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DATES TO KNOW:
Fall Break
October 31st
Thanksgiving Break
November 24th-28th
Last Day of Exams
December 17th
Commencement
December 19th
First-Year Students 1
CCSD Enrichment Program 2
Robotics Partnership 2
Marshall Shepherd named ‘Captain Planet’
2
Spotlight on the Arts Festival 3
Georgia Museum of Art 3
Electric Car Charging Station 4
Replacing the Coal-Fired
Boiler 4
Science Learning Center 4
Health Sciences Campus 5
Greek Philanthropies 6
U G A C omm u n it y R e l a t i o n s N e w s le t t e r F a l l 2 0 1 4
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
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The University of Georgia will open its doors this fall to a first-year class that has broken the high
ceiling on academic criteria set by previous classes. The 2014 class begins UGA with the highest
average GPA to date-3.9 on a 4.0 scale-in the most challenging courses.
They also have earned the highest test scores for entering freshmen
and continue the upward trajectory in the academic qualifications of
students at the nation's first state-chartered university.
The rigor of students' high school curriculum continues to be a key
factor in admissions decisions, with some 95 percent of the students
having enrolled in College Board Advanced Placement or Internation-
al Baccalaureate classes while in high school. Many students earned
enough credits to be classified as sophomores and several as juniors
during their first term of enrollment. Thirteen percent of students
dually enrolled in college while attending high school.
"Our incoming
first-year students
have broken rec-
ords across multi-
ple areas and rep-
resent the strongest academic class by all
standards," said Nancy McDuff, associate
vice president for admissions and enrollment
management. "We are pleased that these
students chose to come to UGA, as most
have multiple options for college. Not
only do they have the highest grades and
test scores, but they also have faced the
most rigorous high school curriculum of
any prior class.” Read More
First-Year Students Set Academic Record
The 2014 freshman class also is one of the most diverse in UGA history with more than 28 percent of students self-identifying as other than Caucasian.
In spring 2014, 2505
students were
enrolled from ACC
contiguous counties.
Athens-Clarke 1176
Oconee 640
Madison 129
Jackson 259
Barrow 213
Oglethorpe 88
Come Visit UGA!
October 24 at 7 PM: Acclaimed fiction writer Julia Elliott’s public reading at The Globe
October 26 at 1:30 PM:
Community Dance Day and outdoor reception
November 1 at 10 AM: State
Botanical Garden Fall Festival
November 6-14: UGA Spotlight
on the Arts Festival
More Events Here
U GA Co m m un i ty R e l atio n s P age 2 , F al l 20 14
A multidisciplinary team of University of Georgia faculty is partnering with the Clarke County School District this fall to provide
a new after-school enrichment program aimed at improving children's health and stimulate their learning in reading and mathe-
matics. The program currently serves about 60 children in two elementary schools.
"We are bringing together UGA teacher educators, health promotion
and kinesiology professors with Clarke County School administrators,
staff and parents to provide a hands-on, engaging after-school pro-
gram that will address the challenges faced by children," said Phillip
Tomporowski, a professor of kinesiology in the College of Education.
Joining Tomporowski are his education colleagues: Bryan McCullick, a
professor of kinesiology; Marty Carr and Paula Schwanenflugel, pro-
fessors of educational psychology; and Jennifer Gay, an assistant pro-
fessor of health promotion and behavior in the College of Public
Health.
"We are mobilizing our UGA resources to help children in the community by calling on faculty who know how to direct interven-
tions in physical activity, healthy behavior, family engagement, reading and mathematics," said McCullick.
The new after-school program is the culmination of more than a decade of research that shows that children's increased physical
activity can lead to higher academic achievement. Read More
A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new tech-
nology-focused high school in Barrow County
ushered in the next phase of a partnership be-
tween the University of Georgia and the Barrow
County School System.
Outfitted with robotics kits from leading South
Korea manufacturer RoboRobo, a room in the
new Sims Academy of Innovation and Technolo-
gy in Winder will serve as an external UGA la-
boratory. Here, researchers from the College of
Education will work with local teachers to devel-
op robotics-based lesson plans for all grades, all
supported by RoboRobo. This outreach program
builds on a partnership formed earlier this year
between the company and Ikseon Choi, an asso-
ciate professor in the college's learning, design
and technology program. Read More
UGA Team Begins Enrichment Program at Two Clarke County Elementary Schools
UGA Partnership Brings Robotics
Lab to New Barrow County School
UGA Professor Marshall Shepherd is a Captain Planet Protector of the
Earth, according to the Captain Planet Foundation, which recently added
him to a list of outstanding real-life environmental superheroes.
The Atlanta-based Captain Planet Foundation supports high-quality,
hands-on environmental stewardship projects that have enabled more
than 1.1 million youths around the world to make significant environmen-
tal improvements to their schools or communities.
Other 2014 honorees include renowned primatologist Jane Goodall and
Carter and Olivia Ries of the non-profit "One More Generation." Past
recipients of the award include Erin Brockovich and former EPA Admin-
istrator Lisa P. Jackson.
