Chapter News and Events
The University of Georgia's Epsilon Pi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, Inc. organizes events and fund-raisers each semester to promote academic interest and cooperation in history. Reknowned historians from the university community and elsewhere have presented at our annual dinner lectures. Film nights and other events are also planned each year.
Fund raisers may range from holiday events, tutoring, and other social and academic events to raise money to support the academic and social activities of the chapter.
Our member listserv is PAT-L@listserv.uga.edu.
Chapter Notes
If you are a member of another organization that would like to reserve a month to create a history-related display in the History Department's 3rd floor display case, please see Laurie Kane in rm. 211 LeConte Hall. Examples: Women's History Month (March), Black History Month (February), History and Study Abroad programs, etc.
September 2008 9/3/2008 Volunteer Resource Fair. Sponsored by the Center for Leadership & Service, Department of Campus Life. Local nonprofit, social service, and government agencies host exhibit booths in order to provide information and to recruit student volunteers. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tate Student Center Plaza. Contact 706-583-0830, www.uga.edu/cls. 9/3/2008 Workshop: Choosing a Major. 9/10/2008 Student Organization Fall Activities Fair. 9/14/2008 Opening Lecture and Reception: Highlander Center- 75 years of Working for Justice. Sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research & Studies, and Partners. Spend your Sunday afternoon immersed in the history of one of the most important centers for labor organizing and civil rights activism in the South. The Russell Library, a political archives at the University of Georgia, invites you to the opening event for its new exhibit, The Highlander Center, 1932-2007: Weaving the Threads of Justice. The program will begin with a presentation by Dr. Helen Lewis, one of the most widely regarded community activists in Appalachia and a longtime Highlander staff member. She will provide an overview of the Center’s history and introduce, You Got to Move, a documentary highlighting the civil rights education projects at Highlander in the 1950s and 60s. After the program, Dr. Lewis will sign copies of her recent book, From Convent to Community in Appalachia, curators will provide tours of the exhibit, and light refreshments will be served. 2:00 p.m. Russell Library, UGA Main Library, West Entrance. Contact: jsevern@uga.edu. 9/15/2008 UGA Law School Fair. 9/15/2008 UGA Study Abroad Programs: Nuts and Bolts. |
