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helps evaluate highway safety
A team of researchers in the College of Education’s department
of health promotion and behavior has received a $75,900 grant from
the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to evaluate
the effectiveness of educational programs funded by the office.
GOHS is responsible for educating the public on traffic safety issues
and facilitating the implementation of programs that reduce crashes,
injuries and fatalities on Georgia roadways. GOHS has organized
programs that are nationally renowned for their effectiveness, including
Operation Zero Tolerance and Click It or Ticket.
The UGA evaluation team, led by project director Carol Cotton and
former UGA professor Stuart Fors, will provide evaluation oversight
for all GOHS 2003-2004 grants.
The aim of the project is to review and analyze grantee effectiveness
and, ultimately, determine the overall effectiveness of GOHS in
managing more than 200 grant recipients.
UGA celebrates South African democracy
South Africa celebrates a decade of democracy and freedom in 2004,
following its first all-inclusive elections on April 27, 1994. The
elections ushered in a new government of national unity headed by
President Nelson Mandela.
The UGA Africanists and African Students, in collaboration with
the African Studies Institute, Center for Humanities and Arts and
the Office of Institutional Diversity, will commemorate this milestone
with an African celebration on Feb. 20, from 2 to 5 p.m. The keynote
address will be delivered by Mbulelo Mzamane, former UGA professor
and chancellor of the University of Fort Hare in South Africa, and
now a visiting professor and acting director in the Eskia Mphahlele
Institute of African Studies at the University of Venda in South
Africa. Other speakers include ambassadors from South Africa and
Tanzania. UGA faculty, staff and students will also contribute to
the program, through speeches, dance and music.
The African celebration will follow a two-day symposium
on human rights and democratization in Africa to be held on
the UGA campus from Feb. 18 to Feb. 20.
Both the African celebration and the symposium are open free to
the public and will be held at Masters Hall in the Georgia Center.
Career Center holds South Campus expo
The Career Center will host its second annual South Campus Career
Expo Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the concourse of Stegeman
Coliseum. The expo was developed through a partnership with the
Career Center, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
the Warnell School of Forest Resources and the College of Family
and Consumer Sciences.
“The Career Expo is designed to highlight careers and internships
in such science-related industries as engineering, food, nutrition,
green, natural resources, forest resources, agriculture, environmental
and poultry,” says Christie Sanders, career consultant for
agricultural, environmental and forest resources at the Career Center.
The expo is open to all UGA students. The Warnell School will host
“Career Week” prior to the event to provide students
with an opportunity to hone their job search skills. Employers will
be setting up interviews after the expo at the coliseum and the
next day at the Career Center.
“We regularly receive calls from companies who are looking
for engineers,” says Tim Foutz, undergraduate coordinator
of biological and agricultural engineering. “The fundamental
nature of our engineering program and the comprehensive education
offered by UGA make our graduates very attractive on the job market.
Students who take advantage of this Career Fair will be in a position
to locate the type of entry-level job needed for a successful career.”
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