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Creative Writing Program opens up opportunities to fine tune artistic voice DISCOVER UGA

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Kelly Beavers, a senior photography major in UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, has painted a student-veteran inspired mural that will go up in the Tate Student Center on Veterans Day, Nov 11.

Military salute

Art student creates student veteran mural aahale@uga.edu

Kelly Beavers is making a habit of leaving a lasting, colorful, beautiful mark in the places she has worked.

Beavers, a senior photography major in UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, has painted a studentveteran inspired mural that will go up in the Tate Student Center on Veterans Day, Nov 11. When Beavers was in the Navy, she had the chance to paint murals on a U.S. aircraft carrier.

“I left these murals in places where I worked on the ship,” she said. “I feel like I left a mark. It’s

4&5

University mourns late philanthropist Jane Seddon Willson

By Stephanie Schupska

By Aaron Hale

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funny. Now as I’m leaving UGA, I’m doing the same thing as when I left the military. I’m leaving something behind.”

As a student veteran, the mother of a 3-year-old daughter and a full-time bartender in Winder, Beavers certainly fits the bill of a nontraditional student.

She served in the Navy from 2006-2010 stationed on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. She went into the Navy undesignated, meaning she didn’t have a job title, but came out as a yeoman third-class petty officer. On the ship, Beavers performed a variety of tasks including handling the

30-ton anchor, steering the ship and performing clerical duties. Before she left, the Navy learned about her artistic talents, which gave her the opportunity to paint several murals on an aircraft carrier—not an experience your typical undergraduate art major comes to school with.

All along, Beaver’s ultimate goal was to get a college degree, but the military was its own sort of education.

“It was tough work, but it gave me a good foundation,” she said. “I dreamt of going to a good school for a long time. It just felt out of reach until I joined the military.”

With the military helping cover See MURAL on page 8

CAMPUS SCENES

Jane Seddon Willson, one of UGA’s most generous benefactors, died Nov. 3 in Albany. She was 92.

Together with her late husband Harry, Willson established a tradition of giving at the university that spanned more than six decades.

“Jane set a standard for philanthropy and service that few have surpassed,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “She supported all aspects of UGA ranging from the Honors Program to the arts and humanities for many decades, creating avenues to promote research and creativity among faculty and to facilitate international t­ ravel-study

for our students. She will be missed as a dear friend of the university and a personal friend of mine.”

One of the most visible Jane Willson and direct results of her philanthropy is the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, which was named in honor of an endowment established by Jane and Harry Willson in 2005.

The center promotes research and creativity in the humanities and arts and is a showcase for faculty See WILLSON on page 8

DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS

$1M Orkin gift will support need-based scholarships Sanford and Barbara Orkin of Atlanta have extended a long history of generous giving to UGA by establishing a fund to provide scholarship support for low-income students attending the state’s flagship institution of higher education.

The couple’s latest gift of $1 million from the Sanford and Barbara Orkin Family Foundation will establish a scholarship fund that will be used to provide financial support for tuition, books, room and board, and other living expenses incurred by outstanding, academically talented students who come from low-income families.

Students eligible for Orkin Scholarships may come from

families where there is little to no parental involvement and financial resources are minimal to non-existent. In many instances, scholarship recipients will come from families where no current or past family member has attended college.

“One of the university’s top priorities is to increase scholarship support for students with significant financial need,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead.

“I am deeply grateful to Sanford and Barbara for their enduring generosity and for establishing this scholarship fund, which will have a transformative impact on the lives of many UGA students.”

See GIFT on page 8

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

$2M grant will help develop control for fruit-ruining flies

By J. Merritt Melancon jmerritt@uga.edu

Dorothy Kozlowski

Georgia first lady Sandra Deal discusses details of making Memories of the Mansion, a book she co-wrote with Kennesaw State University history professors Jennifer W. Dickey and Catherine M. Lewis, during an Oct. 28 campus visit. The book chronicles the history of the Georgia Governor’s Mansion.

Hank Huckaby, chancellor of the University System of Georgia, visited the First-Year Odyssey seminar “Learning UGA: 1785-2015” to talk about the impact of the HOPE Scholarship at UGA. During his visit, Huckaby described the work that went into building the HOPE Scholarship and how it improved the student body at USG institutions.

A tiny fly is having a huge impact on American fruit farmers. Known as spotted wing drosophila, the insect is costing farmers more than $700 million a year in lost produce and prevention costs.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture tasked UGA researchers with developing a longterm management plan for the flies.

The $2 million NIFA grant will be led by Ashfaq Sial, a national leader in spotted wing drosophila management and an entomologist in the College of Agricultural and

Environmental Sciences.

S p o t ted wing drosophila deposit eggs into ripe fruit, rendering the fruit unmarketable. PopuAshfaq Sial lations are so bad in some areas that the flies are pushing organic farmers back to conventional pest control methods, according to recent farmer surveys, forcing them to sacrifice higher fruit prices and environmental advantages that come with an

See GRANT on page 8

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Around academe

WSU to assist low-income students

Washington State University announced a new program that will assist over 400 lowincome students with funding.

The program, Assets for Independence, will give students in need a chance to open a savings account with an interest rate of up to 400 percent. Under the program, students who save $1,000 throughout the year will receive $4,000 in matching funds. Dollars matched will be provided by a $1 million federal grant.

Students in the program also will receive academic support and financial literacy education. The funds from the account will go toward future educational expenses at the university.

Poll: Black college alumni report greater support from HBCUs

Black graduates of historically black colleges and universities are more likely to have felt supported and felt they thrived after school, according to an ongoing study.

Gallup-Purdue University used a survey to collect data from 50,000 college alumni over two years. The survey measured the amount of support received after graduation. It found that around 55 percent of black graduates of historically black schools felt their college or university prepared and supported them outside of college, compared to only 30 percent of black students from non-historically black colleges or predominantly white institutions.

Wash hands at fairs, festivals

News to Use

It’s the time of year for visiting fall festivals and Christmas tree farms. Many of these venues have petting zoos and sell food products, a combination that is a potential health risk if proper hand-washing isn’t included.

Parents and guardians are advised to help keep children safe by following these recommendations from the CDC: • Visit hand-washing stations at petting zoos, festival locations and farms. Make sure children wash their hands right after petting animals or touching pens, cages, etc., where animals are housed.

• Wash hands before touching food or drinking, before preparing food or drinks and after removing soiled clothing or shoes after visiting farms or petting zoos.

• Keep food and drinks out of areas where animals are held.

• Do not eat or drink raw, unpasteurized juices, cider, milk or cheeses.

• Constantly supervise children younger than age 5 while in animal-holding areas.

• Do not allow children to put thumbs, fingers, pacifiers or other objects in their mouths while in the animal areas.

• Do not take strollers, bottles, pacifiers, cups or toys into animal areas.

For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/features/animalexhibits/.

Source: College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

GRADY COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

Harvard professor traces his roots at 2015 Peabody-Smithgall Lecture

By Aaron Hale

aahale@uga.edu

Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Peabody Award-winning historian, TV personality and Harvard University professor, weaved his personal story about the surprising discovery of his ancestral roots to demonstrate the power of the interdisciplinary study of genealogy at the 2015 Peabody-Smithgall Lecture.

Gates is creator of TV documentaries The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross, which won a Peabody Award, and Finding Your Roots on PBS. Mixing science and history with humorous anecdotes, Gates described how a childhood curiosity in his family tree led to a successful turn making TV documentaries about genealogy, while speaking at the historic Morton Theatre in downtown Athens Oct. 26.

