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UGA establishes Russian Domestic Flagship Program

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Clinic director and professor Alex Scherr (center) works with three veterans who just completed their first year of law school.

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UGA law students step up to help Georgia veterans facing challenges

By Aaron Hale

aahale@uga.edu

Richard Stafford served his country in Vietnam. Now, he is hoping his country will be there for him in his time of need.

Stafford was stationed on the U.S.S. America supercarrier in the Gulf of Tonkin and flew missions over Vietnam as a radar operator.

Decades later, Stafford, who now lives in Macon, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, a disease associated with exposure to Agent Orange (a tactical herbicide used by U.S. forces in the war). The disease has limited his mobility in both legs. He says he can barely walk 100 yards without having to stop to rest and ease the severe pain in his feet.

Initially, the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded Stafford partial disability payments. But as

the condition worsened, the Navy veteran thought he should be eligible for full disability pay. After a long and frustrating process, Stafford’s claim was denied by the VA. He wanted to appeal but would have to navigate a complex bureaucracy.

The veteran would need to gather stacks of medical documents and devote considerable time and effort to understanding how to launch a successful appeal.

“It gets very involved for a layman to put a case together,” Stafford said.

Fortunately, the University of Georgia School of Law was launching an initiative that could help with Stafford’s case.

The Veterans Legal Clinic serves Georgia veterans and their dependents to help them get the benefits they have earned through military service. The clinic, which opened in

May, focuses on helping clients with benefits claims already submitted to the VA and the Social Security Administration, said Alexander Scherr, a UGA law professor and director of the clinic. The VA claims process can be long and complex, and the clinic helps move cases along.

The clinic was made possible thanks to a lead gift from law school alumnus James E. “Jim” Butler Jr. The clinic accepts work from all over Georgia. However, its primary focus will be a 15-county region surrounding Athens, serving rural, isolated areas, where veterans lack access to a range of services— advocacy and legal services in particular.

Stafford is one of the clinic’s first clients and is helping UGA law students gain experience while they are assisting with his case. The See VETERANS on page 8

GEORGIA COMMITMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The development of global partnerships and a growing Eastern European economy have created an expansion of job opportunities for professionals with Russian language skills in fields ranging from the biological and mathematical sciences to the social sciences and international affairs.

To meet this growing need, a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense’s National Security Education Program was recently awarded to the University of Georgia to establish the Russian Domestic Undergraduate Flagship Program.

The renewable grant brings more than $275,000 to UGA in the first year and is expected to provide more than $1 million, pending congressional approval, during the first full grant cycle.

The Language Flagship Programs are administered by the Institute of International Education, which oversees several elite grant programs, such as Fulbright.

The Language Flagship currently funds 25 Flagship Centers across the country in languages considered vital to national security and to the challenges of a global society, such as environmental degradation, global disease and hunger and economic

See FLAGSHIP on page 8

BHM ADVISORY TASK FORCE

UGA to dedicate memorial at Baldwin Hall on Nov. 16 The University of Georgia will dedicate a new memorial at Baldwin Hall in tribute to those who were buried there. The dedication will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 16.

“I am grateful for the work of the members of the advisory task force and for their holistic approach in designing this memorial,” said President Jere W. Morehead. “This memorial will provide the university and local community with an opportunity for meaningful reflection and will permanently honor the men, women and children who were buried on this site more than a century ago.”

Morehead is one of three individuals scheduled to speak at the ceremony. The others will be the Honorable Steve Jones, U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, and Michelle Cook, UGA’s Vice Provost for Diversity and

Inclusion and Strategic University Initiatives.

The memorial, located on the south end of the front lawn of Baldwin Hall, near Old Athens Cemetery, will serve as a place of remembrance for the individuals who were originally buried on this site in the 1800s, most of whom likely were slaves or former slaves.

The memorial includes more than 35,000 pounds of granite donated by an Oglethorpe County quarry on land that has been owned by a Georgia African American family for more than a century. Cook is a member of the family that owns the property.

The memorial, which will complement the aesthetic of the university grounds, also includes: • a circular form for the memorial plaza, creating a focal point that will See MEMORIAL on page 8

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Synovus establishes five need-based scholarships Carr named next vice president for incoming UGA students starting in fall 2019 for government relations

By Arden Baila

arden.baila25@uga.edu

Synovus has established five need-based scholarships for incoming University of Georgia students intending to major in business. Part of the Georgia Commitment Scholarship Program, the scholarships will be awarded to students across Georgia beginning in fall 2019.

The Synovus Georgia Commitment Scholarships are renewable for up to four years and will then be awarded in perpetuity.

Synovus’ commitment to these students will extend beyond financial support, as the company

will connect them with possible internships, networking opportunities, mentors in the banking industry and more.

“Synovus is proud to partner with the University of Georgia to support the Georgia Commitment Scholarship Program,” said Alison Dowe, chief communications and corporate responsibility officer at Synovus. “We are thrilled that five incoming first-year students from across the state will benefit from Synovus’ scholarships beginning next fall. Our investment in the GCS Program also represents a lasting investment in the state of Georgia, and we look forward to seeing the

impact of these scholarships for many years to come.”

Through the GCS Program, the UGA Foundation will match, dollar-for-dollar, each of the five scholarships created by Synovus.

Since the launch of this program in January 2017, more than $21 million has been raised to establish 322 new need-based scholarships. As the program continues, the university anticipates that between 400 and 600 new, need-based scholarships will be endowed. Increasing scholarship support for students is a key priority of the university’s Commit See SCHOLARSHIP on page 8

Tobin (Toby) R. Carr, who has served as associate vice president for government relations and director of state relations at the University of Georgia for the past four years, has been selected as the university’s next vice president for government relations. Carr will succeed the current vice president, J. Griffin Doyle, upon his retirement on April 1, 2019.

Carr is an honor graduate of UGA, holding dual degrees in finance and agricultural engineering, and he has more than a decade of experience in Georgia government. Prior to becoming associate vice president, he served as director of planning for the Georgia

Department of Transportation for three years. In this role, Carr was instrumental in working with local governments, local planning Toby Carr bodies and the federal government in furthering the transportation improvements that have taken place in Georgia over the past several years. He also worked on the staff of Gov. Nathan Deal in several capacities and from

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Artist, professor describe how arts, sciences intersect

CAMPAIGN FOR CHARITIES

Marine Extension agent supports organization celebrating differences

By Krista Richmond

By Emily Webb

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For Samantha Joye and Rebecca Rutstein, the point where the arts, the sciences and the humanities meet is thousands of meters beneath the sea.

Joye, the Athletic Association Professor in Arts and Sciences in the marine sciences department at UGA, and Rutstein, an artist and the university’s third Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding, shared how they are working together to shine light on literal darkness during a lecture titled “Expeditions, Experiments and the Ocean: Arts and Sciences at Sea.” “This connection allows us to use the beauty of the deep sea to captivate people’s imaginations,” Joye said. “I want to continue this because I think it is an exceptional way to engage the public in what we do.”

The Nov. 2 event, sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, was part of the fall 2018 Signature Lecture series and a plenary presentation of the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities, or a2ru, conference.

Their collaboration began when they met at a National Academies workshop just a year ago.

For both of them, it was an elective class that changed their paths. Joye was studying to be a doctor and took a marine sciences class that helped her realize that while she loved medicine, she could do just as much to help people while studying the ocean. Rutstein, who majored in art, took an interest in geology after taking an elective in the subject and began incorporating geological themes into her pieces.

