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In Brief: The State of the University Address By Mary Martha Clark
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n January 23, President Jere W. Morehead delivered his first State of the University address since taking office on July 1, 2013, after serving as UGA’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost since 2010. Some highlights include:
"We are perfectly positioned to excel. We have an academically strong student body; a respected and talented faculty; a dedicated and energetic staff; and an economically growing state. Working collectively, along with the ardent support of loyal alumni and friends, we can become one of America’s greatest public universities. It is indeed an exciting time to be at the University of Georgia."
positions that cross college, school and departmental lines. • UGA recorded the eighth consecutive year of private giving that topped $100 million. • UGA has benefitted from increased levels of fundraising support from fewer alumni and friends in recent years.
Morehead, who • UGA enrolled “the most earned his J.D. from UGA, is - President Jere W. Morehead qualified freshman class the first alumnus to be named in UGA history” in fall president since Dr. Fred of 2013 based on their average SAT score of 1280, Davison in 1967. He serves as the Meigs Professor average ACT score of 29 and average GPA of 3.86. of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business, • UGA was recognized as a top 20 public research chair of the Georgia Athletic Association Board of university by U.S. News & World Report, as a "Public Directors, chair of the UGA Research Foundation, Ivy" for the second year in a row, 10th on Kiplinger’s a UGA Foundation trustee and a UGA Real Estates 100 Best Values in Public Colleges list and 7th on Foundation trustee. He has been featured in Georgia Washington Monthly’s “Best Bang for the Buck” list. Trend’s 2014 Most Influential list. • UGA received a grade of “A” for the strength of its core curriculum from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. A few of the changes and updates he addressed included: • UGA announced a $2.2 million interdisciplinary hiring initiative in Nov., creating 16 new faculty
Click here to read or listen to the full address.
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Brandon Stanton
BA '08 History founder, writer and photographer, Humans of New York By Mary Martha Clark
"Your alma mater remains a part of your identity your entire life. I have a very personal interest in seeing the school continue to flourish."
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randon Stanton’s mission is to tell stories. As the founder of the popular Humans of New York blog, which spun into a New York Times No. 1 bestselling book, Stanton tells stories every day by photographing and speaking with New Yorkers he meets. Humans of New York is a collection of simple portraits of the different personalities of New Yorkers, often including insightful captions with a quote from the subject. Stanton considers his path to becoming a successful professional photographer and author “accidental.” After graduating from the University of Georgia in 2008 with a BA in history, he took up the offer from a childhood friend to become a bond trader in Chicago. Later, Stanton decided to move to New York and pursue his long-time hobby of photography. Humans of New York began to blossom as Stanton attempted to "create an exhaustive catalogue of New York City’s inhabitants," and set out to "photograph 10,000 New Yorkers and plot their photos on a map," according to the blog. From there, Stanton began asking questions of his subjects and including the answers as a caption, eventually creating a blog and garnering close to 4 million likes on Facebook.
One of Brandon's 500+ portraits.
Stanton's time at the Univeristy of Georgia was very formative. "I probably grew more as a person at UGA than at any other time in my life," he says. His last two years at UGA kept him busy. He played piano, worked out at Ramsey, participated in clubs, experimented with making films and did plenty of extracurricular reading, which helped to develop him as an artist and communicator. “Whether it be academic, musical, artistic or athletic, the school provided everything I needed to develop myself.” A true bulldog, he adds, “as well as great football games and friends, of course.” Today, he stays in touch with the university through football games and his close friends, many of whom are UGA alumni. Stanton also supports the Georgia Fund. “Your alma mater remains a part of your identity your entire life,” he says. “I have a very personal interest in seeing the school continue to flourish.” Of course, there is also the element of nostalgia when he thinks of Athens. Now a professional storyteller, Stanton still considers his English History professor, Kirk Willis, to be the best storyteller that he knows. It is clear, however, that Stanton is a natural storyteller as well. His blog continues to be a beacon of authenticity, honesty and artistic excellence. Even more, it exemplifies the pursuit of passion: in Brandon Stanton’s case, to tell stories.
Fore more information on Brandon Stanton, to read his stories or purchase his book,visit the blog at http://www.humansofnewyork.com/
upcoming Events April 4/10-19 University Theater: Spring Awakening More information 4/11 Alumni Awards Luncheon 4/11 UGA night at Six Flags over Georgia More information 4/11-13 Baseball vs. Tennessee 4/12 G-Day 4/16 - 4/30 UGA Day Events 4/16 - Greenville, SC 4/22 - Gainesville, GA 4/24 - Dalton, GA 4/30 - Orlando, FL
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May 4/17 Thank a Donor Day More information 4/26 Saturday Morning Club: UGA Hodgson Singers More information 5/1 - 5/22 UGA Day Events 5/1 - Savannah, GA 5/12 - Albany, GA 5/13 - Houston, TX (presented by Landry's, Inc.) 5/14 - Tifton, GA 5/19 - Augusta, GA 5/21 - Columbus, GA 5/22 - Macon, GA 5/2-4 Baseball vs. South Carolina 5/9 Spring Commencement
ยง Check out the complete Alumni Association Calendar. ยง Events at the UGA Performing Arts Center. ยง Only select athletic events listed above. See the complete athletics schedule. ยง There are lectures, seminars, and guests presenters on a wide variety of topics nearly everyday. See the full listing of UGA events open to alumni.
