UGA News 8/30
Hello again from the University of Georgia where the excitement on
campus is steadily growing as the weekend approaches. Bulldog
students, alumni and fans are preparing for the football
season-opening contest against Georgia Southern and a showdown
between two Heisman Trophy hopefuls - one of them being UGA's
quarterback Quincy Carter. Georgia fans are reminded that new
parking procedures are in place this year. For details of the new
plan, visit:
http://www.uga.edu/news/news.bureau/releases/releases2K/footballparkin
g2000.html
NEWS
GEORGIA ALUMNI AND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS OFFER PRE-GAME ALTERNATIVES:
UGA's National Alumni Association will host a pre-game party in
Memorial Hall for members prior to each home football contest. Doors
open two hours prior to kick off and refreshments will be available
free-of-charge. The Athletic Association will provide a shuttle
service from points on campus to Sanford Stadium on game day. For
more details, visit:
http://www.uga.edu/news
GROUNDBREAKING OF NEW STUDENT LEARNING CENTER SCHEDULED:
The University of Georgia will officially break ground Sept. 1 on a
new $43 million, 200,000-square-foot Student Learning Center that
will rise in the center of campus on a former parking lot south of
the Fine Arts Building and west of the University Bookstore.
President Michael F. Adams, joined by Provost Karen Holbrook, will
preside over the 10 a.m. ceremony, which will be held at the Tate
Student Center Plaza near the construction site.
http://www.uga.edu/columns/current/front2.html
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON NEW AQUACULTURE FACILITY:
Work began recently on the new $1.4 million Aquatic Biotechnology and
Environmental Laboratory at Whitehall Forest off South Milledge
Avenue. Funded through the Georgia Research Alliance, the lab will be
among only a handful of such facilities worldwide for testing the
potential health effects of environmental toxicants.
http://www.uga.edu/columns/current/front4.html
UGA PRESIDENT NAMED TO KNIGHT COMMISSION:
University of Georgia President Michael F. Adams has been named a
commissioner of the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate
Athletics, a Miami-based foundation whose 1991 report on the state of
college athletics led to significant changes in the National
Collegiate Athletic Association. The Knight Commission is an
independent panel of 28 leaders from the fields of education,
business and sports.
http://www.uga.edu/news/news.bureau/releases/releases2K/mfa_knight.html
ON THE MOVE
HAWKINS NAMED ASSOCIATE VP FOR DEVELOPMENT:
Robert S. Hawkins, who has led development staffs and helped conduct
capital campaigns at two universities, has been named to direct the
University of Georgia's private fund-raising programs. Hawkins will
join UGA Nov. 1 as associate vice president for development, a new
senior-level position in UGA's development office in which he will be
responsible for managing all development activities.
http://www.uga.edu/news/news.bureau/releases/releases2K/hawkins_dev.html
GLYNN NAMED DIRECTOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION SCHOOL:
Denise Glynn, a professor in elementary education, has been appointed
director of the School of Teacher Education at UGA's College of
Education. Glynn has previously served as head of the department of
elementary education.
http://www.uga.edu/news/news.bureau/releases/releases2K/glynn_coe.html
HUMPHREYS NAMED DIRECTOR OF SELIG CENTER:
Jeffrey M. Humphreys, who for a decade has been one of the most
quoted experts on economic trends in Georgia and the Southeast, has
been promoted to director of the Selig Center for Economic Growth in
the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business.
http://www.uga.edu/news/news.bureau/releases/releases2K/humprheys_seligdir.html
IN THE NEWS
UNIVERSITIES BEGIN CREATING PALM-SIZED VERSIONS OF CAMPUS WEB PAGES:
According to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education the
University of Georgia is one of the few colleges and universities in
the nation offering mobile versions of its Web sites. Users can
access news and information about UGA on such wireless devices as
Palm Pilots and Web phones.
http://www.chronicle.com/free/2000/08/2000083001t.htm
EXPERIMENT BACKS NOVEL THEORY OF THE ORIGIN OF LIFE:
University of Georgia scientist Michael W.W. Adams is quoted in a New
York Times story about a novel theory of the the origins of
biological life forms.
http://www10.nytimes.com:80/learning/students/pop/articles/082500sci-l
ife-origins.html
UGA EXPERT COMMENTS ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN JONBENET RAMSEY MURDER
INVESTIGATION:
University of Georgia legal expert Ron Carlson is quoted in a number
of articles appearing in media outlets and Web sites across the
nation about recent interviews of John and Patsy Ramsey by Atlanta
and Colorado authorities concerning the murder of their daughter
JonBenet (pictured left). Those media outlets include WCCO TV, Court
TV, and FOX News.
http://www.courttv.com:80/national/2000/0828/ramsey_ap.html
http://www.foxnews.com:80/national/082800/jonbenet.sml
SPOTLIGHT
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA HONORS PROGRAM:
The Honors Program at the University of Georgia is designed to
provide the ablest students with resources they need to make the most
of their undergraduate experiences. Special classes, individualized
attention, opportunities for independent research and close contact
combine the depth of a liberal arts college with the breadth of a
major research university. Honors at Georgia is one of the oldest
and best-established such program in the U.S.
http://www.uga.edu/honors
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