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Does Immigration Harm Native-Born Workers? A Citizen’s Guide
Get PDFThe Reg Murphy Center usually confines its research to economic conditions and events
on the Southeast Georgia Coast. But in recent months, local residents have persistently
peppered us with questions about immigration. Two in particular: Does immigration depress
the wages of native-born workers? Does immigration reduce the employment of native-born
workers? This report presents and summarizes the extensive research economists have conducted on immigration
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh Counties: Analyzing the 2007 Recession using Aggregate-level Data
Get PDFUsing publicly available aggregate-level data from 1997 to 2010, this report examines SNAP expenditures and participation rates for the US, the state of Georgia and the three counties within the Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)-Brantley, Glynn and McIntosh. The purpose is two-fold: to investigate the impact of the 2007 recession on SNAP participation and to analyze longer-termed trends in SNAP participation with an emphasis on notable cross-regional comparisons.This research was funded by the 2015 Summer Research Fellowship grant awarded by the College of Coastal Georgia
Urban and rural militia organizations in Syria's less governed spaces
Get PDFThis paper contends decline of Bashar al-Assad’s governing authority and the concomitant accretion of increasingly complex militia organizations suggests a future of petty militia fiefdoms affecting an Islamic veneer ruling the Syrian space. Geography, including its human domain, sustains the qualitative patterns of militia development and interactions across Syria’s rural and urban spaces and defines the geographic areas of dominance of these militia fiefdoms. The concurrence of severe drought, the Arab Spring, and the availability of social media ignited the Syrian rebellion in 2011. The rebellion itself ultimately became a militarized arena for conflict between outside powers as foreign fighter enhanced Salafi Jihadist Organizations displaced aspirational moderates to dominate the armed opposition to the Assad regime. The civil war ultimately became demarcated by hundreds of militias separated generally into a three sided contest between Iranian, al-Qaeda affiliated and Islamic State affiliated militias establishing petty fiefdoms while attempting to govern the Syrian space
The Crow's Nest
No full textThe Crow's Nest is the official student newspaper of the College of Coastal Georgia, owned and operated by CCGA students using facilities provided by the College.College of Coastal Georgi
Student Handbook, 2012-2013
Get PDFThis handbook is prepared for the convenience of students concerning student activity at the College of Coastal Georgia. The statements set forth in this handbook are for informational purposes only.Student Affairs -- Student Right to Know -- Student & Student Organization Responsibilities and Rights -- Student Code of Conduct -- Academic Information and Policies -- Institutional Standards/Administrative Policies -- Campus Policies for Student Organizations -- Services for Students -- Co-curricular Opportunities -- Academic Term
Student Handbook, 2014-2015
Get PDFInformation concerning student activity at the College of Coastal Georgia. The statements in the handbook are for informational purposes only.Student Affairs -- Student Right to Know --Student & Student Organization Responsibilities and Rights -- Student Code of Conduct -- Academic Information and Policies -- Institutional Standards/Administrative Policies -- Campus Policies for Student Organizations -- Services for Students -- Co-curricular Opportunities -- Academic Term
Student Organization Handbook [rev. 07/2014]
No full textStudent Organization Handbook is a tool to answer many questions that may arise while working with a student organization.Rights of Student Organizations -- Discrimination/Harassment -- Hazing -- Advisors -- Student Organization GPA Requirement -- Community Service -- Amendment(s) to Constitution -- Facilities and Events -- Student Organization Finances -- Publicity Requests and Posting Policy -- Student Organization Travel -- Withdrawal Student Organization Recognitio
