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UGA receives national diversity award for fifth consecutive year

By Sam Fahmy

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Megan Turnbull, an assistant professor hired as part of the Investing in the Student Experience initiative, uses class discussion and other tactics to create a strong learning environment for her students.

‘Commitment to teaching’ Hiring initiative brings faculty focused on the student experience

By Krista Richmond krichmond@uga.edu

Exceptional students deserve exceptional educators.

The University of Georgia, known nationally for its superior undergraduate learning environment, has completed a major presidential hiring initiative to enhance the student experience.

“This initiative demonstrates our commitment to the highest levels of student learning and success,” said President Jere W. Morehead. “Student interest in academic majors is shifting, and the new faculty and staff members we have hired will help us to provide active and engaged instruction in emerging areas of high student demand.”

The Class of 2022 entered UGA with record-setting academic

credentials: an average high school GPA of 4.04, an average ACT score of 30 and an SAT average of 1365.

An increasing number of these students now state their interest in degree programs such as computer science, management information systems, finance, financial planning, engineering, statistics, biology, biochemistry/molecular biology and international affairs/ political science.

Targeted hires in these areas of interest include 26 faculty and staff: 10 tenure-track faculty, 10 lecturers and six academic advisors, all of whom will support students in high-demand areas.

Kaixiong Ye, a tenure-track assistant professor of human genetics hired as part of the initiative, is enjoying getting to know his students.

“What excites me most about the students at UGA is their

enthusiasm and their passion,” said Ye, who is a faculty member in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. “I had a lot of help from my mentors in college and graduate school, and now I’m in a position to help the next generation. I’m very excited to do what I can to help them succeed.”

For Ye, creating the best student experience possible starts with active learning. His field of research centers on computational and human genomics, and he plans to include undergraduates in his work on nutritional genomics in his new lab, in addition to graduate students and postdocs.

“I hope to give them hands-on experience and share the excitement of discovery,” he said. “I believe it is through this kind of experience that they will truly learn.”

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ALL GEORGIA PROGRAM

Over the past year, University of Georgia students, faculty and staff fanned across the state to help recruit historically underrepresented and first-generation students to the birthplace of public higher education. On campus, new programs were launched to promote the academic success of students from rural areas and to broaden the pipeline of students pursuing advanced STEM degrees.

These efforts, among many others, have been recognized at a national level through the 2018 INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher

Eighteen UGA students, alumni receive offers from Fulbright

By Stephanie Schupska schupska@uga.edu

The University of Georgia once again hit double digits in the number of international travel-study grants offered to its students and recent alumni through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. With 18 students selected, this marks the fifth straight year—and ninth time in the past 10 years—that UGA has received 10 or more offers.

Of the 18, 15 were able to take advantage of the opportunity. Six received academic and arts grants, and nine will be teaching English.

The Fulbright U.S. Student

One of the steepest barriers to profitable controlled-environment agriculture is the energy cost associated with providing the plants enough light, but new research being pioneered by University of Georgia could cut those costs by 50 percent.

With the support of a $5 million grant, a UGA-led team is working to develop strategies to increase the efficiency of lighting for controlled-environment agriculture: the practice of growing plants in greenhouses or plant factories.

Marc van Iersel, a faculty ­member in the horticulture department of UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, is leading the effort.

The U.S. Department of

The University of Georgia has introduced a new scholarship for exceptional students from rural Georgia as part of a new ALL Georgia program.

Part of President Jere W. Morehead’s strategic initiatives, the ALL Georgia scholarship provides financial aid for six outstanding students matriculating to UGA from rural Georgia each year. The scholarship is renewable for up to eight semesters and is part of the ALL Georgia program, which supports all students from counties classified by the U.S. Census Bureau as predominantly rural and who may or may not have financial need

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program network.

“Our data show that students hailing from rural areas of Georgia face different challenges as they transition to the university,” said Vice President for Instruction Rahul Shrivastav. “The ALL Georgia program supports students from rural Georgia and ensures that they have the same opportunities for success

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Researchers receive grant to help reduce indoor farming energy costs

By Leigh Beeson

at UGA as their peers.”

Through the ALL Georgia program, the Division of Academic Enhancement, the Division of Student Affairs and Public Service and Outreach, among other offices, collaborate to promote common experiences, such as Freshman College Summer Experience, Dawg Camp and Scholar Success Days for rural students.

“We are excited to bring together this network of resources from across campus to support these exceptional students,” said Victor Wilson, vice president for student affairs. “Immersive experiences like Dawg Camp and Freshman College help students make meaningful, lasting connections and aid in their

Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities in more than 140 countries to recent college graduates and graduate students.

As the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, it is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and countries worldwide.

“We are quite proud of the 18 students who received offers and are excited for the 15 who are able to participate,” said Maria de Rocher, assistant director of the Honors Program and chair of the Fulbright selection committee at UGA. “The

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New scholarship, program serves rural students with a network of resources through partnerships with a variety of departments across campus.

Some 3,700 students are eligible for the ALL Georgia

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HONORS PROGRAM

By J. Merritt Melancon

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Education Excellence in Diversity Award. The HEED Award is the only national recognition honoring colleges and universities that exhibit outstanding efforts and success in the area of diversity and inclusion, and 2018 marks the fifth consecutive year that UGA has been honored.

“I am proud that the University of Georgia has been recognized nationally for the fifth consecutive year with the HEED Award,” said President Jere W. Morehead. “A diverse and welcoming environment strengthens a university in innumerable ways, and I am grateful to our faculty, staff and students for

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­ griculture National Institute for A Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative funded the project, called “LAMP: Lighting Approaches to Maximize Profits,” earlier this summer.

“When you are talking about a greenhouse or plant factory, up to 60 percent of their total costs can go to energy, and about half of that goes to lighting,” said van Iersel, who has studied ways to reduce the lighting and irrigation costs in greenhouses for more than a decade. “So, if we can reduce those lighting costs, that would be a really big deal. The economic feasibility of plant factories is still questionable because it is so expensive to provide electric light to the plants.”

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2 Sept. 24, 2018 columns.uga.edu SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

FOOT SOLDIER PROJECT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS STUDIES

Mary Frances Early honored at documentary premiere in Atlanta

By Matt Chambers mattdc@uga.edu

An endowed chair in the School of Social Work has been named for Professor Emeritus Tom Holland.

Professorship named for retired UGA faculty member

By Laurie Anderson sswpr@uga.edu

Not many university faculty members can say they’ve established a graduate degree program, but Professor Emeritus Tom Holland has two to his credit, as well as an institute. Now the retired University of Georgia faculty member has a new endowed chair named for him in the School of Social Work.

The Thomas P. Holland Distinguished Professorship in Nonprofit Management and Leadership, recently approved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, honors its namesake, who was a member of the School of Social Work for more than 20 years. The professorship was made possible by Holland; his wife, Myra Blackmon, who received degrees from UGA in 1972 and 2008; the Riverview Foundation; and members of Holland’s family, as well as friends, colleagues and former students.

“Tom’s life work, and our work together, helping nonprofits improve their performance, better serve their communities and enrich the lives of so many, has also added a richness and satisfaction to our lives,” said Blackmon on behalf of the couple, who often collaborated on professional projects.

“This professorship is one way of ensuring that others will continue to learn, grow and benefit from the important work of the nonprofit sector.”

Holland played several pivotal roles at the school during a long academic career. From 1988 through 1996, he built and directed the school’s doctoral program, then for the next two years focused on growing its external research projects.

In 1998, Holland began a new venture, co-founding the Institute for Nonprofit Organizations with Jeff Brudney, a professor of public administration and policy in the School of Public and International Affairs.

