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UGA historian featured on The Learning Channel

  By Jessica Luton jluton@uga.edu A University of Georgia historian was featured on the TLC show “Who do you think you are?” earlier this month. A recent Ph.D. recipient, Joshua Haynes currently teaches four classes in American History and Native American history, but this summer he had a chance to help Trisha Yearwood sort out her family history and discover why her family ended up in Eatonton, Georgia. Along the way, Haynes learned some…

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Hispanic Heritage Month

In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson established Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize and celebrate the cultures of Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and Spanish-speaking regions and countries of Central and South America. The week long event was expanded to 30 days in 1988 by President Reagan and National Hispanic Heritage Month is now celebrated annually from September 15- October 15. UGA will present events throughout the month the highlight…


81st University Theatre season begins with 'Doubt'

University Theatre kicks off its 81st season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Doubt: A Parable' on Sept. 19: "Doubt" is set in 1964. In a parallel with the present moment, new Pope Paul VI is shaking up the Catholic church by pushing a series of reforms, reaching out to other faiths to make the church more inclusive and vowing to "clean house" in the Vatican. At St. Nicolas Catholic Church and School in the Bronx borough of New York City,…


Kudos, September 2013

Great news this month about our faculty, students and alumni. A few of the highlight of accomplishments and awards in the Franklin College: University Professor Lynn Billard of the department of statistics was selected to receive the 2013 Florence Nightingale David award by the Committee of Presidents of the Statistical Societies. The award recognizes a female statistician who exemplifies David’s contributions to education, science and public…


Women's Studies: Friday Speaker Series

  From a women’s perspective:  Friday Speaker Series brings together diverse women for thought-provoking lectures By Jessica Luton jluton@uga.edu           Beginning later this month, a Friday speaker series in the Franklin College Institute for Women’s Studies will feature female representatives from a variety of disciplines.  Faculty and staff from many areas of campus—marine sciences,…


Students awarded Fulbright travel grants

Seven University of Georgia students accepted international travel-study grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2013-2014 academic year. Five of the students are majors in Franklin College departments and it is always great to see how specific students have designed their academic experience around achieving particular goals and how a liberal arts major fits into that goal. Whether they are in the business schol or studying…


Music Scholarship: Power in the Progress

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music is renowned for training some of the best conductors, vocalists, cellists, violinists and other instrumental performers in the country. Many of these UGA graduates go on to outstanding international careers and we take great pride in their accomplishments. The Hodgson School also trains some of the best music teachers in America and its impact on the future of the arts in the classroom is at least as important as…


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CTL, biology faculty, team up to reduce textbook costs

Great news for students in our introductory biology courses: The University of Georgia Center for Teaching and Learning is looking at ways to save students money by offering free e-textbooks for introductory biology courses at UGA through a $25,000 University System of Georgia Incubator grant awarded this summer. UGA students who take the entry-level biology courses pay around $97 for a new biology textbook. This grant will collectively save…


August Kudos

  Here are just a few of the terrific honors recently received by Franklin College faculty and students (plus one from an alumnus). Faculty   Senior associate dean Hugh Ruppersburg was named interim vice provost for academic ­affairs and began the new position on Aug 1. Earlier this year, Ruppersburg was named University Professor, an honor bestowed electively on UGA faculty who have had a significant impact on the…

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Summer NASA experience for Franklin students

This is an update on a story we reported back in January. The Franklin College is especially pleased that it is written by the newest member of our communications team, Jessica Luton. Be sure to watch the great videos for each research project.   To Infinity and Beyond From Observation to Application: Franklin students inform policy using NASA data By Jessica Luton When NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is mentioned…


Moving in Day, Finding Your Way

It is the beginning of a massive influx of students into Athens and the University. By one count I heard this morning, there are 7,500 new people moving into dorms and apartments and houses around town this week. That's a lot of new energy to contemplate entering a large university in a very small town, and there are all kinds of local news stories about the experience, as well there should be. Young people beginning a new part of their lives -…


UGA Symphony Orchestra to open 2nd Thursday season Sept.12

The Second Thursday Scholarship Series is one of the great traditions at the university and the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, and the series is set to begin anew on Thursday Sept. 12: The series' opening concert will feature the UGA Symphony Orchestra Sept. 12 in a performance with bass-baritone Brandon Cedel, a winner of the 2013 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. The September symphony concert is one of the signal events of the…

