College of Coastal Georgia News Stories

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• BRAG riders hit Brunswick Friday, on to finish at St. Marys Saturday - Florida Times-Union
  posted on June 8, 2013 at 03:23:29 am
  BRAG riders hit Brunswick Friday, on to finish at St. Marys SaturdayFlorida Times-UnionBRUNSWICK | The 800 riders of the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia coasted onto the campus of College ...
• New presidents provosts Bradford Coastal Ga. Concordia Harrisburg Huntington ... - Inside Higher Ed
  posted on June 5, 2013 at 07:20:36 am
  New presidents provosts Bradford Coastal Ga. Concordia Harrisburg Huntington ...Inside Higher EdAdvertisement. New Presidents or Provosts: College of Coastal Georgia, ...
• College of Coastal Georgia dedicates putting green to Reg Murphy and Matt ... - Florida Times-Union
  posted on June 5, 2013 at 12:15:25 am
  College of Coastal Georgia dedicates putting green to Reg Murphy and Matt ...Florida Times-UnionBRUNSWICK - College of Coastal Georgia named a putting green Tuesday for ...
• College of Coastal Georgia to take over Fins restaurant on Jekyll Island - Florida Times-Union
  posted on May 21, 2013 at 04:23:31 am
  College of Coastal Georgia to take over Fins restaurant on Jekyll IslandFlorida Times-UnionThe Jekyll Island Authority board approved a concept Monday under which the College of Coastal ...
• College of Coastal Georgia dedicates Bishop Arch and Founders Gate - Florida Times-Union
  posted on May 21, 2013 at 04:19:45 am
  College of Coastal Georgia dedicates Bishop Arch and Founders GateFlorida Times-UnionBRUNSWICK - Just under five years ago, James A. Bishop made a motion for his fellow ...
• College of Coastal Georgia holds graduation ceremony Saturday - Florida Times-Union
  posted on May 10, 2013 at 11:01:25 am
  College of Coastal Georgia holds graduation ceremony SaturdayFlorida Times-UnionU.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood is usually the only one in the room in a black ...
• Community lavishes praise on departing College of Coastal Georgia President ... - Florida Times-Union
  posted on May 2, 2013 at 10:32:30 am
  Community lavishes praise on departing College of Coastal Georgia President ...Florida Times-UnionBRUNSWICK - The community, faculty and staff lavished good-natured praise Wednesday as ...
• Vastola heading to College of Coastal Georgia - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  posted on May 2, 2013 at 02:54:10 am
  Vastola heading to College of Coastal GeorgiaSarasota Herald-TribuneRiverview High girls basketball player Gianna Vastola verbally committed to play at College ...
• College of Coastal Georgia, other volunteers dedicate Habitat for Humanity ... - Florida Times-Union
  posted on April 25, 2013 at 09:58:34 pm
  College of Coastal Georgia, other volunteers dedicate Habitat for Humanity ...Florida Times-UnionThe houses are the 74th and 75th built by Habitat for Humanity of Glynn County and ...
• College of Coastal Georgia gets new president - Atlanta Journal Constitution
  posted on April 24, 2013 at 06:58:38 pm
  GPBCollege of Coastal Georgia gets new presidentAtlanta Journal ConstitutionGregory Aloia will take over as president of the College of Coastal Georgia July 1, under action the State Board of Regents took Wednesday. Aloia, president of Concord University in West Virginia, was one of three finalists for the position. He ...
• College of Coastal GA President Search - WUGA-TV - Wugatv
  posted on April 18, 2013 at 06:50:46 pm
  College of Coastal GA President Search - WUGA-TVWugatvalt BRUNSWICK - State Board of Regents have named College of Coastal Georgia have named three ...
• Three finalists to lead College of Coastal Georgia - Atlanta Journal Constitution
  posted on April 17, 2013 at 06:29:58 pm
  Three finalists to lead College of Coastal GeorgiaAtlanta Journal ConstitutionThe State Board of Regents selected three finalists Wednesday to become the next president of the College of Coastal Georgia. They are: Gregory Aloia, president of Concord University in West Virginia; Robert McGehee, dean of the ...
• No. 23-ranked Spring Hill softball sweeps doubleheader from Coastal Georgia - The Birmingham News - al.com
  posted on April 14, 2013 at 02:19:20 am
  No. 23-ranked Spring Hill softball sweeps doubleheader from Coastal GeorgiaThe Birmingham News - al.combadger_logo2.jpg. BRUNSWICK, Ga. - The 23rd-ranked Spring Hill College softball team ...
