014, November 1; Atlanta, GA. Ms. Sandra Monk (Department of Nursing) Monk, S. Awareness of sexual violence on college campuses, Presentation session presented at: Women’s Studies Association of Middle Georgia State College; 2015, April; Macon, GA. Ms. Sandra Monk (Department of Nursing) Monk, S. Infection control update, Presentation session at: Fort Valley State University Head Start Advisory Meeting; 2014, December; Fort Valley, GA Ms. Sandra Monk (Department of Nursing) Monk, S. Steps to protecting your kidneys, Presentation session at Educare Community Health: Diabetes Day; 2014, October 23; Warner Robins, GA. Ms. Sandra Monk (Department of Nursing) Monk, S. Age Appropriate grieving for kid’s camp volunteers; Presentation session presented at: Heart of Georgia Hospice Camp Wings Volunteer Training; 2014, October 14; Warner Robins, GA. Dr. Derrilyn Morrison (Department of English). Making History Happen: Caribbean Poetry in America. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

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Dr. Derrilyn Morrison (Department of English). “Music, Memory, and Mobility: Negotiating Poetic Identity in Brathwaite’s Rights of Passage and Middle Passages. Caribbean Vistas (Fall 2014). Dr. Clay Morton (Department of English). “Tennessee in Georgia: Williams’s ‘Macon Period,’ 1941.” Popular Culture Association in the South / American Culture Association in the South, New Orleans, October 3, 2014. Dr. Clay Morton (Department of English). “Narrating Neurodiversity: Literature, Film, Pedagogy.” Southern Regional Honors Council, Greenville, March 21, 2016. Dr. Senthil Kumar Muthusamy (School of Business). Growth Pangs & Prospects: A Strategic View (Presented at Warner Robins, GA, Chamber of Commerce, October 2014). Dr. Sae Yeul Park (School of Business). “Firm complexity and Post‐Earnings‐Announcement Drift”. Southern Finance Association (SFA) Annual Meeting. Key West, FL, November 2014. American Accounting Association (AAA), Southeast Regional Meeting. Ashville, NC. April 2015. Dr. Sae Yeul Park (School of Business). “Firm complexity and Post‐Earnings‐Announcement Drift”. Southern Fianance Association (SFA) Annual Meeting. Key West, FL, November 2014. Dr. Simone Phipps (School of Business). Phipps, S. T. A., and Prieto, L. C. (2014). A Discovery of Early Labor Organizations and the Women who Advocated Work‐Life Balance: An Ethical Perspective. Paper presented at the Annual Southern Management Association (SMA) Conference, Savannah, GA. Dr. Simone Phipps (School of Business). Phipps, S. T. A., and Prieto, L. C. (2015). Politicking and Entrepreneurship: Determining the Critical Political Skill Dimensions for High Entrepreneurial Intentions. Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Academy of Entrepreneurship, New Orleans, LA. Dr. Simone Phipps (School of Business). Prieto, L. C., Phipps, S. T. A., Thompson, L., and Smith, X. (2015). Frances Perkins, Rose Schneiderman, and the Early Labor Movement: A Feminist Ethic of Care Approach to Labor and Safety Reform. Paper presented at the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Dawn Sherry (Department of Natural Sciences) and P. Loos, G. Morris. Riparian species, ethnobotany, and natural history of the Upper Little Tennessee River by canoe, field trip presented at Cullowhee Native Plant Conference; 2015 Jul 15‐18; Cullowhee NC. Dr. Dawn Sherry (Department of Natural Sciences) and C. Schmidt . Silviculture as a Habitat Management Tool: Lessons Learned from 70 Years of Practice. Poster presented at Society of American Foresters Conference and Canadian Institute of Forestry Annual General Meeting. 2014, Oct. 8‐11. Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Dawn Sherry (Department of Natural Sciences) and C. Schmidt. Which Stocking Measure is Better for Managing Red‐cockaded Woodpecker Foraging Habitat? Poster presented at Society of American Foresters Conference and Canadian Institute of Forestry Annual General Meeting. 2014, Oct. 8‐11. Salt Lake City, UT.

