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Initiatives underway to advance UGA’s Great Commitments

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Students gathered at Tate Student Center at the University of Georgia to celebrate the launch of the Commit to Georgia Campaign in 2016.

‘Deeply grateful’

Georgia Commitment Scholarship Program creates 400 new need-based scholarships

By Clarke Schwabe ccschwabe@uga.edu

The Georgia Commitment Scholarship Program has reached its initial goal—creating more than 400 need-based scholarships—13 months ahead of schedule. Through this program, donors are helping to support UGA students with the greatest financial need, one of the top priorities of the Commit to Georgia Campaign.

“I am deeply grateful to all of the donors who have made this program a success,” said President Jere W. Morehead. “Increasing scholarship support for students has a positive ripple effect on our state and the world. UGA alumni go on to become leaders in all sectors—from business and education to technology and health care—and it all starts with access

to a UGA education.”

The GCS Program was announced by Morehead in January 2017. Through the program, the UGA Foundation matches—dollar for dollar—any gift in the amount of $50,000, $75,000 or $100,000 to establish an endowed, need-based scholarship for undergraduate students—creating new, permanent pathways to higher education.

More than 270 donors, including individuals, families, corporations and private foundations, have taken advantage of this opportunity to date. Among them are awardwinning correspondent and UGA alumna Deborah Roberts; Georgia business leaders Arthur Blank, Tom Cousins and Pete Correll; UGA Foundation trustees; UGA faculty and staff; and UGA alumni groups.

More than $3 million in match money is still available to create

additional scholarships.

“I’m excited that we’ve reached our goal, but I’m more excited to see how many more people will get involved,” said Bill Douglas, chair of the UGA Foundation Board of Trustees. “UGA’s alumni and friends have proven themselves extremely generous through this program, and I have no doubt that they will continue to support students through Georgia Commitment Scholarships until every last matching dollar is spoken for.”

Georgia Commitment Scholarships are awarded by the Office of Student Financial Aid. From that point forward, the endowment grows perpetually, increasing the size of the scholarship award over time and helping generations of students earn UGA degrees.

Many of those students are See SCHOLARSHIPS on page 8

UGA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Thanks to the recommendations of a presidential working group, initiatives are now underway at the University of Georgia to further advance the institution’s Great Commitments of healthier people, a more secure future and stronger communities.

Included in the plans are an interdisciplinary research seed grant program focused on Great Commitments; an ambassador program designed to connect faculty and their research programs with communities around the state; a student-led service program focused on supporting Georgia communities; and a “tour of Georgia” program for students

aligned with Great Commitments and modeled after the university’s highly successful faculty tour of Georgia.

UGA President Jere W. Morehead assembled the working group, which was chaired by Vice President for Public Service and Outreach Jennifer Frum, in spring 2018.

The group was charged with developing programs to further engage the campus community in the grand challenges of our time.

The group submitted its final report and recommendations last fall.

“I want to thank Dr. Frum and the entire working group for their

See COMMITMENTS on page 8

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

On its centennial, UGA Tifton campus reflects and looks forward

By Clint Thompson cbthomps@uga.edu

For 100 years, the University of Georgia Tifton campus has been committed to agricultural research that benefits the state of Georgia and the world. As the campus turns the page to its next century, UGATifton is focused on cultivating the next generation of agricultural leaders who will help feed and clothe a growing population.

On May 3, UGA-Tifton held a centennial celebration that was as much a time of hope and excitement in looking to the future as it was a day of reflection on the campus’s past accomplishments.

“Agriculture is Georgia’s No. 1 industry, and the UGA Tifton campus has played a vital role in helping our farmers build this industry and sustain its success,” said

President Jere W. Morehead. “I am confident that the positive impact of our faculty, staff and students at UGA-Tifton will be even greater over the next 100 years.”

A part of highlighting the campus’s future was a research poster competition of the work being done by undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students at UGA-Tifton in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Students shared their individual projects and met with UGA administrators and industry leaders.

“Since the first class of students graduated from UGA-Tifton in 2004, we have seen some of the brightest scholars in the region grow and explore the science of agriculture on our Tifton campus,” said CAES Dean Sam Pardue.

See TIFTON on page 8

SCHOOL OF LAW

University announces plans to name football Former governor to give School field after Dooley, former head coach and AD of Law Commencement address University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Greg McGarity announced a proposal May 2 to create Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium, in honor of legendary Bulldogs head football coach and athletics director ­Vincent J. Dooley.

“Coach Dooley’s many contributions to this university can be seen across campus,” said Morehead, “from Georgia athletics, where he achieved unrivaled success, to the learning environment, where today many academic programs and initiatives bear his name, such as the Dooley Library

Endowment Fund to the Dooley Professorship in Horticulture.

The university community will continue to benefit from his service and dedication for generations to come.”

Pending approval of the plans, an official ceremony to dedicate Dooley Field will take place inside Sanford Stadium prior to the Bulldogs’ 2019 home opener on Sept. 7.

“I can think of no better way to open the 2019 home football schedule than dedicating Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium,” said McGarity. “The event will be a moment for the entire Bulldog Nation to collectively say ‘thank you’

to a man who has devoted much of his life to making the Georgia athletics program one of the strongest in the nation.”

Because Vince Dooley the proposed naming applies to an exterior campus facility, it will require formal approval by the University of Georgia as well as the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.

See DOOLEY on page 8

By Heidi Murphy

hmurphy@uga.edu

Former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal will deliver the University of Georgia School of Law’s Commencement address May 18 in Stegeman Coliseum.

Deal served as the 82nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019. Hallmarks of his two-term governorship include the Peach State being named the No. 1 state in the nation for business for six consecutive years and the creation of more than 800,000 private sector jobs. Notably, the state’s job growth outpaced the national average,

while its population jumped from 10th to eighth nationally during this period.

After earning both his bachelor’s and law degrees from Mercer University, Deal—a Georgia native—served as a captain in the U.S. Army. He then entered private practice in Gainesville and began his career in public service, where he was a prosecutor, judge, state senator and U.S. congressman for Georgia’s 9th District before becoming governor.

Deal’s future plans include teaching and guest lecturing at universities and colleges ­throughout

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Commit to Georgia 2019

Why I Give

Name: Jenna Jackson Position: Associate Director of Admissions and Diversity, School of Law At UGA: Five years

Jenna Jackson

Beneficiary of her gift to the university: The 1961 Club

Why she contributes: “I give to The 1961 Club to pay homage to the revolutionaries who sacrificed their lives to fight the status quo in the United States so that in 1961, UGA would have to open its doors to two black students. This shifted the course of history and gave many black students, including myself, the opportunity to learn, grow and help elevate our communities.”

To make your contribution to the Commit to Georgia Campaign, please contact the Office of Annual Giving at 706-542-8119 or visit give.uga.edu.

Source: Office of Development

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

UGA researcher to co-lead female Nat Geo expedition

A UGA College of Engineering researcher will help lead an international, all-female expedition team that will study plastic pollution in one of the world’s most iconic waterways—the Ganges River.

The “Sea to Source: Ganges” river expedition, in partnership with the Wildlife Institute of India, the University of Dhaka and WildTeam, is part of National Geographic’s journey to better understand and document how plastic waste travels from source to sea and Jenna Jambeck to fill critical knowledge gaps around plastic flow, load and composition. The expedition will offer an unprecedented and unique opportunity to scientifically document plastic waste in a watershed and develop holistic and inclusive solutions.

“I am so excited to co-lead this expedition along with an amazing international team of incredible researchers in one of the most iconic rivers on the planet,” said Jenna Jambeck, a professor at UGA and a National Geographic Fellow. “Working hand-in-hand with local communities, from the Bay of Bengal to the Himalayas, we will explore waste, plastic, its flow through and potential impact on this important ecosystem.”

