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UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music welcomes new Music Education faculty
April 15, 2016The UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music has added a new faculty member to its music education program, Dr. Rebecca Atkins. Atkins will also be teaching in the online Master of Music Education program.
Strategies for Successful Graduate Students
April 7, 2016Years spent in graduate school are undoubtedly a stressful and anxiety provoking period in a person’s life. There are academic pressures, family pressures, career pressures and the pressure to balance it all. We know how much more complicated this all gets that you are achieving your degree online. Below are some…
USDA Grants Funds to Online MFT Professor For Work on Nanocellulose & Digestion
April 5, 2016University of Georgia food engineer and professor in the online Masters in Food Technology program Fanbin Kong has been awarded a $496,317 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study the safety of nanocellulose—a light, solid substance obtained from plant matter, generally wood pulp—and how it affects the way humans digest food and absorb nutrients.
Order Items Online, Come To Graduation In Person!
March 31, 2016As we all know, graduation is coming up, and spring and summer graduates are gearing up for this special day. At UGA Online, we are of the firm opinion that our online students should have the same graduation experience as in-person students.
Alumna Profile: Kelly Winn’s BioPharma Degree Was Along Her Natural Career Path
March 31, 2016Kelly Winn recently graduated from the online M.S. in Pharmacy, BioPharma Regulatory Affairs program in December 2015, and has used her degree to propel herself along her natural career path where she works at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She started the degree up in January of 2014 with the intention of evolving her role as a regulatory compliance administrator into developing the first Regulatory Affairs program at Georgia Tech.
UGA Online Faculty Involved in College of Education’s Georgia Children’s Book Awards
March 24, 2016A picture book about bears who awaken from their slumber to go sightseeing and a chapter book about a young girl and her once-magical town are the winners in this year’s Georgia Children’s Book Awards, sponsored by the College of Education at the University of Georgia.
UGA faculty learn to apply the Quality Matters rubric to online courses
March 24, 2016Over 30 of the University of Georgia's faculty and staff who teach online courses participated in a Quality Matters workshop last semester offered through UGA's Office of Online Learning. Quality Matters is a faculty-centered, peer review process intended to promote the design and development of quality online courses, and the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop introduces course designers to these standards.
UGA Music Education Sends Eight to Kenya For Service-Learning Trip
March 17, 2016A group of eight from the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s music education and piano pedagogy areas are in Africa from March 10-21, setting up distance learning and orchestra programs for a fledgling music department in western Kenya.
UGA’s Online Master’s of Music Education Offers Flexible, World-Class Learning
March 17, 2016With a globally active and industry-leading faculty, the online Master’s of Music Education (M.M.Ed.) program at the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music continues to offer world-class education that fits into any schedule.
UGA Music Education Faculty Present at National Conference
March 17, 2016Several music education faculty members at the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music presented at one of the nation’s largest music education conferences.