Wetland Plants: Ecology and Identification Workshop

Classes and Workshops, Other

Learn about wetland vegetation, basic botanical terms and wetland plant species. Learn to recognize families, genera and species. A Certificate in Native Plants elective course for those in the program.

Saturday at the Rock

Other

Astronomical observations. Experience a guided observation of the sun and discuss NASA's curiosity rover with the Atlanta Astronomy Club.

School of Law Commencement

Receptions and Recognitions

Speaker: Judge Beverly B. Martin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. The processional will begin on the quadrangle in front of the law school on UGA's North Campus. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved to Stegeman Coliseum.

Baseball vs. Florida

Athletics

Last of 3-game series. $5, $8 reserved seats, free for UGA students.

Tour at Two: International Museum Day

Tours, Visual Arts

"Art and Social Change.: Led by docent Ruthann Walton. Held in conjunction with the International Council of Museums' International Museum Day: Museums (Memory+Creativity)=Social Change.

Clarke Central High School Graduation

Other

Cedar Shoals High School Graduation

Other

2013 Lecture on Scholarly Communication

Lectures, Readings and Discussions

"Copyright and the Academy: The Battle turns to the Courts," Kenneth D. Crews, director of the Copyright Advisory Office at Columbia University in New York City. Crews will discuss recent U.S. court decisions that shape fair use for higher education.

Peabody Awards Reception And Luncheon

Receptions and Recognitions

Reception at 11 a.m.; luncheon to be held at noon.

Tuesday Tour at Two

Exhibitions, Literary Arts, Tours

A tour of the gallery spaces led by members of the special collections staff.

Tour at Two

Exhibitions, Tours, Visual Arts

"Small European Bronzes from the Collection." Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art. Bronzes by Rodin, Renoir, Matisse, Moore and Maillol included.

Athletic Association Board Annual Meeting

Meetings

Through May 24.

UGA Day in Statesboro

Tours

To feature: Vice President for Instruction Laura Jolly, Coach Mark Richt and Coach Mark Fox.

May Session Withdrawal Deadline

Upcoming Deadlines

May Session Midterm

Official University Events

Gallery Games

Classes and Workshops, Visual Arts

Interactive gallery tour for ages 7 to 11. Learn about works in the museum through activities designed just for kids.

UGA Day in Savannah

Tours

To feature: Vice President for Instruction Laura Jolly, Coach Mark Richt and Coach Mark Fox.

Art and Intrigue Film Series Film

Films, Visual Arts

"The Art of the Steal." (2009, 101 minutes). Chronicles the long and dramatic struggle for control of the Barnes Foundation, a private collection of art valued at more than $25 billion.

Oconee County High School Graduation

Other

North Oconee High School Graduation

Other

Full Moon Hike

Recreation and Fitness, Other

Learn about the moon, constellations, or nocturnal creatures.

Spotlight Tour

Exhibitions, Tours, Visual Arts

Join docents for this tour of highlights from the permanent collection.

Memorial Day holiday

Holidays

No classes; offices closed.

Tuesday Tour at Two

Exhibitions, Literary Arts, Tours

A tour of the gallery spaces led by members of the special collections staff.

Garden Travels Discussion

Lectures, Readings and Discussions

Social hour with dinner or coffee from Donderos’ Kitchen, and then travel to remarkable gardens and natural areas. Discussion topic is the New Zealand South Island Alps.

Tour at Two

Exhibitions, Tours, Visual Arts

Join docents for this tour of highlights from the permanent collection.

Art and Intrigue Film Series Film

Films, Visual Arts

"Stolen." (2006, 85 minutes). In March of 1990, two thieves dressed as Boston police officers gained entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and successfully executed the largest art heist in modern history. Among the 13 priceless works stolen was Vermeer’s “The Concert,” one of only 35 of the master’s surviving works. Not a single one of the works has been recovered.

Orientation

Official University Events

For Summer Thru Term and Summer Short Session I.

Last Day of May Session Classes

Official University Events

Tuesday Tour at Two

Exhibitions, Literary Arts, Tours

A tour of the gallery spaces led by members of the special collections staff.

Advisement and Registration for Summer Short Session I

Official University Events

Advisement and Registration for Summer Thru Term

Official University Events

May Session Final Exams

Official University Events

Tour at Two

Exhibitions, Tours, Visual Arts

Join docents for this tour of highlights from the permanent collection.

