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Michelle Dookwah, who is in her second year in UGA’s Integrated Life Sciences graduate program, says she found her “home” after exploring several labs investigating cancer. The Integrated Life Sciences program was redesigned and expanded this year. A video about the program is at http://ils.uga.edu/.
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UGA reimagines graduate education with redesigned Integrated Life Sciences program camiew@uga.edu
UGA is giving graduate students entering in the life sciences one of the nation’s broadest range of research opportunities through its redesigned and expanded Integrated Life Sciences program. More than 50 students recently started their studies in the relaunched program, which allows them to gain hands-on experience in three labs before selecting a major professor and research focus. The students can choose those labs from among a slate of more than 200 faculty members and 14 participating doctoral programs in four different colleges. Nancy Manley, director of the program and a professor of genetics
in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, said that the remodeled ILS program expands upon the concept of umbrella programs, in which multiple departments partner in graduate recruitment. Students in the ILS program can rotate through labs in fields as disparate as entomology, biochemistry, infectious diseases and plant biology or explore interdisciplinary topics such as cancer, climate change, evolutionary biology or neurosciences. “Even though the idea of an umbrella program has been around a long time, ILS, as it is now incarnated, is a really new way of thinking about graduate education,” Manley said. “It’s really about breaking down those departmental lines and saying, ‘Look at the
science these people are doing.’ You may be interested in drug discovery, but you may be able to take your interest and apply it in a cellular biology lab.” With rotations in three laboratories during the first semester, the program gives students insights into the full range of research options in the life sciences at UGA, said Allen Moore, Distinguished Research Professor and head of the department of genetics. “The problem with graduate education in the U.S. is that we are stuck with a format that was invented in the 1950s when we had botany and zoology. That is not what modern scientists do,” Moore said. “What we really do is use techniques from all over the See PROGRAM on page 8
Academic Affairs
School of Social Work, Graduate School and grant support services set to move By Sam Fahmy
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Students, faculty and staff in the School of Social Work will be moving to a state-of-the-art facility, and the Graduate School will move to the heart of North Campus. In addition, pre- and post-contracts and grants support staff will be under the same roof for the first time. The moves, announced by Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela
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Whitten, aim to give students the best possible learning environment and create synergies that support the key institutional priorities of enhancing graduate education and the university’s research enterprise The School of Social Work will be moving to the Williams Street building that currently houses the Graduate School, and the Graduate School will be moving to Terrell Hall. The Office of Sponsored Programs and the Contracts and Grants Division will move to
Tucker Hall, the School of Social Work’s current home. “Our overarching goals are to provide the best possible learning environment for students while also managing our resources as efficiently and strategically as possible,” Whitten said. The riverfront building that will house the School of Social Work was constructed in 1857 as the Athens Cotton and Wool Factory and was purchased in See MOVE on page 8
The Facilities Management Division at UGA has developed a plan to replace the aging coal-fired boiler on campus with a more efficient electrode boiler that is powered by electricity. This proposal comes after the Facilities Management Division initiated a comprehensive examination to identify options to replace the university’s single coal-fired boiler, which is nearing 50 years in age. The private consulting firm Jacobs Engineering was contracted to lead the study. The firm delivered results from its investigation this summer, concluding an electrode boiler was the most economical solution for UGA. The electrode boiler is projected to save the university more than $19 million over a 30-year span compared with
continued use of the coal-fired boiler. “I am grateful to the many individuals at UGA who worked with Jacobs Engineering to find the optimal solution to replace our current boiler,” said Ryan Nesbit, vice president for finance and administration. “The proposed electrode boiler would generate savings that can be invested to enhance the university’s teaching, research and service activities. I am also pleased the proposal would reduce our overall energy consumption on campus.” Initially, Jacobs was exploring the possibility of a combined heat and power system but determined that no financial benefit to the university would result from adopting this solution. The electrode boiler is powered by electricity and generates steam in a more cost-efficient manner than the coal-fired boiler.
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Board of Regents
First-Year Odyssey program, 2 professors receive awards By Camie Williams camiew@uga.edu
Two UGA professors and the university’s First-Year Odyssey Seminar program have been honored by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia with awards that recognize teaching excellence. • William Finlay, Meigs Professor of Sociology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award; • Paula Lemons, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Franklin College, is the recipient of the Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award; and
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• The university’s First-Year Odyssey Seminar program has received the Regents’ Teaching Excellence Department/Program Award, giving UGA three of the seven statewide awards. “The University of Georgia is an elite public university with distinguished faculty who are
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Office of university architects
Steering committee to oversee creation of preservation plan By Melissa Gogo mgogo@uga.edu
UGA is creating a preservation master plan for all of its structures across the state. The plan will establish a set of guidelines and decision-making matrix to help in evaluating the importance of university buildings and whether they warrant preservation, restoration or rehabilitation. The planning process is being coordinated by the Office of University Architects with the
assistance of the College of Environment and Design’s Center for Community Design and Preservation and the college’s Master of Historic Preservation Program. A steering group appointed by UGA President Jere W. Morehead is providing oversight. Members of the steering group are Daniel Nadenicek, dean of the College of Environment and Design; Pat Allen, director of community relations, Office of Government Relations;
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2 Sept. 29, 2014 columns.uga.edu Finalists named for Obama library
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On Sept. 15, the Barack Obama Foundation announced four finalists that have been invited to submit full proposals to host President Barack Obama’s library. The finalists are Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Hawaii. The Foundation’s Request for Qualifications, which was released in March, set a vision and guiding principles for the facility. Some of the key criteria included transportation and accessibility, economic development, the ability to deliver a world-class project, community engagement and overall support from community partners. In 2015, the board of directors plans to share recommendations with the president and the first lady, who then will make the final decision.
College president issues video game challenge, will buy winner’s books
Scott Dalrymple, the new president of Columbia College in Missouri, has organized a video game challenge in which students will compete in the hopes of facing the college’s leader one-on-one. The October event will pit students against each other on the popular sports video game “Madden NFL.” Dalrymple then will play the winner in front of a live audience. If the student wins, Dalrymple will pay for all of his or her textbooks for the entire academic year.
Donate extras to local food pantries
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Home gardeners may find themselves buried in vegetables from an overabundant garden harvest. UGA experts encourage home gardeners to donate their extra fruits and vegetables to the local food pantries in the Athens community. Gardeners should first contact the local food pantry before donating their harvest. The pantry may have a preferred delivery date and time. Gardeners should harvest crops in the early morning on delivery day to take advantage of the cool air. They should then inspect each food item for bruising, insect damage and ripeness. Any item not fit for personal consumption should not be donated. If the pantry offers packing instructions, follow them. Otherwise, put items in supermarket bags. Gardeners should donate any leftovers they have. The food will be aggregated with other donations. Gardeners also can get involved in the Plant a Row program. Part of the Garden Writers Association, Plant a Row has offered guidance on food donations for nearly 20 years. Visit gardenwriters.org to get involved. For more information on donating locally, visit extension.uga.edu.
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UGA celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month By Paul Duncan
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UGA is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with events hosted by Multicultural Services and Programs, a department within Student Affairs, and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute, an area studies unit of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The nationally recognized celebration is observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 and honors the many contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the U.S. while highlighting the diverse heritage and cultures of Latin America. The theme for this year’s observance is “A Legacy of History, a Present of Action and a Future of Success.” Unless otherwise noted, the following events are open free to the public: Sept. 30—“Ask Me About...” Students for Latin@ Empowerment will give away Mexican candy and have information about their organization available from noon to 2 p.m. on the Tate Student Center Plaza. Oct. 1—Hispanic Scholarship Fund Celebration. The Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar Chapter celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting some of the many HSF alumni who are making their mark on history. The program will be held at 6 p.m. in Room 350 of the Miller Learning Center. Oct. 4—Fiesta. The Athens-Clarke County Library hosts stories, music, a Don Quixote skit, crafts and more from 2-4 p.m.