5/15-17 Baseball vs. Kentucky 5/16-26 UGA hosts NCAA Tennis Championship More information 5/19 Peabody Awards Luncheon
save the date Friday, June 13 UGA Young Alumni Night at SweetWater Brewing Co., in Atlanta, GA
UGA feature:
Warnell Young Alumni Committee
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lumni are quintessential members of our university community, whether they support academic programs through the Georgia Fund, assist in mentorship and career development of current students or involve themselves in leadership and service of the University of Georgia. One way for alumni to get involved in a hands-on way is to serve on a committee for their colleges. Amanda Lang, BSFR ’05, MS ’08, shares her experience here as president of the Warnell Young Alumni Committee. The Young Alumni Committee (YAC) is a subcommittee for the External Advisory Board of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. The committee’s primary objective is fundraising for the school, but it also serves to increase participation of recent graduates at alumni events, supports efforts to increase enrollment and build leadership skills of young alumni and students. Because the committee is designed to increase the involvement of recent
graduates, one of the requirements for members is that alumni must be within ten years of their most recent graduation year. Not only does the YAC raise money for Warnell and assist with student development, it also provides a great way for recent alumni to reconnect with each other to serve a common cause. The most recent YAC event was the Parker Memorial Alumni Golf Tournament, which is held every year in conjunction with Homecoming activities. The golf tournament is the primary fundraiser of the YAC. It is a fun time for alumni to visit with each other and enjoy a round of golf while raising funds for the Warnell School. This year, the YAC raised more than $12,500 for Warnell graduate assistance scholarships and had one of the highest participation rates in the history of the tournament. The committee will meet next in the spring to start planning the golf tournament for 2014.
alumni
Profiles Carla C. Smith
MSW '05 Deputy Director of Georgia Senate Democratic Causes Atlanta, GA
What are you currently reading? Double Down: Game Change by Mark Halperin. Where do you hope to be in 10 years? Perhaps working on Capitol Hill creating and developing policies for children, women and families. How did your education at UGA prepare you for your current pursuit? My education at UGA prepared me for my current pursuit by challenging my thought process, pushing me to analyze situations from various angles, finding resolve and instilling in me the skills needed to work effectively to create/implement measurable outcomes and solutions. What is your favorite UGA memory? Weekly meet-ups cooking dinner, movie nights, debating and traveling with SSW classmates. Lifelong friendships were established. What is the greatest lesson you learned at UGA? Perseverance. My practicums while a SSW student both with DFCS and Athens Regional Medical Center afforded me the opportunity to work directly with individuals and families across the spectrum. When is your next trip back to Athens? April 2014 for the 50th anniversary of the School of Social Work events. Why do you give back to UGA? I give back to UGA for future generations just as those before me invested in me while I was a student. An investment in education is a direct investment into the communities that we live, work and play, thereby aiding its success and progression.
William Crozer J.D. '12 Policy Analyst BGR Group Washington, D.C.
What are you currently reading? The Men Who Lost America by Andrew O'Shaughnessy and Gettysburg: The Last Invasion by Allen C. Guelzo. What is your favorite part of your job? My job is the perfect interaction of law, policy and politics, all of which I have a profound interest. From research to writing to following federal and/or state legislative and regulatory matters to interfacing with clients and decision makers, I thoroughly enjoy what I do. How did your education at UGA prepare you for your current pursuit? In countless ways. While I am not practicing law per se, UGA Law was instrumental in helping me develop not only research and writing skills, but critical thinking/problem solving skills as well. What is your favorite UGA memory? If I had to pick a single episode, it would be competing on Moot Court my 2L and 3L year under the tutelage of Kellie Casey. On top of being a great learning experience, it was nice to see a lot of hard work pay off in the end. What is the greatest lesson you learned at UGA? "Skedaddle" is not legalese. How do you give back to UGA? I think it is important to not only give back financially, but also to serve as an ambassador for the school and a resource for graduates entering the job market. On top of fundraising and other initiatives, I make myself available to graduates who are interested in working in Washington and on Capitol Hill.
alumni
Profiles Christina Faust
BS/MS '09 Ecology, UGA Honors Program Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University Princeton, NJ What are you currently reading? How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran. Where do you hope to be in 10 years? I hope to be teaching and researching at a public institution that encourages undergraduates as much as UGA encouraged me. What is your favorite part of your job? I really enjoy collaborating and the creativity involved in doing science with others. How did your education at UGA prepare you for your current pursuit? I'm still in academia, so it definitely did not scare me away! What is your favorite UGA memory? I still remember a mudfight in Borneo in exquisite detail. I was there for spring break for a study abroad to examine indigenous land rights in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It brings a smile to my face every time I think about it. What is the greatest lesson you learned at UGA? UGA encouraged me to carve out my own niche and purse my interests. I strive to follow that advice every day. Why do you give back to UGA? Attending UGA opened so many doors of opportunity for me, and I will be forever grateful for the people and programs that made my undergraduate experience so amazing.
