STUDENT AFFAIRS NEWS

HIGHLIGHTS FROM STUDENT AFFAIRS

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Undergraduate Brooklen Latka, middle, laughs as she plays dodgeball in gym central during Ramsey Palooza. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA)

Over $1.2M raised for student programs

The Parents Leadership Council will help fund an array of academic units and organizations.
Students viewing a fireworks display during the UGA commencement ceremony.

UGA Commencement set for May 9 and May 10

The University of Georgia will welcome its newest alumni on May 9 and 10 as 6,627 undergraduates and 1,691 graduate students—a total of 8,318—have met requirements to participate in the university’s spring Commencement ceremonies.

Kevin Karneboge serves UGA’s Deaf and hard of hearing communities

Kevin Karneboge serves UGA’s Deaf and hard of hearing communities.

Student Employee of the Year awards announced

Honors were given to an undergraduate, a graduate student and a student employee team

Matthew Nyaaba is named 2024 recipient of the Saeeda Peermahomed Award

Matthew Nyaaba, a second-year Ph.D student in Teacher Education and Elementary Education in the Mary Frances Early College of Education is this year’s Saeeda Peermahomed Award recipient. The award is given annually by International Student Life to recognize outstanding international students.

Inaugural Women Lead student cohort concludes 

Engagement, Leadership, and Service (ELS), recently concluded the inaugural cohort experience of Women Lead—a group of third- and fourth-year students with demonstrated leadership on campus with an interest in engaging in continued leadership development within a community of women.
Six Minority Student Science Association students smile next to President Morehead

Minority Student Science Association at UGA receives top student organization award 

The Student Engagement Awards celebrate the accomplishments of student leaders and student organizations at the University of Georgia
Three students outside of Tate Plaza.

UGA Student Affairs selected as NASPA 2024 Excellence Award Category Bronze Honoree

The award highlights a continuing successful collaboration between the Office of Institutional Research and the Division of Student Affairs

UGA enhances residential belonging initiatives

Residential Belonging Assistants build a sense of belonging through mentorship, support