“The Holland Professorship is a fitting legacy for an extraordinary and beloved member of the School of Social Work,” said Anna Scheyett, professor and dean of the school.

“It will help to attract a truly exceptional researcher who can advance best practices in nonprofit management, and educate and inspire students who will go on to become highly qualified nonprofit leaders in Georgia and beyond. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to continue Tom’s work in the best ways possible.”

Along with the institute, Holland shepherded into existence a Master of Arts degree in nonprofit organizations, now called the Master of Arts in nonprofit management and leadership.Today the institute administers the master’s degree, seminars and workshops for the nonprofit community, and a graduate certificate program that can be earned on campus or online. Graduates of the certificate and master’s programs have gone on to successful careers in both nonprofit and forprofit organizations.

One such success is Cartter Fontaine, among the UGA Alumni Association’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2018, which celebrates young alumni who are leaders in their fields. As CEO of the Athens-based video advertising company DT Productions, he produces positive, human-focused messages.

“I can honestly say that DT would not exist had I not gone through the nonprofit degree program,” said Fontaine, who received degrees from UGA in 2010 and 2012. “I apply so many of the values I learned during the program to what we do at DT, most importantly compassion for others. No matter what we are doing or who we are working for, we always aim to tell stories that help people.”

Fontaine also supported the Holland Professorship through the Riverview Foundation, of which he is a board member. Distinguished professorships are endowed with a minimum of $500,000. The funds support the work of a faculty member engaged in developing courses, strengthening teaching and research, and other professional activities. The Holland Professorship is the fifth endowed professorship at the school and the first within the Institute for Nonprofit Organizations.

Mary Frances Early, the first African American to receive a degree from the University of Georgia, was honored Sept. 11 at a premiere screening of a documentary featuring her life story.

Mary Frances Early: The Quiet Trailblazer was screened at an Atlanta event that included UGA officials, alumni, and friends and family of Early. The film, which is narrated by former WSBTV Atlanta anchor and UGA alumna Monica Pearson, chronicles Early’s role in opening the door of educational opportunities to African Americans.

Co-executive produced by Maurice Daniels, professor emeritus and dean emeritus of UGA’s School of Social Work, and Michelle Cook, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and strategic university initiatives, the documentary follows Early’s life, using archival materials, personal papers, news coverage and personal interviews.

“Ms. Early has made a profound impact on the lives of countless individuals throughout her life,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “This documentary will continue to honor her pioneering and trailblazing path, which is still being felt across the state of Georgia.”

Dominique Holloman, the Black Alumni Leadership Council’s inaugural president, was mistress of ceremony for the screening. During the event, Pearson held a special interview with Early, in which the civil rights icon discussed her life and role in desegregation.

“Mary Frances Early’s story of overcoming obstacles, persevering in the midst of hostility and ultimately accomplishing incredible success both personally and historically is the ultimate American tale,” Cook said.

“Unfortunately, this story existed in

UGA President Jere W. Morehead talks with Mary Frances Early at the premiere of the documentary Mary Frances Early: The Quiet Trailblazer.

obscurity for so many years, unknown and unacknowledged. This documentary fills a void in our history and allows us the opportunity to celebrate an amazing unsung hero, who is also one of our own.”

Mary Frances Early: The Quiet Trailblazer is the fifth installment created by UGA’s Foot Soldier Project for Civil Rights Studies. The project chronicles the lives and stories of those “foot soldiers” whose names might not be familiar, but whose dedication to the cause of equality formed the backbone of a movement that brought about sweeping changes in the nation’s history.

“Mary Frances Early is the embodiment of a foot soldier for equal justice.

She represents an authentic voice of protest as a Georgia citizen who courageously and selflessly joined the civil rights movement,” Daniels said.

“The story of Ms. Early demonstrates the power of a grassroots activist who helped to change the course of history at our university, in our state and nation. All too often, the efforts of unsung heroes—as evidenced by the powerful

story of Mary Frances Early—are lost to history. So it is indeed fitting that we chronicle her story and celebrate her accomplishments.”

Early earned a master’s degree in music education from UGA in 1962 and returned in 1964 and earned a specialist in education degree in 1967.

Honored repeatedly for her achievements and service, Early was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Georgia in 2013.

Five years later, Morehead bestowed the President’s Medal to Early.

Early’s distinguished career includes becoming the first African American president of the Georgia Music Educators Association in 1981 and serving as music director for the entire Atlanta Public Schools system.

She also taught at Morehouse College and Spelman College and served as chair of the music department at Clark Atlanta University.

An on-campus screening of Mary Frances Early: The Quiet Trailblazer is being arranged. The documentary aired this month on Georgia Public Broadcasting.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Two engineering programs earn initial accreditation

By Mike Wooten

mwooten@uga.edu

The University of Georgia College of Engineering reached a milestone this month. The college received initial accreditation of its Bachelor of Science programs in electrical and electronics engineering and in mechanical engineering.All eight undergraduate degree programs in the college now have earned accreditation from the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. “This is a significant accomplishment for the students, staff and faculty of our college,” said Donald Leo, dean of the College of Engineering. “ABET accreditation validates our efforts to meet the high standards of the engineering profession through our curriculum, instruction, student support services and experiential learning opportunities.”

ABET is the recognized global accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. Accreditation from the nonprofit accrediting agency demonstrates a program’s commitment to providing its students with a quality, rigorous education.

ABET accreditation is a voluntary peer-review process that evaluates program curricula, faculty expertise, facilities, instructional support and other factors.

Although engineering has been taught at UGA since at least 1868, the College of Engineering was reestablished in 2012 when the Board of

Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the merger of UGA’s Faculty of Engineering with the department of biological and agricultural engineering.

For UGA’s mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics engineering programs to be eligible for accreditation, the college had to first graduate at least one class of students in each program.The college’s first class of engineers in both programs graduated in the 2016-2017 academic year, and the accreditation process began as soon as the programs were eligible—during the 2017-2018 academic year. The accreditation of both programs is retroactive to October 2016, meaning all previous graduates in these degree programs have earned degrees from an accredited engineering institution.

Most employers in private industry and the federal government require a diploma from an ABET-accredited program as a condition for employment in certain technical fields such as engineering. Industry licensing and certification groups also use graduation from an ABET-accredited program to screen applicants. This accreditation also can open doors to government-sponsored funding in the form of student loans, grants and scholarships.

As part of the evaluation, the commission used detailed criteria to analyze student performance and outcomes, curriculum requirements and program educational objectives, faculty competency and facilities.

“I want to express my sincere

appreciation to the faculty, staff, students and members of the university administration who participated in the ABET site visit as well as the members of our college who worked so hard throughout the review process,” said Leo. Mark Haidekker, a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, served as ABET coordinator for the electrical and electronics engineering degree program.

Thomas Lawrence, a professor of practice, served as ABET coordinator for the mechanical engineering degree program.

Ramana Pidaparti, associate dean for academic affairs and assessment; Heather Lotane, program support specialist; Julie Cook, academic manager; Patsy Adams, assistant to the dean; and Roger Hilten, instructional lab manager, coordinated the accreditation effort at the college level.

Hillary Tanner, a senior lecturer in the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, assisted with the development of self-study reports.

School Chairs Sidney Thompson (environmental, civil, agricultural and mechanical engineering) and Fred Beyette (electrical and computer engineering) provided leadership throughout the ABET site evaluation process.

In her role as inaugural chair for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2017, Takoi Hamrita oversaw the initial preparation of the self-study report for the degree program in electrical and electronics engineering.

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Digest UGA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative to screen ‘Food Evolution’

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Lohitash Karumbaiah (center) and members of his laboratory team hope that electrical stimulation can be a clinically translatable approach for recovery from traumatic brain injury.