Oct. 7 and 9—Film Screening: Chocó by Jhonny Hendrix Hinestoza. The film tells the story of a young Colombian woman who raises her children alone by working in a gold mine. A questionand-answer session with the director will follow. Admission is $9.75 or $7.50 for students. Oct. 7 screening will be at 8 p.m. at Ciné. The Oct. 9 screening will be at 6 p.m. at the Georgia Museum of Art. Oct. 8—Film Screening. Cesar Chavez. The film looks at the American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association. The screening will be held at 7 p.m. in the Tate Student Center Theatre. Oct. 11—ALCES Open House. The Athens Latino Center for Education and Services showcases the various services offered to the Hispanic population in North Georgia. There will be food, music and door prizes from 1:30-4 p.m. at ALCES, which is located at 445 Huntington Road. Oct. 11—Pueblos Originarios: Un Festival Artesanal. Arts and crafts inspired by the indigenous peoples of the Americas as well as food and music from all over Latin America will be showcased from 1-5 p.m. at the Pinewoods Library and Learning Center, 465 U.S. Highway 29 North. Oct. 12—Book Fiesta With Lucha Libre. Share stories and make a luchador mask from 3-4 p.m. at the Athens-Clarke County Library. Oct. 17-Nov. 12—“Negritud In Latin American Art.” From members of the
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New Noontime Concert Series to begin Oct. 7 By Bobby Tyler btyler@uga.edu
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Let’s clear the air
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BUGGING OUT—A young visitor examines insect specimens during the 22nd
annual Insect-ival! Family Festival Sept. 13. The festival, held at the State Botanical Garden, featured educational games, discovery stations, roach races, an active beehive and an insect tasting. There also was a butterfly release on the lawn of the International Garden.
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In accordance with a policy adopted in March by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, UGA is a tobacco- and smoke-free campus as of Oct. 1. More information is at http://uga.edu/tobacco-free/.
Atlanta art collective Contrapunto, the works in this exhibit exemplify the integral influence of African culture on the art of Latin America and the Caribbean. A panel discussion with the curators and artists will be held Oct. 29 from 6-7 p.m. in Gallery 101 of the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Oct. 18—Noche Latina. The UGA Hispanic Student Association presents Latin American dancing, music and other artistic performances from 6-9:30 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Tate Student Center. Tickets are $10, $8 for UGA students. Dinner from Latin America is included. Tickets are available at the Tate Student Center’s cashier window. Oct. 22—Concha-Holmes Reception. A reception with ecological anthropologist and filmmaker Amanda Concha-Holmes, who will be on campus as a Willson Center Short-Term Visiting Fellow, will be held at 5 p.m. at the LACSI Building, 290 S. Hull St. Oct. 30—Dia de los Muertos Celebration. Celebrate Day of the Dead with pan dulce and hot cocoa from 9-11 a.m. in the Tate Student Center Plaza. Oct. 30—Casa de Amistad Paisajes. A silent art auction will celebrate 10 years of Casa de Amistad’s service to the Latino community in Athens. All proceeds will support Casa de Amistad services. The event is from 6-9 p.m. at the Taylor Grady House, 635 Prince Ave. Nov. 1—Dia De Los Muertos/ Cuentos. The Athens-Clarke County Library will have stories, crafts and carnival-like activities.
Four finalists for the position of dean of the School of Law will meet with members of the university community in October. A committee chaired by Svein Øie, dean of the College of Pharmacy, conducted a national search to identify the finalists. The committee was assisted by the UGA Search Group in Human Resources. Each finalist will make a public presentation in the Larry Walker Room on the fourth floor of Dean Rusk Hall from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The finalists and the dates of their presentations are: • Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge, holder of the Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law and
associate dean for faculty development in the UGA School of Law, Oct. 6; • Michael J. Gerhardt, the Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law and director of the Center on Law and Government in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, Oct. 13; • Lonnie T. Brown Jr., holder of the A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism and associate dean for academic affairs in the UGA School of Law, Oct. 15; and • Mark P. McKenna, a professor and associate dean for faculty research and development in the University of Notre Dame Law School, Oct. 21. The CVs of the finalists, along with their full campus visit itineraries, are at http://t.uga.edu/W6.
The UGA Performing Arts Center is launching the Noontime Concert Series, presented exclusively for UGA faculty, staff and students. The new series kicks off Oct. 7 at noon in the Chapel with a performance that includes the Grammy-winning Juilliard String Quartet. Performing Arts Center Director George C. Foreman was inspired to create the series after attending similar concerts at Rockefeller University in New York City. “I thought this would be a great way to encourage colleagues from across campus to come together and enjoy world-class music during their lunch hour,” Foreman said. The series is free of charge, and each concert will last approximately 50 minutes. The inaugural concert will feature the Juilliard String Quartet and the Attacca Quartet.The Juilliard Quartet is the first classical music ensemble to receive a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the Attacca Quartet was recently named Quartet-in-Residence at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. “What’s particularly interesting about our first concert is the fact that the Attacca Quartet was formed by students at the Juilliard School, so they are, in essence, protégés of the Juilliard String Quartet,” Foreman said. Each Noontime Concert will feature musicians who are in Athens to perform on the Franklin College Chamber Music Series at the Performing Arts Center as well as performers from the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, which is part of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The next concert in the series will feature Red Priest on Nov. 11. The complete schedule will be announced soon.
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Billy Hammond, a UGA professor of brain and behavioral sciences and director of the Vision Sciences Laboratory, found that eating more vegetables may help improve a person’s vision.
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UGA researcher’s study finds that yellow filters in eye result in higher visibility By Molly Berg
mberg14@uga.edu
A new study from a UGA researcher supports the notion that eating more vegetables may help maintain a person’s vision. “People say that the eyes are the window to the soul,” said Billy Hammond, a UGA professor of brain and behavioral sciences and director of the Vision Sciences Laboratory. “I don’t know about that, but they are certainly a window to a person’s health.” Human eyes naturally contain yellow pigment in the macula, a spot near the center of the retina responsible for high-resolution vision. Those with more yellow in their macula may have an advantage when it comes to filtering out haze, which are atmospheric particles that obscure one’s vision. According to the study, eyes with increased yellow in their macula could absorb more light and maintain better vision in haze than others. Macular pigment in the eye depends on a person’s diet. The macular pigments, known as lutein and zeaxanthin, most commonly are found in leafy,
green vegetables. Hammond conducted the study, which was published in the September issue of Optometry and Vision Science. He explored how yellow light in increased macular pigment helps filter out shortwave light called blue haze, which is damaging to retinal tissue. To test the visibility hypothesis, Hammond combined the subjects’ contrast sensitivity function—or their ability to identify objects that may not be outlined clearly in a static image— with simulated blue haze and short wave-deficient light. Using xenon light and a glass filter, Hammond replicated atmospheric haze. He then asked subjects to maintain focus on a target. He found that subjects with increased macular pigment were able to absorb more light before losing track of the target. “We’ve found that the yellow filters out the effects of blue haze,” Hammond said. “The pigment affects how far people can see outdoors and how they can adapt to their environment.” Hammond’s recent findings support his philosophy on eating healthy and maintaining regular exercise.
A faculty member in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ psychology department, Hammond runs UGA’s Vision Sciences Laboratory, which researches all aspects of the human visual system. In the laboratory, Hammond works with graduate and undergraduate students to explore visual processing as it applies to the brain. Hammond and his students primarily focus on how dietary and exercise habits affect vision. Lifestyle has the potential to influence degenerative disease and the functions of the central nervous system. He hopes that the laboratory’s research will influence how people view the relationship between health and vision. “From an evolutionary standpoint, we lead profoundly unnatural lives,” he said. “If we work toward incorporating a balanced diet and exercise in our daily routines, we will see long-term effects on our visual and neurological health.” Additional authors on the study include Laura M. Fletcher, a graduate student in the behavioral and brain sciences program, and Michael Engles, a postdoctoral researcher in the UGA Vision Sciences Laboratory.
