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Alumni Q&A: Matthew Alexander, MBT Program
August 17, 2017Q: Which program were you in and when did you complete it? Matthew: I graduated in the spring of 2017 from the Masters in Internet Technology program. Q: Where are you from? Matthew: I was born in India, but have been in the US for the last 17…
Online Innovation Grants Awarded to Emerging Media, Social Work
August 8, 2017UGA poised to develop state’s first fully-online master’s degree in emerging media. Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia is taking initial steps towards developing the state’s first fully-online master’s degree in emerging media, as well as several innovative online graduate courses in social work. No other public university or…
Inaugural class of MFA students graduate from Grady College
August 8, 2017The final chapter was written August 5 as the inaugural class of MFA students at Grady College were recognized in convocation ceremonies. The fourteen graduating students completed two years of the new narrative non-fiction program in a low-residency format. Five students graduated from the screenwriting track and nine students graduated…
Leveraging your resources to embrace the unexpected
August 1, 2017Sometimes newly employed educators inherit new or unexpected projects. Music education faculty, Skip Taylor, embraced just such a challenge and tapped into his resources to support a project that offered Hodgson School students pre-service teaching opportunities and community outreach.
Improving Your Emotional Intelligence
July 31, 2017Every workplace, school, and community is filled with a copious selection of strengths, weaknesses, and emotions. Each individual greatly impacts the environment around him or her with his or her own personality and reaction capabilities. Successfully piloting how you manage and express your emotions will lead to strong emotional intelligence.
Online Pharmacy Programs Renamed to Reflect International Focus
July 26, 2017The College of Pharmacy’s Master of Science in Pharmacy, BioPharma Regulatory Affairs and the related Graduate Certificate have been renamed International Biomedical Regulatory Sciences to more accurately reflect the nature of the program and current industry practices. The degree is still a Master of Science in Pharmacy, but the…
Dealing With Rejection In The Job Search
July 19, 2017A simple truth in the job search is that everyone will inevitably get rejected at some point. An organization will review applications and conduct interviews for more candidates than it plans to hire, so assuming that you will always get hired does not fly. However, recognizing and accepting this truth…
UGA Online Appreciates Our Online Learning Faculty Fellows
July 18, 2017UGA Online celebrated this year’s 32 Online Learning Faculty Fellows at a luncheon last Wednesday at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. The program highlighted the impact of faculty fellows’ courses and some of their innovative components. Several presentations by faculty fellows highlighted their experiences with UGA Online. “Developing online…
Email Etiquette
July 11, 2017While sending an email may seem like a simple task, mistakes are often easy to overlook. It is common to not put much thought into an email before pressing the send button, particularly after looking at a piled up inbox. Despite being perhaps one of the most effective forms of…
The value of action research in music education classrooms
July 10, 2017All teachers encounter struggles with their students. But rather than relying on a few field anecdotes, what if you could identify a teaching challenge and develop a systematic action plan customized to your students’ needs and skill sets?