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UGA Mentor Program – LeBria Casher

The UGA Mentor Program is the first university-wide mentor program at the university- student LeBria Casher (’20) shares her experience from the pilot program.
Representatives Aaron Konnick, Samantha Green and Isobel Egbarin from UPS accept the UGA Top 25 Employer Award. (Photo credit: Justin Evans Photography)

UGA recognizes companies that hired the most grads

UGA honored the top 25 employers of the Class of 2018 on May 9. These employers hired 14% of the Class of 2018 grads who now have full-time jobs.
D Day

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of D-Day

Dr. Joseph Parker Jr. was a UGA alumnus originally from Waycross, Georgia, who served as a United States Naval physician during the Allied invasion of Omaha Beach on D-Day.
Peggy Heard Galis

Endowment honors UGA Press Advisory Council member Peggy Heard Galis (AB ’68)

The Peggy Heard Galis History Ph.D. Apprenticeship will allow history Ph.D. candidates to gain insight into and experience in the scholarly publishing process.
Eric Baker

Eric Baker: Out of This World

Eric Baker (ABJ '90) is a creative director with Walt Disney Imagineering, working on the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge-themed lands opening in Disneyland this summer and Walt Disney World this fall.
Chickens in Backyard

Backyard Flock Tips on National Egg Day

The UGA Cooperative Extension shares a few 'EGGcellent' tips for those interested in raising backyard chickens or increasing the egg production of their current flock.
Elaine Cassandra with Student of the Year Plaque

Career Center honors 2019 Student Employee of Year

Elaine Cassandra (BSA '19), UGA’s 2019 Student Employee of the Year, is continuing her studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine this fall.
UGA Alumni and friends gather on Perry Lane Hotel rooftop.

Bringing UGA to Charleston and Savannah

On May 21 and May 22 the University of Georgia Alumni Association brought Athens to Savannah and Charleston to remind our alumni their Bulldog community is right where they are.
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An Interview with ‘Most Engaged’ Kim Metcalf

When you meet Kim Metcalf (BSEH '93, MS '96), it won't take you long to understand why the business owner and mother of four was recently named "Most Engaged" during a UGA Alumni Association Board of Directors meeting.

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