Thursday, May 24, 2012

UGA TODAY

By on November 5, 2008

- Athens Bulldog Breakfast Club with Hank Bailey ’97. Sponsored by the UGA Alumni Association. Guest host Hank Bailey ’97 is an associate broker at Keller Williams. 7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Wray-Nicholson House. Contact: 706-542-8199, wdarden@uga.edu

- APERO Africana Brown Bag Lecture: Ghana- Land of Sankofa. Sponsored by African American Studies, African Studies, and the African American Cultural Center. Associate Provost, Chief Diversity Officer, Office of Institutional Diversity, Dr. Cheryl Dozier, gives the talk. 12:15 p.m. African American Cultural Center, Memorial Hall, 4th floor. Contact: fsgiles@uga.edu

- Workshop: Doing Research the Right Way – Problems and Pitfalls to Avoid. Sponsored by the Graduate School. Whether writing course papers, collecting data, or writing your thesis or dissertation, there are many issues to consider when conducting research. Dr. Regina Smith discusses a number of problems and how to avoid them. 3:30 p.m. 348 Miller Learning Center. Contact: janeb@uga.edu

- Student Learning Initiative Faculty Forum. Sponsored by the Student Learning Enhancement Team. Faculty are invited to participate in a discussion on choosing and implementing a specific, focused plan to improve student learning at UGA. The initiative will be funded and implemented as part of the university’s accreditation review by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. 4 p.m. Masters Hall, Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Contact: 706-542-8947, jwheeler@uga.edu

- Lecture: Daniel Balderston. Sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. Balderston, a Willson Center Visiting Scholar, delivers a lecture on Interpellation, Inversion, Identification: Sexual Diversity in Early Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature 4 p.m. 148 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-3966, jdingus@uga.edu

- Seminar: Cilia and Signaling in Mammalian Development. Sponsored by the Department of Genetics. Tamara Caspary of Emory University gives the talk. 4 p.m. S175 Coverdell Center. Contact: 706-542-8000

- Franklin Series: Internships. Sponsored by the Career Center and Franklin College. Learn the best strategies for finding and getting internships that fit your interests and are a good career move. 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. 248 Miller Learning Center. Contact: www.career.uga.edu

- Lecture: Advocacy, Lobbying and Politics of Historic Preservation. Sponsored by the College of Environment and Design. Heather MacIntosh, president of Preservation Action, gives the talk. 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Founders Garden House. Contact: klkooles@yahoo.com

- Panel Discussion: What Can I Do With a Major in Women’s Studies?. Sponsored by the Career Center. Hear from professionals who have made a successful transition into various professions, graduating with a major in Women’s Studies. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. 150 Miller Learning Center. Contact: www.career.uga.edu

- Standup Comedy Performance: Billy D. Washington. Sponsored by University Union. $5 or free for students with valid UGA ID. Part of the Dawghouse Comedy Series. 8:00 p.m. Tate Theater. Contact: 706-542-6396, www.uga.edu/union

- Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament. Through Sunday. Orange Beach, AL.

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