Thursday, October 07, 2010

Fall 2010 Computer Health and Security Fair

UGA students, faculty, and staff are invited to bring their laptops to the second floor lobby of the Miller Learning Center between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., October 13, for security assistance. The security checkup includes virus scans and software updates, spyware removal, and more. Requests will be prioritized on a first-come, first-served basis.

The fair is intended to assist individuals with personally owned computers. Please be sure to consult your departmental IT professional before bringing a work computer to the fair.

2010 Study, Work, & Travel Abroad Fair

The 2010 Study, Work, & Travel Abroad Fair will be held on October 12th & 13th in the Fifth Floor Grand Hall of the Tate Student Center. For more information, go here.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

UGA Alumni Association to host Founders’ Day Lecture

In observance of the University of Georgia’s 225th anniversary, Gary K. Bertsch, a former UGA faculty member and administrator, will present the Founders’ Day Lecture at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27 in the UGA Chapel. Bertsch will discuss “UGA and ‘the rising hope of our land’ in a New World Order.” The lecture is open to the public.

The annual lecture recognizes the date UGA was established in 1785 when the Georgia General Assembly adopted a charter creating the university as the country’s first state-chartered institution of higher education. Undergraduate Josh McLaurin, an international affairs major, will deliver the student response to Bertsch’s presentation.

“Having Dr. Bertsch deliver our 225th anniversary lecture is a wonderful opportunity for the university,” said Deborah Dietzler, executive director of the UGA Alumni Association. “Given Gary’s broad international affairs experience, the lecture will be a great way to celebrate UGA’s anniversary.”

Bertsch joined the university as a faculty member in 1969 and is the founding director of UGA’s Center for International Trade and Security. He is also co-founder and co-director of the Delta Prize for Global Understanding, an annual university honor whose recipients include Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev and Desmond Tutu.