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Regenerative Bioscience Center researchers replicate traumatic brain injury recovery via petri dish

By Charlene Betourney cbetourney@uga.edu

Researchers in UGA’s Regenerative Bioscience Center have succeeded in reproducing the effects of traumatic brain injury and stimulating recovery in neuron cells grown in a petri dish.

This makes them the first known scientific team in the country to do so using stem cell-derived neurons. The procedure, detailed in a new paper in Nature Scientific Reports, has significant implications for the study and treatment of such injuries.

Unlike other cells in the body, most neurons in the central nervous system cannot repair or renew themselves.

Using an agent called glutamate that is released in high amounts in the brain after traumatic injury, the research team recorded a concussion-like disruption of neural activity in a dish containing dozens of minute electrodes. Through these recordings, they then evaluated the activity and influenced recovery by electrical stimulation.

“Once the neurons reach a certain level of density in the dish, you begin to see what we call synchronous activity in

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a very timed manner,” said lead author Lohitash Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ animal and dairy science department. “Knowing we could re-create synchronized, brain-like activity in a dish gave us the impetus to ask, ‘What if we disrupt this rhythm, and how can we recover from something like that?’ ” In 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first deep-brain stimulation device—an electrical stimulation cap that patients wear continuously—for treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Karumbaiah and his team hope that electrical stimulation could be a clinically translatable approach for recovery from traumatic brain injury, or TBI. The next step, he said, is to connect with external collaborators to tailor electrical stimulation approaches with biomaterials that can exploit neuroplasticity. Such treatments could be highly beneficial, for example, to veterans. Many veterans suffer from TBIs incurred through shock waves from explosions, with no physical focal point of injury.

“Drilling into the brain randomly

to access tissue in such cases makes no sense,” said Karumbaiah.“A wearable device that can administer fairly controlled levels of relevant electrical stimulation can help these patients.”

One of Karumbaiah’s co-authors is Maysam Ghovanloo, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Ghovanloo has led development of the Tongue Drive System, which allows individuals with spinal cord injuries to control their wheelchair or digital devices by moving their tongue. He has also developed technologies for neural interfacing and implantable medical devices. Ghovanloo will put his expertise in medical instrumentation to work in developing devices for the team’s ­pre-clinical studies.

“We have developed a unique approach for observing and guiding stimulatory patterns in the brain at multiple levels, all the way from individual neurons to the neural tissue, and eventually the entire brain,” Ghovanloo said. “All while taking into account the animal behavior to opportunistically apply stimulation when they are most effective.”

activity where students rank the quality of democracy in various countries to help them understand how democracy is measured.

“There’s a real commitment to research here, and there’s an equally strong commitment to teaching—both undergraduates and graduates—and I have really strong passions for both,” she said. “It’s already struck me how sharp the students here seem to be.

They’re quick thinkers, which means it’s going to be a lively semester.”

The Investing in the Student Experience hiring initiative continues a series of strategic investments started five years ago to strengthen even further the university’s world-class faculty.

Past efforts have helped to reduce class sizes, expand research in key areas of strengths such as infectious disease and informatics and foster interdisciplinary scholarship and education on campus.

In addition to Ye and Turnbull, the tenure track faculty hired as part of the initiative includes Jin Ye, College of Engineering; Ross Marklein, College of Engineering; Kristy Archulet, College of Family and Consumer Sciences; In Kee Kim, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Yuan Ke, Franklin

College of Arts and Sciences; Ramiviyas Nattanmai Parasuraman, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Xia Zhao, Terry College of Business; and Ankita Garg Jaiswal, College of Veterinary Medicine.

Lecturers hired as part of the initiative are Benjamin Fahrman, College of Engineering; Adam Wineland, College of Engineering; Robert Schneider, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Joshua King, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Maduranta Dassanayake, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Jin Kyu Lee, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Magdalena Matuskova, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Brian McKay, College of Public Health; Jeffrey Glas, School of Public and International Affairs; and Johannes Kohler, Terry College of Business.

Advisors hired as part of the initiative are Joshua Cooke, College of Engineering; Aaron Stone, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Kathryn Veale, School of Public and International Affairs; Olivia Myers, Terry College of Business; Anna Williams, Office of the Vice President for Instruction; and Cindy Schulman, Office of the Vice President for Instruction.

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This semester, Ye is setting up his lab, starting research with his students and preparing to teach courses in genetics starting in spring 2019.

“The process of working with students is fulfilling,” he said. “Seeing them achieve what they want, seeing them succeed, seeing them enjoy what they’re working on, seeing them make discoveries—that drives me.”

For Megan Turnbull, an assistant professor in the School of Public and International Affairs who also was hired through the initiative, enhancing the learning environment starts with open discussion.

“What I think is key—and something I try to encourage—is participation in the classroom,” Turnbull said.

“I feel like students learn a lot when they have an opportunity to talk about their perspectives, their critiques of the reading, their experiences. One thing I try to do is incorporate some broader critical questions about the reading or include organized class activities.”

Another strategy she’s using is to stage a debate, of sorts, where students on different sides must come to a compromise. She also finds group work helpful and plans to incorporate an

The UGA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative will host a free screening of the 2016 documentary Food Evolution and a panel discussion on public attitudes about genetically engineered foods Sept. 26 from 4:30-7 p.m. in Reception Hall of the Tate Center. Although listed as a First-Year Odyssey Seminar, the screening and discussion are open free to the public.

The film discusses the ways science has been used and misused in modern debates about genetically engineered crops. Pablo Lapegna, an associate professor of sociology who studies the impact of GMO crops on Latin American farms, and Wayne Parrott, a professor of crop and soil sciences and global GMO advocate, will lead the panel discussion following the film screening.

UGAAlert test scheduled for Sept. 27

A full test of UGAAlert, the university’s emergency notification system, will be conducted Sept. 27 at 10:45 a.m. Prior to the test, students, faculty and staff should review their contact information (phone numbers and email addresses) in the UGAAlert system to ensure that their personal contact information and their specific preferences for being notified are accurate.

Check contact information at ugaalert.uga.edu.

In the event of severe weather on Sept. 27, the drill will be rescheduled to a day when more favorable weather conditions exist.

Applications being accepted for UGA’s new Student Tour of Georgia

Applications are being accepted until Oct. 12 for the university’s inaugural Student Tour of Georgia, a week-long, expenses-paid experiential learning opportunity for UGA undergraduates. The inaugural trip will take place during the 2019 spring break.

The Student Tour of Georgia is free for the students selected to participate. Program benefits include all expenses, including meals, travel and lodging for off-campus experiences as well as the opportunity to meet and learn alongside other UGA students. The Student Tour of Georgia is presented by the Division of Student Affairs and the Office of the Vice President for Public ­Service and Outreach. More information, including the application form, is at ­tourofga.uga.edu.

Former UGA student-athlete named finalist for NCAA Woman of Year Award Former UGA track and field standout ­ eturah Orji is one of the 30 finalists for the K 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

A native of Mount Olive, New Jersey, Orji is one of 12 all-time finalists for the Bulldogs, including the first from track and field. UGA swimmers Lisa Coole (1997), Kristy Kowal (2000) and Kim Black (2001) each claimed NCAA Woman of the Year honors.

The selection committee will announce the nine finalists in early October. From those finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will select the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year. The Top 30 will be celebrated and the Woman of the Year will be named Oct. 28 at a ceremony in Indianapolis.

Orji graduated in May with a degree in financial planning. A three-time U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association National Women’s Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year, she was named the Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year three times.

Recently awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, Orji began studies for a graduate degree in sport management at UGA this fall.

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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.

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.

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

Through Jan. 6. 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.

