Griffin, Ga. – The University of Georgia Griffin campus will provide a Fall Counselor Information Session Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.-noon in the Student Learning Center. The event will offer high school and college counselors, student affairs professionals and advisers an opportunity to connect with other educators.
The program “Let’s Weigh Your Options: Informing Students on Their Choices in Post-Secondary Education” will include a discussion and a sharing of best practices in graduating students and preparing them for college admittance.
“High school and college counselors play a significant role in the university and most importantly the lives of students,” said Jymmyca Wyatt, admissions counselor at UGA-Griffin. “They have a direct impact on the overall academic success of students, thereby contributing to strong retention and graduation rates.”
UGA-Griffin offers undergraduate degree completion programs in general business, biological science, consumer economics, environmental resource science, food industry marketing and administration, microbiology, special education and agribusiness, as well as two new interdisciplinary studies degrees in psychology and sociology, to students who have completed at least two years of undergraduate coursework. In addition, the campus offers graduate degrees programs in math education, agricultural leadership, student affairs leadership and workforce education.
An RSVP to the session is required to Wyatt at 770-421-4400 or jlwyatt@uga.edu.
About UGA-Griffin
Located approximately 40 miles south of Atlanta, the University of Georgia Griffin campus offers undergraduate majors from five of UGA’s schools and colleges, including the Terry College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The varied programs and services on the Griffin campus represent the university’s overall mission of teaching, research and service. Consistently ranked as one of the best universities in the country in U.S. News & World Report’s list of the top public campuses in America, UGA is considered one of the best values among 100 public colleges and universities in Kiplinger’s magazine. For more information about the UGA-Griffin campus, see http://uga.edu/griffin.