Communication Sciences and Special Education Summer Institute

Conferences, Fairs and Symposiums

Topics will feature experts in reading disorders, Asperger syndrome, augmentative communication, medical issues, data collection, behavior management and educational law.

Blood Drive

Other

Drawing in the Galleries

Classes and Workshops, Exhibitions, Visual Arts

Sketch in the galleries. No instruction provided. Pencils only.

Art and Intrigue Film Series Film

Films, Visual Arts

"Exit Through the Gift Shop." (2010, 87 minutes). Chronicles the underground world of street art. Takes a twist when introduced to elusive stencil artist Banksy, who turns the project around to film filmmaker Thierry Guetta while he reinvents himself as a street artist.

Judith Ortiz Cofer Poetry Reading

Lectures, Readings and Discussions

Part of the Seat in the Shade: A Summer Poetry Readings Series. Hosted by Poetry for Educators founder, Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor.

Stephen Corey and Jenny Gropp Hess Poetry Reading

Lectures, Readings and Discussions

Part of the Seat in the Shade: A Summer Poetry Readings Series. Hosted by Poetry for Educators founder, Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor.

Laura Newbern Poetry Reading

Lectures, Readings and Discussions

Part of the Seat in the Shade: A Summer Poetry Readings Series. Hosted by Poetry for Educators founder, Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor.

Blood Drive

Other

Jericho Brown Poetry Reading

Lectures, Readings and Discussions, Literary Arts

Part of the Seat in the Shade: A Summer Poetry Readings Series. Hosted by Poetry for Educators founder, Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor.

Alternative Financing Workshop

Classes and Workshops

"Alternative Financing in Today's Marketplace." Most businesses need working capital to conduct their day-to-day operations. This program discusses the use of working capital term loans to finance these operations. The SBA 504 Loan Program also will be discussed.

Blood Drive

Other

Tour at Two

Exhibitions, Tours, Visual Arts

Join docents for this tour of highlights from the permanent collection.

Tamara Madison Poetry Reading

Lectures, Readings and Discussions, Literary Arts

Part of the Seat in the Shade: A Summer Poetry Readings Series. Hosted by Poetry for Educators founder, Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor.

Southeast Association of Shared Resources Meeting

Conferences, Fairs and Symposiums

For leaders and decision makers in life science core facilities to gather, network, discover the latest technical advances, and learn valuable lab management principles. Through June 15. $100.

90 Carlton: Summer Open House

Exhibitions, Receptions and Recognitions, Tours, Visual Arts

Presented by The Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art. To include gallery talks with curators, light refreshments, art workshop and live music.

Poetry for Educators Collective

Lectures, Readings and Discussions, Literary Arts

Part of the Seat in the Shade: A Summer Poetry Readings Series. Hosted by Poetry for Educators founder, Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor and co-presented with students in LLED 8045 Advanced Poetry for Creative Educators Course participants.

Saturday at the Rock

Other

Canning and food preservation. Learn how to can and preserve your own food. Denise Everson, family and consumer sciences agent with the UGA Cooperative Extension, will share some research-based recipes and provide step-by-step instructions for food preservation. Price to be determined.

Family Day: All that Jazz

Classes and Workshops, Exhibitions, Tours, Visual Arts

Tour the permanent collection galleries to see and hear how artists like Jay Robinson and Radcliffe Bailey have been inspired by jazz, then head to the Mary and Michael Erlanger classroom to create a music-inspired masterpiece.

Ballads And Fiddle Tunes Performance

Performing Arts

Traditional ballad singers Mary Lomax and her sister Bonnie Loggins will perform a set of songs. Also performing will be Bonnie's son, Casey, and nonagenarian fiddler Roy Tench, who grew up as a neighbor to the sisters.

Blood Drive

Other

In Bloodmobile in front of Memorial Hall. Sponsored by UGA Red Cross Club.

Summer Short Session I Withdrawal Deadline

Official University Events

Summer Short Session I Midterm

Official University Events

Public Relations Workshop

Classes and Workshops

"PR 101," Taryn Scher. Will address: the difference between advertising, public relations and marketing; why do you want public relations; who needs public relations; when do you want to go after public relations; when will you see results; where to try and get public relations; how to get public relations; and additional tips and sample case studies. Includes catered lunch.