• College of Coastal Georgia hosting free international film festival - Florida Times-Union
  posted on April 8, 2013 at 01:56:19 pm
  College of Coastal Georgia hosting free international film festivalFlorida Times-UnionBRUNSWICK, GA. | College of Coastal Georgia will show four foreign films this week for ...
• Lady Flames Sweep Past Mariners - The Chattanoogan
  posted on April 4, 2013 at 01:47:46 am
  Lady Flames Sweep Past MarinersThe ChattanooganThe No.4-ranked Lee Softball team used solid pitching in game one and a 15-hit offensive ...
• Former candidate for College of Coastal Georgia president now interim ... - Florida Times-Union
  posted on March 23, 2013 at 02:53:03 pm
  Former candidate for College of Coastal Georgia president now interim ...Florida Times-UnionLAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Now it's clear why one of the six applicants for the presidency ...
• One of six candidates for College of Coastal Georgia presidency has withdrawn - Florida Times-Union
  posted on March 19, 2013 at 07:18:54 pm
  One of six candidates for College of Coastal Georgia presidency has withdrawnFlorida Times-UnionBRUNSWICK, GA. | A candidate for the presidency of College of Coastal Georgia ...
• Six candidates for College of Coastal Georgia president to visit Brunswick ... - Florida Times-Union
  posted on March 15, 2013 at 07:04:49 pm
  Six candidates for College of Coastal Georgia president to visit Brunswick ...Florida Times-UnionBRUNSWICK | The presidential search committee has narrowed to six the field of ...
• Coastal Georgia approved for new four-year degree in America Studies - Florida Times-Union
  posted on March 12, 2013 at 08:36:02 pm
  GPBCoastal Georgia approved for new four-year degree in America StudiesFlorida Times-UnionBRUNSWICK - College of Coastal Georgia has added a bachelor of arts degree in American studies, the 10th degree program since it ...
• Governor names Richard Royal new chair of Jekyll Island Authority board - Florida Times-Union
  posted on December 18, 2012 at 08:15:31 am
  Governor names Richard Royal new chair of Jekyll Island Authority boardFlorida Times-UnionCollege of Coastal Georgia moved its graduation ceremonies there from its ...
• College corner - Peoria Journal Star
  posted on December 6, 2012 at 02:09:13 am
  College cornerPeoria Journal StarCollege of Coastal Georgia junior outside hitter Lindsay Herman (Metamora and Illinois Central College) was named a ...
• New York chamber musicians to perform Friday at College of Coastal Georgia - Florida Times-Union
  posted on December 5, 2012 at 01:36:58 am
  New York chamber musicians to perform Friday at College of Coastal GeorgiaFlorida Times-UnionBRUNSWICK, GA. | Coastal Georgia residents can hear some accomplished New ...
• AUM picks up 85-77 victory at College of Coastal Georgia - The Birmingham News - al.com
  posted on December 1, 2012 at 04:01:26 am
  The Birmingham News - al.comAUM picks up 85-77 victory at College of Coastal GeorgiaThe Birmingham News - al.comBRUNSWICK, Georgia -- Five different players scored in double figures, ...
• TEAMS PUMP UP COLLEGE
  posted on September 8, 2011 at 07:31:55 am
  When Jesup resident Matthew Reid first stepped onto the College of Coastal ...
• College opens residence hall
  posted on July 30, 2011 at 07:30:11 am
  Lindsey Little may be more excited about the opening of Lakeside ...
• In uncharted territory
  posted on July 30, 2011 at 07:24:28 am
  College of Coastal Georgia's basketball program is about to delve into uncharted waters. For starters, the college, now a four-year ...
• Jacksonville construction worker at Georgia college died of head injuries, coroner says
  posted on July 30, 2011 at 04:45:42 am
  A Jacksonville construction worker who died Wednesday in a fall from a ladder at College of ...
• Construction worker dies in Ga. campus accident
  posted on July 29, 2011 at 04:59:05 am
  The Glynn County coroner says a construction worker ...
• Jacksonville Construction Worker Killed
  posted on July 28, 2011 at 06:17:50 pm
  College Of Coastal Georgia's student housing building is among the last project of a major construction project scheduled for ...
• Jacksonville worker dies following Brunswick college accident
  posted on July 28, 2011 at 10:38:56 am
  A Jacksonville construction worker died following an ...
• Law & Disorder: Jacksonville construction worker dies in fall
  posted on July 28, 2011 at 06:51:34 am
  A Jacksonville construction worker died in an accident ...
• GOLF / Snow in top 50 at Golden Isles Invitational
  posted on July 17, 2011 at 08:34:10 am
  Shiloh Snow of the College of Coastal Georgia men’s golf team finished in the top 50 at ...
