By Dave Marrdavemarr@uga.edu

John T. Edge wants people to think about their food.

A widely published writer and the director of the Southern Food-ways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mis-sissippi, Edge is one of the leading figures in an emerging public con-versation about how regional food, culture and history intertwine.

Edge will visit UGA Feb. 26 for

a lecture in the Global Geor-gia Initiative, the signature speaker series of the Jane and Harry Willson Center for Hu-manities and Arts. Edge will give his talk,

“Grits, Greens and Gochujang: The Emergence of a Newer Southern Cuisine,” at 4 p.m. in

By Angel Jacksonarh1016@uga.edu

Griffin-Spalding County is UGA’s newest Archway Partner-ship community, bringing to 12 the number of counties across Georgia to participate in the unique com-munity development initiative.

“Griffin-Spalding County has progressive visionary leadership, a key ingredient to a success-ful Archway program,” said Mel Garber, director of the Archway Partnership, a unit of the Office of Public Service and Outreach. “I commend community leaders for their unified effort.”

Founded in 2005, the Arch-way Partnership builds on UGA’s land-grant mission by taking a

grassroots approach to address community and economic develop-ment needs, as identified by that community. Community leaders in Griffin-Spalding County have demonstrated a commitment to working together on community needs and the partnership with UGA will enhance those efforts.

“The Archway Partnership represents the culmination of a community initiative undertaken as far back as 2008, to identify an efficient means of bringing our elected officials and their con-stituency groups together for the purpose of collaborative strategic planning and the development of solutions to community chal-lenges,” said Chuck Copeland,

By Terri Hatfieldtlhat@uga.edu

In recognition of the 2015 national Women’s History Month theme “Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives,” UGA’s Institute for Women’s Studies is sponsoring events throughout the month of March. All of the events are open free to the public.

This year’s keynote address will be presented by Andrea Smith, a longtime anti-violence and Native American activist and scholar. An associate professor of media and cultural studies at the University of California, Riverside, Smith is the author of Native Americans and the Christian Right: The Gendered Politics of Unlikely Alliances and Con-quest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide. She is also the editor of The Revolution Will Not

Be Funded: Be-yond the Non-profit Industrial Complex and co-editor of The Color of Violence, The Incite! Anthol-ogy.

A nominee for the 2005

Nobel Peace Prize, Smith currently serves as the U.S. coordinator for the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians, and she recently completed a report for the United Nations on Indigenous Peoples and Boarding Schools. She is also co-founder of INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, a national grassroots organization.

Her lecture, “Indigenous Feminist Narratives,” will take

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Three UGA faculty members have received the Richard B. Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the university’s highest early career teaching honor.

The awards were established by the Russell Foundation and named for Richard B. Russell, a university alumnus who served Georgia in public office for 50 years, including almost 40 years as a U.S. senator. The awards, first presented in the 1991-1992 academic year, are administered annually by the Office of the Se-nior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and include a $5,000 prize for each recipient from the Russell Foundation.

“This year’s recipients of the Russell Awards share an exem-plary dedication to creating life-changing learning experiences for students,” said Pamela Whitten,

senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. “Their in-novative teaching methods and commitment to student success epitomize the world-class learning environment that the University of Georgia provides.”

The 2015 Russell Award win-ners are:• Peter Jutras, an associate pro-fessor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ Hugh Hodgson School of Music.• Andrew Owsiak, an assistant professor of international affairs in the School of Public and Inter-national Affairs.• Jennifer Palmer, an assistant professor of history in the Franklin College.

Jutras has become a leading international figure in piano peda-gogy since joining the Hodgson School of Music’s faculty nine years ago. In that time, he has overhauled the curricula for class piano instruction, which reaches all undergraduate music majors,

and piano pedagogy courses for piano majors. He has redesigned two instructional spaces, fitting them with more than $100,000 in technology and other teaching equipment funded through grants.

In addition to acting as adviser and mentor to undergraduate piano teachers in the Community Music School, an outreach pro-gram of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, Jutras guides piano graduate teaching assistants and acts as co-adviser of TONIC, the UGA student chapter of the Music Teachers National Association.

He is editor-in-chief of Cla-vier Companion, the only critical journal in piano pedagogy in the U.S. Jutras is a Service-Learning Fellow and University Council representative.

Owsiak, who joined UGA’s fac-ulty in 2011, uses innovative meth-ods while teaching Introduction to International Relations, Peace Studies and Crisis Diplomacy

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UGA held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 13 to dedicate the College of Veterinary Medicine’s new Veterinary Medical Center, which includes an education building and a teaching hospital for large and small animals.

Speakers included Gov. Na-than Deal, Chancellor Hank Huckaby, UGA President Jere W. Morehead, Rep. Terry England, Sen. Bill Cowsert, Dean Sheila Allen, Hospital Director Gary Baxter and second-year veterinary student Robert Cotton.

“ ‘To teach, to serve and to inquire into the nature of things,’ has long been the motto of the University of

Georgia. Today, this motto comes to life in the form of a world-class facil-ity, which will support our renowned College of Veterinary Medicine,” Morehead said. “Only with our elected officials, the board of regents, and our faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends working closely together could we bring this new medical center to reality—honoring our land-grant mission to improve lives and to improve communities in this state, across the nation and around the world.”

A large crowd gathered to dedi-cate the Veterinary Medical Center, located at 2200 College Station Road. Construction began on the new facility in spring 2013, thanks to state and private funding.

“To the alumni of this institution,

the practicing veterinarians and those who are associated with the ramifications of this school, I want to thank you, because, quite honestly, as we look at proposed projects,” Deal said, “one of the things that gets our attention is when there is a private-sector component. That makes (a proposal) go further—using the public money with the private revenue that has been raised—and this project is a great example of that.”

The center was designed by Perkins+Will and built by Turner Construction Co. The new fa-cilities, which encompass roughly 300,000 square feet, will enable the college to better meet its students’ educational needs and its current patient care demands.

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A new report found that employers out-spend colleges on post-secondary education for workers. The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce analyzed data from the Department of Education to find that the U.S. as a whole spends $1.1 trillion on for-mal and informal workforce training annually.

Colleges and universities spend $407 bil-lion on education, but employers spend nearly $600 billion on formal and informal on-the-job training, according to the study. Other training comes from industry-based certifications and federally funded programs. The report’s lead author said employers spend more than colleges because a larger share of the population is in the workplace rather than in colleges.

University of Florida to change name of ISIS records management system

The University of Florida is changing the name of its records management system known as “ISIS.” The university’s Integrated Student Information System was in the process of upgrading its structures, when students began raising concerns about the acronym of the management system, which is shared by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. There is no specific date for the name change, which will occur when upgrades to the management system are complete.

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Following a recent cyberattack, Anthem, the parent company of UGA’s health insurance provider BlueCross and BlueShield of Georgia (BCBSGa), is offering free services to affected policyholders on plans dating back to 2004.

Anthem is working with AllClear ID, an identity protection provider, to offer 24 months of identity theft repair and credit monitoring services. AllClear ID will help af-fected UGA employees who need identity repair assistance. This service is automatically avail-able to UGA employees with no enrollment required. Call 877-263-7995 if a problem arises, and an AllClear ID investigator will do the work to recover financial losses, restore credit and make sure the compromised identity is returned to its proper condition. Call centers are open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

For additional protection—and at no cost—UGA employees also may enroll in the AllClear PRO service at any time during the 24-month coverage period. This service includes credit monitoring and an identity theft insurance policy. Enroll at https://anthem.allclearid.com/. Those without Internet access or those who prefer assistance via telephone can call 877-263-7995 toll free.Source: UGA Human Resources

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The university’s newly reorganized Diversity Advisory Council is working to further the mission of fostering an inclusive campus for students, faculty, staff and visitors.

The 14 new members of the council met for the first time in December, receiving their charge from Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten.