MONDAY, SEPT. 24 RECITAL Andrew Sehmann performs. 5:30 p.m. Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center.

CONCERT Alex Lapins performs on the tuba. 6 p.m. Edge Hall, Hugh Hodgson School of Music.

FULL MOON HIKE: HARVEST MOON Be prepared to hike up to 2 miles on wooded trails and in the garden. A backpack carrier is suggested for young children and infants. Registration is required. $5 per person or $15 per family. 7 p.m. Visitor Center Fountain, State Botanical Garden.

706-542-6136. bwboone@uga.edu.

CONCERT The UGA Symphonic Band performs. Live stream: https://bit. ly/2p82D5K. 7:30 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 25 ECOLOGY SEMINAR “Ecology and Evolution of Influenza A Viruses Infecting Humans and Animals,” Justin Bahl, UGA infectious diseases and epidemiology departments. 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.

WORKSHOP “Planning, Presenting and Publishing Research On Teaching” will introduce participants to the community of teacherresearchers who identify problems worth investigating in their classroom, systematically study them and present their findings locally, nationally and internationally. In addition to gathering tools to plan a SoTL study and contrasting different types of SoTL studies, participants will identify conferences and journals for sharing SoTL research. 4:30 p.m. Model Active Learning Lab, Instructional Plaza. 706-542-1713. ckuus@uga.edu.

LECTURE “Borges and Argentine politics, from ‘Viejo habito argentino’ to ‘Nuestro pobre individualismo’ (1946),” Daniel Balderston, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Modern Languages at the University of Pittsburgh and author of numerous books, including How Borges Wrote (2018) and Los caminos del afecto (2015).

5 p.m. 202 Moore College. nlucero@uga.edu.

MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS MEETING The Northeast Health District will conduct SNS training for UGA MRC members. 5:30 p.m. Garden level classroom, Rhodes Hall.

706-542-5845. prepare@uga.edu.

SUNFLOWER MUSIC SERIES Randall Bramblett has shared stages with artists such as Steve Winwood, Bonnie Raitt, The Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic, among others. His 11th studio release, Juke Joint at the Edge of the World, was released last summer on New West Records. Chairs allowed on concession level only; picnic blankets encouraged on all other levels. Presented by Friends of the Garden, Athens Coca-Cola and Northeast Sales and Distributing. Ticket price for this outdoor concert includes beverages and light snacks. $15, general admission; $10, Friends of the Garden; $5, children ages 6-12. 7 p.m. Flower Garden Lawn (Conservatory in inclement weather), State Botanical Garden.

706-542-6138. lpbryant@uga.edu.

FACULTY CONCERT David Starkweather, cello, and Damon Denton, piano, perform.

Live stream: https://bit.ly/2p82D5K. 7:30 p.m. Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center.

UGA THEATRE: ‘THE TALL GIRLS’ 1930s America: 15 year-old Jean moves to the rural town of Poor Prairie to look after her volatile younger cousin, Almeda.

When a teacher with a mysterious past arrives at their high school, he enlists the girls of Poor Prairie to put together a basketball team. The game becomes a means for the girls to escape the dreary realities of Depression-era America. The Tall Girls examines the struggles of the team to be taken seriously in a time where women’s sports were looked at as a novelty rather than a true athletic endeavor. By Meg Miroshnik; directed by Anna Pieri. $16, $12 for students. Performances run at 8 p.m.

UGA Symphony Orchestra, Hodgson Wind Ensemble perform in combination concert

By Bobby Tyler btyler@uga.edu

UGA Presents is bringing composer, pianist and remixer Max Richter to Athens on Sept. 30. The electro-acoustic artist will be joined by the American Contemporary Music Ensemble for a 7 p.m. performance in Hodgson Concert Hall. The program will include Richter’s Infra and music from The Blue Notebooks.

Inspired equally by Bach, punk rock and ambient electronica, Richter’s sonic world blends his formal classical training from the Royal Academy of Music with modern technology. His distinctive brand of heartbroken melodicism has been noted for its “overwhelming emotional power” by Time Out and for its “astonishing depth and beauty” by the New Statesman. The Guardian has called his music “languorously transcendent.”

Richter has composed music for more than 50 film and television projects including Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island and Damon Lindelof ’s HBO series, The Leftovers. He was awarded the European Film Prize for his score for Ari Folman’s Waltz with Bashir.

Tickets for the concert start at $25 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office, online at pac.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-4400. A limited number of discounted tickets are available to current UGA students for $6 to $10 with a valid UGA ID (limit one ticket per student).

A pre-performance talk will be given at 6:15 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall.

Hodgson Concert Hall and Ramsey Concert Hall are in the UGA Performing Arts Center at 230 River Road in Athens.

on Sept. 25-28 and at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 30. Cellar Theatre (Room 55), Fine Arts Building. 706-542–4400.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 DISEASE ECOLOGY WORKSHOP In “Disease Forecasting,” Andrew Tredennick and Spencer Hall will present ongoing work from CEID’s Disease Forecasting Working Group, aimed at forecasting the dynamics of infectious diseases over time using generic time-series models.

Discussion will focus on future research plans and how best to develop the software. 2 p.m. Computer lab, ecology building.

706-542-1930. tross312@uga.edu.

TOUR AT TWO Sarah Kate Gillespie, curator of American art, will give a special tour of the exhibition Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris Ulmann. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

FILM SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION A screening of Academy Award nominee Scott Hamilton ­Kennedy’s Food Evolution followed by a panel discussion with Wayne Parrott from the UGA Institute of Plant Breeding Genetics and Genomics and Pablo Lapegna, author of Soybeans and Power: Genetically Modified Crops, Environmental Politics, and Social Movements in Argentina. 4:30 p.m. Reception Hall, Tate Student Center. 706-542-8084. sustainag@uga.edu. (See Digest, page 3.)

THURSDAY, SEPT. 27 ONEUSG CONNECT FORUMS Also Sept. 28. In December, UGA will begin using a new HR/Payroll system: OneUSG Connect. OneSource invites the campus community to special OneUSG Connect (HR/Payroll) Go-Live Forums. Session 1 is from 9-11 a.m. Session 2 is from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sept. 27 forums are for HR practitioners. Sept.

28 forums are for faculty and staff. Theater, Tate Student Center.

By Camille Hayes ceh822@uga.edu

When two of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s premier large ensembles join forces, it is sure to be an evening to remember. The Hodgson Wind Ensemble and the UGA Symphony Orchestra will take the Hodgson Concert Hall stage Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

“This is only the second time in my 25 years that the orchestra and the wind ensemble have been on the same concert,” said Mark Cedel, director and conductor of the UGASO. “We look forward to sharing our music and our audiences.”

The Hodgson Wind Ensemble will begin the evening with a welcome fanfare in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center. Under the baton of Director of Bands Cynthia Johnston Turner, the HWE will open with a piece called “Curtain Raiser” by Peter Boyer. The major piece of the first half is Michael Colgrass’ “Winds of Nagual: A Musical Fable on the Writing of Carlos Castaneda.” Colgrass won the Pulitzer Prize in composition in 1977. “Winds of Nagual” is highly programmatic, meaning the audience

will hear all of the adventures (and misadventures) of Carlos as he experiments with the story of Don Juan. They will conclude the first half with Sousa’s “Esprit de Corps” to celebrate the collaboration with the UGA Symphony Orchestra. The audience also will be introduced to two new graduate conductors during the first part of the concert.

After intermission, the UGASO will perform Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, his “Pathetique,” which is a work with soaring melodies, lively and brilliant sections, and moments of great tragedy.

“It really takes the listener through quite an experience,” Cedel said. It is historically known that Tchaikovsky believed this symphony to be “the best thing he ever composed.”