Gates, an African-American and descendant of slaves, would discover that nearly half of his genetic makeup was European—about 50 percent was African and less than 1 percent was Native American.

Gates first was introduced to genealogy after the death of his grandfather, who was the son of a former slave. Gates recalls that his grandfather’s skin was white, which got him thinking about where he had come from.

“I was obsessed with my own family tree,” said Gates, who first interviewed his parents about his lineage when he

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Henry Louis Gates, the Peabody Award-winning historian and Harvard University professor, discussed his roots and the power of interdisciplinary study at the PeabodySmithgall Lecture.

was 9.

Later as an adult, Gates learned he could trace his ancestors through public records and DNA testing. After that, he came up with the idea of the documentary miniseries African American Lives, which dug into the genealogy of prominent African-Americans like Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones and Maya Angelou. The popularity of that show led to his weekly TV genealogy documentary Finding Your Roots, which examines the ancestry of prominent Americans like comedian Tina Fey, journalist Anderson Cooper and

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

CAES will recognize 9 for excellence Nov. 10 at annual awards ceremony

By Merritt Melancon jmerritt@uga.edu

The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will recognize nine of its finest Nov. 10 with the D.W. Brooks Awards for Excellence and the CAES Faculty and Staff Support Awards.

The Brooks Awards and Lecture Series was launched more than 30 years ago in honor of the UGA alumnus and former faculty member of the college.

This year’s award winners are Peggy Ozias-Akins, a professor in the horticulture department and director of the UGA Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics. She will receive the Brooks Distinguished Professor Award in recognition of her 30-year career at UGA developing new breeding techniques for peanuts.

Ronald Pegg, an associate professor in the food science and technology department, will receive the Brooks Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award recognizes his work introducing undergraduates to food analysis techniques and introducing non-majors to the chemistry of food with his popular courses on coffee.

George Vellidis, a professor in the crop and soil sciences department, is the recipient of the Brooks Faculty Award for Excellence in Research. The award recognizes his work developing precision agriculture techniques that allow farmers to grow more with less water and his international collaborations that focus on precision agriculture technologies.

Phillip Brannen, a professor in the plant pathology department, will receive the Brooks Faculty Award for Excellence in Extension. The award recognizes his work as the state’s pre-eminent Extension fruit disease pathologist. His work has grown in

importance as the state’s blueberry and grape crops have expanded.

Jennifer Grogan, county Extension coordinator for Mitchell County and 4-H agent, will be given the Brooks Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Service Extension. As a 32-year veteran of UGA Extension, Grogan is known for going above and beyond to serve Mitchell County residents.

Robert Beckstead, an associate professor in the poultry science department, will receive the Outstanding Academic Advisor Award. It recognizes his dedication to his position as undergraduate coordinator for poultry science, a major that draws many pre-professional students in addition to those studying poultry production.

Mary Jane Scarborough, an administrative specialist in the horticulture department, will receive the CAES Staff Award for Administrative or Professional Support. From managing the department’s promotion and tenure records to making sure classes are entered in the UGA Bulletin correctly, Scarborough has managed the details of the horticulture department’s inner workings since 1987.

Carl Hall, farm supervisor at Durham Horticulture Farm, will receive the CAES Staff Award for Skilled Trades. He started working at the farm 36 years ago and has become known as the go-to person for information about farm management and a master engineer, who often builds specialized research equipment from scratch.

Jennifer Berry, a research professional at the UGA Honey Bee Lab, will receive the CAES Staff Award for Technical Support. She has managed the research program at the UGA Honey Bee Lab since 2000 and has become an indispensable resource for beekeepers in Georgia and across the Southeast.

U.S. Congressman John Lewis.

Near the end of his lecture at the Morton Theatre, Gates announced plans to test a genealogy-based curriculum in inner-city schools as a way to engage students in science, history and research.

Students would work on projects based on building their own family tree. Gates is betting that students will be able to identify with the personal nature of the project.

“Ancestry training is about finding yourself,” Gates said. “And what is everyone’s favorite subject? Yourself.”

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE Student debate to focus on women’s leadership issues

By Camie Williams camiew@uga.edu

The UGA Women’s Leadership Initiative will host a student debate on converting popular demands for greater gender equity into effective policies Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel.

The debate, which is free and open to the public, is titled “Hollywood to D.C.: Moving Feminist Rhetoric from Conversation to Legislation.” It will feature students from the Demosthenian Literary Society, the Phi Kappa Literary Society, the Roosevelt Institute and the Women’s Studies Student Organization. Stefanie Lindquist, dean of the School of Public and International Affairs, will serve as moderator, and a reception will follow in Demosthenian Hall.

“Demosthenian was excited to get the opportunity to help plan this event,” said Katlyn Firkus, a fourth-year student majoring in psychology and marketing. “We believe in the power of rhetoric to effect change, and this topic represents change that needs to happen.”

Participants include Cali Callaway of the Roosevelt Institute, Justin Ebert of the Demosthenian Literary Society, Halle Hammond of the Phi Kappa Literary Society and Juhi Varshney of the Women’s Studies Student Organization.

Organizers urge students and other attendees to share their thoughts about the debate on social media using #Hllywd2DC. “The University of Georgia is a hub for the exchange of ideas, and I encourage members of the campus community to hear our students engage in constructive dialogue about one of society’s most pressing issues,” said Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten.

DISCOVER UGA: THE ARTS

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Digest UGA’s Women in Science student organization to hold career symposium

Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes is mastering the art of creative writing at UGA. She came to the program with one unpublished novel, now scheduled to be released by Simon & Schuster (Touchstone) next fall, and currently is working on her second.

The art of storytelling

Creative Writing Program opens up opportunities for students to fine tune their artistic voice

By Molly Berg

mberg14@uga.edu

Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes, a thirdyear creative-writing doctoral candidate at UGA, types furiously away at her computer, clicking between edits and additions to her first novel.

The year is 1975 in Spain. Police arrive at the door of Mosca’s grandmother’s door to hand over her brother Alexis’ medallion. Mosca’s brother has become one of the “disappeared,” taken by the secret police to never be seen from again.

So begins The Sleeping World, set in the political turmoil of Spain in the 1970s, which will be published by Simon & Schuster (Touchstone) next year.

“The book follows Mosca, the narrator, in finding her kidnapped brother,” Fuentes said.“She’s part of a group of university students resisting the government.

It’s an emotional journey that takes Mosca through Spain and eventually France.”

Fuentes drew inspiration for the book from her time living in Spain.

“I saw that some older people were more fascist and conservative in their beliefs, while some younger people were anarchists and trying to rebel,” she said.

“I used those ideas to come up with the story.”

The rest of the novel fast-forwards two years, taking place in 1977, when there is an absence of power. Fascists fight anarchists for control, students take part in protests in the city and the new order

of life has yet to be decided.

“My book is a work of literary fiction but has elements of magic and realism,” she said. “Even though the book is set in the 1970s, I still saw this divide between the fascist and anarchist ideologies when I lived in Spain. It’s about the connection of then and now … about the tension between forgetting and remembering.”

Fuentes wrote The Sleeping World as a full-length piece for her Master of Fine Arts program in fiction at the University of Colorado, Boulder. After graduation, she started her doctoral program at UGA, where she actively sent out her manuscript and made edits.

The Creative Writing Program in the English department at UGA offers academic and professional opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.

Undergraduates can take introductory courses in creative writing, while graduate students can obtain doctorates in English with a concentration in creative writing.

In their first two years, doctoral students take courses on literary history and disciplinary change within the English department. Before their third year, students study for comprehensive exams.

