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GRprOfce o Communications & MarketingAugusta, Georgia 30912

By AdRIAN GReeRWhen you think about some

of the most powerful and

recognizable brands Coke,Apple, Nike you get an ideaof what each company is aboutjust through its brand image.This is what the GRU Ofce ofCommunications and Marketingis working toward for theuniversity and health system: arecognizable and uniform brandthat authentically conveys whatGRU stands for.

As brand recognition requires

consistency and diligence, OCMhas developed a set of BrandGuidelines to help position theuniversity and health system in

the minds of key audiences.We want to share the new

brand with our internal and

external communities, saidOCM Senior Vice PresidentDavid Brond. Our brand isreally the perception of howpeople view the university andhealth system and how they viewus the people who work, study,conduct research, teach, and aretreated here.

The process started withdeveloping a logo, colors, andseal, and expanded into standards

for everything from letterhead toemail signatures.

New guidelines help defneuniversity and health system brand

Brand Guidelines

Georgia Regents University & Health System

See Guidelines, page 8

By ChRIStINe deRISoThe irony isnt lost on Lee

Woodruff that the day before thebottom dropped out f rom underher world gurat ively, it haddropped out literal ly.

She and her four children wereat Disney World in January2006 repeatedly enjoying theirfavorite attraction, the Tower

of Terror, featu ring an elevatorthat drops so suddenly, italmost sucks your diaphragmup into your throat, Lee writes.Right before the drop there is amoment where you are literallysuspended in air, too stunnedto scream. It feels as if speed,motion, light and time literallyfreeze.

It was early the next morningthat Lees life froze. She

received a call in her hotel roomconveying the shattering newsthat her husband, Bob, had beencritically wounded by a roadsidebomb in I raq while covering thewar for ABC News.

By almost any measure, heshould have died, Lee relatesseven years later. He had asevere brain injury and was in acoma for ve weeks.

Its been a long road, Bob

acknowledges with a hearty doseof pragmatism but not an ounceof self-pity.

He and his wife will discuss

their journey as guest speakers

From terror to triumphAlumni Weekend, to eature Newsman Woodward

Presented by

Bob and Lee Woodruf will bethe keynote speakers or AlumniWeekend at the Imperial Theateron April 27.

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Alumni Weekend

Signature Event

Saurday, April 27

a 6 p.m.Imperial theare

Free for alumni,

$10 for non-alumni

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GReport Georgia Regents UniversityWednesday, April 17, 20132

BriefsNews, events and more

Intramural grantsA new intramural funding opportunityis available for researchers: TUPP:Collaborative Proposal PreparationAwards. The maximum one-year awardis $50,000, and applications are acceptedyear-round. The deadline for Pilot StudyResearch Program submissions is June15. Applications for Extramural SuccessAwards (maximum one-year award:$25,000) are accepted year-round viaemail. To review revised submission

guidelines for the latter two programs,visit www.gru.edu/SPA/mcgri/IGPmain.html. For more information about any ofthe programs, contact Wanda Price at 706-721-6479 or [email protected].

Membership specialReceive a free tness assessment from a

GRU Wellness Center certied personaltrainer with the purchase of any payroll,

ex or 12-month membership package.Call 706-721-6800 for more information.

Adopt-a-SpotAdopt-a-spot will be held Saturday, May

4 (weather pending) on the Health Sci-ences Campus. Volunteers are neededto help out with seasonal color plantings.Students, faculty and staff may partnerwith the Landscaping and Grounds De-partment to enhance the campus landsape.

Twelve owerbed locations are availablefor adoption. For more information or tovolunteer, contact Scott Davis at 706-721-3661 or [email protected]. Or visit www.georgiahealth.edu/facilities/adopt-a-spot.html.

Voice DayThe Department of Otolaryngology

Center for Voice, Airway and Swallow-ing Disorders and Institute of Regenera-tive Medicine will celebrate World VoiceDay April 16 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. atOddFellows Gallery, 1036 Broad St., withTiny Worlds: Big Problem, and art exhi-bition that includes patients art projects.

Lauderdale ChampionshipGol Tournament

The 29th Annual LauderdaleChampionship Golf Tournament willbe held on April 19 at Forest Hills GolfClub An 8:30a m shot un start for

women and seniors will be followed bya 1 p.m. start for the open division. Formore information about registration orsponsorships, call 706-721-2699 or visitgiving.gru.edu/Lauderdale.

Breast health screeningsA walk-in mammography clinic for

employees worth $100 toward health sav-ings accounts is held the rst Friday ofeach month from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the

Breast Health Center on the rst oor ofGeorgia Regents Medical Center.

Donate Lie MonthGRU is celebrating Donate Life Month

with a series of events. For more informa-tion call 706-721-2888.

- The fourth annual Silent Auction,Bake-off & Bake Sale will be held onApril 19 in the Medical Ofce Build-ing back lobby and Moretz Library. The

bake-off entry fee is $5, and proceeds willbenet the Transplant Patient AssistanceFund.

- Buffalo Wild Wings Give-Back Dayon April 22 will feature 15 percent of pre-taxed food sales beneting the TransplantPatient Assistance Fund. You must have aticket for sales to count.

- A Vendor Showcase will be held onApril 26 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in MoretzLibrary. Sales representatives from Ora-gami Owl, K&K Designs and Initials Inc.

will showcase their product lines and aportion of sales will benet the TransplantPatient Assistance Fund.

Research presentationsFive presentations on GRU Research:

The Translation of Patient Information toImprove Patient Quality Care will be heldon April 19 at 2 p.m. in Room 1222 of theHealth Sciences Building on the HealthSciences Campus. The public is invited.

Earth DayAn Earth Day event will be held on April

19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the greenspace adjacent to the student center onLaney Walker Boulevard. Vendors andorganizations will be on hand to talk aboutearth-friendly solutions to everyday life.For more information, visit http://georgia-health.edu/green/earthday/index.html.

