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Columns::April 22, 2002

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University System Chancellor Tom Meredith (left) talks with Kirk Bertram, UGA’s CIO for information technology, during a tour at the Gwinnett University Center this spring. The building in the background, set to open in the fall, will house state-of-the-art classrooms and a library. (Photo by Paul Efland)

Now open for business

Applications are now being accepted for three undergraduate degree programs being offered by the University of Georgia at the Gwinnett University Center starting in fall 2002.
The programs are open to new transfer students (not currently enrolled at UGA), as well as students who already hold a bachelor’s degree and are seeking a second degree, according to Bob Boehmer, associate provost for institutional effectiveness, who serves as UGA’s senior administrator for the Gwinnett programs.

Southern Nature

The ancient Greeks thought earth, air, fire and water were the

basic elements out of which all things were made. We now know that matter and existence are a bit more complicated, but these elements remain important features of the poetics of nature and will be the subject of a literary and musical investigation at the university.
Some of the South’s best nature writers and musicians will read and perform in a live radio broadcast from the Chapel scheduled for April 25 at 8 p.m. The program, entitled “Earth, Air, Fire and Water,” will be aired live throughout the state over the Georgia Public Radio network. Six nature writers—Janisse Ray, Jim Kilgo, Chris Camuto, Jan Deblieu, William Belleville and Franklin Burroughs--will read from their work, and will be joined in their exploration of the natural world by multi-instrumentalist Randall Bramblett (the Randall Bramblett Band) and pianist Chuck Leavell (the Allman Brothers Band). The public is invited to attend or listen live on the radio

Legislature approves salary raise pool of 3.25 percent

University employees will be eligible for merit-based salary increases from a 3.25 percent salary pool approved by the General Assembly as it ended the 2002 session, one of the longest in recent history. In order to ensure a permanent minimum merit increase of $750 for each employee, UGA will allocate nearly $200,000 for employees whose salaries are less than $23,075.
Additionally, some $373,000 has been allocated to provide cost-of-employment increases for employees whose salaries are $55,000 or less. The cost-of-employment increases, which are permanent, are intended to offset the increase in parking rates, announced in February. Salary increases and the new parking rates are effective Oct. 1, 2002.

U.S. senators Gramm and Miller will address seniors at Commencement

Two U.S. senators and UGA alumni--Phil Gramm of Texas and Zell Miller of Georgia--will be on hand to give graduating UGA seniors a send-off at the university’s spring commencement May 11.
Gramm, a leading Senate authority on fiscal and defense matters and a 1996 presidential candidate, will be the featured speaker at exercises for undergraduate and professional students at 9:30 a.m. in Sanford Stadium. He will be introduced by Miller, his close friend and frequent ally on Senate legislation.

Legends of the Deadball Era contains more than vintage 1,000 baseball cards. (Photo by Peter Frey)

Russell Library showcases late senator’s baseball card collection

The Richard B. Russell Library is presenting a major exhibition to highlight one of its most popular collections, Sen. Russell’s baseball card collection, one of the largest private collections of turn-of-the-century tobacco cards held by a public institution in the United States.
Legends of the Deadball Era: Vintage Baseball Cards from the Richard B. Russell Collection will focus on the character of baseball during this time (1900-1919), known as the deadball era. Lectures and film series are being planned for summer and fall in conjunction with the display.
“The tobacco cards in the Russell collection offer a rare, private glimpse into the youthful passions of a very public figure,” says Albert Kilchesty, curator of the exhibit.

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