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Phillip Manville Q&A Profile
June 21, 2017Phillip Manville attended the University of Georgia as a graduate student, earning a Master of Business and Technology degree. Phillip chose to pursue an online degree due to the difficulty of traveling away from his job as a web developer at Central Georgia Technical College. He attributes his positive…
How to Interview Well
June 19, 2017You only have one chance to make an impression when meeting a hiring manager. Getting to the interview stage of the hiring process can be tough, but once you land an interview you have the opportunity to potentially get the job. Learning how to impress the hiring manager or team…
June: Pride Month at UGA
June 14, 2017June is LGBTQA Pride Month, celebrated to honor the 1969 Stonewall Manhattan riots. All over the world, celebrations of pride are held throughout the month, as well as memorials to those lost from hate crimes. The University of Georgia is no exception.
5 Tips to Sharpen Key Intangible Soft Skills
June 13, 2017Having a college degree and work experience may prove necessary to getting a foot into the employment door. However, during the hiring phase, employers will make final hiring decisions based on a person’s intangible skills. Additionally, these intangible skills will encourage continued growth as a person as well as when…
Kali Koppen Q&A Profile
June 6, 2017Kali Koppen attended the University of Georgia as an undergraduate student, earning a Middle Grades Education degree. Afterwards, she decided to continue her education at the University of Georgia with the online M.Ed. Reading Education program. Q: Where are you from? Kali: I am from Augusta, but I…
Dr. Mary Ann Johnson, FACS Professor, Named ASN President
June 5, 2017Starting this past week, University of Georgia professor Mary Ann Johnson (Ph.D.) became the new president of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). Johnson is the Flatt Professor in the College of Family Consumer Sciences Foods and Nutrition department, as well as the associate director of the University of…
Nailing the UGA Online Graduate Program Application
May 31, 2017The University of Georgia’s online graduate program applications do not have to be daunting. Here are some tips to ensure that the process moves smoothly: Understand why you are applying There are lots of reasons why you might decide to apply to grad school. Perhaps the reason is that a…
Danielle Smith Q&A Profile
May 30, 2017Danielle Smith could not have imagined a better place than the University of Georgia to earn a degree in Special Education. Having moved to Athens, Georgia, at the beginning of eighth grade, Danielle understood the significance of a degree from the University of Georgia. She started the Special Education…
Now Accepting Applications for the Online Master’s in Community Nutrition!
May 22, 2017Updated 7/27/2022. Five years after the launch of this program, the foods and nutrition profession continues to evolve, and so do UGA’s online programs. The College of Family and Consumer Sciences offers its online Master of Science in Foods and Nutrition with a concentration in Community Nutrition. The Community Nutrition…
Supporting Student Veterans
May 16, 2017Veterans are a unique category of nontraditional students who often return to college as first-generation students after spending years in the service. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, these students have a 5 percent higher success rate than others who have either completed school or are continuing enrollment. James…