Co-chair of Iraq Study Group to deliver this year’s Getzen Lecture for SPIA
Lee H. Hamilton, the co-chair of the Iraq Study Group and former vice chair of the 9/11 Commission, will highlight the School of Public and International Affairs’ annual Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability April 9 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel. Hamilton is currently president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. Beginning in 1965, he served as a U.S. Congressman from Indiana for 34 years.

Co-hosted by SPIA and the department of public administration and policy, the Getzen Lecture in Government Accountability is open to the public.

Two authors to be inducted into Georgia Writers Hall of Fame April 11
The late Calder Willingham and south Georgia author Bailey White will be the 2008 inductees in the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, sponsored by the UGA Libraries.

White, a native of Thomasville, and Willingham, an Atlanta native who grew up in Rome, will be honored April 11 in the Student Learning Center Rotunda beginning at
10:30 a.m. A reception follows. An exhibit of Georgia’s famous and influential writers will be on display through April in the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, located in the Main Library.

Willingham established himself as a leading author in 1947 with the publication of End as a Man, based on his experiences at the Citadel. He spent several years as a screenwriter, working with prominent actors and producers, including collaborating on the screenplay for The Graduate. In 1972, Willingham published Rambling Rose, a semi-autobiographical account of his adolescence in Rome. He later adapted the novel for film, earning Academy Award nominations for two of its stars, Laura Dern and Diane Ladd. Despite his success in Hollywood, Willingham considered himself a novelist, and he wrote in a variety of genres. He died in 1995.

White achieved national prominence reading her essays on National Public Radio. White taught elementary school for two decades before turning to writing full time, capturing a very colorful picture of life in south Georgia with the dialogue and dialect of the area. She has published two essay collections, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Sleeping at the Starlite Hotel, and one novel, Quite a Year for Plums.

International Student Life to host 10th annual street festival downtown
The International Student Life Office will host its 10th annual International Street Festival on College Square in downtown Athens April 12 from noon–5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Bringing the World to Athens.” Dozens of international student organizations and local community groups will sponsor informative and interactive cultural displays as well as musical and dance performances.

Visitors will have an opportunity to collect “passport” stamps from each of the countries represented. Those who collect all available stamps will receive a ticket for a prize drawing. A “Children’s Corner” will allow young guests to color international paper dolls, create their own flags, craft African necklaces, place their handprints on a large world map and get their faces painted. Door prizes and giveaways will be available from local sponsoring businesses. There is no cost to attend the festival.

More information about the festival is available by phone, (706) 542-5867, or online, www.uga.edu/isl.