Skip featured stories slider and go to all news stories Featured StoriesGeorgia communities mark progress through UGA Institute of Government’s PROPELApril 03, 2024The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government recently celebrated the successes of communities participating in its PROPEL (Planning Rural Opportunities for Prosperity and Economic Leadership) program. Appling... Featured StoriesState Botanical Garden at UGA debuts redesigned Winter WonderLightsDecember 01, 2023The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia opened the third season of Winter WonderLights on Nov. 22, unveiling the show’s new design. Winter... Featured StoriesUGA CyberArch helps Georgia communities increase cybersecurityOctober 20, 2023The University of Georgia works to enhance the cybersecurity infrastructure in communities across the state through its CyberArch program. Now UGA is poised to expand CyberArch, train... Featured StoriesUGA’s PROPEL program receives top national honorsOctober 16, 2023Rural development initiative recognized as best of the best at national economic development summit PROPEL, a University of Georgia program, took home the top prize from a... Featured StoriesUGA conference will address industry workforce needsOctober 09, 2023Employers, educators, and community and government leaders will gather at the University of Georgia in November to learn the latest strategies and resources for addressing talent development... Featured StoriesSahm award extends UGA resources to Athens nonprofit fighting food insecurityOctober 04, 2023A partnership between the University of Georgia and an Athens nonprofit is helping elementary and middle school students learn about healthy eating, urban agriculture and working in... Featured StoriesWinter WonderLights coming to UGA’s State Botanical Garden for the third yearSeptember 18, 2023For the third straight year, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia will transform into a sparkling wonderland of lights this winter. Tickets... Featured StoriesUGA leads efforts for visionary plan for military and community partnershipSeptember 11, 2023The University of Georgia has rolled out a visionary plan to spur economic development in communities surrounding Fort Moore, providing strategic direction aligned with the military mission... Featured StoriesUGA provides McDuffie tools to construct leadership pipelineSeptember 08, 2023Working with the University of Georgia, the east Georgia community of Thomson-McDuffie County continues to focus on building its next generation of leaders. The UGA J.W. Fanning... Featured StoriesUGA provides AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associates an unforgettable summer helping Athens residentsSeptember 08, 2023There’s that old saying that, if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. With that in mind, it’s safe to say... Featured StoriesSmall business owners in rural Georgia learn to build a powerful online presence...September 07, 2023Local search engine optimization, social media platforms, artificial intelligence, finding online customers – what does it mean for a small business? Through the University of Georgia Small... Featured StoriesUGA creates Workforce Planning Guide to help communities tackle challengesSeptember 07, 2023Experts at the University of Georgia’s Vinson Institute of Government have partnered with Georgia Power to provide communities across the state with a comprehensive and accessible resource to address... Featured StoriesTour gives new UGA faculty comprehensive look at stateAugust 17, 2023A group of new University of Georgia faculty members traveled across the state last week, visiting 13 cities and passing through 40 counties from the coast to... Featured StoriesUGA Archway Partnership™ helps Georgia communities prepare for prosperous futuresAugust 15, 2023As the University of Georgia strives to carry out its land-grant and sea-grant mission of service to the state, the UGA Archway Partnership plays a crucial role... Featured StoriesNominations still open for new UGA-run statewide youth leadership programAugust 14, 2023The University of Georgia (UGA) continues to accept nominations for rising 10th- and 11th-graders to participate in the inaugural Youth LEAD Georgia class in January 2024. This past January, UGA received... Featured StoriesUGA alumni business adds to the legacy of a Georgia Center traditionJuly 10, 2023A swirl of red and white atop a coconut crust, the iconic strawberry ice cream pie at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel... Featured StoriesUGA program prepares students for civic and community engagementJuly 07, 2023Undergraduate students know that teaching and research are key missions of the University of Georgia. After all, that’s what they do almost every day in class. Yet... Featured StoriesNonprofit leaders expand skills through UGA programJune 26, 2023A University of Georgia program is helping equip current and emerging nonprofit leaders to strengthen their organizations and make a difference in their communities. Through the Executive... Featured StoriesUGA prepares workforce for Georgia’s second largest industryJune 05, 2023Hospitality and tourism are a major economic driver in Georgia, and the University of Georgia is working in several key areas to support and expand that industry. In... Featured StoriesNominations open for new statewide youth leadership programMay 17, 2023A new University of Georgia-run statewide youth leadership program began accepting nominations for its inaugural class on May 1. In January, UGA received a $1.5 million pledge... Featured StoriesIce cream store grows into sweet success with guidance from the University of...May 08, 2023Jim Rafferty, one of the owners of butter’dudder ice cream stores, and Todd Anduze, a business consultant at the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (UGA SBDC),... Featured StoriesUGA provides leadership, business blueprint for local entrepreneursMay 03, 2023Freddie Gavin had the dream of building out a multimedia recording studio in McDuffie County and, with the assistance of the University of Georgia, his dream is... Featured StoriesCommunity science is for the birds: UGA Aquarium volunteers monitor nest boxes on...May 02, 2023With a pair of binoculars and data sheets in hand, Beth Webster heads out the back door of the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium to her... Featured StoriesUGA faculty and partner recognized at service-learning conferenceMay 01, 2023Two University of Georgia faculty members and a UGA Archway Partnership community member were recognized at the 2023 Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Through Higher... Featured StoriesGeorgia communities recognized with UGA