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Columns::March 25, 2002
India Initiative leads to cooperative biotechnology research agreement
Han Park is named University Professor
Noted writer appointed first Hamilton Holmes Professor
Governor recognizes emeritus VP’s ‘humanitarian’ effort
Institutional Diversity office officially opens
Moving forward: Education professor’s program builds excellence in young men
Campus Closeup
Grady College names King its new department head for PR, advertising
Kudos
Back to school
Something to talk about
Campus News
Campus memorial proposal gets University Council approval
By Larry B. Dendy
ldendy@uga.edu
University Council has approved a proposal for a campus memorial that would honor UGA students, faculty, staff and alumni who died “in the defense of democracy and their country.”
At its March 14 meeting, the council okayed a plan by its Facilities Committee for a memorial located immediately north of the new Student Learning Center in an area designated to be a “Muse’s Garden.” The memorial centerpiece would be a black marble wall engraved with the words “Their Names Live for Evermore. In grateful remembrance of the University of Georgia’s students, faculty, staff and alumni who have given their lives in the defense of democracy and their country.”
The memorial’s estimated cost of $100,000-$200,000 will be paid entirely with private donations, said Loch Johnson, Facilities Committee chair, adding that he has received “a wheelbarrow full” of letters supporting the project. The proposal will now go before the university cabinet and then to the regents.
In other action, the council approved a number of recommendations from its Curriculum Committee, including a request to create a master of arts degree for teachers in the areas of early childhood education or child and family development. The degree will be offered jointly through the College of Education and the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
The proposal included naming the degree program for the late D. Keith Osborn, an internationally known pioneer in childhood education who was on the College of Education faculty from 1968 until his death in 1994.
There were no objections to creating the program, or naming it for Osborn. But a council member asked the criteria for naming an academic program for a person. Adams said this is the first such request, and there is no policy. He said he will bring the matter to the cabinet for discussion.
The council approved changing the name of the Division of Academic Assistance to the Division of Academic Enhancement. Sherrie Nist, director of the division, said the new name better reflects the division’s mission of helping good students become better students through a variety of specialized programs. The division works with more than 10,000 students through such programs as the Academic Center, the Adjunct Seminar and the Freshman College, as well as tutoring and counseling in residence halls.
The council also approved on first reading several amendments to the university’s bylaws, including provisions clarifying the purpose and functions of the Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics and requests to add a staff member and a student to the Strategic Planning Committee. |
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