Retirement counselingIndividual, condential counseling ses-sions on retirement will be held on boththe Health Sciences Campus and Sum-merville Campus this spring. Fidelitywill offer sessions on the Health SciencesCampus in room 1107 of Annex 1 April16 and 17, May 28 and 29, and June 25 and26 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fidelity willoffer sessions on the Summerville Campusin the Skinner Conference Room on April18 and June 6 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To

schedule an appointment, visit delity.com/reserve or call 800-642-7131.TIAA-CREF will offer sessions on the

Health Sciences Campus in room 1107 ofAnnex 1 April 16, May 23, and June 19from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. TIAA-CREF willoffer sessions on the Summerville Campusin the Skinner Conference Room on April17, May 24, and June 29 from 9 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Call 800-732-8353 to schedulean appointment.

VALIC representatives are available on

each campus each day from 8 a.m. to 5p.m. to assist with retirement and completenancial planning needs. For more in-formation or to schedule an appointment,contact 706-722-4600 or [email protected]

Military and Veterans Servicesofce

The ofce of Military and VeteransServices has moved to the second oor ofWashington Hall. The department assists

service members, veterans and afliatedfamily members. The ofce hours areweekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For moreinformation, call 706-729-2255.

Rat Debate

Representatives from the Medical Col-lege of Georgia Departments of Medicine,Pediatrics, and Surgery will compete inthe 11th annual Raft Debate at 6 p.m. Fri-day, April 19 in the GRU Wellness Center,Health Sciences Campus. The WellnessCenter will close at 5 p.m. on Friday forthe debate and will re-open at 9 a.m. onSaturday, April 20.

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By AdriAn Greer

Provost Gretchen Caughmanisited the GRU Child Careenter on April 2 to read Dr.eusss The Cat in the Hat,

o the childrena gesturehat marks only the tip of theceberg when it comes to how theniversity works with the center.I know some good gamese could play, said the cat. I

now some new tricks, said theat in the Hat. A lot of goodricks. I will show them to you,aughman read to the kids with

an excited inection and a smile.The children had made red andhite paper hats inspired by

he story and were mesmerizedy the reading. At the end of the

story, they cheered.Reading is one of my favorite

hings in life, Caughman told

he children after the reading.Thank you, I enjoyed that andad a lot of fun.The center and university

constantly interact, accordingo the centers Interim Director,ancy Webb.We really do function as a

aboratory school, Webb said.Students from the universityisit and provide a large amount

of services for the students and

he school.GRU students studyingoccupational therapy, pediatrics,dentistry, nursing and, of course,

early childhood education allbenet from the laboratory,according to Webb.

For example, dental studentsteach the children about dentalhealth. This helps the dentalstudents get exposure to workingwith children, and helps thechildren learn.

We have about 500 to 700students come in annually to do

work for their programs, andits great for the children to getthis kind of attention, Webbsaid. And of course, there is the

actual child care service that weprovide that the students can ta keadvantage of.

Caughman agreed that theimpact of the center is importantfor many reasons.

It is a real value to our familyat Georgia Regents, Caughmansaid. To have this available forboth our educational effor ts andfor our employees and students

on a personal level is wonderful.

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Provost Gretchen Caughman reads to students at the Child CareCenter.

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By AdriAn Greer

The Kidney and PancreasTransplant Program isplanning events duringDonate Life Month to helpfund a new education programusing iPads.

To fund the program, threeevents will be held: ThefourthannualSilent

Auction, Bake-off & BakeSalewillbeheldonApril19intheMedicalOfce

Building back lobby andMoretz Library (BI4080). Thebake-off entry fee is $5. BuffaloWildWings

Give-Back Day on April 22will feature 15 percent of pre-taxedfoodsalesbenetingthe program. You must have aticket (see image) for sales tocount. AVendorShowcasewill

be held on April 26 from

2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in MoretzLibrary.Salesrepresentativesfrom Origami Owl, K&KDesigns and Initials Inc. willshowcase their product linesand a portion of sales willbenettheprogram.

The proceeds will helppurchase iPads that willuse iBooks currently indevelopment to help kidneyand pancreas transplantpatients learn more about theprocess and recovery.

Education is huge after atransplant, Business ManagerConnie Blankenship said.This allows the patients andtheir families to look at all theinformation in an interestingway, and they can view it onany Apple device.

In the past, the patientsreceived a large book, mostlywith dense text and a lot

of medical terminology.The iBooks include videos

explaining procedures,graphics, a glossary andinteractive elements likeanatomic diagrams you canclick on for more information.

The department asked theEducational and CollaborativeTechnology Department tohelp, and Associate DirectorJeff Mastromonico designedthe iBook.Wewantedtomakeit

really interactive to catch thepatientsattention.Wealsowanted to make it accessibleto the families, both so thatthey could understand itandviewit,hesaid.Wedeveloped the new documentand included a lot of videosand many things the patientcould touch and interactwith.

They also includednutritional information and

the ability to create and printan individualized meal plan,

according to Mastromonico.The document even includesa quiz.

During test ing, we had onepatient ask if they had to givethe transplant back if theyfailed the quiz, Blankenshipsaid with a smile. No, itis purely for the patientsinformation and allows themto review any key points thatthey may have missed.

The more patientsunderstand the rules andfollow them, she said, the

better their prognosis.The fund will also cover

any incidental funding thatmay arise, as well as special

pillows for the patients.For more information about

the program or the events,contact Blankenship at 706-721-8566.

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The new iBook will enable those recovering from surgery to getinformation critical to their recovery in a media-friendly way.

Donate Life events to fundiPad education program

By AdriAn Greer

TheStudentGovernmentAssociation

groups at GRU had to consolidate, likeevery other part of the new university,but one member had an insidersadvantage.

Medical College of Georgiastudent Zachary Di Iulio serves ontheGraduateStudentGovernmentAssociation and also served on theAugustaStateUniversityStudentGovernment Association as anundergraduate.EventhoughtheGRUSGAisone

organization, it consists of two groups,theUndergraduateSGAandtheGraduateSGA,muchlikehowtheU.S.CongressconsistsofaHouseofRepresentativesandtheU.S.Senate.NowthatIaminmyrstyearof

medical school at MCG and I am partoftheGraduateSGA,Idenitelyseea huge number of differences betweenthetwoSGAbodies,DiIuliosaid.One of the most obvious is the cleardistinction between the needs and

abilities of the two bodies and howtheSGAapproachesanyproblemsorissues that are brought to them.TheUndergraduateSGAoften

gets much more involved in campusactivities, because they meet weekly,according to Di Iulio. And of course,there is a natural difference as thosehe serves with now all are focused onhealth science degrees, while the othergroup had a large mix of differentmajors and career goals.