resiliency designationApril 18, 2023Two more Georgia counties have earned UGA’s Connected Resilient Community designation after working alongside university experts to complete projects designed to make them more attractive to economic... Featured StoriesA UGA community partnership making unforgettable experiencesMarch 23, 2023The first thing a Clarke County Schools student sees when they begin their field trip at the University of Georgia is the smiling face of an Experience... Featured StoriesLocal sanitation company taps into UGA resources, experiences growth through excellent customer serviceMarch 23, 2023Mike Plowman was no stranger to the trash pickup industry. He previously built and owned a very successful trash pickup business and sold it with the plan... Featured StoriesNonprofit looks to strengthen growing organization with UGA supportMarch 10, 2023An Athens-based, multi-county nonprofit aims to prepare itself for growth by working with the University of Georgia to develop leaders within its organization. The UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership... Featured StoriesBringing together academic and public service faculty to benefit rural GeorgiaApril 07, 2023The University of Georgia Rural Engagement Workshop for Academic Faculty enters its third year with 12 faculty members working in partnership with units of UGA Public Service and Outreach... Featured StoriesUGA partners with the Department of Defense to build resilience in the SoutheastApril 07, 2023For years, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant has been helping coastal communities in low lying areas build resilience into planning efforts. Sitting adjacent to some of these... All NewsArchway PartnershipAround PSOCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantOffice of Service-LearningSmall Business Development CenterState Botanical Garden of GeorgiaUGA Center for Continuing Education & HotelWe Know Georgia Search newsSelect cardSelect horizontal Around PSOCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantPSO Faculty Fellow works to better prepare coastal Georgia for natural disastersSeptember 28, 2015Rosanna Rivero has spent part of her career working with geographic information systems that assist in mapping and visualizing future planning scenarios, including the... Around PSOSmall Business Development CenterUGA President visits SBDC-assisted business in AlbanySeptember 25, 2015University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead traveled to Albany, Ga., on Thursday where he toured Innovative Senior Solutions, a home healthcare provider for... Archway PartnershipAround PSOCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentOffice of Service-LearningSmall Business Development CenterState Botanical Garden of GeorgiaUGA Center for Continuing Education & HotelTwenty students named 2015-16 PSO ScholarsSeptember 25, 2015Twenty undergraduate students have been named Public Service and Outreach Scholars for the 2015-16 academic year. The students will take part in a year-long... Archway PartnershipAround PSOCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentSmall Business Development CenterState Botanical Garden of GeorgiaUGA Center for Continuing Education & HotelPublic Service and Outreach Vivian H. Fisher Leadership Academy announces 2015-16 participantsSeptember 25, 2015Seventeen faculty-staff leaders have been selected to participate in the University of Georgia’s 2015-16 Public Service and Outreach (PSO) Vivian H. Fisher Leadership Academy.... Around PSOCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentSuperintendents association engages Institute to provide school governance trainingSeptember 07, 2015For the first time, the Georgia School Superintendents Association has invited the Carl Vinson Institute of Government to provide governance and leadership training for... Around PSOOffice of Service-LearningSmall Business Development CenterSound business practices help Athens medical practice expand into underserved areasSeptember 03, 2015Dr. Ram K. and Aru Reddy are in the business of “helping people feel better when they need it the most.” Partners in an... Around PSOMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantUGA launches Rain Garden appSeptember 03, 2015Georgians can now benefit from a free Rain Garden smartphone app that features plants, sizing and soils information for 13 states. UGA Marine Extension EcoScapes manager Keren... Around PSOUGA Center for Continuing Education & HotelGeorgia Center to provide sign language course to Atlanta schoolsSeptember 03, 2015From August through October, the Georgia Center for Continuing Education is conducting a 20-hour basic American Sign Language course for 14 teachers and staff... Around PSOJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentMiddle Georgia leaders will implement a regional visionSeptember 03, 2015After completing an eight-month leadership program, 39 participants in Middle Georgia Regional Leadership Champions were charged with implementing strategies to address regional issues. The... Archway PartnershipAround PSOGriffin-Spalding Archway Partnership kicks offSeptember 03, 2015The Griffin-Spalding Archway Partnership executive committee held its first retreat at the UGA Griffin Research Garden. The retreat served as a brainstorming session during which... Around PSOSmall Business Development CenterSurveys show students value SBDC experienceSeptember 03, 2015For the past few years the UGA Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has been surveying students who work in assistantships and internships, both graduate... Archway PartnershipAround PSOMary Alice Applegate hired as Sumter County Archway ProfessionalSeptember 01, 2015The Archway Partnership, a unit of public service and outreach at the University of Georgia (UGA), is pleased to announce that Mary Alice Applegate... Around PSOJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentOffice of Service-LearningSoutheast Georgia foundation kicks off women’s leadership academy at UGAAugust 31, 2015Even though women make up about half of the American workforce, fewer women rise to positions of prominence than would be expected based on... Around PSOMarine Extension and Georgia Sea GrantSeptic System Challenge video receives National Gold AwardAugust 31, 2015Athens, Ga. –The Septic System Challenge received the 2015 Gold Award from the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals. It is an educational video... Archway PartnershipAround PSOBetsy McGriff hired as new Archway Professional in Grady Co.August 28, 2015The Archway Partnership, a unit of public service and outreach at the University of Georgia (UGA), is pleased to announce that Betsy McGriff will...Prev1…50515253545556…95Next
