The New Performance Management Process training is required for all UGA staff to receive their evaluations for this year. Please make sure to complete this training by Sunday, Dec. 15 at pep.uga.edu.
The training should already be assigned to you. Please direct any questions to coefss@uga.edu. Thank you!
Every year at this time, faculty and staff take a collection for a holiday cash gift for each custodian in the three Mary Frances Early College of Education academic buildings. Money is collected in each department by a designated staff member. The money for each building is kept separately and then divided among the custodians working in that building. The cash gift will be given to the custodians by their building supervisors.
This year, the collection period will run through noon on Monday, Dec. 16. A departmental contact will be designated by each department head. An electronic giving option will be available; please contact your departmental contact for this information.
Thank you for taking the time to show your appreciation!
The Institute of Education Sciences’ FY25 Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences ALN 84.305B Predoctoral Training Program has limited the awards so that only one can be granted to an institution at a time, per the following directive:
“Should an academic institution submit more than one application, IES will contact the academic institution and the institution will choose which application will be peer reviewed. Should multiple applications from a single academic institution be identified after peer review and if more than one application from the same institution is recommended for funding, IES will determine which will be funded.”
Thus, PIs are required to contact the Office of Research and Graduate Education before submitting the LOI, due Thursday, Dec. 12, for this particular program. We appreciate your cooperation in determining your interest in this program.
The University of Georgia’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Breakfast is an annual partnership between the University of Georgia, the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, and the Clarke County School District. The Freedom Breakfast honors the legacy of the late civil rights leader and recognizes community members dedicated to furthering race relations, justice, and human rights with the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award.
The Mary Frances Early College of Education will have a table at the event with seats for members of our College. Please express your interest in attending by completing this form by Thursday, Dec. 19.
To learn more about the Freedom Breakfast and keynote speaker, Thomas C. Settles III, please visit the UGA Today website.
Important parking information: Attendees should note that the Tate Center parking deck fills up quickly before the event, and the lines to use the Tate Center elevators and enter the Grand Hall can also be long. Therefore, we strongly advise you to arrive early, carpool, and/or take the bus so you can enjoy the start of the event.
The UGA Graduate School will host a Graduate Mentoring Summit on Friday, Jan. 17. The program will also include a panel discussion of effective mentoring practices across UGA graduate programs and a keynote presentation by Erin Dolan providing key takeaways from her renowned research on graduate mentoring practices. An optional networking lunch will follow.
This summit will also be the official launch of the Graduate Mentoring Certificate for Faculty, a forthcoming program we discussed recently. A limited number of seats are available for faculty who would like to complete the “Aligning Expectations” session of the certificate on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 17, following the summit. Faculty will also be able to sign up for spring semester sessions in PEP soon.
The registration link and more information is available on the Graduate School website.
The Office of Research and Graduate Education invites you to save the date for the upcoming Mary Frances Early College of Education annual Research Conference to be held on spring 2025 Reading Day. Activities will include student and faculty poster sessions, presentations by faculty, and the 3-minute graduate student thesis competition.
Stay tuned for more details coming in January.
Make your mark on 2024 at the College by submitting your photos and videos to be featured in a special edition year-end recap Instagram reel!
The Marketing and Communications Office is looking for dynamic photos of students, faculty, and staff—the more spirited, the better! Please note that the number of submissions and quality of files will determine what ends up in the final product.
Please submit your photos by Friday, Dec. 13 to be considered. Thank you and happy holidays!
The Office of Student Engagement is calling for recommendations for membership into the Mary Frances Early College of Education’s Student Ambassador program. The application for the 2025-26 ambassador class opened on Sunday, Dec. 1. Both intended and admitted students in the College are eligible to apply. This application cycle is open to undergraduate students who can commit at least one full academic year (fourth-year students are ineligible unless taking a fifth year).
If you have students you’d like to recommend, please fill out the recommendation form by Monday, Jan. 6. We will send a personal invitation to each recommended student with details regarding the info sessions. The form allows for three recommendations, but feel free to fill it out multiple times.