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Teachers from across the country learned about coastal biology and ecology at the third annual Green Eggs and Sand workshop hosted by UGA.
You have reached the University of Georgia's website for its Public Service and Outreach to the State of Georgia and beyond.
The University of Georgia, a land-grant and sea-grant university with statewide commitments and responsibilities, is the state's oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education with a motto, "to teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things."
Public Service and Outreach (PSO) is central to UGA's mission. For over 80 years, PSO has spearheaded the University’s efforts to use its resources to improve the quality of life in Georgia. Today, whether extending life-long learning through adult education, revitalizing a city’s downtown, or challenging elected officials to lead more effectively, PSO assists partners in Georgia and around the world in solving their most important public problems.
As the state’s land-grant university, UGA is in a unique position to keep Georgia vibrant through the contributions of its teaching, research, and service missions. In the 21st century, global influences will continually impact the state and will require UGA to renew its traditional outreach programming in order to help prepare Georgia for the complex knowledge economy. Now more than ever, the state needs a fresh commitment to UGA’s land-grant mission and increased responsiveness from its public service and outreach programs.
UGA Public Service and Outreach is…
- A national leader in university outreach
- The leader in bringing the university’s resources to each of Georgia’s 159 counties and 500+ cities and around the world, serving more than 110,000 individuals annually
- More than 500 faculty and staff
- Eight units providing diverse services: Archway Partnership, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Fanning Institute, Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel, Marine Extension Service, Office of Service-Learning, Small Business Development Center, State Botanical Garden of Georgia
- Actively involving UGA students and faculty in outreach through partnerships with all 16 schools and colleges
- Looking ahead with new strategies to help Georgia excel in meeting complex 21st-century challenges
