Second Life workshop
The Center for Teaching and Learning will hold a Second Life Introductory Workshop on Sept. 13 from 2–3:30 p.m. in Room 372 of the Student Learning Center.

The workshop will discuss the rapidly growing virtual world and how it can be used for educational purposes. It also will introduce new users to avatars, terraforming and 3-D modeling, while exploring some of the exciting educational destinations that have been created in Second Life. The class will visit the virtual Sistine Chapel and experience a simulated tsunami.

To register, contact David Noah at (706) 542-6585 or noah@uga.edu.

New faculty reception
The Institute for Women’s Studies will host a reception for new faculty members on Sept. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Reception Hall of the Tate Student Center. Open to the university community, the reception welcomes female faculty hired in the past year. It is a way for new faculty to learn about UGA and Athens, as well as to meet other scholars and potential research/teaching collaborators.

At this year’s reception, Wyatt Anderson, former dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and professor of genetics, and William Prokasy, former vice president for academic affairs, will receive the 2007 Women’s Studies Faculty Award, which honors those who have made significant contributions to women’s studies at UGA and to the lives of women on campus.

Position announcement
Applications are being accepted for the position of public service faculty in the Office of International Public Service and Outreach.

Specific responsibilities of the position include: developing effective partnerships with teaching, research, and public service units to enhance the international public service and outreach mission; researching appropriate grant funding opportunities and preparing grant proposals in response to RFAs; assisting with assembling and coordinating multidisciplinary project teams in the development and implementation stages of international projects; coordinating and writing project reports, press releases and project proposals, among other various writing assignments; planning, organizing, and coordinating special projects and events as a capacity building programmatic functions; serving as liaison with development organizations, NGOs and private sector partners on the implementation of development projects; and maintaining the Faculty International Expertise Database.

A master’s degree is required but a Ph.D. is preferred in an appropriate discipline—political science, public administration, higher education, applied economics, environment and natural resources or related fields—and/or comparable professional experience. Knowledge of one major foreign language is preferred.

Interested candidates should send their curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to Glenn Ames, director, International Public Service and Outreach, Cobb House, Campus Mail 3693.

All applications received by Sept. 30 will receive full consideration. More information is available by e-mail (games@uga.edu) or phone [(706) 542-7887].


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