Di Iulio originally became involvedin student government to give back tothe campus and to have a say in campusdecisions.HeandafellowclassmatefoundedthemedicalclubatASUanditgrew from there.

I was encouraged by our DirectorofStudentActivities,EddieHoward,to become more involved because hethought that I would be a good additiontotheSGAandthestudentvoiceasa whole, he said. The reason that IjoinedtheGraduateSGAwasbecauseI wanted to continue my contributionto the student voice and be able to havemy voice heard by the faculty andadministration of the institution that Iwas now a part of.

And once he started, he was excited togive back and help.FrombothSGAbodiesIgotthe

feeling that I was doing somethingmore than if I were just a studentgetting by, but rather I was actuallymaking a difference, Di Iulio said. I

felt this particularly strongly as aSenatorintheASUSGAbecausewe were right in the middle of the

consolidation and there was a lot thatwe contributed to throughout thatprocess.AhighlightofhistermatASUwasan

event that he helped to organize for theChildrensHospitalofGeorgia.

One of the events that I amparticularlyattachedtowasthebenetgala that was held for the ChildrensCollege of Georgia by the ArsenalSocietyofMedicalStudies,themedicalclub I founded with Amy Jackson, whowasaclassmateofmine,hesaid.Wewere able to raise over $3,000 for thehospital and it was just a great nightthat turned out better than I thought itwould have.

Di Iulio hopes to continue to giveback.

I am very excited about theupcoming year mostly because of allthe changes that we are going to see,and already have started to see, as aresult of the two campuses comingtogether, he said. It is going to bevery interesting to watch the meldingof these two institutions and thecompromises and changes that have tobe made by both sides to ensure thatthis consolidation is a success.

Many issues still need to be workedoutinthenewSGA,justasmanyotheraspects of consolidation are still settlinginto place. Di Iulio said he looksforward to facing those issues headon and to charting a new path for theorganization.

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Georgia Regents University GReport 5Wednesday, April 17, 2013

for GRUs Alum ni Weekend,presented by HCCU, SignatureEvent at 6 p.m. April 27 atAugustas Imperial Theater.Faculty, staff, students, and thegeneral public are all invited

to this special event. Ticketsare free for alumni and $10 fornon-alumni. The 2013 AlumniAward recipients will also behonored during the SignatureEvent.

They will share what theylearned about each otherthat made their relationshipand their family stronger,while discussing the issue oftraumatic brain injury among

returning Iraq War veterans,as well as the millions ofAmericans who live withthis often invisible but life-changing afiction, accordingto Associate Vice President forAlumni Affairs and SpecialEvents Kristina Baggott.

Each case of traumaticbrain injury is unique, butthe Woodruffs story offersamazing insight into theresilience of the human brain.For instance, Bob awoke fromhis coma speaking Mandarin,a language he learned as anadult. He recognized wife Leeimmediately (Whereve youbeen? he asked upon seeingher, oblivious to her weeks-

long bedside vigil) but didntrecognize other loved onesand had to relearn countlessfunctions.

A lot of the brain reboots onits own, but there was extensiverehabilitation involved, Leesays.

Speech therapy has beenvery powerful, as well as otherrehabilitation techniques, Bobsays. And exercise is majorgetting oxygen owing throughthe brain.

Lee attributes her husbandsnear-complete recovery to hisstrong will to live, excellent

prior health, i nnate intell igence(mental exercises likecrossword puzzles really are

important, she notes) and top-notch health care.They acknowledge some

lingering effectsI still havesome memory loss and fatigue,Bob saysbut they are thrilledto share their story in hopes itwill inspire others to succeed inthe face of overwhelming odds.And not a day goes by that theydont accentuate the positive.

Dont put things off; do as

much as you can now, Bobsays. Life is short.Visit www.gru.edu/

alumniweekend/ for moreinformation about this eventand other events during AlumniWeekend, presented by HCCU.

Woodruff...from page 1

By LaTina EmERson

The Georgia Regents UniversityDepartment of Sociology,

Criminal Justice and Social Workwill host two events this monthon the criminal justice system,The Georgia Innocence Project:Wrongful Convictions and Lifeafter Exoneration on April 18 andSolitary Connement: Torture inYour Backyard on April 23.

The Georgia Innocence Project:Wrongful Convictions and Life afterExoneration will discuss the GeorgiaInnocence Projects work to free

inmates who are wrongfully convicted

and assist those who are exoneratedof crimes after they are released fromprison. The event, featuring Aimee

Maxwell, Georgia Innocence ProjectExecutive Director, and ClarenceHarrison, GIP Exonoree, will beheld April 18 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. inUniversity Hall, Room 170 on theSummerville Campus. A student Q& A session will follow in the JaguarStudent Activities Center SkinnerRoom.

Harrison, GIPs rst DNA exoneree,was exonerated after serving 17years in prison for a crime he did not

commit. The event is organized by

Dr. Allison J. Foley, GRU AssistantProfessor of Criminal Justice, and theJaguar Criminal Justice Club, with

funding support from the Departmentof Sociology, Criminal Justice, andSocial Work.

Less than a year ago, DamonThibodeaux became the 300th personin the United States to be exonerateddue to DNA evidence, Foley said.According to the Innocence Project,these individuals spent a combinedtotal of over 4,000 years behind barsafter wrongful convictions. Eighteen

GRU to host events on wrongul convictionsand solitary confnement

See Convictions, page

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By ChRisten CaRteR

Spectators will see morethan just great sports play

in the 2013-14 GeorgiaRegents University JaguarsAthletics season; theyllsee a whole new look inteam apparel.New athletics marks are

now available incorporatingthe Universitys blue andsilver gray color palette, andincludes an original Jaguaricon; the historic AugustaState University athletics

typeface and numeral set;and the words GeorgiaRegents University,Augusta, and Jaguars.

The coaches and student-athletes are excited aboutthe direction were headedand how well begin torepresent ourselves andthe university to ourcompetitors, along withcurrent and prospectivestudents, said GRUDirector of Athletics ClintBryant. Athletics will

have a look all its own alook representative of

each of our 14 mens andwomens athletic teams andthe student-athletes whocompete. Im really excitedabout our logos and ourbrand and I am sure it willserve us well for years tocome.

