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Spotlight on Culture: Visit the Georgia Museum of Art and the Georgia Botanical Gardens
May 26, 2015Online students, we know that you’re busy during the year, since most of you are juggling a career, school and family, among other things. But, in light of the perfect weather that we’ve been enjoying in Athens, it’s only appropriate that we highlight two of Athens’ cultural hubs: the…
An Education Isn’t All M.S. Pharmacy Student Melinda Smith Gets From Her Online Program
May 21, 2015Melinda Smith, a student of the Master of Science in Pharmacy with an emphasis in BioPharma Regulatory Affairs program, is currently over ten years into her career, and holds the position of Director of Quality and Regulatory Devices at NeoMed, but she’s still attaining her master’s degree. This…
Kelly Meyer, Distance Learning Coordinator for Grady College, Recognized by Past Student
May 18, 2015Kelly Meyer is the Distance Learning Coordinator for Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, and is also instrumental in the administration of the low residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing program.
Online Student’s Love of Technology Leads to an Online Program
May 14, 2015UGA online student, Ben Hall, is applying his life-long passion for technology to his studies in the online M.Ed. Learning Design and Technology (LDT) program.
Reasons to Be Hopeful That UGA Grads Will Have An Easier Time In the Job Market
May 12, 2015UGA Today states that the recent graduates in the Class of ’15 “will enter the best job market for new college graduates since the Great Recession.” But why is it that everyone is always spreading a more gloomy message about how competitive the job market is for college graduates? As…
Watch the Spring Commencement Ceremony From Home
May 7, 2015If you are graduating and not able to make it to Athens this Friday, you can still celebrate with the rest of the UGA graduating community by watching the Spring Commencement ceremony online. The Graduate ceremony begins at 10 a.m. and the Undergraduate ceremony at 7 p.m. Both ceremonies will be broadcast…
Online Professors Bring Students into the Community
May 1, 2015Tarek Grantham and Meg Hines, online Gifted and Creative Education professors, also teach a First-Year Odyssey semester together that takes UGA freshmen into the Athens community.
How to Help Your Career While Studying Online
April 29, 2015Reaching new career goals is an aspiration for many online students. Finishing your bachelor’s degree or getting a masters degree in your field can help you qualify for new positions in your field. Besides the obvious, there are many ways that being an online student can help your career.
How to De-Stress For Exams!
April 23, 2015It is exam time once again at UGA! Exams can be very stressful for students, but ExamTime has shared some great tips to beat the stress! Below are some of the best tips for online students, but the entire list can be found on the ExamTime website. …
Online Adult Education Faculty Member Wins Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award
April 17, 2015Dr. Juanita Johnson-Bailey, who is a faculty member in the online adult education program at UGA, is the 2015 recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award. This is an award that is given by the American Association of University Women for Dr. Johnson-Bailey’s contributions to equality and education for women.