“It sparked a passion in me to shed light on these places and processes that are hidden from view through creating art,” Rutstein said.

Rutstein’s work inspired by descents to the ocean floor is currently on display at UGA. A 64-foot-long interactive sculptural installation made with laser cut steel and LED lights, and a large-scale, four-part painting installation can be seen at the Georgia Museum of Art, and a mural-sized banner is on display in the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Later this month, Rutstein will join Joye and other scientists studying hydrothermal vents and the carbon-cycling processes occurring in Mexico’s Guaymas Basin in the Sea of Cortez. Rutstein will set up her studio on the ship and create new works inspired by the data they’re collecting in real time. Rutstein and Joye will give a second presentation in March 2019.

Six years ago, Jill Gambill’s son, Cheyten, received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

Gambill describes ASD, which affects communication and behavior, as an invisible disability.

“The people diagnosed with it are not in wheelchairs,” she said. “There’s not something visible that you can immediately pick up on that would make them different. Because of that, sometimes people may not understand behaviors. They may not understand why the lack of social skills are there.”

Around the time of Cheyten’s diagnosis, Gambill learned about Extra Special People, the Watkinsville-based nonprofit organization that, since 1986, has served children and young adults with developmental disabilities. Gambill attended a holiday dinner hosted by the group. Because of the warm welcome she received at that meal, she and Cheyten joined ESP. “It’s a community who understands what you’re going through and some of the worries and challenges you might be experiencing,” said Gambill, who is the coastal resilience specialist and a public service faculty member at the Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, a public service and outreach unit.

ESP is one of the more than 1,100 charities that UGA faculty and staff can donate to during this year’s Campaign for Charities, “Shaping Our Future Through Giving,” which runs through Dec. 7.

ESP serves individuals with behavior disorders, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, ASD, Asperger’s syndrome and other disabilities. ESP serves more than 300 families from more than 26 Georgia counties and helps participants from age 3 to those who are adults.

“We help people who need a little extra help to push through it and make their lives even better,” said Cheyten, who is now 12 years old, about ESP. In addition to running weekend and after-school programs, family support programs and events throughout the

TERRY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

ESPN host urges students to take advantage of strengths

By Matt Weeks

mweeks@uga.edu

As the first African American woman to co-host ESPN College Game Day, UGA alumna Maria Taylor is familiar with forging her own path. The secret to breaking glass ceilings, she said at a Terry Leadership Speaker Series event, is to embrace what makes you different.

“So a lot of these things that you don’t like, they set you apart,” said Taylor, who received a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from UGA in 2009 and 2013, respectively. “That becomes your strength, and your strengths define your lane.”

Taylor, who is also a sideline reporter and analyst for ESPN, was a four-time all-SEC volleyball player at UGA and a starter on the women’s basketball team.

Taylor pursued her Terry MBA while working in sports information at the Athletic Association. Since graduation, she has been employed by Comcast Sports Network, IMG and ESPN. From the outside, her career arc may look like a perfect upward slope, but it didn’t happen the way she planned.

“When I came to school, I thought I was going to be a team doctor. I took health sciences in high school. I took biology here and … I was terrible,” she said. “What happened in school was that I realized that wasn’t my purpose.

My plan was to be a team doctor, but that wasn’t the purpose or the lane I was meant to be in. That wasn’t where my strengths are. And a lot of your purpose is going to come from where your strengths are. Since my strengths were interpersonal, I had to find something that really related to that—and journalism was it.”

In 2014, Taylor co-founded a nonprofit, The Winning Edge Leadership Academy, to help women and minorities interested in careers in sports.

The Terry Leadership Speaker Series is presented by the Institute for Leadership Advancement. It brings wellknown leaders from a variety of organizations to share their unique leadership styles and experiences with students.

Taylor’s talk also was designated one of the university’s fall Signature Lectures.

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Marine Extension agent Jill Gambill plays baseball with her 12-year-old son, Cheyten, which is one of his favorite activities as part of Extra Special People.

year, ESP holds an eight-week program that includes day camp, overnight camp and field trips.

“For many of the families, that’s the only week of the year where they have respite,” said Gambill.

Additionally, many of the children have needs that a typical babysitter can’t meet, but ESP provides training for volunteers who attend their program.

“The parents know that their child is safe and being loved on and cared for,” Gambill said.

Cheyten has participated in the summer camp every year. During those camps, he has come to UGA to swim in Legion Pool, gone bowling and spent time at Camp Twin Lakes in Winder.

“In the summer, I like to swim at Legion Pool,” he said. “It’s hot outside, and then when you go in the pool, it cools you down. It’s so refreshing.”

“For most of the families there, this is the only outlet for their children,” Gambill said. “They can’t join clubs, after-school activities or sports. This is their only chance to socialize with other children and to be in a place where they’re celebrated for their differences,

rather than feeling less than.”

Cheyten’s favorite sport is baseball, and in August, ESP announced that it partnered with The Miracle League, an inclusive baseball league comprised of neurotypical individuals and individuals with special needs.

Their goal is to build a complex where participants from each organization can play together.

“The Miracle League is trying to raise money to do a wheelchair accessible field, where everyone from ESP and people with wheelchairs can get on the field and off the field easily,” Cheyten said.

Cheyten—who said that football and basketball are tied for being his second favorite sport—also enjoys participating in UGA’s Bulldogs and Buddies program. The annual event with football players and head coach Kirby Smart allows ESP participants to meet their favorite football team members and watch them practice.

Gambill said ESP has had a huge impact on the lives of her and Cheyten.

“It’s such a special place in the positivity and love that they give,” she said.

ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

OneSource team will offer more than 90 training sessions before university’s upcoming transition to OneUSG Connect

By Krista Richmond krichmond@uga.edu

In preparation for the switch to a new HR/payroll system called OneUSG Connect, the OneSource project team will be hosting several trainings throughout November, December and January.

“The goal is to familiarize people with the transition that’s happening in December,” said Michele Bolduc, OneSource training lead. “Every employee will see a change in the way they access HR and payroll information, so the courses are really meant to make sure everyone has a chance to attend a training or find information they can refer to.”

More than 90 sessions will be offered. They include a OneUSG Connect overview for employees who have human resources roles and responsibilities; employee self-service courses for faculty, graduate assistants and staff based on how they’re paid; manager courses; system manager courses; and time and absence approver courses.

“The courses are set up according to

how people will be using the system,” Bolduc said.

Employees can access trainings in four ways: attend in person, attend via interactive webinar, view a recording or access self-service materials to serve as a guide. For a full schedule, recordings of courses and self-service materials, visit www.onesource.uga.edu/resources/ training.

More than 20 volunteers from across campus who use these functions serve as trainers and are teaching the courses.

“They understand what it means to be a UGA employee, so having them in front of the classroom as a trainer gives them the ability to interpret questions really well,” said Sarah Fraker, Change Management Team lead.

“We’re happy and thankful to have them on board.”

Another group of volunteers comprises the Training Advisory Team, which reviews training materials and provides appropriate feedback.

Volunteers known as “gurus” share information, provide assistance and create materials at the department level.

“It’s a large, institution-wide effort,”

Bolduc said.

New courses will be added to the training library as needed. In addition, tutorials for various tasks will be available in the training library and are presented in See It, Try It, Do It and Print It modes, which allows users to decide how to view the step-by-step guides.