The GRU Augustaathletics logos and wordmarks with the customJaguar artwork and historic

typeface, as well as thepopular Jaguar Nationphrase, will be used tobrand apparel and otheritems that students, faculty,staff, alumni and the publicwill be able to purchasefrom the Universitysbookstores, at Jaguarssporting events and throughlicensed retailers. Inaddition, in concert withthe Universitys coachesand their staff, the newathletics logo will appear

on soon to be redesignedintercollegiate teamuniforms, helmets and otherteam gear.

The unveiling of the

new athletics logos is goingto give us all somethingto rally around, if we sochoose, and I am hopefulit will inspire continuity

and togetherness amongour university community,

said Melissa Mullins,GRU Assistant AthleticDirector for Student-AthleteServices and Head SoftballCoach. From what I haveseen, the GRU student-athletes will look sharpand feel condent sportinguniforms with the newlogos; and while changeis always hard, and it maybe sentimentally tough to

hang up the old uniformsand logo, I look forward toseeing the possibilities withnew uniforms.

This is an exciting timefor the Georgia RegentsUniversity AugustaAthletics Departmentand the unveiling comesat a perfect time for ourgolf program, leading upto our prestigious mensinvitational tournamentand the Masters, saidGRU Mens Golf Head

Coach Kevin McPherson.GRU Augustas Ofce

of Communications andMarketing has been veryopen-minded, presentingseveral branding options toeach of the head coaches. Itis important to note that wehave all worked together innding the perfect t tobrand the new universitysathletic teams. Im honoredto be a part of thosedecisions and look forward

to the future growth ofGRU Augusta.The logos are included

as part of Georgia RegentsUniversity and HealthSystem Brand Guidelines,a publication by the Ofceof Communications andMarketing that denes theGRU brand and how it is tobe represented to internaland external audiences.

The logos will debut onuniforms and other gear inthe fall.

GRU Jaguar now on the hunt

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Steampunk Civil War

Dr. Thomas J. Brown, a CivilWar historian and author, willpresent Steampunk Civil War at2 p.m. Sunday, April 21 in Wash-

ington Hall on the SummervilleCampus.The lecture will conclude the

GRU Augusta Viewpoints: Un-derstanding the Civil War lec-ture series, hosted by the ReeseLibrary. The series commemo-rates the 150th anniversary of theAmerican Civil War.

Eat for a good causeEat dinner at Carolina Ale

House on Tuesday, May 14 and25 percent of proceeds from5:30 - 9:30 p.m. benet patienttransportation and other needs atthe GRU Cancer Center. [email protected] for additionalinformation.

Family Fun FestivalThe Wisteria Hill Plantation

Family Fun Festival will beheld April 28 from 10 a.m. to 6p.m., featuring food and drinks,unlimited rides and inatablesfor the kids, and live entertain-ment. The Swingin Medallions

ill perform from 3 to 6 p.m.Visit Wisteria Hill Festival onFacebook for more information.

Partial proceeds benet SIDSresearch and patient education atthe Childrens Hospital of Geor-gia.

Feldman Grand RoundsDr. Arthur M. Feldman, Execu-

tive Dean of Temple University

School of Medicine and ChiefAcademic Ofcer for the TempleUniversity Health System inPhiladelphia, will give theSydenstricker Society MedicineGrand Rounds, Tuesday, April 30at noon at the Medical Collegeof Georgia at Georgia RegentsUniversity.

Trustees of Foundation to meet

The Board of Trustees for theMedical College of Georgia Phy-sicians Practice Group Founda-tion and its Executive Committeewill meet Monday, April 22. Thecommittee will meet at 7 a.m. inthe Medical Associates Confer-

ence Room, room 1491 of theAnnex. The full board will meetat 5:30 p.m. in the Murphy Build-ing Pathology Conference Room103.

Artistic Talent ShowAn Artistic Talent Show will be

held Friday, April 19 at 7 p.m. inrecognition of Autism AwarenessMonth. The event is sponsoredby the Unitarian UniversalistChurch of Augusta EndowmentCommittee and Ann ie Blair,Infant Toddler Specialist withGeorgia Department of Early

Care and Learning. It will beheld at the Unitarian UniversalistChurch of Augusta, 3501 WaltonWay Extension.

Admission is $5 and open to thepublic. All proceeds wil l benetAutism Speaks Georgia Com-munity. For more information,visit the Autism Speaks: ARTis-

tic Talent Show Facebook pageor email us at [email protected].

IPSO Open HouseThe International and Postdoc-

toral Services Ofce, which now

includes the J-1 and F-1 visa pro-grams, has joined the Ofce ofDiversity and Inclusion and willhold an Open House on April 18from 2 to 4 p.m. in Room 2211 ofPavilion III.

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With our brand, we havesomething that representsus and something thatdifferentiates us, Brondsaid. We took elements fromhistory, like common fontsand colors, but also used someoriginal artwork to createsomething new.

The project, which beganlast November, has yielded a60-page guide, available online,

broken down into three majorsections: logos and seal, brandelements, and application.

The logo and seal sectiondeals with how to use whatlogo when, examples of how to

properly use it, and examplesof incorrect applications of thelogo. It covers logos for theuniversity, health system, andathletics.

The brand elements sectionfocuses on style elements liketypeface for ofcial documents,acceptable colors, photographyguidelines, and editorial style.

The application section looksat how all these elements cometogether in common use, withexamples of correspondencefor the university and healthsystem, email signatures,PowerPoint presentations,research posters, and licensing.

Multimedia OperationsManager Tricia Perea, whohelped develop the guidelines,said the guide answersfrequently asked questionsabout the logos, colors, and

brand ing.

This is meant to be atool to help people use andcommunicate our brand, shesaid. And it clearly illustratessome examples of how to usethe brand elements and how notto use them.

In the end, the brand comesdown how people perceiveour organization, and the careand hard work that the faculty,staff, students, and volunteers

put in ever y day.How we interact with people

and how they interact withus, that is what builds the

brand ultimately, Brond said.You can look at any numberof examples of iconic brandsthat people are loyal to andeveryone knows what theystand for. It is the people andthe products at that companythat built that brand.

That process is just gettingstarted and these guidelineswill evolve as the brand grows,according to Brond.

