Engagement, Leadership, and Service

North of the Arch is an official welcome from the Athens community to new students. Team up with hallmates, orientations groups, and friends and find the Athens Downtown Development Authority check-in table in front of The Grill on College Avenue to participate in this adventure through downtown Athens. Document the journey on social media using #NorthoftheArch and learn more about Athens.

Visit https://govt.relations.uga.edu/north-of-the-arch/ for participating locations and event information. Once participants complete the submission form, they will be entered into raffles for prizes, including gift cards, gift certificates to the UGA Golf Course and downtown Athens businesses, a signed Kirby Smart football, and much more. 

University Union is kicking off the school year with some free snacks and swag to start the year off right. Swing by to take a first day of classes photo and grab an events calendar!

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of The Batman

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of The Batman

Join University Union for trivia night!

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Spider-Man will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Doctor Strange will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

Join us for a night of Disney fun and theme park snacks!

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Spider-Man will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Doctor Strange will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

Dawg Day of Service is UGA's largest annual day of community service, providing a great opportunity to work with other students to make a positive impact in the community. Dawg Days of Service are opportunities that the entire UGA campus can engage with, and we hope you choose to! Our New Student Day of Service is open to ALL new students at UGA and is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow Dawgs. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to serve.uga.athens@gmail.com! 

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Spider-Man will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Doctor Strange will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Spider-Man will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Doctor Strange will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

The Engagement Fairs are designed to help students kick start their engagement at UGA! Explore student organizations and engagement opportunities at UGA at night one of the Engagement Fair, hosted in Tate Student Center. Over 175 student organizations and departments will be featured, and there will be free food, t-shirts, giveaways, and activities! 

Interested in finding out more information about the Leadership UGA program? Join us for an interest session to see if this is the right opportunity for you! 

Info Session #1 (Virtual): Thursday, August 25th @ 2:00pm

Info Session #2 (Virtual): Monday, August 29th @ 10:00am 

Info Session #2 (In-person): Wednesday, August 31st @ 6:30pm in Tate Room 138

Signup for Leadership UGA: Emerging Leaders is on a first-come, first-served basis. Signups launch on Wednesday, August 17^h at 8:00 am. Have questions? Please contact Taya Britten at taya.britten@uga.edu

The Engagement Fairs are designed to help students kick start their engagement at UGA! Explore student organizations and engagement opportunities at UGA at night one of the Engagement Fair, hosted in Ramsey Student Center. Over 175 student organizations and departments will be featured, and there will be free food, t-shirts, giveaways, and activities! 

This Engagement Fair will take place in partnership with Ramsey Palooza where you can enjoy a fun-filled evening of games and activities! There will be FREE Chick-fil-A sandwiches and t-shirts for the first 1,500 students. All events will be free for fees-paid students.

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of The Black Phone.

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of The Black Phone.

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of Jurassic World: Dominion

Join us on West Lawn for Taste of Athens! We'll have food from multiple local restaurants, music and lawn games.

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of Jurassic World: Dominion

ChrisJones is a hypnotist, comedian and the host of the prank series Double Take on Facebook Watch. In each episode of the new series, Jones conspires with a different celebrity (from John Cena to Pamela Anderson and NeNe Leakes) to give one adoring fan the surprise of a lifetime: meeting and interacting with their idol in a range of crazy circumstances, though – under hypnosis – unable to recognize them.

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Harry Potter will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Fantastic Beasts will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Harry Potter will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Fantastic Beasts will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

The Student Leadership Conference (SLC) is hosted annually by Engagement, Leadership, and Service. SLC is designed to provide leadership development opportunities for both emerging and seasoned student leaders, regardless of holding a formal leadership role #NoTitleNeeded. 

The Student Leadership Conference will be hosted on Saturday, September 17, 2022. Registration is free for all UGA-Athens student activity fee-paying students and the first 150 students to register will receive a free t-shirt! Please register by Friday, September 9, to guarantee lunch. 

For more information, visit https://els.uga.edu/leadership/uga-student-leadership-conference/. 

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Harry Potter will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Fantastic Beasts will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Harry Potter will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Fantastic Beasts will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

Join us September 22nd for our Finance Summit where you can learn about the policies around fundraising and solicitation for your student organization!

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of Lightyear

This event will be out of this world! Join us at our next Dawgs After Dark event for free space themed games, food, and more! 

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of Lightyear

Join us for our Mini Engagement Fair where you can learn from various student organizations. This will be held on September 28th on Tate Plaza!

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of Thor: Love and Thunder

UGA's motto is "to teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things."  Serve UGA and Engagement, Leadership, and Service invite you to serve with us beginning with Dawg Day of Service and building relationships to continue benefiting our community.  Participants will volunteer at different sites around the Athens-Clarke County area where we will engage in meaningful service and address community needs together.

Additional Information:

• Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes and clothes that you do not mind getting dirty.  Based on your site description it will likely be beneficial to wear long pants and long sleeves. 
• We will provide breakfast and water, but please bring additional snacks and water that you may need.
• Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access may contact Erica Lee at ericalee@uga.edu in advance of this program.  We have multiple sites which can accommodate mobility aids.
• If you have any questions before the event, send questions to Erica Lee at ericalee@uga.edu or DM Serve UGA on Instagram.

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of Thor: Love and Thunder

Channel your inner detective and join us for a murder mystery show and dinner!

Union brings the movies to you with Movie on Myers! It's spooky season so join Union for a free showing of Hocus Pocus; be sure to bring a blanket or lawn chair!

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of Top Gun: Maverick

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of Top Gun: Maverick

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of Elvis

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of Elvis.

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Get Out and Nope. Get Out will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Nope will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Get Out and Nope. Get Out will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Nope will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Get Out and Nope. Get Out will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Nope will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

University Union will be hosting a double feature movie screening with Get Out and Nope. Get Out will be shown Friday and Sunday at 6pm and Nope will be shown Friday and Sunday at 9pm.

Join us for our Mini Engagement Fair where you can learn from various student organizations. This will be held on November 9th on Tate Plaza!

Engagement, Leadership and Service will be hosting a movie screening of Where the Crawdad Sings

Join us at our next Dawgs After Dark event for free retro-themed games, food, and more!