PSO News Stories Tagged rural georgia Select card Select horizontal Archway PartnershipJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentOffice of Service-LearningSmall Business Development Center UGA new faculty get a tour of the state August 26, 2022 After a two-year hiatus, the University of Georgia New Faculty Tour returned this year with 26 new employees spending four days traveling across Georgia and... Archway PartnershipJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentOffice of Service-LearningSmall Business Development Center McDuffie County expands leadership pipeline with UGA support August 22, 2022 Census data on Thomson-McDuffie County caught Elizabeth Brown’s attention. Fifty-nine percent of households in the community were run by single parents. “As a social... Carl Vinson Institute of GovernmentSmall Business Development Center UGA faculty and grad students help Georgia’s rural downtowns experience a renaissance August 22, 2022 Buena Vista is ready for a face-lift. Steeped in the turpentine and cotton industries, the small (pop. 1,800) Georgia city about 30 miles east... Carl Vinson Institute of Government UGA map helps state leaders distribute federal money for broadband expansion June 01, 2022 Nearly a year after unveiling a groundbreaking map that showed far more Georgians than previously thought were without broadband access, the University of Georgia ... Archway PartnershipCarl Vinson Institute of Government Boosting rural Georgia May 25, 2022 Support from UGA Foundation benefits students and communities A generous $500,000 gift from the University of Georgia Foundation board of trustees to support rural... Archway PartnershipCarl Vinson Institute of GovernmentJ.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentSmall Business Development Center Charting a Brighter Future May 04, 2022 Innovative UGA program gives rural communities the tools to prosper and thrive Walking around downtown Baxley, Georgia, Keri Orvin shares some of the community’s... Around PSO Georgia Works: Workforce development is job one for UGA outreach programs January 12, 2022 Workforce development is perhaps the most critical issue facing many of Georgia’s communities. Even before the pandemic, businesses across the state were struggling to... View All News