Finally, in their fourth and fifth years, students complete a creative dissertation, which is often a full-length work.

Fuentes has two books in the works— she received an offer from Simon & Schuster (Touchstone) for her first novel, and as of fall 2016, it will be available everywhere books are sold. Along with

wrapping up The Sleeping World, she hopes to have a draft of her second novel finished by the end of this year.

“It’ll be totally different than The Sleeping World,” she said. “It’s set in the 1930s at a religious commune up north.

It’ll be a retelling of Wuthering Heights.”

A continuous writing pace is not uncommon for students in UGA’s Creative Writing Program.

“Many of our students already have one or two books when they arrive at UGA,” said Magdalena Zurawski, an assistant professor of English and creative writing. “By the time they leave, it’s not unusual for them to have three or four books out.”

Like the students, the Creative Writing faculty members are expected to publish books. Zurawski, who has worked closely with Fuentes, has written a novel titled The Bruise and a collection of poetry titled Companion Animal.

With nearly two books completed, Fuentes said UGA has been a great decision for her career in terms of its classes, mentors and creative environment.

“I picked Athens because it’s a town that embraces artists,” she said. “In this town, it’s realistic to be an artist and make a living. It’s really a place with a vibrant arts culture.”

Between writing and working with her agent and publisher, Fuentes also stays busy taking courses and teaching an undergraduate Introduction to Creative Writing class.

COLLEGE OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES UGA research links gratitude to positive marital outcomes

By Molly Berg

mberg14@uga.edu

A key ingredient to improving couples’ marriages just might be gratitude, according to new UGA research.

The study recently was published in the journal Personal Relationships.

“We found that feeling appreciated and believing that your spouse values you directly influences how you feel about your marriage, how committed you are to it and your belief that it will last,” said study co-author Ted Futris, an associate professor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

With the use of a telephone survey, the study asked 468 married individuals questions about their financial well-being, demand/withdraw

communication and expressions of spousal gratitude. The results indicated that spousal expression of gratitude was the most consistent significant predictor of marital quality.

“It goes to show the power of ‘thank you,’ ” said the study’s lead author Allen Barton, a former doctoral student in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences and current postdoctoral research associate at UGA’s Center for Family Research. “Even if a couple is experiencing distress and difficulty in other areas, gratitude in the relationship can help promote positive marital outcomes.”

The study also found that higher levels of spousal gratitude expressions protected men’s and women’s divorce proneness as well as women’s marital

commitment from the negative effects of poor communication during conflict.

“Importantly, we found that when couples are engaging in a negative conflict pattern like demand/withdrawal, expressions of gratitude and appreciation can counteract or buffer the negative effects of this type of interaction on marital stability,” Futris said.

Results from this study also replicated previous findings by documenting demand/withdraw communication to be a pathway through which financial distress negatively influences marriage.

Gratitude was measured in terms of the degree to which individuals felt appreciated by their spouse, valued by their spouse and acknowledged when they did something nice for their spouse.

The UGA student organization Women in Science—also known as UGA WiSci—will host “Mapping Your Path in Science: WiSci Career Symposium,” Nov. 13-14 at the UGA Odum School of Ecology. Attendance is free and open to all, regardless of gender, but registration is required.

The symposium is designed to provide networking opportunities and foster professional development through panel discussions and interactive workshops. Topics include work/life balance, job search strategies and skills, and identifying careers both inside and outside of academia.

The event begins with check-in and coffee in the Odum School of Ecology lobby at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 13, followed by a welcome and opening remarks by UGA Provost Pamela Whitten at 11:15 a.m. On Nov. 14, associate professor of ­marine sciences Patricia Yager will deliver the keynote address at 9 a.m. The symposium concludes at 1 p.m. For the complete list of speakers, symposium schedule and to register, see http://wisciuga.weebly.com/symposium.html.

School of Law leads other Georgia schools in bar exam passage rate

The UGA School of Law saw a higher percentage of its graduates pass the July 2015 administration of the state bar exam than any other law school in the state. UGA led both public and private law schools with regard to first-time takers and overall exam takers.

The passage rate for first-time test takers from Georgia Law was 87 percent, 9.2 percentage points higher than the state average of 77.8 percent for ABA-approved law schools. For all Georgia Law graduates who took the July 2015 exam, 85.4 percent passed. The bar exam is required to receive a license for practicing law. It is administered twice annually by the Supreme Court of Georgia Office of Bar Admissions.

Georgia Law students win moot court competition over University of Florida

Third-year Georgia Law students Stephen D. Morrison and Jacob M. “Jake” Ware defeated a team from the University of Florida to win the annual Florida/Georgia-Hulsey/Gambrell Moot Court Competition in Jacksonville.

The long-running tournament is traditionally held the Friday before the Georgia-Florida football game. Two law students from each school compete as lawyers in a mock appellate case, and the victors earn the right to keep the championship trophy at their law school for the year. Georgia Law’s win brings its record in the competition to 22-9-2.

UGA debate teams win tournament

The Georgia Debate Union, which organizes and fields competitive policy debate teams at UGA, emerged victorious at the 2015 Vanderbilt intercollegiate debate tournament held in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament featured over 50 teams from nearly 20 colleges and universities. Two teams representing the Georgia Debate Union “closed out” in the finals, meaning they won each respective side of their elimination round brackets and tied for first place at the tournament. Teams from the same school typically do not debate each other.

The team of Tucker Boyce, a junior from Alpharetta, and Nathan Rice, a freshman from Roswell, won every one of its debates at the tournament. Boyce earned first speaker at the tournament, while Rice earned second speaker.

The team of Swapnil Agrawal, a freshman from Chamblee, and Advait Ramanan, a freshman from Columbia, Maryland, won all but one of its debates. Agarwal earned eighth speaker at the tournament, while Ramanan earned ninth speaker.

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EXHIBITIONS

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Travels on the Bartram Trail: Beth Thompson’s Possible Perceptions. Through Nov. 29. Visitor Center, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6014, connicot@uga.edu Infiltro: In-Vitro. Through Nov. 30. Gilbert Hall. bkaplan@uga.edu Roads, Rivers and Red Clay: Ceramics by Ron Meyers.

Through Dec. 18. Circle Gallery.

Set Off for Georgia… Through Dec. 23. Hargrett Library Gallery, special collections libraries. 706-542-8079, jclevela@uga.edu Unbeaten, Untied, Undisputed: Georgia’s 1980 National Championship Season. Through Dec. 23. Special collections libraries. 706-542-8079, jclevela@uga.edu Before the March King: 19th-Century American Bands.

Through Jan. 3. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-1817, hazbrown@uga.edu In Time We Shall Know Ourselves: Photographs by Raymond Smith. Through Jan. 3. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-1817, hazbrown@uga.edu Samurai: The Way of the Warrior. Through Jan. 3. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-1817, hazbrown@uga.edu

VETERANS DAY Classes in session; offices open.

HONEST DIALOGUE ACROSS DIFFERENCE Presented by Jamie Washington, president and founder of the Washington Consulting Group and co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute. Part of the Student Affairs Social Justice and Inclusion Lecture series. 10 a.m. Grand Hall, Tate Student Center. 706-542-8229, asd@uga.edu REACTING TO THE PAST WORKSHOP “Reacting to the Past: Flipping Your Course and Engaging Your Students,” Chase Hagood, assistant director of faculty development and recognition at the Center for Teaching and Learning. 12:30 p.m. 372 Miller Learning Center.