Two other College of Engineering researchers will join the National Geographic team on the expedition: Amy Brooks, a doctoral student in environmental engineering, and Kathryn Youngblood, a research engineer.

Single-use plastic waste is a menacing global problem.

The ocean is clogged with an estimated 9 million tons of plastic every year, and rivers play a significant role in this problem as they act as conveyor belts for plastic debris flowing into the ocean.

The “Sea to Source: Ganges” expedition is the first of several international river expeditions planned as part of National Geographic’s Planet or Plastic? initiative, which aims to significantly reduce the amount of single-use plastic that reaches the ocean. After an initial expedition to the Ganges this spring, the team plans to replicate the expedition after the monsoon season to capture seasonal variations.

“National Geographic is deeply committed to advancing solutions to the plastic waste crisis. These expeditions are a tremendous opportunity to mobilize a global community of experts to help tackle the problem,” said Valerie Craig, vice president of operating programs at the National Geographic Society. “I’m particularly delighted that this expedition elevates women in science, technology, engineering and math around the world to help us understand how plastic moves through our waterways and ultimately to find ways to prevent plastic waste from entering the ocean.”

The expedition team, co-led by National Geographic Fellows Jambeck and Heather Koldewey, will work with international partners to provide science-based, actionable information to build capacity for local solutions. Jambeck and Koldewey will be joined by National Geographic Explorers Emily Duncan, Imogen Napper and Lillygol Sedaghat, and a team from the Indian Institute of Technology, the University of Dhaka, the University of Exeter, UGA, the University of Plymouth, WII, WildTeam, the Zoological Society of London and other institutions.

INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

McBee lecturer discusses ways to promote productive civil discourse

By Camie Williams camiew@uga.edu

Incivility isn’t new in American politics, but in the current divided landscape, higher education administrators can play an important role in preparing students for engaging in productive discourse, University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst said April 25 while delivering the Louise McBee Lecture at the University of Georgia.

Herbst, who continues to teach and perform research in her field of political science, pointed out that incivility has been a part of the political process in the U.S. since the nation’s founding.

Alexander Hamilton, for example, was killed in a political duel, while a senator in the 1800s was attacked in the Senate chamber by a House rival.

“The question is whether America knows how to argue, how to be civil and how to disagree in a productive fashion.

I think the answer is a resounding no, hence our current political discourse, which is flip, and it’s hysterical. It’s annoying, and it can be downright dangerous,” she said. “We have a real responsibility in higher education to try to come at these problems, even if they’re big, and they’re daunting.”

In a survey conducted while Herbst was serving as executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer of the University System of Georgia, she found that students worry about engaging in political discussions on campus because they think it will lead to incivility and hurt feelings. They also struggle with incivility on social media, she added based on recent discussions with students in Connecticut.

Herbst, the author of Rude Democracy: Civility and Incivility in American Politics, said that the Founding Fathers

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University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst gave the 2019 Louise McBee Lecture.

envisioned “a rough and tumble kind of democracy” that engaged people in rigorous debates. However, incivility can lead to inaction, she said, and suggested a number of ways to foster more productive conversations.

Herbst recommends that all students be taught how to argue or debate on an intellectual level as well as how to listen with purpose, possibly beginning as early as middle school. In addition, she said that UConn has adopted a strategy of tackling controversial topics by inviting speakers who discuss sensitive and politically charged issues in a respectful, productive way.

Herbst, who became UConn’s first female president in 2010, stressed the need for courageous faculty members to facilitate student debates and discourse on a range of subjects. Yet she acknowledged the trepidation that professors can feel in a time when

lectures might be videoed and taken out of context on social media.

“At the end of the day, it’s a cultural matter. Most of all, do we really want to become a nation based on civility and substantive argument? If so, we have to force a higher level of sophistication and also toughen up,” she said.

“It’s squarely on us (as a society) to fix this mess.”

The Louise McBee Lecture is sponsored by the Institute of Higher Education. It honors McBee, who held leadership positions for more than 25 years at UGA before serving for more than a decade as a champion for higher education in the Georgia state House.

This year’s talk is part of the Signature Lecture Series, which features speakers noted for their broad, multidisciplinary appeal and compelling bodies of work.

HONORS PROGRAM

Record seven UGA students named Boren Scholars

By Stephanie Schupska schupska@uga.edu

A record number of seven ­ niversity of Georgia undergraduU ates were awarded Boren Scholarships this spring, which will allow them to study abroad during the 2019-2020 academic year in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

An initiative of the National Security Education Program, the 2019 Boren Awards will send 244 Boren Scholars and 106 Boren Fellows to live in 39 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East.

They will study 30 different languages.

Students commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation in exchange for up to $20,000 in funding.

“We are incredibly proud of our Boren Scholars,” said Elizabeth Hughes, a student affairs professional in the UGA Honors Program and the Boren Awards campus representative.

“Of the seven UGA recipients, four are in UGA’s Portuguese Flagship Program, one is in UGA’s new Russian Flagship Program, two are ROTC cadets and one is a student veteran. These numbers reflect strong collaboration across campus.”

UGA has had 56 Boren Scholars to date, and 38 in the last 10 years. This year’s recipients are: • Dane Hulsey of Atlanta is majoring in international affairs with minors in geography and African languages and literature and will graduate in May 2020. An ROTC cadet at UGA, he will study Swahili in Tanzania.

Photo courtesy of UGA Honors Program

UGA junior Patrick Jenkins of Athens received the Boren Scholarship to study Arabic in Jordan. He’s pictured above in the Southern Helmand Province of Afghanistan, where he worked to stop the transport of weapons from Pakistan into Afghanistan, during his time in the U.S. Marine Corps.

• Patrick Jenkins of Athens is majoring in international affairs and Arabic and will graduate in May 2020. A student veteran who was in the U.S. Marine Corps for eight years as an intelligence specialist, he served two tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He will study Arabic in Jordan.

• Matthew Goldenberg of Duluth is majoring in Russian and history and will graduate in May 2020. A participant in UGA’s Russian Flagship Program, he will study Russian in Kazakhstan.

• Elizabeth Goggin of Bonaire is majoring in history and Latin American and Caribbean studies, with minors in Portuguese and military science, and will graduate in December 2020. An ROTC cadet and participant in UGA’s Portuguese Flagship Program, she will

study Portuguese in Brazil.

• Rachel Jovert of Atlanta is majoring in international affairs and Latin American and Caribbean studies with a minor in Portuguese and will graduate in May 2021. A participant in UGA’s Portuguese Flagship Program, she will study Portuguese in Brazil.

• Allison Reid of Canton is majoring in international affairs and criminal justice and will graduate in May 2021.

A participant in UGA’s Portuguese Flagship Program, she will study Portuguese in Brazil.

• Jack White of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is majoring in finance and international business with a minor in Portuguese and will graduate in May 2021. A participant in UGA’s Portuguese Flagship Program, he will study Portuguese in Brazil.

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE

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Digest College of Pharmacy’s spring 2019 graduates set residency match record

Siara Abdulla

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Victoria David

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Heather LaBarbera

Toni Rogers

Amanda Sale

Rebecca Scarbro

Sarah Sorvas

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‘Succeed and flourish’

Twelve employees selected for third cohort of Women’s Staff Leadership Institute

By Emily Webb

sew30274@uga.edu

Twelve University of Georgia staff members have been selected to participate in the third cohort of the Women’s Staff Leadership Institute.

Launched in 2017, the WSLI is an annual program aligned with the Women’s Leadership Initiative launched in 2015 by the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost.

The program is administered through the Office of Human Resources’ Training and Development with the support of executive sponsor Jennifer L. Frum, vice president for public service and outreach. Allie Cox, director of training and development, coordinates the institute.