To view the Brand Guidelines,visit gru.edu/ocm/brand.

Guidelines...from page 1

BrandGuidelines

The guidelinesaddress usage of:

Logos and seal

Color palettes Typefaces Correspondence

PowerPointtemplates

Research posters Athletic logos Photography Trademarks and

licensing

Editorial standards

See the full guide atgru.edu/ocm/brand



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By JennifeR HilliaRd Scott

The fate of an internist,pediatrician and surgeon is inthe hands of Georgia RegentsUniversity medical students.All three are aboard a sinkingship, and their only escape is aone-person raft. Who should besaved?

Representatives from theMedical College of GeorgiaDepartments of Medicine,Pediatrics and Surgery will tryto sway medical students duringthis hypothetical debate at the11th annual Raft Debate at 6p.m. Friday, Apri l 19 in the GRUWellness Center, Health SciencesCampus.

Hosted by the MCG AlumniAssociation, representatives willdebate which specialty is mostimportant and would help themost people if saved.

Physicians aboard the ship

include Dr. Matthew Diamond,Assistant Professor of Medicine;Dr. Colleen McDonough,Assistant Professor of Pediatrics;and Dr. Steve Holsten, AssociateProfessor of Surgery. GRUProvost Gretchen Caughman willmoderate the debate. Dr. MichaelBrands, Professor of Physiologyand Graduate Studies, will serveas devils advocate.

Dr. Paul Wallach, Vice Deanfor Academic Affairs, will makeopening remarks. A dinnerreception will follow at 7:30 p.m.

The program was initiatedin 2003 by Dr. Paul Dainer,Associate Professor of Medicine,and Dr. Elizabeth Holt, Classof 2005. Dr. Dainer had seen asimilar format pitting a socialscientist, natural scientist andhumanities professor whileearning his undergraduatedegree at the College of William& Mary. After arriving at MCG,he wanted medical students toenjoy a similar experience.

For more information about theevent or for reservations, contactMary Beth Gable in the Divisionof Advancement and CommunityRelations, 706-667-4894 [email protected].

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By toni BakeR

Dr. Arthur M. Feldman,Executive Dean of TempleUniversity School of Medicineand Chief Academic Ofcer forthe Temple University HealthSystem in Philadelphia, willgive the Sydenstricker SocietyMedicine Grand Rounds,Tuesday, April 30 at noon at theMedical College of Georgia atGeorgia Regents University.

Feldman, a cardiologist andcardiovascular researcherspecializing in heart failure, willdiscuss The Genetics of DilatedCardiomyopathy: Is it Timefor Personalized Heart FailureTherapy? in the Natalie andLansing B. Lee Jr. Auditorium ofthe GRU Auditoria Center on theHealth Sciences Campus.

The Sydenstricker Society wasfounded in 1971 to honor thelate Dr. Vi rgil P. Sydenstricker,a physician and researcherspecializing in nutritional

deciency disease, who chairedthe MCG Department ofMedicine from 1922-57. Thesociety supports collegialityamong former and presentmembers of the Department ofMedicine, fosters collaborationwith the Augusta communityand provides educationalopportunities, including theannual lecture and fundingfor MCG medical residents topresent thei r research at majornational and regional meetings.

Feldman is Past President ofthe Heart Failure Society ofAmerica and the Associationof Professors of Cardiology.He served as Director of theBelfer Laboratory for MolecularBiology of Heart Failure and theHeart Failure Research Programat Johns Hopkins University andlater as Chief of the Division ofCardiology and Director of theCardiovascular Institute of theUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical

Center and Health System. Heis a graduate of Louisiana StateUniversity School of Medicine.

The lecture is designated forcontinuing medical educationcredit.

Temple Executive Dean givesSydenstricker Grand Rounds April 30

Dr. Arthur M. Feldman



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SGA holds first joint banquetThe GRU Student Government Association

held its first joint banquet for the Graduate and

Undergraduate SGA organizations on April2 at the Kroc Center. Gen. Jeff Foley was the

keynote speaker and discussed leadership. Then

awards were given out for the 2012-2013 SGA

class. That was followed by the swearing in of

the 2013-2014 Graduate SGA class.Adrian Greer photos



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Writer visits GRU

Acclaimed detective fiction writerSara Paretsky visited students on

March 29 to talk about writing, her

life and answer any questions they

might have. Paretsky, known for

her books featuring the character

V.I. Warshawski, discussed how she

came up with the unique character

and how changes in the world andworkplace influenced her writing

and life.Adrian Greer photos



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Phil Jones Photo

New look for Golf Club

A ribbon-cutting was held for the grand re-opening of the recently renovatedclub house at Forest Hills Golf Club. Ceremony participants includes Dr. RicardoAzziz, President of Georgia Regents University; Dan Elliott, General Manager ofForest Hills Golf Club; Don Grantham, Chair of the Forest Hills Golf Club Plan-ning Committee; and Stovall Walker, President of the Augusta Golf Association.Forest Hills Golf Club is home to the Augusta State Jaguars mens and womensgolf teams.

The renovation is the rst of a two-part improvement project at Forest HillsGolf Club and included exterior upgrades to the club house. Included in the up-grades are a new covered entrance at the front of the building; repaved front andside parking lots; and more trees, plant beds and grassy areas. Interior renova-tions will be completed in the second phase of the project, now underway, andinclude plans for the incorporation of Georgia Regents University Augusta and

Augusta State Jaguars mens golf memorabilia in the club house Grill Room.



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By LaTina EmERson

Georgia Regents University willpartner with Paine College to celebrateEarth Day Friday, April 19 from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. in the courtyard besidethe GRU Wellness Center on theuniversitys Health Sciences Campus.

The GRU Green Team is alsocoordinating a Bike to GRU/PaineCollege Day on April 19. Everyone isencouraged to ride with others alongone of three routes: the North AugustaGreeneway, the Augusta Canal anddown the Hill area. Riders will leavefrom Savannah Rapids Pavilion at6:45 a.m., North Augusta at 7 a.m. andDaniel Village at 7:30 a.m.; or cyclers

can join the routes at other points.When bikers arrive on campus, theywill receive juice, pastries and rafetickets for gift certicates from localbike shops and Earth Day goodies.

