Give Input on Shaping Marietta's Vision, Plan

Input is being sought to identify ways to make the area near Cobb and Marietta Parkways a better place to live, work, play and learn and to draft plans for new trails,, destinations and connections between Life University and SPSU and adjoining areas.

Students, faculty and alumni of Life and Southern Polytechnic State universities, residents, and business and property owners are invited to work with design professionals to identify ways to make the area near Cobb Parkway and South Marietta Parkway a better place to live, work, play and learn. Participants will "roll up their sleeves" to help draft location-specific plans for new trails, transportation improvements, new destinations, and connections between the Life and SPSU campuses and adjoining areas. The purpose of the study is to develop a redevelopment plan for Cobb Parkway and South Marietta Parkway, increase visibility of Life and Southern Polytechnic State universities and help to connect the universities with the surrounding …

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Food Scores

Food Scores: Canvas Cafe Gets 74

Check out the food scores for SPSU, The Vineyard Cafe, Milford Elementary and other restaurants around Marietta.

Here are some Cobb County food service inspection scores, conducted by the Cobb & Douglas Public Health Department, for establishments in our community: Asia Buffett & Grill 1177 Bellemeade Dr. Score: 83 Grade: B Inspection Date: March 21, 2012 Little Caesars Pizza 2270 Austell Rd., Suite 2 Score: 90 Grade: A Inspection Date: March 19, 2012 Milford Elementary School 2390 Austell Rd. SW Score: 100 Grade: A Inspection Date: March 19, 2012 Canvas Cafe & Bakery 724 Cherokee St. Score: 74 Grade: C Inspection Date: March 19, 2012 Dairy Queen 380 Cobb Pkwy S Score: 95 Grade: A Inspection Date: March 20, 2012 SPSU Community Center 1100 S Marietta Pkwy Score: 100 Grade: A Inspection Date: March 20, 2012 SPSU J Building 1100 S Marietta Pkwy Score: …

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Why We Live Where We Live

Artists Market Enriching Marietta Square

In addition to bringing art to Marietta Square, the Artists Market helps fund the Branding Project, which is working to brand and promote Historic Downtown Marietta.

The Marietta Artists Market, which launched last year, is expanding. The market will be held the second and fourth Saturday of each month from April through November. With room for 40 booths on Mill Street the event brings together a variety of quality art including jewelry, pottery, sculptures, glass work, felting, paintings, photography and more. "We try to keep the art at a fine art level," Donna Krueger, owner of dk Gallery and president of The Branding Project, which sponsors the event, said. "We want to include a lot of different people," Krueger said. "We want people to experience all types of art. It's about bringing art to the community. "Art helps the community thrive and arts, plural, enrich our lives. Bringing art into the town…

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Senate OKs Lawmaker's Push on Illegal Immigration

State Sen. Barry Loudermilk, R-Cassville, sponsored SB 458, which would ban illegal immigrants from attending Georgia's public colleges, universities and tech schools.

A bill sponsored by state Sen. Barry Loudermilk, R-Cassville, and passed by the Georgia Senate on a 34-19 vote would bar illegal immigrants from the state's higher-education offerings at universities, colleges and tech schools. Senate Bill 458, which now will go to the House for consideration, would require post-secondary-school applicants to submit documents verifying their citizenship, according to a Senate press release. It would apply to the University System of Georgia's 35 colleges, including Southern Polytechnic University and the Technical College System of Georgia's 25 schools, including Chattahoochee Tech. “The Georgia Board of Regents is re-interpreting federal policy by allowing undocumented students to attend public colleges …

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Engineering, Engineering Technology Students of the Year

Southern Polytechnic State University is home to Garrett Bailey, the state’s Engineering Student of the Year, and Christopher Cutter, the Engineering Technology Student of the Year.