“Through this program, women staff members at UGA are gaining critical skills that will help them advance professionally and personally,” said Frum. “By networking they are naturally introduced to career paths that they may not be aware exist but that fall in line with their career goals.”

Juan Jarrett, associate vice president for human resources, agrees.

“This program helps address a critical need to support women in their careers and guides them through particular issues they face in leadership,” he said.“Human Resources Training and Development strives to help the university community succeed and flourish in their diverse and varied roles, and the Women’s Staff Leadership Institute is a significant part of that effort.”

The cohort includes employees from seven units and five schools and colleges. The 2019 program runs April to November. Participants are meeting monthly to attend workshops and discussions.

Members of the 2019 class are: Siara Abdulla, the senior regional director of development in the Division

of Development & Alumni Relations.

Abdulla, who first worked at UGA from 2007-2013, returned to the university in 2014. She leads a team of regional development directors based in cities throughout the country with a focus on fundraising metrics, prospect management, engagement and travel. While expanding the university’s regional programs, she builds and maintains relationships with alumni and friends in an effort to raise leadership and major gifts for all of the university’s schools, colleges and units.

Cheri Bliss, the director of Graduate Student Services. She oversees all aspects of graduate admissions and enrolled student services for the Graduate School. At UGA since 1996, Bliss works closely with academic departments across campus to assist prospective graduate students in applying for admission to graduate programs and assists departments and students with degree completion.

Victoria David, the director of diversity affairs in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

She has worked for UGA since 2008.

David supports faculty- and staff-led diversity and inclusion initiatives in CAES and campus-wide. She provides leadership and vision for the recruitment, retention and the development of support programs for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students, and she responds to areas in need of multicultural outreach and engagement state-wide.

Jenna Jackson, the associate director of admissions and diversity programs for the School of Law. At UGA since 2015, Jackson is responsible for recruiting and admitting a talented and diverse student body to the law school.

She also facilitates the development and implementation of programs that support diversity and inclusivity in the law school community.

Heather LaBarbera, the director of student services for the UGA ­Athletic Association. LaBarbera assists 600 student-athletes with personal development and leadership. She oversees numerous student-athlete events and initiatives, including the annual Honors Banquet, #MoreThanMySport: A Women’s Initiative and the studentathlete graduate assistantship program.

She has been at UGA since 2002.

Toni Rogers, the director of instruction fiscal affairs in the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. She provides oversight and management of the budgets and day-to-day financial operations for the senior vice president for academic affairs and the vice president for instruction. At UGA since 1996, Rogers also leads business managers in the departments under the senior vice president for academic affairs and provost as well as the vice president for instruction by giving guidance and training on budget, financial and human resources policy issues.

Amanda Sale, the senior associate director of admissions for marketing and recruitment in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Sale, who has been at UGA since 2016, is responsible for the creation and oversight of multilevel electronic and print communication campaigns for undergraduate admissions. She facilitates statewide and national recruitment efforts for prospective undergraduate students, parents and high school counselors.

Rebecca Scarbro, the associate director for student conduct in the Division of Student Affairs. She is responsible for receiving and responding to complaints regarding alleged violations of UGA’s code of conduct and for resolving alleged violations of the code.

At UGA since 2015, Scarbro provides oversight for all case ­ assignments, See LEADERSHIP on page 8

An unprecedented, record-setting number of students who graduated from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy program this spring were matched with post-education residencies across the country.

Seventy-two percent, or 56 of the 78 UGA pharmacy students who sought post-graduate residency matches, known as PGY-1 residencies, received successful notifications, compared to the national average of 61%. This high number of matches placed UGA Pharmacy in the top 10 of 140 colleges of pharmacy across the nation that participated in residency matching. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists oversees the match process nationwide.

Along with the national ranking, UGA had the highest number of matches among the four schools of pharmacy in Georgia.

Complementing this match rate, the highest for the College of Pharmacy in UGA history, is the match figure for first-year pharmacy residents seeking an additional year of training, known as PGY-2 residencies. According to ASHP match result data, 91% of UGA pharmacy graduates who sought a second year of residency training were successfully matched.

This ­additional year provides specialty training in such areas as critical care, infectious diseases, psychiatry and oncology.

Georgia Debate Union finishes 20182019 as top varsity debate team in US

For the first time in the program’s history, the Georgia Debate Union finished the 20182019 season as the top varsity college debate team in both the American Debate Association and the National Debate Tournament’s end-ofthe-season rankings.

Each ranking is derived from points that two-person teams accumulate for each tournament over the course of the season, which runs from mid-September to the end of March.

UGA’s top ranking in ADA and NDT varsity points pushed it ahead of traditional college debate powerhouses Harvard, Emory, Northwestern, Michigan, Cal-Berkeley, Dartmouth and Wake Forest, among others.

The Georgia Debate Union was led this year

by Advait Ramanan and Swapnil Agrawal, who won the American Debate Association national championship in early March in Athens. The ADA Nationals featured over 100 teams from all across the country.

Grant for student-run garden extends outreach efforts to UGA Food Pantry

Food insecurity is an issue among college students that is rarely discussed but all too common. With limited funds and sometimesinconsistent income streams, college students sometimes have to choose between paying rent and buying groceries.

With this issue affecting their friends and neighbors, students working at UGArden, the University of Georgia’s student-run farm, ­decided to take action.

With the help of a $5,409 grant from the UGA Parents Leadership Council, a group of highly engaged parents, UGArden will now be able to provide fresh produce to the UGA Food Pantry, said John McGinnis, president of the UGArden Student Club.

The grant will be used to buy harvesting supplies, a refrigerator for the garden and one for the UGA Food Pantry. The refrigerators will extend the shelf life and food safety of the produce. The pantry was established in 2011 by the UGA Panhellenic Council and is located at the Tate Student Center. The student-run resource center serves about 100 students a day.

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EXHIBITIONS

Nevertheless, She Resisted: Documenting the Women’s Marches. Through May 17. Hargrett Library Gallery, special collections libraries. 706-583-0213. jhebbard@uga.edu.

Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidates. Through May 19.

Georgia Museum of Art and Deupree Building. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

The Power of Children: Making a Difference. Through May 24.

Russell Gallery, special collections libraries. 706-542-5788. washnock@uga.edu.

Life, Love and Marriage Chests in Renaissance Florence.

Through May 26. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Jean Mann. Through June 23. Visitor Center, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6014. connicot@uga.edu.

Corals, from Sea to Screen. Through June 28. Atrium, ecology building. 706-542-7247. bethgav@uga.edu.

Under the Big Top: The American Circus and Traveling Tent Shows. Through July 5. Special collections libraries.

706-583-0213. jhebbard@uga.edu.

Sculptured Adornment: The Jewelry of David Hayes.

Through July 28. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Out of the Darkness: Light in the Depths of the Sea of Cortez.

Through Oct. 27. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-1817. hazbrown@uga.edu.

Storytelling in Renaissance Maiolica. Through Jan. 5. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu. (See story, below.)

MONDAY, MAY 13 RAMADAN Through June 4. Islamic religious observance.

MEN’S GOLF Through May 16. NCAA Regionals. UGA Golf Course.

COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOP Through May 17. Hands-on intensive modules provide participants with the skills needed to frame biological questions in

mathematical parlance, embark on analyses of these models and work with a diverse array of data using advanced computational methods. Instructors are John Drake, Pej Rohani and Andrew Park. 8 a.m. Ecology building. 706-542-1930. ideas@uga.edu.

PROJECT STATUS REPORT TRAINING This in-person training on the new Project Status Report is targeted at faculty and staff, particularly those who need help determining the balance on a sponsored project. RSVP to cathya15@uga.edu to reserve a spot. 3:30 p.m. C128 Davison Life Sciences Complex. 706-542-9441.

