Volunteer Fair
The second annual UGA Volunteer Fair is set for 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Tate Student Center Plaza. The event exposes students to volunteer opportunities with service groups, nonprofits, social service and government agencies in the Athens area.

Agencies scheduled to attend include the Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education, Hemophilia of Georgia, Bike Athens, the Sexual Assault Center, Court
Appointed Special Advocates, AIDS Athens, Athens Canine Rescue, Athens Tutorial Program, Sandy Creek Nature Center and the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department/ Memorial Park. For more information about the fair or the Volunteer UGA office, call (706) 583-0830 or visit uga.edu/cls.

Helmet up for bid
The Georgia 4-H Foundation will auction a UGA football helmet autographed by D.J. Shockley and Mark Richt in honor of 4-H Day at UGA.

The helmet will be posted on eBay Sept. 11–18. During that week, check out www.georgia4h.org for an article and Web link to bidding. All proceeds will benefit the youth of Georgia 4-H.

Build a better garden
Would-be master gardeners can learn from plant experts at the “Landscape Design Basics for the Do-It-Yourself Gardener” seminar Sept. 9 at the Student Learning Center.

The class, taught by UGA professors, teaches the basics of plant selection for your landscape and offers helpful hints for planting and secrets to make any garden sparkle with seasonal color. The $35 fee covers refreshments, lunch and class materials. The class runs from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. with registration starting at 8 a.m.

Register by phone with a credit card at (770) 229-3477 before Sept. 6 or send $35 and your name, address, phone number and e-mail address to Office of Continuing Education,
125 Stuckey Building, 1109 Experiment St., Griffin, GA 30223.

Grant deadlines
The deadline for submitting proposals for Learning Technologies Grants is Sept. 18. Administered by the Committee for Academic and Instructional Technologies, the guidelines can be found at uga.edu/cait/ ltg_guidelines.htm. For more information, call  Sherry Clouser at (706) 542-0525.

Open house
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute, located at 290 South Hull St. will host its annual fall semester open house from 3–5 p.m. Sept. 15.

The open house is for all UGA faculty, students, staff and the general public with an interest in Latin America and the Caribbean or who want to learn more about the institute and meet its staff. Latin American food will be served, and traditional Peruvian flute and guitar music will be performed.

Sept. 11 memorial
A remembrance ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will be held at 7:09 p.m. Sept. 11 at the 9/11 Memorial Trail, 320 Morton Farm Lane, Athens. The ceremony is a way to remember those who died in the attacks and will have a patriotic focus, rather than a political or religious slant, according to organizer Bob Hart, a retired faculty member in the College of Education. For more information, e-mail bhart@uga.edu.

CTL events
The Center for Teaching and Learning is offering the following events in September: A book group discussion of Ken Bain’s What the Best College Teachers Do, a seminar, “Using ‘Clickers’ in Class: An Overview of Classroom Response Systems,” a workshop on “Creating Your Professional Web Site: An Introduction to Dreamweaver,” and a series of workshops on WebCT. For more information visit ctl.uga.edu and click on “Informational Posters from CTL.”

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