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Alumna Profile: Bethany Marcinik Pursued Her Passion for Food to an Online MFT Degree
August 18, 2016After nine years in the restaurant industry, Bethany Marcinik found herself in a dead-end job. She knew she wanted to go back to school. Food was her passion, and the technology involved in food production was intriguing. A Master in Food Technology seemed to be the next step. After some research, all signs pointed to taking online classes at UGA.
MFP Student Hattie Hutson Able to Better Help Clients With Knowledge Gained in Online Classes
July 21, 2016With a full-time job and a busy schedule, Hattie Hutson was looking for a way to expand her knowledge without having to drop everything to go to school. Hutson found the perfect compromise in UGA’s Master of Financial Planning degree program.
UGA Online MFT Professor Involved With Innovative Research Center, FoodPIC
July 12, 2016Tucked into a corner of the University of Georgia’s campus in Griffin, Georgia, FoodPIC is an innovative research center that could be a key component in bringing business and industry to the state.
Spots Still Available for the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking Summer Training Program
July 7, 2016For educators, especially in the area of gifted and creative education, the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) are highly respected and very important assessment tools. In fact, because the TTCTs are the most highly reliable and widely used tests of their kind, there is a need for teachers who are properly trained to offer them.
Father and Son, Joel and Zach Theis, earn their Financial Planning degrees side-by-side
June 2, 2016Joel and Zach Theis are excited about the prospect of working together after they earn their degrees in financial planning from Georgia. Joel Theis is working on his Master's in Financial Planning in UGA's online non-thesis program while his son, Zach, completes his undergraduate degree on the Athens campus. Earning degress in the same field from the same college at the same time is a unique experience the father-son duo appreciate.
Student Profile: Whitney Van Atta’s Master’s in Workforce Ed Will Help Her Career Path Transition
May 26, 2016Whitney Van Atta thought she had her career planned out when she graduated from Georgia Southern with a degree in business with an emphasis in marketing. However, Van Atta quickly realized that being directly in the business world was not for her. She worked in marketing for a bit, working for a sports social networking company and a trade show company. But it just wasn’t for her. She needed something else, and she found that in the Master of Education in Workforce Ed online program through the University of Georgia.
UGA Online Professor Uses Hip-Hop Education in the Classroom
May 24, 2016For the past several years, Bettina Love, an online professor in the Master of Education in Middle Grades Ed degree program, has worked to incorporate hip-hop education into the classroom by taking cues from students' real life experiences.
UGA Online Professor Recognized for Work on Diversity and Equity Issues
May 19, 2016Tarek Grantham, a professor in the online Educational Psychology Gifted and Creative Ed programs, was recently recognized for his work on diversity and equity issues by the University of Georgia's Student Government Association (SGA).
UGA Online Professor to Release Book About Bilingual Learners
May 5, 2016A book telling the compelling story of the challenges and opportunities of teaching science to English learners is scheduled for release in fall of 2016. Currently in the process of being published, the book is titled “Supporting K–12 English Language Learners in Science: Putting Research into Teaching Practice.” One of the book’s authors is Cory Buxton, a faculty member in the online M.Ed. in Middle Grades Education.
UGA Online Reading Ed Professor Appointed to Literacy Research Panel
April 28, 2016Donna Alvermann, professor in the online Master of Education in Reading Education program, has been appointed to the International Literacy Association's (ILA) Literacy Research Panel (LRP) for a three-year term. She will also start her two-year appointment as the "Policy and Practice: Remix" columnist for the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy.