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About UGA
About UGA

UGA is the birthplace of the American system of public higher education.
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UGA was 20th in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 ranking of the 50 top public universities in America.
Visiting UGA

Each year, the Visitors Center books about 30,000 tours. Book your tour now and discover UGA!
Proud to say Georgia

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

The University of Georgia is a national leader among public universities in the numbers of major scholarships earned by our students. We have had eight Rhodes Scholars since 1995. In the same period, our students have won 46 Goldwater Scholarships. UGA students have earned 12 Truman Scholarships since 1995, and each year we have multiple recipients of major national scholarships.
- Undergraduate admissions
Graduate Admissions

UGA graduate programs remained among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2013 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.
- The Graduate School
Continuing Education

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 440,000-square-foot Bernard B. and Eugenia A. Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities is one of the largest and most comprehensive fitness/exercise facilities for students and faculty in the country.
Get Involved

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

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

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

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

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

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

Visit Arts at UGA to find information on the performing, visual and literary arts all on one site.
- The Arts at UGA
Performing Arts at UGA

UGA’s Performing Arts Center features two acoustically superb concert halls. Other performance venues on campus include the Fine Arts Building and the Dance Building.
Visual Arts at UGA

The Georgia Museum of Art and the Lamar Dodd School of Art are part of the Performing and Visual Arts Complex that also includes the Performing Arts Center and the School of Music
- Georgia Museum of Art
- Lamar Dodd School of Art
Literary Arts at UGA

The Georgia Review, an acclaimed literary magazine, and the UGA Press publish outstanding work by writers from around the world. The Georgia Writers Hall of Fame honors the state's best writers.
Academic Units

Students and faculty pursue arts studies in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The Special Collections Libraries provide access to materials related to the history and culture of Georgia, while the Willson Center and ICE promote Interdisciplinary inquiry and creative activity in the arts.
Calendars

The Master Calendar lists events searchable by date, event type, sponsor or audience. Synch, share, like and feed events to your own applications and devices.
Athletics

UGA ALERT

Professors get prestigious awards

Two Franklin College professors and the First-Year Odyssey Program are recognized for teaching excellence.

Clean energy is ‘the need of the century’

UGA researchers are making biological breakthroughs that will help solve the world’s energy problems.

Preservation plan to guide UGA on structures’ fates

The goal is to provide policies and procedures for the stewardship of all university property.

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UGA Today

Georgia leads the nation in blueberry production

With the tally from the 2014 growing season complete, it's official. Georgia now leads the nation in blueberry production. Above, UGA graduate student Danielle Rosensteel picks blueberries at a test plot in Alma.

UGA Graduate School honors 2014 Alumni of Distinction

UGA to host Open Dialogue on Sexual Assault

Georgia agricultural leadership program graduates inaugural class

UGA to host water-focused event with documentary screening, book launch Oct. 22

Biological clock disruptions increase breast cancer risk, UGA study finds

Media advisory: Visiting journalists share stories of journalistic courage at McGill Symposium

Journalist from The Washington Post to speak about Ebola crisis

New $2.5 million NIH-funded study at UGA focuses on baby boomers

Discover UGA

Discover UGA: On the cutting edge of energy conservation, research.

'Let’s Clear the Air' as UGA becomes tobacco- and smoke-free.

Initiative brings 12 new interdisciplinary faculty to the university.

Amazing student achievements featured in UGA’s game day promo.

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Amazing Student

Sokngim Kim

Sokngim Kim is on the path to becoming the first woman engineer in her home country of Cambodia who was educated in the U.S. She plans to return to Cambodia to improve its infrastructure and boost its economy.

Focus on Faculty

Julie Moore

Julie Moore, a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has traveled the world to study the impact of malaria on pregnant women and their babies and uses her experiences to add color and context to the concepts she discusses in the classroom.

Campus Closeup

Joy Wilson

During Joy Wilson's more than two decades at UGA, she has tried to tell people "no" as little as possible.

Trombone professor to give recital

Robin Osborne, a Cambridge University professor, will deliver the keynote lecture for the “Rethinking the Parthenon: Color, Materiality and Aesthetics” symposium Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. in the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium at the Georgia Museum of Art. Her lecture will be on “The Parthenon as a Work of Art.”

Soccer team to host Kentucky

The soccer team will play the University of Kentucky Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Turner Soccer Complex.

Violinist Paul Huang to give concert
The Performing Arts Center will kick off the 2014-2015 Ramsey Concert Hall Series with award-winning violinist Paul Huang Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. in Ramsey Concert Hall. His program will include works by Mozart, Edvard Grieg, Arvo Pärt and César Franck. Born in Taiwan, Huang entered the Juilliard Pre-College at age 14. He is the winner of the 2011 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. Tickets for the recital are $28 and are free to UGA students with valid UGACards.

Today's events

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7:30 am	Advisory: AthHalf Half Marathon road closures and delays Oct. 19
11:00 am	UGA Hockey at South Carolina
12:00 pm	Volleyball vs. Tennessee Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities
2:00 pm	Performance: Athens Flute Choir State Botanical Garden of Georgia
3:00 pm	Women’s Soccer vs. LSU Turner Soccer Complex

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About UGA

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About UGA

Offices

Visiting UGA

Proud to say Georgia

Undergraduate Admissions

Graduate Admissions

Continuing Education

International Students

Schools & Colleges

Extended Campuses

Programs

Academic Resources

Research at UGA

Centers & Institutes

Research Resources

Student and Postdoctoral Research

Public Service & Outreach at UGA

PSO Units

Service-Learning

Programs

Campus LIfe

Health & Recreation

Get Involved

Money Matters

Resources & Services

Facilities

Policies & Procedures

Ways of giving

Lasting legacies

Proud to say Georgia

Online giving

Arts at UGA

Performing Arts at UGA

Visual Arts at UGA

Literary Arts at UGA

Academic Units

Calendars

UGA ALERT

Professors get prestigious awards

Clean energy is ‘the need of the century’

Preservation plan to guide UGA on structures’ fates

Trombone professor to give recital

Soccer team to host Kentucky

Today's events

Advisory: AthHalf Half Marathon road closures and delays Oct. 19

UGA Hockey at South Carolina

Volleyball vs. Tennessee

Performance: Athens Flute Choir

Women’s Soccer vs. LSU