As the birthplace of higher education, the University of Georgia has fostered a tradition of academic excellence, intellectual inquiry, and service to others since 1785. For our graduates, Commencement is a beginning, the start of the next chapter in their lives. Event takes place at Sanford Stadium. For more information, visit commencement.uga.edu/undergraduate

SPEAKER: Ernie Johnson

The annual exit show for the graduating master of fine arts students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. This year's candidates are: Thomas Bosse , Reid Brechner, Julia Megan Burchett, Ellie Dent , Jamie Diaz, Arron Foster , Meirav Goldhour, Zachary Harris, Ariel Lockshaw , Shuk Han Lui, Jonathan Nowell, Amanda Scheutzow, Stephanie Sutton and Dan Vu.

Spring Semester Final Exams in progress. 

In this talk, Mark proposes a potentially important difference across individuals in the qualitative characteristics of what they learn from conceptual training experiences.  He suggests that during instruction, some learners focus on acquiring the particular exemplars and responses associated with the exemplars, whereas other learners attempt to abstract underlying regularities reflected in the particular exemplars linked to an appropriate response (termed "rule learners").

This monthly seminar series, sponsored by the Sustainable Food Systems Initiative, is designed for UGA faculty to share their related research and activities with other faculty, staff and students. There will be ample opportunities for questions and cross-disciplinary discussion. For more information, visit: http://sustainablefoodsystems.uga.edu/

Honors the winners of the 2017 awards for teaching excellence. Invitation only. Reception: 5:45 p.m. Dinner and award presentations: 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. Part of Honors Week.

The Georgia Review's ninth annual Earth Day event will include a talk by nationally known environmental writer John Lane, music by Hawk Proof Rooster, and a reception. Past speakers have included National Book Award winner Barry Lopez, Alison Hawthorne Deming, Gary Ferguson, and Ann Pancake.

“Small Molecules for Understanding Life & Managing Disease” will feature a keynote presentation by Stuart Schreiber as well as talks by faculty, post-doctoral scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate students selected from submitted abstracts. The symposium will include a poster session to facilitate discussion and collaborative interactions between scientists from all career stages. Researchers, faculty, and students around the Southeast are encouraged to register and submit abstracts.

The final concert in the 2016-2017 Thursday Scholarship Series brings together some of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s best instrumentalists—including faculty and students—to perform three concertos. The ARCO Chamber Orchestra and a graduate student wind ensemble will provide a lively backdrop for five faculty soloists to create the musical fireworks that will close out the concert series’ season. Tickets are $20; $6 with a UGA student ID. For more information, visit: http://music.uga.edu/

The UGA Percussion Ensemble will perform its spring concert. The group has performed extensively throughout the Southeast, including numerous appearances at the Georgia Music Educator's Association state conventions and appearances at various "Day of Percussion" programs, under the leadership of co-directors Timothy Adams, Jr., and Kimberly Toscano Adams.