This years theme is Think Green,Live Green, Work Green. The event

is designed to inspire the GRU, PaineCollege and Augusta community tohelp the planet by going green everyday, not just on Earth Day.

GRUs Earth Day celebration will

feature music by disc jockey BryanMitchell and a live performance byThe Henrys and Deveran. Door prizedrawings will be held throughout theevent. The program will also include

an award for a green employeeand educational exhibits from areaorganizations and businesses aboutways to care for our planet.

Tree seedlings and other smallindoor and outdoor plants will begiven away, while supplies last, aswell as recycled items and recycledStyrofoam coolers. Attendees arealso encouraged to drop off items torecycle at collection points.

We want people to bring items torecycle, including used eyeglasses,cell phones, writing instruments, suchas pens, pencils and highlighters,and printer cartridges, said LindaSaunders, event organizer.

Vendors, who will demonstratehow they are helping to go green, willopen booths at 10 a.m. Food vendors,including Crums and Brown BagAugusta, will also be on-site duringlunch. Tables will be available, in

addition to Student Center dining.Southern Swiss Dairy will have icecream for sale.

The Health Sciences campuslaunched the Green Initiative in 2011to encourage faculty, staff and studentsto adopt environmentally responsiblepractices.

In case of rain, the event will moveto the Wellness Center. Parking isavailable at Kroger on 15th Streetand the Laney High School Stadium.Shuttles between the Summervillecampus and Laney-Walker Boulevardwill be available.

For details about the Bike to GRU/

Paine College Day, visit the Bike toGRU Facebook page or contact AlanSaul at [email protected] or 706-721-0695. For information about the GRUEarth Day event, visit www.gru.edu/green.

GRU to host Earth Day celebration April 19

GRUs Earth Day celebration will include a live performance by TheHenrys and Deveran.



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convictions...frompage 5

of these persons, including DamonThibodeaux, had received the deathpenalty. Relatedly, states across thecountry have decreased their use ofthe death penalty in recent years andsome state governments, such asCalifornia, have proposed to do awaywith this ultimate punishment.

Solitary Connement: Torture inYour Backyard will feature a lmscreening and panel discussion onthe topic of solitary connement andthe National Religious Campaignagainst Tortures short lm: SolitaryConnement: Torture in YourBackyard. Panelists will includeFoley, whose teaching and researchfocuses on institutional corrections,and Lorraine Barlett, who served as

defense counsel to inmates connedat Guantanamo Bay through hermilitary service.

The event, presented by theCentral Savannah River Area PeaceAlliance, Foley and the Departmentof Sociology, Criminal Justice andSocial Work, will be held April 23

from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the JaguarStudent Activities Center HardyRoom.

In solitary connement, inmates areheld in a 60-square-foot space with nohuman contact for 23 hours per day,for weeks or years.

The use of solitary connementwithin prisons remains a consistentpractice in most states despiteconcern over possible detrimentaleffects, particularly when used forextended periods of time, Foleysaid. This timely event occursjust after the murder of ColoradoDepartment of Corrections chiefTom Clements by a man who spent asignicant amount of time in solitaryconnement directly before being

released. In addition, HomelandSecurity Secretary Janet Napolitanohas recently launched an investigationof the use of solitary connementof immigrants in federal facilities.Together, these events consider two ofour countrys most pressing criminaljustice issues.

Criminal Justice events TheGeorgiaInnocenceProject:WrongfulConvic-tionsandLifeafterExoneration -April18from2:30to

4p.m.inUniversityHall,Room170ontheSummerville

Campus

SolitaryConfinement:TortureinYourBackyard-

April23from5:30to7p.m.intheJaguarStudentActivi -

tiesCenterHardyRoom

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Join EIIThe GRU Educational Innovation

Institute meets at noon on the secondWednesday of each month in thePavillion III CJ 3302 to discuss healthprofessions education and educationalresearch. The institute provides re-

freshments and participants may bringtheir lunch. For more information,contact [email protected].

Artwork requestArtwork for young children is need-

ed for a grant awarded to GRU andthe Richmond County School Systemto develop digital games based onnursery rhymes and fairy tales. Needsinclude 100 simple cartoonish wordpictures (chair, dog, hat, pie, apple,

pumpkin, etc.) at $25 each; 100 simplenarrative pictures for the games storyelements at $25 each; color digitallyadded to 125 existing black and whitepages $12 per page; and 25 color il-lustrations for selected stories at $50each. For more information, contactWalter Evans at [email protected] or706-729-2167.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Blood cancer/BMT support

A blood cancer support group meetson the third Wednesday of everymonth from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in theCancer Center Community Room. Formore information, call 706-721-9134

or 706-721-1634 or visit georgiahealth.org.

Trauma supportA support group for those impacted

by trauma meets the third Wednesdayof every month from noon to 1 p.m. inthe fourth-oor west conference room

of the Georgia Health Sciences HealthCenter. For more information, call706-721-4633 or 706-721-3264 or visitgeorgiahealth.org.

Gyn cancer supportThe CSRA Gyn Cancer Support

Group meets the third Monday of eachmonth from 6-7:30 p.m. at AugustaOncology Associates, 3696 WheelerRoad. Call 706-721-5557 for more

information.

Autism supportA support group for loved ones of

children with autism spectrum disor-ders meets the rst Tuesday of everymonth from 6-7 p.m. in the Patient andFamily Resource Library on the eighthoor of Georgia Health SciencesMedical Center. For more information,call 706-721-6838 or email ddrakele@

gru.edu.

Look good feel betterA workshop about appearance-

related side effects for women withcancer is held the second Wednesday

of every month from 1:30-3:30 p.m. inthe Cancer Center Community Room.Pre-registration is mandatory. RSVPby calling 706-721-0466 or visit geor-giahealth.org.

Breast cancer supportA support group for women and

families affected by breast cancermeets on the second Thursday of eachmonth from 12:30-2 p.m. in the CancerCenter Community Room. Call 706-721-4109 for more information or visitgeorgiahealth.org.

Moms connectionA support group for new moms

meets Tuesdays from 1-2 p.m. inBuilding 1010C at 1225 Walton Way.

For more information, call ext. 1-9351or visit georgiahealth.org.

Prostate cancer supportA support group for those with pros-

tate cancer meets the third Tuesdayof each month from 6-7:30 p.m. in theCancer Center Community Room. Formore information, call 706-721-0550or visit georgiahealth.org.

