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Georgia Museum of Art receives grant
The Georgia Museum of Art has received a General Operating Support Award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal grant-making agency in Washington, D.C., that fosters leadership, innovation and learning through its support of museums and libraries.
The two-year grant of $112,500 will allow the museum to expand its local programming and educational programs and to improve visitor services.
The Georgia Museum of Art was the only institution in Georgia, and one of only 177 institutions in the nation, to receive the award this year.
General operating support grants are highly competitive. Judged by museum professionals, museums must demonstrate the highest standards in 10 areas involving every aspect of their operations, from collections care to security and from education programs to exhibitions.
Alumnae named ‘All-USA’ teachers
A UGA alumna who created and teaches an innovative early childhood education program at Loganville High School was one of 20 educators named to USA Today’s third annual All-USA Teacher First Team.
Karen Lord Rutter, who earned three degrees from UGA--an Ed.D. in occupational studies in 1998, an Ed.S. in home economics in 1983 and an M.Ed. in occupational studies in 1982--was among the 17 teachers and three instructional teams honored by the national newspaper for their “vision, creativity and ability to inspire the best in their students.”
First Team members received trophies and checks for $2,500 for their schools Oct.13 at USA Today headquarters in Arlington, Va. Forty more educators and teams--including two other UGA graduates--were named to the Second Team and Third Team.
Rutter created and teaches the Early Childhood Education Program, in which high school students run an on-campus preschool, observe classrooms and serve public school internships. Those finishing the two-year program with at least a B earn college credit.
UGA graduates C. June Bryant, a history teacher at Milton High School in Alpharetta, and Linda Hollis McCall, a third-grade teacher at Bartow Elementary in Savannah, were named to the All-USA Teacher Third Team.
New program brings ‘VIPs’ to residence halls
Atlanta Journal and Constitution reporter Rebecca McCarthy lived in Brumby Hall Oct. 18-20 under the auspices of the new Visiting In-House Professional program developed by the housing department.
“The purpose of the program is to bring established and successful professionals in fields of interest to residents into the residence halls to participate in a program of student interaction,” says James Day, housing director. “This interaction will provide valuable information to those students still undecided about their educational focus and career goals and to students who have identified career choices but might benefit from contact with a practitioner in their field of interest.”
In addition to living in one of University Housing’s residence hall guest apartments during the program, visiting professionals also participate in formal and informal interactions with students, including structured workshops, question-and-answer sessions, lectures, receptions, meals, and cultural and sporting events.
A general assignment staff writer for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution for 13 years, McCarthy is currently rewriting a novel and working on a biography of Norman Maclean, the author of A River Runs Through It and Young Men and Fire. |
