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November 12, 2009
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network and the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Enterprise Innovation Institute have partnered with the OneGeorgia Authority and the Georgia Department of Economic Development to expand entrepreneurial services to rural-based businesses in Georgia.
The rural business assistance program, which started Sept. 1 and continues through June 2010, targets 13 strategic industries and their suppliers (advanced communications, aerospace, agribusiness, automotive, bioscience, defense, energy/environment, financial services, information technology, logistics/transportation, manufacturing, new media, and tourism).
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October 27, 2009
A 10-year partnership between the University of Georgia and China has created numerous opportunities for the university and the state.
A decade ago this year, UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government reached out to China by offering to partner with Chinese training facilities to provide comprehensive civil servant training to government officials.
Since then almost 900 Chinese officials have participated in government training in the U.S. as well as in Beijing, Tianjin, Jiangxi Province and Qinghai Province.
“For the Chinese and for us, it marks a pretty significant milestone of working with them—two very different public entities working together trying to train civil servants around how you manage a government,” said Steve Wrigley, director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. “It’s a unique program. I don’t know that there’s anything else like it in the country.”
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September 17, 2009
In an effort to bring service-learning to the UGA campus in Costa Rica, Leigh Askew and Danny Bivins, both faculty members of the Fanning Institute, were awarded two grants: a Service-Learning Fellowship for Askew and an International Scholarship of Engagement Grant for Bivins. They visited Costa Rica in February to meet with farmers in the Finca la Bella community to determine how the students from the College of Environmental Design, the Institute’s partner in this endeavor, can best assist this unique community during their study abroad experience in July. Askew and Bivins returned from their site visit energized by the myriad possibilities and opportunities not only for the upcoming summer term, but for establishing year-round service-learning experiences for all students who study at the campus in Costa Rica.
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November 11, 2008
In June, a group of 11 students and faculty from the University of Georgia embarked on an incredible journey, to villages in sub-Saharan Africa so remote that few Americans have seen them. There they spent four weeks alongside the people of the Ukerewe Islands in Tanzania soaking in their culture, language and lifestyle. As part of the UGA-Gertrude Mongella Partnership, the Georgians offered the Tanzanians ideas for increasing economic independence and they in turn got a different view of the world. Enjoy the entire story by Kelly Simmons in the Georgia Magazine by clicking here.
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September 16, 2008
Established in the spring of 2006, the University Alliance (UA) is a new initiative of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to conduct a 5-year pilot in collaboration with the University of Georgia (UGA). The UA seeks to develop relationships within the university community to improve the enrollment and retention of Latino students and to support the HSF mission to increase their college graduation rate. Click here to read more
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May 12, 2008
Athens, Ga. (May 12, 2008) — Advocating for the rights of their communities, creating an environment for open dialogue about societal issues, and empowering women with the skills and confidence to engage successfully in civic life are three priorities for Kenyan women leaders currently participating in an exchange visit coordinated by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s International Center for Democratic Governance.
The 14 women from the Narok and Kajiado districts of Kenya’s Rift Valley Province provided attendees with an inside look at gender issues in the Maasai community during a multi-faceted presentation on May 2 that was a mix of commentary, skits, native song and dance, and crafts.
The delegation arrived in Athens on April 26 for a three-week program of site visits and information sessions on the skills and organizational capacity needed for effective engagement in politics and policy-making. Funding is provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of State, according to Njeri Marekia-Cleaveland, International Center for Democratic Governance African programs specialist.
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April 21, 2008
Athens, Ga. (April 21, 2008) – 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.
Since 2001, SAUGA has enriched the summers of more than 300 campers and has provided fun instructional activities in a wide range of subjects. Programs are divided into one- and two-week sessions. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
This year’s camp offerings include “Mini Medical School,” in which campers will perform surgery on mock specimens, take medical board exams, review x-rays, visit a dentist office and much more. Other new camps include “Sing Your Heart Out,” an American Idol-style voice workshop; “Rockin’ Rockets,” which will explore aerodynamics and physics; “Young Point of View,” an in-depth photography camp; and “Screenwriting and Production” camp. Also new this year is a “Young Actors” camp, which will be taught by an actress who appeared on Seinfeld, an Emmy-award winning TV series.
Other popular camp offerings include “DAWGWarts”, a Harry Potter-themed camp; “Video Production Camp,” “Comic Book Creation” and “Cartooning Camp.”
For more information or to register, please contact Kathleen McDermott at 706/542-3537, 800-325-2090 or Kathleen.McDermott@georgiacenter.uga.edu. Additional information is available online at http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/ppd/summer_academy/.
The Georgia Center, a unit of the University of Georgia’s Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities through its continuing education programs. On UGA’s campus, the Georgia Center includes a full-service hotel with 200 rooms and suites, restaurants, ballroom, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and computer lab-all under one roof. For more information, see www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.
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