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Dr. Dawn Sherry (Department of Natural Sciences) and C. Schmidt. Fosberg Fire Weather Index: a Useful Tool for Prescribed Fire Prescriptions?". . Poster presented at Society of American Foresters Conference and Canadian Institute of Forestry Annual General Meeting. 2014, Oct. 8‐11. Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Terry Smith (School of Information Technology) “Predictors of Academic Procrastination in Online Classes: Can Instructor Intervention Increase Student Success?” International Association of Computer Information Systems Conference, Las Vegas, NV. October 2014. Presentation. Dr. Daniel Snyder (Department of Natural Sciences). “A Flipped Classroom in Geoscience Education.” USG Best Practices for Promoting Engaged Student Learning, Athens, GA. 14 April 2015. Pecha Kucha. Dr. Daniel Snyder (Department of Natural Sciences), Pardo, Jason and Anderson, Jason. “Micro‐CT Scanning Provides Sufficient Resolution as a Non‐Destructive Means for Studying Chondrichthyan Tooth Histology.” Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany. 5 November 2014. Poster. Dr. Laura Thomason (Department of English). “Cosplaying Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Female Intellectuals Then and Now,” annual meeting of the Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth‐Century Studies, Gainesville, FL. February 2015. Dr. Shane Trayers (Department of English). “Mothers of ‘Monsters’ and Their Hybrid Children in American Apocalyptic Film at Southwest Popular Culture Association in Albuquerque, NM. February 11‐14, 2015. Dr. Shane Trayers (Department of English). “You Are What You Eat: Smart Zombies in Literature” at South Atlantic Modern Language Association in Atlanta, GA. November 2014. Dr. David Vogel (Department of Mathematics) Presentation at GPC Math Conference entitled “Lacing: A Better Way to Teach Polynomial and Rational Inequalities” Dr. Yingfeng Wang (School of Information Technology). “Using a Context‐free Grammar to Identify Non‐coding RNAs from Genomic Backgrounds.” Department of Computer Science, Georgia State University. Atlanta, GA. April 2015. Presentation. Dr. Yingfeng Wang (School of Information Technology). "Sipros: A Case for Software Development with Hybrid Parallelism", Department of Computer Science, The College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Staten Island, NY. May 2015. Presentation. Dr. Yingfeng Wang (School of Information Technology). “Using a Context‐free Grammar to Identify Non‐coding RNAs from Genomic Backgrounds.” Mercer University. Macon, GA. September 2014. Presentation. Mr. Johnathan Yerby and Dr. Kevin Floyd (School of Information Technology), Coppa, E., Yerby, J., Floyd, K., Vilkinofsky, P. “Initiating and Expanding Cyberforensics And Cybersecurity Curriculum Through Academic Collaboration.” International Association for Computer Information Systems Conference. Las Vegas, NV. October 2014. Panel.

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Mr. Johnathan Yerby (School of Information Technology), “Enhancing Undergraduate IT Curriculum with Networking and Digital Forensics Labs.” University System of Georgia 43rd Annual Computing Conference. Rock Eagle, GA. October 2014. Presentation. Mr. Johnathan Yerby and Dr. Kevin Floyd (School of Information Technology), “Building the Next Digital Forensics Workforce for the Southeastern United States.” High Impact Technology Exchange Conference. Portland OR. 2015. Poster Session.

HonorsandAwards Pamela Arlov (Department of English). “Gravity.” AP Readers’ Poetry and Prose Reading Kansas City, MO. 19 Jun 2015. Poetry reading. Dr. Donna Balding (Department of Natural Sciences). Grant from Florida’s State Wildlife Grants Program. $84,834.29 for project entitled “Morphological and molecular analyses of amphipods and isopods (Crustacea) as factors for the study of the species diversity and biological interconnectedness of caves within the Floridian aquifer” 07/01/2015 to 06/30/2018 (3 years); In collaboration with Dr. Tom Sawicki, FAMU; Portion granted to my research at MGA is approximately $22,000 (personnel and supplies). Dr. Donna Balding (Department of Natural Sciences). Efficacy testing and certification for patented device used in hydrogen peroxide sterilization of clean areas (surgical rooms, clean rooms, etc.), performed for NanoMist Systems, LLC. This project included device testing, preparing a Certificate of Efficacy Document, and site visits to observe the device’s performance in real settings. Dr. Rick Charles (School of Aviation). Evaluated the financial, technical, and managerial performance and capabilities of Southern Air Charter, a scheduled Bahamian air carrier, as part of a three‐person team, on behalf of the Inter‐American Investment Corporation to qualify the carrier for a $5 million loan to purchase new aircraft. Dr. Kevin Floyd (School of Information Technology) President, Southern Association for Information Systems. Dr. Kevin Floyd (School of Information Technology). Southern Association for Information Systems (SAIS) award for exceptional leadership and devoted service (2014‐2015). Dr. Kevin Floyd and Dr. Myungjae Kwak (School of Information Technology). (2015) Affordable Learning Georgia Transformations At Large ($27,000) Text Book Grant University System of Georgia. Dr. Kevin Floyd (School of Information Technology). Co‐PI Advanced Cybersecurity Education (ACE) Consortium NSF ATE Award 1204800. Dr. Alex Koohang (School of Information Technology). President, International Association for Computer Information Systems.

