Syllabi and instructor CVs are due into the syllabus system for spring 2027 and summer 2027 courses by Wednesday, Nov. 4. This requirement is for all courses taught in spring 2027 and for summer 2027 regardless of when the summer session begins. Summer teaching is contingent on receipt of the syllabus and CV by Nov. 4.
At a minimum, the posted syllabus must include the following information:
- Course prefix, number, and name
- Semester and academic year
- Course description
- Course learning outcomes (these are the approved outcomes for the course)
- Required course materials (list of textbooks with ISBN, articles, lab supplies, equipment, course packs, etc. that students are expected to read or reference as part of the course)
- Grading policy (specify how final grades will be determined, including weighting scales or points assigned to various course requirements)
- Attendance policy
- Academic honesty/integrity statement
Instructor CVs must include:
- Instructor and TA information
- Statement of teaching and research interests
- Recent publications or scholarship
Please view the sample syllabus template and sample CV template. The syllabi due date is based on the November point of registration for spring and summer 2027 courses. Please provide your syllabus and CV for spring and summer 2027 to your department’s course sectioning officer so they can record your submission in the College’s summary of syllabi.
Thank you to everyone who shared feedback on the University’s spring and summer 2026 course evaluation process with the new HelioCampus system. We appreciate the time that Mary Frances Early College of Education instructors took to share their experiences and perspectives.
The survey responses have been compiled and have been shared with the Office of the Vice President for Instruction and other institutional stakeholders to help inform ongoing conversations about the course evaluation process.
You can review the results of the survey, and if you have any questions, please contact Kellie Templeman.
- Application deadline: Friday, Dec. 18
The College’s Centralized Scholarship application opened on Thursday, Oct. 1. Students will be considered for over 50 Mary Frances Early College of Education scholarships with just one application! Please help us spread the word to students so they don’t miss out on these funding opportunities. Students can visit the College’s scholarship website to learn more and apply.
The deadline to submit the centralized scholarship application this year is before 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18. Note that this is much earlier than last academic year’s January deadline. Please also note that there are some scholarships not included in the centralized application that will require a separate application process.
Please have students contact coescholarships@uga.edu with any questions.
- Application deadline: Friday, Oct. 30 at 5 p.m.
Units and student organizations in the Mary Frances Early College of Education are encouraged to apply for funding from the Parents Leadership Council Grants Program. The PLC strives to enrich the college experience for undergraduate and graduate students at UGA by providing grants to assist with funding challenges or opportunities for schools/colleges, departments, divisions, and student organizations across the University. Last year, the Parents Leadership Grant Fund awarded $1.6 million to 145 organizations, including almost $55,000 to initiatives at the College of Education.
Separate applications are available for both faculty/staff, which must include a foundation account name and number, and registered student organizations, which can apply with either a foundation account or chartstring. If you need assistance finding this information, please contact your business manager or Robby Poister with the College’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations, as applications without account information will not be considered. Please list Robby as the development contact on your application.
For more information on the specific guidelines or to apply, please visit the PLC webpage.
You should identify several methods to receive and send information during an emergency. While cell phone systems are usually reliable, they may be overloaded. Consider updating your status on social media, texting a trusted friend who lives out of state, or using another low-bandwidth method of communication. Establishing family code words are also one more way to guard your family’s safety.
The UGA Safe app allows users to share their location with friends, text with the UGA Police, and share their location with the UGA Police. UGA Alert is the primary emergency notification system used to communicate emergency information to the UGA campus. All students, faculty, and staff are automatically signed up for email alerts, but we also recommend visiting the UGA Alert website to verify your information and sign up for text messaging alerts.
Good research questions give your reader information about the data being evaluated and a clue about what method will be used to do the evaluation. There are three types of quantitative research questions: descriptive, comparative, or relationship-based. In our last post, we talked about some possibilities of methods that can be used for each of those types of questions.
