Strengthening the Talent Pipeline

• Pioneering new programs - In direct response to discussions with businesses in high demand sectors, USG developed the Nexus degree, the first new collegiate degree approved in over a century. This stackable,
• 60- hour degree is tailored to highly specialized talent demand areas with competencies defined by employers and curricula developed by academic professionals. Film production and blockchain technologies are in place; in development are fintech ($72B industry, 70% of all US processed payments run through Georgia, GA tech jobs growing 3x national rate/State of Industry report) and cybersecurity
• ($150 million Cyber Innovation & Training Center at Augusta University & US Army’s Cyber Command Center)