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Presentation Title

Mapping Tributes at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia

A project to identify tributes at the garden has turned up 535 benches, plaques, trees and artworks provided by a donor to an honoree.

Presenters
Emily James
Project Coordinator
Beth Anfinson
Plant Records Manager Research and Records
Lauren Keeler
ArcGIS Mapping
Presentation Title

Clean Marina Program

The Clean Marina Program is a national program that encourages recreational boaters and marina owners to protect coastal water quality by using environmentally sound operating and maintenance procedures.

Presenters
Leigh Elkins
Senior Public Service Associate
Kaitlin Messich
Public Service Associate
SBG
Presentation Title

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia Learning by Leading™ Program

The State Botanical Garden has started a new student engagement program called Learning by Leading™ (LxL@UGA) to train the next generation of leaders to understand and value plants.

Poster
Presentation Title

Vidalia, Georgia: Branding the Sweet Onion City

Faculty and staff from the Carl Vinson Institute of Government peeled back the layers on Vidalia, Georgia, to create a brand that celebrates the famous Vidalia onions and encompasses all that Vidalia has to offer.

Presenters
Kaitlin Messich
Public Service Associate
Kelsey Broich
Creative Design Specialist
Poster
Presentation Title

Buena Vista

During the summer, landscape design students and professionals from the College of Environment and Design spend 12 weeks in a Georgia community creating a revitalization plan to increase downtown development.

Presenters
T. Clark Stancil
Creative Design Specialist
Franco Conocchiari-Scherer
MLA, Summer Fellow
Poster
Presentation Title

The Power of Collaboration

Communities in Georgia and Alabama surrounding Fort Moore are collaborating with the U.S. Department of Defense and UGA to explore ways to use the buffer zones surrounding the base to leverage local economic development.

Presenters
Scott Pippin
Public Service Associate
Shana Jones
Public Service Associate
Poster
Presentation Title

Georgia Data Information Hub

Helping Georgia communities learn how to use technology to improve decision-making is one way the Institute of Government is preparing the state for the future.

Presenters
Anna Miller
Public Service Faculty
Poster
Presentation Title

Engineering with Nature in Mayport Village

As they revitalize the mainstays of Mayport Village—commercial fishing, education and research, ecotourism, and historic and cultural preservation—residents of the community support their naval neighbor and enhance coastal resiliency.

Presenters
Scott Pippin
Defense Community Resilience Program Manager
Ben Carswell
Coastal Liaison
Poster
Presentation Title

Public Education and Outreach Can Support Oyster Farming

Breeding familiarity with oyster farming can offset coastal homeowners concerns that the floating cages will ruin their view or boaters fears that they will interfere with recreation.

Presenters
Katie Hill
Research Professional
Scott Pippin
Public Service Associate
Poster
Presentation Title

ACC Community Food Resources

Food-insecure Athenians have hundreds of options for free meals. A public food database—printed and mailed to those without computer service—ensures no one who needs to eat goes hungry.

Presenters
Josh Podvin
Assistant Director for Community Partnerships
Olivia Rothstein
Graduate Assistant for Community
Poster
Presentation Title

Community Leadership Programs

The sixth edition of the Community Leadership Program adult curriculum exposes participants to the essential elements of effective community leadership.

Presenters
Brittany Adams-Pope
Ph.D.
Brendan Leahy
Ed.D
Poster
Presentation Title

Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofit Organizations

Started in 2007, the Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofit Organizations (ELPNO) provides professional and leadership development for existing and emerging leaders in the nonprofit sector.

Presenters
Julie Meehan
Ph.D.
Sayge Medlin
M.S.W.
Nipuna Ambanpola
MPA, MSBA
Poster
Presentation Title

Georgia ETV

The Georgia Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program ensures timely and expeditious payments to young people who have experienced foster care in order to support their postsecondary educational aspirations.

Presenters
David Meyers
M.S.W.
Lori Tiller
Ph.D.
Jason Bedgood
M.Ed.
Poster
Presentation Title

Innovations in Commmunity Leadership Initiative

The Innovations in Community Leadership Initiative has enabled the Fanning Institute to provide the seed resources and training necessary for underserved communities and organizations across Georgia.

