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Over 100 New and Returning Students Celebrated at Dogs 4 Dawgs Welcome Dinner

On Monday night, the Office of the Dean of Students fed over 100 new students and returning student leaders at their annual Dogs 4 Dawgs Welcome Dinner for incoming students. Students crammed in tightly in Tate Reception Hall as they...
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University of Georgia receives the College Panhellenic Experience Award

INDIANAPOLIS — The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), the largest advocacy and support organization for the women’s sorority experience, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021-22 College Panhellenic Association Awards.
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John Alvarez Turner named Interim Director of the Pride Center

John Alvarez Turner, who currently serves as the assistant director of Multicultural Services and Programs, has been named interim director of the Pride Center at the University of Georgia.
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Campus Health and Safety Message for Students and Parents – Fall 2022

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.
Caroline's headshot.

Caroline Resop-Bowman

Clinic Manager and Registered Nurse for the Gynecology Clinic, University Health Center
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UGA welcomes largest freshman class

The University of Georgia's class of 2026 is its biggest and one of its most academically qualified yet. More than 6,200 new first-year students start classes at UGA Aug. 17, selected from a record number of nearly 40,000 applications.
A ribbon being cut to celebrate Black-Diallo-Miller Hall.

UGA dedicates Black-Diallo-Miller Residence Hall

The University of Georgia held a dedication ceremony Aug. 4 to celebrate the naming of Black-Diallo-Miller Hall, UGA’s newest residence hall.
The Stegeman Coliseum

Annual Student Leadership Conference for 2022

UGA’s annual student leadership conference will take place on September 17th, 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the Tate Student Center. UGA’s best and brightest students gather for a FREE conference on leadership, collaboration, inclusion, community engagement, well-being, and more!
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UGA Student Veteran Receives National Leadership Recognition

Caleb Ray, a Financial Planning 4th-year UGA student veteran and last year’s Student Veteran Association (SVA) President was recognized this week in G.I. Jobs magazine as a recipient of the Student Veteran Leadership Award. Ray was one of thirty-three nationally recognized students for his outstanding leadership and commitment to serving the UGA veteran community.