Both Johnston Turner and Cedel said that they are looking forward to sharing their music and their audiences. Tickets for the concert are $12 for adults and $6 for students and children. They can be purchased online at pac.uga.edu, by calling 706-542-4400 or at the PAC box office. Those unable to attend can watch the concert live on the Hodgson School’s website at music.uga.edu/live-streaming.

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UNIVERSITY COUNCIL MEETING 3:30 p.m. Theater, Tate Student Center. 706-542-6020. univcouncil@uga.edu.

The University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra and the Hodgson Wind Ensemble join forces for a combined concert on Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall.

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WORKSHOP In “High-Impact Strategies in Large-Enrollment Courses,” participants will discuss examples of high-impact practices that can be implemented in the large class setting and will develop actionable steps to accomplish the desired learning from highimpact practices in individual courses. 9:30 a.m. 372 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-0539. megan.mittelstadt@uga.edu.

UGAALERT EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION TEST A full test of UGAAlert, the university’s emergency notification system, will be conducted. Prior to the test, students, faculty and staff should review their contact information (phone numbers and email addresses) in the UGAAlert system to ensure that their personal contact information and their specific preferences for being notified are accurate. Contact information may be checked at ugaalert.uga.edu. In the event of severe weather, the drill will be rescheduled to a day when more favorable weather conditions exist. 10:45 a.m. 706-542-5845. prepare@uga.edu.

MUSEUM MIX The museum’s thrice-annual late-night art party features a live DJ, free refreshments and galleries open 8-11 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662. gmoa@uga.edu.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 28 WOMEN’S STUDIES FRIDAY SPEAKER SERIES “Great (Gendered) Expectations: Analyzing Christian Sex Advice Books,” Jodie Lyon, religion. Part of the Women’s Studies Friday Speaker Series. 12:20 p.m. 214 Miller Learning

Max Richter will be joined by the American Contemporary Music Ensemble Sept. 30 for a 7 p.m. performance in Hodgson Concert Hall.

Center. 706-542-0066. tlhat@uga.edu.

MEMORIAL SERVICE There will be a secular memorial service for Christy Desmet with a reception to follow on the patio of the UGA English department at Park Hall. Guests with mobility needs will find it easier to access the Chapel from the back door, located near the UGA bell tower. Guests are invited to park in the North Campus parking deck, 231 S. Jackson Street. Pull a ticket upon entering the garage. Hand the ticket to the attendant upon departing and inform them that you attended the memorial service. 4 p.m. Chapel. 706-542-9266. eberle@uga.edu.

ENSEMBLE CONCERT The Hugh Hodgson School of Music presents Georgia Sings!

7:30 p.m. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center.

FACULTY CONCERT Anatoly Sheludyakov performs on the piano. Live stream: http://music.uga.edu/edge-hall-live-streaming. 7:30 p.m.

Edge Hall, Hugh Hodgson School of Music.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 FOOTBALL vs. Tennessee. Sanford Stadium. 3:30 p.m. Televised on CBS. CLASS “Natural History of Georgia’s Insects” is intended to be a hands-on learning experience for attendees. Participants will hike landscaped, ornamental and forested areas collecting and identifying insects while learning about their environmental and natural history roles. The UGA Insect Zoo will also be on site for additional opportunities to handle insects and related arthropods. By the end of the course, attendees will be able to identify insects and arthropods commonly found in Georgia and leave with a basic understanding of their roles. $50, general admission; $45, Friends of the Garden. 9 a.m. Visitor Center, classroom 2, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6136. cscamero@uga.edu.

READING Suzanne Matson was born in Portland, Oregon, and studied at Portland State University and the University of Washington.

Her latest novel, Ultraviolet, was published Sept. 4 by Catapult.

Her reading from the novel is presented in partnership with the Creative Writing Program and Avid Bookshop. 6 p.m. Fire Hall No. 2. 706-542-3966. davemarr@uga.edu.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 30 BASEBALL Exhibition game vs. North Georgia. 2 p.m. Foley Field.

VOLLEYBALL vs. South Carolina. 2 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

108 SUN SALUTATION FESTIVAL Celebrate nature, the change of season and National Yoga Month with this ancient and powerful practice. A Sun Salutation is a series of 12 linked yoga poses. Bring a yoga mat, water and towel. Arrive at 5:15 p.m. for set-up. Registration is recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. Flower Garden Lawn, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6136. cscamero@uga.edu.

COMING UP ECOLOGY SEMINAR Oct. 2. Clay Cressler, assistant professor, department of biology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 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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See all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in 97 minutes when the Reduced Shakespeare Company takes the stage at the Fine Arts Theatre on Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Reduced Shakespeare Company to perform 37 plays in 97 minutes

By Bobby Tyler btyler@uga.edu

UGA Presents is bringing the Reduced Shakespeare Company to the Fine Arts Theatre to perform The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised]. The irreverent show covers all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one hilarious 97-minute performance.The madcap men in tights will take the stage Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Since its pass-the-hat origins in 1981, the Reduced Shakespeare Company has created 10 stage shows, two television specials, several failed TV pilots and numerous radio pieces, all of which have been performed, seen and heard the world over.

The company’s itinerary has included appearances off Broadway, at the White House, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, London’s West End and Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, as well as performances in Israel, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.

RSC’s first three shows—The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), The Complete History of America (abridged) and The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged)—ran for nine years at the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus as London’s longest-running comedies. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) set a Guinness World Record as “Longest Running Shakespeare Show in the West End.” For years, the RSC had more shows running in the West End than Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The RSC won the Shorty Award in New York City and the Delft Audience Award in Holland.The company also has been nominated for an Olivier Award in London, two Helen Hayes Awards in Washington, D.C., the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award and several podcast awards.

Tickets for the show start at $40 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office, online at pac.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-4400. A limited number of discounted tickets are available to current UGA students for $6 to $10 with a valid UGA ID (limit one ticket per student).

The Fine Arts Theatre is at 255 Baldwin Street in Athens. The Performing Arts Center box office is at 230 River Road.

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John Hulland, who holds the Emily H. and Charles M. Tanner Jr. Chair in Sales Management in the Terry College of Business, is the new editorin-chief of the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.

Hulland, whose term began June 1, brings extensive academic publishing and editorial experience to the role. He has been an area editor for JAMS since 2015 and has served as an area editor for the Journal of Marketing since 2011.

Part of Hulland’s charge as editor-in-chief will be the continJohn Hulland uation of the journal’s area editor structure. This change was made to manage the rapid growth in article submissions and reflect the increase from four to six issues published annually as well as the breadth of topics published in JAMS. The Academy of Marketing Science is an international organization of marketing scholars. It is dedicated to promoting high standards and excellence in the creation and dissemination of marketing knowledge and the advancement of marketing practice.

Carl Glickman, an emeritus professor of education in the College of Education, was recently honored by his alma mater.

Glickman received the Outstanding Educator Award from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, during the annual Colby Alumni Reunion in June.

He graduated from the school in 1968.

Glickman’s decades-long career includes time as a teacher during school desegregation in the South, then leading an award-winning school in New Hampshire. He has taught at UGA for more than two decades, retiring once to pursue creative writing. He has more than a dozen books to his name, ­including a book of short fiction and memoir essays.

More recently, he returned to teaching and now leads a graduate-level seminar each spring semester.

Colby’s Alumni Association said it was “pleased to recognize Carl Glickman, a true pioneer in ­education renewal and school leadership.”

Katie Hill, legal services associate at the University of Georgia River Basin Center, has been named one of 33 participants in the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership’s 2018 class. These individuals will join a diverse network of statewide leaders consistently collaborating to solve Georgia’s environmental challenges. IGEL is a nonprofit dedicated to yearly collaboration among a diverse network of statewide leaders working to solve Georgia’s environmental challenges.

The IGEL experience is a personal and professional develKatie Hill opment program that takes class participants through multiple sessions around the state, exposing them to the pressing environmental concerns as well as the vast potential, that exist in each region of Georgia. The program emphasizes hands-on learning opportunities to master new skills through practice.

Hill, an attorney who has been on the River Basin Center staff since receiving her Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Georgia, has worked on numerous projects to help Georgia communities plan and manage environmental issues. Her publications include Local Wetland Programs: A Guide for Georgia Communities, Decentralized Wastewater Management: A Guidebook for Georgia Communities, Valuing Conservation Easements: A Guide for Georgia Tax Assessors and Wastewater Management in Coastal Georgia.

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

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Denise Spangler, the new dean of the College of Education, joined UGA’s faculty in 1995 and has held various leadership roles.

College of Education dean focuses on building collaborative community

By Kathryn Kao kath1@uga.edu

Denise Spangler has wanted to be a teacher for as long as she can remember.

And while her work environment no longer looks like a traditional classroom setting, her passion for making a difference is consistently rooted in education and in the development of young minds.

Spangler, the new dean of the University of Georgia’s College of Education, is a first-generation college student who discovered her dual passions for elementary and mathematics education as an undergraduate student at Illinois State University.

After spending a semester collecting and analyzing data for a professor, she felt inspired to pursue a master’s degree in mathematics at ISU and later, a doctoral degree in mathematics education at UGA. “The only doctors I knew growing up were medical doctors and dentists,” said Spangler, the Bebe Aderhold Professor in Early Childhood Education.

“I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a Ph.D. until I was in graduate school getting my master’s degree. All of a sudden, it hit me that being a professor is a job people can actually have.”

Before Spangler returned to graduate school to study how pre-service teachers learn to teach mathematics, she taught elementary school and— encouraged by her students’ enthusiasm and willingness to learn—consistently tailored her lessons to ensure they received the most engaging learning experience.

“My students were excited to do whatever we were doing,” said Spangler.

“I loved being able to connect what we were doing in math to what we were

doing in social studies, or what we had just read about to something we were learning in science.”

When Spangler began writing her dissertation at UGA, she found numerous studies focused on the shortcomings of mathematics teachers—from what teachers didn’t understand about fractions to their struggles with proportional reasoning.

Instead of scrutinizing educators, Spangler—armed with her own experiences teaching young students—began conducting long-term studies on how beliefs and other contextual factors influence teaching practices over time.

“If you believe that math is just about memorizing basic facts and being fast at calculations, then that’s going to affect how you teach math,” she said. “You’re going to do things like give timed multiplication tests because that’s what you believe math is about. So, everything in the literature indicates that what a teacher believes in is important, and it takes a long time to change beliefs.”

After following several pre-service teachers whose preferences for mathematics ranged greatly and studying their teaching practices for more than a decade, Spangler saw dramatic shifts in their beliefs and the impact this change had on their instruction over time.

“There are some teachers who have this amazing transformation in teacher education, and they can hold on to it for a decade or more and make it work in their classroom despite the pressures of standardized testing,” she said. “Then there are other teachers who believe it, or at least they say they believe it, but they can’t enact it because they feel pressured by the school administration or parents’ expectations.”

Whether she’s working with

pre-service teachers or one of her six doctoral students, Spangler strives to inspire genuine curiosity in the way they approach their teaching. By introducing a sense of excitement and flexibility in their work, she believes future teachers can better meet the needs of each individual student and make innovative connections across the curriculum.

As the oldest child of a singleparent home, Spangler learned to problem solve and adapt to unexpected obstacles early in life. With the skills and experience to lead, she’s passionate about supporting faculty, staff, students and alumni of the education college as they work to make the community a better place for people with a range of disabilities and health conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, autism spectrum disorder and dyslexia.

After joining UGA’s faculty in 1995, Spangler began gravitating toward various leadership roles in the education college, from head of the department of mathematics and science education to associate dean for faculty and staff services to senior associate dean.

During her academic journey, she helped influence local educational policies as a member of the Clarke County School District Board of Education for 12 years and is also passionate about supporting early career faculty as a mentor for UGA’s Teaching Academy Fellows program.

“My big theme for this year is building community,” said Spangler.

“I want to see more of us be present in meaningful ways because it’s pretty clear to me that the grand challenges of our time are going to be solved with interdisciplinary groups of people coming to the table with their best ideas.”

TERRY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Cohen named Fellow by Ewing Kauffman Foundation

By Matt Weeks

mweeks@uga.edu

Susan Cohen, an assistant professor of management at the Terry College of Business, has been named a 2018 Junior Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship Research by the Ewing Kauffman Foundation.

Cohen is one of only six faculty members across the nation to receive the fellowship, which includes a threeyear, $35,000 grant to support her scholarship.

Cohen was chosen for the fellowship based on her record of innovative and

important research in the field of entrepreneurship. She plans to use the grant money to further her scholarship into the role of startup accelerator programs.

“A c c e l e r a Susan Cohen tors are limitedduration programs for cohorts of startup businesses.They help startups in earliest stages of development through intensive mentoring and education over short periods,” she said. “These cohorts tend

to be very important because the startups in each cohort learn from each other and batching startups makes it efficient for investors and experts to come in and talk to the group. My research explores how these programs operate and why some of them are more effective than others.”

The Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research program was established in 2008 to recognize and support entrepreneurship scholars who exhibit the potential to make significant contributions to research. Cohen is the first faculty member from the University of Georgia to be named a Ewing Kauffman Fellow.

OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY

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Certificates, scholarships awarded at Embracing Diversity event

By Krista Richmond krichmond@uga.edu

“If anybody has been embraced by the University of Georgia, it’s been me,” said Dr. Paige Carmichael, professor of veterinary pathology and keynote speaker at this year’s Embracing Diversity event, held Sept. 6 at the Chapel. “I want to thank this university for not only meeting the challenge of not just tolerating or accepting but truly embracing diversity.”

The Embracing Diversity program celebrates the value of diversity and inclusion, recognizes employees who completed requirements for the voluntary Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion and presents scholarships to outstanding students.

Carmichael pointed out that diversity might not have a standard definition, but there are three levels to it. The first is demographics, or the area “that people think most about when they think of diversity and the one that academics are the most comfortable with because it can be measured,” she said.

The second is diversity of experience, or the differences in backgrounds that shape a person’s emotional universe. This includes “the things and the people that make us and give us our identity,” she said.

The third, according to Carmichael, is the understanding of why it’s important to embrace diversity. “It’s not our differences that divide us. It’s our inability to recognize, embrace and celebrate those differences,” she said. “We are strengthened by our diversity.”

UGA President Jere W. Morehead echoed the value of appreciating diversity.

“This university, as America’s first statechartered university, is a place where all of our experiences should be valued and celebrated,” Morehead said. “It’s a place where the expression that each of you has should be nourished and supported. It’s a place where each and every one of us plays a role, however small or large, in ensuring that we take positive steps forward that will benefit not only this community, but our society in general.”

Michelle Cook, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and strategic university initiatives, also spoke about the importance of diversity to the campus community.

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Recipients of the Diversity and Inclusion Certificate were recognized at the Sept. 6 Embracing Diversity event.

“Today, as we join together as a campus community, we affirm that diversity and inclusion are shared values at the University of Georgia,” she said. “The power of diverse experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives is evident in how we each contribute to the intellectual and educational enterprise at UGA.” Two scholarships are awarded as part of Embracing Diversity. The Black Alumni Association Scholarships, sponsored by the Alumni Association, were awarded to firstyear students Afokeoghene Egberi, Camille Jones, Alyssa Nesmith and Clarence Ogbuefi.

