[UGA Academic Calendar] || [UGA Master Calendar] || [Dept. Events Archive] || [Add Event] Symposium: Beyond the Movement: Global and Contemporary Freedom Struggles Saturday, 11/7/2009 to 11/9/2009 The Institute for African American Studies is hosting a symposium November 7-9, 2009 (Beyond the Movement: Global and Contemporary Freedom Struggles). Noted speakers are: Dr. Peniel Joseph, Hadjii and a few of our faculty members Dr. Reginald McKnight and Dr. Chana Kai Lee from the History Department. A program of the Institute for African American Studies with additional sponsorship provided by: Willson Center for Humanities and Arts; Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; President's Office; History Department; Department of Lifelong Learning; Creative Writing Center; Dr. Judith Ortiz Cofer, Regents Professor of English, College of Education, School of Social Work, Office for Institutional Diversity. Click here for more information "Beyond the Movement: Global and Contemporary Freedom Struggles" Saturday, 11/7/2009 to 11/9/2009 The three-day conference, which is open free to the public, is sponsored by the Institute for African American Studies at UGA, part of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The symposium honors the accomplishments of Georgia's civil rights activists and considers the global and national legacies of the Movement since its early years in the 50s and 60s. Click here for more information "Goldwater at 100" Conference, Arizona State University Thursday, 11/12/2009 to 11/13/2009 UGA History Lecturer Brian Drake paper will present his paper entitled "Extremism in the Defense of Nature is No Vice: Barry Goldwater and Federal Environmentalism." Sponsored by the Arizona Historical Foundation. Click here for more information PhD Oral Comprehensive Examinations: La Shonda Mims Wednesday, 11/18/2009 | 10:30am to 12:30pm La Shonda Mims will take her oral examinations in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. All members of the university faculty are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the Major Professor Jim Cobb at cobby@uga.edu to ensure adequate seating. Furlough Day Wednesday, 11/25/2009 In implementation of the Board of Regents furlough policy, the University of Georgia has designated November 25 as one of the six furlough days to be taken by UGA employees unless they are otherwise designated. Only essential campus services will be operating today. Click here for more information Nov. 23 - 27, Thanksgiving Holiday Friday, 11/27/2009 No classes Monday - Friday. UGA offices closed Thursday and Friday. PhD Dissertation Defense: John Paul Hill Friday, 12/4/2009 | 9:00am to 12:00pm John Paul Hill will defend his dissertation entitled, "A. B. 'Happy' Chandler and the Politics of Civil Rights." The defense will be held in the Faculty Lounge, LeConte Hall. Members of the university community are invited to attend. If you wish to attend please contact the Major Professor Jim Cobb at cobby@uga.edu to ensure adequate seating. Friday Class Schedule in Effect* Tuesday, 12/8/2009 Last Day of Fall classes. For the Fall Semester 2009, the University will operate a Friday class schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 8. This is done to equalize the class minutes between MWF and TTH classes and to provide an equal number of class meetings for courses which may meet only once per week. Final Instructional Day: No tests or quizzes are to be administered on the final instructional day of a course, unless the course has not been assigned a final examination time slot by the University. All labs may administer tests or quizzes on the final instructional day. For purposes of this policy, student presentations to the class in a seminar or graduate course shall not be considered a test or a quiz. Reading Day Wednesday, 12/9/2009 Reading Days : These days have been designated by the University Council to provide time for students to prepare for final examinations. No mandatory assignments are to be scheduled for completion during reading days -- either for course work or extra-curricular or co-curricular activities. Exceptions for good cause can be made to this policy by the Vice President for Instruction. Nothing in this policy limits an instructor from scheduling optional study reviews for students during reading days. PhD Oral Comprehensive Examinations: Keri Leigh Merritt Wednesday, 12/9/2009 | 2:30pm to 4:30pm Keri Leigh Merritt will take her oral examinations in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. All members of the university faculty are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the Major Professor Jim Cobb at cobby@uga.edu to ensure adequate seating. Final Exams Dec. 10, 11, 14, 15, 16 Wednesday, 12/16/2009 Click here for more information Commencement Friday, 12/18/2009 Furlough Day Thursday, 12/24/2009 In implementation of the Board of Regents furlough policy, the University of Georgia has designated December 24 as one of the six furlough days to be taken by UGA employees unless they are otherwise designated. Only essential campus services will be operating today. Click here for more information Spring semester classes begin Thursday, 1/7/2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday holiday Monday, 1/18/2010 No classes. Offices closed.