706-583-0067, tchagood@uga.edu TOUR AT TWO* Kathleen Staples, independent scholar and co-curator of Georgia’s Girlhood Embroidery: Crowned with Glory and Immorality, will lead a gallery talk. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu CLIMATE SEMINAR “Riding the Rising Tide: Protecting Georgia’s Coast in Times of Change.” 3:30 p.m. 268 Miller Learning Center.

706-542-2151.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Crowned with Glory and Immortality. Through Feb. 28.

Georgia Museum of Art. hazbrown@uga.edu

MEN’S TENNIS BULLDOG SCRAMBLE Through Nov. 15. Dan Magill Tennis Complex. 706-542-1621.

Seeing Georgia: Changing Visions of Tourism in the Modern South. Through July 30. Special ­collections libraries.

706-542-5788, jhebbard@uga.edu

STATE OF TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION Annual State of Technology at UGA presentation by Timothy M. Chester, vice president for information technology.

10 a.m. Reception Hall, Tate Student Center. 706-542-8831, kerriuga@uga.edu

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 GEORGIA WRITERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY* “Reflections on a Writer’s Life,” Taylor Branch, Pulitzer Prizewinning American author and public speaker; and Janisse Ray, writer, naturalist and activist. Part of the Signature Lecture series. 10:30 a.m. Special collections libraries auditorium. 706-542-3879, lnessel@uga.edu

CTL WORKSHOP “Developing and Implementing Video-Enhanced, Case-Based Learning Modules in a Disease State Management” will be led by Catherine Bourg, a clinical assistant professor of pharmacy. In addition to a presentation, participants can interact with colleagues from other health-related professions at UGA and beyond. Noon. 337 pharmacy building. 706-542-1355, edwatson@uga.edu

PERFORMANCE* Known throughout the world for their virtuosity, charm and appeal to a vast international audience, The King’s Singers are synonymous with the best in vocal ensemble performance. $25-$50. 8 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4400.

DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER SCHOLARSHIP RECEPTION Each scholarship recipient will have the opportunity to speak and share personal experiences. 3 p.m. Grand Hall, Tate Student Center. 706-542-8719, molli@uga.edu

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 CLASS “Herbal Creams, Salves and Sprays.” Anne Shenk, director of education, and Pam Butts, curator of the conservatory and the herb and physic garden, will share recipes for using herbs, essential oils and beeswax to prepare products for health and beauty. $30. 9:30 a.m. Classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu INNOVATION GATEWAY LUNCH AND LEARN The Innovation Gateway Lunch and Learn Series provides training and presentation sessions once a month. The goal is to inform and inspire individuals working with start-up companies as well as those interested in issues facing university start-ups. Topics range from employment issues and tax credits to grant programs and intellectual property. Noon.

Room 128/130 CAGTECH. 706-542-7065, sschulze@uga.edu LUNCHTIME TIME MACHINE “Why Do Historians Fudge?” 12:30 p.m. 221 LeConte Hall.

706-583-8180, jhrobert@uga.edu WORKSHOP “Basics of Course Design.” This workshop introduces participants to L. Dee Fink’s ideas for course design, something he calls “Significant Learning.” This workshop will provide participants with the tools to create formulated course learning goals for students using Fink’s Taxonomy for Significant Learning. 1 p.m. Center for Teaching and Learning Classroom. 706-542-1355, ehoran@uga.edu D.W. BROOKS LECTURE Speaker: Sanjaya Rajaram, the 2014 world food prize winner.

3 p.m. Masters Hall, Georgia Center. carlam@uga.edu AUTHOR TALK* UGA Press author Valerie J. Frey will discuss her book Preserving Family Recipes. 3 p.m. Special collections libraries.

706-542-4145, asharp@uga.edu

CONFERENCE* Through Nov. 14. “Appropriation in the Age of Global Shakespeare” brings to the UGA campus four of the leading scholars of Shakespeare from around the world to discuss how TV shows, films, novels, poems, operas, music and stage plays from different countries and cultures adapt Shakespeare and make these 400-year-old plays and poems their own. Special collections libraries. 706-542-1261, iyengar@uga.edu (See story, bottom right).

GUEST LECTURE* “American Samurai: A Teenager’s Journey from New England to the Satsuma Rebellion,” William Fleming, an assistant professor of East Asian languages and literature and theater studies at Yale University. 5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu STUDENT NIGHT* The Student Association of the Georgia Museum of Art will host a night of music, food, fun and themed activities to celebrate its latest exhibitions. Student Night is sponsored by the UGA Parents and Families Association. 6:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDENT DEBATE The Women's Leadership Initiative presents “Hollywood to D.C.: Moving Feminist Rhetoric from Conversation to Legislation,” a student debate featuring the Demosthenian Literary Society, Phi Kappa Literary Society, Roosevelt Institute and Women's Studies Student Organization. Stefanie Lindquist, dean of the School of Public and International Affairs, will serve as moderator. 7 p.m. Chapel. 706-542-0383, mamstutz@uga.edu (See story, page 2).

SAMURAI FILM SERIES SCREENING* The Hidden Fortress. To include an introduction by Masaki Mori, an associate professor and assistant director of the Japanese Program at UGA. In Japanese with English subtitles. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Samurai: The Way of the Warrior. 7 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu

DISTINGUISHED LECTURER “The Biographical Container: James Merrill’s Life and Art,” Langdon Hammer, Yale University. 4:30 p.m. 350 Miller Learning Center.

KENDO DEMONSTRATION* In celebration of Samurai: The Way of the Warrior, the student organization Kendo at UGA will provide a demonstration of this modern Japanese martial art. 7 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu

LECTURE ON TURKEY “Turkey—Cradle of Civilization.” Fulbright Turkish Language Instructor Ayse Akpinar will make a presentation about Turkey and its contemporary culture. 6 p.m. 214 Miller Learning Center. 706-424-5115, ayse34@uga.edu

UGA HOCKEY vs. Clemson. Tickets can be purchased can be purchased at the Tate Student Center ticket office, online or at the Classic Center Box Office. $10; $2 for students. 7 p.m. Classic Center, 300 N. Thomas St. 706-207-8819, jeb@ugahockey.com

JOHNSTONE LECTURE* “The Garden at Night: Moths, Pollination Services and Climate Change,” James W. Porter is the Josiah Meigs Professor of Ecology at UGA. Porter is known for his award-winning photography as well as his knowledge of butterflies and moths, climate change, coral reefs and ecology. 7 p.m. Visitor Center, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6138, lpbryant@uga.edu

SECOND THURSDAY CONCERT This evening of music with the Hodgson Wind Ensemble and director Cynthia Johnston Turner will feature “Audivi Media Nocte” by Oliver Waespi and David Maslanka’s Symphony No. 8. $18; $5 with a UGACard. 7:30 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4752, musicpr@uga.edu. (See story, top right).

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13

DIWALI Hindu religious observance.

MORNING MINDFULNESS* Instructor Jerry Gale will lead a free meditation session to enhance mindful practice in an environment of creative

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WISCI CAREER SYMPOSIUM Also Nov. 14. 10:30 a.m. Ecology building. (See Digest, page 3).

WOMEN’S STUDIES FRIDAY SPEAKER SERIES LECTURE “Reconceptualizing LGBTQ Allyhood, and Why Feminism Matters in Queer Research,” Stephanie Anne Shelton, women’s studies and language and literacy education. 12:20 p.m.

150 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-2846, tlhat@uga.edu PHILOSOPHY LECTURE “Knowing The Good and Ruling the City in Plato’s Republic,” Christopher Bobonich, Stanford University. Part of the Kleiner Colloquium Series. Reception will follow lecture. 3:30 p.m.