Diversity Scholarships, sponsored by the UGA Athletic Association, were awarded to first-year students Brianna Henderson and C’ayanam Obiekwe.

Nearly 70 UGA employees were recognized for earning the UGA Diversity and Inclusion Certificate, presented to UGA employees who voluntarily completed six courses covering a variety of­diversityrelated areas. The certificate program is a

WEEKLY READER

New book explores feminism in advertising

Feminists, Feminisms, and Advertising: Some Restrictions Apply

By Peggy Kreshel and Kim Golombisky Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Hardcover: $120 Kindle: $102.59

In her new book, Feminists, Feminisms, and Advertising: Some Restrictions Apply, Peggy Kreshel, an associate professor of advertising at UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, explores the role of feminists and feminism in the advertising industry. Kreshel co-edited the book with Kim Golombisky, an associate professor at the University of South Florida.

Feminist researchers have largely focused on advertising content. By contrast, the focus of this book is on the advertising business: history, workplace culture, individuals creating ads and the audiences interpreting those ads.

Kreshel, Golombisky and the contributors reinvigorate the conversation on diversity in advertising, examine the role advertising plays in maintaining patterns of oppression and inequality and explore how people might intervene, perhaps even use advertising and advertising practices, to challenge those injustices.The book brings together feminist scholars from across the U.S., taking feminist perspectives and using a range of research methods.

partnership of the Office of Institutional Diversity, the Training and Career Development Center and other diversity-related offices and programs at UGA. The 2018 certificate recipients are Laura Ackerley, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Dana Barnhart, College of Education; Mona Behl, Public Service and Outreach; Amy Bellamy, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Paige Betts, College of Education; Sammy Cofer, Student Affairs; Clare Cooley, Development & Alumni Relations; Jessica Couch, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Subrina Dake, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Gwynne Darden, Finance & Administration; Matthew Deason, Student Affairs; Sarah Deitsch, Office of Instruction; David Dodson, Terry College of Business; Caitlin Dye, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Teresa Edwards, Student Affairs; Olivia Engesser, Development & Alumni Relations; Megan Flora, Development & Alumni Relations;

Tamala Foreman, Finance & Administration; Scott Gabriel, Student Affairs; Julie Grainy, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Amanda Hales, Student Affairs; Amy Heath, College of Education; Logan Herren, College of Education; Patrick Hood, Student Affairs; Cameron Jacob, Student Affairs; Krislyn Johnson, Development & Alumni Relations; David Jones, Development & Alumni Relations; Stacy Jones, Public Service and Outreach; Chioma Kas-Osoka, College of Public Health; Maja Klos-Gromadzka, Office of Instruction; Kristin Lawrence, Graduate School; Anna Lawrence, College of Family and Consumer Sciences; Benjamin Lawrence, University Libraries; Natalie Mann, Division of Marketing & Communications; Tanera Manuel, Development & Alumni Relations; Jean Martin-Williams, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Matthew McCauley, Student Affairs; Devin McLeod, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Bryan McLucas, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Melissa Mitchell, Student Affairs; Kretta Mize, Office of Instruction; Mumbi Mwaura, School of Social Work; Ross Myers, Student Affairs; David Ornelas II, Development & Alumni Relations; Haley O’Steen, Terry College of Business; Daynes Parker, Development & Alumni Relations; Jared Peden, University Libraries; Melinda Pethel, College of Family and Consumer Sciences; Rose Phan, Office of Instruction; Michele Plogh, Office of Instruction; Kyle Poe, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Pam Rainwater, Information Technology; Suzanne Reichner, Student Affairs; Laura Rhicard, Georgia Museum of Art; Betty Rice, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Sandra Riggs, University Libraries; Whitney Robinson, Office of Instruction; Nina Santus, College of Education; Alec Shepherd, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Tiffany Smith, Student Affairs; Leslie Standridge, College of Pharmacy; Bernard Tant, Student Affairs; Nyerere Tryman, Student Affairs; Ashley Whitten, Student Affairs; Jana Wiggins, Public Service and Outreach; Jamie Wilkes, Student Affairs; Nikki Williams, College of Education; and Lindsay Worsham Dickerson, College of Education.

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CAES launches new research website

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The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has updated its research website. The update was part of a new strategic brand initiative for agricultural research to highlight what makes CAES one of the best agricultural colleges in the country.

The website features CAES’ four areas of excellence: food

safety, insects and microbes, plant breeding and poultry science. It also focuses on news, people, places and projects and programs the college promotes. It has sections for students, alumni, donations and extension and outreach.

The website is maintained by the college’s Office of the Associate Dean for Research.

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

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

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UGA is recruiting more diverse students through programs like Road Dawgs, where students spend their spring break visiting high schools to discuss college preparation and their experiences at UGA.

their ongoing commitment to fostering a more inclusive community.”

Recruiting diverse students

Creating awareness of the opportunities that higher education provides, the application process and scholarships is the goal of the university’s precollegiate programs, which reach students as early as middle school and include Gear Up for College and Road to UGA. Through a program known as Road Dawgs—a partnership among the Office of the President, Office of Admissions and the Office of Institutional Diversity—UGA students volunteer their spring break to visit high schools to discuss college preparation and their experiences at UGA. In addition, programs such as Georgia Daze, Movimiento Latino and the Georgia African American Male Experience bring prospective students to campus to meet with students and faculty.

The university’s recruitment efforts extend across the state and also include Athens-Clarke County, where the Experience UGA partnership brings students enrolled in Clarke County schools to campus for hands-on learning opportunities. UGA recently partnered again with the Clarke County School District to launch a leadership development and college readiness program for high school students known as Georgia Possible.

Personalized support and programs

Once on campus, students receive personalized support through programs such as ALL Georgia, which was launched this year to provide students from rural areas of the state with a set of experiences that facilitate adjustment to college life and lay the foundation for academic success. The ALL Georgia Scholarship program was launched this year, as well, to provide financial aid to outstanding students from rural areas.

Since January 2017, UGA donors have created more than 280 need-based scholarships through the Georgia Commitment Scholarship program, through which the UGA Foundation will match—dollar for dollar—individual donations of $50,000, $75,000 and $100,000 to double the impact of these endowed need-based scholarships.

New Approaches to Promote Diversity and Inclusion grants, an initiative of the President’s Office, have funded 21 programs in units across campus, including career mentoring and

Bulletin Board

TEDxUGA presenters

TEDxUGA is seeking faculty and staff presenters with dynamic ideas to take the stage in March 2019.

Visit tedxuga.com/nominate to submit a faculty or staff nomination by Sept. 30. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged.

Email tedxuga@uga.edu with any questions.

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targeted efforts in fields such as law, pharmacy, veterinary medicine and engineering.

“The enthusiasm with which members of the campus community embrace diversity in its many forms is inspiring,” said Michelle Cook, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and strategic university initiatives. “There is a real understanding that each of us plays a role in making this university the very best that it can be.”

To foster diversity in the STEM fields, UGA leads the Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, which is funded by the National Science Foundation and includes five additional universities across the state. Through a high school bridge program, summer research program and mentoring, the Peach State LSAMP has significantly increased the number of underrepresented minority students in STEM fields at UGA. At the post-baccalaureate level, longstanding programs such the National Institutes of Health-funded PREP@UGA provide focused research training opportunities for students from underrepresented backgrounds. New funding from the NSF has enabled UGA to partner with five other universities to form the National Alliance for Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty. Programs such as these have helped make UGA the nation’s top public flagship university for the number of doctoral degrees it awards to African Americans.

