GRU: So what's going to happen to Augusta State U students? (Atlanta: 2014, homes)

[dichloromethane]

Originally Posted by MathmanMathman

But one of the colleges of GRU will be...The Medical College of Georgia. So the name will remain.

I think the medical and dental students will stay under the GHSU or MCG name, while the rest of the students will be GRU.

The Augusta merger might've been an honest attempt to cut costs. ASU was bleeding money, students and was very inefficient to Augusta students. I know folks in Augusta don't like to hear that..but it's true.

[ChefRamsey]

Originally Posted by MathmanMathman

They could call it ostensibly Georgia Arts & Medical. Over time the Georgia A&M name will stick.

But there aren't any arts in GRU...

[MathmanMathman]

Originally Posted by dichloromethane

UGA at Augusta would be a great idea, and it would significantly cut down on costs. The move would be inline with the school and state's mission to rebrand itself and conduct more high profile research(the GHSU-UGA Medical Partnership helped with this). Plus, we would get rid of that Ricardo Azziz. That'll please any Augusta resident.

No, a UGA-GHSU merger would likely upset Augusta as they'll see it as a way (true or not) to take their med school away to Athens. They are already suspicious about that medical partnership.

Anyone know how much medical/dental administrative staff cost?

So...move all that to Athens for efficiency sake?

I also think such a merger would bring money to Augusta to help bolster development.

Augusta will get more money with GRU otherwise the medical power center will clearly shift to Athens.

South Georgia needs it, Atlanta needs it, Georgia needs it. The US needs it.

Oh com'on. It's not THAT significant. This is more about UGA than anything else. Emory is more important to Atlanta than a UGA med school...and the US couldn't care less.

[MathmanMathman]

Originally Posted by ChefRamsey

But there aren't any arts in GRU...

Sure they do. They'll offer a Bachelor's of Arts.

[ChefRamsey]

..this isn't the Aggies.

[MathmanMathman]

Originally Posted by ChefRamsey

..this isn't the Aggies.

I doubt they'll sue.

[nortonguy]

Originally Posted by MathmanMathman

No, a UGA-GHSU merger would likely upset Augusta as they'll see it as a way (true or not) to take their med school away to Athens. They are already suspicious about that medical partnership.

So...move all that to Athens for efficiency sake?

Augusta will get more money with GRU otherwise the medical power center will clearly shift to Athens.

Oh com'on. It's not THAT significant. This is more about UGA than anything else. Emory is more important to Atlanta than a UGA med school...and the US couldn't care less.

Only a very tiny group of conspiracist actually believe this.... Augusta has 150 medical students, and there's only 40 in Athens.

Originally Posted by dichloromethane

Medical College of Georgia was scrapped because among the medical community, "medical college of ____" is less prestigious and comprehensive sounding...at least according to Azziz. I suppose it makes sense. MCV changed it's name a long time ago. I can't think of too many health science schools with the name of medical college of ____, and the ones I can think of aren't very out there.

UGA at Augusta would be a great idea, and it would significantly cut down on costs. The move would be inline with the school and state's mission to rebrand itself and conduct more high profile research(the GHSU-UGA Medical Partnership helped with this). Plus, we would get rid of that Ricardo Azziz. That'll please any Augusta resident. Anyone know how much medical/dental administrative staff cost?

After the Regents cursed UGA for 16 years with that Adams, it's the least they can do. July can't come soon enough.

I also think such a merger would bring money to Augusta to help bolster development. South Georgia needs it, Atlanta needs it, Georgia needs it. The US needs it.

Correct in terms of additional money for Augusta from the BOR. The $112 million dental school was the largest ever single project in the BOR history, and opened last September(2011). The $76 million Medical Commons is under construction, and the $1 million Laney Walker pedestrian park is up next.

The $100 million Cancer Center on 15th street begins at the end of 2013, and GHSU owns property in/around Harrisburg to build in the future.

The main ASU campus will have new dorms, academic buildings, and parking decks. The east campus will add intramural fields, recreation areas, and parking.

The biggest development is the 17 acre GGHF site on the Riverwalk.

Originally Posted by ChefRamsey

GRU has billboards in Atlanta? Can someone from Augusta tell me more about what's actually happening in Augusta for GRU? Have they changed signs or made announcements? Maybe on the radio or newsletters?

Same deal with people near University of North Georgia

They recently selected the colors/logo, and everything want start changing until January 2013. Basically now everything is mostly focused on the current/future construction projects, and working on the brand(signs, stationery, apparel)

[therealpattman]

Originally Posted by MathmanMathman

No, a UGA-GHSU merger would likely upset Augusta as they'll see it as a way (true or not) to take their med school away to Athens. They are already suspicious about that medical partnership.


So...move all that to Athens for efficiency sake?


Augusta will get more money with GRU otherwise the medical power center will clearly shift to Athens.


Oh com'on. It's not THAT significant. This is more about UGA than anything else. Emory is more important to Atlanta than a UGA med school...and the US couldn't care less.

Medical schools are very expensive to operate and take years of trial and error not mention community support to run. Augusta MSA by 2030 will be almost 700,000 compared to Athens 250,000, a much smaller community to work with, it just doesn't make sense to move the school.

[MathmanMathman]

Originally Posted by dpatt.marine1

Medical schools are very expensive to operate and take years of trial and error not mention community support to run. Augusta MSA by 2030 will be almost 700,000 compared to Athens 250,000, a much smaller community to work with, it just doesn't make sense to move the school.

It's already partially off-loaded to Athens. My guess is that they'll separate once the Athens school gets large enough. Really, the issue is not what the state of Georgia needs but what UGA wants and that's engineering and medicine.

[therealpattman]

Originally Posted by MathmanMathman

It's already partially off-loaded to Athens. My guess is that they'll separate once the Athens school gets large enough. Really, the issue is not what the state of Georgia needs but what UGA wants and that's engineering and medicine.

Does UGA really think GRU is a threat because it has the states flagship medical university? Basically this is a who's junk is bigger game.