There will be several changes affecting all employees that will be covered in the courses. Starting in January 2019, paystubs will be accessed through the OneUSG Connect platform. Also, employees will be able to edit their own direct deposit information and divide deposits among up to six accounts. The locations of leave requests and time reporting also will change as part of the transition.

OneUSG Connect is the University System of Georgia initiative to develop and implement streamlined human resources and payroll policies, procedures and technology solutions that benefit all USG institutions. Implementation of OneUSG Connect will align UGA with other USG institutions.

For more information, visit www.onesource.uga.edu.

FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

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Richard Gordon directs the LACSI, which recently received two grants to expand its research, teaching and public service in the state and beyond.

‘Amplify the impact’

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute awarded $1.7M to expand efforts

By Alan Flurry

aflurry@uga.edu

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1.7 million in support of the University of Georgia Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute to expand research, teaching and public service in Georgia and beyond.

A unit of UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, LACSI has more than 200 faculty affiliates spanning every college and professional school on campus, including 55 language or area studies specialists. The institute is home to the nation’s first and only Department of Defense-funded Portuguese Flagship Program, which promotes Portuguese language acquisition among undergraduate students to advance U.S. strategic interests.

The funding consists of two grants: a four-year grant that renews LACSI’s status as a National Resource Center, a designation reserved for the nation’s most esteemed area studies centers, and a Foreign Language and Area Studies grant, which goes directly to undergraduate and graduate students to provide

financial support for students studying Brazilian Portuguese and Quechua, an indigenous language spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Andes and highlands of South America.

Guarani, an indigenous language of South America, also will be added soon.

“In every college and school at UGA there are dedicated and talented faculty, staff and students who have, together, worked to make UGA a national leader in Latin American and Caribbean studies,” said Richard Gordon, director of LACSI and principal investigator on the grants.

“Over the next four years, this award will amplify the impact of their activities in research, instruction and outreach, and help UGA to expand and enhance its international collaborative relationships with our hemispheric neighbors.”

A National Resource Center since 2014, LACSI supports faculty-led initiatives in world-language and area studies education, such as public service, business and public health, as well as in professional fields.

Planned NRC activities include: • The creation and expansion of Portuguese and Spanish language programs

at collaborating minority-serving institutions such as Spelman College and Savannah State University; • Development and implementation of dual-language immersion programs at local primary and secondary schools; • Support for women’s health initiatives, clinics and education in Grenada and Peru; and • Support for faculty research on issues ranging from indigenous culture and society and Latin American social disparities to business and governance, natural resource management and the promotion of sustainable agriculture, as well as the dissemination of findings.

“Georgia’s emergence as a nerve center of global cultural and economic interconnectedness owes a great deal to the state’s growing ties to Latin America and the Caribbean,” said Derek Bentley, associate director of LACSI’s National Resource Center. “The National Resource Center and Foreign Language and Area Studies programs will allow LACSI, Franklin College and UGA to better meet the needs of students, educators and citizens seeking greater engagement with this critical region.”

RESEARCH NEWS

Study links cottonseed oil with lower cholesterol

By Cal Powell

jcpowell@uga.edu

Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that a high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed oil drastically improved cholesterol profiles in young adult men.

The researchers conducted a five-day outpatient feeding trial of 15 healthy, normal weight men to test the effects of diets enriched with cottonseed oil and olive oil on lipid profiles.

Participants showed significant reductions in cholesterol and triglycerides in the cottonseed oil trial compared to minimal changes on the olive oilenriched diet.

The results appear in the journal Nutrition Research.

“One of the reasons these results were so surprising is because of the magnitude of change observed with the cottonseed oil diet,” said Jamie Cooper, an associate professor in the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences’ foods and

nutrition department and the corresponding author of the journal article.

“To see this amount of change in such a short period of time is exciting.”

The subjects, all healthy men between the ages of 18 and 45, were provided high-fat meals for five days in two separate, tightly controlled trials, the only difference being the use of either cottonseed oil or olive oil in the meals.

Participants showed an average decrease of 8 percent in total cholesterol on the cottonseed oil diet, along with a 15 percent decrease in low-density lipoprotein, or LDL (the “bad” cholesterol), and a 30 percent decrease in triglycerides.

This diet also increased high-density lipoproteins, or HDL (the “good” cholesterol), by 8 percent.

Researchers suggested a fatty acid unique to cottonseed oil, dihydrosterculic acid, may help prevent the accumulation of triglycerides, a type of fat, in the body.

“By doing that, it pushes the body to burn more of that fat because it can’t

store it properly, so you have less lipid and cholesterol accumulation,” Cooper said.

That mechanism, in addition to the high polyunsatured fat and omega-6 content of cottonseed oil, seems to be a key component to the beneficial effects on lipid profiles, Cooper said.

Researchers plan to expand the study to include older adults with high cholesterol as well as a longer feeding intervention.

Additional authors are Kristine R. Polley from the College of Family and Consumer Sciences and Natalie J. Oswell, Ronald B. Pegg and Chad M. Paton from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences food science and technology department.

Paton also serves an assistant professor within the FACS foods and nutrition department.

The study was supported by Cotton Incorporated and the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership and the UGA Clinical and Translational Research Unit.

The UGA School of Law recently defeated the University of Florida School of Law in the Florida/Georgia-Hulsey/Gambrell Moot Court Competition in Jacksonville, Florida.

Formerly known as the Hulsey-Kimbrell Moot Court Competition, this contest is traditionally held at the end of October on the eve of the Georgia-Florida football game. Two law students from each school compete as lawyers in a mock appellate case, and the victors in the case earn bragging rights and the championship trophy to keep at their law school for the year.

Representing the School of Law in the moot court competition were third-year law students Jennifer Cotton and Miles Skedsvold. This year’s win adds to UGA’s outstanding performances bringing its tournament record to 23-11-2.

This year’s judges were Senior U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore Jr. and U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood from the state of Georgia, and Senior U.S. District Court Judges William T. Hodges and Harvey Schlesinger and U.S. District Court Judge Marcia Morales Howard from the state of Florida.

Four join Peabody Awards board

Peabody has appointed Lorraine Ali, Karen Hall, Wonya Lucas and Anne Sweeney to its board of jurors, which each year evaluates and bestows the Peabody Awards for excellence in television, radio and digital media. The program is based in UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Ali is a television critic with The Los Angeles Times where she covers media, culture and American Muslim issues. Ali is an awardwinning journalist who, before joining the Times in 2011, was a culture writer and music critic with Newsweek and a senior critic with Rolling Stone.

Hall is a veteran television writer, producer and creative consultant. She has worked on ­numerous series including Peabody Awardwinners M*A*S*H, Hill Street Blues, Roseanne and The Good Wife. She has received seven Emmy Award nominations as well as the Humanitas Prize, the Women in Film Luminas Award and the Writers Guild of America Award.

Lucas is president and CEO of Public Broadcasting Atlanta, where she oversees the city’s NPR (WABE) and PBS (ATL PBS) stations and three digital properties. Under her leadership, WABE has seen a significant increase in award-winning local coverage and community engagement, as well as the launch of two national podcasts.

Sweeney is a member of the board of ­directors at Netflix, the board of trustees at the Mayo Clinic and a Dean’s Distinguished Fellow at the Harvard University Graduate School of ­Education.

Soccer player named to Southeastern Conference community service team

UGA sophomore Mollie Belisle earned a spot on the 14th annual women’s soccer SEC community service team.

