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UGA search committee named to identify candidates for Franklin College dean
University of Georgia Senior Vice President and Provost Arnett C. Mace Jr. has appointed a 20-member search committee to identify candidates for the position of…
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2004 State of the University (cont.)
So, how do we do even better as we move into the future? What will be our joint foci as we move through the next…
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2004 State of the University
UGA President Michael F. Adams delivered the 2004 State of the University address to a crowd gathered in the University Chapel yesterday. His remarks, focusing…
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UGA School of Art exhibit features work of Robert Lyon
An exhibition of the work of Robert Lyon, titled “Natural Forces,” will run from Jan. 22 through Feb. 20 at the University of Georgia Lamar…
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UGA’s Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases awarded education grant
A new five-year grant from the Ellison Medical Foundation will provide international research training opportunities of two-to-three months for UGA undergraduates, graduate students and post-doctoral…
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UGA College of Education exhibit to feature partnership work combining art, education and science
What happens when you combine visual arts, science and educational research? One University of Georgia teacher-researcher believes it leads to wonderfully unique learning experiences for…
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Founder’s Day Lecture marks UGA’s 219 birthday
The University of Georgia Alumni Association will celebrate UGA’s 219th birthday Jan. 27 by presenting the annual Founders’ Day Lecture at 3 p.m. in the…
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Going the distance
Field research in distant lands was once the responsibility of faculty members but, more and more, UGA undergraduates are heading to locales formerly considered too…
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Meal plan contracts
Students may join the university’s meal plan by going to the Food Services Web site at www.uga.edu/foodservice/mealplan and electronically choosing and signing a meal plan…
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Hybrid vigor
Essay submitted by Susan Gill. Language is a living thing. As a teacher of English as a second language, I am fascinated by changing speech…
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Doug Kleiber received Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence
Doug Kleiber, professor of recreation and leisure studies, received the Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Recreation and Park Research-the highest honor bestowed…
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Fitness Center openings
The UGA Fitness Center, located in the academic wing of the Ramsey Center, is now accepting new participants into the adult fitness and cardiac rehabilitation…
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Campus Closeup: Jayne Smith
JAYNE SMITHAssistant Director for Distance LearningPostgraduate Continuing Education and Outreach DepartmentCollege of Pharmacy JOB DESCRIPTION: “My primary role is to provide administrative and technical support…
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Restructuring of pay and classification system begins
Human Resources staff will begin working with campus departments this month to implement new titles for staff positions. The move is the next step in…
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‘Prosperity’ conference
Members of the UGA community are invited to attend this year’s Public Service and Outreach Conference, to be held at the Georgia Center for Continuing…
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Identity theft
Citing a greater vulnerability among college students, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a new Web site designed to educate students about the dangers…
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EITS upgrades Internet connection
Enterprise Information Technology Services and the University System of Georgia’s Office of Information and Instructional Technology have worked together to upgrade UGA’s Internet connection. The…
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Safe Space orientation
Last fall, more than 97 individuals attended a Safe Space orientation; more than 200 participants have been trained since the program’s inception. Registrations for spring…
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Lynne Billard received 2003 Founders Award
Lynne Billard, professor of statistics, received the 2003 Founders Award from the American Statistical Association. The award was presented for “outstanding leadership to the association in…
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Some public colleges in South Carolina may become private
The governor of South Carolina announced a plan early last month to let some of the state’s 33 public colleges become private institutions. The plan…
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Katie Couric will host Peabody ceremony
Katie Couric, co-anchor of NBC’s Today and contributing anchor for Dateline NBC, will host the 63rd annual George Foster Peabody Awards ceremony to be held…
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$6.1 million in Effingham County land given to UGA forestry school
The Daniel B. Warnell School of Forest Resources has received a gift of 1,339 acres of Effingham County land valued at $6.1 million, one of the…
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Fee increase pays for bonus
In an effort to keep College of William and Mary faculty from leaving for higher-paying positions elsewhere, students there approved a referendum last month to…
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University Woman’s Club
The next meeting of the University Woman’s Club is scheduled for Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. at Central Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Drama professor Sylvia…