TUESDAY, MAY 14 REGISTRATION Registration for May Session and Extended Summer Session.

WORKSHOP The Georgia Museum of Art presents a workshop on drawing from nature. Join artist Toni Carlucci to learn some of the secrets to drawing plants, flowers and other objects of nature using techniques that are fun, effective and easy to practice at home. Open to children ages 6 and older. This workshop is free, but pre-registration is required. Limited to 25 participants. 4 p.m. Visitor Center, Room 1, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-1244.

FACULTY/STAFF GOLF LEAGUE Also May 21. All UGA faculty and staff of every skill level are welcome to join each Tuesday evening of daylight saving time for 9-hole events in individual or team formats. Weekly and season-long winners will receive golf shop credits. Entries into weekly events are on a first-come, first-served basis. Weekly event entry fee is $5 per player. League 9-hole green fee is $11.85 including tax. 9-hole cart fee is $10.17 including tax.

5 p.m. UGA Golf Course. john.crumbley@uga.edu.

BOTANIC MUSICALE AND AFTERNOON TEA The State Botanical Garden of Georgia is pleased to be a part of the inaugural Chamber Music Athens, a new festival with a national scope that brings together internationally acclaimed guest artists, UGA faculty and students for 10 days of concerts, public masterclasses, panel discussions and intensive collaboration in rehearsals and chamber music coaching. The program includes works by Amy Beach, Fanny Mendelssohn, Schubert, Puccini, Rachmaninoff and Brahms. Limited tickets are available and include a reception in the lower level of the chapel before the

By McKenzie Peterson

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NY Philharmonic String Quartet to make Athens debut

By Bobby Tyler UGA Presents brings the 2018-2019 season to a close with the Athens debut of the New York Philharmonic String Quartet. The chamber ensemble from one of America’s premier orchestras will perform a program of quartets by Haydn, Shostakovich and Brahms on May 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall.

Formed in January 2017 during the Philharmonic’s 175th anniversary season, the New York Philharmonic String Quartet comprises four principal musicians from the orchestra: Concertmaster Frank Huang, Principal Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples, Principal Viola Cynthia Phelps and Principal Cello Carter Brey.

The quartet made its debut as the solo ensemble in John Adams’ Absolute Jest in New York in March 2017, reprising the work on the orchestra’s 2017 European tour.

The ensemble has since appeared at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival and in a tour of South Korea. All four members are prize winners at international competitions and have appeared as concerto soloists with orchestras around the world.

The quartet’s Athens concert will be recorded for broadcast on American Public Media’s Performance Today, the most popular classical music program in the U.S. Tickets for the concert start at $30. They can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office, online at pac.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-4400. A limited number of discounted tickets are available to current UGA students for $10 with a valid UGA ID (limit one ticket per student).

Hodgson Concert Hall is located in the Performing UGA Presents ends its season with a performance by the New York Philharmonic String Quartet at 7:30 p.m.

Arts Center at 230 River Road in Athens.

May 16 in Hodgson Concert Hall.

concert. $35. 6:30 p.m. Visitor Center Great Room and Cecil B. Day Chapel, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-1244.

Storytelling in Renaissance Maiolica, on display at the Georgia Museum of Art through Jan. 5, was inspired by two pieces of maiolica the museum recently purchased.

poem. In designing complex, figurative compositions and 3D settings, artists often derived inspiration from prints and illustrations. Dining was considered one of the most important social activities of aristocratic life, an ideal occasion to demonstrate one’s elevated status, good taste and erudition. Banquets featured multiple courses that required a large number of serving pieces to present and distribute the food, which was eaten with one’s hands. In composing the painted narratives, artists often exploited the varying surfaces and depressions of the piece on which it appeared to reveal the story sequentially, enhancing the impact of the imagery as the diner emptied the dish. Inscriptions appear on the backs of many pieces of historiated maiolica—recording the subject matter, date, site of production, artist and excerpts from poetry—suggesting that diners might have turned them over during meals for more information.

Related events at the museum include public tours of the exhibition with Damiano on June 12 and Sept. 4 at 2 p.m.; 90 Carlton: Summer, the museum’s quarterly reception, on July 19 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (free for current members, $10 for Friends of the Museum and supporters, $15 for Not Yet Friends; galleries open until 8:30 p.m.); a lecture by guest curator Perri Lee Roberts on Aug. 23 at 2:30 p.m.; and a lecture by Elena Bianchelli, senior lecturer and director of the Rome Program, classics department in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences (time and date to be determined). All programs are open free to the public unless otherwise indicated.

7 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu.

BASEBALL vs. Alabama. $5-$8. 7 p.m. Foley Field.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 CLASSES BEGIN For May Session and Extended Summer Session.

DROP/ADD Through May 16. For May Session and Extended Summer Session undergraduate- and graduate-level courses.

STAFF APPRECIATION DAY All University of Georgia staff are invited to attend UGA’s fifth annual Staff Appreciation Celebration. An initiative of the Office of the President, Staff Appreciation Day is a way for the university to say thank you to staff. 10 a.m. Intramural Fields.

CONCERT Established in January 2017 during the New York Philharmonic’s 175th anniversary, the New York Philharmonic String Quartet includes four principal musicians from its namesake orchestra. The group brings the 2018-19 UGA Presents season to a close playing works by Haydn, Shostakovich and Brahms.

Tickets start at $30. 7:30 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4400. ugaarts@uga.edu. (See story, above.)

FRIDAY, MAY 17

TOUR AT TWO Tour of highlights from the permanent collection led by docents. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu.

BASEBALL vs. Alabama. $5-$8. 7 p.m. Foley Field.

MIDWEEK MELODIES WITH CAROLINE AIKEN Also May 22. Singer-songwriter Caroline Aiken has performed and recorded with many national acts and toured the U.S. but calls Athens her home. Enjoy free concerts on Wednesday evenings in May and June in the Pecan Tree Courtyard—or inside if it’s raining. 5:30 p.m. Pecan Tree Courtyard, Georgia Center.

706-542-1932. john.parham@georgiacenter.uga.edu.

EXHIBITION OPENING Our Town and Beyond: Works by Early Members of the Athens Art Association. Through Aug. 11. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

THURSDAY, MAY 16

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New Georgia Museum of Art exhibition on Renaissance maiolica offers food for thought Like a talented storyteller beginning his tale, a generous host invites visitors into the scene by setting the table with delicious food and decorated dinnerware.

In Renaissance Italy, maiolica was the standard form of pottery used to serve these welcoming meals.

The exhibition Storytelling in Renaissance Maiolica, on view at the Georgia Museum of Art through Jan. 5, contains several of these tin-glazed earthenware plates from 16th-century Urbino and Venice.

The catalyst for the exhibition was two pieces of maiolica the museum recently purchased with funds provided by the Virginia Y. Trotter Decorative Arts Endowment and the William Underwood Eiland Endowment. These works were made in the workshop of Guido Durantino (also known as Guido Fontana; active 1520-1576) and his son Orazio in Urbino, Italy.

Perri Lee Roberts, professor emeritus, University of Miami, and guest curator for the exhibition, helped locate them, as well as other works borrowed for the exhibition.

“The two dishes, representing mythological subjects, were purchased on the London art market at a time when maiolica is experiencing a renewed interest and major exhibitions are highlighting its beauty and art historical value,” said Nelda Damiano, the Pierre Daura Curator of European Art and curator of the exhibition. “We are extremely proud to share with our visitors maiolica examples of such high quality, produced in one of the most important workshops of the period.”

Islamic potters first developed the process of making maiolica around 800 BCE, emulating Chinese white porcelain. Islamic rule in Spain from the 8th to the 15th century spread the technique to Europe, including Italy. The technique requires covering a fired ceramic with a white glaze containing tin oxide.