Sidelined with an ACL injury this season, Belisle is a mentor at Barrow Elementary School. The Atlanta native attends her mentee’s soccer games and swim meets as well. She also is involved with Extra Special People and participates in the Special Olympics Prom. Additionally, Belisle is a member of GROW and served on a mission trip to Jamaica last year.

The SEC sponsors community service teams for all 21 league sponsored sports. The community service team highlights an athlete from each school who gives back to his or her community in superior service efforts.

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The following events are open to the public, unless otherwise specified.

Dates, times and locations may change without advance notice.

EXHIBITIONS

UGAGUIDE

For Home and Country: World War I Posters from the Blum Collection. Through Nov. 18. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris Ulmann.

Through Nov. 18. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Berkeley Boone. Through Nov. 25. Visitor Center, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6014. connicot@uga.edu.

Nature Speaks: Artworks by Katherine Mitchell and Diane Kempler. Through Dec. 7. Jackson Street Building. mtufts@uga.edu.

Poppies: Women, War, Peace. Through Dec. 14. Special collections libraries. 706-542-7123. jclevela@uga.edu.

War of Words: Propaganda of World War I. Through Dec. 14.

Special collections libraries. 706-542-7123. jclevela@uga.edu.

WE: American Thanksgiving Conflict and Communion.

Through Dec. 22. Special collections libraries. 706-542-5766. jsevern@uga.edu.

One Heart, One Way: The Journey of a Princely Art Collection.

Through Jan. 6. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Richard Hunt: Synthesis. Through Feb. 3. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

Fighting Spirit: Wally Butts and UGA Football, 1939-1950.

Through May 10. Rotunda, special collections libraries.

706-542-8079. jclevela@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.

MONDAY, NOV. 12 ETHICS AWARENESS WEEK Through Nov. 17. The University of Georgia is once again a proud participant of International Fraud Awareness Week. In support of this week, UGA observes Ethics Awareness Week to promote an ethical culture on campus and raise awareness about ethics resources available at UGA.

J.W. FANNING LECTURE The 34th annual J.W. Fanning Lecture will feature Keith Coble, head of the agricultural economics department at Mississippi State University, presenting on “U.S. Farm Policy: Looking Where We Have Been and Some Thoughts on the Future.” Those interested in attending the lecture, the luncheon or both should RSVP to eclance@uga.edu. 10:30 a.m. Hilton Garden Inn. 706-542-0763.

LECTURE “Does the Conservative Movement Have a Future?” George Hawley, University of Alabama. Author of Right-Wing Critics of Conservatism and Making Sense of the Alt-Right, Hawley is also a regular contributor to nonacademic outlets, including The American Conservative. Hawley will discuss whether the conservative movement is strengthened or weakened by the Trump presidency. 4 p.m. 123 Miller Learning Center.

LECTURE Documentary photographer Lee Karen Stow will talk about her Poppies: Women, War, Peace project, which records the personal narratives of women of war, conflict and genocide with a botanical series of the red “Flanders Fields” poppy. A reception will follow. The talk is co-sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, the Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law and the UGA Institute for Women’s Studies. 6 p.m. Auditorium, special collections libraries. 706-542-8079. jclevela@uga.edu.

FACULTY CONCERT The theme of this faculty piano recital by Maria Thomas is “Music Old and New.” The three “old” compositions feature music by Haydn, Chopin and Albeniz. The three “new” works include compositions by UGA faculty member Emily Koh, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music bassoon professor William Winstead and Pulitzer Prize winning composer Melinda Wagner. 7:30 p.m.

Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center.

By Camille Hayes ceh822@uga.edu

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s Thursday Scholarship Series will continue Nov. 15 with an Intergalactic Piano Extravaganza. UGA piano faculty, along with students, guests and five grand pianos, will take the Hodgson Hall stage at 7:30 p.m.

From solo piano selections to piano duets to music for five pianos, the UGA piano faculty and students will present selections by favorite composers from Bach to John Williams, with much of the program relating to the “stars.” Acting as master of ceremonies, Pete Jutras, professor of piano and associate director for research and graduate studies, will guide the audience through the cosmos throughout the evening.

“Hearing five pianos played together is a rare treat for the performers and audience alike. At one point, you’ll experience the majesty of 100 fingers (10 players) all performing at the same time,” said Martha Thomas, the Despy Karlas Professor of Piano and associate director for undergraduate programs at the School of Music. She said that audiences also can look forward to a musical battle ensuing at one point of the night.

Many guests will be joining the extravaganza, including DMA percussionist Denis Petrunin, members of the UGA string faculty and their students, and the Dunamis Duo, which includes UGA piano graduate Soojung Jeon and DMA pianist Yoonsook Song.

“The ‘intergalactic’ theme for this concert reflects all of the musical selections on the program.

TODDLER TUESDAY Enjoy a tour, story time in the galleries and an art activity just for the little ones. Inspired by Richard Hunt: Synthesis, toddlers will learn about two- and three-dimensional works of art and then make their own 3D sculpture. This free, 40-minute program is designed for families with children ages 18 months to 3 years. Space is limited; email sagekincaid@uga.edu or call 706-542-8863 to reserve a spot. Sponsored by Heyward Allen Motor Co., Inc., Heyward Allen Toyota and the Friends of the

Georgia Museum of Art. 10 a.m. Georgia Museum of Art. LUNCHTIME TIME MACHINE This installment of the history department’s undergraduate lecture series, “Was There a Shark Week Before TV?”, features Steve Soper and Jake Short. Soper teaches courses on the history of modern Europe, Italy, microhistory and the second half of western civilization. Short also teaches courses on the history of modern Europe, with a focus on Germany, France and intellectual history. Pizza will be served. 12:30 p.m. 101 LeConte Hall. 706 542-2053. history@uga.edu.

ENSEMBLE CONCERT Collegium Musicum. 5:30 p.m. Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center.

ENSEMBLE CONCERT UGA African American Choral Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14 DISEASE ECOLOGY WORKSHOP In this seminar, Kerri Miazgowicz will present mechanistic temperature-dependent R0 models for the temperature suitability of malaria transmission and discuss how different ways of parameterizating these models affect estimates of temperature suitability. RSVP for lunch. 12:20 p.m. Conference room 104D, Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases. 706-542-1930. tross312@uga.edu.

ARTFUL CONVERSATION Sage Kincaid, associate curator of education, will lead a group conversation about Homer Dodge Martin’s “The Old Mill.” 2 p.m.

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

CED FACULTY LECTURE “Using GeoDesign to Tame Wicked Problems,” Brian Orland.

4:30 p.m. 123 Jackson Street Building.

Double bassist Milton Masciadri will perform at the next Faculty Artist Series concert.

Faculty Artist Series concert on Nov. 26 to feature double bassist Milton Masciadri The Hugh Hodgson School of Music in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences will feature double bassist Milton Masciadri in the next installment of the school’s Faculty Artist Series.

The performance will be held in Ramsey Hall in the Performing Arts Center on Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Masciadri is professor of double bass in the School of Music and has a long career as a national and international performing artist.

Masciadri’s performance will feature music by

The next Thursday Scholarship Series concert will feature an intergalactic theme and a performance by five pianists at once. The performance will take place Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Hodgson Hall.

We wanted to present music that is truly out of this world,” Thomas said.

Tickets for the family-friendly concert are $20 for adults and $6 for students and children. They can be purchased online at pac.uga.edu or by calling

the Performing Arts Center at 706-542-4400. All proceeds go directly to supporting student scholarships. For those unable to attend the concert, live streaming will be available online at music.uga.edu/ live-streaming.

