Alumni Blog

Members of the Young Alumni Leadership Council pose at an event.

Young alumni support students on verge of graduation

The Young Alumni Leadership Council Finish the Drill Scholarship Fund will provide need-based aid to students with 60 or more credit hours in their final years of school.
A group of people stand with the award recipient at the 1961 Club Celebration event.

Health founder, CEO receives 2025 Footsteps Award at annual celebration

Dr. Michael V. Smith was awarded at the UGA 1961 Club Celebration, which also celebrated $1 million in the Black Alumni Scholarship Fund endowment.
Students find their names on the Senior Signature plaque on campus.

UGA Class of 2025 leaves their legacy ahead of graduation

The 2025 Senior Signature giving campaign broke records, raising more than $115,000 for students and campus funds.
Alyssa Wood, XChanged Life president, with students at the XChanged Life formal on Friday, March 14th, 2025.

XChanged Life strengthened by UGA’s 2024 Class Gift

XChanged Life, a student organization that enriches the experience of exchange and international students, received UGA's 2024 Class Gift.
Three generations of UGA graduates, holding their class rings.

Lost class ring reunited with owner 50 years later

Jack Swift's curiosity and responsibility led him to reunite Fred Baker with his class ring, lost for over 50 years.

Daniel Brown honored as 2025 Seawell Faculty Award recipient  

Daniel Brown, senior lecturer at UGA, receives the 2025 Seawell Faculty Award for supporting students in their career journeys.
Alumni Awards logo against a backdrop of UGA's North Campus.

2025 Alumni Awards celebrates UGA alumni, friends and faculty

UGA's 2025 Alumni Awards are a long-standing tradition to celebrate individuals and organizations that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to UGA.
UGA President Jere W. Morehead (center) and Jill Walton, vice president for development and alumni relations, (right) join students and Hairy Dawg at the Tate Student Center for a Dawg Day of Giving event on March 27. (PHOTO: Edwin Hammond)

Bulldogs contribute 13,026 gifts in 24 hours

Dawg Day of Giving 2025 rallied UGA supporters around the world and led to a total of $5.5 million donated to areas across UGA.
Streamers fall over the crowd during fall 2024 undergraduate commencement at Stegeman Coliseum. (PHOTO: Chamberlain Smith/UGA)

UGA Class of 2024 achieves 95% career outcomes rate

The UGA Class of 2024 is the eighth class of the last 10 to post a career outcomes rate of 95 percent or higher.

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