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  • Miss UGA turns crown into community impact 
    Engagement | Engagement, Leadership and Service | Front Page News

    Miss UGA turns crown into community impact 

    ByLucas Guimaraes May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

    Ella Ryann Cottrell had never even thought about competing in a pageant before when she signed up for the Miss UGA contest. “I thought, if I were to win this thing, it could really set me up to be able to serve and connect with people in Athens in a way that I normally wouldn’t be able to,” Cottrell said.

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  • UGA Union to host annual Spring Fling
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    UGA Union to host annual Spring Fling

    ByLucas Guimaraes April 1, 2025April 23, 2025

    The University of Georgia Union announced that its annual Spring Fling event is Thursday, April 3, from 6-9 p.m. at Myers Quad. This event celebrates the arrival of spring, with a variety of activities designed to bring the campus community together.

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  • UGA organizations honored at Student Engagement Awards
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    UGA organizations honored at Student Engagement Awards

    ByLucas Guimaraes March 26, 2025

    On Tuesday, March 25, the University of Georgia Engagement, Leadership, and Service department hosted the 24th annual H. Gordon & Francis S. Davis Student Engagement Awards at the Tate Grand Hall.

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  • Students serve local communities with IMPACT Service Breaks
    Engagement | Engagement, Leadership and Service | Front Page News | Isabelle Lovejoy | Parents and Families

    Students serve local communities with IMPACT Service Breaks

    ByLucas Guimaraes March 14, 2025April 23, 2025

    From March 2-7, University of Georgia students spent their Spring Break serving with local non-profit partners in Charleston, Asheboro, Charlotte, and Savannah. IMPACT Service Breaks, administered by Engagement, Leadership, and Service, offers students an immersive experience living and volunteering during academic breaks.

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  • Volunteers removed invasive vines from trees at Athens Land Trust, led by Service Ambassador Wendy Trejo and Co-Site Lead Roberto Rios.
    Belonging | Engagement | Engagement, Leadership and Service | Front Page News | Parents and Families | Sarah Park

    Hundreds of students serve the Athens community

    ByLucas Guimaraes September 24, 2024February 28, 2025

    On Sept. 21, more than 500 University of Georgia students participated in Dawg Day of Service, UGA’s largest annual day of student-led community service. Celebrating its 11th year, the event set records for the number of participating students and service sites, highlighting students’ growing commitment to community involvement.

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  • Welcome UGA events to kickoff the Fall 2024 semester
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    Welcome UGA events to kickoff the Fall 2024 semester

    ByAvery Hawkins September 13, 2024August 4, 2025

    Welcome UGA continues its campus-wide celebration into the new year for incoming and returning students. Various departments and organizations hosted not just events, but opportunities to connect with students as they begin a new semester – fostering a sense of belonging for them on campus.

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  • Protecting the Georgia Coast
    Engagement | Engagement, Leadership and Service | Front Page News | Parents and Families

    Protecting the Georgia Coast

    ByWes Summers July 12, 2024February 28, 2025

    Researchers and educators at the University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant work in a unique kind of lab. On Skidaway Island, staff are surrounded on every side by miles of salt marsh and towering oak trees with vibrant, twisting branches covered in Spanish moss.

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  • Women in Leadership networking dinner.
    Engagement | Engagement, Leadership and Service | Front Page News | Grace Yancey

    Women in Leadership Networking Dinner 

    ByAmber George June 26, 2023March 4, 2025

    As part of their new Women and Leadership Initiative, Engagement, Leadership, and Service (ELS) hosted the inaugural Women in Leadership Networking Dinner.

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  • Sarah Park smiling ecstatically as she is crowned Miss UGA 23
    Engagement | Engagement, Leadership and Service | Front Page News | Grace Yancey

    Miss UGA, Sarah Park, to compete for Miss Georgia

    ByAmber George June 15, 2023March 4, 2025

    Sarah Park entered the Miss UGA Competition intending to gain new experience and win the competition’s scholarship. Park not only walked away with the Miss UGA 2023 crown, but she also discovered newfound potential to use her voice for good.

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  • Building Bridges Scholars.
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    Recipients of 2022 Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander Scholarship Announced 

    ByAmber George February 14, 2023August 4, 2025

    The following University of Georgia students have been named 2022 recipients of the Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander Building Bridges Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to students who exhibit excellence in their commitment to diversity and inclusion efforts on campus. 

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