TUESDAY, NOV. 13

ECOLOGY SEMINAR “Diversification, Adaptation and Community Assembly of the American Oaks (Quercus): A Model Clade for Integrating Ecology and Evolution,” Jeannine Cavender-Bares, professor, ecology, evolution and behavior department, University of Minnesota.

Host: Rico Holdo. Reception follows seminar at 4:30 p.m. in the ecology building lobby. 3:30 p.m. Auditorium, ecology building.

706-542-2968. bethgav@uga.edu.

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Nov. 15 TSS piano concert will be ‘intergalactic’

TUESDAY TOUR AT TWO Also Nov. 20. Enjoy a guided tour of the exhibit galleries of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. 2 p.m.

Rotunda, special collections libraries. 706-542-8079. jclevela@uga.edu.

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Franz Schubert, Giovanni Bottesini, Johann Sebastian Bach and more. Guest performers will include David Fung, pianist and associate professor of piano at UGA, and Elizabeth Johnson Knight, mezzo-soprano and vocal faculty.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students.

They can be purchased online at pac.uga.edu or by calling the Performing Arts Center box office at 706-542-4400. All proceeds go directly to supporting student scholarships.

For those unable to attend the concert, live streaming will be available online at music.uga.edu/ live-streaming.

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ENSEMBLE CONCERT UGA Wind Symphony. 7:30 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center.

THURSDAY, NOV. 15 NATURE RAMBLERS Join Nature Ramblers and learn more about the natural areas, flora and fauna of the State Botanical Garden. This is a ramble not a hike; participants will stop to view interesting plants, insects, butterflies, mushrooms, etc., along the way. 9:30 a.m.

Visitor Center & Conservatory front fountain, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156. ckeber@uga.edu.

Biosynthesis,” Keith Tyo, chemical and biological engineering department, Northwestern University. 11 a.m. 404D Biological Sciences Building. khbrown@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 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-served 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.

OPENING RECEPTION WE: American Thanksgiving Communion and Conflict will celebrate its opening with a reception, gallery tours and remarks from the artist Micaela Hobbs. The exhibit examines the history of the U.S. through the lens of the Thanksgiving dinner table.

The concept is presented as a series of place settings and serving pieces. Each piece is decorated with images of an individual or institution that played a part in shaping American history.

The installation asks visitors to imagine the conversations and arguments between and among these figures if they around the Thanksgiving table. 7 p.m. Second floor, special collections libraries. 706-542-5766. jsevern@uga.edu.

VOLLEYBALL vs. Auburn. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

THURSDAY SCHOLARSHIP SERIES CONCERT The Intergalactic Piano Extravaganza. $20; $6 for students and children. 7:30 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center. (See story, above).

FRIDAY, NOV. 16 INTERNATIONAL COFFEE HOUR 11:30 a.m. Memorial Hall ballroom. 706-542-5867. bgcecil@uga.edu.

CHEROKEE ROSE TRAIL RUN The Cherokee Rose Trail Run is one of very few runs in the botanical garden and grounds. For more information and to register, visit www.halfmoonoutfitters.com or the store at 394 Prince Ave. 9 a.m. Nature Trails, Registration in main parking lot, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-1244.

FOOTBALL vs. Massachusetts. 4 p.m. Sanford Stadium. Televised on SEC Network.

SUNDAY, NOV. 18 MEETING Northeast Georgia Orchid Society member Kevin Tarner will present a discussion of plant nutrients, their function in plants and how to provide these nutrients. 2 p.m. Visitor Center, Gardenside Room, State Botanical Garden. northeastgaorchidsociety@gmail.com.

VOLLEYBALL vs. Florida. 2 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

MONDAY, NOV. 19 THANKSGIVING BREAK Through Nov. 23. For students.

DAY OF WRITING Join the Center for Teaching and Learning for a day of writing.

Fuel in the form of coffee, tea and snacks will be provided. Drop in anytime. 8:30 a.m. South Conference Room, Instructional Plaza. 706-542-1713. ckuus@uga.edu.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21 VOLLEYBALL vs. Arkansas. 6 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

THURSDAY, NOV. 22 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS Through Nov. 23. Offices closed.

FRIDAY, NOV. 23

FRIDAY FOOTBALL TOUR Join curator Jason Hasty for a closer look at the exhibit Fighting Spirit: Wally Butts and UGA Football, 1939-1950. Tour is open to the public; no reservation is required. 3 p.m. Rotunda, special collections libraries. 706-542-8079. jclevela@uga.edu.

VOLLEYBALL vs. Mississippi State. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

FIT FOR FOOTBALL Get ready for football season with a pregame workout. This class will be a Pregame Pound class, which is a full-body cardio jam session with drum sticks. $3. 3:30 p.m. Studio D, Ramsey Student Center. 706-542-8023. lisawilliamson@uga.edu.

FOOTBALL vs. Georgia Tech. Noon. Sanford Stadium. Televised on SEC Network.

DIGILAB COLLOQUIUM Christopher Sawula will discuss Atlanta Housing Interplay, a new digital art history project in development in the art history department at Emory University. Focused on the nation’s first public housing projects built in Atlanta in the 1930s, the project seeks to provide a model for a published, digital monograph.

The talk will explain the origins of Atlanta Housing Interplay, its structure and how it seeks to bridge the gap between traditional print scholarship and interactive online projects. 4 p.m. DigiLab, Main Library. digi@uga.edu.

ECOLOGY SEMINAR Nov. 27. Speaker: Sarah Hobbie, professor, ecology, evolution and behavior department, University of Minnesota. Host: Ford Ballantyne. Reception follows seminar at 4:30 p.m. in the ecology building lobby. 3:30 p.m. Auditorium, ecology building.

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OPERATION SAFE DRIVE 10 a.m. Tate Center Parking Deck. fsevents@uga.edu.

(See Bulletin Board, page 8).

MEN’S BASKETBALL vs. Sam Houston State. $15. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR “Strategies for Exploiting Non-Growth Metabolism in

ENSEMBLE CONCERT Hodgson Wind Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center.

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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION LECTURE SERIES Nov. 27. Rodney Bullard, vice president of community affairs for Chick-fil-A, Inc. and executive director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation, leads Chick-fil-A’s community engagement and philanthropic strategy. Bullard is an alumnus of the Air Force Academy, Duke Law, the University of Georgia and the Harvard Business School. He recently released his first book, Heroes Wanted: Why the World Needs You to Live Your Heart Out. 5 p.m. 271 special collections libraries. 706-542-7990. leadership@terry.uga.edu.

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Xiangyu Deng, an assistant professor at the Center for Food Safety, has been awarded the Larry Beuchat Young Researcher Award by the International Association for Food Protection. The award recognizes excellence in food safety and was presented to Deng at the recent IAFP meeting.

The IAFP presents the Beuchat Award to a young researcher who is an active member and has shown outstanding ability and professional promise as a researcher in food microbiology and/or food safety in the early years of his or her career.

Sponsored by bioMerieux Inc., the award includes a plaque and a Xiangyu Deng $2,000 honorarium.

The IAFP named the award in honor of UGA Distinguished Research Professor Larry Beuchat, a retired College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences food microbiologist at the Center for Food Safety on the UGA campus in Griffin. Deng is also a researcher at the center, where Beuchat still actively participates in research projects.