“An institution such as UGA should always have a diversity council,” said Michelle Garfield Cook, UGA’s associ-ate provost for institutional diversity, who redesigned the board to align with smaller configurations used at other universities. “My hope is that the group will be able to identify and consider is-sues that affect diversity and inclusion at UGA and make recommendations for how we can continue to progress as a university.”

UGA’s Diversity Advisory Council was created in 2008 and charged by then-Provost Arnett Mace to assist in the design and implementation of strategies and programs to enhance diversity and inclusion at the univer-sity. The council developed the UGA Diversity Plan with input from faculty, staff, students and administrators.

While the more than 30 members of the board provided a great breadth of viewpoints for creating the 2011-2016 plan, Cook worked to create a more effective organizational structure with Beverly Johnson, who researched the change as part of her pursuit of a doc-torate of education in adult education.

“As I serve my terms as a member of the council, I look forward to being able to share my knowledge and experience in providing awareness to our campus and building an inclusive relationship that values the rich diversity of our

community,” said council member Tran Nguyen, an international student adviser in the Office of International Education.

Council member Diane Miller, director of Student Academic Services in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, said the work of the council will further the value that every student, faculty and staff member should be treated with respect and care.

“By advancing diversity awareness, I hope to support a campus culture built on a foundation of respect and caring for all of the diverse individuals and populations that comprise UGA,” Miller said.

Charles Orgbon III, a first-year student studying environmental eco-nomics and management, is serving as a student representative on the council.

“I think it’s important that students are part of the conversation with the administrators because it is all about the learning environment and ensuring the university is for all students,” he said.

“We are all excited to figure out what students need.”

In addition to Miller, Nguyen and Orgbon, other members of the Diver-sity Advisory Council include Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander, an associate professor in the Terry College of Busi-ness; Dr. Paige Carmichael, a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine; Victoria David, a program coordina-tor in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Janette Hill, a professor in the College of Education; Jan D. Hudson, a human resources man-ager in the University Libraries; Corey W. Johnson, a professor in the College of Education; Hilda Kurtz, an associate professor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Bill McDonald, dean of students; Alexia Ridley, reporter/anchor for WUGA-FM 91.7/97.9 FM; Tim Samples, an assistant professor in the Terry College of Business; and Ernest Webster, a business development coor-dinator in the Division of Finance and Administration.

By Lona Panterlonap@uga.edu

The UGA School of Law’s 27th an-nual Red Clay Conference, “Balancing Public Interests and Private Rights in Environmental Law,” will begin at 9 a.m. on Feb. 27 in the Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall. Pre-registration is at http://www.law.uga.edu/red-clay-conference.

The daylong symposium will address the balance of the public interest and private rights in environmental law. Eric T. Freyfogle, who holds the Swanlund Chair of Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will deliver the keynote address at 1 p.m.

There also will be three panel ses-sions featuring 12 speakers with diverse backgrounds.

“There are many factors to balancing the interests of the public with the rights of individuals in regard to environmental law,” said Hunter L. Jones, conference co-organizer and a third-year law student. “The goal of this year’s conference is to address some of these issues and further advance this facet of environmental law through our keynote presentation and panel discussions.”

The event is free for members of the UGA community. The conference will offer 4.5 continuing legal education credits for attorneys at a cost of $45. All other registrants will be charged $10.

For more information, contact Jones at hljones@uga.edu.

By Charles SutliveCharles.Sutlive@usg.edu

A search committee has been formed to identify candidates for the next campus dean of the GRU/UGA Medical Partnership in Athens.

It is comprised of 15 members representing UGA, GRU and the Athens community and is responsible for the recruitment and screening of candidates. Houston Davis, USG executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer, will lead the search committee.

“The medical partnership and the Athens campus directly impact the health of the Athens community and play a critical role in improving the health of our state,” said Chancellor Hank Huckaby. “With the search for a new dean underway, we are committed to providing the learning environment and experience for our students, faculty, staff, physicians and patients that con-tinues to thrive. We are committed to ensuring a bright and productive future for the GRU/UGA Medical Partner-ship in Athens.”

In addition to Davis, other members of the committee include Matt Boege-hold, basic science chair and professor of physiology; Chip Carnes, urology resident; Ruth Cline, Athens OBGYN; Kalie Deutsch, medical student, GRU/UGA Medical Partnership class of 2016 vice president; John Francis, campus associate dean for student and multicul-tural affairs; Jennifer Frum, vice presi-dent for public service and outreach;

Michele Griffin, administrative special-ist, basic sciences department; David Hess, professor and presidential dis-tinguished chair of neurology; Joseph Hobbs, senior associate dean for faculty affairs and primary care, professor and GAFP J.W. Tollison Distinguished University Chair of Family Medicine; Amy Medlock, assistant professor of biochemistry; Robert Sinyard, Athens Regional Cardiology; Steven Stice, D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor, GRA Eminent Scholar and director of the Regenerative Bioscience Center; Tracy Thompson, executive director of Mercy Clinic; and Paul Wallach, vice dean for academic affairs.

“We have strong representation from UGA, GRU and the Athens community and appreciate the respon-sibility we have been entrusted with in the search for the next campus dean of the medical partnership,” Davis said. “I want to thank the representatives from faculty, staff, students and the medical community for their service.”

The committee is responsible for recruiting, obtaining community input and conducting on-campus interviews with candidates. At the conclusion of its work, the search committee will forward the credentials of three to five unranked candidates to Peter Buckley, dean of the Medical College of Georgia at GRU, and Pamela Whitten, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at UGA.

Barbara Schuster, the current campus dean of GRU/UGA Medical Partnership, is stepping down in May.

The 14 members of the newly reorganized Diversity Advisory Council met for the first time in December, receiving their charge from Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten.

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UGA to host international conference on ‘George Tabori and Theatre of Holocaust’

The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ Germanic and Slavic studies and theatre and film studies departments will host the international conference “George Tabori and the Theatre of the Holocaust” Feb. 26-28. The conference, which will include speakers from Germany, Austria, England, Italy, Israel, Canada and the U.S., will examine political and aesthetic issues related to theatrical representations of the Holocaust.

The conference will highlight the work and influence of Tabori, a Hungarian-German-Jewish playwright who lived from 1914-2007. Events will be held at several locations on the UGA campus.

To view the conference schedule, visit www.drama.uga.edu/event/tabori.

School of Law to host conference on social justice and legal representation

The UGA School of Law will host the 10th annual Working in the Public Interest Conference Feb. 28 at 9 a.m. in the Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall. Registration is required at http://www.law.uga.edu/wipi.

The conference will highlight practical and cre-ative ways to address social injustice and ensure the protection of human rights through the law. Key issues to be explored include Georgia’s response to human trafficking, current issues and pro bono op-portunities in immigration law, the disproportion-ate costs and consequences of civil penalties and routine criminal procedures for nonmajor offenses, and how to facilitate dispute resolution and mediation between communities and the po-lice who serve them.

Jonathan Rapping, president and founder of Gideon’s Promise and director of the honors pro-gram in criminal justice at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, will present the keynote address at 3:40 p.m. A 2014 McArthur Foundation “genius grant” recipient and an expert in criminal law and criminal procedure, Rapping also lectures at Harvard University where he helps run its Trial Advocacy Workshop. He was named a Wasserstein Public Interest Fellow by Harvard Law’s Office of Public Interest in 2009.

The conference is open free for members of the UGA community. For attorneys, five continu-ing legal education credits (three ethics and two professional) are available at a total cost of $100. The fee for all other registrants is $12. Lunch will be provided.

Fifth annual Protect Athens Music Conference to be held March 3

The UGA School of Law’s Sports and Entertain-ment Law Society will host the fifth annual Protect Athens Music Conference March 3, starting at 4:30 p.m., at the 40 Watt Club in downtown Athens.

Open free to the public, the conference will address issues relevant to the intersection of law, music and business for musicians, students, profes-sionals and anyone interested in music or the music business.