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Study: Sick tortoises more mobile than previously thought By Sandi Martin
smartin@warnell.uga.edu
Assumptions about how much and how far chronically ill gopher tortoises move around could be wrong, according to a new UGA study. Research that followed the movements of tortoises with upper respiratory tract diseases showed the ailing reptiles migrating farther and possibly spreading diseases more than originally thought. Gopher tortoises are native to the southeastern U.S., and they are considered a keystone species because the burrows they make provide refuge for hundreds of other species, including frogs and snakes. Not only have tortoise populations been reduced by extensive habitat loss, but infections from these respiratory diseases may be contributing to population declines.
“Some of these tortoises are so sick one wouldn’t think that they would be able to move around much, but they can,” said Jessica McGuire, who led the study while earning her doctorate at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. “We didn’t know much about their behavior when they were symptomatic, prior to this study. The movement we documented could put adjacent populations at risk.” McGuire, now with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and other researchers recently published two articles in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases about the prevalence of upper respiratory tract diseases in gopher tortoises and how these illnesses affect their movements. Researchers had hypothesized that chronically ill tortoises would not move around as much as their healthy brethren, but McGuire used radio tracking to
monitor 40 adult tortoises from a longterm study site at the Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway in southwest Georgia to find out how much and how far they really move. Of the tortoises being tracked, 30 adults tested positive for disease but were either asymptomatic or had mild symptoms, while 10 showed severe signs of the illness. “We were surprised to see some of the severely symptomatic tortoises moving so far,” McGuire said. “Out of the 10 severe tortoises tracked, six moved great distances. For example, one of these tortoises traveled more than a mile in a day. We are not really sure why a sick animal would make these kinds of movements. One idea is that they lose their sense of smell due to severe swelling of the nasal passages, which may impair their ability to navigate.”
A public policy dialogue on “Nuclear Policy in the 21st Century” will be held Sept. 29 at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel. The event will feature Rose Gottemoeller, undersecretary for arms control and international security, and retired Air Force Gen. Eugene Habiger. Open free to the public, the discussion aims to educate the UGA community and the general public on international nuclear policy. The dialogue will be moderated by William W. Keller, director of the Center for International Trade and Security at the UGA School of Public and International Affairs. Audience members will be able to ask questions. Gottemoeller was sworn in as the undersecretary for arms control and international security on March 7. As undersecretary, Gottemoeller advises the secretary of state on arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament. Habiger has more than 35 years of experience in national security and nuclear operations. In his previous assignment as the commander in chief of U.S. Strategic Command, he was responsible for all U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy strategic nuclear forces supporting the national security strategy of strategic deterrence. This dialogue was arranged by the Center for International Trade and Security.
State Botanical Garden to hold plant sale
The State Botanical Garden, a unit of the UGA Office of Public Service and Outreach, will hold its annual Bluestems and Bluejeans: Native Plant Sale during the first two weeks of October. The sale will feature nearly 200 species of native plants grown from Georgia seeds and raised at the garden’s Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies. Experts will be on site to provide information about the plants. Several species of well-known wildflowers including the drought tolerant bee balm, sunflower, beardtongue, Georgia aster and milkweed will be available. Also available are native trees, shrubs and grasses, which provide nesting materials, habitat and food sources for adult and baby birds. Sale dates are Oct. 1-4 and 8-11, from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays. On Oct. 4, between 10 a.m. and noon, the garden will feature children’s activities and offer instruction on school pollinator gardens. A complete list of plants for sale will be posted on the garden website, botgarden.uga.edu, between Oct. 1 and 11.
U. of Zagreb history professor to speak
Tvrtko Jakovina, a faculty member at the University of Zagreb in Croatia, will give a lecture Oct. 8 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 350 of the Miller Learning Center. The lecture, “100 Years Since the Great War: Is Southeastern Europe Still Doomed by Gavrilo Princip’s Bullets?,” is open free to the public. It is sponsored by the Germanic and Slavic studies and history departments in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Jakovina will give a short overview of the various experiences of the “Yugoslav” people in World War I. He also will discuss the implications of the Yugoslav experience for the international system established after both world wars in the face of the current crises in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Libya. A professor of history in the faculty of humanities and social sciences at the University of Zagreb, Jakovina also is a lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy in Zagreb and guest lecturer at the Istituto per l’Europa centro-orientale e balcanica at the University of Bologna. He has been a Fulbright Visiting Researcher at Georgetown University and a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics. He is the author of four books and many articles on the foreign policy of Tito’s Yugoslavia and 20th-century Croatian history.
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EXHIBITIONS Introducing Hubert Bond Owens: Pioneer of American Landscape Education. Through Oct. 1. Jackson Street Building. Works by Ginny McLaren. Through Oct. 5. State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu. The Prints of Mary Wallace Kirk. Through Oct. 12. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu. Shapes That Talk to Me. Through Oct. 19. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu. XL. Through Nov. 16. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu. An Archaeologist’s Eye: The Parthenon Drawings of Katherine A. Schwab. Through Dec. 7. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu. Vince Dooley: A Retrospective, 1954-1988. Through Dec. 15. Special collections libraries. 706-542-7123, hasty@uga.edu. Food, Power and Politics: The Story of School Lunch. Through May 15. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. Terra Verte. Through May 31. Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Graduate School Dean Finalist Presentation Victoria Greene, Vanderbilt University. 9:30 a.m. 135 Tate Student Center. Bulldog Bash To include games, free food and giveaways for students. Part of Homecoming Week. 10 a.m. Tate Student Center Plaza. (See story, above right). Discussion on Nuclear Policy A public policy dialogue on "Nuclear Policy in the 21st Century" will be held. To feature Rose Gottemoeller, undersecretary for arms control and international security, and retired Air Force Gen. Eugene Habiger. 1:30 p.m. Chapel. 706-583-8294, b.keller@cits.uga.edu. (See Digest, page 3).
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Freedom Sings concert to launch Grady Centennial celebration on Oct. 2
The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will host a concert by the group Freedom Sings Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Athena Ballroom in the Classic Center. The concert, which precedes Homecoming weekend, is launching Grady’s Centennial celebration, a series of events that will continue through 2015. “Homecoming always is a stellar event at Grady, but this year we will reach new heights,” said Charles Davis, dean of the Grady College. “From the concert by the award-winning Freedom Sings to our legendary tailgate, we will launch our centennial year with the appropriate level of fanfare. This will be a weekend to remember.” There is no charge for the concert, but tickets are required and can be picked up at the Classic Center box office. Founded by the First Amendment Center in Nashville, Freedom Sings comprises several award-winning recording artists performing songs that have at one time been censored or banned. Between songs, Ken Paulson, founder of Freedom Sings and former editor of USA Today, will tell the story of the censored tune. “Freedom Sings is a unique concert experience, bringing together awardwinning recording artists, energetic rock, pop and soul music and a celebration of free speech in a fast-paced and interactive show,” Paulson said. “Educators applaud its innovative and inspiring approach; young audiences are entertained and engaged throughout.” The Grady Centennial celebration will feature events now through its anniversary year, 2015, including the 100th Birthday Field Party and Centennial Gala April 16-19, and a series of receptions in cities around the country.
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This year’s Homecoming parade will kick off Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. and proceed through downtown Athens.
The Performing Arts Center will present the Attacca Quartet Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Open free to the public, this performance is the 2014 Payne Memorial Concert. Part of the Franklin College Chamber Music Series, the concert honors the late William Jackson Payne, the former dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Payne also was the founder of the Chamber Music Series. The Attacca Quartet was formed in 2003 by students at the Juilliard School. The group now has become one of America’s premier young chamber ensembles. The quartet was the top prizewinner at the 2011 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, the 2011 Melbourne International
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Alumni to return for Homecoming
By Don Reagin
dragin@uga.edu
“Sic ’Em City” is the theme of this year’s Homecoming Week festivities. Activities for students are scheduled throughout the week, and the weekend features events for alumni and the Oct. 4 football game against Vanderbilt University, which includes the crowning of the Homecoming king and queen. Sponsored by the Homecoming Committee, a part of the University Union Student Programming Board, Homecoming activities began Sept. 28 at 11:30 p.m. as student organizations competed in a street painting contest on Sanford Drive in front of the Tate Student Center. The official Homecoming kickoff will be the Bulldog Bash on Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tate Student Center Plaza with games, free food and giveaways for students. A lip sync competition is scheduled for Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in the Tate Student Center Grand Hall. Admission is $5 or free for students. During Day of Service on Oct. 1, students can participate in volunteer opportunities around the community.