Deng was recognized for creating a cloud-based software tool that quickly classifies strains of salmonella, one of the most prevalent foodborne pathogens in the U.S. and worldwide. The SeqSero system identifies serotypes, or distinct strains of salmonella, from infected humans, animals, foods and the environment using whole genome sequencing. This system allows for accurate, fast fingerprinting of any salmonella strain and replaces a complicated, time-consuming laboratory protocol.

Edward Delgado-Romero, associate dean for faculty and staff services in UGA’s College of Education and a professor in the counseling and human development services department, recently received the 2018 NLPA Distinguished Professional Career Award from The National Latina/o Psychological Association, a national organization of mental health researchers and practitioners that works to advance psychological knowledge to benefit Latinas/os.

The award is given to a psychologist whose contributions have “advanced an agenda congruent with NLPA’s mission,” according to the organization’s website. Candidates are eligible after 15 years have passed since earning a doctoral degree. It was presented during the organization’s biennial conference.

Delgado-Romero’s research focuses on the development of Latina/o psychology and the connections made between ethnic minority psychology and other aspects of multicultural psychology.

Karen Webber, an associate professor of higher education in UGA’s Institute of Higher Education, recently received the 2018 Sidney Suslow Scholar Award from the Association for Institutional Research.

The Suslow Award is the highest honor AIR bestows on an individual. This is the fourth Suslow Award presented to a faculty member from the University of Georgia.

AIR is the world’s largest professional association for proKaren Webber fessionals who engage in higher education institutional research and decision support.

Each year, AIR celebrates a member who has made extraordinary contributions through scholarly work to the field of institutional research and advanced understanding of the profession in a meaningful way.

Webber was nominated and selected for this honor by her AIR peers.

Webber also received the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of College and University Planners in 2016 for her collaborative work in creating the SCUP Planning Institute.

Kudos recognizes special contributions of staff, faculty and administrators in teaching, research and service. News items are limited to election into office of state, regional, national and international societies; major awards and prizes; and similarly notable accomplishments.

CAMPUS CLOSEUP

FACS research coordinator Jessica Smith, shown with her dog, Echo, is a credentialed dog trainer.

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FACS research coordinator has her hands in a wide variety of projects

By Krista Richmond krichmond@uga.edu

Jessica Smith likes change.

“I like having a new challenge,” she said.

And she’s taken on quite a few challenges. She’s a credentialed dog trainer.

She’s working on a second bachelor’s degree in psychology. She has a real estate license. She also works in the College of Family and Consumer Science’s foods and nutrition department as a research coordinator.

“I love the idea that we’re investigating aspects of family behavior that could help people be happier, feel like better parents and, in general, help families,” she said. “When people engage in the research, enjoy it and feel like they’re doing something good for themselves that is also important—that is the most rewarding part for me. I feel like we’re having an impact on the community and also, hopefully, the scientific community, as well.”

Currently, Smith works for Leann Birch, the William P. Flatt Childhood Obesity Professor in the foods and nutrition department, as a project coordinator for a National Institute of Diabetes and

Digestive and Kidney Diseases funded research project. Researchers in the foods and nutrition department, the psychology department in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Family Research at UGA are collaborating with Augusta University to conduct the Sleep SAAF: A Strong African American Families study. The project is using home visits to test the effects of a responsive parenting intervention on infant behavior and development in a sample of first-time African American mothers.

“I love working with researchers,” Smith said. “I’m a pretty methodical person, so I really enjoy that aspect of putting together a project and executing the different parts of it—how are we going to recruit, what is testing going to look like, who are the major players.

I’ve loved working with the entire team.”

Previously, Smith served as a recruitment coordinator for a clinical trial that looked at bone and muscle growth with Richard Lewis, UGA Foundation Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences and director of the Bone and Body Composition Laboratory.

“I like learning, and I like experiments,” she said. “I like that we’re taking

FACTS

Jessica Smith

Research Coordinator Department of Foods and Nutrition College of Family and Consumer Sciences B.A., English, University of Georgia, 2000 At UGA: Nine years

an idea and getting to execute the research question and see what we learn.”

Smith’s bachelor’s degree is in English, but it is her management and organization skills and interest in science writing that helps her work in research, which can include everything from managing recruitment to executing testing to processing data.

It’s also those skills that keep all of her own projects going. One that she’s particularly passionate about is dog training, which she was inspired to study after rescuing a puppy with anxiety issues. She also competes in sport training—specifically disc and agility—with her three dogs and plans to continue her animal behavior education.

Smith added that she enjoys “feeling like part of the community” in Athens.

ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES

Hooks, Eberhart named associate vice presidents The Office of Research has named two new associate vice presidents— Shelley Hooks, a new appointment to the office, and Derek Eberhart, who has directed Innovation Gateway, UGA’s technology commercialization arm, since 2015.

Hooks, associate professor of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences, joined the Office of Research part time Aug. 6 and brings an important faculty perspective to the work there.

She succeeds Julie Moore in this role.

Hooks’ responsibilities include oversight of programs that are important to faculty: internal grants and awards, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, UGA’s visiting scholars and research scientist appointments and promotions. She also is reinventing and invigorating regular meetings with research associate deans and other administrators responsible for research programs across the university.

“Ultimately, the Office of Research is here to serve and help the faculty

Shelley Hooks

Derek Eberhart

pursue their scholarly and research endeavors,” said David Lee, vice president for research. “It’s important to have an active faculty member like Shelley on our team who can ably serve as an advocate, a sounding board and a conduit for other faculty.”

The Hooks Lab in the College of Pharmacy is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health. Her team studies the molecular pharmacology of cellular signaling pathways that regulate inflammation and how these signaling mechanisms break down in cancer and neurological disease.

She joined UGA in 2004 as assistant

professor and served as interim director of UGA’s Center for Drug Discovery from 2016-17, leading the establishment of the Drug Discovery core lab.

Eberhart, whose promotion was effective Sept. 15, has been integral to Office of Research efforts to broaden innovation and entrepreneurship at UGA, including through expansion of industry engagement. He led the merger of the previously separate intellectual property licensing and startup operations and has served as its director since 2015. Eberhart served on the UGA Innovation District Task Force and will play a key role in helping to implement this transformative project as a member of the new Launch Team.

“Derek has done an outstanding job of leading UGA’s technology commercialization efforts to new heights, while also expanding the mission of Innovation Gateway. His accomplishments and growing portfolio merit the new title and recognition,” Lee said.

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

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Brannon Hicks, right, discusses a patient treatment scenario with Emily Smith, Lauren Wynn and Elizabeth Lally during an interprofessional training session on Oct. 24.

GLIDE program fosters interprofessional collaboration between four programs

By Camie Williams camiew@uga.edu

Acing your courses might be a solitary activity, but keeping patients healthy isn’t something one person can do alone. That was the take-away for pharmacy student Alfred Awuah and more than 250 students in three other disciplines who worked together Oct. 24 in an experiential learning scenario designed to foster interprofessional collaboration throughout their careers.

The event, funded in part by the Georgia Learning Through Interprofessional Development Experience, or GLIDE, program in the Provost’s Office, was designed to mimic real-life interdisciplinary work and show students how to work together in a team to address an issue. It brought together students from four academic programs: the Augusta University/UGA Medical Partnership, College of Pharmacy, School of Social Work and the Augusta University College of Nursing, which has a campus in Athens.

“As a pharmacy student, I’m obviously thinking about the best medicine to treat the pain and the patient’s depression,” Awuah said of the scenario, which involved a woman with a broken arm and compartment syndrome who students later learned may have been a victim of domestic violence. “With the social work students, we started thinking about, ‘is it the most cost-effective treatment?’ and ‘what about readmission?’ ” Susan Fagan, Distinguished Research Professor, Albert W. Jowdy Professor of Pharmacy Care and assistant dean in the College of Pharmacy, said she has dreamed of bringing students together for some time because she believes that teamwork can transform health care delivery.

