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| Women’s Studies Program staff (from left): Kristen Smith, assistant to the director; Pat Miller, director; Mary Carruth, assistant director; and Joan Yantko, office manager. |
Women’s Studies Program celebrates 25 years on campus
It began as a small effort to study women’s issues but developed into a strong program with a national reputation. The Women’s Studies Program at UGA this fall celebrates 25 years of bringing feminist and gender studies to students and to the intellectual marketplace.
Through its sponsorship of lectures, films, concerts and numerous other events, the Women’s Studies Program has become an integral part of campus. Now, with a new director and a bachelor of arts degree, it is poised to push further into teaching and scholarship than ever before in its history.
Wrigley is named senior vice president for external affairs
Steve W. Wrigley has been named senior vice president for
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Steve Wrigley
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external affairs at the University of Georgia effective Nov. 1. The appointment is subject to approval by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.
Wrigley has held the position on an interim basis since March 1. He has also continued to serve as vice president for government relations, a position he has held since July 2000.
President Michael F. Adams says the government relations position will be held vacant for the time being. He says Randy Powers, director of state relations, will oversee day-to-day government relations functions and report to Wrigley.
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University receives $894,000 grant for new autism program
David L. Gast, professor of special education, has been awarded
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David Gast
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an $894,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to begin a three-year collaboration with the Gwinnett County Public Schools in what will be Georgia’s first specific graduate level teacher-preparation program in the area of autism.
Gast will be director of the new project aimed at preparing more Georgia educators to teach children with autism-spectrum disorders. Deanna Luscre, who coordinates the autism-spectrum disorders program for Gwinnett Schools, is co-director of the project.The event is free and open to the public.
Teaching social skills may not have been the responsibility of traditional public education, but that is changing quickly. Educators say more and more children are turning up in public schools diagnosed with a mild form of autism called Asperger syndrome. Children with Asperger’s usually have serious problems with non-verbal social cues, such as reading someone’s facial expressions. They may have difficulty initiating or maintaining a conversation.
The Laramie Project examines tragedy in a small college town
University Theatre’s production of The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman is scheduled for the Cellar Theatre in the Fine Arts Building at 8 p.m. Nov. 13-16 and 19-22 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 17. Tickets are $10 ($8 for students) at the box office in Fine Arts. Drama faculty member George Contini will direct this intense piece of theatre.
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2002-2003 Lilly Teaching Fellows announced
The Office of Instructional Support and Development has announced the Lilly Teaching Fellows for 2002-2003. Front row: Stephanie Swann (social work), Reinaldo Román (history), Susan Rosenbaum (English) and Kathryn Brohman (management information systems). Back row: Sarah Fields (physical education and sport studies), Richie Andreatta (communication sciences and disorders), Lorie Johnson (law), Brian McNatt (management), Betsy Wright (Romance languages) and Adrian Childs (music). The program gives junior tenure-track faculty an opportunity to enhance their teaching skills by sharing ideas and strategies and working with a senior faculty mentor. |
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