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Columns::September 29, 2003

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Campaign for Charities kicks off Oct. 2
The UGA Campaign for Charities will get under way Oct. 2 at 8 a.m. with a kick-off breakfast at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
At this time, university vice presidents, deans, directors and department heads will receive packets of pre-printed pledge cards and other campaign materials for distribution in their respective areas. Teresa Nunn, a conference coordinator at the Georgia Center, will give a testimonial at this year’s breakfast.
As in the past, the university will conduct a single campaign for charitable contributions to approved agencies, which include local United Way programs throughout the state plus many other agencies that serve citizens statewide. Many of the charitable agencies will be represented at the breakfast to provide information about their organization.
Maureen Grasso, dean of the Graduate School, is chair for this year’s campaign, which ends Dec. 2.

Two students diagnosed with meningitis
As Columns went to press, two female students were in an Athens hospital with a tentative diagnosis of meningitis. One, a freshman who lives in Brumby Hall, has been diagnosed with possible bacterial meningitis. The other, a freshman who lives in an off-campus apartment, was tentatively diagnosed with viral meningitis. It takes approximately 48 hours before cultures can be read to finalize the diagnoses.
Officials from the University Health Center, University Housing Department and the Office of Student Affairs worked to contact persons who may have been in close contact with the student tentatively diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. These individuals were advised to see a health care provider who can determine the need for preventive antibiotics.
According to University Health Center Executive Director Jacquelyn S. Kinder, bacterial meningitis is an infection of the blood or the covering of the spinal cord or brain. The bacteria is spread from person to person by direct contact with an infected person’s oral or nasal secretions, for example through sharing eating utensils or glassware. It is not easily transmissible.
Dr. Kinder says viral meningitis is the more common type. It is less serious than bacterial, but has similar symptoms. It is commonly caused by a group of viruses known as enteroviruses. Usually the symptoms last seven to ten days. As it is viral, no specific treatment is available other than bed rest, fluids and pain relievers. Patients usually recover on their own.

G8 research group members visit campus
In advance of next June’s G8 summit on Sea Island, two members of the G8 Research Group will visit campus Oct. 2 and 3. Group director John Kirton and managing director Madeline Koch will meet with UGA faculty and students throughout the day on Oct. 2 to discuss their work regarding the G8, and Kirton will deliver an address entitled “The G8 and Prospects for the Sea Island Summit” in the Chapel Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. The address is free and open to the public.
“The visit and lecture will help inform our university and broader community about the significance of the Sea Island summit. What will happen at the summit? What are the opportunities for Georgians and how do we take advantage of the international attention that will be focused on our state?” says Gary Bertsch, director of UGA’s Center for International Trade and Security and University Professor of Public and International Affairs.
Founded and directed by Kirton, the G8 Research Group serves as the world’s leading independent source of information, analysis and research on the institutions, issues and members of the G8 (membership includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, with participation by members of the European Union as well).

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