Course: Survey Research Methodologies.” This workshop is designed to assist faculty as they launch a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning agenda. 10 a.m. 372 Miller Learning Center. 706-583-0067, tchagood@uga.edu. BFSO Founders Awards Scholarship Luncheon Speaker: Ceasar C. Mitchell, president of the Atlanta City Council. This event is sold out. Noon. Mahler Hall, Georgia Center. “Ask Me About…” Mexican candy giveaway and information about Students for Latin@ Empowerment. Part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Noon. Tate Student Center Plaza. (See story, page 2).
Interested students should meet in the Tate Reception Hall at 3 p.m. Transportation will be provided to the service sites, including projects on behalf of the Athens Humane Society, Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful, Project Safe, Brooklyn Cemetery and University Nursing and Rehab Center. The Girl Code + Guy Code Comedy Tour featuring comedians Andrew Schulz and Carly Aquilino will come to the Tate Grand Hall Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.The tour is based on two popular MTV series that feature comedic jabs at relationships, friendships and rivalries between and among men and women. Advance tickets are $10, $5 for students with valid UGACards who pay activity fees on the Athens campus; day-of-show tickets are $20, $10 for students. Tickets are available at the Tate Student Center cashier’s window, which is open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Games, prizes, free food and giveaways are the highlights of High Stakes Game Night in the Tate Grand Hall on Oct. 2 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission is free for students and $5 for non-students. The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources will host the
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Graduate School Dean Finalist Presentation Jeffrey Engler, University of Alabama at Birmingham. 10 a.m. 135 Tate Student Center. Ecology/ICON Conservation Seminar “Climate Change 101: What We Know and Don’t Know in 2014,” Marshall Shepherd, geography department. 1:25 p.m. Ecology building auditorium. 706-542-7247, bethgav@uga.edu. Tour at Two 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, mlachow@uga.edu.
Blood Drive 2 p.m. Building 1516.
Staff Council meeting 2:30 p.m. 250 Miller Learning Center.
Tuesday Tour at Two 2 p.m. Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries. 706-542-8079, jclevela@uga.edu.
Guest Lecture “Adequate Ideas are Infinite Modes,” Eugene Garver, Regents Professor Emeritus at Saint John’s University. Hosted by the philosophy department. 3:30 p.m. 205S Peabody Hall.
Ecology Seminar “The Urbanization of Mosquito Ecology and Socio-ecological Drivers of Disease Risk,”Shannon LaDeau, disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Reception precedes seminar at 3:30 p.m. in lobby. Hosted by Jackie Mohan, an associate professor in the Odum School of Ecology. 4 p.m. Ecology building auditorium. 706-542-7247, bethgav@uga.edu. Visiting Artist/Scholar Lecture Lauren Fensterstock is an artist, writer and curator based in Portland, Maine. 5:30 p.m. S151 Lamar Dodd School of Art. 706-542-0116. Guest Lecture “Living and Laughing by the ChopsticksFork Principle—A Talk on Being at Least Bicultural,” Cathy Bao Bean, author of The Chopsticks-Fork Principle, A Memoir and Manual. 6 p.m. Tate Theatre, Tate Student Center. 706-542-5773, mspuga@uga.edu. Concert Klezmer Local 42 will perform Eastern European-style dance tunes. Mary Sigalas will open. Part of the Sunflower Concert Series. $15; $5 for children ages six to 12. 7 p.m. Terraced Flower Garden, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-9353, mmccoy1@uga.edu. Lip Sync competition Part of Homecoming Week. $5; free for students. 7 p.m. Tate Student Center Grand Hall. (See story, above).
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Bluestems and Bluejeans: Native Plant Sale To be held from 4-6 p.m. Oct 1-3 and Oct. 8-10. Also to be held from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 4 and Oct. 11. At this special native plant sale, the plants—nearly 200 species—are raised at the Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies. There will be experts on site to help buyers choose plants and answer their questions. Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu. (See Digest, page 3). honoring Hispanic Heritage Month The Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar Chapter will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting some of the many HSF alumni who are making their mark on history. Refreshments will be served. Part of Hispanic Heritage Month. 6 p.m. 350 Miller Learning Center. (See story, page 2). Comedy show The Girl Code + Guy Code Comedy Tour will feature comedians Andrew Schulz and Carly Aquilino. The tour is based on two popular MTV series that feature comedic jabs at relationships, friendships and rivalries between and among men and women. Part of Homecoming Week. $5-$20. 8 p.m. Tate Student Center Grand Hall. (See story, above).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 J. W. Fanning Lecture This year’s J.W. Fanning Lecture will be
Reid Parker Golf Tournament Oct. 3 at 8:30 a.m. at the UGA Golf Course. More information is at http://t.uga. edu/WC. The College of Engineering will host a Homecoming symposium Oct. 3 at noon in the auditorium of Driftmier Engineering Center. Alumnus Dennis Kicklighter of Eglin Air Force Base will be the guest speaker.The college also will host a “Night in Vegas” at 7:30 p.m.in the auditorium of Driftmier Engineering Center. UGA basketball coach Mark Fox will be the grand marshal for the Homecoming parade, which will kick off Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. and proceed through downtown Athens. Led by the Redcoat Band, the parade will include floats, displays and appearances by the UGA cheerleaders, athletes and university and Athens dignitaries. Following the parade, the annual Dawgs After Dark Homecoming Carnival will be held on Legion Field from 7-11 p.m. with games, midway rides and free food. Admission is $5, free for students with valid UGACards. More information about Homecoming events is at http://homecoming.uga.edu.
The Attacca Quartet will perform Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. The performance is the 2014 Payne Memorial Concert, and admission is free.
presented by Jack L. Sinclair, executive vice president of the Grocery Division for Walmart U.S. 10:30 a.m. Room R, Georgia Center. 706-542-0763, ah1@uga.edu. Engineering Graduate Seminar “Understanding Where is as Important as What: Using Geospatial Data and Models to Improve Environmental Management Outcomes,” Liz Kramer. Moderated by Khushoboo Brahmbhatt. 12:30 p.m. Driftmier Engineering Center auditorium. 706-542-3577, lkramer@uga.edu. Day of Service Students can participate in volunteer opportunities around the community. 3 p.m. Part of Homecoming Week. Tate Student Center Reception Hall. (See story, above). Shouky Shaheen Lecture “The Parthenon Metope Sculptures: Reimagining the Lost Narratives,” Katherine Schwab, Fairfield University. Part of the Shouky Shaheen Lecture Series, hosted each year in conjunction with the Lamar Dodd School of Art. 5:30 p.m. M. Smith Griffith Auditorium, Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-0116, michelleegas@uga.edu. Centennial Launch Concert The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication kicks off its year of centennial celebrations with a free concert by Freedom Sings. 7 p.m. Classic Center, 300 N. Thomas St. 706-583-8220, freemans@uga.edu. (See story, above left). Hugh Hodgson Faculty Series Internationally recognized tubist David Zerkel performs a recital of original compositions and transcriptions for solo tuba. $10; $5 with a UGA student ID. 8 p.m. Ramsey Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4752, musicpr@uga.edu. (See story, above right). Film School of Rock (2003). $2; $1 for UGA students who pay activity fees. 8 p.m. Tate Theatre, Tate Student Center. 706-542-6396. High Stakes Game Night To include games, prizes, free food and giveaways. Part of Homecoming Week. $5 for non-students. 9 p.m. Tate Student Center Grand Hall. (See story, above).
