The Griffin Campus Graduation Celebration and Brick Ceremony honors the 2016 spring UGA Griffin Campus graduating class. Contact: Chrystal McDowell 770-229-3464

This event is preceded by a screening of “The Meaders Family: North Georgia Potters,” the 1978 Smithsonian documentary profiles Cheever and Lanier Meaders of Mossy Creek and captures the techniques of pottery making, an art tradition embedded in the natural resources and craft practices of the South.

The Athens Flute Choir, a nonprofit community music ensemble dedicated to the enrichment of Athens and the surrounding areas through music performance, will perform.

A group discussion on Robinson Jeffers and his poetry. This Big Read event will be led by Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor of the UGA College of Education and Tammy Gerson and Marsha Carlan of the Athens-Clarke County Library. For more information, visit: https://coe.uga.edu/events/recurring/big-read

The UGA Hodgson Singers, the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s premier choral ensemble, will celebrate the completion of its first professional recording project with a concert.

Proceeds from the concert, titled “Grace Immaculate: Prayers and Love Songs from the Heart,” will benefit UGA choral activities.

$10; $5 for students

Sponsored by: Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Contact: Clarke Schwabe 706-542-4752

For more information, visit: music.uga.edu

Vice President for Student Affairs Victor Wilson and Meredith Gurley Johnson, executive director of the UGA Alumni Association, will address the Class of 2016 and unveil the Senior Signature plaque.

Professional headshots will be offered during the event. This is an opportunity for students to update their LinkedIn profile photo as they begin applying for jobs.

Complimentary appetizers and beverages will be available.

Registration required. Register at https://alumni.uga.edu/event/class-2016-senior-send-off/ 

UGA faculty, staff and students who passed away since April 2015 will be honored. The event is open to the entire university community.

For more information, visit: http://dos.uga.edu/

Sponsored by: Dean of Students, Office of

Contact: 706-542-7774

UGA will hold its second annual Staff Appreciation Day. This event will feature live music, food, games and door prizes. All staff members are invited and encouraged to attend.

The therapy dogs are coming back for stress relief on the first day of finals. They'll be at the Main Library, the Science Library, Miller Learning Center, Aderhold Hall and the Ramsey Student Center.

Check out the Facebook event page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/451472075063346/

The Graduate ceremony will be held May 13 at 10 a.m. in Stegeman Coliseum. Doors open an hour and a half prior to the events. The ceremony will be broadcast live on Channel 15 of the University Cable System and Channel 181 of the Charter Cable System. It also will be streamed live here. Tickets are not needed for either ceremony. The speaker for the Graduate Commencement will be Maurice C. Daniels, dean of the University of Georgia School of Social Work.