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	OCTOBER 4, 2004
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administrative changes

Housing professor named FACS associate dean for outreach, extension

By Denise H. Horton
dhorton@uga.edu

Jore Atiles

Jorge Atiles, an associate professor of housing and consumer economics and a housing specialist with the Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, has been named associate dean for outreach and extension in UGA’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Atiles, who joined the faculty in 1999, succeeds Tom Rodgers, who has returned to a faculty position in the housing and consumer economics department.

“Dr. Atiles brings broad experience to his new position as associate dean,” says Sharon Y. Nickols, FACS dean. “In particular the research he has conducted with colleagues on the needs of Georgia’s burgeoning Latino communities and the lack of housing for our state’s workforce represents his commitment to developing collaborations with a variety of university, community, state and national groups. These partnerships expand our college’s impact throughout the state.”

“I want to raise awareness about our programs, market our strengths and continue to build the connections and networks Dr. Rodgers has established during his tenure,” Atiles says. “We have a wealth of knowledge that’s constantly being expanded through the research of our faculty.”

As outreach and extension programs deal with the long-term impact of budget constraints, Atiles said he will continue to work closely with faculty to secure external grants and establish cooperative ventures with outside organizations.

Atiles earned his Ph.D. in 1995 in housing, interior design and resource management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his master’s degree in 1990 in urban and regional planning, also from Virginia Tech; and his bachelor’s degree in architecture in 1986 from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña in the Dominican Republic.

“Being Latino has allowed me to understand the backgrounds and cultures of some of Georgia’s newest residents,” Atiles says. “But I think it’s essential to recognize that all Georgians benefit from the outreach and extension programs the College of Family and Consumer Sciences provides and to work with my colleagues to find new ways to provide the tools of knowledge to help all of our citizens improve their quality of life.”

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