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Donors set new UGA fundraising record
Private support set all-time highs in single-year contributions and three-year fundraising average, benefitting every area of campus.
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Alumnus leaves $1.5M estate gift to UGA
The gift will benefit UGA's School of Public and International Affairs and Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Meet the Student Alumni Council
The Student Alumni Council provides programming and education to help connect students with UGA traditions, philanthropy and alumni.
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Service builds a vision for driving change
UGA Trustee Becky Winkler (AB '98) believes everyone has a narrative. You just need to keep it pointed in the right direction.
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Blake Witmer is following in her father’s footsteps
Twenty nines year after acting as a UGA Orientation leader, Craig Witmer's daughter, Blake Witmer, will follow in his footsteps.
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Former Chief Justice follows in the ‘Footsteps’ of UGA trailblazers
Retired Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Benham will receive the 2024 Footsteps Award and be recognized at the annual 1961 Club celebration.
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A good mentor is simple to find
Mentor Program participants and service members Cadet Chase Martel ’25 and Major Kevin Mitchell (AB ’05) reflect on what they've gained from the program.
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2024 University of Georgia graduates embody a culture of giving
This year, over 3,000 student-donors in the UGA Class of 2024 contributed over $100,000 through the annual Senior Signature program.
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