205S Peabody Hall. 706-542-2823.

SWIMMING AND DIVING vs. Emory. 5 p.m. Gabrielsen Natatorium, Ramsey Student Center.

READING: GEORGE SINGLETON The Georgia Review and Avid Bookshop team up to host a reading by author George Singleton. 6:30 p.m. Hendershot’s Coffee, 237 Prince Ave. 706-542-3481, lagsolo@uga.edu MEN’S BASKETBALL vs. Chattanooga. $15. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

706-542-1231.

UGA HOCKEY vs. Georgia Tech. Tickets can be purchased can be purchased at the Tate Student Center ticket office, online or at the Classic Center box office. Attendees are encouraged to wear red. $10; $2 for students. 7:30 p.m. Classic Center, 300 N. Thomas St. 706-207-8819, jeb@ugahockey.com

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 FAMILY DAY* Participants will view samurai suits of armor, helmets, swords, saddles and more in the exhibition Samurai: The Way of the Warrior then create their own kabuto helmet in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom. 10 a.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 THE SUPERHERO DASH 5K RUN/WALK Hosted by the UGA Multicultural Greek Council. Benefits the Boys and Girls Club of Athens. Participants are encouraged to dress as their favorite superhero. $20-$25. 8 a.m. Tate Student Center plaza. uga.mgc.pr@gmail.com WOMEN’S BASKETBALL vs. Stetson. $5. 2 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

CONCERT The Munich Symphony Orchestra and conductor Phillipe Entremont captivated the Hodgson Hall audience with their performance of the Mozart Requiem in 2011. They return this season with renowned guitarist Pepe Romero and the Romeros Quartet, the Royal Family of the Guitar. $25-$65.

7 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center.

706-542-4400. (See story, right).

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 INTERNATIONAL PARADE OF FLAGS The Parade of Flags is an annual event where students, faculty and staff carry a national flag of their home country or a country with which they have a significant connection. This event is the official kickoff for UGA’s International Education Week. 10:45 a.m. The Arch.

WORLD FEST ​Participants will enjoy many different cultural displays, performances and arts and crafts from around the world.

Sponsored by World Ambassadors and International Student Life. 11 a.m. Tate Student Center plaza; rain location is the Tate Center’s Grand Hall. ugaisl@uga.edu INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK KEYNOTE SPEAKER “How Looking Sideways Can Expand Your View of the World,” Rose George, an award-winning author. 1 p.m. Chapel.

706-542-5867, jsj@uga.edu SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS SEMINAR SERIES LECTURE Dr. Susan Sanchez, chair of One Health and a professor of infectious diseases, will give a talk on “One Health; Drive it Like You Stole It—How to Reach Sustainable Food Systems Through a One Health Approach.” 3:30 p.m. 103 Conner Hall.

OXFAM HUNGER BANQUET This event will bring awareness to the issues of hunger and poverty. This event is a part of UGA’s International Education Week. 6 p.m. Reception Hall, Tate Student Center.

GUEST LECTURE “Change Your Plate, Change Your Life, Change the World,” Rich Roll. Roll will speak about how to optimize health and wellness through a plant-powered whole foods diet. 7 p.m.

101 Miller Learning Center. 706-224-3796, sos@uga.edu

COMING UP UNIVERSITY COUNCIL MEETING Nov. 18. 3:30 p.m. Tate Student Center Theatre.

706-542-6020, hathcote@uga.edu OPERATION SAFE DRIVE Nov. 19. Free safety inspections for all UGA students and employees. 10 a.m. Tate Student Center parking deck. (See Bulletin Board, page 8). *PART OF THE 2015 SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS FESTIVAL

Hodgson Wind Ensemble to perform epic Second Thursday concert in Hodgson Hall

By Clarke Schwabe ccschwabe@uga.edu

In both theme and sound, the audience attending the next performance in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s Second Thursday Scholarship Series will experience an evening of epic proportions.

The Hodgson Wind Ensemble takes to the Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall stage Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. for the November edition of the School of Music’s popular concert series.

The performance comprises two pieces: David Maslanka’s Symphony No. 8 and Oliver Waespi’s “Audivi Media Nocte.”

Tickets are $18 each or $5 with a UGA student ID and are available at the Performing Arts Center box office, by calling 706-542-4400 or by visiting pac.uga.edu.

Maslanka, an American composer born in 1943, is known for powerful, grand compositions, but his Symphony No. 8 stands out even among those.

Munich Symphony Orchestra, Pepe Romero, Romeros Guitar Quartet to perform Nov. 15

By Bobby Tyler btyler@uga.edu

The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the Munich Symphony Orchestra together with Pepe Romero and the Romeros Guitar Quartet Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall.

Philippe Entremont will conduct the concert, which will include Bizet’s Carmen Suites and Mendelssohn’s Italian symphony. The program also will include Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with Romero as guitar soloist and Rodrigo’s Concierto Andaluz featuring the Romeros Guitar Quartet.

Tickets for the concert are $25-$65 and are discounted for UGA students. Tickets can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office, online at pac.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-4400.

For more than half a century, the Munich Symphony Orchestra has made a considerable contribution to the cultural life of Germany with an extensive repertoire that includes

symphonic concert pieces, performances of opera and ballet as well as oratories and church music.

The orchestra also has contributed significantly to the film industry, providing the soundtracks for more than 500 films including the Oscar-winning The Silence of the Lambs.

One of the most celebrated musicians of his generation, the Spanish-born guitarist Romero has enjoyed a varied and illustrious career. Together with his father, Celedonio, and his brothers Celin and Angel, Pepe established the Romeros Quartet—often called the “Royal Family of the Guitar”—as the leading guitar ensemble in the world.

In 2007, the Romeros were honored with the President’s Merit Award from the Recording Academy, producers of the Grammy Awards, for their contributions to the music world and professional career achievements.

A pre-concert lecture will be given at 6:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center’s Ramsey Concert Hall. It is open free to the public.

Conference to examine Shakespeare’s adaptation across cultures

By Jean Cleveland jclevela@uga.edu

A three-day conference at UGA will explore how writers, readers and performers from around the world adapt the 400-year-old works of Shakespeare and make them their own.

“Appropriation in the Age of Global Shakespeare” will bring together four of the leading experts and other scholars of Shakespeare Nov. 12-14 for panels, roundtables, workshops, brown-bag talks and readings. The symposium is sponsored by the UGA Libraries, the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, the English department, the theatre and film studies department, the Office of Service-Learning and the UGA Symposium on the Book.

The conference commemorates the 10th anniversary of Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation, the award-winning, scholarly, multimedia journal, founded by UGA English professors Christy Desmet and Sujata Iyengar.

Capping the first day of the symposium will be an address, “Others Within: Ethics in the Age of Global Shakespeare,”

by Alexa Huang of George Washington University at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.

Huang is founding co-director of the Digital Humanities Institute and director of the Dean’s Scholars in

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“His large-scale works reflect his strong connection to nature and its power to heal, but the 8th Symphony goes deeper,” said Cynthia Johnston Turner, HWE director and director of bands at the School of Music. “This is a musical celebration of life: new life, connectivity from the past to the future, great hope, great faith, joy, vision and fierce determination.”

“Audivi Media Nocte,” which translates to “I heard, at midnight,” was written by Swiss composer Waespi as “a kind of concerto grosso for groups of soloists, but in highly unusual instrumentations,” according to Johnston Turner.

It, like Maslanka’s piece, digs deep into the existential.