It’s important to understand what methods can answer what types of questions. What kind of outcome are you looking for? Do you need a significance test? Doz et al. (2023) is a great example of using multiple statistical methods to answer different quantitative research questions. Using multiple regression, the authors predict academic achievement using their key measurements. They use a path model to assess relationship mediation between their key measures, and a MANOVA to uncover differences between groups. These three statistical tools were masterfully chosen to complete very specific tasks from the research questions. Many more tools exist that can do similar work as the ones chosen, but the authors chose simple and interpretable models to best showcase their outcomes and measures.
Need help matching your research question to a method? Request a consultation with the UGA Quantitative Methods Consulting Center! Please visit our website or email us at qmcenter@uga.edu.
Reference: Doz, E., Cuder, A., Pellizzoni, S., Carretti, B., & Passolunghi, M. C. (2023). Arithmetic Word Problem-Solving and Math Anxiety: The Role of Perceived Difficulty and Gender. Journal of Cognition and Development, 24(4), 598–616.
Jenna Jenkins is the newest addition to the Mary Frances Early College of Education team, joining as an academic advisor for exercise and sport science majors.
After working in UGA’s College of Engineering, Jenna is excited to continue helping students connect with the resources and opportunities that UGA has to offer. She looks forward to getting to know her students, supporting them throughout their academic journeys, and helping them reach their goals.
Strengthening STEM Education Across the Region: Insights and Opportunities from NSF EDU STEM
- Date: Tuesday, Oct. 13
- Time: 1-3 p.m.
- Location: Aderhold Hall G23 (conference room)
Acting directorate head for STEM education Monya A. Ruffin will be presenting “Strengthening STEM Education Across the Region: Insights and Opportunities from NSF EDU STEM” at Augusta University. The Dean’s Office and the Office of Research will host a live presentation watch party in Aderhold Hall. The purpose of Ruffin’s presentation is to increase awareness of the programs, priorities, and funding mechanisms available through the National Science Foundation Directorate for STEM Education.
All are welcome to join the watch party in-person; there will not be an opportunity to attend virtually. Please email coe-research@uga.edu to let us know if you plan to attend.
- Date: Wednesday, Oct. 7
- Time: 2-3 p.m.
- Location: Zoom
Faculty are invited to attend the Faculty Senate meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Please email Bethany Hamilton-Jones for the Zoom link by Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Institutional Responses to Student Basic Needs: Evidence from Kentucky
- Date: Monday, Oct. 5
- Time: 2-3 p.m.
- Location: Aderhold Hall Room 206
- Speaker: Zitsi Mirakhur, assistant professor of educational policy studies and evaluation, University of Kentucky
The Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education invites you to a talk by Zitsi Mirakhur, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of Kentucky, titled “Institutional Responses to Student Basic Needs: Evidence from Kentucky.”
Mirakhur’s research examines education policy and the conditions that shape students’ access to learning, using quantitative and mixed methods. She holds a Ph.D. in demography and social policy from Princeton University and previously served as a research associate at the Research Alliance for New York City Schools. Her visit is supported by an SEC Faculty Travel Grant.
This summer, a weekend-long camp hosted at the University of Georgia welcomed 21 middle- and high-school students from across the country to strengthen their skills in goalball—“the coolest sport you’ve never heard of,” said T. Nicole Kirk.
Coach of the United States Women’s National Goalball Team and an associate professor of health and physical education in the Mary Frances Early College of Education, Kirk began volunteering with Georgia Blind Sports in 2022 and coordinated the inaugural visually impaired sport field day at Ramsey Student Center later that year. She launched the GoalDawgs camp last summer with 13 campers to provide high-level training to kids interested in pursuing the national team or club competition.
“The idea behind it was goalball is a really small sport,” Kirk said. “It’s only played by blind and visually impaired athletes—there’s no Olympic counterpart or mainstream counterpart.”
Read the full story on our website.