Tag: student stories
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Grad student combines athletics and mental health
Master’s student founds sports counseling business to help young athletes.
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Student starts SPIA student mentor program
Elizabeth Carter plans to leave her mark on the campus community.
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Pastor heads to grad school to learn counseling, health
Dual degree program helps give Maggie Leonard tools to support community.
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Student veteran uses art as therapy
Eric Martin uses art to cope with stress, aims to help others.
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Student works to fill campus needs, make UGA brighter
Matthew McDaniel finds ways to improve campus and the community.
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Making UGA a more welcoming place for all
Black Student Union chair works in minority recruitment, shares loves for university.
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Sweet success: From teen entrepreneur to tour guide
Student’s cupcake company points her to business school.
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High reward, low risk: how one student makes decisions
Future math educator explains his formula for succeeding at UGA.
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Building a community for rural students
Former Miss UGA works to make UGA feel like a family for rural students.
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Graduation speaker creates scholarship to help others
Engineering student put himself through school, finds a way to give back.
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Bloom where you’re planted: Student finds place at UGA
Tour guide gets involved on campus, finds passion for the university.
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For student TEDx speaker, it’s all about community
Her talk explores the importance of finding a supportive community.
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Student employee takes a stand for customer service
How a top student employee makes an extra effort in his housing job.
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Grad student’s magic sparks creativity in the classroom
He reaches into his bag of tricks to illustrate complex concepts.
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The man behind the mic
UGA hype man gives it his all from the sideline to the classroom.
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Student speaker turns passion for football into career
From orientation to ESPN, sports media student says ‘always say yes’ to opportunities.
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West Point graduate records student veteran oral histories
UGA graduate student to teach at West Point after finishing master’s degree.
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Transitioning from veteran to student to historian
Former combat medic facilitates project about how veterans transition to civilian life.
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Service dog aids student’s mobility
Scorpio the golden retriever helps with pain and can carry small items.
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UGA student raises awareness for ‘invisible illness’
UGA senior Tyler Burrell is an advocate for disability awareness.
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Combining engineering and arts in theater set design
Student works in set design for UGA and local productions.
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By design: Student combines business and art majors
Madison native aims for a career in historic preservation.
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Orientation leader, SGA vice president works for inclusion
Student leader is working to make UGA a welcoming place for all.
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Orientation leader engineers his own success
Engineering major aims to serve as resource for students.
