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Literacy group meets here
Dozens of teachers, parents, teacher educators, elected officials, business and community leaders from 11 Southeastern states will gather to discuss the region’s literacy education efforts in a Sept. 28-30 conference at the University of Georgia’s Center for Continuing Education.
“Concerns and Collaborations,” a three-day conference hosted by the Southeast Literacy Consortium, is designed to foster dialogue and direction from these different constituencies, says Cynthia Hynd, a professor in UGA’s department of academic assistance and chair of the SELC’s executive committee.
“Educators, including teacher educators, need to break out of their shell,” says Hynd. “It is unlikely we will ever make better readers and writers of our children if educators are un-informed about the actual environments and communities that will require those skills of our children.”
Although the SELC conference is free, attendance is limited. For more information, visit the SELC Web site at www.coe.uga.edu/selc. The site offers a detailed program of events, a link to a conference pre-registration form, and a Web board on which attendees can post their current literacy concerns and research interests.
UGA researchers address Black Congressional Caucus
UGA researchers’ success in recruiting and retaining older African Americans in a dietary intervention trial was among the projects highlighted in a meeting of the Black Congressional Caucus Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C.
By including African Americans in focus groups from the beginning and involving African-American churches throughout the project, researchers Marilyn Hughes and Rebecca M. Mullis, both with the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, were able to keep 95 percent of the 166 participants involved in the 10-week dietary intervention aimed at reducing cholesterol and triglyceride levels. The $400,000 project was funded by General Mills Corporation.
“While we are interested in the outcomes of clinical trials, a major part of this project was to develop a model for others to use in recruiting and retaining older African Americans in research projects,” Hughes says. “People--those who will ultimately be affected by the outcomes of research--have an interest in changing the history of how medical research has been done. We have academic resources, but we need the input of the community to make this research truly successful.”
Freshmen win scholarships
Three entering freshmen are recipients of the Bradley-Turner Leadership Scholarships for the 2000-2001 academic year.
Katherine Wooten and Tamara Huff of Columbus and Joseph Edwards of Snellville are receiving annual room, board, and in-state tuition scholarships. Each also is receiving up to $1,000 annually for participation in leadership development and enrichment programs.
The Bradley-Turner Leadership Scholars Program provides scholarships for students who exhibit superior leadership capabilities while in high school, and who aspire to be student leaders at UGA. For Georgia residents the program is coordinated with the HOPE scholarship program to provide in-state tuition. The scholarship is also available for qualifying Georgia Tech students.
During the administration of former UGA President Knapp, the philanthropic Bradley-Turner Foundation of Columbus pledged $1 million to the UGA Foundation to endow
a student leader scholarship program.
A board of advisers reviews the progress of each student annually and renews the awards accordingly.
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