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Briggs Settlemier and Dimitri Nakis smile side-by-side in front of stage

UGA students raise more than $500K for cancer research at Jam in the Streets Festival

On March 29, Jam for Cam, a local Athens music festival, welcomed more than 15,000 attendees to the streets of downtown Athens to celebrate the life and legacy of Cameron Fearon, a University of Georgia student who passed away at age 19 after a brave battle with metastatic melanoma. 

UGA again named a top 10 Military Friendly institution

Student Veterans Resource Center helps military members transition to college life

International Student Life celebrates Nowruz with the Persian Student Union 

The Persian Student Union hosted a celebration for Nowruz, or Persian New Year on March 28th. This celebration was one of the semester's Culture Nights, a series of events hosted by International Student Life.

Welcome UGA achieves record-breaking success

Welcome UGA, a program geared towards providing resources to new and returning students, has had record event attendance in the 2024-2025 academic year.

UGA Union to host annual Spring Fling

The University of Georgia Union announced that its annual Spring Fling event is Thursday, April 3, from 6-9 p.m. at Myers Quad.
Students and president Moore with Hairy Dawg.

Bulldogs contribute 13,026 gifts in 24 hours

The annual Dawg Day of Giving fundraiser earned more than $5.5 million for UGA.

UGA Miracle raises $1.2M for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

On Saturday, UGA Miracle announced it had raised $1,201,133.25 for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at its annual Dance Marathon.

UGA organizations honored at Student Engagement Awards

On Tuesday, March 25, the University of Georgia Engagement, Leadership, and Service department hosted the 24th annual H. Gordon & Francis S. Davis Student Engagement Awards at the Tate Grand Hall.

Students serve local communities with IMPACT Service Breaks

From March 2-7, University of Georgia students spent their Spring Break serving with local non-profit partners in Charleston, Asheboro, Charlotte, and Savannah.