Georgia University System Board of Regents member Patrick Jones of Pierce County assisted in hosting a town hall meeting at the Waycross Campus of South Georgia State College (SGSC) last week.
Jones was joined by University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue and Interim SGSC president Dr. Greg Tanner.
The town hall meeting allowed the trio to have conversations with students, faculty, staff and community leaders from Ware and Coffee Counties.
Chancellor Perdue and Regent Jones shared their support for SGSC and its educational mission during the event. They discussed the college’s economic impact on the south Georgia region, and moderated a question and answer session with those in attendance.
Chancellor Perdue and Regent Jones challenged the educational and community leaders to strengthen their partnerships with SGSC as the college continues to serve students from southeast Geergia, across the state, and around the country.
Jones was appointed last June by Governor Brian Kemp to represent the first congressional district on the Board of Regents. Perdue, a former two-term Republican Governor and U.S Secretary of Agriculture under President Trump, was appointed as chancellor of the University System of Georgia by the Board of Regents last April.
