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April 3rd, 2013, 09:04

Two COE students named to Pandora’s outstanding senior leaders

Two College of Education students — Jordan Thomas and Collette Toney — were among 14 outstanding senior leaders selected by the University of Georgia Pandora Yearbook.

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April 1st, 2013, 03:04

Baker receives Sport and Recreation Law Award

University of Georgia College of Education faculty member Thomas A. Baker has received the 2013 Young Professional Award from the Sport & Recreation Law Association (SRLA).

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April 1st, 2013, 03:04

Thomas receives T. Howard Foundation Diversity Award

Sport management and public relations student Jordan Thomas has received national recognition for his work as an intern at a major entertainment corporation with a 2013 T. Howard Foundation Diversity Award.

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March 28th, 2013, 03:03

COE to host Spanish for non-Spanish speakers workshops April 26, 29

Two one-day workshops—the first designed to enhance a teacher’s ability to comprehend and to work effectively with Spanish-speaking students and their families, and the second on learning Spanish by reading children’s books—will be hosted by the University of Georgia College of Education on April 26 and 29.

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March 28th, 2013, 12:03

Elementary and Social Studies Education changes name to Educational Theory and Practice

One of the University of Georgia College of Education’s most preeminent departments—Elementary and Social Studies Education—has changed its name to the Department of Educational Theory and Practice (ETAP) after an almost unanimous approval at the University Council in late February.

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March 27th, 2013, 09:03

Thompson recognized for contributions to service learning in higher ed

Kathy Thompson, a clinical associate professor in the University of Georgia’s College of Education, has received the 2013 Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding Practitioner Contributions to Service-Learning in Higher Education.

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March 20th, 2013, 01:03

Leading expert on creativity Keith Sawyer to deliver 2013 Torrance Lecture April 18

R. Keith Sawyer, one of the nation’s leading scientific experts on creativity, will discuss group creativity and the power of collaboration in the 2013 E. Paul Torrance Lecture on Thursday, April 18 at the University of Georgia.

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March 20th, 2013, 08:03

Expert on race, gender and sport management Ketra Armstrong to give Lewis Lecture April 3

Ketra L. Armstrong, a nationally recognized scholar on race, gender, and the social psychology of managing, marketing and participating in sports will present the annual Clifford Lewis Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, April 3.

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March 18th, 2013, 09:03

U.S. Preventive Services Chair Virginia Moyer to speak at UGA’s evidence-based health education conference April 5

Virginia A. Moyer, M.D., M.P.H., chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and a leading national voice against prostate cancer overscreening, will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual conference of the University of Georgia’s Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions Education on Friday, April 5.

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March 18th, 2013, 08:03

Science ed faculty among top research publishers in 2000s

University of Georgia College of Education faculty members were ranked among the most productive faculty in science education research published during the first decade of the 21st century, according to a study in the March 2013 edition of the Journal of Education and Learning.

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