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Welcome UGA events to kickoff the Fall 2024 semester
ByAvery Hawkins September 13, 2024August 4, 2025

Welcome UGA continues its campus-wide celebration into the new year for incoming and returning students. Various departments and organizations hosted not just events, but opportunities to connect with students as they begin a new semester – fostering a sense of belonging for them on campus.

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UGA welcomes Class of 2028
ByLucas Guimaraes August 13, 2024February 28, 2025

This week, the University of Georgia welcomes 6,175 first-year students from more than 43,000 applicants. It’s one of most academically qualified classes in the university’s history, and the numbers are on target with UGA’s new strategic enrollment plan.

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UGA Mobile App enhances student experience
ByWes Summers July 19, 2024February 28, 2025

Over the past year, the Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) Web and Mobile Technology team has been working to improve the student digital experience. Their efforts include making multiple UGA applications more accessible to students by integrating them into the UGA Mobile App.

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UGA continues to strengthen campus security
ByWes Summers July 18, 2024February 28, 2025

When new and returning University of Georgia students come to Athens for the fall semester, they will notice a series of highly visible initiatives to further strengthen campus security — from new signs and perimeter fencing to lighting upgrades, emergency call stations and automatic license plate readers.

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Protecting the Georgia Coast
ByWes Summers July 12, 2024February 28, 2025

Researchers and educators at the University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant work in a unique kind of lab. On Skidaway Island, staff are surrounded on every side by miles of salt marsh and towering oak trees with vibrant, twisting branches covered in Spanish moss.

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Over $1.2M raised for student programs
ByWes Summers May 31, 2024March 3, 2025

The Parents Leadership Council will help fund an array of academic units and organizations.

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Campus Health and Safety Message for Students and Parents – Fall 2022
ByLucas Guimaraes August 16, 2022March 4, 2025

We are excited to welcome you back to Athens and campus. Seeing everyone in person again reminds us that our community is large, vibrant, and wonderfully diverse. With more than 40,000 students at UGA this fall, campus is busy and the positive energy is palpable.

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New Safety App – UGA
ByLucas Guimaraes June 22, 2022March 4, 2025

To promote safety and emergency preparedness across the University of Georgia community, UGA has launched a new safety app called UGA Safe. This app replaces the existing LiveSafe app. Please download the UGA Safe app from the Google Play store or the

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UGA parents’ grant program awards nearly $5 million to campus organizations over 10 years
ByLucas Guimaraes June 9, 2022March 4, 2025

This year, the University of Georgia Parents Leadership Council celebrates the 10th anniversary of its grants program, which has given more than $4.6 million to initiatives across campus and enhanced the college experience of countless UGA students.

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