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Dawg camp silver team celebrating victory on Legion Field

Dawg Camp helps students find their place at UGA 

With more than 40,000 students, the University of Georgia offers numerous opportunities to connect and become a part of many communities. UGA boasts thousands of programs, more than 800 student organizations, and daily events.
Girl and Golden Retriever smiling standing outside of Clark Howell Hall

Create belonging through universal design 

Universal design is a broad term. We typically think of it from an architectural standpoint: like ramps or curb cuts created because of federal legislation for accessibility. And yet each of us gratefully uses them when we push a stroller. We also angrily feel their absence when we travel in a new city with luggage. Even though ramps and curb cuts were designed for those with wheelchairs or walkers, the entire community universally benefits from them...

Women in Leadership Networking Dinner 

As part of their new Women and Leadership Initiative, Engagement, Leadership, and Service (ELS) hosted the inaugural Women in Leadership Networking Dinner.
Sarah Park smiling ecstatically as she is crowned Miss UGA 23

Miss UGA, Sarah Park, to compete for Miss Georgia

Sarah Park entered the Miss UGA Competition intending to gain new experience and win the competition’s scholarship. Park not only walked away with the Miss UGA 2023 crown, but she also discovered newfound potential to use her voice for good.
Three people with Veteran flags behind them.

Student Veterans Resource Center caps successful year with Honor Cord Ceremony 

On May 2, the Student Veterans Resource Center hosted its Honor Cord and Scholarship Ceremony recognizing 74 student veterans graduating UGA in 2023 and more than 100 students receiving scholarships and grants. The Honor Cord recognizes the contributions and accomplishments of UGA’s student veterans.
Eniola Olubunmi.

Eniola Olubunmi is named 2023 recipient of the Saeeda Peermahomed Award 

Eniola Olubunmi, a third-year Accounting Major with a Certificate in Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business is this year’s Saeeda Peermahomed Award recipient. The award is given annually by International Student Life to recognize outstanding international students.
The UGA Arch.

UGA to construct new residence hall

Plans also call for construction of a new dining, learning and wellness center and an additional parking deck
Three students outside on graduation.

Graduates celebrate challenges, embrace their next steps

For the University of Georgia’s newest alumni, Commencement ceremonies mark a moment to celebrate the challenges they’ve overcome and embrace the challenges they’ll face in the future.
Photograph of Victor Wilson in front of Memorial Hall.

UGA IFC Career Spotlight Interview with VP Victor Wilson

In 1977, Victor K. Wilson first stepped onto the University of Georgia campus as a high school senior with the Georgia Scholastic Press Association for his high school newspaper. It was April of his senior year, and he had a full-ride scholarship to Morris-Brown in Atlanta.