Talk cancerLets Talk Cancer support group

meets the second Tuesday of eachmonth from 5:30-7 p.m. in the CancerCenter Community Room. For moreinformation, call 706-721-0550, or visitgeorgiahealth.org.

Volunteers needed

Schizophrenia study

Adults age 18-50 with a history ofschizophrenia are needed for a psy-chiatry medication study consistingof ve visits. Participants will be paid.Contact Courtney Caulder at 706-721-3048.

Psych studyAdults age 18-70 with either a history

of or no history of mental illness areneeded for a psychiatry study. Par-ticipants will be interviewed and giveblood/urine samples. Participants willbe paid. Contact Courtney Caulder at706-721-3048.

Diabetes studyWomen age 18-50 with Type II

diabetes are needed for a GRU study.Participants will be asked to completean anonymous questionnaire. Call706-721-0084.

Pressure study

Adults age 55 and older with highblood pressure are needed for a GRUstudy. Participants, who will bepaid and receive free blood pressuremedication, will have blood pressurereadings and provide blood samples.Contact Heather Anderson at 706-721-9684.

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Staff RepoRtS

Georgia Regents Universityhas updated the Long TermCare (LTC) benets plan beingoffered to our benets-eligible

employees.These types of LTC plans,

where coverage is offered toemployees with no medicalunderwriting, are becomingharder and harder to nd,Director of Benets and FacultySupport Services PatriciaRiley said. So were excitedto be able to continue to offerthis program, and to give ouremployees the opportunity

to enroll now in this newlydesigned LTC benets plan on aguaranteed issue basis.

Long Term Care Insurancediffers from medical anddisability programs, accordingto Riley. Medical programs payfor hospitalization and medicallynecessary expenses, but not formany long term care services.Long Term Disability ( LTD)programs replace wages i f

employees cannot work.LTD covers expenses like food

and housing, but is probablynot enough to pay for long-termcare. Long Term Care insuranceis specically designed tocover the services necessary tomaintain an individuals levelof independent functioning.It incorporates anythingfrom services administeredby a regist ered nurse to help

with meal preparation andhousekeeping. Care can beprovided in a number of sett ings- in the home, in commun ity-based facilitie s like adult daycare or assisted living, or in anursing home.

The new LTC plan pays foractual long term care expenses,up to a daily and lifetimemaximum amount. You choosethe daily facility care maximum

of $100, $150, $200 or $250, andthe lifetime maximum of threeyears or ve years.

Even if you dont enroll, thiscoverage is available to yourspouse/domestic partner, as wellas your parents and grandparentsor your spouses parents andgrandparents. They can apply atany time, but theyll be requiredto provide proof of good health.Coverage is not guaranteed for

family members.Participation in the LTC plan is

totally voluntary and paid for byyou, the employee. Premiums foryou and/or your spouse/domestic

par tner are deducted from yourpaycheck on an af ter-tax basis.Premiums for all other enrolledfamily members are billeddirectly by CNA, the insurancecarrier.

Georgia Regents Universitywill be holding an OpenEnrollment Period April 15through May 3, for those who

wish to enroll in the new LTCplan. Dur ing that period theHuman Resources Departmentwill be hosting informationalmeetings presented by our long-

term care insurance providerwhere you can learn more aboutlong-term care insurance and thebenets provided under our newLTC plan.

The department will providemore information on how toenroll in this new LTC Plan inthe near future.

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Anytime is a good time to

improve your nancial knowledgeparticularly since April has beendeclared Financial Literacy Month.Most people are not born with theknowledge of how to manage theirmoney, and many people nd itdifcult to distinguish between aneed and a want.

USA Today reports in the March21 issue that according to theCensus Bureau more Americansare paying off debt compared with

2000, however, those saddled withdebit owe about 40 percent more.Unfortunately, many Americansare retiring with debt due to the helpthey provide their adult children andgrandchildren in coping with divorce,unemployment, and educationaccording to the March 21 issue ofThe Wall Street Journal.

Here are some tips for managingyour debt regardless of your age:

Know what you owe if you

dont, this could be a sign of too muchdebt.

Use credit wisely - only charge

as much as you can pay off in fulleach month.

Power pay your way out of debt make a list of all your debts alongwith the interest rates respectivelyand pay off the most expensive onesrst. Be sure to make at least theminimum payments on everythingelse.

Avoid expensive forms of credit steer clear of high-cost paydayloans, advance fee loans, high-interest debt consolidation and debt-settlement.

Find extra money to pay off debtfaster Plug spending leaks, establisa budget, adjust your withholding,add extra income, or liquidate someassets.

For some additional moneymanagement tips, HCCU willoffer free classes at the GreenblattLibrary. Each session will be fromnoon to 1 p.m. Topics include:May 2, Managing a Budget; June5, What is Your Credit Score?; and

August 7, Buying a Car. Sign up toattend at www.webinservice.com/GeorgiaHealthSvc.

April is Financial Literacy Month

Money management tipsHCCU will offer free classes at the Greenblatt Library. Each

session will be from noon to 1 p.m.

May2-ManagingaBudget

June5-WhatisYourCreditScore?

Aug.7-BuyingaCar.

Signuptoattendatwww.webinservice.com/GeorgiaHealthSvc.



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By Toni BakeR

Schizophrenia patientsexperiencing relapse are 29times more likely than healthyindividuals to have a urinary t ractinfection, researchers report.

Urinary tract infections,hich can cause painful and

frequent urination, are commonbut patients hospitalized forschizophrenia are even morelikely to have a UTI than healthyindividuals or even others whose

illness is under control, saidDr. Brian J. Miller, psychiatristand schizophrenia expert at theMedical College of Georgia atGeorgia Regents University.

The study comparing UTIrates in 57 relapsed hospitalizedpatients , 40 stable outpatientsand 39 healthy controls showedthat 35 percent of the relapsedpatients had UTIs versus 5 and 3percent, respectively, of the other

groups. While its too early toknow which comes rst, the UTIor acute schizophrenia relapse,the association means relapsedpatients should be tested for aUTI, said Miller, correspondingauthor of the study in Journal ofClinical Psychiatry.