There will be two panel sessions featuring industry professionals, local musicians, publicists and journalists. Discussions will center on issues related to publicity and promotion, with an emphasis on crowdsourcing and public relations, and the role of record labels today, with topics ranging from types of agreements to strengths and weaknesses of various sized labels to the role of labels in a largely digital area.

The panels, which will feature question-and-answer sessions after each discussion, will be moder-ated by David Barbe, director of the UGA Terry College of Business Music Business Program, and third-year law student Michelle Gilzenrat Davis, the former music editor for Flagpole magazine.

The Terry Music Business Program assisted with the organization of this year’s conference.

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Global garbageBy Stephanie Schupskaschupska@uga.edu

A plastic grocery bag cartwheels down the beach until a gust of wind spins it into the ocean. In 192 coastal countries, some version of this sce-nario plays out over and over again as discarded beverage bottles, food wrap-pers, toys and other bits of plastic make their way from estuaries, seashores and uncontrolled landfills to settle in the world’s seas.

How much mismanaged plastic waste is making its way from land to ocean has been a decades-long guessing game. Now, UGA’s Jenna Jambeck and her colleagues in the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis working group have put a number on the global problem.

Their study, reported in the Feb. 13 edition of the journal Sci-ence, found between 4.8 million met-ric tons and 12.7 million metric tons of plastic entered the ocean in 2010 from people living within 50 kilometers of the coastline. That year, a total of 275 million metric tons of plastic waste was generated in those 192 coastal countries.

Jambeck, an assistant professor of environmental engineering in the Col-lege of Engineering and the study’s lead author, explains the amount of plastic moving from land to ocean each year.

“Eight million metric tons is the equivalent to finding five grocery bags full of plastic on every foot of coastline in the 192 countries we examined,” she said.

Jambeck and other researchers began by looking at all debris enter-ing the ocean from land, sea and other pathways. Their goal was to develop models for each of these sources. After gathering rough estimates, “it fairly quickly emerged that the mismanaged waste and solid waste dispersed was the biggest contributor of all of them,” she said. From there, they focused on plastic.

“For the first time, we’re estimating the amount of plastic that enters the oceans in a given year,” said study co-author Kara Lavender Law, a research professor at the Massachusetts-based Sea Education Association. “Nobody has had a good sense of the size of that problem until now.”

The framework the researchers developed isn’t limited to calculating plastic inputs into the ocean.

“Jenna created a framework to analyze solid waste streams in countries around the world that easily can be adapted by anyone who is interested,” Law said. “Plus, it can be used to generate possible solution strategies.”

Some of the 192 countries included in the model have no formal waste management systems, Jambeck said. Solid waste management is typically one of the last urban environmental engineering infrastructure components to be addressed during a country’s development. Clean water and sewage treatment often come first.

“The human impact from not hav-ing clean drinking water is acute, with sewage treatment often coming next,” she said. “Those first two needs are ad-dressed before solid waste, because waste doesn’t seem to have any immediate threat to humans. And then solid waste piles up in streets and yards, and it’s the thing that gets forgotten for a while.”

As the gross national income in-creases in these countries, so does the use of plastic. In 2013, the most current years for which numbers are available, global plastic resin production reached 299 million tons, a 647 percent increase over numbers recorded in 1975. Plastic

resin is used to make many one-use items like wrappers, beverage bottles and plastic bags.

With the mass increase in plastic production, the idea that waste can be contained in a few-acre landfill or dealt with later is no longer viable. That was the mindset before the onslaught of plastic, when most people piled their waste—glass, food scraps, broken pottery—on a corner of their land or burned or buried it. Now, the average American generates about 5 pounds of trash per day with 13 percent of that being plastic.

But knowing how much plastic is going into the ocean is just one part of the puzzle, Jambeck said. With between 4.8 million metric tons and 12.7 mil-lion metric tons going in, researchers like Law are finding only between 6,350 million metric tons and 245,000 metric tons floating on the ocean’s surface.

“This paper gives us a sense of just how much we’re missing,” Law said, “how much we need to find in the ocean to get to the total. Right now, we’re mainly collecting numbers on plastic that floats. There is a lot of plastic sit-ting on the bottom of the ocean and on beaches worldwide.”

Jambeck forecasts that the cumu-lative impact to the oceans will equal 155 million metric tons by 2025. The planet is not predicted to reach global “peak waste” before 2100, according to World Bank calculations.

“We’re being overwhelmed by our waste,” she said. “But our framework allows us to also examine mitigation strategies like improving global solid waste management and reducing plastic in the waste stream. Potential solutions will need to coordinate local and global efforts.”

Additional study co-authors are Chris Wilcox, Commonwealth Sci-entific and Industrial Research Orga-nization; Theodore R. Siegler, DSM Environmental Services Inc.; Miriam Perryman, UGA; Anthony Andrady, North Carolina State University; and Ramani Narayan, Michigan State University.

This work was conducted within the Marine Debris Working Group at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, with support from Ocean Conservancy.

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Jenna Jambeck, an assistant professor of environmental engineering in the College of Engineering, lead author of a study, reported in the Feb. 13 edition of the journal Science, that found between 4.8 million metric tons and 12.7 million metric tons of plastic entered the ocean in 2010 from people living within 50 kilometers of the coastline.

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VISITORS CENTER (FOUR TOWERS BUILDING)Through March 6. A project to expand the parking lot at the UGA Visitors Center is underway in the traffic circle area directly in front of the Four Towers Build-ing. Traffic will be able to enter the parking lot from either end, but through traffic from College Station Road to River Road will be prohibited during the construction.

CORRELL HALLThrough May 31. Construction is underway on the $35 million, 75,000-square-foot Correll Hall, the first phase of the Terry College Business Learning Com-munity. The building will house graduate programs, college administration, classrooms and an innovation lab. The site is bounded by Lumpkin, Baxter and Hull streets. Pedestrian and vehicular traffic disruptions may occur occasionally at the construction site entrances from both Hull and Lumpkin streets.

SCIENCE LEARNING CENTERThrough July 31, 2016. Construction is underway on the $44.7 million, 122,500-square-foot Science Learning Center. The site is at the southwest corner of D.W. Brooks Mall, bounded by Carlton Street, Pharmacy South and the McPhaul Center parking lot. The facility will encompass 33 instructional labs, two 280-seat lecture halls and two 72-seat classrooms.

COLLEGE STATION ROADThrough Oct. 31, 2016. The Georgia Department of Transportation is replacing the College Station Road bridges over the North Oconee River, building new structures to include two lanes in each direction with bike lanes and sidewalks. A new bridge will be constructed north of the original bridges, and then through a series of traffic shifts, the existing bridges will be replaced. Two lanes will remain open in each direction during peak hours throughout the project. Lane closures are possible 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and during overnight hours.

EXHIBITIONSNot Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond. Through March 1. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662, hazbrown@uga.edu.

Creatures in the Garden. Through March 8. State Botanical Garden.

The Life and Work of Alice Fischer, Cultural Pioneer. Through March 8. Boone and George-Ann Knox Gallery II, Georgia Museum of Art.

A Year on the Hill: Work by Jim Fiscus and Chris Bilheimer. Through March 8. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-9078, mlachow@uga.edu.

925,000 Campsites: The Commodification of an American Experience. Through March 27. Opening reception and lecture by landscape architect Martin Hogue, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. Jackson Street Building, 285 S. Jackson St.

Small Truths: Pierre Daura’s Life and Vision. Through April 19. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-1817, hazbrown@uga.edu. (See story, above right).

Pierre Daura (1896-1976): Picturing Attachments. Through April 19. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-1817, hazbrown@uga.edu. (See story, above right).

Chaos and Metamorphosis: The Art of Piero Lerda. Though May 10. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-1817, hazbrown@uga.edu.

“OC” Carlisle Solo Art. Through May 11. Candler Hall.

Food, Power and Politics: The Story of School Lunch. Through May 15. Russell Library Gallery, special col-lections libraries.