The Georgia Engineering Alliance has, for the second consecutive year, selected Southern Polytechnic State University students to receive two prestigious awards to be presented during its 2012 Georgia Engineers Week Awards Gala on Feb. 25. No other institution in recent history has been honored with both of these student awards, according to a press release.  Garrett Bailey, a senior majoring in mechatronics engineering, is the state’s Engineering Student of the Year. Christopher Cutter, a senior in mechanical engineering technology), is the Engineering Technology Student of the Year. Bailey recently became the first recipient of SPSU’s new Engineering Innovation Scholarship, and he has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout his time at SPSU. A …

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SPSU Schools Undergo Big Changes for 2012

Nearly one in five SPSU students major in engineering, close to 1,100 students who generate more than 20 percent of the credit hours at the institution

Southern Polytechnic State University has added a fifth school to its academic structure this week by elevating the home of its engineering programs from Division of Engineering to School of Engineering. Nearly one in five SPSU students major in engineering, close to 1,100 students who generate more than 20 percent of the credit hours at the institution, according to a news release. Dr. Thomas R. Currin, the dean of the new school, describes the change in status as the next logical step in the development of SPSU’s engineering programs, according to the release. “Our Construction Engineering program recently became the first SPSU engineering program to be accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology," said Dr. Zvi …

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Get Your Spook On in Marietta

Alternative trick-or-treating, haunted jogs, a zombie walk and spooky movie marathon, Halloween parties and a trunk-or-treat: how will you choose to celebrate?

1. The Haunted Hustle is an event for all ages. The 5K starts at 5 p.m. at Southern Polytechnic University and ends at Life University, the 1 mile graveyard scramble starts at 6 p.m. at Barclay Circle at Life University and the yellow brick road tot trot starts at 6:15 p.m. at Lyceum Park at Life University. Events include a showing of the movie "Hocus Pocus" in Life's Standard Process Amphitheater, children's games and activities, a costume contest, haunted village, photo booth, refreshments and a graveyard ghouls BBQ. Festivities run from 5 to 10 p.m. at SPSU. The event is hosted by the City of Marietta, Life University and Southern Polytechnic State University and benefits the Marietta Police Athletic League, a chapter of a world-wide …

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SPSU Students Win Statewide Business Competition

Students were challenged to develop business solutions to pressing local and state issues to illustrate social business in action.

A team of graduate and undergraduate students from Southern Polytechnic State University won first place this week in a business plan competition at the Georgia Social Business and Microcredit Forum, which involved 37 teams from 36 colleges and universities state-wide. The forum’s keynote speaker was Dr. Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the microcredit concept, who presented the top award to SPSU for having developed a plan for a workable business to address a critical social issue. The SPSU team created Restoration Trust, a microlending organization offering low-interest loans to help battered women get on their feet and reshape their lives. “Our students did a wonderful job in the three short weeks they…

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USG Chancellor to Visit SPSU

Huckaby was a state legislator representing Georgia House District 113 when the Board of Regents selected him in May to serve as the USG’s 12th chancellor.

The new chancellor of the University System of Georgia Henry “Hank” M. Huckaby will visit the Southern Polytechnic State University campus for the first time Thursday. The chancellor will meet with faculty and staff at 4 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom and, after making a few brief remarks, will take questions from the audience. Huckaby was a state legislator representing Georgia House District 113 when the Board of Regents selected him in May to serve as the USG’s 12th chancellor. Huckaby served in a number of key administrative USG positions, most notably as director of the Fiscal Research Program at Georgia State University, 1995 to 1997; director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, 1997 to 2000…

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SPSU Enrollment Rises Almost 5%

Architecture, mechanical engineering technology and computer science are the most popular majors at SPSU this fall.

Although the numbers aren’t official yet, Southern Polytechnic State University’s student enrollment is now at 5,781, which includes 1,243 new undergraduate students, according to a press release. The number of SPSU students who identify themselves as non-Caucasian increased to 45.3 percent this fall from 44.3 percent last fall, according to the Office of Institutional Research. Hispanic student enrollment has grown by 8 percent over the last year, and the number of black students is up 10 percent. The most popular majors among SPSU students this fall are: architecture, mechanical engineering technology, computer science, mechanical engineering, information technology, construction management, electrical engineering technology, business …

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