Presenters
Brittany Adams-Pope
Ph.D.
Poster
Presentation Title

General Civil Mediation Training

As one of 14 approved training sites in the state of Georgia, the General Civil Mediation Training and Practicum courses offered by the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development aim to prepare mediators to identify the conceptual and experiential circumstances of cooperative conflict resolution.

Presenters
Raye Rawls
J.D.
Brandy Walker
Ph.D.
Reagan Osbon
Poster
Presentation Title

When Relationships Are Lit

MENTOR Georgia is a statewide affiliate of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership that is working to bring research-backed tools, quality training and customized professional development to Georgia youth mentoring programs.

Presenters
Leslie Williams Hale
MPA
Poster
Presentation Title

Walnut Grove High School

From its inception in 2015, the Student Steering Committee leadership program at Walnut Grove High School combined leadership training with civic engagement to build school community and generate lasting impact.

Presenters
Lauren Healey
M.Ed.
Lori Tiller
Ph.D.
Poster
Presentation Title

Connected Resilient Communities

Archway Partnership™ facilitates programs to help communities tap into the resources and expertise at UGA to address local challenges and become more attractive to economic development.

Presenters
Archway Partnership
Poster
Presentation Title

Branching Out: Improving Service Learning in a Forestry Capstone Course

A forestry service-learning class is redesigned to better involve more intentional connection to community partners.

Presenters
Duncan Elkins
2022-2023 Service-Learning Fellow
Jason Gordon
2022-2023 Service-Learning Fellow
Poster
Presentation Title

Let the Creative Juices Flow!

A service-learning class creates resource materials to introduce creative design concepts to a K-12 audience.

Presenters
Thea Ellenberg
2022-23 Service-Learning Fellow
Poster
Presentation Title

Volunteer Engagement

A study of best practices for engaging and retaining volunteers during and after pandemic.

Presenters
Katie Higgins
Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
Joshua Podvin
Office of Service-Learning
Poster
Presentation Title

If You Don’t Get the Shot, No One Else Will

A service-learning class embeds college students with high school sports teams to cover their stories on social media.

Presenters
Carlo Finlay
Carmical Sports Media Institute
Poster
Presentation Title

Fishers of Men

A program facilitated through Archway and College of Pharmacy to train community members to be health advocates and resources for their community.

Presenters
Sherrie Raleigh
Archway Professional
Michelle Elliott
Executive Director
Poster
Presentation Title

Food Insecurity: Barriers for Elementary School Students in a Rural Community

Study uses social workers’ perspectives to identify elementary school students’ barriers to after school meals

Presenters
Sarah Adams
Archway Partnership
Abigail Borron
College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Poster
Presentation Title

Engaging, Experiencing, Excelling: Hospitality Internships at the Georgia Center

Spotlights on current and former interns at the Georgia Center

Presenters
Leta Salazar
Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel
Poster
Presentation Title

Getting rooted in the community: A Co-Created, Service-Learning Partnership

A partnership was created that allows both college students and middle school students to have authentic learning experiences focusing on the environment around them.

Presenters
Alli Injaian
Odum School of Ecology
Samantha George
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
Poster
Presentation Title

Utilizing Clinical Research and Service-Learning to Improve Health Outcomes

A First Year Odyssey seminar will use service-learning to clinical research to improve health outcomes in diverse populations.

Presenters
Missy Jackson
MS, WHNP-BC
Katie Hein
PhD
Poster
Presentation Title

Increasing the Number of Qualified Small Business Suppliers

This workshop is designed to arm business owners with skills to expand capacity, optimize performance and increase their financial acumen.

Presenters
Carolina Ramon
Director of Specialty Programs
Howard Dent, III
Business Consultant
Poster
Presentation Title

Developing Service-Learning Opportunities for Biology Non-Majors

Lecturer uses reproductive health course to create service-learning opportunities for non-major biology students.

Presenters
Morgan Meyers
Department of Genetics
Poster
Presentation Title

Using Evaluation to Inform Business Operations

The UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel is a full service conference center with multiple restaurants coupled with conference dining opportunities. Through these outlets, over 50,000 meals are served annually.

Presenters
Kiel Norris
Darrell Goodman
Howard Holcumb
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