UGA fall commencement Undergraduate commencement is at 9:30 am; Graduate student commencement is at 2:30 pm. Complete information is available on The University of Georgia Commencement site. Read more about UGA fall commencement
Final Exams Final exams are Dec. 10, 11, 14, 15, 16. See the registrar's website for a detailed schedule of final exams, and final exam policy. Read more about Final Exams
Reading Day - need a place to study? Wednesday. The undergraduate study lounge in LeConte Hall (Rm. 104) will be OPEN. Need a place to study? Rooms 102, 320, and 104 (the study lounge) will be open on Reading Day for students to study. Read more about Reading Day - need a place to study?
Fall classes end* *Note: For the Fall Semester 2015, the University will operate a Friday class schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 8. This is done to equalize the class minutes between MWF and TTH classes and to provide an equal number of class meetings for courses which may meet only once per week. Read more about Fall classes end*
Thanksgiving break No classes during Thanksgiving break. UGA offices are open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. UGA offices are closed on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Read more about Thanksgiving break
Lunchtime Time Machine: How did Hitler's atomic bomb ignite the Cold War? This installment of the History Department's undergraduate lecture series is presented by Ph.D. candidate Derrick Angermeier. Derrick's dissertation research focuses on the historical arguments made by Nazi thinkers and demonstrates that Nazism’s flawed historical analysis points to ideological consistencies within a thought system that was notorious for inconsistency. Students of all majors welcome. Free pizza. This is an FYO event. Read more about Lunchtime Time Machine: How did Hitler's atomic bomb ignite the Cold War?
Kevin Jones on the Washington Post: "How protesters used Arabic to subvert Western influence" A recent article on the Washington Post's online site by UGA Associate Professor in history Kevin M. Jones discusses how "the recent hacking of the popular Showtime series “Homeland” by a team of Arab graffiti artists hired to draw pro-Assad graffiti on a set depicting a Syrian refugee camp has elicited laughter and applause" See the full article for more details. Tags: Faculty and Staff News Read more about Kevin Jones on the Washington Post: "How protesters used Arabic to subvert Western influence"
"Frankenstein" film screening: special guest: Steve Soper Phi Alpha Theta - Epsilon Pi (UGA’s chapter of the National History Honor Society) is screening the movie Frankenstein just in time for Halloween. This is the 1931 version featuring Borlis Larloff. We will be showing the movie on Tuesday. Dr. Soper will be giving a talk about the historical context of the movie and pizza will be provided. De-stress from midterms, eat pizza, talk history, and have fun with other history loving students... Read more about "Frankenstein" film screening: special guest: Steve Soper
Christopher Hager: “The Civil War Letter as Medium and Genre” Christopher Hager, is an associate professor of English at Trinity College. Read more about Christopher Hager: “The Civil War Letter as Medium and Genre”
