Georgia State needs to remove Petit’s name from university property
Parker H. Petit Field at Georgia State Stadium | Photo by Vanessa Johnson
The Signal has been reporting on Georgia State alumnus and top donor Parker H. Petit’s criminal activity and investigation since 2018.
Read the related articles found at georgiastatesignal.com for a chronological recap of the investigation’s timeline.
July 2018,
If you have been reading
The Signal over the past three to four years, you know that top university donor Parker H. Petit was accused and convicted of securities violations that ended with his receiving jail time. But many of you might not realize that the university’s science center and football field share his namesake. And frankly, it’s time to get that changed.
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Georgia public universities promise fall will be ‘normal’
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Daniel Akinola, a junior aerospace engineering major from North Carolina, talks to friends on the first day of classes Monday, August 17, 2020, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. More of Georgia s public universities are opening for the fall term, trying to balance concern about COVID-19 infections against a mandate for on-campus classes citing financial needs and student desires (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) (Associated Press)
ATLANTA – Classrooms, dorms, cafeterias and stadiums are likely to be full again this fall at Georgia’s public universities.
The University System of Georgia on Wednesday announced that it has asked all campuses to plan for normal operations during the fall 2021 semester.