"It is wonderful to be honored for something that I would do without fan-
fare at all," Shepherd said. "I am passionate about ensuring that the state
of Georgia, our nation and the planet are in good shape for my two kids. It
is truly humbling to be mentioned in the same breath with many of the
previous honorees."
Director of UGA's atmos-
pheric sciences program,
Shepherd served as presi-
dent of the American Mete-
orological Society in 2013.
He was a research meteor-
ologist at NASA's Goddard
Space Flight Center for 12
years prior to joining UGA.
Shepherd serves as host on
the new Weather Channel
Sunday talk show, "Weather
Geeks." Read More
Marshall Shepherd Named Captain
Planet Protector of the Earth
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V i s i t t h e G e o r g i a M u s e u m o f A r t
Open Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat 10-5 PM Thurs 10-9 PM; Sun 1-5 PM; Closed Monday
90 Carlton Street · Athens, Georgia 30602 706.542.4662
3rd Annual Spotlight on the Arts Festival is November 6-14
A Tony Award-winning playwright, a Grammy Award-winning soprano, art-making robots
and a music composition performed on Google Glass are among the more than 40 events
on tap for the University of Georgia's 2014 Spotlight on the Arts festival presented by the
UGA Arts Council.
The third annual festival is scheduled for November 6-14 and will feature performances by
British baroque quartet Red Priest, the Russian State Symphony Orchestra and Grammy
Award-winning soprano Kathleen Battle. The 2014 Spotlight on the Arts festival also in-
cludes events featuring Academy and Tony
award-winning playwright Alfred Uhry, who will
be inducted into the Georgia Writer's Hall of
Fame. A University Theatre production of "The
Great Gatsby" will run throughout the festival.
"Each year, the Spotlight on the Arts festival
shines a light on the breadth and the quality of arts programming at the University of
Georgia," said Pamela Whitten, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost.
"This year's festival truly offers something for everyone, and it's shaping up to be the best
one yet."
Community Welcome! See the full schedule here!
The Google Glass performance of "Adwords/Edward" commissioned by Cynthia John-ston Turner (right), the Hugh Hodgson School of Music's new professor of conducting
and director of bands, is one of three festival highlights the age of technology.
U GA Co m m un i ty R e l atio n s P age 4 , F al l 20 14
In a ceremony that included remarks by state and university
leaders, the University of Georgia broke ground on its newest
state-of-the-art learning facility, the 122,500-square-foot Sci-
ence Learning Center, which will be located at the southwest
corner of the D.W. Brooks Mall, adjacent to Pharmacy South
and across from the Miller Plant Sciences Building.
"We say on this campus that every decision we make should be
for the benefit of our students, that the students should come
first," President Jere Morehead said. "The Science Learning
Center is certainly emblematic of that philosophy."
Morehead said that more than 40 percent of this year's first-
year students have announced an intended major in the scienc-
es.
"This high interest in the STEM disciplines—science, technolo-
gy, engineering and math—is a very positive development and bodes well for the
future of our state and our nation," he said.
The Science Learning Center's 33 instructional labs will be designed specifically
for interactive learning in core undergraduate science courses. Funded by Geor-
gia Gov. Nathan Deal and the Georgia General Assembly, the center will cost
$44.7 million and feature design elements
that promote active learning.
The facility will contain two 280-seat lecture
halls and two 72-seat SCALE-UP classrooms.
SCALE-UP stands for Student-Centered
Active Learning Environment for Under-
graduate Programs, a learning model that
focuses heavily on group-work class partici-
pation and technology—making student-to-
student and student-to-teacher interaction
easier in a larger class setting. Read More
U G A B r e a k s G r o u n d o n S c i e n c e F a c i l i t y t o H e l p M e e t S T E M D e m a n d
(L-R) Sen. Bill Cowsert, University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby, Gov. Nathan
Deal, UGA President Jere W. Morehead, UGA stu-dent Lydia "Meg" Babcock Adams, State Sen.
Frank Ginn and State Rep. Chuck Williams.
UGA Installs First Public Level 2 Electric
Vehicle Charger in Athens Area
Automobile owners looking for a
place to plug in instead of gas up
now have a dedicated electric
vehicle charging location on the
University of Georgia campus.
Earlier this summer, the university
unveiled a level 2 electric vehicle
charger on the Jackson Street side
of its North Campus parking deck.
Level 2 chargers are able to fully
power a vehicle in two hours,
compared to level 1 chargers, which
use lower wattage and take at least
four times as long.
Through a partnership between Parking Services and the Office of
Sustainability, UGA was able to meet the need of faculty, staff,
students and visitors who live in or travel to the Athens area. Read
More
UGA to Replace Coal-Fired Boiler
with Electrode Boiler
The Facilities Management Division at UGA has
developed a plan to replace the aging coal-fired boiler on
campus with a more efficient electrode boiler powered by
electricity.
This proposal comes after the Facilities Management
Division initiated a comprehensive examination to
identify options to replace the university's single coal-
fired boiler, which is nearing 50 years in age.