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 Film Maleficent (2014). Oct. 3 and 5 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. $2; $1 for UGA students who pay
Chamber Music Competition and the 60th annual Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition in 2006. The group was recently named Quartet-inResidence for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, a position the Guarneri String Quartet held for 43 years. The Attacca Quartet made its professional debut in 2007 as part of the Artists International Winners Series in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. The group’s recording of the complete string quartet works of John Adams was released in 2013 to critical acclaim. The New York Times called the CD “exuberant, funky and exactingly nuanced.” The Attacca Quartet’s Athens program will include works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Adams. While on campus, the quartet also will perform Oct. 7 for the Performing Arts Center's new Noontime Concert Series. (See story, page 2).
activity fees. Tate Theatre, Tate Student Center. 706-542-6396. Friends First Friday Connie Cottingham will talk about many alliances formed that bring concerts, drama, sculpture, classes, exhibits and the annual Student Art Competition to the garden and community. The Circle Ensemble Theatre Company also will give a short performance. RSVP to 706-542-9353 by Oct. 1. $12. 9 a.m. Visitor Center’s Gardenside Room, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-9353, mmccoy1@uga.edu. Guest Lecture Jason Thatcher, Clemson University. Part of the Management Information Systems Workshop Speaker Series. 10 a.m. 520 Brooks Hall. kjetha@uga.edu. Terry Leadership Speaker Series Virginia “Gina” Drosos, president and chief executive officer of Assurex Health. Drosos was named CEO of Assurex Health, a leading personalized medicine company, in July after joining the company in 2013 as president. 10:10 a.m. Chapel. 706-542-9770, leadership@terry.uga.edu. Symposium Dennis Kicklighter of Eglin Air Force Base will speak. Hosted by the College of Engineering. Part of Homecoming Week. Noon. Driftmier Engineering Center auditorium. (See story, above left). Lecture “Playing Femininity: The Construction and Commodification of the Woman Gamer,” Shira Chess, assistant professor of telecommunications. Part of the Women’s Studies Friday Speaker Series, this event also is a First-Year Odyssey event. 12:20 p.m. 250 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-2846, tlhat@uga.edu. Lunch and Learn Join Lynn Boland, the Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, and Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, for a look at the upcoming exhibition Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond. Lunch will be provided, but space is limited. Email Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, at cdicindi@uga.edu to reserve a space. 12:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, mlachow@uga.edu. Tour A guided tour of Vince Dooley: A Retrospective, 1954-1988 as well as tours of three galleries of Georgia’s cultural history. 2 p.m. Special collections libraries. 706-542-8079, jclevela@uga.edu.
Yom Kippur Homecoming parade UGA basketball coach Mark Fox will be the grand marshal for the parade. Led by the Redcoat Band, the parade will include floats, displays and appearances by the UGA cheerleaders, athletes and university and Athens dignitaries. Part of Homecoming Week. 6 p.m. Downtown Athens. (See story, above left).
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David Zerkel, Hugh Hodgson School of Music professor of tuba and euphonium, will give the latest recital in the Hodgson Faculty Series Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets for the performance, which takes place in Ramsey Concert Hall, are $10, $5 for UGA students with ID. The program features “Three Reflections” by James Woodward; David Gillingham’s “Jabberwocky”; “Reflections on the Mississippi” by Michael Daugherty; Anthony Plog’s “Nocturne”; and the Halsey Stevens tuba sonatina. “I’ve performed and recorded works by each of these composers before, but this is the first time I’ve played these particular pieces,” Zerkel said. “Part of the reason I chose this music is because it is so challenging. Just as in any other discipline, the goal of staying at, or at least near, the cutting edge requires continuous improvement and challenging self-perceived boundaries.” Zerkel will be joined onstage by Anatoly Sheludyakov, faculty pianist at the Hodgson School. Sheludyakov, a native of Moscow, has earned numerous accolades throughout his career, including first prize in the 1977 Russian National Piano Competition. “Playing with Anatoly is great, because every time we work together I learn something new about the music, how it’s played and myself as a musician,” Zerkel said. “He’s a true collaborator.” The next concert in the Hodgson Faculty Series will feature double bass professor Milton Masciadri on Nov. 20.
Exhibition opening The ... of E6, part of Athens Celebrates Elephant Six. Through Jan. 4. Includes works of art used for album covers, along with other examples of the visual culture that helped define the Elephant Six. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu. Football vs. Vanderbilt. 4 p.m. Sanford Stadium. To be televised on the SEC Network. 706-542-1231.
Women’s Soccer vs. Tennessee. 7 p.m. Turner Soccer Complex. 706-542-1621.
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Dawgs After Dark Homecoming Carnival To include games, midway rides and free food. $5; free for students with valid UGACards. 7 p.m. Legion Field. Part of Homecoming Week. (See story, above left).
Jack payne Memorial Concert The Attacca Quartet. 3 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4400, ugaarts@uga.edu. (See story, above left).
“Night in Vegas” To include refreshments, casino games and a screening of the movie 21. Part of Homecoming Week. 7:30 p.m. Driftmier Engineering Center auditorium. (See story, above left). Shakespeare in the Garden Romeo and Juliet. Also to be held Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. Presented by the Circle Ensemble Theatre Company. Tickets can be purchased online at circleensembletheatre.com or by calling 706-362-2175. $18; $12 for students. 7:30 p.m. Visitor Center and Conservatory, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6014, connicot@uga.edu. Blue Key Awards Banquet 7:30 p.m. $30; $300 for eight-seat silver table; $500 for eight-seat gold table. Magnolia Ballroom, Georgia Center. (See story, page 7).
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 Class “Basic Botany.” Explore the biology of flowering plants in this introduction to general plant anatomy, morphology, physiology and genetics. $105. 9 a.m. Visitor Center’s Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu. Exhibition opening Boxers and Backbeats: Tomata du Plenty and the West Coast Punk Scene. Through Jan. 4. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu.
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Volleyball vs. Missouri. 4 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. 706-542-1621.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 School of law Dean Candidate Presentation Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge, currently the holder of the Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law and associate dean for faculty development in the UGA School of Law. 12:30 p.m. Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall. (See story, page 2). Center for Teaching and Learning Workshop “Writing (and Rewriting) Multiple-Choice Test Items.” 2 p.m. 372 Miller Learning Center. 706-583-0067, tchagood@uga.edu. Guest Lecture “Facing Our Food,” Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary. Baur will examine the modern farm industry and how food choices impact people, animals and the environment. 7 p.m. 148 Miller Learning Center. 706-224-3796, sos@uga.edu.
Coming Up Noontime Concert Oct. 7. Featuring Juilliard String Quartet and the Attacca Quartet. Noon. Chapel. (See story, page 2). Fall Semester Midterm Oct. 9.
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UGA welcomes new faculty
Below is a list of new tenured and tenure-track faculty who have joined the university since the previous list was published in Columns a year ago. This information was provided by the Office of Faculty Affairs, which acts as a liaison between the university and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on matters related to faculty appointment, promotion and tenure. College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Koushik Adhikari, assistant professor, food science and technology; Amrit Bart, professor and assistant dean, animal and dairy science; Gaelen R Burke, assistant professor, entomology; Dario Chavez Velasquez, assistant professor, horticulture; Xiangyu Deng, assistant professor, food science and technology; Kristopher Elliott, assistant professor, agricultural leadership, education and communication; Lohitash Karumbaiah, assistant professor, animal and dairy science; Craig Landry, associate professor, agricultural Lohitash and applied Karumbaiah economics; Walter Scott Monfort, associate professor, crop and soil sciences; Suzanne O’Connell, assistant professor, horticulture; Wesley Porter, assistant professor, crop and soil sciences; Eric D. Rubenstrein, assistant professor, agricultural leadership, education and communication; Travis Smith, assistant professor, agricultural and applied economics; and Sha Tao, assistant professor, animal and dairy science.