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Dr. Alex Koohang (School of Information Technology). International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management, Fellow and Distinguished Scholar (2014). Dr. Alex Koohang (School of Information Technology), International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management, Lifetime Academic Achievement Award (2015). Dr. Thomas Sawicki (Department of Natural Sciences) Faculty Development Awards. Funding went towards Isolation and Characterization of Magnetotactic Bacteria from the Georgia Salt Marsh and for Identification of Microfungi on MGA Campuses. Dr. Malav Shah (Department of Natural Sciences). Conducted search for extrasolar planets using NASA’s Kepler Telescope Data by analyzing light curves for various stellar systems suspected of having planets. Simone Phipps (School of Business), Academy of Entrepreneurship Distinguished Research Award (2014). Simone Phipps (School of Business), Winner, Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) Competitive Paper Competition (2015). Simone Phipps (School of Business), Academy of Educational Leadership Outstanding Educator Award for Innovative & Creative Teaching (2015). Dr. Kimberly Pickens and Dr. Dawn Sherry (Department of Natural Sciences), co‐chairs/organizers. Georgia Native Plant Society Annual Symposium, March 7, 2015. Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta GA. Dr. Laura Thomason (Department of English). “The Marriage Game: Love, Money, Friendship, and Companionacy in Austen’s England,” invited presentation at the meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America—Atlanta Region, February 2015. Dr. Pushpa Yadav and Dr. Kim Pickens (Department of Natural Sciences). Faculty Development Awards. Received funding for to Induce polyploidy in Stevia rebaudina.

MGAFOUNDATION

The Middle Georgia State University Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non‐profit organization committed to stewardship, integrity, excellence, philanthropy, education and advocacy on behalf of Middle Georgia State University. With diligent and thoughtful direction from the community leaders and University alumni that embody its volunteer Board of Trustees, the Foundation supports the University by raising, investing and distributing private dollars to help fund scholarships, classroom and campus enhancements, faculty programs, staff initiatives, capital needs and collaborative community projects. The foundation’s calendar year runs from January to December.

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AnnualCampaign The Foundation’s Annual Campaign is made up of thousands of operating gifts from Middle Georgia State University alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends. In FY2015, gifts from more than 1,643 donors (+19.3% over the previous year) resulted in more than $870,210 in expendable operating support (+15.7%). These contributions benefit Middle Georgia State students, faculty, and staff through a myriad of opportunities. These include providing student scholarships, computer and laboratory equipment, course development materials, study abroad opportunities, support for the Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens, and much more.

Source: Middle Georgia State University Foundation Dashboard Report, December 31, 2015

AnnualCampaignGivingbyTypeofGift


$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$600,000

$700,000

$800,000

$900,000

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$606,346

$716,313

$613,764

$752,351

$870,210

Total Gifts and Pledges of Support

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

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37% 33%44% 49%

32%

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42%

54%

27%17% 13% 9% 14%

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Scholarships The scholarship program of Middle Georgia State University Foundation, Inc. is made possible by private contributions from alumni, faculty and staff, corporations, businesses, foundations and friends of Middle Georgia State University. A complete list of scholarship recipients for the 2015‐2016 academic year is available in the Foundation Office.

TotalAmountofScholarshipAidAwarded


AverageGPAofStudentsAwarded


$149,654

$187,831

$266,014

$307,499

$356,852

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Total Amount of Scholarship Aid Awarded

3.75

3.75

3.25

3.75

3.52

3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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NumberAwarded


82

91

262

322

325

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2011

2012

2013

2014

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Endowment

The Foundation’s Endowment is part of a diversified, risk‐controlled portfolio of long‐term investments. Worth nearly $10 Million, the endowment plays a critical role in the University’s mission to serve the educational needs of a diverse population through high quality programs connected to community needs in a global context and to serve as a leader for the intellectual, economic, and cultural life of the region.

EndowmentandAssetGrowth

Source: Middle Georgia State University Foundation Financial Statements

$0

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

$10,000,000

$12,000,000

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

$6,825,511 $7,950,338 $8,127,614 $8,232,438 $8,379,873

$110,150 $933,598

$1,523,049 $1,843,643 $1,210,466

$258,648 $314,826 $795,859 $889,284 $874,853

Permanently Restricted Endowment Temporarily Restricted Endowment

Other Temporarily Restricted Assets

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