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Blake Witmer, current Orientation leader, and father Craig Witmer, former Orientation leader, stroll together on North Campus. (PHOTO: Chamberlain Smith/UGA)

Blake Witmer is following in her father’s footsteps

June 20, 2024

Twenty nines year after acting as a UGA Orientation leader, Craig Witmer's daughter, Blake Witmer, will follow in his footsteps.

Former Chief Justice follows in the ‘Footsteps’ of UGA trailblazers

June 11, 2024

Retired Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Benham will receive the 2024 Footsteps Award and be recognized at the annual 1961 Club celebration.

A good mentor is simple to find

May 17, 2024

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.

For the fourth year in a row, over 3,000 student-donors contributed to the Senior Signature campaign.

2024 University of Georgia graduates embody a culture of giving

May 7, 2024

This year, over 3,000 student-donors in the UGA Class of 2024 contributed over $100,000 through the annual Senior Signature program.

Bill Flatt delivers a lecture in 2014 at the University of Georgia.

Former dean establishes UGA college’s first chair

April 26, 2024

The inaugural holder of the Bill and June Flatt Chair in Foods and Nutrition is Connie Rogers, head of FACS' nutritional sciences department.

UGA alumni, faculty and friends receive 2024 Alumni Awards

April 7, 2024

The University of Georgia recognized this year’s Alumni Awards…

Get to know the Georgia Women Give executive committee

April 4, 2024

We asked the GWG executive committee a few questions about who they are, their connection to UGA, and more.

UGA students celebrate at the Dawg Day of Giving event at the Tate Student Center on March 26. PHOTO: Justin Evans

UGA donors’ 11,711 gifts break single-day record

March 29, 2024

Dawg Day of Giving gifts cumulatively contributed over $13.8 million to schools, colleges, departments and programs all over campus.

UGA seeking nominations for annual Footsteps Award

March 22, 2024

The University of Georgia is accepting nominations for its annual Footsteps Award. Nominations close on April 15.