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Edward Paul Asmus, professor, music; Thomas Biggs, assistant professor, classics; Suzanne Birch, assistant professor, anthropology and geography; Jianfu Chen, assistant professor, genetics and biochemistry and molecular biology; Paola C. De Santo, assistant professor, Romance languages; Eric Matthew Ferreira, associate
professor, chemistry, Emily Frey, assistant professor, music; Christopher P. Garvin, professor and director, art; Noah Giansiracusa, assistant professor, mathematics; Forest Isbell, assistant professor, plant biology; Kevin Jones, assistant professor, history; Christian Klimczak, assistant professor, geology; Justin Lavner, assistant professor, psychology; Kyu Hyung Lee, assistant professor, computer science; Ping Ma, associate professor, statistics; Akos Magyar, professor, mathematics; Peter A. O’Connell, assistant professor, classics and communication studies; Margaret Renwick, assistant professor, Romance languages; Leslie Gordon Simons, professor, sociology; Ronald L. Simons, professor, sociology; Philip Adrian Smith, William and Pamela Prokasy Professor of Arts, music; Julie Dangremond Stanton, assistant professor, cellular biology; Tamara Sonia Thomas, assistant professor, dance; Cynthia J. Turner, professor and director of bands, music; Yuanfei Wang, assistant professor, comparative literature; Frans Weiser, assistant professor, comparative literature; Izola Wilson, John O. E i d s o n Distinguished Professor of American LitHang Yin erature, English; and Hang Yin, assistant professor, biochemistry.
Terry College of Business
James Conklin, assistant professor, insurance, legal studies and real estate; Zhongjin Lu, assistant professor, finance; Robert Resutek, assistant professor, accounting; Joshua T. White, assistant professor, finance; and
Laura Zimmermann, assistant professor, economics and international affairs.
Odum School of Ecology
Craig W. Osenberg, professor; and Seth Jonathan Wenger, assistant professor.
College of Education
Janet Buckworth, professor and department head, kinesiology; Jarrod A. Call, assistant professor, kinesiology; Ashley Harrison, assistant professor, Janet Buckworth e d u c a t i o n a l psychology; H. George McMahon, assistant professor, counseling and human development services; Darris Means, assistant professor, counseling and human development services; Karl Maxim Newell, professor and associate dean, kinesiology; and Trena M. Paulus, professor, lifelong education, administration and policy.
College of Engineering
Robert Davis, assistant professor; Eric Freeman, assistant professor; Karen M. Hallow, assistant professor, engineering and epidemiology and biostatistics; Lawrence Hornak, professor and associate dean; and Ramana Pidaparti, professor.
College of Environment and Design
Brian Cook, assistant professor; and Clark Scott Nesbit, assistant professor.
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Leann Birch, Bill and June Flatt Professor, foods and nutrition;
Heidi Ewen, assistant professor, financial planning, housing and consumer economics and health promotion and behavior; Sergiy Minko, Georgia Power Professor of Fiber and Polymer Science, textiles, merchandising and interiors and chemistry; Desiree Michele Seponski, assistant professor, human development and family science; and Emilie Phillips Smith, Janette McGarity Barber Distinguished Professor and department head, human development and family science.
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Bertram Bynum Boley, assistant professor; Bronson Bullock, associate professor; and Puneet Dwivedi, assistant professor.
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Yan Jin, associate professor, advertising and public relations; Maria Elizabeth Len-Rios, associate professor, advertising and public relations; Ivanka Pjesivac, assistant professor, journalism; and Pamela S. Whitten, professor and provost, telecommunications, health policy and management and communication studies.
College of Pharmacy
Ewan K. Cobran, assistant professor, clinical and administrative pharmacy; Russell J. Mumper, professor and vice provost, pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences and engineerEwan Cobran ing; Scott D. Pegan, associate professor,
pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences; and Elisabeth Lilian Pia Sattler, assistant professor, clinical and administraElizabeth Sattler tive pharmacy and foods and nutrition.
School of Public and International Affairs
Lihi Ben Shitrit, assistant professor, international affairs; Temirlan Moldogaziev, assistant professor, public administration and policy; and Bradley Wright, professor and department head, public administration and policy.
College of Public Health
Grace Bagwell Adams, assistant professor, health policy and management; Tamora A. Callands, assistant professor, health promotion and behavior; and Janani R. Thapa, assistant professor, health policy and management.
School of Social Work
Rebecca A. Matthew, assistant professor.
College of Veterinary Medicine
Matthew Boegehold, professor, physiology and pharmacology and GRU/UGA Medical Partnership; Maria Ferrer, associate professor, large animal medicine; Samuel Patrick Franklin, assistant professor, small animal medicine and surgery; Brian James Jordan, assistant professor, population health and poultry science; Koichi Nagata, assistant professor, veterinary biosciences and diagnostic imaging; Jesse Schank, assistant professor, physiology and pharmacology.
AWARDS from page 1 committed to excellence in teaching,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “Taken together, these Regents’ Teaching Awards reveal the exceptional academic environment that defines the classrooms and laboratories across UGA’s campus. I am proud of the excellent work performed by Drs. Finlay and Lemons and the many individuals involved in the success of our First-Year Odyssey Seminar program.” The board of regents, which oversees the state’s 31 public colleges and universities, created its Faculty/ Department Awards program in 1996 and expanded it in 2000 to acknowledge professors’ records of superlative teaching and strong commitment to student learning. The Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award and the Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award are the highest honors bestowed on faculty at Georgia’s public colleges and universities. “Our faculty are the cornerstone of the world-class learning environment that the University of Georgia
provides, and I am delighted that Drs. Finlay, Lemons and the many faculty who help make the FirstYear Odyssey Seminar program a success have been recognized for their outstanding work,” said Pamela Whitten, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Finlay has received numerous accolades for his work. He has been awarded many of UGA’s highest honors for faculty, including the Sandy Beaver Award and the Lothar Tresp Outstanding Professor Award. Finlay also has been named a Senior Teaching Fellow by the Center for Teaching and Learning; a Research Fellow by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts; and a Wye Faculty Fellow by the Aspen Institute. Finlay, who joined UGA’s faculty in 1988 and served as department head from 2002 to 2014, teaches an Honors class in Introductory Sociology and a class on Sociology of Work, as well as a globalization course that is taught through study abroad. Most recently, he developed and currently co-directs the Stellenbosch study
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From left: Assistant professor and UGA Extension poultry scientist Brian Kiepper, talks with Sarah Jane Thomsen, Sydney Ray and Lauren Balcar as they dissect chicken in the First-Year Odyssey class “Chicken Que: Science Behind the Grill.”
abroad program, which takes students to South Africa for intensive four-week service-learning projects. Lemons is recognized nationally as a leader in science education. Selected as a National Academy of Sciences Education Fellow in the Life Sciences in 2010-2011, she has
twice received UGA Innovative Instruction Faculty Grants and has used the funding to transform teaching methods in her department and to refine an online problem-solving tutorial for students called SOLVEIT. Lemons’ research has garnered more than $1 million in grant
funding from federal and state agencies. Since joining UGA’s faculty in 2009,she has taught large-scale introductory courses to hundreds of students per year, including her current course in Introductory Biochemistry. She also teaches the graduate level course Teaching Biological Science and has mentored undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in biology education research. Just three years after its introduction, UGA’s First-Year Odyssey Seminar program has reached more than 17,000 students. Intended to provide students in their first year of college an opportunity to experience the wealth of options at a large, landgrant university, the program allows students and professors to explore hundreds of topics in small 15- to 18-person classes. Through the university’s Center for Teaching and Learning, professors have received support and training on seminar instruction, including a focus on active learning, fostering discussion and engagement and implementing written assignments.
