Schedule
DAY 1: Monday, August 3
Attire: Casual (with change of clothes and sunscreen/bug spray on hand for the coast)
8:00 a.m. | Check-in begins, UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, Athens
1197 S. Lumpkin St., Athens, GA 30602
- Coffee, tea, water and pastries
- Load luggage on bus
8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Orientation
- Group picture
10:00 a.m. | Depart for downtown Thomson
- Office of Service-Learning presentation/programming
11:45 a.m. | Arrive at downtown Thomson
- Archway Partnership presentation/programming
- Lunch
1:15 p.m. | Depart for Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Skidaway Island
4:30 p.m. | Arrive at Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Skidaway Island
- Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant presentation
- Behind the scenes UGA Aquarium tour
- Estuary trawl
- Shellfish lab tour
- State Botanical Garden of Georgia presentation/programming
- Dinner
8:00 p.m. | Depart for Homewood Suites by Hilton, Savannah
8:30 p.m. | Arrive and check in, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Savannah
- Informal networking (on your own)
DAY 2: Tuesday, August 4
Attire: Casual, closed-toe shoes. Avoid loose clothing and dangling jewelry for farm tours.
6:45 a.m. | Breakfast at Homewood Suites (on your own)
- Load luggage on bus
7:30 a.m. | Depart for Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal
8:00 a.m. | Arrive at Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal
- Garden City Terminal tour
9:30 a.m. | Depart for Bland Farms, Glennville
11:00 a.m. | Arrive at Bland Farms, Glennville
- Lunch
- Bland Farms and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences presentation and programming
- Bland Farms tour
1:00 p.m. | Depart for Paulk Vineyards
2:45 p.m. | Arrive at Paulk Vineyards
- Paulk Vineyards and UGA Extension presentation and programming
3:45 p.m. | Depart for UGA Tifton Campus
4:30 p.m. | Arrive at UGA Tifton Campus
- Tour of UGA Tifton Campus
- College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences presentation and programming
- Dinner
7:30 p.m. | Depart for Mariott Hotel, Columbus
10:00 p.m. | Arrive and check in at Mariott Hotel, Columbus
- Informal networking (on your own)
DAY 3: Wednesday, August 5
Attire: Casual, closed-toe shoes
7:30 a.m. | Breakfast at Columbus Mariott (on your own)
- Load luggage on bus
8:30 a.m. | Depart for National Infantry Museum
9:00 a.m. | Arrive at National Infantry Museum
- Carl Vinson Institute of Government presentation and programming
10:30 a.m. | Depart for Capricorn Studios, Macon
12:30 p.m. | Arrive at Capricorn Studios, Macon
- Lunch
- Capricorn Studios presentation and programming
2:30 p.m. | Depart for Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead, Atlanta
4:30 p.m. | Arrive and check in at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead, Atlanta
6:15 p.m. | Depart for the Terry Executive Education Center, Atlanta
6:30 p.m. | Dinner reception with UGA Alumni Association and UGA Leadership
*Business casual attire (sports coat or blazer recommended)*
8:00 p.m. | Depart for Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead, Atlanta
8:15 p.m. | Arrive at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead, Atlanta
- Informal networking (on your own)
DAY 4: Thursday, August 6
Attire: Casual, closed-toe shoes
8:00 a.m. | Breakfast at Grand Hyatt Hotel at Buckhead (on your own)
- Load luggage on bus
8:50 a.m. | Depart for Georgia Power Headquarters, Atlanta
9:20 a.m. | Arrive at Georgia Power Headquarters, Atlanta
- UGA Office of Economic Development presentation and programming
- Georgia Power presentation and programming
- Lunch
1:00 p.m. | Depart for Living Water Winery, Blairsville
3:15 p.m. | Arrive at Living Water Winery, Blairsville
- Winery tour
- UGA Extension presentation and programming
5:00 p.m. | Depart for Brasstown Valley, Young Harris
5:45 p.m. | Arrive and check in at Brasstown Valley, Young Harris
6:30 p.m. | Dinner and programming
- Recap activity and debrief
- Informal networking (on your own)
DAY 5: Friday, August 7
Attire: Casual, closed-toe shoes
6:30 a.m. | Breakfast at Brasstown Valley (on your own)
- Load luggage on bus
7:30 a.m. | Depart for downtown Hartwell
9:45 a.m. | Arrive at downtown Hartwell
- Archway Partnership presentation and programming
- Tour of downtown Hartwell
11:00 a.m. | Depart for UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, Athens
12:00 p.m. | Arrive at UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, Athens