The result is a blank slate for decorating. Decorating this surface requires skill and determination. Fused glaze does not forgive mistakes. The final product is durable and remains bright and colorful for centuries.

The plates in the exhibition, which come from lenders including the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, the Gardiner Museum, the Speed Art Museum and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, include a variety of colors from bright blue to sandy orange. During the Renaissance, Italian maiolica was affordable and sold at a large commercial scale.

The stories shown on these plates would have been familiar to contemporary audiences and often come from classical mythology or the Bible. The two pieces that the museum purchased depict mythological subjects from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, a Roman narrative

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GARDEN EARTH EXPLORERS Also May 18, 23 and 25. Families enjoy a morning of adventure discovering Garden Earth through songs, puppets, stories, hikes, activities or games. The Garden Earth Explorers program is an informal way to give young naturalists a better understanding about the importance of Earth. Thursday mornings will be geared towards ages 3-6, and Saturday mornings will capture the interest of more advanced learners ages 7-10.

This event will not take place during inclement weather or a scheduled festival. 10:15 a.m. Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156. cscamero@uga.edu.

THIRD THURSDAY Seven of Athens’ established venues for visual art hold “Third Thursday,” an event devoted to art in the evening hours, on the third Thursday of every month. The Georgia Museum of Art, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Lyndon House Arts Center, Glass Cube & Gallery@Hotel Indigo-Athens, Cine, the Classic Center and ATHICA will be open from 6-9 p.m. to showcase their visual-arts programming. Full schedules are posted at 3Thurs.org.

YOGA IN THE GALLERIES Enjoy a yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries.

Led by instructors from Five Points Yoga, this program is free and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m. Yoga mats provided. 6 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu.

FILM SCREENING Part of the “Love and Shakespeare” film series. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead tells the story of Rosencrantz (Gary Oldman) and Guildenstern (Tim Roth) who ramble obliviously through Elsinore Castle and its environs as the events of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet unfold around them. While visiting their old friend Hamlet (Iain Glen), the pair engage in an ongoing philosophical debate about free will versus predestination, each trying to prove absurd positions through misbegotten experiments. Meanwhile, the clueless friends attempt to make sense of the peculiar goings-on in the castle. 1991, PG, 118 min.

SATURDAY, MAY 18

YOGAFIT FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS Designed to help personal trainers incorporate yoga into one-­on­-one sessions with their private clients, the one-­day training will teach participants the most effective ways to create a well-rounded mind/­body experience. Highly recommended for trainers who use yoga as their primary method of training as well as those who want to incorporate it into their fitness conditioning sessions. $329. 8 a.m. Mind/Body Studio, Ramsey Student Center. 706-542-8023. lisawilliamson@uga.edu.

CLASS Taxonomy is the branch of science that names and classifies plants, animals, fungi, microbes, etc. Using data from genetics, biochemistry, physiology and morphology (observations of leaves, flowers, roots, etc.), a plant taxonomist analyzes this information to reveal groupings, relationships and ultimately names. Simple dissection and observation of plant parts can quickly reveal the identity of most species. The goals of “Plant Taxonomy” are to familiarize attendees with the basic characteristics that botanists look at when investigating an unknown plant and to introduce attendees to the use of classic ID tools like dichotomous keys (decision trees) to distinguish plants.

Bring a hand lens. $105. 9 a.m. Visitor Center, Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-1244.

SCHOOL OF LAW COMMENCEMENT Speaker: Former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. 10 a.m. Stegeman Coliseum. (See story, page 1.)

CHILDREN’S GARDEN PERFORMANCE SERIES Celebrate the opening year of the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden with family friendly outdoor performances. Every third Saturday of the month, enjoy a variety of engaging shows. All performances will take place at 9:30 a.m. with a second showing at 11 a.m. In case of rain, the Callaway Administration Building Auditorium will serve as the stage. Theater-in-the-Woods, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-1244.

BASEBALL vs. Alabama. $5-$8. 2 p.m. Foley Field.

CLASS: GET GOLF READY “Get Golf Ready” is an adult class for beginner to intermediate golfers who want to learn more about golf in a fun and relaxed setting. No equipment needed. The 3 p.m. class is for ladies only. A second class at 4:15 p.m. is available for ladies and gentlemen. The price for attending individual sessions will be $25, a bundle of 5 is $100 and unlimited access is $150. UGA

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 CONFERENCE The focus of the 2019 Georgia Topology Conference will be 3D topology, and, in particular, topics related to codimension-1 foliations. 8 a.m. 328 Boyd Graduate Research Center. will@math.uga.edu.

ARTFUL CONVERSATION: STORIES OF ULYSSES Join Sage Kincaid, associate curator of education, for a closer look and conversation about a work of art by a follower of Apollonio di Giovanni from the exhibition Life, Love and Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu.

UGA WELL-BEING 5K RACE AND 1.5 MILE FUN RUN/WALK All fitness levels are welcome. For those participating in the USG Well-being program, this event is worth $25 in well-being credit for running, walking or volunteering. Register at 2019Employeefunrun.eventbrite.com. For a paper registration form or to volunteer, email wellbeing@uga.edu or call 706-542-7319. 6 p.m. UGA Golf Course.

FRIDAY, MAY 24 MIDTERM, WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE For May Session.

SATURDAY, MAY 25 MEETING Annual meeting of the Friends of the Museum. Light snacks will be provided. Hear more about the collections from curators and staff. Tour is included. 1 p.m. Museum of Natural History, Curation Annex, Administrative Services Building. 706-542-1663. budfree@uga.edu.

CLASS: GET GOLF READY “Get Golf Ready” is an adult class for beginner to intermediate golfers who want to learn more about golf in a fun and relaxed setting. No equipment needed. The 3 p.m. class is for ladies only. A second class at 4:15 p.m. is available for ladies and gentlemen. The price for attending individual sessions will be $25, a bundle of 5 is $100 and unlimited access to as many sessions as you would like for $150. UGA Golf Course.

706-363-5128. john.crumbley@uga.edu.

MONDAY, MAY 27 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY No classes; offices closed.

COMING UP TOUR AT TWO May 29. Tour of highlights from the permanent collection led by docents. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. hazbrown@uga.edu.

ASCB REGIONAL MEETING May 31. The American Society for Cell Biology has selected UGA as a site for its inaugural regional meeting: Teaching Tomorrow’s Scientists: An ASCB Regional Meeting. The goal of this meeting is to promote professional development and networking among life science educators who don’t have the time or funds to travel to the national meetings. This daylong meeting is designed for a teaching-intensive audience of life scientists. The meeting will include biological research and education research plenaries, a poster session, a networking lunch, afternoon workshops and an end-of-day networking mixer. The deadline for meeting registration is May 24. The cost is $40 for ASCB members and $50 for nonmembers. 8 a.m. Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences.

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Jim Beasley, an associate professor at UGA’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, has been named an Ecological Society of America Early Career Fellow for 2019. He is one of eight recently selected for the honor.

According to the ESA, ­Beasley was elected for outstanding contributions internationally in the field of applied ecology through his research in invasive species ecology, carnivore ecology, scavenging ecology and wildlife population ecology in landscapes abandoned following nuclear acJim Beasley cidents. ESA established its fellows program in 2012 with the goal of honoring its members and supporting their competitiveness and advancement to leadership positions in the Society, at their institutions and in broader society.

Fausto Sarmiento, a professor of mountain s­ cience in the geography department of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, received the 2019 Barry Bishop Career Award in April during the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers. The award recognizes exemplary research productivity, professional contributions and teaching excellence in montology, which is the study of mountains.

Sarmiento has helped to Fausto Sarmiento reevaluate disciplinary and institutional approaches to sustainable development in mountain environments like the Tropical Andes.