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Blue Key Honor Society to recognize 4 alumni, 1 faculty member for commitment to service By Stephanie Schupska schupska@uga.edu
UGA will honor five individuals at its annual Tucker Dorsey Blue Key Alumni Banquet Oct. 3 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. A reception will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the dinner and program to follow at 8:15 p.m. Julie E. Carnes, Loch K. Johnson, John P. Spalding and T. Rogers Wade will receive Blue Key Service Awards; and Holly C. Gooding will be presented with the Young Alumnus Award. Recipients of the AT&T Student Leadership Award, the Richard B. Russell Student Leadership Award and the Tucker Dorsey Memorial Scholarship also will be announced at the event. The Blue Key Honor Society is a national organization with members committed to leadership in student life, high scholastic achievement, service to others, citizenship and an adherence to principles of faith. It was established in 1924 at the University of Florida; the second chapter was established at UGA in 1926. Banquet tickets are $30 for individuals. Sponsored eight-seat silver tables are $300, and the eight-seat gold tables are $500. To reserve tickets, contact Janet Lance at 706-542-0017 or jholcomb@uga.edu.
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In July, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to confirm Carnes as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta. She previously served 22 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, including five years as chief judge. Carnes graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in English from UGA in 1972 and was a National Merit Scholar. She attended the UGA School of Law as its first Castellow Scholar, served on the Georgia Law Review and graduated magna cum laude in 1975. She began her legal career as a law clerk to Judge Lewis R. Morgan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
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the 5th Circuit. She then joined the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta in 1978, where she remained for 12 years. Toward the end of Carnes’ tenure, Judge William W. Wilkins, chair of the Sentencing Commission, selected her to serve a four-month detail assignment in Washington, D.C. Her work caught the attention of commissioners, who recommended that President George H.W. Bush consider her for an existing commission vacancy. Nominated by Bush and confirmed by the Senate, Carnes served from 1990-1996. When a vacancy on the Northern District of Georgia district court bench arose, Bush nominated Carnes. She also chaired the national Judicial Conference Criminal Law Committee from 2007-2010.
Aspin-Brown Commission on the Roles and Missions of Intelligence. Johnson is senior editor of Intelligence and National Security, on the Phi Beta Kappa National Board for the Visiting Scholar Program and was a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Yale and Oxford universities. In 2012, he was selected as the inaugural Southeastern Conference Professor of the Year; in 2014, he was named the International Studies Association’s Intelligence Studies Section’s Distinguished Scholar. He was influential in the founding of the School of Public and International Affairs in 2001. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Johnson received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Davis and his doctorate in political science from the University of California, Riverside.
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The Regents Professor of Public and International Affairs at UGA as well as a Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, Johnson has penned more than 200 articles and essays and is author or editor of 30 books on national security. Johnson served as special assistant to the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; staff aide on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee; first staff director of the Subcommittee on Intelligence Oversight, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; senior staff member on the Subcommittee on Trade and International Economic Policy, Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House; and special assistant to Chairman Les Aspin of the
Book chronicles Georgia women Women were leading actors in 20th-century developments in Georgia, yet most histories minimize their contributions. The essays in Georgia Women:Their Lives andTimes–Volume 2—edited by Ann Short Chirhart, a history professor at Indiana State University, and Kathleen Ann Clark, an associate history professor in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences—vividly portray an array of Georgia women who played an important role in the state’s history, from little-known Progressive Era activists to famous present-day figures such as Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alice Walker and former first lady Rosalynn Carter. As part of the Spotlight on the Arts festival, Clark and Chirhart will discuss the book Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the special collections libraries.
As the vice president for government affairs and chief privacy officer at Cox Communications, Spalding oversees the organization’s government relations efforts at the federal, state and local levels as well as the company’s privacy policies and practices. Spalding graduated magna cum laude with general honors from UGA in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in history and received his Juris Doctor from UGA in 1985. While in Athens, he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the Gridiron Secret Society and Phi Delta Phi and was on the editorial board of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. He continues to serve his alma mater, currently as the
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chair of the University of Georgia Foundation. His past involvement includes chair of the Arch Foundation from 2005-2007, the Honors Program Advisory Board and the Presidents Club. He is currently vice-chair of the Atlanta Historical Society’s board of trustees and a past trustee of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. Prior to his current role, Spalding served as vice president of government affairs, vice president and assistant general counsel, and as senior counsel at Cox Communications. Spalding joined the company in 1992 as an attorney and was previously a partner with the Atlanta-based law firm Swift, Currie, McGhee and Hiers.
Rogers Wade
For more than 40 years, Wade has been an active member of Georgia’s business and political community. He served as the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s president and CEO from 19972009 and is now chairman of the organization’s board of trustees and a senior partner of Capitolink Inc. Wade attended UGA and was a member of the Demosthenian Literary Society and Alpha Tau Omega. He served as chief of staff to Sen. Herman E. Talmadge in Washington, D.C., from 19731980. Upon returning to Georgia, he was named vice president of Watkins Associated Industries. In 1985, he opened the Atlanta offices of Edington, Wade and Associates, representing over half of the Fortune 100 companies throughout the U.S. and Europe. In 1972, Wade was a founding member of Leadership Georgia.
In 2010, he was asked to serve as chairman of Gov. Nathan Deal’s transition team. He presently serves as a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. He also is on the boards of the Georgia Research Alliance, the Georgia Trucking Association, U.S.O., the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and MILRA and is a Richard B. Russell Foundation trustee. He has been active on the boards of the Gordon College Foundation, P.A.G.E. Foundation, UGA Fanning Leadership Institute and served on the advisory board that led to the establishment of the UGA College of Engineering. He received the Public Policy Foundation’s Freedom Award in 2011 and was recently appointed executive director of the Governor’s Defense Initiative.
Holly Gooding
As an adolescent medicine and internal medicine clinician, medical educator and clinical investigator, Gooding is dedicated to improving the lives of young people through patient care, teaching and scholarship. Gooding graduated summa cum laude from UGA in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in genetics. In 2004, she received her master’s in health and medical sciences from the University of California, Berkley, and, in 2006, she earned her M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco. Currently, she is a specialist in adolescent medicine and an instructor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. While at UGA, Gooding was a member of the Blue Key Honor Society, the Sphinx Society and Phi Beta Kappa and was a Foundation Fellow. In addition to being involved in numerous professional societies, Gooding currently serves as the Curtis Prout Fellow of the Harvard Medical School Academy of Medical Educators. Gooding’s primary research investigates risk and resiliency factors in adolescents and young adults that lead to cardiovascular disease and health in adulthood.
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UGA has launched a new Web portal that highlights women’s services, organizations, programs and events across campus. Women. UGA.edu provides a hub for safety information, community support and advocacy for women, and it is part of a broader Women’s
Resources Initiative that is composed of three parts: 1) to enhance access to services for women across UGA; 2) to create a group that will continuously review and update these services; and 3) to launch ongoing targeted programs to address timely concerns across campus.
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BOILER from page 1 The total cost of the replacement project is estimated at $4.5 million. Pending approval by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, UGA would work in close partnership with Georgia Power to install the new boiler. Georgia Power would provide support in constructing the electrical connection from the substation on East Campus to the Central Steam Plant for this boiler. “We are pleased to continue our longstanding partnership with the University of Georgia in developing and deploying reliable, efficient and cost-effective energy solutions,” said Lenn Chandler, Northeast Region vice president for
Georgia Power. “I commend the Facilities Management Division for thoroughly researching the options and developing a plan that will improve our energy efficiency and provide us with cost savings to benefit the campus,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “We are grateful to our partners at Georgia Power for working closely with us on this proposed project.” Under the proposal, the new system would be installed and functional by November 2015. The existing coal boiler would be operated through this winter and shut down in February 2015.
Graduate assistants from the College of Environment and Design are conducting the survey of university-owned structures and landscapes with help from the FindIt Program, a CED public service and outreach program, and FindIt interns, who are assisting with documentation and data entry. The survey began in June and is nearly halfway complete. Students in the master’s degree program for historic preservation are conducting historical research, organizing existing facilities data and noting any other resources such as historic landscapes and plant materials that may require additional investigation. Once the initial data are analyzed, the graduate assistants will assess areas in need of additional research and documentation. After the survey, CED students, the University Architects Office, historic preservation faculty and the steering group will meet with Wiss, Janney, Elster Associates Inc., a Duluth-based firm serving as external consultant. The entire group will hold a workshop in spring 2015, where the graduate assistants will present their findings and all participants will work on establishing the guiding principles for the preservation master plan. The consultant will then manage the remainder of the process in consultation with the steering group and university architects.
Bulletin Board DAC nominations
The Office of Institutional Diversity is accepting nominations and applications for membership on the 2015 UGA Diversity Advisory Council. DAC promotes a proactive and ongoing engagement to support a culture of inclusion throughout the university. DAC is committed to inclusive excellence, providing a welcoming campus culture and fostering living, learning and working environments supportive of the differences and similarities of all people. DAC will aid in developing and implementing strategies to increase the awareness and value of diversity at UGA. Membership is open to faculty, staff and students. The term of service is three years. A broad range of experiences, backgrounds and expertise among different areas of diversity is important. The application deadline is Oct. 3. Nominations should be sent to diverse@uga.edu. The application is available online at https://ugeorgia.qualtrics.com/ SE/?SID=SV_3KMkEYnfif1WI0B. Contact the Office of Institutional Diversity at 706-583-8195 with any questions.
Free golf lessons
Staff at the UGA Golf Course will hold two free instructional classes for any interested UGA faculty and
2008 by the UGA Real Estate Foundation. Renovations in 2009 have transformed it into an academic facility with the latest instructional technologies. The space in Terrell Hall that will be the new home of the Graduate School previously housed the communication studies department, which moved to Caldwell Hall after the renovation of the Jackson Street Building for use by the College of Environment and Design. Tucker Hall, the future home for contracts and grants support staff, was built in 1961 as a residence hall and in 1974 was converted to classroom and office space for the School of Social Work. Whitten noted that the moves are still
in the planning stages and that details on their timing will be announced after they are finalized. Under a new space allocation protocol implemented this year, units are invited to formally submit space requests to the Office of Space Management in the Division of Finance and Administration. All requests, along with an inventory of space across campus, are presented to a newly formed cross-campus Space Recommendation Task Force. The task force reviews requests, considers current and upcoming space needs across campus and then makes recommendations to Whitten, who makes a final recommendation to UGA President Jere W. Morehead for approval.
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Preservation from page 1 Gwynne Darden, assistant vice president for Facilities Planning, University Architects; Sheila Davis, administrative specialist, Office of the President; Bill McDonald, dean of students, Division of Student Affairs; and Henry Munneke, professor of real estate, Terry College of Business. “This plan is the next logical step in a continuum of successful preservation projects which have occurred over the last couple of decades,” said Nadenicek,who will chair the steering group. “This is the right time to move forward. The technologies now at our disposal will be essential in ensuring the quality of our work.” The first year of the plan calls for the inventory of most university-owned properties, structures and landscapes, including those in Athens, Tifton and Griffin, as well as all agricultural buildings. “The number of potential historic resources around the state represents a formidable task,” said Scott Messer, UGA’s historic preservation planner and interim director of design for the architects’ office. “We are taking an individualized look at most resources owned or managed by the university. With a complete inventory in hand, we can develop policies and procedures for the stewardship of all of them. This process will guide and inform our facilities management and planning for years to come.”
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biological sciences and use model organisms anywhere from plants to insects to microbes. We’re not stuck in those departments anymore.” In addition to the laboratory rotations, the program puts a first-semester focus on professional development and skills that broadly can be applied in different fields. ILS students spend time in the classroom learning how to read and evaluate scientific literature, considering questions of research ethics and exploring career options inside and outside of academia. “By the end of the semester, they are now thinking like a graduate student and a scientist and not an undergraduate,” Manley said. “Making that a conscious transition is something that is unique to our program.” In the spring, the students begin working directly with the professor and department in which they will be degree candidates. Students are responding positively to the variety of options and often discover new areas within which to apply their interests. Nathan Beattie, who joined the program this fall, said he was attracted to the possibility of trying out different laboratories before he chose his specific field of study. “I’m really interested in so many different things in the field of science: stem cells, cancer, glycobiology. I’m just fascinated by so many things,” said Beattie, who received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry
staff members. The classes will be held Oct. 7 and 14 from 5:30-7 p.m. Class members can use their own equipment or some will be provided. Interested faculty or staff members are asked to email Clint Udell by the Monday before each class. In the email, indicate if any equipment will be needed. Udell can be contacted at cudell96@uga.edu.
create an international conference on playwright George Tabori that will coincide with University Theatre’s production of Mein Kampf. Submitted proposals need not be formal. Just include the name of the play, playwright and the rationale for a production at UGA. Email proposals to George Contini, chair of the Season Selection Committee, at gcontini@uga.edu.
Call for proposals
Engaged Scholar nominations
The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ theatre and film studies department is accepting proposals until Oct. 15 for shows that should be considered for next year’s season. Proposals from other departments, faculty and graduate students for projects that would provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration are especially encouraged. In the past few seasons, the theatre and film studies department has collaborated successfully with faculty from a number of departments. The collaborations include working with the classics department on Trojan Women, collaborating with faculty member Robert Moser, associate professor of Portuguese, in mounting the world premiere of his Translation of Augusto Boal’s The Misadventures of Uncle McBuck, and this season working with Martin Kagel, head of the Germanic and Slavic languages department to
The Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach is accepting nominations for the 2015 Engaged Scholar Award. The deadline for nomination submissions is Oct. 24. Established in 2008, the annual award recognizes a permanent, fulltime tenured faculty member for contributions to advancing public service, outreach and community engagement at UGA. The awardee receives a $5,000 faculty development grant to sustain current engaged scholar-endeavors or to develop new ones. Award guidelines are located at http://t.uga.edu/Vi. For more information, contact Paul Brooks at 706-542-6167 or pjbrooks@uga.edu.
Dream Award nominations
Nominations are being accepted until Oct. 31 for the 2015 President’s Fulfilling the Dream Awards, which will be presented Jan. 23 at the
from Washington State University. “The ILS program gave me the opportunity to try all of them and focus my career goals.” So far, the program has been effective at building bridges, both among the students who soon will disperse throughout the university and among the professors, who are discovering new opportunities for collaboration. The university first adopted a limited umbrella life sciences program six years ago, but the approach was more advanced this year as research skills courses were added. Manley credits the program’s redesign and expansion to leaders in the departments of genetics, cellular biology, biochemistry and molecular biology and infectious diseases, which were the first to agree to recruit all of their graduate students through the ILS program. This year, the class filled quickly and the cohort of students included a Fulbright Scholar and Gates Scholar. The program is primed to increase the class sizes over time, Manley said. “The Integrated Life Sciences program provides unparalleled opportunities to some of the world’s most promising graduate students,” said Pamela Whitten, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. “The collaboration among the faculty and departments that has enabled its expansion has been exemplary, and it helps position UGA as a leader in graduate education.”
12th annual Freedom Breakfast. The event, sponsored by UGA, the AthensClarke County Unified Government and the Clarke County School District, commemorates the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Download the nomination packet at http://t.uga.edu/Vv.
Sustainability grant proposals
The Office of Sustainability now is accepting proposals for the 2014-15 Campus Sustainability Grants Program. Successful projects will address priorities outlined in UGA’s 2020 Strategic Plan to enhance stewardship of natural resources and advance campus sustainability. Proposals will be accepted from current UGA students, and grant recipients will be selected based on merit, positive impact, implementation feasibility and available funding. The deadline for pre-proposal submission is Oct. 14 with Nov. 11 being the deadline for a proposal. Grant r ecipients will be notified Dec. 10, and all project funds must be expended by June 30. For more information, email sustain@uga.edu. Bulletin Board is limited to information that may pertain to a majority of faculty and staff members.