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Columns::September 24, 2001

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Photo of Aftershock: Coming to Grips with Terrorism in America faculty panel

Before a standing-room-only crowd in the Chapel, a panel of UGA professors from the departments of religion and political science discussed the events of Sept. 11 and the issues affecting the U.S. response.

Tackling ‘Terrorism in America’

A panel discussion called “Aftershock: Coming to Grips with Terrorism in America” took place in the Chapel at noon Sept. 17. The panelists, all UGA faculty members, made brief presentations and answered audience questions dealing with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. They emphasized the importance of focusing the American response not only on the apprehension of those who undertook the attacks, but also on preventing future terrorism by eliminating its causes.

President addresses minority enrollment at first University Council meeting

In opening remarks at the first University Council meeting of the academic year Sept. 13, UGA President Michael F. Adams thanked the university for supporting efforts to increase minority enrollment and promised to “broaden and intensify” those efforts regardless of the outcome of legal challenges to the university’s admissions process.

Creative Writing Program holds Verse Poetry Festival

The Creative Writing Program and Verse Press are sponsoring the Verse Poetry Festival Sept. 25-26. Poet Brian Henry, editor of Verse and faculty member in creative writing, developed the idea for the festival, which will feature six poets whose work will appear in the next issue of Verse magazine. Readings are open to the public and will be held in Park Hall and at Tasty World in Athens.
Invited poets--Christine Hume, Lew Klatt, Timothy Liu, Claudia Rankine, Peter Richards and Eleni Sikelianos--will give readings and visit creative writing classes.

Provost appoints interim dean of new school

Thomas Lauth

Thomas P. Lauth, who currently heads the political science department, has been appointed by Provost Karen Holbrook to serve as interim dean of UGA’s new School of Public and International Affairs.
The creation of the new school was approved by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents in June, following an extensive planning process by a committee convened at UGA to examine the possibility of establishing such a school.

Julie Moore of the College of Veterinary Medicine worked with researchers from the Trypanosome Research Institute in Kenya.

Worthwhile IDEAS

Recipients of the inaugural group of International Development Education Awards grants submitted summary reports of their projects this past month to the Office of International Public Service and Outreach. In 2000, its first year, IDEAS awarded grants for 15 projects to scholars from eight UGA colleges and schools.

Blue Key honors four for their contributions to state, university

State Rep. Dubose Porter, Atlanta businesswoman and philanthropist Deen Day Smith and UGA professor Sylvia Hutchinson will be honored by the UGA chapter of Blue Key national honor society Sept. 28.
They will receive the Blue Key Award at the chapter’s annual banquet at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Porter also will be the featured speaker at the banquet, which begins with a 6 p.m. reception followed by dinner at 7 p.m.
The Blue Key Young Alumnus Award will be presented to Frank J. Hanna III, an Atlanta attorney and businessman.

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