Terra Verte. Through May 31. Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden, Georgia Museum of Art.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23WORKSHOP“Encouraging Collaboration with Blogs.” In this work-shop, participants will discuss blogging as a way to facilitate student collaboration and group work. 10:30 a.m. 372 Miller Learning Center. 706-583-0067, tchagood@uga.edu.

WEEK OF SOUL KICKOFFStudents can participate in activities and games and enjoy free food. 11 a.m. Tate Student Center concourse.

SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS LECTURE“Management Intensive Grazing Rapidly Increases Soil Organic Matter,” Aaron Thompson, an associate professor in crop and soil sciences. 3:35 p.m. 103 Conner Hall. 706-542-8084, sustainag@uga.edu.

TERRY BLACK HISTORY MONTH LECTUREHarold Black, Terry College’s first black student, will reflect on his experiences at UGA. He and others en-rolled in 1962 after Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. 6 p.m. Room 313 Sanford Hall.

Performing Arts Center to present ARCO Chamber Orchestra

2 Georgia Museum of Art exhibitions will focus on work of Pierre Daura

706-542-1379, rgroomes@uga.edu.

FILMLive and Let Live. Part of the Animal Voices Film Festival. Sponsored by Speak Out for Species. 7:30 p.m. 101 Miller Learning Center. 706-224-3796, sos@uga.edu.

ARCO CONCERTEstablished by Levon Ambartsumian during his years as professor of violin at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, ARCO has been based at UGA since 1995, where Ambartsumian is Franklin Professor of Violin at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. $20; free for UGA students with a UGACard. 8 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4400, ugaarts@uga.edu. (See story, above right).

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24NON-DISCRIMINATION AND ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY TRAININGThis is an interactive, introductory course open to all UGA faculty and staff that explains the practical applications of the university’s Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy, the mandatory reporting obligations of university employees. Participants also will discuss case studies. 1 p.m. Training and Devel-opment Center. 706-542-4150, cnorins@uga.edu.

INFORMATION SESSIONAn information session for faculty members who are interested in the Service-Learning Fellows Program. The deadline for submitting applications is March 20. 3 p.m. Office of Service-Learning building. 706-542-0535, swilder@uga.edu.

BASEBALL vs. Presbyterian. $5-$8. 4 p.m. Foley Field. 706-542-1231.

ECOLOGY SEMINAR“Resolving the Dual Paradoxes of Nitrogen Limitation and Nitrogen Richness,” Duncan Menge, an assistant professor of ecology, evolution and environmental biology at Columbia University. Reception precedes seminar in lobby. 4 p.m. Ecology building auditorium. 706-542-7247, bethgav@uga.edu.

CPR/AED COURSEThis course will certify participants in adult and pediatric CPR/AED. $55 for students, faculty, staff and dependents; $65 for alumni. 5 p.m. 119 Ramsey Student Center. 706-542-5060, mdecembe@uga.edu.

GLORY BOUNDThis guided interactive re-creation of the Underground Railroad will allow participants to experience the voyage of fleeing slaves in searchof freedom. 6 p.m. Reed Hall. 706-542-8325, carrie.campbell@uga.edu.

GARDEN TRAVELSCarol and Hugh Nourse are award-winning photog-raphers who have traveled the world to observe and photograph indigenous plants. During this talk, they will share their adventures in photographing desert wildflowers in the Mojave Desert at Joshua Tree National Park, the Sonora Desert at Anza-Borego California State Park, Saguaro National Park and other Tucson area places and the Chihuahuan Desert at Big Bend National Park. 6:30 p.m. Gardenside Room, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu.

FILM Divorzio all’italiana (Divorce Italian Style). An Italian comedy from 1961, directed by Pietro Germi, with Marcello Mastroianni. 7 p.m. 148 Miller Learning Center. pizzuti@uga.edu.

CONCERTRising rap artist Raury, who released his first album

in 2014 to critical acclaim, will perform. The perfor-mance is sponsored by the University Union Student Programming Board. $5; free for students with valid UGACards who pay activity fees on the Athens campus. 8 p.m. Tate Student Center Theatre.

PERFORMANCEMnozil Brass will perform. $25-$35. 8 p.m. Hodgson Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center. 706-542-4400, ugaarts@uga.edu.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25CLASS“Design for Dining Table.” This class will focus on dining table arrangements. Participants will be pro-vided with a list of materials to bring to class. $45. 9 a.m. Gardenside Room, State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu.

WORKSHOP“The Making of an Expert.” This focus session will illustrate some of the basic theories of expertise presented in cognitive psychology. This will include demonstrations of expert/novice differences in perception, memory and learning. Recent research findings from the cognitive science and education literature will be used to help participants gain a deeper understanding of new ways to conceptualize expertise. 9 a.m. 201 Pharmacy South. 706-583-0067, tchagood@uga.edu.

WORKSHOP“Exploring the Integration of Basic and Clinical Science.” Drawing on experimental findings from a variety of health disciplines, Nicole Woods will argue for the value of biomedical knowledge in the mental representation of clinical categories. She will discuss historical and recent attempts at “integrated cur-riculum” and address the fit between these models of integration and the laboratory studies. 12:30 p.m. H203 College of Veterinary Medicine. 706-583-0067, tchagood@uga.edu.

FIRST AID CLASSParticipants will receive first aid training and certifi-cation. Class size is limited. $25. 2 p.m. Conference Room A, University Health Center. 706-542-8707, aambo@uhs.uga.edu.

ARTFUL CONVERSATIONAn in-depth discussion of selected works in the exhibition Pierre Daura (1896-1976): Picturing Attachments. 2 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-9078, mlachow@uga.edu.

CLIMATE SEMINAR“Communicating Climate Change Impacts and Options to a Disbelieving Audience.” 3:30 p.m. 348 Miller Learning Center. 706-542-2151, varlamof@uga.edu.

BASEBALL vs. Kennesaw State. $5-$8. 5 p.m. Foley Field. 706-542-1231.

GREEN ON THE SCREENUniversity Housing’s Green on the Screen sustain-ability film series will present A Fierce Green Fire.

7 p.m. Fireside Lounge, Rooker Hall. 706-542-8325, carrie.campbell@uga.edu.

FILMBeasts of the Southern Wild will be shown. $2; $1 for UGA students who pay activity fees. 8 p.m. Tate Student Center Theatre. 706-542-6396.

DANCE CONCERTThe CORE Concert Contemporary and Aerial Dance Company will perform. Also to be held Feb. 26-28 at 8 p.m. Purchase tickets at pac.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-4400. $16; $10 for UGA students with a UGACard. 8 p.m. New Dance Theater, dance building. (See story, above).

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26SPRING SEMESTER MIDTERM

BLOOD DRIVE1:30 p.m. Reception Hall, Tate Student Center.

GUEST LECTUREJohn T. Edge is a writer and the director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. At the Southern Foodways Alliance, he documents, studies and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the American South. Edge will give a talk titled “Grits, Greens and Gochujang: The Emergence of a Newer Southern Cuisine.” 4 p.m. Chapel. davemarr@uga.edu. (See story, page 1).

GUEST LECTURE“‘Macht Kein Theater’: George Tabori and His The-ater Revisited,” Anat Feinberg, a professor of Hebrew and Jewish literature at the Hochschule für Jüdische Studien in Heidelberg, Germany. Part of the interna-tional symposium “George Tabori and the Theatre of the Holocaust.” 4:30 p.m. 271 special collections libraries. 706-542-3663. (See Digest, page 3).

GUEST LECTURELandscape architect Martin Hogue will discuss the commodification of the American camping experi-ence. This lecture is in conjunction with the Circle Gallery exhibit 925,000 Campsites: An American Experience. 5 p.m. 123 Jackson Street Building. 706-542-8292, mtufts@uga.edu.

