A 3-day Festival Supporting Music and Arts Education

June 22-24, 2018

The AthFest Music & Arts Festival brings the best local and regional musicians and visual artists together in Downtown Athens, Ga. By incorporating multiple events and venues throughout downtown, AthFest is able to reach a broad range of audiences and attracts an eclectic mix of lifestyle interests.

Whitney Priest will defend her doctoral dissertation, "What Happens Down South: Dating, Sex, and Collegiate Life in Alabama, 1890-1975 " in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. Stephen Berry. All members of the university faculty are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office to ensure adequate seating.

This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Dr. Cassia Roth. Professor Roth joined the history faculty this year, so now you can look forward to her courses on the history of Latin America, Brazil, gender, and medicine. She is writing a book entitled Birthing Abolition: Reproduction and the Gradual End of Slavery in Brazil. Free admission, free pizza.

This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Dr. Akela Reason. Professor Reason teaches courses on the history of American cities, material culture, and public history. She is also the founder of the Department of History’s Summer Program in Public History in Washington, DC. She is currently preparing a study of the politics of Civil War monuments in New York City during the Gilded Age. Free admission, free pizza.

This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Drs. Steve Soper and Jake Short. Professor Soper teaches courses on the history of modern Europe, Italy, microhistory, and the second half of western civ. He is working on a new book about political prisoners in southern Italy on the eve of Italian unification. Professor Short also teaches courses on the history of modern Europe, with a focus on Germany, France, and intellectual history.

This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Dr. Kevin Jones. Professor Jones teaches courses on the history of the medieval and modern Middle East, and his research interests include the subjects of nationalism, anti-colonialism, and poetry. He is writing a book entitled The Poetics of Revolution: Culture, Politics, and Modernity in Iraq, 1914-1963. Free admission, free pizza.

This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Dr. John Morrow, Jr. Professor Morrow teaches courses on the history of modern Europe and of warfare and society. He has been a visiting professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and at National Air and Space Museum (NASM).

Students enrolled in May session history courses may submit on-line course evaluations May 27 - June 3 only. Submissions end June 3.

Student Login - https://webapps.franklin.uga.edu/evaluation/

Bus Tours  |  11:30-12:30 pm

Campus bus tours will leave from the front of the Classic Center beginning at 11:30, leaving approximately every 15 minutes, stopping at the Arches for students who want to attend the Welcome Reception.

Welcome Reception  |  12:00-1:00 pm

The Graduate-Professional Student Association will host a welcome reception on Herty Field (by the big fountain on North Campus) with refreshments and activities for all incoming graduate students.

Fall 2018 TA Orientation will take place on Thursday, August 9th in the Biological Sciences Building. As per TA Policy, all graduate teaching and laboratory assistants are required to attend TA Orientation at least once before their appointment begins. Registration for Fall 2018 Orientation is now available through the online registration form.