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UGA alumna follows her passion for gifted and creative education
September 15, 2020Ever since Sarah Caroleo earned her B.S. in elementary education from Greenville University she has dedicated herself to the multiple schools and programs where she has taught. In her role as the K-4 Gifted and Talented teacher in Nashville, Tennessee’s public school system, Caroleo’s passion for teaching gifted children…
Study shows decrease in financial risk tolerance during COVID-19
September 10, 2020Online M.S. in Financial Planning professor, John Grable as well as Wookjae Heo, and Abed G. Rabbini created a study to determine whether financial risk tolerance is affected or changed due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the U.S. Heo…
Da-zha Jones Masters of Science in Financial Planning Summer 2020 Student Profile
September 1, 2020After graduating from college with a Bachelors in Business Administration in 2012, Da-zha Jones began working for Vanguard at an entry level position. She now works as a senior Financial Advisor in their Flagship Personal Adviser Services department. She always wanted to pursue a higher degree in Personal Finance…
MFP student hopes to start financial planning firm and help first generation Americans
August 25, 2020Master of Science in Financial Planning student, Andrejs Pilajevs was born in Latvia and immigrated to the United States 17 years ago. A father of two with a busy schedule was keen on finding an online program that suited his need for flexibility. With 15 years of experience…
Crises Like the Pandemic Don’t Make People Less Optimistic
August 18, 2020As humans, we are built to have a positive outlook on our future, and a recent study from the University of Georgia’s Institute of Gerontology shows that the elderly are handling coronavirus the most optimistically out of other age groups. The study specifically shows…
MFA Student Lands Book Deal First Year in the Program
August 6, 2020Pursuing a graduate degree at UGA had been a desire of Brandon Fleming’s for some time. Initially, he wanted to continue his studies in English or Social Science, however, he was recruited by Valerie Boyd, Director of UGA’s Narrative Nonfiction MFA program. “We connected in another capacity and…
UGA Professor Researches Feelings of Loneliness in the Time of COVID-19
July 28, 2020Kerstin Emerson, a clinical associate professor of gerontology at UGA’s Institute of Gerontology and new online Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, said she’s concerned that older adults could be experiencing more exacerbated feelings of loneliness due to social distancing. America’s oldest citizens say they’ve been through worse,…
Financial Planning Student Overcomes Adversity
July 23, 2020Nine months prior to joining UGA’s online Master’s in Financial Planning program, Tom Schorn suffered two brain hemorrhages, one a month before the program started and another, one month into the program. Schorn considered withdrawing from the program, but both times, his professor Dr. Chatterjee encouraged him to…
Growing Labor Market Need for Biomedical Regulatory Sciences
June 25, 2020As technology in medical sciences advances and demand for Regulatory Science professionals in the healthcare industry increases, graduate training capacity for US Regulatory Professionals may be facing a talent crisis. The professionals working in the field of Regulatory Sciences work with FDA and other regulatory authorities…
UGA Online Alumni Spotlight: Rebecca Wilton
June 16, 2020“I was seeking an opportunity to increase my knowledge of personal finance. I did not expect to fall in love with financial planning and then want to find a way to change careers once again!” says Wilton.