SCREENINGThe Nature of Change: Peabody Awards Collection Black History Month Screening Series–Part III. To feature Outlook: St. Augustine, a Miami broadcast that follows the Southern Christian Leadership Con-ference into St. Augustine, Florida, as they deal with racial inequality on the local front, including action from college students. 5 p.m. 268 Miller Learning Center. 404-969-7183, mikalan@uga.edu.

GALLERY TALKA discussion of Piero Lerda’s work and Gennaro Lerda’s research on Southern culture. 5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-9078, mlachow@uga.edu.

PERFORMANCEStanley Walden, who composed music for George Tabori, will perform his compositions and discuss his memories of Tabori as a part of the international symposium “George Tabori and the Theatre of the Holocaust.” 6:45 p.m. 285 special collections librar-ies. 706-542-3663. (See Digest, page 3).

FILMGifts from the Elders. A film screening and question-and-answer session with filmmaker James M. Fortier. Sponsored by the Eidson Chairin American Literature in the English department.7 p.m. Ciné, 234 W. Hancock Ave. 706-542-2659, jerich@uga.edu.

FILMSpellbound. This psychological mystery thriller tells the story of a beautiful but cold psychoanalyst and her attempts to protect the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder, while attempting to recover his memory. Adapted from the novel The House of Dr. Edwardes by Hilary Saint George Saun-ders and John Palmer, the film features set designs by Salvador Dalí. 7:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-9078, mlachow@uga.edu.

CONCERTUGA Wind Ensemble performs in Hodgson Concert Hall. $10; $5 with a UGACard. 8 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. 706-542-4752, musicpr@uga.edu.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL vs. Tennessee. To be televised on the SEC Network. $5; $3 for youth. 9 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CONFERENCEShowcases the research of UGA graduate students whose work addresses local and global issues while making an impact on society. The IRC provides a nurturing environment where graduate students can present to a receptive audience comprised of graduate scholars, faculty members and undergraduate students from a variety of disciplines. 9 a.m. 137-142 Tate Student Center. 404-414-7755, lem89@uga.edu.

CONFERENCEThe 27th annual Red Clay Conference “Balancing Public Interests and Private Rights in Environmental Law” is an annual student-run environmental law conference that aims to increase public awareness of environmental issues. 9 a.m. $10-$45; free for UGA faculty, staff and students. Larry Walker Room, Dean Rusk Hall. hljones@uga.edu. (See story, page 2).

GUEST LECTURE“The Funny Thing About Jewish Performance Stud-ies,” Henry Bial, associate dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the director of the School of the Arts at the University of Kansas. Part of the international symposium “George Tabori and the Theatre of the Holocaust.” 1:30 p.m. 271 special collections libraries. 706-542-3663. (See Digest, page 3).

FILMDear White People will be shown Feb. 27 through March 1 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. $2; $1 for UGA students who pay activity fees. Tate Student Center Theatre. 706-542-6396.

SEMINAR“Mitochondrial Disease: Its Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, Treatment and Association with Autism,” Dr. Fran Kendall. Part of the Center for Physical Ac-tivity and Health Seminar Series. 3 p.m. 224 Ramsey Student Center. 706-542-4230, emily122@uga.edu.

LECTUREArt dealer and appraiser Spalding Nix will give a presentation on 500 years of women in art history.

Nix developed the presentation, which begins with the Guerrilla Girls, for the 25th anniversary of the National Museum for Women in the Arts. 3 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. 706-542-4662,hazbrown@uga.edu.

WOMEN’S TENNIS vs. LSU. 3 p.m. Dan Magill Tennis Complex. 706-542-1621.

GUEST LECTURE“Explanations, Why Questions, Reasons and Causes,” Bradford Skow, a professor of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Part of the UGA philosphy department's Scott and Heather Kleiner Lecture Series. 3:30 p.m. 205S Peabody Hall.

GEORGIA WORKSHOP ON CULTURE, POWER AND HISTORYRon Eyerman, a professor of sociology at Yale University, will discuss two chapters from his forth-coming book Broken Covenant: Katrina as Cultural Trauma. 3:30 p.m. 114 Baldwin Hall.

LECTURERichard Gordon, director of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute, will discuss his new book Cinema, Slavery and Brazilian Nationalism in conversation with Leslie Marsh, author of Brazilian Women’s Filmmaking: From Dictatorship to Democ-racy. 5:30 p.m. Conference room, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute. 510-725-8733, rnavitsk@uga.edu.

POETRY READINGPoet CAConrad will read from his work. CAConrad is the author of seven collections of poetry. The event is sponsored by the President’s Venture Fund and UGA’s Creative Writing Program. 7 p.m. Ciné, 234 W. Hancock Ave. 706-542-2659, jerich@uga.edu.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28CONFERENCEEntirely student organized at the UGA School of Law, Working in the Public Interest seeks to bring together eminent practitioners in their respective fields, students and faculty to discuss practical ap-proaches to lawyering which promote social justice and human rights for all. This conference seeks to highlight dynamic, creative ways to combat social injustice through the vehicle of the law. 9 a.m. $12-$100; free for UGA faculty, staff and students. Larry Waker Room, Dean Rusk Hall. 864-243-7591, annavf81@uga.edu. (See Digest, page 3).

THE PESA SUMMIT 2015The Professional Entertainment and Sports Associa-tion at Terry will host its fifth annual PESA Summit. Dozens of speakers will travel to connect with students and provide insight into the entertainment and sporting industries. The event features a key-note address, educational panels, free lunch and a networking fair. $20; $15 for UGA students; free for PESA members. 9 a.m. Brooks Hall. 678-520-5145, jamilla@uga.edu.

UGA SPRING 2015 PARENTS AND FAMILIES DAYThere will be a reception before the UGA vs. Missouri basketball game. Limited tickets will be available to the game. 706-542-8147, parents@uga.edu.

MEN’S BASKETBALL vs. Missouri. To be televised on ESPNU. $15. Noon. Stegeman Coliseum. 706-542-1231.

EQUESTRIAN vs. Texas A&M. 1 p.m. Equestrian Complex. 706-542-1621.

PERFORMANCERoger Grunwald will perform The Mitzvah Project as a part of the international symposium “George Tabori and the Theatre of the Holocaust.” The Mitzvah Project, created with director and co-author Annie McGreevey, reveals the surprising history of tens of thousands of German men known as “mischlings”—the derogatory term the Nazis used to characterize those descended from one or two Jewish grandpar-ents—who served in Hitler’s army. 4:30 p.m. 300 Fine Arts Building. 706-542-3663.(See Digest, page 3).

GUEST LECTURE“From Tragedy to Farce,” Freddie Rokem, the Emanuel Herzikowitz Professor for 19th and 20th Century Art in the theatre studies department at Tel Aviv University. Part of the international symposium “George Tabori and the Theatre of the Holocaust.” 5:15 p.m. 300 Fine Arts Building. 706-542-3663.(See Digest, page 3).

SUNDAY, MARCH 1WOMEN’S TENNIS vs. Texas A&M. 1 p.m. Dan Magill Tennis Complex. 706-542-1621.

CONCERTThe UGA Community Music School will bring its Su-zuki Violin students, age 5-12, to the State Botanical Garden to perform. 2 p.m. State Botanical Garden. 706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu.

COMING UPSTAFF COUNCIL MEETINGMarch 4. UGA President Jere W. Morehead will speak. 2:30 p.m. 250 Miller Learning Center.

The UGA Performing Arts Center will present the ARCO Chamber Orchestra Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Artistic director and violinist Levon Ambartsumian will conduct the concert, which will feature UGA piano professor Evgeny Rivkin. The program will include Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 and Concerto for Three Pianos and Chamber Orchestra and Brahms’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano.

Tickets, which are $20 and free for UGA students with valid UGACard, can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center, online at pac.uga.edu or by calling the box office at 706-542-4400.

The ARCO Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1990 by Ambartsumian dur-ing his years as professor of violin at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. The orchestra garnered international acclaim following concert tours to Italy, Spain, Germany, Romania, France and Korea.

ARCO’s recent tour of Italy included a performance in Venice’s famed Le Fenice opera house.