The electrode boiler is projected to save the university
more than $19 million over a 30-year span compared
with continued use of the coal-fired boiler.
Ryan Nesbit, vice president for finance and
administration said, "The proposed electrode boiler [will]
generate savings that can be invested to enhance the
university's teaching, research and service activities. I am
also pleased the proposal would reduce our overall
energy consumption on campus." Read More
U GA Co m m un i ty R e l atio n s P age 5 , F al l 20 14
Health Sciences Campus Update
Acquired by the University of Georgia in 2012, 85% of the Health Sciences Campus (HSC) is fully engaged in the education of under-
graduate, graduate, and medical school students. The College of Public Health and the GRU/UGA Medical Partnership are the two
primary units housed at the HSC. However, the entire UGA community has access to classrooms, event space, the dining hall, resi-
dence halls, and recreational space.
The College of Public Health currently has over 700 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled. The Medical Partnership has an
enrollment of 160 students, and graduated its first class of 40 medical students in May of this year.
There are currently 262 students living on the campus, close to the maximum capacity of 296. Seventeen of the 20 primary struc-
tures on the HSC, seven of which are historic, are fully functioning and are being used by students, faculty, and staff. Five buildings
are either currently under renovation or scheduled to be renovated:
Pound Hall – in partial use; renovation scheduled to be completed in October 2014
Wright Hall – in partial use; renovation scheduled to be completed in December 2014
Carnegie Library – renovation scheduled to be completed Summer 2015
Commissary – renovation TBD 2015
Quarters A – renovation TBD 2015
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PLEASE VISIT THE UGA COMMUNITY RELATIONS WEBSITE
If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at (706) 542-8096.
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Panhellenic Council Alpha Chi Omega ● Alpha Chi Omega Foundation for Domestic Violence Awareness, Relay For Life
Alpha Delta Pi ● Ronald McDonald House Charities Alpha Gamma Delta ● Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, ugaMiracle, UGA Relay for Life
Alpha Omicron Pi ● American Juvenile Arthritis Organization Chi Omega ● Make-A-Wish Foundation
Delta Delta Delta ● St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, UGA Heroes, ugaMiracle, UGA Relay for Life Delta Gamma ● Service for Sight
Delta Zeta ● The Painted Turtle Camp; Local: The Turtle Grant Gamma Phi Beta ● Building Strong Girls; Girls on the Run
Kappa Alpha Theta ● Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children Kappa Delta ● Prevent Child Abuse America, Girl Scouts of America
Kappa Kappa Gamma ● Reading is Fundamental, St. Jude's Children’s Research Hospital Phi Mu ● Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Pi Beta Phi ● Read>Lead>Achieve Sigma Delta Tau ● Prevent Child Abuse America, National Breast Cancer Foundation
Sigma Kappa ● The Sigma Kappa Foundation: Gerontology & Alzheimer's disease research Zeta Tau Alpha ● Breast Cancer Awareness & Education
Interfraternity Council
Multicultural Greek Council Delta Phi Lambda Sorority ● National Osteoporosis Foundation
Lambda Phi Epsilon Fraternity ● Asian American Donor Program Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity ● SOS Children's Villages
Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority ● St. Jude Research Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity ● A Child Alive
Sigma Sigma Rho Sorority ● National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity ● American Heart Association
Gamma Eta Sorority ● National Breast Cancer Foundation Delta Phi Omega Sorority ● Asha for Education
Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity ● Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation & National Marrow Donor Program Alpha Sigma Rho Sorority ● China Care Foundation
Xi Kappa Fraternity ● National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
National Pan-Hellenic Council Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity ● March of Dimes, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boy Scouts of America
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority ● Alzheimer’s Association, American Heart Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness Omega Psi Phi Fraternity ● Red Cross, United Negro College Fund
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority ● Keep A Child Alive Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity ● March of Dimes
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority ● March of Dimes, American Cancer Society, St. Jude Research. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority ● March of Dimes, St. Jude Research, National Urban League, Africare
Alpha Epsilon Pi ● Taglit-Birthright Israel Chi Phi ● Boys and Girls Clubs
Delta Sigma Phi ● American Red Cross Delta Tau Delta ● Junior Diabetes Research Foundation Kappa Alpha Order ● Muscular Dystrophy Association
Lambda Chi Alpha ● North American Food Drive Phi Delta Theta ● ALS Society
Phi Gamma Delta ● United Service Organization Phi Kappa Psi ● Boys and Girls Clubs
Phi Kappa Tau ● Hole in the Wall Camps Phi Kappa Theta ● Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
Pi Kappa Alpha ● Big Brothers Big Sisters Pi Kappa Phi ● Push America
Sigma Alpha Epsilon ● Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Sigma Chi ● Huntsman Cancer Institute
Sigma Nu ● Helping Hand Initiative Sigma Phi Epsilon ● Youth Aids
Sigma Pi ● Amazing Day Foundation Tau Epsilon Phi ● SeriousFun Children's Network
Tau Kappa Epsilon ● St. Jude's Theta Chi ● United Service Organization
Zeta Beta Tau ● Children's Miracle Network Hospitals