Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Just a reminder
Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, April 2. Be sure to set your clocks ahead one hour this coming weekend. Because nothing's worse than getting up for an 8 or 9 o'clock class only to discover you're an hour late.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
"Last Best Chance," a film on nuclear terrorism
Film Screening and Q & A with General Eugene Habiger
Come join General Eugene Habiger for a screening of the personally sobering and universally stirring movie "Last Best Chance," a film produced by the Nuclear Threat Initiative to increase awareness of the global threats of nuclear terrorism. The 45-minute screening will be followed by a Q & A session with Gen. Habiger, who serves as a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for International Trade and Security, a former head of the U.S. Strategic Command (directing all U.S. Navy and Air Force strategic nuclear weapons), and a current member of the Nuclear Threat Initiative Board of Directors.
Thursday, March 30th, SLC room 171, 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Sponsored by the Center for International Trade and Security and Roosevelt @ UGA. Questions? Contact DanWeitz@UGA.edu
Come join General Eugene Habiger for a screening of the personally sobering and universally stirring movie "Last Best Chance," a film produced by the Nuclear Threat Initiative to increase awareness of the global threats of nuclear terrorism. The 45-minute screening will be followed by a Q & A session with Gen. Habiger, who serves as a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for International Trade and Security, a former head of the U.S. Strategic Command (directing all U.S. Navy and Air Force strategic nuclear weapons), and a current member of the Nuclear Threat Initiative Board of Directors.
Thursday, March 30th, SLC room 171, 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Sponsored by the Center for International Trade and Security and Roosevelt @ UGA. Questions? Contact DanWeitz@UGA.edu
Monday, March 20, 2006
GLOBIS Friday Forum, March 31
Please join us at GLOBIS for another Friday Forum Friday, March 31, from 2:00 to 3:30pm when Dr. Shawn Treier will present his research entitled, "Democracy as a Latent Variable." A brief abstract follows:
Measurement is critical to the social scientific enterprise. Many key concepts in social-scientific theories are not observed directly, and researchers rely on assumptions (tacitly or explicitly, via formal measurement models) to operationalize these concepts in empirical work. In this paper we apply formal, statistical measurement models to the Polity indicators of democracy and autocracy, used widely in studies of international relations. In so doing, we make explicit the hitherto implicit assumptions underlying scales built using the Polity indicators. We discuss two models: one in which democracy is operationalized as a latent continuous variable, and another in which democracy is operationalized as a latent class. Our modeling approaches allow us to assess the "noise" (measurement error) in the resulting measure of democracy. We show that this measurement error is considerable, and has substantive consequences when using a measure of democracy as an independent variable in cross-national statistical analysis. Our analysis suggests that skepticism as to the precision of the Polity democracy scale is well-founded, and that many researchers have been overly sanguine about the properties of the Polity democracy scale in applied statistical work.
In addition, if anyone is interested in presenting a seminar paper, thesis, prospectus, or dissertation to an interested and informed audience in preparation for academic conferences, please contact Regan Damron at the email address or phone number listed below.
GLOBIS is located in historic Franklin House on the corner of Thomas St. and Broad St. at the Northern edge of campus. Please email redamron@uga.edu or call 542-6633 for directions.
Regards,
Regan Damron
Research Associate
Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS)
School of Public & International Affairs
The University of Georgia
Measurement is critical to the social scientific enterprise. Many key concepts in social-scientific theories are not observed directly, and researchers rely on assumptions (tacitly or explicitly, via formal measurement models) to operationalize these concepts in empirical work. In this paper we apply formal, statistical measurement models to the Polity indicators of democracy and autocracy, used widely in studies of international relations. In so doing, we make explicit the hitherto implicit assumptions underlying scales built using the Polity indicators. We discuss two models: one in which democracy is operationalized as a latent continuous variable, and another in which democracy is operationalized as a latent class. Our modeling approaches allow us to assess the "noise" (measurement error) in the resulting measure of democracy. We show that this measurement error is considerable, and has substantive consequences when using a measure of democracy as an independent variable in cross-national statistical analysis. Our analysis suggests that skepticism as to the precision of the Polity democracy scale is well-founded, and that many researchers have been overly sanguine about the properties of the Polity democracy scale in applied statistical work.