“All of our professions work in silos. We are learning similar things, but we don’t learn together,” she said. “These students are the future of health care. We are hoping we can change things by starting at this level.”

Coordinating among different schools and colleges, different campuses and even

two universities wasn’t easy, but Fagan said that the support from the GLIDE program and the Provost’s Office helped make the collaboration possible.

“I think all of us benefit when we work together, respect each other and consider other perspectives,” she said. “Teamwork is required to solve many of the biggest challenges of our world.”

Brannon Hicks, a first-year medical student in the Augusta University/UGA Medical Partnership, said the event taught him a lot about how other professions can provide resources for patients that physicians can’t.

“It’s a good thing to know what everybody does and how they can help,” he said. “It’s eye-opening.”

Elizabeth Lally is pursuing a doctorate to become a nurse practitioner at the Augusta University campus in Athens while also working part time in the emergency department of St. Mary’s Hospital. She said that she has seen firsthand how patient care can improve when the entire team works together.

“It’s interesting to see where we see things the same and where we see things differently,” she said. “We all want the same outcome; we all want our patients to benefit. Communication and interdisciplinary teamwork help to make that possible.”

The health care exercise was the first to benefit from GLIDE program grant funding, but Russ Mumper, vice provost for academic affairs and chair of UGA’s interprofessional leadership committee, said he believes that the program will benefit students across campus.

“Interprofessional education has been firmly established and affirmed in the health professions as a necessary practice to prepare future health professionals to improve teambased patient care and health outcomes,” Mumper said. “However, we are also very interested in expanding interprofessional education to disciplines beyond the health professions where diverse teams are needed to address very complex problems.”

WEEKLY READER

Honored at the Engineering 150 Gala were (from left) founding College of Engineering Dean Dale Threadgill and alumni Barnie Beasley, Mickey Brown and Jonathan Jones.

College of Engineering honors founding dean and three alumni

By Mike Wooten

mwooten@uga.edu

During its Engineering 150 Gala on Nov. 3, the College of Engineering celebrated individuals who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to the discipline of engineering at the university.

“As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first class of engineering graduates at the University of Georgia, we want to take time to recognize and honor the contributions of those who have made a significant impact on the long legacy of engineering at UGA and on our growing engineering college,” said Donald Leo, dean of the College of Engineering.

“These award recipients helped establish a strong foundation for the college and their contributions will make a difference for generations to come.”

The Lifetime Impact Award in Engineering is presented to individuals who have achieved significant professional distinction in the field of engineering, have a lifetime of service to the discipline and have supported the college through their philanthropic contributions. The 2018 recipients are Dale Threadgill, J. Barnie Beasley and Mickey Brown.

Threadgill is the founding dean of the University of Georgia College of Engineering. He served as director of the Faculty of Engineering from 20012012 and led the movement to establish a comprehensive engineering college at UGA. He also established the E. Dale Threadgill Endowed Scholarship in Engineering Leadership. A graduate of Auburn University, Threadgill is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of agricultural engineering and biological

engineering. He retired in 2013 following 38 years of service to the university.

Beasley is a member of the board of directors of American Electric Power, one of the largest electric utilities in the U.S. A 1973 graduate of the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering, Beasley retired in 2008 as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Southern Nuclear Operating Co. Brown, a former executive vice president with Georgia Power Co., was responsible for the construction, design and maintenance of an electrical system serving millions of customers across the state. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from UGA in 1969 and has been a longtime supporter of the university and its efforts to establish a comprehensive engineering college.

Jonathan Jones received the Early Career Impact Award, which recognizes individuals who have achieved significant distinction early in their career while generously serving the college with their time and giving.

A 2013 graduate of UGA with a degree in biochemical engineering, Jones is a fermentation improvement engineer with Corteva Agriscience. In addition to serving on the College of Engineering’s Advisory Board, he has devoted his time to mentoring UGA engineering students and has worked to ensure the college is included in Corteva Agriscience’s recruiting program. Jones received the 2018 Eugene M. DeLoatch Legacy Award at the annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards Global Competitive Conference in recognition of his work to establish a company-sponsored STEM outreach program for students, teachers and parents in rural Michigan.

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Michael J. Coles, the cofounder of the Great American Cookie Company and the former CEO of Caribou Coffee, did not follow a conventional path into business.

He does not have an Ivy League pedigree or an MBA from a top 10 business school.

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UGA is observing Ethics Awareness Week Nov. 11-17 as part of the institution’s ongoing effort to promote an ethical culture on campus and raise awareness about

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Russian Flagship director Victoria Hasko (center) and Assistant Director Olga Thomason (left) speak with Flagship students at an event sponsored by UGA’s Center for International Trade and Security.

pressures.

“Flagship provides students with the resources to sustain and grow their proficiency in Russian throughout their undergraduate studies with generous funding for study abroad scholarships to help students strengthen their language and intercultural skills in professional terms,” said Russian Flagship director Victoria Hasko, an associate professor of world language education in the College of Education’s language and literacy education department.

The Russian Flagship Program will help students secure scholarships to study abroad in Almaty, Kazakhstan or any other Flagshipapproved Russian-speaking country, to complete their yearlong capstone studies.

While abroad, students will continue mastering professional Russian, taking content classes in their major and holding professional internships.

These experiences, including social events with faculty and special projects with native Russian language speakers, help students develop intercultural competency that link their intensive language studies with their academic interests and professional aspirations. Since Flagship certification is highly regarded by employers, graduates of this program often obtain high-profile positions in national security.

“Intercultural competency is a very important component of the program,” said Hasko. “One of the goals of the Language Flagship initiative is to prepare professionals who command deep knowledge of the country’s language, as well as their culture, customs, history and geopolitics, so they can serve as effective interlocutors both socially and professionally in their language of study.”

The first cohort of 20 students was admitted to the program this past August, and each student receives intensive instruction and tutoring at least five times a week. The program currently has more than 40 students on various levels across campus pursuing majors in fields ranging from international affairs and chemistry to computer science and ecology.

“Our intensive training enables students

to have the tools of the language, so they can succeed in global careers in their fields,” said Russian Flagship Assistant Director Olga Thomason, a senior lecturer in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Germanic and Slavic studies department. “Our goal is not simply to teach Russian—our goal is to prepare specialists in a variety of fields who have mastered Russian at a professional level of proficiency, enabling them to pursue various international careers involving Russian in private and public sectors.”

Thanks to another program awarded to Hasko and sponsored by the Eurasia Foundation U.S.-Russia University Partnership, Russian Flagship students also have the opportunity to work with and maintain relationships with Russian students from Moscow and Khabarovsk, Russia, via Skype and WhatsApp. This partnership allows students from both countries to practice speaking Russian or English and receive intercultural information from first-language speakers.

With more than 150 million speakers, Russian is the eighth most spoken language in the world. As commercial opportunities continue to grow between the U.S. and Eastern Europe, an increased number of businesses and government agencies are hiring individuals with Russian language skills.

UGA’s Portuguese Flagship was established in 2011, making this the second Language Flagship at the university and the fifth Russian program in the country. The program is open to undergraduate students of all majors and is a collaborative initiative between the College of Education and the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, with faculty partners across campus.

