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Campus Closeup: Diane Johnson
DIANE JOHNSONBibliographic SearcherUGA Libraries JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: “I assist music patrons, students, faculty and staff with music reference questions and the location of materials; I compile…
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Study: Tuition burden for low-income families increased 6 percent
Tuition at public four-year colleges rose by 7 percent in 2005-the least amount of growth within the past four years, according to an annual survey by…
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Valery Alexeev invited to speak at International Congress of Mathematicians
Valery Alexeev, Distinguished Research Professor in Mathematics, has been invited to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid in August 2006. The International…
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Speaking the same language
After just over a week of being in the U.S., eight Russian teachers participating in a three-week professional development and exchange program at UGA feel…
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Sheila Allen named dean of veterinary medicine college
Sheila W. Allen, the interim dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, will be the college’s permanent dean.
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Eminent Scholar position in forest resources named for “Hank” Haynes
UGA’s Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources announced that its Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar position in forest biotechnology has been named for Winfred…
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Break in publication
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, Columns will not be printed on Nov. 21. Regular weekly publication of the newspaper resumes Nov. 28. Deadline to…
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Professor emeritus returns to university as scholar-in-residence
Carl Glickman has returned to UGA as Scholar-in-Residence in the educational administration and policy program. The two-year appointment was effective Nov. 1.
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Performing Arts Center sets new record for subscription sales
UGA’s Performing Arts Center has set yet another subscription sales record, heralding a successful start to the center’s 10th anniversary season. For the current 2005-2006…
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Karen Porter listed in June 2005 Bulletin of American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Karen Porter, professor emeritus of the Institute of Ecology, was listed in the June 2005 Bulletin of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography as…
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President will ask board of regents to create ORP oversight committee
The University Council endorsed a faculty committee’s recommendation that the board of regents more closely scrutinize the operation and performance of the Optional Retirement Program.
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Bursar’s Office enhances its student payment program
The Bursar’s Office will offer students several online enhancements to view, make deposits and pay bills on their student accounts, with new e-bill, e-check and…
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Course reserve lists
The UGA Libraries are continuing to accept course reserve lists for spring semester 2006. Information on using course reserves, including the full course reserve letter,…
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Raising the bar
C. Ronald Ellington is the holder of the A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism. After serving as dean of the law…
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Education prof devotes her career to helping ‘overlooked’ children
Few professors on the UGA campus have the opportunity to impact children’s lives as much as Yolanda Keller-Bell. A faculty member in the College of…
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Rebecca Hanner White named Fellow of College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Rebecca Hanner White, dean and J. Alton Hosch Professor at the School of Law, has been named a Fellow of the College of Labor and…
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‘Good citizen to UGA’
UGA honored one of its most loyal and supportive alumni Oct. 20 at a ceremony dedicating John W. Rooker Hall. One of four new residence halls…
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Ryan Nesbit, budget director, promoted to new position
Ryan Nesbit, the university’s budget director, has been promoted to fill a new position in UGA’s Division of Finance and Administration.
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Electrical outage
Electrical power will be shut off to Old College, New College and the Chapel from 5 p.m. on Nov. 4 until 5 p.m. on Nov. 6.…
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Cornell economist will deliver this year’s Fanning Lecture
Nationally known economist Christopher Barrett will debunk myths of foreign farm aid during this year’s J.W. Fanning Lecture Nov. 4 at 10:30 a.m. in the…
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New book explores ‘watershed’ event
The Brown Decision, Jim Crow & Southern Identity By James C. Cobb University of Georgia Press $22.95 The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling…
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Charles Dobbins Jr. received 2005 J.T. Mercer Lifetime Achievement Award
Charles Dobbins Jr., an alumnus and former administrator at the College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2005 J.T. Mercer Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia…
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Interim chancellor will speak at Commencement
Corlis P. Cummings, the interim chancellor of the University System of Georgia, will be the speaker for the university’s fall semester commencement Dec. 17 in…
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UGA Libraries, Southern Regional Council present Lillian Smith Books Awards
The 2005 Lillian Smith Books Awards were presented Oct. 15 at UGA. Since 1968, the Lillian Smith Books Awards have honored well-crafted books that contribute…