“This piece also explores a deep connection between the past (inspired by Thomas Tallis’ motet of the same name) and the present,” Johnston Turner said. “It is a musical tale that oscillates between contemplation and frivolity, between deep prayer and absolute rave.”

The Second Thursday Scholarship Series began in 1980 and continues the tradition of “Music Appreciation Programs” started by Hugh Hodgson in the 1930s.

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The second day of the symposium will conclude with a staged reading of Lolita Chakrabarti’s Red Velvet, a play that appropriates Shakespeare’s Othello, Nov. 13 at 5:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building balcony theatre (Room 300).

The final event is “New To w n R e v u e : Shakespeare Remix” Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in Athens Fire Hall No. 2, 489 Prince Ave. More information and a complete schedule is available at https:// shaxandapp2015. wordpress.com/.

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FACULTY PROFILE

Trash troubles

A recent study found that “90 percent of seabirds have eaten plastic and are likely to retain some in their gut,” according to a recent article by the BBC. Jenna Jambeck, an associate professor in the UGA College of Engineering, has studied plastic waste in the oceans. She told the BBC News that the overabundance of plastic waste in the oceans and on the world’s shores—and the environmental hazards it causes—is fixable.

“It illustrates that if we implement solutions to reduce plastic input into the oceans, we can reduce impacts to individual seabirds,” she said. “Solutions include improving solid waste management where it is lacking and also working upstream on product redesign and materials substitution moving towards a more circular system.”

The far-right stuff

A recent Washington Post article compared presidential candidate Donald Trump’s political popularity to the rise of far-right groups in Europe.

The article quoted Cas Mudde, an associate professor of international affairs in the UGA School of Public and International Affairs.

“Trump himself doesn’t hold a populist radical right ideology,” Mudde said, “but his political campaign clearly caters to populist radical right attitudes, and his supporter base is almost identical to the core electorate of populist radical right parties in (Western) Europe.”

Pulling the lever

Sports Illustrated recently quoted kinesiology professor Thomas Baker in a story about a lawsuit against the NCAA. Known as O’Bannon v. NCAA, the federal antitrust case centers on the question of whether people would stop watching college sports if the athletes were paid. Baker, who specializes in sport law in the College of Education, said that because the court upheld a previous ruling stating the NCAA was subject to antitrust laws, it’s a key win for the students.

In one part of the ruling, 9th Circuit Court Judge Sidney Thomas remained skeptical of the NCAA’s claims that the multibillion dollar industry would crumble if teenagers and young adults could earn money beyond the cost of their college tuition.

But, Baker said, no judge is willing to take it one step further and test that theory. He compared it to pulling the switch on a death row inmate.

“We can agree there’s this horrible, terrible person who we think deserves to die,” he said. “But do you want to pull the lever on the electric chair? Do I want to pull the lever on the electric chair?”

OBITUARY

Charles Gruner

Charles R. “Chuck” Gruner, professor emeritus of communications studies in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and founding parliamentarian for University Council, died Oct. 28. He was 83.

Gruner, a native of Pinckneyville, Illinois, received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Southern Illinois University after serving in the U.S. Air Force. He earned his doctorate in communication from Ohio State University.

After serving on the faculty at the University of Nebraska, Gruner Charles Gruner joined the faculty at UGA in 1969, with his research focused on “humor as persuasion.”

Gruner was promoted to full professor in 1974, the same year he became the first parliamentarian of the University Council. He served on and off as university parliamentarian until 2014, years after he retired from UGA in 1997.

Gruner is survived by Marsha, his wife of 56 years, son Mark (Robin), daughter Valerie, grandson David and granddaughter Amanda.

There was no memorial service. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the UGA Foundation or a charity of one’s choosing.

Peter Frey

Inseok Song, an associate professor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, said there’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of a student having an aha! moment when he has introduced some new subject or knowledge in class.

Associate professor of astronomy investigates mysteries of universe

By Jessica Luton jluton@uga.edu

If you’ve ever looked up at the sky and wondered how our planetary system formed, you’ve got a friend in Inseok Song.

Song is an associate professor of astronomy in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences astronomy and physics department. He teaches students about the origins of the universe, a topic he seeks answers to through his own research.

Song has been at UGA since 2008.

He teaches an introductory course for nonscience majors titled Life in the Universe, an observational astronomy class for science majors and an astronomy lab that teaches students how to look at data and use computer programming to understand and seek answers to some of mankind’s biggest unanswered questions.

“Being a teacher can be so rewarding,” Song said.“I really enjoy the active engagement and discussion with the students, and I love it when students bring up a subject and look at it with a new point of view that I hadn’t thought about before. It’s a fresh eye. Normal professional astronomers don’t always think this way, so it’s enjoyable.”

Second to that, he added, there’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of a student having an aha! moment when he has introduced some new subject or knowledge in class.

When he’s not teaching, Song is busy doing research in hopes of contributing to our understanding of how planets formed around the sun in our solar system. He made headlines in August as part of a large research team of astronomers who, using direct imaging, discovered a Jupiter-like planet within a young star system.

The new planet, called 51 Eridani b, is just the first exoplanet discovered by the Gemini Planet Imager, an instrument designed specifically to detect faint young planets that are orbiting stars.The discovery was 10 years in the making, and there’s still much work to be done.

Song hopes that the research team is able to find a couple dozen exoplanets in all and then learn more about their characteristics, such as chemical composition.

Song’s own fascination with life beyond Earth stems from a book on the exploration of Venus that he read as a student in South Korea. Fixated on the story in the book, he told people that when he grew up he wanted to be an astronomer, but what he meant, he realizes now, was that he wanted to be an astronaut.

After earning his doctorate in astronomy at UGA, Song worked at the UCLA NASA Astrobiology Institute as an assistant scientist and postdoctoral researcher, at the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii as an assistant astronomer and at the Spitzer Science Center at Caltech as a staff scientist.

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Inseok Song

Associate Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Ph.D., Astronomy, 2000, UGA M.Ed., Earth Science Education, 1991, Seoul National University B.S., Earth Science Education, 1989, Seoul National University At UGA: 7 years

He returned to UGA in 2008 as an assistant professor, became an associate professor in 2013 and now enjoys the added role of serving as the graduate coordinator for students in the astronomy program.

For students looking to go into the field, Song has one simple piece of advice.

“Being a good astronomer requires perseverance. I have seen many really intelligent people persevere and become superhero scientists,” he said. “But many of the astronomers that I have collaborated with, myself included, have only a modest amount of intelligence and put forth great effort.

“If a particular subject interests you, put in a lot of effort and stick with it,” he also said.“Choose the subject you’re most interested in, and the rest will follow.”

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Senior policy adviser named assistant to UGA president

By Rebecca Vander Plaats rebeccavp@uga.edu

UGA President Jere W. Morehead will welcome Arthur Tripp Jr. to his staff Nov. 11 as assistant to the president.

Tripp most recently served as senior policy adviser for U.S. Rep. David Scott, who represents Georgia’s 13th Congressional District in Washington, D.C. “I am very pleased that Arthur is joining our staff,” Morehead said. “His extensive involvement as a student leader at UGA and his significant professional experience on Capitol Hill have prepared him well for this important position. He will be an outstanding addition to the President’s Office, and I look forward to his contributions.”

In his new role as assistant to the

president, Tripp’s primary responsibilities will be focused on student affairs and diversity relations.

He also will serve as the liaison to the Staff Council, Arthur Tripp Retirees Association and Board of Visitors as well as represent the Office of the President in the planning of several annual campus events.

