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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.
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.
UGA Nationally Reaffirmed as a Top Military School
April 19, 2016Once again, the University of Georgia has been nationally reaffirmed in 2016 as Military Friendly, Best for Vets and a Top Military College/University. Since the establishment of the Student Veterans Resource Center (SVRC) in the spring of 2013, UGA has made significant progress in connecting student veterans to one another, as well as to campus and community resources. UGA continues to maintain active affiliation with both the Student Veterans of America and the Got Your Six campaign, where faculty and staff attend a training session to become certified as veteran-friendly.
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…
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.
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.
Engaging in Sustainable Online Course Development
February 23, 2016The instructional design team at the Office of Online Learning takes pride in working with faculty to create online learning experiences that live up to the academic standards of the University of Georgia. We also consider how the environment we work in can support the continued offering of the courses we help develop. To this end, we encourage faculty to engage in sustainable course development practices for all online courses.
Financial Hardship Resources at UGA
February 16, 2016The University of Georgia recently introduced a new website to deal specifically with financial hardship issues that arise in students’ lives after they begin at UGA. Financial circumstances can change quickly, at times in ways outside of students’ control. Financial hardship creates significant stress and can impede student success. The Financial…
UGA Included in Princeton Review’s ‘Colleges That Pay You Back’ List
February 12, 2016The University of Georgia has received recognition in The Princeton Review’s new book, “The Best Value Colleges: The 150 Best-Buy Schools and What It Takes to Get In.” The book, published on Jan. 28, includes 150 academic institutions—75 public and 75 private—based on surveys The Princeton Review, an education services…
UGA Remains on Kiplinger Best Value in Public Colleges List
January 26, 2016UGA continues to rank as one of the nation's top values in higher education, according to Kiplinger,which placed UGA 12th on its Personal Finance list of 100 best values among public colleges and universities for 2016.