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Alumna Patricia Andrews Fearon named Gates Cambridge Scholar

Extraordinary news for Franklin/Grady College alumna Patricia Andrews Fearon, one of 36 Americans to be named a 2017 recipient of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which fully funds postgraduate study and research at the University of Cambridge: The scholarship, which recognizes intellectually outstanding postgraduate students with a capacity for leadership and a commitment to improving the lives of others, was established by a gift from the…


Student Spring Break

Each year, our students get one week away from campus during the Spring semester for some time away from classes. Many of our students choose to see the world this week, as that is just as important as an educational experience. For students who are currently traveling or studying abroad, the UGA Office of International Education is encouraging our educational travelers to share some of their experiences with us via social media. Using the…

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Cinema Politique

During the spring semester, movies will be shown the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Miller Learning Center. Mudde noted that, while the primary audience for the program is students, all members of the UGA and Athens communities are welcome to attend. He said that this semester will be a trial run to work out structural and logistical issues. The first film on Wednesday Feb. 15 Tsotsi (2005), will be introduced by…

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A Globally-Engaged University

The need for graduates today to have international learning experiences – whether they are gained abroad or at home -- is clear and compelling. These experiences encourage critical and creative thinking; improve cross-cultural communication skills; and make students adept at living and working in diverse settings. Meaningful international experiences are also valued by prospective employers and increase the competitiveness of students entering…

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Study in a Second Discipline: Digital Humanities

English Professor Roxanne Eberle has been awarded the opportunity to work in the Provost’s Office Study in a Second Discipline program to learn more about the methods, issues, and tools in the Digital Humanities: The main focus of this endeavor is to gain skills in TEI and XML with the goal of creating a digital edition of Amelia Alderson Opie’s letters. Opie was a well-known poet, tale writers, and novelist, whose work appeared in…

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Southeast Model African Union: broadening horizons

"I feel like I spend a lot of time learning about problems in the world in my international affairs and sociology classes, but what we don't do is think of solutions for them. To have this intellectual community coming together thinking of the future can help improve the situation," she said. The opening ceremony itself was full of extraordinary moments - from brief remarks by Brown to the keynote speech by the Atlanta Consul of Sierra Leone,…

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Courchesne named 2017 Rhodes Scholar

Laura Courchesne became one of 32 students in the U.S. to be named a Rhodes Scholar, receiving the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship award in the world: Courchesne, an Honors Program student and Foundation Fellow from Fair Haven, New Jersey, is majoring in economics and religion in the Terry College of Business and the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, respectively. Her studies focus on the emerging field of behavioral…

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Swarms of Satellites: The NASA Nodes CubeSat Mission

The Small Satellite Research Laboratory of UGA presents Swarms of Satellites: The NASA Nodes CubeSat Mission on Friday November 11 at 3:30 pm in MLC 348 Come learn about Small Satellites, specifically CubeSats, and how they are pushing the limits of space based operations. Jasper Wolfe and UGA Alumni Roger Hunter from NASA Ames Research Center will give a review of the NASA Nodes CubeSat mission -- objectives, requirements, and…

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20th Southeast Model African Union at UGA

Through Saturday, the Franklin College welcomes students, faculty and delegates from regional universities and colleges to the UGA campus for the 20th annual Southeast Model African Union conference and competition: This event will give students an opportunity to learn about diplomacy, leadership and governmental organization through a unique simulation experience. The experience is designed to enrich and enhance students’ understanding of the…

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Bioarchaeologist links medieval diet, childhood survival

 

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Global research collaboration grants

... The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences' Benjamin Ehlers, an associate professor of history, and doctoral candidate David Thomson are collaborating with Stephen Kenny and Nicholas Fuqua at the University of Liverpool, England, to ­create a database and web portal for researchers and students to access data on pre-Civil War, trans-Atlantic shipping voyages. Researchers are developing the website that houses the data. They will recruit…

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An Olympic Move-in Weekend

It is a coincidence that the Games of the XXXI Olympiad officially begin tonight and students begin their move into the UGA dorms on Sunday? Maybe, and in truth Athens has already begun to fill up with students again (I see parents walking on the lawn outside my window right now) and I watched an Olympic soccer match two days ago. But the Olympic games - featuring many UGA athletes and coaches, reported on by our sports journalists and…


Global UGA: A Snapshot

UGA is truly global. With international residential centers, faculty research all over the world and international partnerships, the UGA community is present across the globe. Many of our students are, right now, in far away destinations studying and learning about everything from anthropology and art to music and politics. Many of our professors are stationed in far away destinations conducting research on a myriad of topics. Want to know just…

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UGA Portuguese Flagship Program

The first Portuguese program of its kind in the United States, the UGA Portuguese Flagship Program will receive approximately $3 million in additional funding from the U.S. Department of Defense's National Security Education Program to continue its mission: Students in the UGA Portuguese Flagship Program reach the highest levels of proficiency in Portuguese, a language growing in popularity and considered critical for U.S. interests. They…

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Tucker awarded Pickering Scholarship

Congratulations to UGA Honors student Valerie Tucker, who has been awarded a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship for students interested in careers in the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service: As a Pickering Fellow, Tucker will receive a scholarship of up to $37,500 annually for tuition and other expenses for her senior year of undergraduate studies as well as for her first year enrolled in a master's degree program. Tucker,…

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Four UGA students offered Boren Scholarships

• Rebekah Worick, a junior from Dahlonega, majoring in international affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs. "The exceptional students I work with raise the level and broaden the scope of dialogue surrounding national security issues," said Elizabeth Hughes Sears, Boren Awards campus representative and student affairs professional in the Honors Program. "In their demonstrated commitment to using critical language skills…

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Fulbright Scholars explore the world

UGA faculty participating in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 Core Fulbright Scholar and Fulbright Specialist programs evaluated the impact of rural nursing in Ecuador, brought research on telenovelas to universities in Chile, and will examine the coast and teach about invasive species in Chile. The incoming class of scholars includes Robin Shelton, professor in the department of physics and astronomy, who will travel to Berlin in spring 2017 to…

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Peace Corps Certificate Program

The intent of the partnership between UGA and the Peace Corps is to promote skills in four key areas identified by the Peace Corps as being essential to future volunteers: foreign language proficiency, intercultural competence, professional savvy and leadership, and other sector-specific skills. Many students enter UGA with much more on their mind than financial or material success: they want to make a contribution, positively affect the larger…

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Hodgson School of Music project in Kenya

A music education and piano performance outreach project took Hodgson School of Music students and faculty to Kenya in March: Eldoret, Kenya – Many of UGA’s 35,000 students traveled somewhere over spring break, but most didn’t leave the country. Fewer still crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Only six flew to Nairobi, then took a seven-hour van ride to Eldoret, Kenya, to teach music. A group of eight from the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s music…

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2016 Darl Snyder lecture: Zéphirin Diabré

Diabre's lecture will focus on recent political developments in Burkina Faso, from the fight against constitutional change to the restoration of democracy, specifically the actions that led to the toppling of the Compaore regime to the parliamentary and presidential elections in 2015, in which he was a candidate. “Dr. Zéphirin Diabré is a foremost political figure in Burkina Faso and his insight on the recent political developments will be of…

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Global Outreach - East Africa

Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) is an educational non‐profit organization based in the United States providing leadership and management training for women in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This week the African Studies Institute presents a panel presentation featuring HERS - East Africa on Friday, February 19 beginning at 12:20 pm in the International Student Life Lounge, 210 Memorial Hall, and lasting into the afternoon…

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A world of languages at UGA

Comment on dit, "world class university?" UGA has the programs and the people that make it second-to-none in teaching and learning foreign languages - a set of capabilities that is the sine qua non for a premier university: “It’s a truly diverse blend, that both harkens back to the roots of classical liberal arts education as it builds on the world as we know it today and looks forward to both the challenges and the opportunities of the…

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Betty Jean Craige Lecture Feb. 4

Writer and translator Assaf Gavron will deliver the 2016 Betty Jean Craige Lecture on Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel. Gavron's lecture, “The Hilltop: An Israeli Author’s Perspective," is free and open to the public: [Gavron] grew up in Jerusalem, studied in London and Vancouver, and lives in Tel Aviv. He has published five novels, a collection of stories, and a collection of Jerusalem falafel reviews. Among the numerous…

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Study Abroad Fair January 20

If you know the Franklin College, you know we support and encourage student educational experiences abroad. To learn more about which international experience might be right for you, the Office of International Educational will host a Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday, January 20 at the Tate Center: Learn about different study abroad programs. Meet UGA students who have studied abroad. Talk with faculty directors and program…

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The power of international engagement

The great strengths of UGA, and American higher education more generally, are encapsulated in its international engagement and appeal. The diversity and flexibilty of American higher education - so many choices, majors and programs, no single path to success - bring many to the United States to study, prepare, train and succeed. It's a two-way street, and this diversity creates a dynamic atmosphere wherever it manifests. But the 'pull' of this…
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