“This program is a critical national security initiative, and we want to help UGA Russian Flagship graduates succeed in impactful and prestigious careers nationally and globally,” said Hasko. “This program is a long-term commitment. We are hiring new faculty, building new intensive programming and planning to bring in experts whose work relates to Russia to create an innovative and effective career path for our students.”

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As part of Operation Safe Drive, all UGA students, staff and faculty are invited to the Tate Student Center Parking Deck Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mechanics from UGA Transportation and Parking Services will perform free vehicle inspections in preparation for the Thanksgiving break. Mechanics will top off fluids, check belts and wiper blades, pressurize tires and do a quick visual inspection of vehicles free of charge.

The UGA Office of Sustainability will be offering free bicycle safety inspections and tune-ups.

Holiday pottery sale

The UGA Ceramic Student Organization will hold its annual holiday pottery sale Nov. 28-29 from 9:30 a.m.

to 5 p.m., in the first-floor lobby of the Lamar Dodd School of Art, 270 River Road.

Work on sale will include handbuilt sculpture for home and garden as well as functional pottery: mugs, plates, vases, lidded boxes and bowls.

All work was made by ceramic students or faculty. Prices start at $8.

Proceeds from the pottery sale will be used to support student educational field trips to ceramic conferences and to bring in visiting ceramic artists.

Hourly parking is available at the Performing Arts Parking Deck, which is next to the Performing Arts Center on River Road.

For further information, contact Ted Saupe at tsaupe@uga.edu.

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from page 1 2008-09 was an aide to House Majority Whip Jan Jones, who now serves as Speaker Pro Tem. “I have worked closely with Toby Carr to advance the university’s key priorities with our state leaders,” said President Jere W. Morehead. “He has established strong relationships with the Governor’s Office, the General Assembly, Board of Regents and the University System Chancellor’s Office, as well as Georgia’s federal delegation in Washington, D.C. Perhaps most importantly, he has a unique understanding of the university and its critical role in serving all 159 counties of Georgia. With Toby’s appointment, we will have a seamless transition in expert leadership of our government relations efforts.”

Carr was recommended by a screening committee chaired by UGA General Counsel Mike Raeber. Over the next five months, Carr will continue to work closely with Doyle through the gubernatorial transition, the upcoming Biennial Legislative Conference and the 2019 session of the Georgia General Assembly. When he assumes his post in April, he will oversee an office that includes three directors who serve as the university’s liaisons at the federal, state and community levels.

“I am thrilled to be named as the next vice president for government relations,” said Carr. “I am excited to have this opportunity to help build upon our many successes as we move the university forward.”

As associate vice president and director of state relations, Carr has helped the president successfully advocate for the appropriation of approximately $130 million in capital funding for new facilities such as the Terry College Business Learning Community, the Center for Molecular Medicine, Phase I of the Interdisciplinary STEM Research Building and others. In addition, he has advocated for operating funds for the university, which annually comprise nearly 30 percent of the university’s budget.These state funds are critically important in enabling UGA to provide a world-class education at a reasonable cost to students.

Carr is a former member of Leadership Georgia and was named to UGA’s 40 Under 40 in 2014. He serves as an advisor to the UGA chapter of the Blue Key National Honor Society and received its Young Alumnus Award in 2012. He also serves as an advisory board member to the UGA College of Engineering.

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to Georgia Campaign.

“One of the most effective ways to change lives is through education, and the Georgia Commitment Scholarship Program allows students across the state who are facing financial hardship to afford a quality education at UGA,” said Kelly Kerner, UGA vice president for development and alumni relations. “We are appreciative of Synovus’ ongoing commitment to our students and know that not only will these students’ lives be positively affected, but also those of their families.”

In addition to their scholarship funding, Georgia Commitment Scholarship recipients will receive access to tutoring, academic coaching, networking opportunities, financial literacy workshops and student success workshops to better ensure their collegiate success.

Synovus’ commitment to these students will also extend beyond just financial support, as the company looks to connect Georgia Commitment Scholars with internship opportunities, networking opportunities, mentors in the banking industry and more.

“Synovus strives to focus on the communities we serve in three main areas: education, need-based opportunities and health and wellness,” Dowe said. “We see our Georgia Commitment Scholarships as a way to address these areas in an innovative, effective way all across our state.”

clinic is a law practice that has second- and third-year law students taking on cases with Scherr as their supervisor.

“It’s a great chance for students to learn in an environment where there’s a bit of a safety net,” Scherr said, “and they’re able to really work on cases that matter.”

Tyler Mathis, a second-year law school student, turned down a paying internship to work for free at the clinic over the summer.

“What really drew me to the clinic was the thought of being able to help people,” Mathis said.“But one of the most valuable experiences has been face time with veterans. Interacting with clients isn’t something they can teach us out of a book.”

Neither is the sense of public service they get by working on these cases.

Stafford said the students have been diligent in putting his case together. Soon they will be filing his appeal. And while he doesn’t want to get too confident about which way the VA will decide his case, he said the clinic has certainly raised the odds that he’ll win the appeal.

“I’m sure there are a lot of other veterans out there in similar situations as me,” he said.

“And if they can receive help from the Veterans Legal Clinic, they’d be well advised to do so.

I think it’s a great experience for the students, and it’s a great help for the veterans.”

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MEMORIAL from page 1 serve as a place of contemplation to honor and respect these individuals; • an elevated fountain in the center of the memorial plaza; • a granite marker, purposefully designed with elements similar to a marker at Oconee Hill Cemetery, which will include text about the memorial; • two granite benches facing the granite marker; and • vertical elements that will create a sense of ascension and will provide visibility from the street.

The design was recommended by members of the Baldwin Hall Memorial Advisory Task Force, a group of 18 representatives from the university and the local community appointed

by Morehead. Cook chaired the task force, and Jones was a member. Other members included: • Alicia Battle, Director for Workforce Development at Goodwill of North Georgia and Chair of the Clarke County Mentor Program; • Dawn Bennett-Alexander,Associate Professor of Employment Law and Legal Studies; • Paige Carmichael, Professor of Veterinary Pathology; • Gwynne Darden (Ex Officio), Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning; • Dexter Fisher, Director of Services in the Facilities Management Division; • Ammishaddai Grand-Jean, President of the Student Government Association and senior double majoring in economics and political science; • Mike Hamby, Athens-Clarke County Commissioner for the 10th District and

small business owner; • Lawrence Harris, Director of the Athens Community Career Academy with the Clarke County School District; • Kathy Hoard, former Clarke County Commissioner and recipient of the 2018 ATHENA Award for community involvement; • Meredith Gurley Johnson, Executive Director of the UGA Alumni Association; • The Rev. Benjamin Lett, Pastor of the Hill Chapel Baptist Church; • Charlie Maddox, Athens Rotary Club President and Member of the Athens Housing Authority Board of Commissioners; • Alison McCullick, UGA Director of Community Relations; • Arthur Tripp, Assistant to the President of UGA; • Victor Wilson, Vice President for Student Affairs; and • Henry Young, Kroger Associate Professor of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy and President of the Black Faculty and Staff Organization.

The remains of the individuals were first discovered during construction of an addition to Baldwin Hall in November 2015.They were reinterred at Oconee Hill Cemetery in March 2017, in accordance with guidance from the State Archaeologist’s Office.

The university held a memorial service to commemorate their lives, and a granite marker was placed at the gravesite. Acknowledgment in the form of a plaque also was placed inside the new entrance of the Baldwin Hall addition.