Faculty and staff demonstrate their commitment to creating a campus climate that values and respects difference through their voluntary participation in the university’s Certificate for Diversity and Inclusion program.

Since the program was launched in 2012, nearly 5,000 faculty and staff members have participated.

In addition, the university’s Office of Faculty Affairs delivers training for department heads and search committees on attracting a diverse hiring pool, and programs such as the Women’s Leadership Fellows Program support the career development of faculty members.

“Learning, discovery and creativity thrive in an environment that celebrates diversity,” said Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Libby V. Morris. “I am deeply grateful to our outstanding students, faculty and staff for fostering the sense of inclusion and shared commitment that defines the University of Georgia.”

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to be grown profitably in controlled environments. Reducing the costs and carbon footprint of controlled-environment agriculture could open the door to more food being grown in arid, frigid or urban areas or for ornamental plants to be grown more efficiently.

U.S. growers spend about $600 million per year on electricity for lighting in their greenhouses and plant factories. Using informatics, engineering, high-efficiency LED lights and state-of-the-art greenhouse management practices, van Iersel hopes that they will be able to reduce the lighting energy costs by 50 percent.

“This will increase the narrow profit margins in the industry while reducing carbon dioxide emissions associated with energy production,” he said.

The team received the grant funds late this summer and has started work on its prototype lighting systems and strategies to optimize crop growth and quality.

“Having team members with such different areas of expertise is critical to the success of the project,” van Iersel said. “Together, we will be able to do things that none of us can do by ourselves.”

Informatics will be used to schedule lighting around peak power-use times, reduce light use to compensate for natural sunlight and further refine lighting efficiency.

Horticulture researchers and engineers will look at the possibility of growing plants with limited-spectrum lighting, which could reduce energy use and be used to manipulate crop growth and quality.

“We want to help producers answer a few simple questions,” van Iersel said. “One: Is lighting cost-effective in their specific situation? Two: If lighting is cost-effective, are high-pressure sodium or LED lamps the better option? And three: What is the most cost-effective way to use those lamps?”

They’ll also be calculating the carbon footprint of each scenario to see if growing indoors makes environmental sense.

Answering these questions could help growers decide when it may be feasible to grow crops in a harsh environment and when it makes better sense to ship food to a substantial impact on the way military deployments provide fresh food to troops or how fresh produce is supplied to desert or arctic locales.

CAES team members dedicated to the project include van Iersel, horticulture professor Paul Thomas, agricultural economist Ben Campbell and impact evaluation expert Kay Kelsey.

UGA faculty Mark Haidekker, WenZhan Song, Javad Mohammadpour Velni and Tom Lawrence, all of the College of Engineering, will contribute to the project, as will UGA Terry College of Business energy informatics experts Rick Watson and Maric Boudreau.

Collaborators from other institutions include Jennifer Boldt at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Toledo, Ohio; Neil Mattson and Kale Harbick at Cornell University; A.J. Both at Rutgers University; Bruce Bugbee at Utah State University; and Tessa Pocock at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

great number of Fulbrights awarded again this year is further evidence of our students’ remarkable academic accomplishments and strong commitment to solving the world’s most pressing problems.”

Six UGA students and alumni received Fulbright academic and arts grants.

• Jennifer Alexander of Athens will spend her Fulbright year in Vietnam, working with independent solid waste collectors to evaluate waste management strategies. A 2016 graduate, she will return to UGA after Fulbright to pursue a master’s degree in environmental engineering and continue researching waste management and plastic pollution issues.

• Kristen Gleason of Palos Verdes, California, is a doctoral candidate in English and creative writing. Working in the northern Norwegian city of Tromso, she will investigate the contemporary arctic to continue her studies in environmental theory and aesthetics and to complete a novel that will serve as her dissertation.

• Jonathan McCombs of Dallas, Texas, is spending his Fulbright year in Hungary, working with urban geographers at the Center for Economic and Regional Studies. He is on track to graduate from UGA in 2020 with a doctorate in geography.

• Michelle Paterick of Cumming and, most recently, Honduras, is pursuing a master’s degree in education and learning at the University of Turku. She will conduct a study comparing Montessori schools in the U.S. with public schools in Finland. She graduated from UGA in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

• Keysa Rosas-Rodriguez of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, will investigate the consequences of land conversion to palm oil production on the quality and quantity of freshwater resources available to communities in Tabasco, Mexico. A doctoral candidate in integrative conservation and ecology at UGA, she expects to earn her degree in 2020.

• Nicholas Twiner of Dunwoody is traveling to the United Kingdom to complete a master’s degree in linguistics at Queen Mary University.

He will specialize in syntactic theory and sociolinguistics, and write a thesis on the variation of English dialects. He graduated in December 2017 with bachelor’s degrees in linguistics, classical languages and classical culture.

Nine alumni received Fulbright English teaching assistantship awards.

• Brazil: Lilian Zhu of Iowa City, Iowa, graduated in May with degrees in Romance languages and Latin American and Caribbean studies. She will be teaching English at a federal university.

• Colombia: Shornima KC of Kathmandu, Nepal, graduated in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in international affairs. She will teach English at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Medellin.

• Malaysia: Kara Pemberton of Statesboro graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and entertainment and media studies. In addition to teaching English, she will engage with her local communities through dance and documentary film.

• South Korea: Rachel Kelley of Marietta graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in international affairs. Beyond teaching, she wants to improve her Korean and learn more about Korean politics. Maggie Little of Cumming graduated in May with a bachelor’s in political science and a master’s degree in public administration. With a background in theater and arts education, she plans to start an afterschool club for students interested in the arts.

• Spain: Laura Moeller of Augusta graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in science education, chemistry and Spanish. She is teaching at Colegia Decroly in Madrid, Spain, working with students from 12 to 17 years old.

Elizabeth Jennings of Marietta graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and world language education. Rachel Tepper of Alpharetta graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and international affairs.

Both Jennings and Tepper are working in the La Rioja region assisting English teachers in elementary schools.

• Vietnam: Caroline Beadles of Atlanta graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in international affairs and pre-physician assistant courses. Outside of her English teaching duties, she looks forward to learning Vietnamese and offering professional development workshops.

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from page 1 transitions from rural home communities to Athens and campus life.”

That transition can be challenging. As a result, rural students have lower four-year graduation rates and are more likely to withdraw from college than their peers.

“The goal is to help keep students from rural areas on track by cultivating a sense of belonging,” said T. Chase Hagood, director of the Division of Academic Enhancement.

“Even as our students are academically wellprepared, the culture, language and expectations of higher education can present unanticipated challenges. We want to make sure that all students understand that the University of Georgia wants to see them be successful from their very first day to graduation.”

For many, like ALL Georgia Scholarship recipient Elizabeth Floyd, the transition to Athens can bring obstacles.

“Where I grew up, I was in a class of 52 people, so I knew everyone,” said Floyd, who comes from Alamo, located 80 miles

north of Waycross. “Here, I’ve gotten out of my comfort zone and met new people, people from backgrounds I’ve never come into contact with before.”

Floyd, who plans to major in business management, is currently enrolled in one of the program’s cohort-based scholar success seminars, which feature small class sizes and group discussions on topics such as researchbased study strategies.

Fellow ALL Georgia Scholar Alex H ­ uskey expected Athens to be different from his hometown of Summerville, located 25 miles northeast of Rome. Fewer than 5,000 people call Summerville home. That is less than the number of first-year students enrolled at UGA. The scholarship and program have been key in helping Huskey acclimate to campus.

For both Floyd and Huskey, the scholarship money helped bridge the gap between the dream of attending UGA and actually getting to the university.