He is co-chair of the Mountains Specialist Group of the World Commission on Protected Areas and a member of the World Conservation Union’s Protected Landscapes Task Force. He serves on the editorial boards for the Annals of the AAG (USA), the Journal of Mountain Science (China) and the Journal of Mountain Ecology (Spain), and he chairs the Latin American and Caribbean Mountain Research Network.

With 32 years of experience in the developing world, Sarmiento has distinguished himself as a leader in his field, receiving numerous awards and recognitions, including a Fulbright Fellowship to Japan. He also serves as a consultant to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Pan American Center for Geographic Research and Studies on matters related to conservation of mountain ecosystems and biocultural heritage.

Logan Fiorella, an assistant professor in the educational psychology department at the College of Education, recently received the Division C Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association. The award, which Fiorella received at the association’s Division C business meeting on April 7 in Toronto, recognizes an emerging scholar in learning and instruction whose research has significantly impacted the field.

Logan Fiorella Fiorella’s research focuses on how students learn by generating explanations and drawings in science. In a recent project, he discovered that asking students to create drawings on paper while they explained aloud to a peer what they were learning led to more elaborative explanations and better learning outcomes than students who only explained or only drew. Fiorella is conducting follow-up studies to explore other ways to help students better explain and draw what they are learning.

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FACULTY PROFILE

Dorothy Kozlowski

Much of Bart Wojdynski’s research involves conducting eye-tracking studies on digital news and advertising, which follow and measure how people view on-screen information within fractions of a second.

Fast track: Grady College faculty member studies media consumption

By Sarah Freeman freemans@uga.edu

As a faculty member, Bart ­Wojdynski derives satisfaction from seeing the switch flipped within the minds of his students.

“I love watching students develop interests they didn’t know they had,” he said. “My goal is to try to meet students at the intersection of what they want out of a class and where they might want to go in the future.”

Coincidentally, that is exactly what happened to him in a research methods class at the beginning of his master’s program that led to his career. The lightbulb moment happened when he realized he would not have to choose between being a journalist or a social scientist, but instead could study the social science of how people understand journalism and other digital media.

Since then, Wojdynski has been on a fast track, teaching digital design and media research classes while conducting experiments to understand the role of design and attention in how consumers’ attitudes are shaped by media content.

In a­ ddition to the ­coding classes where he teaches journalism students content creation in HTML, CSS and JavaScript, he also teaches courses in data visualization, digital media design and media psychology.

Whether he is teaching a traditional in-person class or one that’s online, a

format he has worked with since his first faculty position at Virginia Tech, he said he feels fortunate to be teaching classes in his wheelhouse.

Much of Wojdynski’s research involves conducting eye-tracking studies on digital news and advertising, which follow and measure how people view on-screen information within fractions of a second. He was first exposed to eye tracking in 2008 while at UNC assisting a faculty mentor with a grant exploring how online news consumers used content like story carousels, audio slideshows and homepage hyperlinks.

The main goals were to establish how readers recalled content and whether they were persuaded.

Wojdynski maintained an interest in eye-tracking research throughout his doctoral program and his two years as an assistant professor at Virginia Tech, but it wasn’t until he started teaching at the University of Georgia that he was able to conduct his own eye-tracking research and work with doctoral students on their own projects.

Wojdynski said that the move to UGA was appealing not only because of the reputation UGA has, but also the strong communication research and Ph.D. program at Grady College. The fact that Grady was willing to investigate what would be involved in establishing an eye-tracking lab was an added benefit.

With support from the college and university,Wojdynski started the Digital

FACTS Bartosz “Bart” Wojdynski

Assistant Professor Department of Journalism Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Ph.D., Mass Communication, University of North Carolina, 2011 M.A., Mass Communication, University of North Carolina, 2008 B.A., American Studies and English, University of North Carolina, 2001 At UGA: Six years

Media Attention and Cognition Lab in his first semester at UGA. Since then, Wojdynski has been mentoring doctoral students in designing media research experiments in a highly collaborative, teaching hospital-type environment.

Wojdynski, who was recently promoted to associate professor with tenure, is equally energized by using his research and that of others to inform his teaching.

“I try to show my students how humans look at content and what messages they come away with,” he said.

“Whether I am teaching designers, writers or videographers, I hope they come away from my class with the desire to bring a little more of a humancentered, evidence-based perspective to the content they create.”

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Andrew Sawyer named pecan agent for SE District

By Clint Thompson cbthomps@uga.edu

The partnership between UGA ­ ooperative Extension and the C Georgia Pecan Commission yielded a new area pecan agent position for the Southeast District this year.

The two entities co-funded the ­position filled May 1 by ­Andrew Sawyer.

He will work with growers and county agents in Southeast Georgia, while UGA Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells continues to serve producers in Southwest Georgia and statewide.

“I am so excited about this partnership between the pecan industry and UGA Extension. This is a great example of how everyone in the agricultural industry in Georgia works together to identify needs and solve problems,” said

Laura Perry Johnson, associate dean for UGA Extension. “Andrew is the perfect person to be UGA Extension’s pecan expert in Southeast Georgia. I look forward to seeing Andrew Sawyer the great things that come from this partnership.”

Sawyer’s addition to the pecan team is timely since there has been an increase in the number of trees being planted in the southeastern part of the state over the past decade. Although the majority of Georgia’s crop lies in Southwest Georgia in Mitchell, Dougherty and Lee counties, Tattnall County in Southeast Georgia was ranked No. 6 in

farm gate value for pecans in 2017 with $16.1 million, according to the UGA Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development.

It’s a critical year for Georgia pecan farmers.

Hurricane Michael hit Southwest Georgia last October, decimating the pecan industry by causing more than $560 million in direct losses. Producers are currently making decisions about whether they should replant, what varieties to plant and how to overcome low market prices.

“There probably will be more questions that come up this year, more problems that need to be looked at in the field,” said Lanair Worsham, vice chairman of the Georgia Pecan Commission. “It’s going to work well (having Sawyer join the pecan team).”

DIVISION OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

‘Growth and development’ Twenty-three employees complete Supervisors’ Academy

By Allie Cox

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Twenty-three supervisors from units across the university completed the UGA Supervisors’ Academy on March 8.

“The UGA Supervisors’ Academy is designed to help supervisors make their teams stronger, more efficient and better equipped to take on challenges,” said Juan Jarrett, associate vice president for human resources. “When supervisors invest time in their own growth and development, ultimately it is good for the whole university.”

The academy is offered twice a year through Training and Development in the Office of Human Resources. The program provides supervisors essential skills and knowledge to manage people, whether they are new to a supervisory role or have been a supervisor for several years.

Sonya Sinkfield-Dixon, administrative coordinator for the Office of Institutional Diversity and a new supervisor at UGA, was in the graduating cohort.

“I felt the program challenged my current way of thinking and introduced me to new strategies for managing myself, my team, our office culture and change,” she said.

Greg Kirby, director of campus reservations, events and technical services for the Tate Center, also completed the academy this spring.

“Every supervisor needs time to learn and reflect. This was that time for me. I needed to be reminded why I do the work that I do,” he said.

Through sessions led by Training and Development staff, the academy focused on four essential areas of development for supervisors: managing self, managing culture, managing teams and managing change. Participants also formed coaching circles as part of the program, where they met separately in smaller subgroups to discuss real-life situations and offer support and guidance to those in similar roles.

“This program gave me a new confidence and direction. The self-reflection and exploration helped me identify and value my strengths, while readings and group discussions taught me ways of leveraging those strengths for my work, my team and my own well-being,” said Lindsay Robinson, assistant director for print and digital design with the Division of Marketing & Communications. “Even before finishing the program, I felt renewed energy and a more positive outlook on my role and responsibilities as a supervisor. I hope my team also feels a sense of security and trust, so that

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Offered twice a year through Training and Development in the Office of Human Resources, the UGA Supervisors’ Academy provides supervisors with essential skills and knowledge to manage people, whether they are new to a supervisory role or have been a supervisor for several years.

we might do even greater things together.”

