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About UGA
About UGA

UGA is the birthplace of the American system of public higher education.
Offices

UGA is tied for 20th in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 list of the 50 top public universities in America.
Visiting UGA

Last year the Visitor's Center booked more than 32,000 tours. Book your tour now and discover UGA!
Proud to say Georgia

Since 1851, 25 governors of Georgia have been graduates of Georgia. At least 17 UGA alumni are presidents or provosts of colleges and universities in the U.S. Nine UGA graduates have received the Pulitzer Prize. Four UGA alumni have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Admissions
Undergraduate Admissions

The University of Georgia continues to be a national leader in the number of students each year who receive the very top national academic scholarships. Since 1996, UGA has produced seven Rhodes Scholars, plus 37 Goldwater, ten Truman, seven Udall, six Merage, five Gates Cambridge, four Marshall and three Mitchell Scholars. UGA has produced 21 Fulbright Scholars in the past two years.
- Undergraduate admissions
Graduate Admissions

UGA graduate programs remained among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2012 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools.
- The Graduate School
Continuing Education

Whether you are looking for personal improvement, seeking a credential or wanting to change your career path, the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education delivers a variety of educational programs to meet your learning needs.
- Center for Continuing Education
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
International Students

The University of Georgia has approximately 180 International Cooperative Agreements (ICAs) in over 50 countries. These agreements allow for the formal development of activities such as faculty and student exchanges, collaborative research, seminars and workshops, and/or service programs.
- Office of International Education
Academics
Schools & Colleges
Extended Campuses
Programs
Academic Resources
Research
Research at UGA

The Office of the Vice President for Research encourages and supports UGA research, scholarship and creative activities by assisting with the recruitment of research-intensive faculty, and providing infrastructure for sponsored research. We help to move UGA innovations into the marketplace, encourage research-based economic development, and ensure responsible conduct in research.
Centers & Institutes

UGA research addresses real-life problems, including the grand challenges associated with water, food, fuel, environment and health. It also enriches the soul through the arts, humanities and social sciences. OVPR's Interdisciplinary centers, institutes and research initiatives provide enhanced interactions and focus on advanced areas of research.
- OVPR Centers, Institutes and Initiatives
- UGA Centers and Institutes
Research Resources

Access to state-of-the-art core facilities and technologies, as well as campus experts, is essential for cutting-edge research.
Student and Postdoctoral Research

Undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are critical to the successful pursuit of research and scholarship at the University of Georgia. They contribute in multiple ways and to research and scholarship in the physical, life and social sciences, as well as the arts and humanities.
Outreach
Public Service & Outreach at UGA

UGA Public Service and Outreach enhances quality of life in Georgia by applying the knowledge of the University to the state’s evolving economic, social, and community needs.
PSO Units

For over 80 years, PSO has led the University in bringing its resources to each of Georgia’s 159 counties, 500+ cities, and around the world, serving more than 110,000 individuals annually to improve the quality of life in Georgia and beyond.
Service-Learning

The University of Georgia has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for its institutional commitment to community engagement through teaching, research, and public service with the Community Engagement Classification. UGA is one of only 115 colleges and universities to achieve this elective classification in 2010 and will join the ranks of only 311 institutions nationally.
- Office of Service-Learning
Programs

Georgia is committed to building a service program that embodies the historical ideals of outreach and engagement through community access to the university’s resources.
Student Life
Campus LIfe

Campus Life is a primary point of contact for students through more than 600 registered student organizations; student programming groups; social fraternities and sororities; student leadership programs and volunteer services; and international and multicultural programs.
Health & Recreation

The 425,000-square-foot Bernard B. and Eugenia A. Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities is one of the largest and most comprehensive fitness/exercise facilities for students and faculty in the country, and has been rated by Sports Illustrated as the nation's best such facility.
Get Involved

In 2000, UGA was the first university in the nation to organize a collegiate Relay For Life. It raised more than $115,000. UGA Relay now has over 3,200 student volunteers and has raised more than $2.3 million, benefiting The American Cancer Society.
Money Matters

The Food Service program here at the University of Georgia is nationally recognized as being one of the best in the nation.
Working at UGA
Resources & Services
Facilities
Policies & Procedures
Giving to UGA
Ways of giving

Private support from individuals, foundations, and corporations provides the margin of excellence that distinguishes great universities from good ones.
Lasting legacies

You can become a part of Georgia's lasting legacy by strengthening your school, college, or academic unit today, through your contributions.
Proud to say Georgia

With over 100 alumni organizations in major cities around the world, it's easy to keep your connection to UGA, lifelong and worldwide.
Online giving

Make your gift through a safe, secure and efficient process. Then easily track them through your bank statement.
- Give Online
Arts
The Arts at UGA

UGA's Performing and Visual Arts Complex provides some of the finest facilities in the South for teaching, research and performance in the fine arts. The Complex includes the Hodgson School of Music; the Performing Arts Center, which has a 1,100-seat auditorium for major concerts and musical performances; the Lamar Dodd School of Art, which opened in 2008 and includes studios, lecture halls, galleries, a media center and an eco-friendly "green roof;" and the Georgia Museum of Art with 9,000 square feet of exhibition space.
Galleries, Performance Halls, Theatres

