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February 18, 2008
World Caf̩ Lunch (Latin America Р2/21)
The Office of International Education is pleased to announce World Café Lunch, a monthly series of brown bag lunches providing an informal opportunity for directors of existing study abroad programs and faculty interested in teaching or directing study abroad or exchange programs. The OIE Conference Room will be open every third Thursday of the month from noon to 1:30 p.m., with OIE staff hosting and providing coffee and water. The Office of International Education invites guests to bring your lunch, and meet colleagues with an interest in your world region(s).
World Café Lunch
Third Thursday, noon to 1:30, OIE Conference Room (Bank of America, third floor)
February 21st – Latin America
March 20th – India
April 17th – UK and Ireland
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February 18, 2008
Athens, Ga. (February 18, 2008) — The Office of Service-Learning (OSL) is seeking faculty participation in a “Service-Learning Benchmark Study” in order to gain a better understanding of current service-learning practice among UGA faculty, identify perceived challenges, barriers, and benefits, and provide information for future faculty development and support programs. Continue reading »
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February 11, 2008
The Office of Service Learning is currently accepting nominations for Campus Compact’s 2008 Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. Continue reading »
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February 11, 2008
A delegation of Vinson Institute faculty and staff recently traveled to the Newport News, Virginia, area to visit with officers and crew of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier. Dr. Michael Adams, president of the University of Georgia, and Dr. Art Dunning, vice president for public service and outreach, were also on board for the trip and tour of the ship, which is in the final stages of a complex overhaul.
A collaborative relationship between the Vinson Institute and the USS Carl Vinson began in November 2007, when a delegation from the carrier spent time in Athens and Milledgeville learning more about its namesake, the late U.S. Rep. Carl Vinson, and the work of the Institute.
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February 11, 2008
The Fanning Institute, in conjunction with Georgia Tech, is collecting information from Georgia for the 2008 Southern Growth Policies Forum topic “Youth: The Future of the South.”
A survey targeting people ages 16 to 18 measures attitudes about youth work ethic and preparedness for the workforce, engagement in their communities, and expectations for their future. A few in-person forums will lead young people in a focused discussion of the survey questions and results.
To participate in the survey, go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xGW3dJkdvrvgttfvfra0_2fQ_3d_3d
This survey will provide insight into the experiences and ideas of a segment of the population that is the target of a great deal of policy discussion, but which is rarely asked directly for such input.
The survey will remain active through March 2008.
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February 4, 2008
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Canine Club held its annual Canine Spay Day on January 26, 2008. Junior veterinary students performed the surgeries on 24 dogs from the local Madison-Oglethorpe Animal Shelter (MOAS), with sophomore and freshmen students providing anesthetic services. The Canine Club provides this spay/neuter service free of charge to a local animal shelter each spring.
“Our entire club budget goes to Spay Day each year,” says secretary Shirin Modaresi. “All of our fundraisers pay for making these animals ready for new homes.”
Once the dogs are spayed or neutered, they are prepared for adoption at the animal shelter.
“The service they provide makes such a difference,” says Cat Lindsey, director of MOAS. “We normally pay a veterinarian to perform the spay and neuter surgeries. By not having to pay for these 24 animals allows us to save money for other medical treatments, supplies and general upkeep of the shelter.”
“We are proud to have our veterinary students taking an active role in helping control pet overpopulation in our area,” says UGA College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Sheila W. Allen. “The Canine Club has sponsored Spay Day for the last several years. Their participation has not only helped them gain valuable experience to become better prepared as veterinarians after graduation, but it also has generated a positive relationship with local shelters and the community.”
“The students did an excellent job,” Lindsey adds. “We were expecting a couple of the females to have a longer recovery time, but they all hopped out of the trailer when they got back to the shelter, ready to go!”
According to Lindsey, two of the dogs have been adopted within a week after the Canine Club’s Spay Day.
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February 1, 2008
The Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach will host the 2008 Padres e Hijos weekend, an educational forum for academically qualified high school seniors, September 19-20, 2008. Applications are due by May 15, 2008.
Twenty-five highly-qualified high school seniors and their parents will visit the University of Georgia for an English/Spanish bilingual educational forum specially designed to welcome and encourage potential UGA applicants. Current UGA students, parents, faculty, and alumni will be on hand to welcome the visitors and to share their experiences.
Download the 2008 application here.
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January 23, 2008
The last time Your Town was in Plains, Georgia, was 2002, with a workshop focused on the issues faced by historically African American communities.
At that workshop, President Jimmy Carter suggested a future Your Town be focused on the Latino communities in Georgia. From December 13-16, 2007, Su Cuidad (Your Town) hosted 25 community leaders from throughout Georgia. Pratt Cassity, Public Service and Outreach Director from the University of Georgia School of Environmental Design, coordinated the workshop. Joining Pratt were groups of colleagues from UGA that specialized in the issues facing the Latino community.
The workshop speakers and exercises focused on building civic capacity and leadership skills within the Latino community. The design problem addressed the inclusion of manufactured housing into existing community fabric.
Maurice Cox, the Endowment’s new Director of Design, attended the entire workshop. This was Mr. Cox’s first Your Town experience, and it was wonderful that he could see the workshop in its entirety. The keynote speaker cancelled at the last moment, and Maurice volunteered to speak. The participants all found his presentation inspirational and perfect for the needs of the workshop.
As we had hoped, President Jimmy Carter stopped by to say hello to the workshop participants. Pratt gave
President Carter a symbolic key to Your Town. At 83 years old, President Carter rode his bicycle to the workshop, reinforcing everyone’s desire to create more walkable and livable communities.
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January 23, 2008
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will host the winter meeting of the Center for Plant Conservation’s Board of Trustees February 8-9, 2008.
Headquartered in St. Louis, the Center for Plant Conservation is dedicated to preventing the extinction of America’s imperiled, native flora. The State Botanical Garden is one of 33 participating botanical gardens and organizations throughout the U.S. The Center maintains the National Collection of Endangered Plants, a collection of cultivated plants and seeds of imperiled species, and is very active in advocacy, policy and public education pertaining to plant conservation and related issues.
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January 23, 2008
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2008. A number of special events and programs throughout the year are planned for marking the anniversary.
The Garden dates from 1968 when 293 acres were set aside by the University of Georgia for development of a botanical garden. (Twenty additional acres were added in 1993.) Originally known as the University of Georgia Botanical Garden, the name was changed in 1984 to The State Botanical Garden of Georgia to reflect a broader teaching, research, and public service mission.
The Garden boasts four facilities, a number of theme gardens and special collections, a tropical conservatory, and more than five miles of nature trails. Attendance has grown to exceed 200,000 people annually. The newest addition to the Master Plan, the Flower Garden, will open in 2008.
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