The Georgia Museum of Art is pre-senting two exhibitions of work by Pierre Daura, Pierre Daura (1896-1976): Pictur-ing Attachments and Small Truths: Pierre Daura’s Life and Vision. Both exhibitions are on display until April 19.

Picturing Attachments, organized by Adelheid Gealt, former director of the Indiana University Art Museum, focuses on Daura’s portraits of his family through-out his career. Inspired by events such as his marriage to Louise Heron Blair, the birth of their daughter Martha, their life in St. Cirq-Lapopie, his service in the Spanish Civil War, his exile to the U.S. during World War II and Louise’s illness and death, Daura’s images of his family constitute a kind of visual autobiography.

Small Truths: Pierre Daura’s Life and Vision, organized by Lynn Boland, the museum’s Pierre Daura Curator of Euro-pean Art, draws its works from the Daura Center Collection, a gift from Martha. The exhibition helps round out the picture of Daura’s career, including some of his abstractions.

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Dance department to present dance, aerial arts and multimedia concert

The UGA CORE Concert Contemporary and Aerial Dance Company will present “The Human Soul Connection,” a dance, aerial dance and multi-media concert, Feb. 25-28 at 8 p.m. in the New Dance Theater of the dance building on Sanford Drive.

Tickets, which are $16, $10 for students and seniors, are available through the Tate Student Cen-ter box office, online at pac.uga.edu, by phone at 706-542-4400 or at the door beginning at 7 p.m. each evening of the concert.

“The Human Soul Connection” will guide the audience through an exploration of the human soul. Atlanta-based dance companies Staibdance and Zoetic Dance Ensemble will join students on stage.

“In this presentation of repertory and new works that explore the human soul connection, we will highlight the talent of UGA student artists,” said Bala Sarasvati, CORE artistic director and the Jane Willson Professor in the Arts. “We also will showcase several alums who exemplify continued artistic and creative development in their career endeavors.”

UGA students who will take part in the concert are Ronnie J. Anderson, Meg Babcock Adams, Michael Ball, Alexis Birts, Amy Chambers, Emily Daniels, Mirna Minkov, Francesca Mokry and Tylar Smith.

A preview video of the performance is at http://youtu.be/H6gPCtPJ-DY.

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Kudos recognizes special contributions of staff, faculty and administrators in teaching, research and service. News items are limited to election into office of state, regional, national and international societies; major awards and prizes; and similarly notable accomplishments.

College of Education profes-sor Bonnie Cramond received the 2014 Distinguished Service Award from the National As-sociation for Gifted Children for her contributions to and lasting impact on the field of gifted education.

Cramond is an internation-ally recognized expert in gifted education and creativity. Her

research over three decades has focused on identify-ing and nurturing creativity, especially among indi-viduals considered at-risk because of their different ways of thinking—such as those misdiagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—emotional problems or those who drop out of school.

A professor in the educational psychology de-partment, Cramond was director of UGA’s Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development from 2011-2014.

Nathaniel Grow, an assistant professor of legal studies in the Terry College of Business, won the David J. Langum Sr. Prize in American Legal History/Biogra-phy for 2014.

Grow was recognized for his book, Baseball on Trial: The Origin of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption, which describes in detail the rivalry and litigation between

the three American baseball leagues in the early 20th century: the upstart Federal League and the better established American League and National League.

The $1,000 prize is given annually to the best university press book in American legal history or biography that is accessible to the educated general public, rooted in sound scholarship and with themes that touch on matters of general concern to the American public, past or present.

A recognized expert in the field of sports law, Grow frequently is quoted by media outlets such as the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, the Associ-ated Press, Reuters and Forbes about current legal issues in the sports industry.

David J. Langum Sr. founded The Langum Ini-tiative for Historical Literature in 2001, which soon became The Langum Charitable Trust, a private operating foundation that awards book and media prizes out of a conviction that too many historians write only for each other’s reading and not for the general public.

Mark Wenthe, a part-time linguistics instructor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ clas-sics department, was co-winner of an international competition for the best dissertation in 2013 from the Society of Indo-European Studies (Indogermanische Gesellschaft).

Wenthe’s dissertation, “Issues in the Placement of Enclitic Personal Pronouns in the Rigveda,” was among the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism known as the Vedas. Wenthe shared the award with Konstantinos Sampanis from the University of Salz-burg in Austria. Wenth’s dissertation will be published in Reichert Verlag Wiesbaden.

Zheng-Hua Ye and Ruiqin Zhong, respectively a professor and research professional in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ plant biology depart-ment, were named among the world’s highly cited researchers for 2014 by Thomson Reuters.

The list includes more than 3,000 authors world-wide in 21 science and social science fields. They represent the top 1 percent of researchers most cited in their specialty areas from 2002 to 2012.

FACULTY PROFILE

SCHOOL OF LAW

Bonnie Cramond

Nathaniel Grow

By Stephanie Morenos.moreno@uga.edu

Juan Meng always wanted to work in communications, but early in her career, she couldn’t have predicted where that passion would lead her.

“For me, life is magic,” said Meng, an assistant professor of public relations in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. “Certain deci-sions you make, you may not see their contributions to the future at that time. But looking back, you realize that all your experiences actually connect in a mean-ingful way to make who you are today.”

Fresh out of Fudan University in China with a degree in economics, Meng began her career as a journalist for the largest TV network in Shanghai. Her interest in public relations was piqued while covering the international educa-tion beat.

“PR was made in the U.S., so it was the best place for me to study,” she said.

Her journey took her to Bowling Green State University in Ohio for a master’s program in organizational communications. Wanting to deepen her knowledge of teaching and research in public relations, Meng completed a doctoral program at the University of Alabama and concurrently earned a second master’s degree in marketing.

She developed a unique, integrated perspective of concepts and theories in persuasive communications and quantita-tive methodology.

“The research methods and advanced analysis of multiple data sets really opened my eyes about how to look at a big set of global data more deeply and compre-hensively,” Meng said.

Those skills have been essential to

her research of strategic leadership in public relations, leadership development process and multinational corporations’ reputation and knowledge management strategies in emerging markets.

A research fellow at the University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, Meng was drawn to the Grady College because of its supportive research environment.

“Everybody has his or her own research specializations, but together we make the department and college really strong,” she said. “We find a way to collaborate, a way to share through a mutual learning process. It stimulates productivity as a scholar.”

Meng’s research has appeared in the Journal of Public Relations Research, the Journal of Communication Management and the International Journal of Strategic Communication, among other scholarly publications.

In 2014, she co-authored Public Relations Leaders as Sensemakers. The book summarized a three-year global study—the largest-ever of its kind—of public relations leadership. For her de-votion to research, she was recognized as one of UGA’s Superstar Researchers that same year.

Meng integrates her research into the classroom to help students understand convergent trends of the business. Her students also participate in her research.

Last fall, undergraduate and graduate students in her PR classes conducted in-depth interviews for a study examining issues related to recruitment, retention and engagement of millennial profes-sionals in the public relations industry.

“It was an authentic learning experi-ence to help them understand the process of designing and carrying out research

and summarizing insights,” Meng said. “From the professional development side, they got the opportunity to learn from the professionals by talking to them directly.”

Because of its experiential and service-learning elements, Meng’s favorite class is PR Campaigns, which she currently co-teaches with Karen King, a professor of advertising. In teams, students tackle projects for real clients.

“Eventually they work together as an agency, integrate the knowledge they have learned from their majors and produce a 360-degree strategic plan to present to the client,” she said. “It is collaborative but challenging at the same time.”

Named a Grady College Outstand-ing Teacher of the Year in 2013, Meng attributes her love of teaching to her many mentors.

“They did not just teach me skills, but cultivated me to become a more en-riched person internally,” she said. “And I am passing the torch to my students. I hope they can think beyond what they’ve learned and transform such knowledge into real impact.”

‘Passing the torch’: Assistant professor integrates research into her teaching

By Heidi M. Murphyhmurphy@uga.edu

The UGA School of Law has named Diane Marie Amann as its first associate dean for international programs and strategic initiatives. In this role, she will oversee collaborations between the Dean Rusk Center for International Law and Policy and the law school’s faculty and students.

Amann also will assist the law school with strategic initiatives such as grow-ing its LL.M. program, strengthening partnerships with foreign universities and beginning work on the school’s next strategic plan.

“Diane brings a wealth of expertise

and experience to this role,” said Georgia Law Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge. “Her scholarly record in international law and her leader-ship positions with organizations such as the American

Society for International Law and the International Criminal Court make her the ideal candidate to help build on our law school’s strong international programs and the late U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk’s legacy. Moreover, Diane’s former positions at other law

schools will help inform our efforts to address the unique challenges and opportunities facing legal education today.”

Amann joined the Georgia Law faculty in fall 2011 as the holder of the Emily and Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law, which she still occupies. Her courses include Public International Law, International Crimi-nal Law, the Laws of War, Refugee and Asylum Law, Children and Interna-tional Law, and Constitutional Law. She is an affiliated faculty member of UGA’s African Studies Institute and serves as the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s special adviser on children in armed conflict.

Juan Meng, an assistant professor of public relations at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, began her career as a journalist for the largest TV network in Shanghai.

Paul Efland

FACTSJuan Meng Assistant Professor Department of Advertising and Public RelationsGrady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2009M.S., University of Alabama, 2009M.A., Bowling Green State University, 2005B.S., Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2002At UGA: Two years

Associate dean for international programs, strategic initiatives named

Diane Amann

By Kristen Moraleskmorales@uga.edu

It’s one thing to leave your college campus feeling like a piece of you stays behind. But when Charles King graduates this May from UGA, he will be leaving behind a legacy.

That’s because King, a middle school education major who is returning to his hometown of Atlanta to work for Teach for America, is also a key figure in reviving the Black Male Leadership Society. He helped revive the organization during his sophomore year, and today the group’s mission of service and support is woven into King’s daily life.

In recognition of his work, King was one of four recipients of UGA’s 2015 Fulfilling the Dream Award, given Jan. 23 as part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Breakfast. King was the only student to re-ceive the award, which honors community service to those both in and outside of the UGA community.

“We’ve seen (the Black Male Leadership Society) grow over the past two years; we’ve done a number of things to embolden and inspire the black male population on campus,” said King, noting that black men make up just 2 percent of UGA’s student population.

As a result, King and others in the organi-zation have worked closely with the Office of the President and the Office of Institutional Diversity to recruit more black male scholars. They invite any black man who has been ac-cepted by UGA to visit campus in the spring. This April will be the organization’s second year hosting the prospective UGA students, and King is happy with the results from just the first year.

“We had 29 out of the 32 (who visited) attend the university,” he said. “So, we’re constantly trying to get those men into the university and get them involved as they assimilate into the university culture.”

The Black Male Leadership Society, or BMLS, has undergone a complete transfor-mation in the last two years. King said he heard about the organization after arriving at the Office of Multicultural Services and Programs looking for ways to get involved. The organization had dwindled to one man.

King pulled some friends together and they all sat down to begin mapping out a new direction they thought BMLS should take. It

took a semester, but they planned out every detail: Who are the members? How do you become a member? What events should the organization host?

The group emerged with two signature events—a fall retreat and a spring semi-formal awards banquet.

Other, smaller events both on and off campus throughout the year continue the theme of black identity and support. BMLS hosted a “know your rights” forum last fall following the Michael Brown shooting, which included police officers from Athens and UGA, plus professors and local attorneys. The group also hosted a vigil honoring lives lost to police brutality and, this semester, is planning a winter clothing drive, a concert

to benefit prostate cancer research, and a two-part event called A Gentleman’s Affair. The first part educates men on appropri-ate attire for different situations, and a second part takes members and alumni to Lawrenceville to shop for tailored suits at a discounted rate.

King’s commitment to service doesn’t end at UGA’s campus. King also has been a student teacher at Hilsman Middle School in Athens, where he has earned a reputation for engaging with students in the classroom.

Kathy Thompson, a professor-in-residence at Hilsman Middle School, said King is well on his way to becoming an exceptional educator.

“He always finds a way to connect

learning to students’ daily lives and inter-ests,” Thompson said.

When teaching about the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night’s Dream last se-mester, King had his students create social networking accounts for the play’s characters.

“It’s clear that Charles is committed to the education of young adolescents,” Thompson said. “I believe he has a bright future as a middle grades educator.”

When it comes to balancing student teaching and BMLS, King luckily has a strong group of BMLS officers who support the events.

Because of student teaching, King isn’t on UGA’s campus until after 5 p.m. each day, so he’s in constant communication with other BMLS officers.

“That’s my 24 hours, every day,” he said.But the packed schedule is worth it,

King said, because of the community that’s been created.

“We want to create a place where all of us can congregate and learn from each other in some facet,” he said. “And, socially, we need to see more of each other. It’s really hard when you know of people, but you can’t communicate with them because they’re not in your classes. We’re trying to bring everyone together.”

And bringing in students who are new to UGA and letting them get to know up-perclassmen also creates a valuable mentor network, which is also part of the legacy that King is happy to stay in touch with once he graduates.

“It reaches down from seniors and juniors to sophomores and freshmen,” he said. “So, if some of our freshmen come in, and one says he wants to be a teacher, someone can say, ‘Check out Charles. He’s an education major and he’s about to graduate.’ It creates that cycle.”

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Building a legacyCollege of Education undergraduate student helps rebuild

society for black male leadership on campus

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Grady pride is prominent in a new website commemorating the college’s centennial year.

A gift-in-kind by Red Clay Interactive, the site boasts a state-of-the-art social media aggregator that rotates Facebook, Instagram and Twitter posts tagged with #Grady100 and #WeAreGrady.

The site also features a timeline chronicling historical milestones with an interactive element that allows alumni, friends and students to submit their memories in a mul-timedia format.

Additionally, there are pages detailing events and sponsorship information.

New site celebrates 100 years of Gradyhttp://grady100.uga.edu/

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At the celebration of his 100th birthday, local billionaire Francis Hearty Withers announces that he has finalized his will. In it, he bequeaths $1 billion to his north Georgia hometown of Witherston and another $1 billion to be di-vided up equally among the town’s 4,000 residents in recognition of their support for a Senextra phar-maceutical factory. Senextra is a drug that enables individuals to lead healthy lives well into their second century, but it has some unantici-pated consequences.

Two days later Withers is found dead. A few people die in unusual circumstances and others live in unusual circumstances in this first mystery novel by Betty Jean Craige, University Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature and Direc-tor Emerita of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts at UGA.

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Downstream: A Witherston Murder MysteryBy Betty Jean CraigeBlack Opal Books$12.99 paperback

Charles King was one of four recipients of the 2015 Fulfilling the Dream Award, given Jan. 23 as part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Breakfast. King was the only student to receive the award, which honors community service to those both in and outside of the UGA community.

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Dr. Koichi Nagata, an assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, explains how diagnostic equipment works to students, faculty and members of the public who toured the new Veterinary Medical Center after a dedication ceremony Feb. 13.

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New book clubA new monthly book club, “The Rest

of the Story,” at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Librar-ies, will focus on works connected to upcoming and ongoing exhibitions.

The monthly titles are selected—and discussions led—by special collections staff who help to create these displays. The book club invites readers to learn more about the topics explored, taking them into new, related areas of interest.

The February selection is The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement by Taylor Branch in recog-nition of Black History Month and Branch’s selection as a 2015 inductee in the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, based at the UGA Libraries. The discussion will be held Feb. 24 from 5:30-7 p.m.

Monthly selections are available for purchase at Avid Bookshop (http://www.avidbookshop.com/) or for checkout at the UGA Libraries.