During the fall of 2011, the UGA Libraries' three special collections libraries will relocate from the Main Library to the new Special Collections Libraries building currently under construction at 300 Hull Street. The Special Collections Libraries Building plans to open fully to the public with normal service and access to exhibit galleries in January 2012.
Music, Dance and Drama

"Hodgson Hall is, by far, the best concert hall in Georgia, and one of the finest in the country. If you hear the Atlanta Symphony in this hall, you hear it for the first time."—Yoel Levi, Music Director Emeritus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Calendars

The Performing Arts Center embarks on its 15th season of bringing the world's finest entertainers to Athens.
Athletics

UGA ALERT

UGA entrepreneurs mean business

UGA students aspiring to venture into the world of entrepreneurship have a chance at a campus-wide contest for a $500 prize and a possible $100,000 in venture and angel investment capital.

A heavy burden: Never too late

Mary Ann Johnson, in UGA’s College of Family and Consumer Science, has been exploring the factors that put older adults at risk for obesity; and as a result she has designed and tested interventions to help them lead healthier lives.

A heavy burden: A weight pill?

Possibly, UGA researchers say. Clifton Baile and his colleagues at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have been exploring the potential of certain plant-based compounds as aids to weight loss.

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UGA Today

UGA Undergraduate Admissions to host Colleges in Your Backyard program

UGA College of Public Health professor appointed to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

UGA study offers hope for hemlock attack

UGA opens new special collections libraries, plans dedication

SEC Success Stories: UGA researcher Jason Locklin's lab is featured on ESPNU

A UGA researcher has invented a new technology that can inexpensively render medical linens, clothing, paper towels and athletic wear—including smelly socks—permanently germ-free.

Discover UGA

Art and culture

The Georgia Museum of Art houses exhibits and hosts special events.

Study abroad

Nearly 2,000 UGA students participate in more than 100 programs.

Visit UGA

Take a student-led tour of campus.

Graduate school

UGA programs are among the best in the nation.

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CAMPUS
CLOSEUP

Amazing Student

Juliet Allan

When she graduates this fall, Elizabeth Allan will have traveled to six different continents thanks to various UGA study abroad programs. But that’s not her only accomplishment. She will also have three degrees—in Arabic, economics and international affairs and international policy.

Focus on Faculty

Lonnie Brown

Brown holds the Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism in the School of Law, and his research and teaching both focus on the ethics of lawyering.

Campus Closeup

Paul Shadowens

Instead of Comet and Cupid, Donner and Blitzen, Santa Claus’ fleet at UGA includes almost 50 full-sized passenger buses, four mini buses and 10 vans.

UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur hosts Q&A

A question and answer session regarding the Terry College of Business’s Next Top Entrepreneur, which begins Jan. 26, will be held Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. in room 312 of Sanford Hall. The prize for the best entrepreneur is $500 and a possible $100,000 investment. The competition is open to all UGA students.

Fitness Free Week

Throughout the week, the Ramsey Student Center will offer more than 130 group fitness, instructional dance, Martial Arts and boxing classes for free. New programs include WATERinMOTION and Aqua Zumba.

The works of faculty and students who participated in the 2011 Cortona study abroad program will be on exhibit Jan. 5-21 at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Art history, art education, Italian language and creative writing students also were involved in the program. A reception honoring the exhibitors will be held Jan. 21 at 4 p.m.

Today's events

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	Meeting: Board of Regents
12:00 pm	Lunch & Learn Info Session: Fast Track Professional & Executive MBA
7:00 pm	Men’s Basketball at Florida
7:00 pm	Sustainability Film Series: “Earth 2100” Rooker Hall (ECV)
8:00 pm	Performance: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performing Arts Center

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About UGA

Academics

Student Life

Helpful Links

About UGA

Offices

Visiting UGA

Proud to say Georgia

Undergraduate Admissions

Graduate Admissions

Continuing Education

International Students

Schools & Colleges

Extended Campuses

Programs

Academic Resources

Research at UGA

Centers & Institutes

Research Resources

Student and Postdoctoral Research

Public Service & Outreach at UGA

PSO Units

Service-Learning

Programs

Campus LIfe

Health & Recreation

Get Involved

Money Matters

Resources & Services

Facilities

Policies & Procedures

Ways of giving

Lasting legacies

Proud to say Georgia

Online giving

The Arts at UGA

Galleries, Performance Halls, Theatres

Music, Dance and Drama

Calendars

UGA ALERT

UGA entrepreneurs mean business

A heavy burden: Never too late

A heavy burden: A weight pill?

UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur hosts Q&A

Fitness Free Week

Today's events

Meeting: Board of Regents

Lunch & Learn Info Session: Fast Track Professional & Executive MBA

Men’s Basketball at Florida

Sustainability Film Series: “Earth 2100”

Performance: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra