Kudos: Faculty members selected as Senior Teaching Fellows; student receives UGA scholarship

Two College of Education faculty members selected as Senior Teaching Fellows

Jennifer Brown, associate professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education, and Collette Chapman-Hilliard, associate professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, are two of the eight faculty members selected as Senior Teaching Fellows for the 2022-23 academic year.

The program provides fellows the opportunity to collaborate with faculty members across disciplines with shared interests or teaching challenges. The fellows recently held their two-day annual retreat at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, where they shared 10-minute lessons in their disciplines and discussed teaching philosophies.

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Exercise and sport science student receives 2022-23 Black Alumni Scholarship

Zaria Hart (B.S.Ed. ’26), an exercise and sport science student in the Department of Kinesiology, recently received the University of Georgia’s 2022-23 Black Alumni Scholarship.

The scholarship recognizes first-year UGA students who exhibit dedication to racial equality through previous experience, initiative and creativity in improving race relations in the community. The scholarship is renewable for up to three years if the student maintains a cumulative 3.0 GPA.

“I am extremely honored to be a recipient of the 2022-23 Black Alumni Scholarship,” said Hart. “I view this scholarship as an investment in my future, and it has been rewarding to see that the Black Alumni Leadership Council thinks I am worth investing in.”

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