Blood Drive

Other

Tour at Two: Face Jugs

Exhibitions, Tours, Visual Arts

Dale Couch, curator of decorative arts, will lead a tour of the exhibition "Face Jugs: Art and Ritual in 19th-Century South Carolina."

Blood Drive

Other

Extended Summer Session Midterm

Official University Events

Withdrawal Deadline for Extended Summer Session

Upcoming Deadlines

Meeting: UGA Foundation Board of Trustees

Meetings

Gallery Games

Exhibitions, Tours, Visual Arts

Interactive gallery tour for ages 7 to 11. Learn about works in the museum through activities designed just for kids.

Blood Drive

Other

Kress Project Book Release Event

Receptions and Recognitions, Visual Arts

Music by Charlie Hartness and performances by other Kress Project winners. Copies of the book will be for sale in the Museum Shop. Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art, will lead a tour of the Kress Collection.

Spotlight Tour: Kress Collection

Exhibitions, Tours, Visual Arts

Led by Lynn Boland, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art. Held in conjunction with the Kress Project book release event.

HOPE Scholarship Ceremony

Other

To celebrate 20th anniversary of the Hope Scholarship.

Artful Conversation

Lectures, Readings and Discussions, Visual Arts

Join Carissa DiCindio, curator of education, for an in-depth look at Gerald Brockhurst’s "Portrait of Jeanne Laib."

Rutherford Hall Dedication

Official University Events

Small Animal Arthroscopy Course

Conferences, Fairs and Symposiums

Best attended by those who do a lot of traditional joint surgery or who have done some endoscopy. Provides 11 continuing education hours for the lecture and laboratory.

Blood Drive

Other

Advanced Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery Course

Conferences, Fairs and Symposiums

Designed for people who have either performed some endoscopy or taken a basic course. Provides 15 continuing education hours.

Withdrawal Deadline for Summer Thru Term

Official University Events

Summer Thru Term Midterm

Official University Events

Last Day of Summer Short Session I Classes

Official University Events

Registration for Summer Short Session II

Official University Events

Summer Short Session I Final Exams

Official University Events

Independence Day Holiday

Holidays

No classes; offices closed.

Using Social Media For Your Business Workshop

Classes and Workshops

Watch as an imaginary business creates and begins to use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest to promote its product online. Includes catered lunch.

Summer Short Session II Midterm

Official University Events

Withdrawal deadline for Summer Short Session II

Upcoming Deadlines

Saturday at the Rock

Classes and Workshops, Other

"Inside the Hive." Explore the bee hives at Rock Eagle 4H Center and learn about how honey is created.

Small Animal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Course

Conferences, Fairs and Symposiums

Course is introductory. Will provide 15 continuing education hours of credit for the lecture and laboratory.

Basic Small Animal Soft Tissue Rigid Endoscopy Course

Conferences, Fairs and Symposiums

Develop skills considered standard for general practice, including diagnostic procedures. Will provide 15 continuing education hours of credit for the lecture and laboratory.

UGA Day in Gwinnett County

Tours

To feature: President Jere Morehead, Coach Mark Richt and Coach Mark Fox.

Last Day of Summer Thru Term Classes

Official University Events

Last Day of Extended Summer Session Classes

Official University Events

Summer Thru Term Final Exams

Official University Events

Through Aug. 1.

Last Day of Summer Short Session II Classes

Official University Events

Summer Short Session II Final Exams

Official University Events

Summer Commencement

Official University Events

Combined undergraduate and graduate ceremony.

Student Football Ticket Registration

Athletics

Starts at noon. Through Aug. 21. For new students—incoming freshmen, transfer students and graduate students who are new to UGA—this is the first opportunity to register for football student season tickets. Is dependent on the date you register for classes. Tickets are not allocated based on date in which requested.

Orientation

Official University Events

Graduate School Orientation and Information Fair

Official University Events

For new graduate students on the Athens Campus. Meet representatives from UGA and community organizations.

Advisement for Spring Semester

Official University Events

Advisement for Fall Semester

Official University Events

Teaching and Laboratory Assistant Orientation

Classes and Workshops, Conferences, Fairs and Symposiums, Official University Events

Provides new graduate teaching assistants and and graduate lab assistants with information for teaching undergraduates and introduces instructional support systems available at the university. Required for all new graduates students who will have instructional contact with undergraduates during the 2013-21014 academic year.

Registration for Fall Semester

Upcoming Deadlines

Meeting: Board of Regents

Meetings