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Beyond the Arch

Beyond the Arch. Jennifer Frum Vice President for Public Service & Outreach. Legacy of Service. Outreach and service are deeply ingrained in UGA’s history UGA designated land-grant status in 1872 and sea-grant status in 1980

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Beyond the Arch

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  1. Beyond the Arch Jennifer Frum Vice President for Public Service & Outreach

  2. Legacy of Service • Outreach and service are deeply ingrained in UGA’s history • UGA designated land-grant status in 1872 and sea-grant status in 1980 • Outreach is an equal part, along with research and instruction, of UGA’s mission

  3. Mission • Improve quality of life in Georgia and beyond by: • Helping create jobs and prosperity • Developing the state’s leaders • Solving critical challenges related to the environment, public health, governance, economic development, and education

  4. Organization Outreach is carried out through colleges and schools and 8 diverse Public Service units • Archway Partnership • Carl Vinson Institute of Government • J. W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development • Marine Outreach Programs (Marine Extension Service; Georgia Sea Grant) • Office of Service-Learning • Small Business Development Center • State Botanical Garden of Georgia • UGA Center for Continuing Education

  5. Organization • The nation’s largest and most extensive outreach and service infrastructure • Public Service Faculty track – 500 faculty throughout the state • Physical infrastructure across Georgia • Web of relationships that benefit the University • Partnerships with governments, businesses, education, communities

  6. UGA as an Engaged Institution • Deliberately engage students and academic faculty in outreach partnerships • $1 million in funding for 68 graduate assistantships focused on outreach • 300 undergraduate students in internship or outreach experiences • 6,500 students in service-learning courses • 224,000 student “service hours” to communities through SL courses

  7. Value to UGA • Overcome Ivory Tower stereotype: • Link programs and services to state policy agenda: economic development, workforce development, access to water resources, obesity, k-12 school governance • Provide students with real-world experiences and skills so they are workforce ready • Provide access to UGA to constituencies that otherwise would not interact with the state’s flagship institution

  8. Example of Impact on Georgia PSO programs carry UGA resources and expertise throughout Georgia and beyond. In 2012 . . .

  9. UGA as an Engaged Institution • The role of Public Service is to: • Serve as catalyst, connector, and facilitator. • Be the “face” of UGA across Georgia • To ensure UGA is having a direct and sustained impact on the state.

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