In addition to Sinkfield-Dixon, Kirby and Robinson, the spring 2019 graduates of the Supervisors’ Academy are Carol Alexander, testing coordinator, University Testing Services; Donna Doolittle, senior operations supervisor, Recreational Sports; Joann Ellstein, assistant manager, Snelling Dining Commons; Charles Fain, building services worker, lead, Facilities Management Division; Lisa Fields, testing coordinator, University Testing Services; Jillian Fishburn, lab manager II, Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Lab; Ryan Fugett, director, CAES Contracts and Grants, CAES Business Office; Reychel Garren, office manger, CAES Business Office; Magen Martin, building services supervisor, University Housing; Chris McBride, assistant director, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory; Kim McKenzie, administrative manager I, clinical and administrative pharmacy; Veronica Monroy, building services supervisor, University Housing; P.J. Perea, SREL communications manager, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory; Mary Poland, ­assistant department head, access services, UGA Libraries; Marilyn Rodriguez, business manager II, anthropology; Neyael Rubio-Delgado, BSW supervisor, University Housing; Emily Schattler, administrative manager, Odum School of Ecology; Kellie Templeman, application analyst specialist, Office of Institutional

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­ esearch; Debbie Tonks, IT manager, Franklin R College, Office of Instructional Technology; and Markitta Willoughby, building services supervisor, University Housing.

The UGA Supervisors’ Academy is part of a larger effort to provide supervisors with the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities to manage people and processes effectively. In addition to the academy, Training and Development offers the Supervisory Fundamentals program and the Supervisor Seminar Series.

Supervisory Fundamentals, which focuses on policies and guidelines for supervising, is a prerequisite for the Supervisors’ Academy.

The two-day training is offered multiple times per year and lays the foundation for successful supervision.

The Supervisor Seminar Series focuses on an array of topics related to supervising, from onboarding new team members to giving feedback. The seminars are open to current supervisors, aspiring supervisors and all interested faculty and staff.

Future class dates for Supervisory Fundamentals and the Supervisor Seminar Series were announced May 7 as part of the Training and Development summer schedule. The next UGA Supervisors’ Academy will run in the fall.

For more information about training programs for supervisors, contact Training and Development or visit hr.uga.edu/training.

CYBERSIGHTS

The Classical Origins of Southern Literature

By James Everett Kibler Jr. Abbeville Institute Paperback: $24.95

RETIREES February

Twenty employees retired Feb. 1.

Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are: Jeffrey D. Aaron, public service assistant, Cooperative ExtensionNortheast District, 28 years, 8 months; Marsha Black, associate professor, environmental health science, 24 years; Kay K. Brown, administrative specialist, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-State 4-H, 8 years, 6 months; Tina E. Carter, administrative assistant II, University Health Center, 11 years; George E. Francisco Jr, associate dean, College of Pharmacy, 30 years, 7 months; E. Lee Gray, boiler operator II, Facilities Management Division-energy-steam production, 21 years, 4 months; Josephine Hicks, application analyst specialist, EITS administrative information systems, 10 years, 4 months; Sandra J. Hodo, administrative associate I, psychology department, 11 years, 4 months; William G. Hubbard, senior public service associate, Office of the Associate Dean for Extension, 25 years, 6 months; Ben D. Jackson, professor, forestry and natural resources, 28 years, 5 months; Antonio L. Johnson, equipment operator III, Facilities Management Divisionservices-sanitation services, 11 years, 9 months; Craig K. Kvien, professor, crop and soil sciences, 39 years, 10 months; Pamela Leed, publications marketing coordinator, Division of Marketing & Communications, 21 years, 5 months; Zona S. Medley, public service associate, Cooperative Extension-Southwest District, 25 years, 6 months; David J. Moorhead, professor, forestry and natural resources, 35 years, 2 months; Jeffrey Morris, lead painter, Facilities Management Division-structural support shop, 26 years, 5 months; Elaine S. Pittman, CDL lead teacher, College of Family and Consumer Sciences-Child Development Lab, 25 years, 5 months; Susan C. Quinlan, associate professor, Romance languages, 32 years, 8 months; Pamela J. Tetu, administrative associate I, University Health Center, 10 years; and Thelma Jean Thomas, cashier clerk, Oglethorpe Dining Commons, 16 years, 3 months.

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Book details origins of Southern literature The Classical Origins of Southern Literature explores the continuation of the classical literary tradition in Southern literature from the Colonial era to the present.

Written by James Kibler Jr., professor emeritus of English in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the book contrasts American writing outside the South, which attacked or consciously undermined the classics, with a Southern literature that staunchly adhered to the eternal verities of the classical tradition.

The work treats both major and minor Southern writers throughout four centuries.

“If I were to teach my courses in Southern and American literature again today I would use the thesis unfolded in this volume as the organizing principle of the surveys,” said Kibler. “My former students over a period of 39 years may use the book as the latest chapter in my teaching of them.”

The Classical Origins of Southern Literature can be purchased online from ­barnesandnoble.com or amazon.com.

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Website adds interactive data functions

georgiadata.org

The GeorgiaDATA depository of state- and county-level statistical information now features a suite of interactive data visualization tools.

GeorgiaDATA, hosted by UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, provides the public and government leaders with quick and convenient access to Georgia county and state information.

GeorgiaDATA users can drill down by topic, visualize the data using maps and on-screen tools and/or

download selected material as Excel files.

The website features data from the Georgia County Guide, an annual print publication produced by the Vinson Institute and UGA’s Cooperative Extension. GeorgiaDATA supplies information that’s organized by county and topic; users can access the tools under the Topics tab on the main menu. An easy-to-follow video guide can be found under the About tab.

Editor Juliett Dinkins Communications Coordinator Krista Richmond Art Director Jackie Baxter Roberts Photo Editor Dorothy Kozlowski Writers Kellyn Amodeo Leigh Beeson The University of Georgia is committed to principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.

The University of Georgia is a unit of the University System of Georgia.

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TIFTON from page 1

Speakers at the UGA-Tifton centennial celebration included, from left, Scott Angle, director of USDA NIFA; Sam Pardue, UGA CAES dean; Jere W. Morehead, UGA president; Gary Black, Georgia agriculture commissioner; Joe West, UGA-Tifton assistant dean; U.S. Rep. Austin Scott; and Archie Tucker, USDA southeast area director.

“These students have a tremendous opportunity to earn a UGA degree close to home while working alongside some of the very best agricultural scientists in the world. After seeing their presentations, we are all assured the future of the industry is in good hands.”

Pardue spoke about his vision for the future, which includes the continued success of the campus in helping to maintain agriculture as the top industry in Georgia.

“Cutting-edge science has been our tradition in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for more than a century. Our scientists are ready to lead the way to the great discoveries ahead,” Pardue said.

“We will move forward from the days of creating the first mechanical peanut combine to developing new precision agriculture tools, such as robotic technology that can harvest a whole host of crops. We will use what we have learned from generations of irrigation research to ensure we have the technology at our fingertips to conserve and protect our essential water resources in the future while improving crop productivity.

We will explore vast opportunities in the newest areas of agricultural science, including the role of the microbiome, genetics and genomics, controlled-environment farming and other new technologies that will make us better scientists, better teachers and better stewards of agriculture,” Pardue added.

Originally known as the Coastal Plain

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from page 1 hard work and dedication,” said Morehead.

“These initiatives have the potential to further enrich the educational environment of our great university and to connect our faculty, staff, and students with new opportunities to make a positive impact on our state, nation and world.”

