College official: Ga. State-Perimeter merger to be proposed

ATLANTA (AP) The leader of Georgia Perimeter College says a proposal to merge the school with Georgia State University will be presented at the next state Board of Regents meeting. <br /> <br /> Georgia Perimeter Interim President Rob Watts said in an email to employees Monday that University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby will present a proposal to merge the schools at Tuesday's meeting in Atlanta. <br /> <br /> The Covington News reported that Watts described the merger as "an exciting prospect" and outlined steps that will be taken in the next year if the board approves the consolidation. <br /> <br /> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the consolidation would make the new school the largest within the state's system of public colleges and universities with almost 54,000 students.