• Coastal Georgia offers new student loan program
  posted on July 7, 2011 at 07:25:04 am
  The state may have cut funding for the HOPE scholarship program, but going to college is still well within reach financially, college officials say. ...
• Some teachers get pay boost
  posted on July 6, 2011 at 07:24:16 am
  James Bullock stands to make more money than many other first-year teachers. He graduated from the College ...
• College, Jekyll team up on course
  posted on July 6, 2011 at 07:05:04 am
  With a little bit of help from PGA Tour pro and St. Simons Island resident Matt Kuchar, ...
• Input taken on Altama future
  posted on June 29, 2011 at 07:24:23 am
  About 70 residents, business owners and others with a stake in the future of the Altama Avenue area ...
• Coastal alumna tabbed as softball coach
  posted on June 22, 2011 at 07:35:03 am
  College of Coastal Georgia has changed since Jenny Alfirov graduated from the ...
• College of Coastal Georgia men’s golf team takes fourth at nationals
  posted on June 3, 2011 at 08:36:48 pm
  The College of Coastal Georgia men’s golf team placed fourth this past weekend in the National ...
• Stellar debut for Coastal
  posted on May 25, 2011 at 07:22:04 am
  College of Coastal Georgia was getting its golf program ...
• Raiders hoops standout Chris Smith signs
  posted on May 20, 2011 at 08:23:43 pm
  Plant City boys basketball standout Chris Smith , a first-team all-Western Conference pick this past season, has signed with the College of Coastal Georgia, an NAIA program in Brunswick, Ga., that is ...
• Coastal's Liggin makes All-America
  posted on May 20, 2011 at 07:22:09 am
  The College of Coastal Georgia women's golf team saved their best for last. The CCGA women shot their best round of the season ...
• Coastal squads chase titles
  posted on May 16, 2011 at 07:33:04 am
  There is not much more anyone could have reasonably expected from out of College ...
• Polakovic serves up an ace
  posted on April 26, 2011 at 01:36:43 pm
  Local tennis player Kristina Polakovic has scored a full scholarship to a U.S. university, and her coach says he thinks she has enough game to ...
• Mariners, Liggin capture first in Region 17 tourney
  posted on April 25, 2011 at 07:32:56 am
  Leading from the opening bell, the men's golf team at College of Coastal Georgia finished in first place in their ...
• 4/23/2011 The Brunswick News
  posted on April 23, 2011 at 07:17:59 am
  Colbi Tyre fired a career-best round on Friday and she and fellow College of Coastal Georgia golfer Chase Miller both sit ...
• Harris named head coach at Coastal Georgia
  posted on April 20, 2011 at 11:07:35 am
      Birthday presents don’t come much better than the one Betsy Harris received.     Harris, the former Decatur High standout and a volunteer assistant ...
• Betsy Harris Takes Head Coaching Post
  posted on April 18, 2011 at 08:04:53 pm
  The former MCC, ECCC and UWA assistant is now ...
• With change comes bigger bill
  posted on April 7, 2011 at 07:31:13 am
  Within the past three years, College of Coastal Georgia has gone from a quiet community college to a bustling ...
• College announces Compton Scholars
  posted on April 5, 2011 at 07:31:33 am
  College of Coastal Georgia announced its Compton Scholars Monday, and six of the ...
• College building in Senate budget
  posted on March 29, 2011 at 07:31:29 am
  College of Coastal Georgia President Valerie Hepburn says she's ...
• A lesson in fine dining
  posted on March 18, 2011 at 12:25:57 pm
  ADVANCED FOOD PREPARATION students Lannon Boyd and Kayleigh Crews prepare food before the fourth dinner Wednesday in a series of six ...
• Coastal's first year programs finding success
  posted on March 12, 2011 at 08:32:56 am
  Just a year ago, College of Coastal Georgia was introducing the coaches who would lead its new tennis and golf programs. Now, with a new ...
• House approves $7.6M for education building at College of Coastal Georgia
  posted on March 11, 2011 at 09:11:38 am
  BRUNSWICK - Just two days after the state Board of Regents approved two new majors for College of Coastal Georgia, the House Appropriations Committee approved $7.6 million for a 30,000-square-foot ...
• Victory eludes Coastal
  posted on March 7, 2011 at 08:02:56 am
  The lead changed hands only once in Saturday's Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association championship ...
• BUSINESS OF NONPROFITS: Nonprofit community forum on Ga. tax issues
  posted on March 5, 2011 at 01:02:57 pm
  Tuesday, March 8, coastal nonprofits will have an opportunity to learn more about the tax issues that are posed to impact nonprofits across the state. Georgia Center for Nonprofits’ President and ...