In addition, if anyone is interested in presenting a seminar paper, thesis, prospectus, or dissertation to an interested and informed audience in preparation for academic conferences, please contact Regan Damron at the email address or phone number listed below.
GLOBIS is located in historic Franklin House on the corner of Thomas St. and Broad St. at the Northern edge of campus. Please email redamron@uga.edu or call 542-6633 for directions.
Regards,
Regan Damron
Research Associate
Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS)
School of Public & International Affairs
The University of Georgia
Thursday, March 09, 2006
GLOBIS Friday Forum, March 10
Please join us at GLOBIS for another Friday Forum this Friday, 10 March, from 2:00 to 3:00pm when Dr. Stephen Shellman will present his research entitled, "AIDS and Violent Conflict: The Indirect Effects of Disease on National Security." He has co-authored this piece with Dr. Susan Peterson, Professor of Government at the College of William and Mary. A brief abstract follows:
The popular press, policy officials, and academic publications increasingly warn of the negative effects on national security of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes it. Despite these increasingly vocal pleas, however, the idea that HIV/AIDS erodes national security is not conventional wisdom within the international relations discipline. In this paper, we empirically test the link between HIV/AIDS and two aspects of national security, the severity of human rights abuses and civil conflict. Specifically, we examine the direct and indirect effects of adult HIV infection rates in 1999 and 2001 across 112 countries on the likelihood and intensity of state-imposed human rights violations and civil conflict. We find that as HIV/AIDS prevalence rates increase, so too does the severity of human rights abuses and civil conflict. HIV/AIDS has no direct impact on such abuses and civil conflict, however. Rather, it influences national security indirectly through its impact on the social, political, and economic institutions of the state.
In addition, if anyone is interested in presenting a seminar paper, thesis, prospectus, or dissertation to an interested and informed audience in preparation for academic conferences, please contact Regan Damron at the email address or phone number listed below.
GLOBIS is located in historic Franklin House on the corner of Thomas St. and Broad St. at the Northern edge of campus. Please email redamron@uga.edu or call 542-6633 for directions.
Regards,
Regan Damron
Research Associate
Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS)
School of Public & International Affairs
The University of Georgia
The popular press, policy officials, and academic publications increasingly warn of the negative effects on national security of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes it. Despite these increasingly vocal pleas, however, the idea that HIV/AIDS erodes national security is not conventional wisdom within the international relations discipline. In this paper, we empirically test the link between HIV/AIDS and two aspects of national security, the severity of human rights abuses and civil conflict. Specifically, we examine the direct and indirect effects of adult HIV infection rates in 1999 and 2001 across 112 countries on the likelihood and intensity of state-imposed human rights violations and civil conflict. We find that as HIV/AIDS prevalence rates increase, so too does the severity of human rights abuses and civil conflict. HIV/AIDS has no direct impact on such abuses and civil conflict, however. Rather, it influences national security indirectly through its impact on the social, political, and economic institutions of the state.
In addition, if anyone is interested in presenting a seminar paper, thesis, prospectus, or dissertation to an interested and informed audience in preparation for academic conferences, please contact Regan Damron at the email address or phone number listed below.
GLOBIS is located in historic Franklin House on the corner of Thomas St. and Broad St. at the Northern edge of campus. Please email redamron@uga.edu or call 542-6633 for directions.
Regards,
Regan Damron
Research Associate
Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS)
School of Public & International Affairs
The University of Georgia
Monday, March 06, 2006
UGA Forum on Intelligence Oversight, March 8
Intelligence oversight to be focus of UGA forum on March 8
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia’s Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, in association with The Policy Forum of the UGA School of Public and International Affairs, will present “Oversight or Overlook? Intelligence in the Modern World” on Wednesday, March 8 at 3 p.m. in the UGA Chapel. A reception will follow in Demosthenian Hall.
Questions making headlines in today’s news will be at the center of the forum. These questions include: Is secrecy the enemy of democracy? Are there circumstances when the Central Intelligence Agency or president should have the authority to bypass legal procedures such as wiretapping citizens without a warrant? Other critical issues surrounding the structure of an intelligence system and questions of its supervision will also be discussed.
The forum will feature a professor of political science at Villanova University, David M. Barrett, and a panel of UGA intelligence experts moderated by Loch Johnson, a UGA public and international affairs professor who was special assistant to the chairman of the 1975 committee that exposed governmental abuses of domestic spying. Panelists are Powell Moore (ABJ), senior congressional and presidential aide and Donald Rumsfeld’s first assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs (2001-04), and Michael Speckhard, the university’s CIA scholar-in-residence.
“It is David Barrett’s research at the Russell Library that sparked interest in having a campus forum for discussing the timely subject of modern intelligence gathering and oversight,” said Sheryl B. Vogt, director of the Russell Library. “Most of us could easily believe the CIA has little oversight, but during the early years, Congress certainly appeared aggressive in monitoring the agency. Considering today’s events in light of that historical context will no doubt engage our panel and audience in a lively conversation.”
Barrett used collections in the Russell Library to research two of his previous books, Lyndon B. Johnson’s Vietnam Papers and Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisers. His most recent book, The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy, provides a provocative account of relations between American spymasters and Capitol Hill.
In addition to his congressional service, Loch Johnson is the author of three books on the activities of the U.S. intelligence agencies. Most recently, he was a co-author of Who’s Watching the Spies?: Establishing Intelligence Service Accountability, which examines the intelligence systems of nine diverse countries, including the U.S., Norway and South Korea, and presents the strengths and weaknesses of each.
“I believe, and the evidence shows that, given recent experiences with terrorism, clearly even the most democratic societies have a legitimate need for secrecy,” Johnson said. “The secrecy has often been abused, however, and strong oversight systems are necessary to protect individual liberties. We certainly saw that in this country in 1975 and the lessons of that era about the importance of checks and balance in the secret world of intelligence should not be forgotten.”
A native Georgian, Powell Moore began his Washington career in 1966 on the staff of Sen. Richard B. Russell. He subsequently served in the administrations of Presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan. Prior to serving the current Bush administration in the Department of Defense, Moore was chief of staff to U. S. Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee. In 2005, he joined McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP's Washington, DC office in the firm's national government affairs practice as managing director of federal government relations.
Michael Speckhard is the CIA’s officer-in-residence at the University of Georgia, teaching courses on national security-related topics. He has been with the CIA 15 years, providing analysis on a wide variety of issues, such as Caspian energy, Islamic extremism and democratic revolutions. Prior to his CIA life, Speckhard served nine years in the U.S. Army, serving tours abroad in Asia and Europe as a Chinese-Mandarin and Russian linguist.
The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies serves as a center for research and study of the modern American political system with particular emphasis on the role of Georgia and that of the U. S. Congress. The Russell Library seeks to document fully the dynamic relationship of politics, policy and culture—where public interest intersects with the three branches of government at the local, state, regional, national and international levels—through the papers, archival records and material culture of individuals and organizations. The Russell Library is also dedicated to developing and presenting public programming and educational materials that facilitate and encourage research, raise public awareness of the Library and its collections and services, and provide learning opportunities for the communities it serves.
The Policy Forum is the School of Public and International Affairs’ central arena for political debate and discussion, and for lectures on public affairs. To encourage broad participation in the forum, SPIA will invite distinguished scholars; heads of state; leaders in business, labor, politics, and the media; key federal, state and local government officials; community organizers; and faculty, staff and student leaders. In addition to individual lectures, the Policy Forum will sponsor panel discussions, television and radio programs, and documentary films related to public issues.
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia’s Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, in association with The Policy Forum of the UGA School of Public and International Affairs, will present “Oversight or Overlook? Intelligence in the Modern World” on Wednesday, March 8 at 3 p.m. in the UGA Chapel. A reception will follow in Demosthenian Hall.
Questions making headlines in today’s news will be at the center of the forum. These questions include: Is secrecy the enemy of democracy? Are there circumstances when the Central Intelligence Agency or president should have the authority to bypass legal procedures such as wiretapping citizens without a warrant? Other critical issues surrounding the structure of an intelligence system and questions of its supervision will also be discussed.
The forum will feature a professor of political science at Villanova University, David M. Barrett, and a panel of UGA intelligence experts moderated by Loch Johnson, a UGA public and international affairs professor who was special assistant to the chairman of the 1975 committee that exposed governmental abuses of domestic spying. Panelists are Powell Moore (ABJ), senior congressional and presidential aide and Donald Rumsfeld’s first assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs (2001-04), and Michael Speckhard, the university’s CIA scholar-in-residence.
“It is David Barrett’s research at the Russell Library that sparked interest in having a campus forum for discussing the timely subject of modern intelligence gathering and oversight,” said Sheryl B. Vogt, director of the Russell Library. “Most of us could easily believe the CIA has little oversight, but during the early years, Congress certainly appeared aggressive in monitoring the agency. Considering today’s events in light of that historical context will no doubt engage our panel and audience in a lively conversation.”
Barrett used collections in the Russell Library to research two of his previous books, Lyndon B. Johnson’s Vietnam Papers and Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisers. His most recent book, The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy, provides a provocative account of relations between American spymasters and Capitol Hill.
In addition to his congressional service, Loch Johnson is the author of three books on the activities of the U.S. intelligence agencies. Most recently, he was a co-author of Who’s Watching the Spies?: Establishing Intelligence Service Accountability, which examines the intelligence systems of nine diverse countries, including the U.S., Norway and South Korea, and presents the strengths and weaknesses of each.
“I believe, and the evidence shows that, given recent experiences with terrorism, clearly even the most democratic societies have a legitimate need for secrecy,” Johnson said. “The secrecy has often been abused, however, and strong oversight systems are necessary to protect individual liberties. We certainly saw that in this country in 1975 and the lessons of that era about the importance of checks and balance in the secret world of intelligence should not be forgotten.”
A native Georgian, Powell Moore began his Washington career in 1966 on the staff of Sen. Richard B. Russell. He subsequently served in the administrations of Presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan. Prior to serving the current Bush administration in the Department of Defense, Moore was chief of staff to U. S. Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee. In 2005, he joined McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP's Washington, DC office in the firm's national government affairs practice as managing director of federal government relations.
Michael Speckhard is the CIA’s officer-in-residence at the University of Georgia, teaching courses on national security-related topics. He has been with the CIA 15 years, providing analysis on a wide variety of issues, such as Caspian energy, Islamic extremism and democratic revolutions. Prior to his CIA life, Speckhard served nine years in the U.S. Army, serving tours abroad in Asia and Europe as a Chinese-Mandarin and Russian linguist.
The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies serves as a center for research and study of the modern American political system with particular emphasis on the role of Georgia and that of the U. S. Congress. The Russell Library seeks to document fully the dynamic relationship of politics, policy and culture—where public interest intersects with the three branches of government at the local, state, regional, national and international levels—through the papers, archival records and material culture of individuals and organizations. The Russell Library is also dedicated to developing and presenting public programming and educational materials that facilitate and encourage research, raise public awareness of the Library and its collections and services, and provide learning opportunities for the communities it serves.
The Policy Forum is the School of Public and International Affairs’ central arena for political debate and discussion, and for lectures on public affairs. To encourage broad participation in the forum, SPIA will invite distinguished scholars; heads of state; leaders in business, labor, politics, and the media; key federal, state and local government officials; community organizers; and faculty, staff and student leaders. In addition to individual lectures, the Policy Forum will sponsor panel discussions, television and radio programs, and documentary films related to public issues.
Parmentier Lecture, March 9
Open Lecture:
Transatlantic Relations:
Time to Think Big and Bold
Thursday, March 9th
The Chapel at 3:30
Visiting dignitary, Guillaume Parmentier, will be presenting a lecture entitled “Transatlantic Relations: Time to Think Big and Bold.” Mr. Parmentier is the Director of the French Center on the United States at the renowned French Institute of Internationale Relations in Paris.