The concept for a grand challenges initiative was introduced in the 2017 Task Force on Student Learning and Success, which outlined 12 recommendations to further enhance the learning environment at UGA. The third recommendation of the task force report called for new programs to be developed to explore “big ideas” as defined by the institution. The working group identified the institution’s Great Commitments framework as an ideal foundation on which to build new programming.

“Great Commitments capture the breadth and depth of this university’s dedication to improving the world around us,” said Frum, “and I am pleased to see the recommendations of the working group beginning to take shape in meaningful ways on our campus.”

Two of the new programs already are up and running: The Great Commitments interdisciplinary seed grant program was launched by Morehead during his annual State of the University address in January, and the inaugural Student Tour of Georgia took place during spring break this past March. The faculty ambassador program and student-led service program will launch in fall 2019.

Experiment Station, UGA-Tifton has been home to world-renowned scientists such as National Medal of Science award winner Glenn Burton; peanut scientist Frank McGill, whose package approach to peanut production increased peanut yields in Georgia; turfgrass pioneer Wayne Hanna, who produced cultivars that are grown throughout the world; and peanut researcher Peggy Ozias-Akins, who helped map the peanut genome.

“This day of celebration is an opportunity to look in the rearview mirror and see what’s happened on our campus, but as scientists, we always have to be looking forward,” said UGA-Tifton Assistant Dean Joe West.

“May 3 is not an end; it really is a beginning.”

Part of the day’s festivities also included the dedication of the Centennial Garden, located behind the Tift Building in the center of campus. The 2-acre garden is a re-creation of a garden that existed in an earlier era. It contains 100% UGA-generated genetic plant releases.

In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, UGA-Tifton is host to more than 400 employees, including scientists focused on various research projects dealing with crops, insects and plant diseases. The campus covers more than 5,000 acres in South Georgia. UGA-Tifton research projects also are conducted on farms and research and education centers throughout the state in Attapulgus, Camilla, Midville and Plains.

The working group included the ­following individuals: • Eric Atkinson, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs; • Michelle Cook, Vice Provost for D ­ iversity and Inclusion and Strategic University Initiatives; • Marsha Davis, Interim Dean of the C ­ ollege of Public Health; • Tim Foutz, Meigs Professor of ­Engineering; • Jennifer Frum, Vice President for Public Service and Outreach; • Ammishaddai Grand-Jean, Immediate Past Student Government Association President; • Libby Morris, Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost; • Sam Pardue, Dean and Director of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; • Usha Rodrigues, University Professor and M.E. Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law; • Kyle Tschepikow, Special Assistant to the President and Director for Strategy and Innovation; • Cynthia Ward, Meigs Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief Medical Officer for Small Animal Medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine; and • David Williams, Associate Provost and Director of the Honors Program and Morehead Distinguished Professor of Religion.

More information regarding UGA’s Great Commitments can be found here: https://greatcommitments.uga.edu/.

from page 1 “I have immense respect and appreciation for coach Dooley and all that he has accomplished at the University of Georgia,” said USG Chancellor Steve Wrigley. “The board of regents and I look forward to reviewing the proposal to name Dooley Field during our May meeting.”

Dooley served as head football coach of the Bulldogs from 1963 to 1989 and as director of athletics from 1979 to 2004. As head coach, he won a national championship in 1980 and six Southeastern Conference Championships, and while athletics director, Georgia teams won 23 national championships and 78 SEC team championships.

“I am pleased that we will have an opportunity to recognize coach Dooley as we launch the next football season,” said Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart.

“We will use this exciting development to galvanize private support around our capital fundraising efforts to expand Butts-Mehre for our football program.”

Dooley has received a number of highprofile national awards and honors over the years. In 2016, he received the John Wooden Citizen Cup Award for positive influence on the lives of others. In 2010, he received the

Bear Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes excellence in coaching on and off the field, and in 2004 he was honored with the James J. Corbett Memorial Award for his devotion to intercollegiate athletics.

Dooley was inducted into the National College Football Hall of Fame in 1994. He also has been inducted as a Georgia Trustee by the Georgia Historical Society.

“It’s a great day for the University of Georgia and its football program,” said former Georgia Bulldogs great and 1982 Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker.

“Coach Dooley was such a great mentor to me during my career at Georgia and beyond. Congratulations to Coach on this well-deserved honor.”

“Coach Dooley is one of the most celebrated leaders in Georgia athletics,” said Gov. Brian P. Kemp. “He knew how to win on the football field and inspired generations of young men and women to live with purpose, passion and integrity.

“I applaud the University of Georgia for honoring Coach’s decades of service and success,” he added. “I look forward to watching the Dawgs compete on Dooley Field in the near future.”

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already benefiting from the GCS Program: more than 240 scholarship recipients were on campus in the past year. “If it weren’t for the kindness and generosity of the donors to my Georgia Commitment Scholarship, I wouldn’t be at UGA,” said one GCS student from Moultrie, Georgia. “This scholarship also has allowed me to grow in my major and get more involved at UGA.” Providing a well-rounded college experience is a key component of the GCS Program. As a partner in the program, the Division of Academic Enhancement offers tutoring, workshops, academic coaching and other support to help GCS students transition to college life, achieve academic success while on campus and plan for life after graduation.

Georgia, including the University of Georgia.

“We are delighted to have Gov. Deal be a part of this milestone event for our students,” School of Law Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge said. “The School of Law prides itself on being one of the best returns on investment in legal education by providing a first-rate legal education and connecting students to distinguished leaders as they prepare to be future leaders for our state and society.”

Just over 200 students will participate in the ceremony, including 185 Juris Doctor (J.D.), 14 Master of Laws (LL.M.) and three Master in the Study of Law (M.S.L.) candidates.

The event will start at 10 a.m., and the university’s Clear Bag Policy will be enforced.

LEADERSHIP

from page 3 budget management, office supervision and coordination of the office’s outreach initiatives, including all first-year and transfer orientation sessions. She also assists with the coordination and facilitation of the university’s student sexual misconduct hearings.

Sarah Sorvas, the special projects manager for the Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. Sorvas serves as chief of staff to the Georgia Center director and advises on business administration and operations. She manages university-wide collaborations for all special projects at the Georgia Center and is the primary liaison for UGA senior administration offices for all special events at the Georgia Center. She has been at UGA since 2016.

Jen Williams, the senior communications director in the College of Education.

At UGA since 2011, Williams is responsible for the overall planning and direction of the College of Education communication activities. She promotes the college to its various internal and external stakeholders in support of the college’s teaching, research and service missions.

Beth Woods, the executive director for the Office of Information Technology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. As a

member of the college’s administrative leadership team, Woods oversees the college’s information technology services and enduser support. At UGA since 2008, she also directs fiscal and technical operations within the Office of Information Technology and leads a team responsible for supporting the administrative, instructional and research computing needs over a diverse cross-section of UGA departments and disciplines.

Arzu Yilmaz, the senior project manager and team leader in the Office of University Architects. Yilmaz manages a range of projects, including the renovation of existing academic and auxiliary buildings and the design and construction of new buildings.

Currently, she is the project manager for the Interdisciplinary STEM Research Building and Brumby Hall renovation projects. She has been at UGA since 2011.

“Programs such as the Women’s Staff Leadership Institute help build a pipeline of formal and informal leaders throughout the campus community,” said Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Libby V. Morris. “I congratulate the members of this year’s class on being selected for this program and appreciate their dedication to the University of Georgia.”

Bulletin Board Parking registration

Registration for the first and largest­round of parking permits for the 2019-2020 school year will end June 28 at 5 p.m. After this date, fewer permit assignments will be available, and employees will be placed on the waiting list. Visit tps.uga.edu to register for a parking permit. Assistance with registration is available weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Transportation and Parking Services office.

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