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Young Dawgs research program

The pipeline that connects university research to the public, from new drug treatments to insights about our own history, is one of the very important functions of higher education. The pipeline that connects young students to one day become those very researchers is just as important: Run by UGA Human Resources, Young Dawgs is doing more than capturing the imaginations of high school students and preparing them for future careers. It's also…


Departmental newsletters

The Franklin College is home to 30 departments and nearly 30 more centers, institutes and programs. That's a lot of news to keep up with. But our units do a great job of sharing their specific news, notes, headlines and quotes with the wider world. And what were formerly printed materials that units mailed out are now nice elctronic documents and websites that allow us to share more information than ever with a growing roster of friends, alumni…


Alum ambassador event at Griffin

The UGA-Griffin campus is home to some great university and Franklin College programs, and allows UGA to serve more students from different parts of the state. In service of expanding these offerings, the Griffin campus is hosting an event with UGA alumni to encourage prospective students to learn about opportunities at the Griffin campus: [The] inaugural Alumni Ambassador Reception June 27 from 6:30-8 p.m., in the Student Learning Center in…


First Honor Graduates

At commencement ceremonies on May 10, UGA recognized 13 students with the distinction of First Honor Graduate. Ranked in the top 1 percent of the 4,000-plus member class, these students have earned an outstanding achievement of maintaining perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average throughout their undergraduate studies. Seven of the 13 are Franklin College students (now alums). Full list of names with images and hometown at the link.…


Learning Beyond the classroom: Croatia Maymester

Like the Science Maymester, Croatia Maymester Study Abroad offers students an opportunity to study in different disciplines with top faculty - for this program, in a slice of Europe between the Adriatic and the Danube: Croatia is a beautiful and culturally rich country with crystal-clear seas, more than 1,100 islands, countless beaches and harbors, unspoiled villages, mountains, vineyards, Roman ruins, medieval towns, and baroque cities. …


student, alumni NSF Fellowships

Ten current or former UGA students have been awarded graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Six of the ten are from the Franklin College: [The fellowships will allow students] to conduct research while working on their master's and doctoral degrees. The awards provide students with up to $126,000 during a five-year period to conduct research in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Eleven…

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President Adams at HHSOM commencement

It's that time of year, and the UGA commencement exercises on Friday May 10 are an exciting culmination of profound investments in and expansions of human potential. We salute all UGA graduates and the feeling of accomplishment that extends to family and friends, and of course to faculty and staff throughout the university. At the unit level, Franklin College departments, institutes and programs host more intimate celebrations for graduating…

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Digital capital in the classroom

Some great new research published out of the department of sociology, concerning the signals teachers get from students and how teacher perceptions shape student performance: Elementary school students bring varied skills and experience to the classroom, commonly referred to as cultural capital. And when teachers notice and value these skills, students do better in school. A new University of Georgia study, published in the April issue of the…


Online Course for Summer 2013

The Franklin College and UGA are venturing into online offerings like never before. For summer 2013,  a great selection of courses is available to help students stay on track for graduation even if they are studying abroad, involved in an internship and/or working a summer job. Have a look. Sign up. Stay on track.


African American Choral Ensemble concert Sunday

From its rich beginnings in the early 70's as the Pamoja Singers, the University of Georgia African American Choral Ensemble (AACE) has endeavored to keep concert halls and churches filled with the powerful sounds and wealth of indigenous musical treasures birthed from the African American experience. Since its earliest days at UGA, AACE has been a beacon tower of fellowship for the university community. Herein, people of many cultures come to…

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BFA Exit Shows

It's a busy time of year but don't forget to get out and see some art! It's the season for BFA Exit Shows in the Lamar Dodd School of Art. The Photography, Printimaking and Sculpture show is up for a couple of more days. Next up: Painting and Drawing, Jewelry and Metals, Art X. Image: poster of and by the sculpture students. See? Good work.


Honors Week

The University is celebrating outstanding students, staff, faculty and alumni at events throughout this week. Among these events is the Faculty Recognition Banquet, which was held on Monday evening: Sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, the event will recognize the winners of this year's awards for teaching excellence, including the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorships and the…
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