This lecture will address the tensions that arose between the United States and its traditional European allies, particularly France, after the 2003 confrontations over Iraq. Although their fundamental institutional structures remain very similar, political ideologies may be diverging between the US and Europe. At a time when diverse states and non-state actors are growing in power and influence, the relationship between Europe and America is at a critical juncture. Mr. Parmentier will discuss the consequences of US unilateralism on these important transatlantic relations. In order to best confront the emerging challenges to their international influence, the US and Europe must find fresh ways to reinforce their shared values. Parmentier will explore some bold initiatives he feels could rebuild transatlantic ties and foster greater cooperation between these historical allies.
Sponsored by the School for Public and International Affairs, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors Program, the Office of International Affairs/Education, the Center for International Trade and Security and the Department of International Affairs.
Transatlantic Relations:
Time to Think Big and Bold
Thursday, March 9th
The Chapel at 3:30
Visiting dignitary, Guillaume Parmentier, will be presenting a lecture entitled “Transatlantic Relations: Time to Think Big and Bold.” Mr. Parmentier is the Director of the French Center on the United States at the renowned French Institute of Internationale Relations in Paris.
This lecture will address the tensions that arose between the United States and its traditional European allies, particularly France, after the 2003 confrontations over Iraq. Although their fundamental institutional structures remain very similar, political ideologies may be diverging between the US and Europe. At a time when diverse states and non-state actors are growing in power and influence, the relationship between Europe and America is at a critical juncture. Mr. Parmentier will discuss the consequences of US unilateralism on these important transatlantic relations. In order to best confront the emerging challenges to their international influence, the US and Europe must find fresh ways to reinforce their shared values. Parmentier will explore some bold initiatives he feels could rebuild transatlantic ties and foster greater cooperation between these historical allies.
Sponsored by the School for Public and International Affairs, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors Program, the Office of International Affairs/Education, the Center for International Trade and Security and the Department of International Affairs.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Holmes/Hunter Lecture
From one of the many listservs on campus:
SUBJECT: 2006 Holmes/Hunter Lecture
I am pleased to share with you that the 21st annual Holmes/Hunter Lecture will be delivered Tuesday, March 7, by University of Georgia alumna and acclaimed television news journalist Mrs. Deborah Roberts. This year's Holmes/Hunter Lecture begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel. You and others in your area are cordially invited and encouraged to hear this distinguished speaker, proudly is one of our own. The event is free and open to the public. Please encourage colleagues, students and friends to attend.
Deborah Roberts joined the ABC newsmagazine 20/20 in June 1995. Since then she has served as a substitute anchor on World News Weekend and Good Morning America. Prior to joining ABCNEWS, Roberts was a correspondent for NBC News' Dateline NBC from the program's inception, and also served as a substitute anchor on the network news. In addition to her role at ABCNEWS, Roberts hosts a live daily news program called Lifetime Live; on Lifetime Television.
Her journalism career began in 1982 at WTVM-TV in Columbus, Ga., and she subsequently worked at the Atlanta and Miami bureaus of NBC News. She has also worked at WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tenn., where she was highly regarded for her coverage of the state legislature. She later became the bureau chief of WFTV-TV, the ABC affiliate in Orlando, Fla. Her network career began with NBC News in 1990 as a general assignment reporter and from there she assumed her role with Dateline. Roberts earned her undergraduate degree from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia in 1982. In 1992 she received UGA's Distinguished Alumnus Award, presented annually to recent graduates who have excelled rapidly in their professions. She also earned a Sports Emmy nomination for her coverage of the 1992 Olympics; was cited as top local female anchor by the Orlando Sentinel; and was recently awarded the Clarion Award for her investigative story on the Amish.
The Holmes/Hunter Lecture was established in 1985 to honor Ms. Charlayne Hunter-Gault and the late Dr. Hamilton Holmes, who in 1961 were the first African Americans to enroll at The University of Georgia. The annual lecture focuses on race relations, black history or aspects of higher education with implications for race relations.