• Mariners make title game
  posted on March 5, 2011 at 08:02:56 am
  One more win, and it's off to the land of Dorothy, Toto and the magical wizard. With five players scoring in double figures on Friday, College of ...
• GA tennis sweeps
  posted on March 3, 2011 at 08:02:58 am
  The Glynn Academy tennis teams swept Ware County 5-0 on Tuesday at the College of ...
• Coastal aims for league crown
  posted on March 1, 2011 at 08:07:22 am
  The College of Coastal Georgia basketball team got the help it needed to claim ...
• Mixer offers date with future
  posted on February 26, 2011 at 08:25:35 am
  Set up like speed dating, 19 students at College of Coastal Georgia each had two minutes to speak with ...
• Coastal has eyes on first place
  posted on February 24, 2011 at 08:14:08 am
  The College of Coastal Georgia basketball team came into the final weeks of the season with its sights set ...
• Alumni fund gets first donation
  posted on February 19, 2011 at 08:10:17 am
  When College of Coastal Georgia alumnus Shaw McVeigh contributed $1,000 to the ...
• GA standout picks Coastal Ga.
  posted on February 5, 2011 at 08:14:08 am
  Caitlin Cole didn't have to look far to find her new home. Cole, a member of Glynn Academy's reigning girls ...
• Doing what it takes
  posted on January 22, 2011 at 08:29:08 am
  The College of Coastal Georgia basketball team has already put together one impressive winning streak ...
• CCGA tackles home slate
  posted on January 4, 2011 at 08:14:08 am
  Gerald Cox didn't have a hand in the scheduling, but he said it is what it is. Cox and his College of Coastal Georgia basketball ...
• Face time with ... Rebecca Reynolds
  posted on December 19, 2010 at 05:12:31 am
  Georgia Medical Society honors her leadership during the H1N1 scare Name: Rebecca Reynolds Age: 34 Education: A 1994 graduate of Johnson High School, Reynolds earned an associate degree in nursing ...
• Students cut a unique perspective
  posted on December 9, 2010 at 08:10:17 am
  With only a square piece of black paper, a craft knife or scissors and a sheet of white paper, College of Coastal Georgia students made art. ...
• CCGA makes the grade
  posted on December 4, 2010 at 08:14:08 am
  Although his duties in the classroom are behind him, Gerald Cox still wants the students in his charge to make the grade. Through nine games ...
• New building nearly completed at Ga. college
  posted on November 26, 2010 at 05:18:14 pm
  BRUNSWICK, Ga.  — The first academic building to be constructed on the campus of College of Coastal Georgia in 30 years is nearing completion. The 45,000-square-foot Health and Science ...
• New building nearly completed at Ga. college
  posted on November 26, 2010 at 04:15:38 pm
  The first academic building to be constructed on the campus ...
• New building nearly completed at Ga. college
  posted on November 26, 2010 at 12:06:06 pm
  Associated Press - November 26, 2010 6:54 AM ET BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - The first academic ...
• 1st in 30
  posted on November 26, 2010 at 08:10:17 am
  The first academic building to be constructed on the campus of ...
• Students put menu to test
  posted on November 24, 2010 at 08:10:17 am
  The aroma of cashew chicken stir-fry, mushroom terrine and creme brulee drifted tantalizingly over the campus of ...
• Brunswick To Get Boost From 4-Year College
  posted on November 18, 2010 at 04:01:08 pm
  The impact of the College of Coastal Georgia's transformation from a two-year to a four-year ...
• Coastal Georgia Hands No. 2 Tallahassee First Loss
  posted on November 17, 2010 at 04:56:51 am
  The College of Coastal Georgia (5-2) ended Tuesday's men's basketball game against FCCAA No. 2 Tallahassee ...
• Mariners return to hardwood
  posted on November 16, 2010 at 08:14:08 am
  The College of Coastal Georgia men get back on the basketball court ...
• College of Coastal Georgia professor earns accolades
  posted on November 9, 2010 at 08:11:02 am
  A College of Coastal Georgia professor of chemistry and faculty adviser received a national award during a recent conference in ...
• New-look Mariners set to hit the floor running
  posted on November 1, 2010 at 07:05:39 am
  The College of Coastal Georgia men's basketball team is generating excitement on campus, ...
• In Good Company
  posted on October 29, 2010 at 01:09:34 am
  David Leenhouts, is the new vice president of student services at Wharton County Junior College. Leenhouts previously served ...
• Fast News, 9.18.10
  posted on September 18, 2010 at 12:46:46 pm
  The College of Coastal Georgia Foundation is launching its annual fundraising campaign with the goal of ...

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