Kevin karneboge

Are you from Georgia? If not, where are you from?

•  I was born outside of Chicago, but I grew up in the metro Atlanta area.

•  In March, I will have worked at UGA for 30 years.

What’s your favorite UGA tradition?

•  Actually, commencement ceremonies are my favorite tradition, especially when a student that I’ve worked with for years is graduating.  It’s a great feeling of accomplishment for both of us.

What does a “day in the life” look like for you at work?

• There’s rarely a typical day for me.  My schedule will be dependent on what classes I’m interpreting that semester.  Classes could be at any time 8am in the morning till 9:30pm at night. It depends on the programs of study students are in and what their schedules are for the semester.  When I’m not interpreting is when I attend to the other areas of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Services. I oversee Captioned Media, Real-time Captioning, and Assistive Listening Devices.  I also work with Disability Coordinators to determine appropriate accommodation for DHH students. 

What are the three things you love most about your job?

• I do love working directly with students, especially incoming freshmen. Also, I love the variety of environments that I work in.  I’m rarely sitting behind a desk all day and I’m not out in the classroom interpreting all day either. It’s a nice balance. One of my favorite things about my job is the variety of subject matters and courses that I’m exposed to.  I’ve interpreted in core courses like English 1101 and MATH 1101 as well as upper level and graduate courses like Quantum Mechanics and Forensic Anthropology.