SUBJECT: 2006 Holmes/Hunter Lecture
I am pleased to share with you that the 21st annual Holmes/Hunter Lecture will be delivered Tuesday, March 7, by University of Georgia alumna and acclaimed television news journalist Mrs. Deborah Roberts. This year's Holmes/Hunter Lecture begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel. You and others in your area are cordially invited and encouraged to hear this distinguished speaker, proudly is one of our own. The event is free and open to the public. Please encourage colleagues, students and friends to attend.
Deborah Roberts joined the ABC newsmagazine 20/20 in June 1995. Since then she has served as a substitute anchor on World News Weekend and Good Morning America. Prior to joining ABCNEWS, Roberts was a correspondent for NBC News' Dateline NBC from the program's inception, and also served as a substitute anchor on the network news. In addition to her role at ABCNEWS, Roberts hosts a live daily news program called Lifetime Live; on Lifetime Television.
Her journalism career began in 1982 at WTVM-TV in Columbus, Ga., and she subsequently worked at the Atlanta and Miami bureaus of NBC News. She has also worked at WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tenn., where she was highly regarded for her coverage of the state legislature. She later became the bureau chief of WFTV-TV, the ABC affiliate in Orlando, Fla. Her network career began with NBC News in 1990 as a general assignment reporter and from there she assumed her role with Dateline. Roberts earned her undergraduate degree from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia in 1982. In 1992 she received UGA's Distinguished Alumnus Award, presented annually to recent graduates who have excelled rapidly in their professions. She also earned a Sports Emmy nomination for her coverage of the 1992 Olympics; was cited as top local female anchor by the Orlando Sentinel; and was recently awarded the Clarion Award for her investigative story on the Amish.
The Holmes/Hunter Lecture was established in 1985 to honor Ms. Charlayne Hunter-Gault and the late Dr. Hamilton Holmes, who in 1961 were the first African Americans to enroll at The University of Georgia. The annual lecture focuses on race relations, black history or aspects of higher education with implications for race relations.
GLOBIS Friday Forum, March 3
Please join us at GLOBIS for another Friday forum this Friday, 3 March, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. when Dr. Maurits van der Veen will present his research entitled, "Framing the Purpose of European Integration." A brief abstract follows:
One of the most enduring questions in European integration concerns differences in attitudes among member states regarding new initiatives such as enlargement or "deepening" integration. Attempts to explain these differences by pointing to different economic interests fall short, as does the argument that those who have been members longest are the most supportive of further integration. I argue that different attitudes are explained by differing perceptions of the nature of interdependence within Europe. An examination of the debates regarding membership in six small Northern European countries illustrates the nature of these perceptions and demonstrates their importance for membership choices as well as subsequent decisions.
In addition, if anyone is interested in presenting a seminar paper, thesis, prospectus, or disseration to an interested and informed audience in preparation for academic conferences or job talks, please contact Regan Damron at the email address or phone number listed below.
GLOBIS is located in the historic Franklin House on the corner of Thomas St. and Broad St. at the northern edge of campus. Please email redamron@uga.edu or call 542-6633 for directions.
One of the most enduring questions in European integration concerns differences in attitudes among member states regarding new initiatives such as enlargement or "deepening" integration. Attempts to explain these differences by pointing to different economic interests fall short, as does the argument that those who have been members longest are the most supportive of further integration. I argue that different attitudes are explained by differing perceptions of the nature of interdependence within Europe. An examination of the debates regarding membership in six small Northern European countries illustrates the nature of these perceptions and demonstrates their importance for membership choices as well as subsequent decisions.
In addition, if anyone is interested in presenting a seminar paper, thesis, prospectus, or disseration to an interested and informed audience in preparation for academic conferences or job talks, please contact Regan Damron at the email address or phone number listed below.
GLOBIS is located in the historic Franklin House on the corner of Thomas St. and Broad St. at the northern edge of campus. Please email redamron@uga.edu or call 542-6633 for directions.
Midpoint Withdrawal Deadline
While the midpoint for Spring semester 2006 is March 2, the Midpoint Withdrawal Deadline is Tuesday, March 7. Students withdrawing from a course after that date will receive a WF for the class.
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