Tag: Community Connection
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Foundation reaffirms UGA as community engaged
It’s national recognition of UGA’s expansive outreach programs and their impact.
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‘Caribbean Voices’ podcast explores community, culture
A podcast, “Caribbean Voices,” created by Leara Rhodes and sponsored by the University of Georgia…
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Students honor Day of Service as ‘a day on, not off’
UGA students deployed at various sites around Athens to serve the community.
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UGA student designs winning ‘Kinda Tiny’ home
Currently under construction, the plan beat out professional architectural firms.
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Students work together to help patient
Interprofessional Education Day teaches future health care providers to collaborate.
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Breaking down barriers in our backyard
UGA students contribute to northeast Georgia’s first school-based health center.
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New evaluation tool aids Day Reporting Centers
These centers provide intensive, community-based counseling and rehabilitative services.
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Contractor Academy supports local businesses
SBDC consultants help contractors break into new markets, expand client base.
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Social work students talk with Atlanta mayor
The Parham Policy Day highlights the impact of social policy on society.
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District judge to give Freedom Breakfast keynote
Steve Jones has a personal history rooted in Athens and UGA.
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Law school’s Veterans Legal Clinic improves lives
The clinic has secured over $230,000 in financial relief for veterans.
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Can a cat improve your grandma’s life?
Research indicates that having a cat decreases loneliness by 36%.
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Partnership offers REAL Skills to high schoolers
The Great Promise Partnership serves communities across Georgia.
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Student-run juvenile court judges first-time offenders
Teenage students get a real introduction to the legal system.
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Get ready for Turkeypalooza 2019!
To participate, organizations should register by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
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Library partners on Latino, Hispanic history project
It will preserve records and oral histories with elected officials and business leaders.
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Atlanta Public Schools and UGA forge new partnership
It benefits Atlanta students and offers professional development for APS counselors.
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Ecology research students give back to Athens
They came for the academics but became part of the community.
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One year later, dam removal already reveals benefits
The White Dam removal has been very beneficial for water-based recreation.
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Women and Girls conference to focus on community
It encourages research and advocacy by, for and about women and girls in Georgia.
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Kaylee Arnold is a scientist, dancer and educator
UGA doctoral student is following her varied passions.
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Fromm named to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
Georgia leads the nation in Good Works Team honorees with 20 since 1992.
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Providing free legal help to Athens entrepreneurs
School of Law’s Business Law Clinic provides guidance for fledgling businesses.
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Clarke County students get a Bulldog welcome
The goal is to connect UGA with local high school students.
