The speakers for the 2025 Mary Frances Early Lecture have been announced.
Valerie D. White and Tracey D. Ford were members of the Graduate and Professional Scholars (GAPS) when they were students and were instrumental in creating the Mary Frances Early Lecture, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Learn more about the speakers on the Graduate Schools’ website.
The 25th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The event is free and open to the public and will take place in Mahler Hall at the UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. The lecture is sponsored by the Graduate School, GAPS, the Mary Frances Early College of Education, and the Office of Inclusive Excellence.
Inclusive Horizons: Building a Community of Belonging for all Identities
- Date: Friday, Feb. 14
- Time: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Location: UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel
- Registration deadline: Friday, Feb. 7 (register today)
Welcome to the 19th annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference hosted by the Mary Frances Early College of Education at the University of Georgia. We are delighted to have our community join us for this year’s conference: “Inclusive Horizons: Building a Community of Belonging for all Identities.”
We are thrilled to welcome you back in person for the first time since 2020. We will have an exciting keynote, breakout sessions, and a community fair. Please join us and help us revive this College tradition in person.
- Nomination deadline: Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 5 p.m.
The Mary Frances Early College of Education is seeking nominations, including self-nominations, for one seat on the Information Technology Committee, one seat on the President’s Faculty Advisory Committee, two seats on the Program Review and Assessment Committee, and two seats on the Graduate Council.
The University Council (UC) is comprised of faculty, staff, and student representatives and is charged with establishing policies and enacting rules and regulations as it deems appropriate for the interests and welfare of the University of Georgia and its academic community. Additionally, the UC acts in an advisory capacity to the president and serves as an outlet through which the campus community can voice an opinion regarding University policies and initiatives.
- Information Technology Committee (one vacancy)
- Three-year term
- Any full-time faculty member is eligible
- Term begins July 1, 2025
- President’s Advisory Committee (one vacancy)
- Three-year term
- Members must hold the rank of associate professor or professor
- Term begins September 1, 2025
- Program Review and Assessment Committee (two vacancies)
- Two-year term
- Members must be of the two highest ranks in any given classification of faculty
- Term begins August 1, 2025
The Graduate Council performs a variety of administrative, programmatic, policy, and strategic roles for the Graduate School. The Council meets approximately monthly during the academic year.
- Graduate Council (two vacancies)
- Three-year term
- May not hold an administrative appointment at the department head level or higher
- Term begins July 1, 2025
To nominate yourself or someone else, please submit this form no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Please ensure anyone you nominate is willing to serve before you nominate them.
Navigating Hispanic, Latino/a/e/x Terminology in Research, Community, and Practice
- Date: Tuesday, Jan. 28
- Time: 1-2 p.m. EST (2-3 p.m. AST)
- Location: Zoom (register today)
Join the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families and the Hispanic/Latino Behavioral Health Center of Excellence for a webinar discussion designed to help researchers, practitioners, and organizations better understand and navigate diverse terminology when engaging Latino communities. The webinar will explore the evolution of terminology such as Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, and Latine, and the historical and cultural contexts behind these terms. In doing so, participants will learn community preferences and diversity in terminology usage and the factors influencing these preferences.
An Elements report is required by the USG for every annual evaluation. The Office of Faculty and Staff Services will host a UGA Elements training session to provide an overview of the system and review key features.
- Wednesday, Jan. 22, 11 a.m.-noon, Zoom
UGA Elements is a web-based system that helps UGA organize faculty data, such as research, scholarship, and professional activities. Both sessions cover the same content. Please register no less than 24 hours in advance of your desired session. The Zoom link will be sent to registered individuals the day before.
One-on-one meetings are available upon request. Please email coefss@uga.edu to schedule a time.
- Submission deadline: Friday, Jan. 31
To recognize high-achieving Mary Frances Early College of Education students, the Marketing and Communications Office features “amazing student” profiles on the College’s website and social media channels.
We encourage faculty and staff members who work closely with students to submit a nomination using the Mary Frances Early College of Education amazing student nomination form. If the criteria are met, a marketing and communications team member will contact the student about how to submit the profile.
Note: Students must be majoring in the College of Education to qualify.
Nominees can be amazing students for a variety of reasons, but we’re looking for well-rounded students whose accomplishments extend beyond the classroom. There needs to be something—preferably multiple factors—that makes the nominee stand out. The nominator can provide details in the nomination form, but the primary criteria are:
- Outstanding academic credentials
- Scholarship (research and/or creative activity)
- Honors and awards
- Community service
- Leadership positions
- Significant participation in student organization(s)
- Overcame major obstacles to succeed in college
- Volunteer/service-learning work
- Other related factors will be considered, but they must relate directly to the student’s work or involvement at UGA
Nominate an amazing student today!
Alvie Coes (Ed.D. ’21), an alumnus of the of the College’s workforce education doctoral program, was recently featured on WUGA for being named the first chief workforce officer for Athens Achieves workforce development initiative.
Led by the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, Athens Achieves aims to strengthen the workforce of Athens-Clarke County and create high-paying jobs in the area.
Read the full story on WUGA.