“It is truly an honor to join the Office of the President,” Tripp said.

“There is no greater privilege than to serve the administration, faculty, staff, students and alumni of UGA as assistant to the president. I look forward

to supporting President Morehead and his vision for this great institution.”

While in Washington, D.C., Tripp served as a member of the UGA School of Public and International Affairs board of directors and as president of the Georgia State Society board of directors.

Tripp was named a member of the 40 Under 40 Class of 2015 by the UGA Alumni Association earlier this year, an honor given to alumni younger than 40 who have made a significant impact in business, leadership, community, educational or philanthropic endeavors.

Tripp graduated from UGA in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the School of Public and International Affairs.

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PUBLIC SERVICE AND OUTREACH

UGA programs set standard for small business development

By Christopher James chtjames@uga.edu

Don Reagin

In the past year, the Student Veterans Resource Center has worked with the community to add nine awards and scholarships to ease student veteran financial strain, created a new certificate program for student veterans and established the Veteran Success Council.

‘Career ready’

Student Veterans Resource Center helps military veterans prepare for next phase of their lives

By Erica Hensley

erica.hensley25@uga.edu

Since the Student Veterans Resource Center opened two years ago, director Ted Barco has been working to help military veterans more fully integrate into student life at UGA. In the past year, the SVRC has worked with the community to add nine awards and scholarships to ease student veteran financial strain, created a new certificate program for student veterans and established the Veteran Success Council. Comprised of senior UGA leadership and co-chaired by Dean of Students Bill McDonald and Ronald Cervero, associate vice president of instruction, the board identifies key areas where UGA can improve student veteran success.

Barco, twice retired from the national security arena, likes to map out his goals. So he’s created a wheel-shaped graphic that includes the SVRC’s priorities. Two of these priorities are easing student veterans’ transition into a large university setting and enabling access to UGA services. The third component focuses on the next phase of their lives by helping them transition to graduate school or a career.

Because student veterans are on a strict timetable to graduate within the parameters of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which covers up to 36 consecutive months of tuition, it is vital to make sure they are “career ready” by the time the funds are exhausted, Barco said.

The average age of the student veterans at UGA is 28. Of the 210 student veterans at UGA, about half of them have spouses or children and more than half are working while attending school.

“The challenge with our student veterans is that as nontraditional students they are often pulled in multiple directions at the exact same time with school, family, work and health

issues,” Barco said. “This challenge is compounded by a sense of self-reliance, which at times may work against their long-term career interests.”

To address this issue, the SVRC implemented the Black Belt Certificate Program in partnership with the Office of the Dean of Students, the UGA Career Center, First Data Corp. and the Reynolds Veterans Association. The program offers a defined pathway to career readiness.

Students who complete the journey are awarded a Black Belt Certificate.

In addition, the SVRC coordinates three mentoring programs. In one program, faculty and staff help students transition into college. A second peer mentoring-based program pairs juniors and seniors with graduate student veterans and a capstone corporate mentoring program connects students to working professionals through American Corporate Partners for a yearlong mentorship.

Justin Sailers, a combat-Marine veteran and fourth-year finance major who works part time in the SVRC, said he has benefited from the array of services provided to aid entry into a career. Sailers also is president of the Student Veteran Association, a student-run organization that works in tandem with the SVRC to foster veteran engagement and enable access to university services. He attributed his internship with a financial advisement firm to reliance on the career-readiness student services.

While serving a population as diverse as student veterans can be complicated, Barco said UGA’s tailored approach is working.

“Everyone at UGA wants to help student veterans successfully transition through higher education” Barco said, “and we’re showing them how.”

WEEKLY READER

Professor writes about banking inequality

How the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy

By Mehrsa Baradaran Harvard University Press Hardcover: $29.95

There are two forms of personal banking in America. For those who can afford it, there are checking accounts, ATMs and debit cards.

For everyone else, including the 70 million who don’t have a bank account or access to traditional financial services, there are “fringe loans” from payday lenders, title loans and pawn shops. As Mehrsa Baradaran documents in How the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to Democracy, limited access to banking is both widespread and staggeringly expensive.

Baradaran, an associate professor at the UGA School of Law, traces the history of banking in America to show how trends including deregulation and the consolidation of banks have resulted in a banking system that has no incentive to serve Americans who most need small loans.

When other states are looking for best practices in small business development, they’re looking more often at UGA. In recent years, programs developed by UGA’s Small Business Development Center have become a model for other universities. At a recent Digital Marketing Boot Camp, the audience included counselors from the University of Alabama SBDC. “We try to rip off and duplicate as much as we can,” said Alabama SBDC director Bill Cummins.

“We exchange ideas, our best practices and sometimes our mistakes. The Southeast directors get together twice a year. We always spend an hour or two talking about innovation, new practices. The nice part about this business is we’re not competitors. We’re all in the same boat so to speak.”

UGA’s SBDC first began getting out-of-state attention in 2013 when the University of Florida copied a veterinary and pharmacy school externship developed by SBDC senior public service associate Jeff Sanford. Auburn followed a year later. The program, which provides students an opportunity to learn business practices while working alongside professional pharmacists and veterinarians, will be emulated at Washington State University and North Carolina State University over the next two years.

“The (SBDC) program was kind of founded here nationally and has been around a long time,” SBDC director Allan Adams said. “We’ve done innovative things and other SBDCs have asked for our help. We’ve taken from other SBDCs. “We’re sort of high profile in SBDC stuff nationally. We’re very visible to that group,” Adams also said.“People look to us. We’re very inclined to share.”

Several months ago, staff from the UGA SBDC traveled to Miami to train staff in marketing skills as part of the Florida SBDC’s annual statewide professional development program.

The UGA SBDC has shared GrowSmart, an SBDC program that helps existing businesses expand, and StartSmart, which helps entrepreneurs launch small businesses, with other states, including Kansas and Texas.

The Digital Marketing Boot Camp is a daylong class supported by a grant from the Georgia Technology Authority. It focuses on major social media platforms like Facebook and Google as well as smaller ones like Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn. In addition to welcoming people from other states to classes at one of UGA’s 17 SBDC offices, UGA instructors have taught the program in San Antonio and Austin.

Cummins wants to bring the program to Alabama next summer.

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During Bioenergy Day @ UGA, Hilsman and Coile middle school students explored hands-on demonstrations about producing renewable energy from biological sources.

400 middle school children visit for annual Bioenergy Day @ UGA

By Terry Marie Hastings thasting@uga.edu

The energy of 400 seventh-graders was channeled into the State Botanical Garden Oct. 22 for the third annual Bioenergy Day @ UGA. The Hilsman and Coile middle school students and their teachers crowded into the Botanical Garden conservatory and patio to excitedly explore the hands-on demonstrations about producing renewable energy from biological sources. In addition to learning about basic concepts such as the carbon cycle and how woody biomass such as trees and grasses can produce biofuels, they also learned about the technical and economic obstacles to a bio-based fuel economy.

Seventh-grade teacher Shantavius Stokes said that Bioenergy Day helps the students understand the science of energy, which connects their classroom studies about global conflicts with what they learn about

energy sources and production. But just as important, he said, the annual Bioenergy Day provides “a personal connection to researchers and students in their own community who conduct research on energy.”

UGA’s Bioenergy Systems Research Institute sponsored the event with collaboration from the BioEnergy Science Center, the Office of Sustainability as well as the UGA Office of Service-Learning and the State Botanical Garden, two public service and outreach units.

Interactive exhibits were developed by staff from the BioEnergy Science Center and the Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and departments from across UGA. Faculty, graduate students and staff from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center staffed the event.