Additional selections for the year will be announced via the UGA Libraries events calendar (www.libs.uga.edu) and other outlets.

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Hebbard at jlevinso@uga.edu or call 706-542-5788.

EJF benefit auctionThe UGA School of Law’s Equal

Justice Foundation will host its 30th annual benefit auction Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Foundry in downtown Athens. The evening will include both live and silent auctions.

Proceeds from the event will go toward EJF summer fellowships, which help support Georgia Law students working in summer public interest posi-tions for little or no compensation. The event is open free to the public.

Items collected for this year’s auc-tion include a weekend getaway at a mountain house, gift certificates and items from local restaurants and shops, professor-hosted activities for students outside the classroom and state bar exam preparation courses.

Proceeds from last year’s auction allowed EJF to award 10 fellowships to Georgia Law students working in public interest positions across the country.

For more information on the EJF auction, see http://t.uga.edu/1hp.

Summer Academy registrationRegistration is underway for UGA

Summer Academy camps for middle and high school students.

Offerings this year include a mini medical school, a national security mock council and computer game design, among many other subject areas. Camps are offered in June and July, beginning on Mondays and ending on Fridays.

Other camps introduce students to fashion design, engineering, sewing, robotics, creative writing, music produc-tion, 3D animation and photography.

All camps are held on the UGA campus. Participants can attend as day campers or stay overnight.

For a full list of programs and to register, see http://t.uga.edu/1hq.

Mason Lecture postponedThe Mason Public Leadership

Lecture, featuring SEC Commissioner Mike Slive, has been postponed until further notice. Originally scheduled for Feb. 24 in the Chapel, the annual lec-ture will be rescheduled to a later date.

Details of the upcoming event will be released once they are finalized.

SecureUGA trainingSecureUGA, an online, self-paced

security awareness training program man-dated by University System of Georgia policy, is available for all UGA employees to complete by March 31. This training is required for all employees, including student workers, and contractors.

This online training program is available at http://secure.uga.edu.

Current employees who previously have completed SecureUGA can select one of three options to meet the training requirements for SecureUGA. They are a brief refresher module, an opt-out quiz and SecureUGA core module series.

UGA employees who completed SecureUGA on or after Sept. 1, 2014, have completed their SecureUGA training re-quirement for this cycle. Those employees are not required to take SecureUGA again during this annual training cycle.

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courses. Described as a “natural teacher” by a colleague, Owsiak uses simulations and role-playing that create visceral reactions from students, instilling in them the passion that he holds for the subjects. His work in the classroom has driven Owsiak and a colleague to study the effect of instructional tech-niques—whether based on lecture, discussion or simulation strategies—on learning.

Owsiak also is a mentor to students, including acting as adviser to UGA’s Model United Nations team. Owsiak has mentored 10 students in Center for Undergraduate Re-search Opportunities projects, earning him the 2014 CURO Research Mentoring Award. Owsiak is a University Council member, a 2013-2014 Teaching Academy Fellow and participant in the Center for Teaching and Learning’s Faculty Learning Community.

Palmer, who joined UGA in 2011, draws inspiration from the 18th century in constructing a 21st-century classroom. Described by a colleague as a “first-rate historian” with her first book due for publi-cation, Palmer is reinventing the classroom, where she teaches early modern European

history with a focus on France and women. While modeling her classroom after the 18th-century French salon—interactive gatherings where people discussed and debated topics from religion to politics—Palmer has reimagined coursework for the digital age, using videos and blogs as tools and assignments.

Palmer is the founder and convener of gender workshops for faculty and students in her department. She chairs the graduate student research and travel committee, served on the undergraduate curriculum committee and has mentored several CURO theses. In 2012-2013, Palmer was named a Willson Center Research Fellow, and she was awarded Willson Center Research Seminar Grants for two years.

To be eligible for the Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, a faculty member must have worked at UGA for at least three years and no more than 10 years in a tenure-track position. Nomi-nations are submitted by the deans and considered by a committee of senior faculty members and undergraduate students.

“This new state-of-the-art facility, includ-ing the teaching hospital, will provide our students the kind of real, hands-on experiences that will help them become better practitio-ners,” Huckaby said.

The center houses a Veterinary Education Center, which includes a 160-seat auditorium and three classrooms. Expanded teaching and collaboration spaces also are located in the new Veterinary Teaching Hospital. All learning spaces will be available to students for studying during nonclass hours and can be reserved for seminars and special events.

In late March, all hospital operations will move to the new site, along with all clinical faculty, hospital staff, clinical support services and third- and fourth-year students. The UGA Veterinary Medical Center officially opens on March 25.

“This project represents a huge investment for the future of veterinary medical education,” Allen said.

In addressing the veterinary students in attendance, she added, “You are the future of the veterinary medical profession—in you and in those who follow you, we know this investment will be well served.”

The current hospital, which opened in 1979, handles more than 24,500 visits per year in one of the smallest veterinary teaching hospitals in the U.S. The new hospital, which will care for large and small animals, is more than double the size of the old facility and is outfitted with top-of-the-line equipment and improved functionality.

“This facility will enable the college to be on more equal footing with peer veterinary hospitals in the Southeast and across the country,” Baxter said. “This was an essential step to be able to attract the highest-caliber faculty, staff, interns, residents and students to the University of Georgia and to further improve clinical teaching, client service and patient care within the hospital.”

place March 24 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 148 of the Miller Learning Center. The lecture will be followed by a reception.

The Institute for Women’s Studies also will host a panel discussion about women’s narratives. All panelists are UGA faculty whose research focuses on narratives and women’s experiences, including Valerie Boyd, co-director of UGA’s Low-Residency MFA Program in Narrative Media Writing; Valerie Babb, a professor of English and director of the Institute for African American Studies; Danielle Dickens, a lecturer in psychology; and Vicki Michaelis, the Carmical Distin-guished Professor in Sports Journalism. The panel discussion will be moderated by Juanita Johnson-Bailey, director of the Institute for Women’s Studies, and will take place

March 18 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 350 of the Miller Learning Center.

The Institute for Women’s Studies will continue its tradition of hosting a film festival during Women’s History Month that features films highlighting the stories of women’s lives. All of the film screenings begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 214 of the Miller Learn-ing Center. This year’s festival includes Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights on March 2; Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines on March 16; Daughter from Danang on March 23; and The Punk Singer: A Film About Kathleen Hanna on March 30.

A complete list of Women’s History Month events at UGA is available at http://iws.uga.edu/.

a Griffin-Spalding Chamber of Commerce volunteer.

In the Archway Partnership, the com-munity drives the priority-need process through an executive committee made up of local citizens and community leaders. An Archway professional, based in that community, identifies resources at UGA, as well as other institutions, that can be tapped to address those needs. Since the program

began in 2005, more than 850 UGA students, 158 UGA faculty members and 25 non-UGA faculty members have engaged in an Archway Partnership project.

As the Griffin-Spalding County Archway Partnership becomes established, residents will have opportunities to participate in listening sessions and town hall meetings during which the community’s most critical needs will be identified.

the Chapel. The event is presented in partner-ship with the University of Georgia Press.

Edge is interested in the stories that can be told about people through discussions about food and how those stories may help lead to better understanding across cultural lines. His organization’s mission statement reads: “The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, stud-ies and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the changing American South. We set a com-mon table where black and white, rich and poor—all who gather—may consider our his-tory and our future in a spirit of reconciliation.”

Hugh Acheson, chef and partner in the Athens restaurants Five & Ten and The

National, the Atlanta restaurant Empire State South and The Florence in Savannah, will introduce Edge.

“When I look to understand the storied and painful past of food culture in our area, it is truly impossible without reading the brilliant work of John T. Edge,” Acheson said. “But after his many ramblings sink in, you realize that this whole idea of preservation of foodways and stories leads to a really bright and better future. I am always excited to see John T.”

Beginning in fall 2015, Edge will serve as a mentor in UGA’s newly established Low-Residency MFA Program in Narrative Media Writing.