2008 Forest Festival at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia Saturday May 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

2008 Summer Academy at UGA Youth Camps accepting registration applications


The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel is currently accepting registration applications for the 2008 Summer Academy at UGA. SAUGA is a popular series of summer day camps designed to keep the minds and bodies of 10- to 17-year-olds active during summer break. Camps begin the week of June 2 and are held at the Georgia Center.
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Call for Applications for 2008-09 OSL Senior Scholars Leadership Program


The Office of Service-Learning (OSL) is seeking candidates to serve as 2008-09 OSL Senior Scholars, a faculty leadership program designed to support the rapid expansion of service-learning activities at UGA. OSL Senior Scholars provide campus-wide leadership for targeted initiatives and existing OSL programs. Applications are due Tuesday, May 27, 2008.
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MAREX employees and volunteers make Earth Day presentation


Employees and volunteers from UGA's Marine Education Center and Aquarium and the Shellfish Research Lab presented 'Planet Ocean' - an introduction to living marine creatures such as horseshoe crabs, hermit crabs, spider crabs, and whelks - at the 2008 Earth Day Festival in Savannah's Forsyth Park on April 19.
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Coastlines 2008 Workshop


Join marine educators and researchers for Coastlines 2008: Current Topics in Ocean Health and Fisheries, a 14-day intensive field and laboratory experience that will prepare teachers for identifying coastal land use, water quality, and fishery issues to create GPS-relevant curriculum for their own schools and communities. The workshop will be held June 13-26, 2008, at the Marine Extension Service's Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island.
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