Relapse can produce delusionsand symptoms that can impedegood hygiene and adequatehydration, increasing the risk

of UTIs. However Miller, whopursued the study because hesseen improvement in patientspsychiatric condition simply bytreating them with antibiotics fora UTI, said UTIs could be thetrigger.

This seemingly odd associationbetween infection and relapse ofa brain disorder also has surfacedin dementia, in which a signicantpercentage of patients with

orsening aggressive behaviorand psychotic symptoms have aUTI that, when treated, improvesdementia-related problems.The questions we are askingis, Does that same phenomenaseem to take place in patients

ith schizophrenia? and we arending evidence that it does,Miller said.

Its clear that the immune systemis a player in the heterogeneous

disorder, which affects about 1percent of the populat ion, causinghallucinations, depression andimpaired thinking and socialbehavior. Babies born to motherswho develop a severe infection,such as inuenza or pneumonia,during pregnancy have asignicantly increased risk ofschizophrenia.

Miller and others suspect thatthe mothers infection somehow

reprograms the babys immunesystem so its reactions are moreextreme more aggressiveat times, more passive atothers leaving the individualvulnerable to both infectionsand autoimmune diseases,such as lupus, where the bodysimmune system attacks itself.Schizophrenia patients die onaverage 15-20 years earlier thanthe general population, have an

eight-fold increased risk of deathfrom pneumonia and nearly vepercent increased risk of deathfrom all infectious diseases.

The study included reviewingcharts of patients with acuteillness relapses that requiredhospitalization and activelyrecruiting clinically stableoutpatients with schizophreniaand healthy controls. Urinecultures, which identify specic

bacterium causing the urinarytract infection, were not availablefor most of the acutely ill patients.However, urinalysis, a broaderscreening test for disease or UTIs,were available.

Miller has already completed asimilar study in a larger numberof patients that found comparablecorrelations of UTIs in relapsedpatients. He is pursuingprospective studies of acutely ill

patients where urine cultures a reobtained and wants to also look atgiving antibiotics to prevent UTIsin those with a history to see ifthat also reduces their incidenceof schizophrenia relapse. Hes inthe midst of a related, NationalInstitute of Mental Health-fundedstudy looking at blood levels ofinterleukin 6, a protein that helpsregulate inammation, to see ifthey are a red ag for relapse in

some schizophrenia patients.Miller and his colleagues note

in the published study that someolder antipsychotic medicationsreduce urination, which canincrease the risk of UTIs,although most of the patientswere on newer drugs. About 34percent of adults over age 20 saythey have had least one UTI and1 in 5 women develop UTIs overtheir lifetime, according to the

Kidney and Urology Foundationof America.

About 82 percent of patientswith schizophrenia experiencerelapse within ve years of theirrst episode, making them moretreatment-resistant and fur therimpairing their ability to thinkand function.

ew research report: urinary tract infections29 times more likely in schizophrenia relapse

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Dr. Brian J. Miller



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GRU upcoming home gamesBaseball April 27 - UNCP April 28 - UNCP May 1 - Flagler

Mens Golf NCAA Regionals on May 9 and 10

Womens Golf NCAA Regionals on May 9 and 10

Mens & Womens Outdoor Track & Field Peach Bealt Conference Championships, April 19 and 20

For more information, visit: http://www.jaguarsroar.com


Scholarships given to third year MCG students learning in Southwest Georgia


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Arts ScheduleGRU Jazz Ensemble

April 18, 7:30 PM Maxwell Theatre

The Millennium Brass(Harry Jacobs Chamber Music Society)

April 19, 7:30 PM Maxwell Theatre

The Clothesline ProjectApril 22 - April 26, All Day Maxwell Theatre, front lawn

Display of T-shirts decorated by survivors of sexual

assaults, or decorated by their loved ones.

Conservatory Jazz BandApril 23, 7:30 PM

GRU Theatre

Students Caught in the ActApril 27, 7:30 PM and April 28, 3:00 PM

By Toni BAkeR

Scholarships are being providedfor up to 20 students at the MedicalCollege of Georgia at Georgia RegentsUniversity who opt to spend theirclinically intensive third and fourthyears of medical school living and

learning in Southwest Georgia.We believe these scholarshipsill be an additional incentive to

our students to focus on the mostmedically underserved area of ourstate during their education and,hopefully, in their future practice, saidDr. Linda Boyd, Associate Dean forRegional Campus Coordination at theMedical College of Georgia at GeorgiaRegents University.

The scholarships are in keeping with

a medical college admissions priorityto recruit more students from ruralareas, Boyd said. MCG ofcials optedto focus scholarships on SouthwestGeorgia because the entire region isconsidered medically underserved andhas some of the lowest overall healthindicators in the state and nation, Boyd

said.The $4,000 one-time scholarship

will be available for third-year studentswho start at the Southwest Campusin July. The scholarships are fundedthrough the MCG Ofce of the Dean.Other funding sources are being

pursued so scholarships also will beavailable for fourth-year students,Boyd said.

The Southwest Campus, based atPhoebe Putney Health System inAlbany, was established in 2005 asMCGs rst regional clinical campusin support of the public medicalschools mission to provide morephysicians for the state. In 2010, thecampus received residential status thatenables up to 20 students to remain

in the region for their third and fourthyears. Currently there are 15 and 14students, respectively.

Our students love southwestGeorgia, Boyd said. In additionto getting a great education, theyfeel really welcome in the physicianpractices and hospitals. Our hospital

partners are particularly gracious andgenerous. They see the students as thefuture of medicine in Georgia, which,of course, they are.

MCG students have clinical trainingopportunities in approximately 135sites across the state to experience

the full spectrum of medicine,from tertiary/quaternary hospital

care to small-town solo practices.Additional clinical campuses includethe Southeast Campus based at St.Josephs/Candler Health System inSavannah and the Southeast GeorgiaHealth System in Brunswick as wellas the Northwest Campus, based in

Rome, which will be fully operationalthis year. A second, four-year campus

in Athens, the GHSU/UGA MedicalPartnership, in cooperation with theUniversity of Georgia, enabled classgrowth from 190 to 230 students in2010. In 2014, GRU plans to open theJ. Harold Harrison, M.D., EducationCommons to accommodate a medical

school class size of 300.

Scholarships given to third-year MCG students learning in Southwest Georgia

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