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The University Woman’s Club will meet Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Central Presbyterian Church, 380 Alps Road.

Mary Ann Johnson, interim director of UGA’s Institute of Gerontology, will discuss “Changing Gears for Changing Years ... More than Keeping up Appearances.” Tickets for the Dec. 8 holiday luncheon also will be available for purchase.

For more information, email Kim Argo, publicity chair, at argo1230@att.net.

Operation Safe drive

As part of Operation Safe Drive, Parking Services will perform free safety inspections for all UGA students and employees Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Tate Student Center parking deck. The Office of Sustainability will coordinate free on-site bicycle maintenance and safety inspections.

The first 300 visitors will receive a free Chick-fil-A coupon courtesy of Food Services.

The vehicle inspections include fluid level checks, belt and hose assessments, wiper blade inspections and tire pressure checks.

For more information, contact Laura Pratt at 706-542-7275 or lepratt@uga.edu.

Flu shots

Flu shots for faculty and staff are available by appointment at the

University Health Center. The shots are given Tuesdays through Fridays at the Allergy Travel Clinic. To make an appointment, call 706-542-5575.

Flu shots are $20 (quadrivalent) and $35 (high-dose for those 65 years or older) for the uninsured; the paperwork for everyone else will be filed with insurance.

A valid UGA ID is required for those who get a flu shot. Dependents must be accompanied by a parent or spouse/partner.

Research participants sought

The kinesiology department in the College of Education is conducting a study to learn more about metformin’s effects on the body. Researchers are seeking men and women ages 18-75 who currently are taking metformin, a prescription drug treatment for adult type 2 diabetes.

Participants will wear a glucose monitor for two different three-day sessions and will be provided meals during this time. They also will walk on a treadmill for one short session and two longer sessions.

Participants will be given information about their body composition and health and also receive a financial incentive.

For more information, contact Melissa Erickson at melissa9@uga.edu or 706-829-2560.

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innovation and achievement. The couple also funded the Jane and Harry Willson Professorship in Humanities and the Jane Willson Professorship in the Arts.

“Jane and Harry Willson transformed support for humanities and the arts at the University of Georgia. In doing so they enriched the lives of generations of students and faculty,” said Nicholas Allen, Franklin Professor of English and director of the Willson Center. “We will miss Jane very much and work every day with a commitment to grow her legacy into new and positive forms.”

Willson was an emeritus trustee of the UGA Foundation and served on the Arts and Sciences Advisory Board, the Arts and Sciences Dean’s Council, the Franklin College Advisory Board, the UGA Research Foundation, the Honors Program Advisory Board and the Georgia Museum of Art Board of Advisors, among others.

When her passed away in 2004, Willson honored him by endowing the William Harry Willson Distinguished Chair of Business in the Terry College of Business. The same year, she made one of the largest contributions in Honors Program history, funding the Willson International Honors Scholars Program, which allows high-achieving UGA students to travel and study around the globe. She also established a study abroad fellowship to Cortona.

“Jane was a remarkable person, and I am grateful to have known her,” said David S. Williams, associate provost and director of the Honors Program. “I am pleased that she left a lasting legacy with regard to the

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Honors Program. Honors students will study abroad in perpetuity as Willson International Scholars due to her generous support.”

In 2006, UGA honored Willson with a Doctor of Laws degree, one of the highest accolades accorded any individual associated with the institution. The university then inducted Willson into the Crystal Arch Society in 2008 in recognition of her extraordinary philanthropy.

Throughout the years,Willson gave generously to the Georgia Museum of Art, which named its sculpture garden in her and Harry Willson’s honor, the UGA Center for Trade and Security and the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.

She also donated funds to support the UGA Costa Rica Campus, the UGA Libraries, State Botanical Garden, Blue Key scholarships, Foundation Fellows, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the UGA Graduate School.

An extremely civic-minded individual, Willson held many community leadership posts, including serving as a board member of the Albany Chamber of Commerce, the United Way of Southwest Georgia and the Atlanta Opera. She was a retired director of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. and was a former board member of the now Albany State University. She also served on the boards of the Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority and Albany Technical College.

She is survived by her children Bill, Larry, Arthur and Jane, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her funeral service was held Nov. 7 in Albany.

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“A secure source of funding that helps students meet their housing, food and educational requirements, we hope, will help these remarkable young people stay at the university through graduation and on the road to successful careers and full lives,” said Sanford

Orkin. “Barbara and I are truly honored to be able to give back to a university we both love deeply and that has given so much to us.”

The Orkins’ most recent pledge extends a legacy to UGA. The couple has supported the School of Law, the College of Education, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, the College of Public Health, the Athletic Association, the President’s Venture Fund and a range of research, scholarship and faculty support initiatives.

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the cost of tuition, Beavers first went to school at the Art Institute of Atlanta before she transferred to UGA in 2013.

Growing up in Georgia, Beavers said UGA was the kind of university she used to dream about. And despite the seeming chaos of balancing school, her job and motherhood, she said, she’s loved the experience.

She credits the UGA Student Veterans Association, which gives her the opportunity to interact with others facing the same balancing act, and the Student Veterans Resource Center for helping make it manageable (see story, page 7).

As she prepares to graduate in the spring, Beavers has been working with SVRC director Ted Barco to develop a plan for her next step. She’s considering art education as a career option.

But in recent weeks, one of her biggest preoccupations has been the student veterans’ mural. In the months she’s been painting it, the 4- by 5-foot canvas has been taking up real estate in her living room. The painting, which will hang outside the First Data Student Veterans Lounge, depicts veterans from all branches of the military before a backdrop of recognizable UGA landmarks.

Dean of Students Bill McDonald commissioned the mural.

“As we observe Veterans Day, particularly the service of UGA student veterans, we are pleased to unveil a new mural to honor and thank all military personnel who served our country,” McDonald said. “We are honored to share it with our approximately 2 million visitors to the Tate Student Center on an annual basis.”

Barco said Beavers’ story and work on the mural demonstrate the diversity of experience among student veterans.

“Each of our student veterans brings a special talent to the table,” Barco said. “However, Kelly is uniquely blessed with the ability to share that talent on canvas for all of us to see.”

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Conventionalfarmersarelosingoutonprofits as they spend ever-increasing amounts on preventing the fruit-ruining flies.

“Spotted wing drosophila has emerged as a major threat to small- and stone-fruit production industries, and its management is challenging particularly in organic systems due to lack of organically approved control options,” said Sial, who is an assistant professor of entomology. “I am glad to have the opportunity to lead this collaborative effort to help organic farmers develop effective management strategies to control this devastating pest in a more sustainable manner.”

His team was awarded the grant under NIFA’s Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative, but the management practices developed during his research should benefit small- and stone-fruit farmers across the board, including both conventional and certified-organic farmers, he said.

Spotted wing drosophila attack all berries and stone fruit; in Georgia, its major target is blueberries. In 2013, Georgia farmers grew about $313 million in blueberries on about 28,000 acres, according to the 2013 Farm Gate Value Report published by the UGA Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development. Numbers for Georgia-grown blueberries increase each year as blueberries become more popular with consumers.

Sial joined the UGA entomology department in 2013 to help improve integrated pest management practices being used by Georgia’s blueberry farmers.

Sial will build on his existing work to develop management strategies for organic growers. Tactics will include development of growing practices to minimize the fly’s impact, development of specific attractants that will draw the flies away from blueberry fields and investigation of organic insecticides to diminish fly populations before they cause major damage to fruit.