40 Under 40
Nominations Nominations for the 2014 40 Under 40 are being accepted until Friday, April 11. They must be submitted by someone other than the nominee, such as fellow alumni, employers or community leaders who are not members of the nominee's immediate family. For more information and to download the nomination form, visit the 40 Under 40 page here.
UGA earns spot in Princeton Review’s "Best Value Colleges" David Bill, dbill@uga.edu
The University of Georgia has received recognition in The Princeton Review's new book, "The Best Value Colleges: The 150 Best-Buy Schools and What It Takes to Get In." The book, published on Jan. 28, includes 150 academic institutions—75 public and 75 private—based on surveys The Princeton Review, an education services company, conducted in 2012-13 of 2,000 undergraduate institutions concerning their academics, cost and financial aid. The publication also analyzed student survey data collected over the last three academic years. Rankings were made only for the top 10 in each category. In its overview of UGA, The Princeton Review editors highlighted Georgia's merit-based HOPE Scholarship, which provides high school graduates who have a minimum 3.0 grade point average with a scholarship to cover the cost of tuition and a percentage of student fees and books. The editors also noted that UGA offers the prestigious Foundation Fellowship, which provides an annual stipend of approximately $10,780 for in-state students (in addition to the HOPE Scholarship) and $17,680 for out-of-state students (plus an out-of-state tuition waiver). To read the rest of the article, click here. For more about The Princeton Review list, see princetonreview.com/ bestvaluecolleges.
On the Record: Q&A with Bart Newman (AB '93, J.D. '03)
What are you most proud of?
Julie Newman, my wife and mother of our four great kids. People would be surprised to know that:
I like the movie "The Notebook." First CD?
Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" You have reservations for five. Dead or alive, who's coming to dinner?
Moses, Peter, C.S. Lewis, Dick Winters, Francis Chan Who would play you in a movie about your life?
As an undergraduate at UGA, Newman was in the Honors Program, President of the Student Government Association, a founding father of Sigma Phi Epsilon and a member of two SEC Championship tennis teams. He later earned a master's degree from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a J.D. from UGA. Newman joined the U.S. Army as a JAG officer and was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, for a year. A gift he received from his wife, a journal, became an outlet for him to share his thoughts on life for his family. What he penned became a popular book, “Because of Baghdad: What a Father Would Say About Life, If He Didn’t Come Home to Say It.” Bart lives in Marietta, Ga., with his wife and four children. He is the vice president of national accounts and general counsel for Thrive Farmers Coffee.
Paul Newman (of course.)
Three things that inspire you:
Loyalty, persistence and self-sacrifice. Hardest thing you have ever done:
Deploying to Baghdad with a wife and baby at home. One thing you simply cannot live without:
Something to laugh about. Something that frightens you is...
...the idea of failing as a husband/father. Describe your UGA experience in five words:
Beyond anything I hoped/deserved. What do you miss most about UGA?
Sig Ep; SGA; tennis practice; Arch Society UGA Faculty/Staff with the greatest impact on you
Dr. Bullock; Dr. Bertsch; Tom Cochran; Victor Wilson Finish this sentence: I give back to UGA because...
...it gave so much to me.
What will your next big accomplishment be?
Becoming completely debt free. How would you like to be remembered?
Slave of Christ; leader of men; loving father/husband. Final thoughts?
Let's not lead timid lives - let's be bold as lions.
Bulldogs everywhere! people ž places ž pride
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Clockwise from top middle: Justin Leachman, Jared Peden, Kyle Norris and Nick Wieberg, all '12, take their annual picture at a UGA football game; Denise Powers '09 poses with Peter, one of the translators for her group while on a mission trip in Kenya; Kelly McCallum '07 stops for a photo after her hike to the top of Mt. Lincoln outside of Breckenridge, CO; Brittany Luiz '09 and her husband snapped an engagement picture in Sanford Stadium before their wedding; Amanda Brady, '13, and her husband Spencer celebrate their wedding rehearsal and Amanda's graduation from UGA, all in the same weekend; Stephen '13 and Isabel Crump '13, pose for a Christmas picture in Savannah. The couple is stationed at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma. On the cover: (Left): Holly Hunt '07, Marlena Lewis '10, and Darren Liddell '10, help with feeding the homeless, a community project organized by the Miami Chapter of the UGA Alumni Association. (Top right): Leaders of the Austin Chapter of the UGA Alumni Association Megan Barclay Fanale and Katie Postich visited a class of fourth graders at Bluebonnett Elementary in Round Rock, TX, to talk about UGA. (Bottom row left to right): Sabrina Altenbach '08 and Cory Gibson '08, enjoy the view from the top of Round Mountain in Black Mountain, NC ; As a luxury travel consultant, Lindsey Epperly '11 travels the world visiting sites such as the Featherdale Wildlife Park in Sydney, Australia; at the Waterford Crystal factory in Waterford, Ireland, Matt Donovan '07 holds a small replica of the BCS National Championship Trophy.