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Columns::July 21, 2003

UGA Guide

Public policy expert will address summer graduates

By Larry B. Dendy
ldendy@uga.edu

Walter D. Broadnax, president of Clark Atlanta University and a noted scholar in the field of public policy, will be the speaker for summer Commencement Aug. 9.
The 9:30 a.m. exercises in Stegeman Coliseum will combine ceremonies for undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The registrar’s office estimates that about 975 undergraduates and 550 graduate students will be eligible to receive degrees. The final number of eligible graduates won’t be known until after final exams end.
Prior to becoming to Clark Atlanta University’s second president last year, Broadnax was dean of the School of Public Affairs at American University. He has also been a professor of public policy and director of the Bureau of Governmental Research at the University of Maryland, and he taught courses in state and local government at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
Broadnax is a former deputy secretary and chief operating officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and was deputy assistant secretary for planning and evaluation in HHS’s predecessor, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
He has also held a number of positions in the private sector, including serving as a senior staff member of the Brookings Institution and as president of the Center for Governmental Research in New York.
The author of numerous publications on public policy and management, Broadnax is president of the American Society for Public Administration and is a Fellow and former board member of the National Academy of Public Administration. He is on advisory boards for the office of U.S. Comptroller General and Harvard University’s Taubman Center and served on the national Commission on Youth Safety and Juvenile Justice Reform.

Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
Paintings by Christine Shockley and John Gholson. Through Aug. 2. Conservatory. Open Tuesday-Saturday,

Ostia, Italy
After traveling to several venues in Georgia, several paintings and works on paper by Ben Shute are making their final stop at the Georgia Museum of Art. A contemporary of Lamar Dodd and Howard Thomas, Ben Shute studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and co-founded the Atlanta College of Art. Included in the exhibition is this drawing, in casein and ink on paper, of Roman ruins in Ostia, the ancient Roman port.

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-1244.

Ben Shute. Through July 27. • Old Worlds, New Lands. Through Aug. 31. • Becoming a Nation: Americana from the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State. Through Aug. 31. • “Leaves Have Their Time to Fall”: Reflections of Mourning in 19th-Century Decorative Arts. Through Sept. 14. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.

Cypress-Black Water Series. Through Aug. 8. Broad Street Gallery, 257 W. Broad St., open weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0069.

Thursday, July 24
Musical Theater.
Weird Romance. $5. July 24-26, 8 p.m.; July 27, 2 p.m. Cellar Theatre, Fine Arts Building. Sponsored by Thalian-Blackfriars Theatre Co. 552-0603.

Friday, July 25
Friday Tour.
4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Natural History. Not suitable for children under five; tour group size is limited. 542-1663.

Saturday, July 26
Drawing Workshop.
“Drawing What You See: Developing Observational Drawing Skills.” Brian and Stephanie Baugh. Ages 12-16. Participants must provide their own supplies. No charge; space is limited and reservations required. 10 a.m.-noon. Forio Studio Classroom. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Monday, July 28
Workshop.
“Protecting Human Subjects in the 21st Century: Issues in Social and Behavioral Research.” Through July 30. Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Sponsored by Office of the Vice President for Research. 542-3199.
This national workshop is co-sponsored by Spelman College and the Office for Human Research Protections of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Other federal agencies will also participate.
The cost of registration for UGA faculty and students will be subsidized. Reserve space by pre-registering at 542-3199.

Wednesday, July 30
Children’s Workshop.
“Stream Adventures.” Garden staff. For ages 6-10. $8 (members $7). 9 a.m.-noon. Conservatory. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Lecture.
“Furniture in the Colonial and Federal Periods.” Wendell Garrett, Sotheby’s. 5:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Figure Drawing Workshop.
$3. Instruction, beginner to advanced levels. Participants must provide their own supplies. 5:30 p.m. Forio Studio Classroom. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Thursday, July 31
Workshop.
“Roses for the Southern Garden.” Lee McCoy, rose garden curator. $12 (members $10). 8:30-10 a.m. Conservatory, Classroom A. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

Friday, August 1
Friday Tour.
4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Natural History. Not suitable for children younger than five years of age; tour group size is limited. 542-1663.

Saturday, August 2
Art Exhibition.
After Many Years: The Paintings of Wilmer W. Wallace and Lamar Dodd. Through Sept. 14. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and
1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.

Sunday, August 3
Art Exhibition.
George Denninger. Through Sept. 7. Conservatory. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-1244.

Tuesday, August 5
Last day of classes.
Summer semester and short session II.

Wednesday, August 6
Final exams.
Short session II; summer semester through Aug. 8.

Staff Council Meeting.
2 p.m. 542-7222.

Friday, August 8
Friday Tour.
4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Natural History. Not suitable for children younger than five years of age; tour group size is limited. 542-1663.

Saturday, August 9
Commencement.
9:30 a.m. Stegeman Coliseum. See story above.

Sunday, August 10
Tree Seed Symposium.
Through Aug. 14. Various campus locations. Sponsored by International Union of Forestry Research Organizations. 542-1272.
This annual conference, being held in North America for the first time in many years, will attract some 40 world-renowned tree seed researchers from around the world to meet and share their research. Following the four-day conference, the researchers will depart on a four-day tour of southern Appalachian forests.

Coming up
Opening Convocation.
Aug. 17, 4 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. Sponsored by Academic Affairs.

Fall semester classes begin.
Aug. 18.