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Supermarket of Veterans Benefits Day to Take Place in Athens
November 24, 2015On December 2, the “Supermarket of Veterans Benefits Day” will take place in Athens-Clarke County. The free event will be held in the Classic Center. “Athens is excited to have an event like this taking place for our community,” Mayor Nancy Denson said. “We need to take care of our…
UGA’s Financial Planning Program Named Best in Country
November 19, 2015The University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences' financial planning program has been named the best in the country by Investopedia, an online resource that provides financial information and analysis.
Financial Aid Deadline for Spring 2016
November 17, 2015To have aid awarded and available in time to pay toward school charges in the Spring 2016 semester, the financial aid deadline is November 18. After this time, you must be prepared to initially pay for all of the educational costs including tuition and fees. However, you may …
Guest Blog: New Media Production’s First Experience with Online Learning
November 3, 2015Dr. Emuel Aldridge Lecturer, New Media Institute New Media Production left the physical classroom this summer and moved online for the first time. Nineteen students, the most ever for a 4110 summer session, seized the opportunity to learn skills and earn credit toward the NMI certificate.
Things the Military Community Should Know About Online Learning
October 29, 2015The military community, including veterans, active military members and their families are very important at the University of Georgia, an institution that receives numerous military-friendly awards every year. At the UGA Office of Online Learning, our military students are taken very seriously, since online learning can often be a better option for many members of the military, veterans and their spouses. There are a few things that members of the military community should know about online learning, to understand how it can be very valuable to them.
Online Learning Cohort-Based Fellows Program
October 28, 2015In support of the creation of online undergraduate summer courses, the Office of Online Learning (OOL) is offering the Online Learning Faculty Fellows program. The cohort-based fellows program is college-centric, with the intent of empowering colleges to identify courses that align with their strategic needs. Faculty fellows will participate in a blended training program that incorporates face-to-face meetings and enrollment in an online course created by the Office of Online Learning.
UGA Only University In Nation With Two Recipients of Beckman Award For Teaching Excellence
October 27, 2015Two University of Georgia professors have received the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award for teaching excellence, and one of these, Dr. Melisa "Misha" Cahnmann-Taylor is a professor who teaches in the Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) online program. Terry College of Business's Dr. Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander also received the 2015 award. The two of them are among ten professors nationwide to be honored with this award.
Dr. Ikseon Choi, Online Learning Design and Technology Professor, Begins Robotics Lab at Local Elementary School
October 20, 2015Dr. Ikseon Choi, associate professor in the Department of Career and Information Studies in the University of Georgia College of Education, has initiated a new robotics lab at a local school through a partnership with South Korean robotics company RoboRobo. He has worked with the Department of Career and Information Studies’Research for the Advancement of Innovative Learning (RAIL) Program to create new curriculum for fifth-grade classrooms in Georgia counties based on the technology.
Tution Assistance Program Deadline Approaching
October 15, 2015The University System of Georgia (USG) Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) is a great way for any USG employees to gain educational assistance. It allows many of the USG faculty and staff to make use of USG educational facilities in a cost-effective manner.
Guest Blog: Expect Respect with the University of Georgia’s Equal Opportunity Office
October 13, 2015By: E. Janyce Dawkins Director, Equal Opportunity Office Harassment! Discrimination! Respect! Equal Opportunity! What do these terms really mean? We’ve heard them used so often. Maybe you’ve heard them in the news, at work, in class. Or maybe you’ve felt like you’ve been subjected to harassment or discrimination. Maybe you’ve had experiences where you felt as if you weren’t being respected or being given an equal opportunity. Well, for the University of Georgia (UGA), we want you to “Expect Respect”. We want you to know that UGA and the Equal Opportunity Office (EOO) are committed to fostering a “fair and respectful environment for living, working, and studying.” How do we accomplish this?