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| President Michael F. Adams (right) introduced Arnett C. Mace Jr. as provost at the March 11 cabinet meeting. |
Second in charge: Interim senior vice president named permanent provost
Arnett C. Mace Jr., who has been interim senior vice president for academic affairs and provost for the past six months, will have the job permanently.
President Michael F. Adams announced at the cabinet meeting March 11 that he had chosen Mace from among five finalists identified in a national search to fill the second-highest post in the university’s administration. The appointment is subject to approval of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.
$1.1 million NSF grant funds three-year study of interaction of algebra learning, teaching
With national education reform proposals calling for students to
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begin studying algebra in earlier grades, UGA College of Education researchers are undertaking a three-year project in one northeast Georgia middle school to study how mathematics teaching and learning interact--and more importantly, how that process might be made more effective.
Faculty members in mathematics education and the Learning Performance Support Laboratory have received a $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct the project called “Coordinating Students’ and Teachers’ Algebraic Reasoning” (CoSTAR) beginning this spring in Morgan County Middle School.
“When people hear the word algebra, they usually think of high school courses that focus on skills like solving equations,” says Andrew Izsák, an assistant professor in mathematics education and lead investigator for the project. “The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and other organizations concerned with mathematics education have recently articulated a vision of algebra focused on reasoning and problem solving that is appropriate for students in earlier grades and that can better prepare students for symbolic aspects of high school algebra courses.”
Symposium marks microbiology’s 50th year
The 2002–2003 academic year is also the 50th anniversary of the department of microbiology at UGA.
To mark the occasion, several prominent microbiologists from around the country will be guest speakers next week at a special symposium.
The program, open free to the public, will begin at 1 p.m. on March 31, in the ecology auditorium. |
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Men’s basketball coach, two players suspended; team forgoes postseason
Head men’s basketball coach Jim Harrick Sr. has been suspended with pay, two players--Chris Daniels and Rashad Wright--were also suspended and the university withdrew from the SEC and NCAA men’s basketball tournaments as a result of the findings of a joint investigation with the NCAA into allegations of academic fraud and ethical misconduct in that program.
These actions, announced at a March 10 press conference, followed closely the suspension of assistant coach Jim Harrick Jr. and a letter of reprimand issued to Paul Schempp, department head in physical education and sports studies, for not following procedure in assigning Harrick Jr. to teach a course in coaching basketball.
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| Currently, 85 percent of first-year students live on campus. By fall 2004, 1,200 more beds will be available in East Campus Village (above) and a renovated Myers Hall. |
Cabinet adopts policy requiring first-year students to live on campus
At its March 11 meeting, the cabinet adopted a new policy requiring first-year students to live in campus housing.
Arnett Mace, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, who presented the proposal, said that the aim was to enhance the academic experience for students. The first year of undergraduate study is, he said, “a critical time for personal and intellectual growth. Building the new learning environment--one of the elements of the strategic plan--means promoting an academic community, where in-class and out-of-class learning are integrated.”
Famed scientist will discuss biodiversity preservation at spring Charter Lecture
In his most recent book, titled The Future of Life, famed
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biologist and naturalist Edward O. Wilson argues that only by preserving the world’s vast diversity of plant and animal life can we ensure the survival of human life.
It’s a message Wilson has long preached as a researcher and writer, and a philosophy that has helped earned him status as one of the world’s foremost living scientists.
On March 25, Wilson--one of only two people to receive the National Medal of Science and the Pulitzer Prize (twice)--will bring his plea for biodiversity preservation to UGA when he delivers the spring Charter Lecture at 4 p.m. in the Chapel. The talk, based on his book and titled “The Future of Life,” is open free to the public. |
