March was action-packed and I cannot thank you all enough for the hard work, which launched us past $200 million in Q3 for only the third time in UGA history. We hosted Georgia Women Give donors in Athens, we inspired thousands of supporters to participate in a record-breaking Dawg Day of Giving, and we learned more about dashboards from Advancement IT and the School of Medicine from Dean Shelley Nuss. And that just scratches the surface. For those taking time for local spring breaks, please enjoy some R&R. And thank you all in advance for your hard work as we finish FY24 strong! |
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Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations and Executive Director of the UGA Foundation |
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What You'll Find in This Month's Pulse |
- ? Fundraising Update
- Upcoming DAR Meetings ?
- Events for Alumni + Friends ?
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? After-hours Parking
- ? Senior Signature Deadline Extended to April 7
- Class of '23 Career Outcomes ??
- ? 2024 Alumni Awards Luncheon is April 5
- Footsteps Award Nominations Open ?
- ❤️ Teresa Harris Guthrie Award
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Commencement Volunteers Needed ?
- ? School of Medicine Updates
- 40 Under 40 Application Period Opens 4️⃣0️⃣
- ? Bulldog 100 Nominations Open April 15
- Coffee & Conversations with Provost Hu ☕
- ? Academic Achievement Awards
- UGA Safe App ?
- Lead at 3 ?
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? Dawg Day of Giving Recap
- Admissions Recap + Commencement Speakers ??
DAR Headshot Schedule ? - ?Ring the Bell: Fundraising Success Stories
- ? DAR Stars: Ryan Rasmussem + Janet Lee Epperson
- ✈️ Regional Programs Travel Schedule
- Open DAR Positions
- ?? Staff Announcements
- ? Just for Fun: DAR 101 + DDOG and St. Pat's Day Social Content
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Alumni Participation Rate (APR)
March is one of the busiest months for APR with Dawg Day of Giving, Senior Signature and the Hartman Fund deadline, so we'll have more details soon on where we stand with this metric. We are still pacing to achieve our goal of 15% by the end of FY24. Questions? Email Heather Duiser. |
Overall Fundraising Totals
On Friday, we were pleased to share that we reached $200 million during Q3 for only the third time in UGA history — and now we have surpassed $211 million! We are at 96 new endowed scholarships in FY24 (our goal is 100), and we are at 372 total faculty endowments on campus (our goal is 400). Questions? Email Jeremy Ransom.
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Spring Alumni Board Meeting April 19, 2024 Athens, Georgia |
School of Medicine Groundbreaking April 19, 2024 at 2PM Health Sciences Campus |
Discover DAR (Artificial Intelligence) April 26, 2024 Driftmeir Engineering Center, Rm 1240 |
Commencement Bag Assembly May 6-8 (all day until finished) One Press Place - Ground Level |
| Spring Development Meeting May 13, 2024 George Hall (Health Sciences Campus) |
Discover DAR May 24, 2024 TBD |
DAR End-of-Year Celebration July 31, 2024 TBD |
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Events for Alumni + Friends |
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Honors Week April 1-5, 2024
*Alumni Awards Luncheon is April 5 |
Delta-UGA Day
April 9, 2024 Delta Flight Museum |
UGA Ring Ceremony
April 12, 2024 UGA Chapel |
Alumni Leadership Assembly April 19-20, 2024 Athens, Georgia |
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UGA Transportation & Parking Services offers students, faculty and staff free parking on campus after 6 p.m. regardless of the location of your permit or even if you do not have a permit. Vehicles must be registered with UGA to access these after-hours locations and avoid unintended fines. Registration is free, ensures that you are affiliated with UGA, and does not require you have a parking permit. Register your vehicle at tps.uga.edu and click on “Register for Parking” at the top of the page.
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Senior Signature Deadline Extended to April 7 |
The 2024 Senior Signature campaign deadline was March 31. The Student Engagement team has elected to extend the deadline to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 7 to give those students who missed the deadline one last chance to make their $30 donation. A final email to all students will be sent April 4; it will include an invitation for those students who have already donated to confirm the spelling of their name on the plaque.
Please share this news with all undergraduate or graduate students who earn a degree at any point in 2024 and encourage them to donate ASAP. The Senior Signature Digital Toolkit has a slate of assets you can use for this purpose. Questions? Contact Terrance Smith.
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Class of 2023 Career Outcomes |
Great news! According to career outcomes data released by the UGA Career Center, 96% of UGA’s Class of 2023 graduates were employed or continuing their education within six months of graduation. Among those grads, 64% were employed full-time; 23% were continuing their education; and 9% were engaged in post-graduate internships, fellowships, residencies, postdoctoral research, part-time jobs or said they were not currently seeking employment. Read more and help us spread the good news!
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2024 Alumni Awards Luncheon is April 5 |
The 2024 Alumni Awards Luncheon is April 5 in Tate Grand Hall. This year's honorees include: A formal news release will be released the Monday following the luncheon and photos will be emailed to attendees soon after. Questions? Contact Amanda Brown. |
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Footsteps Award Nominations Open |
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Teresa Harris Guthrie Award Presented to Griffin Dunn |
The Teresa Harris Guthrie Award is presented annually to an outstanding DAR student employee who has made a positive impact on the division. Griffin H. Dunn, a Career Center student worker (center above), received the 2024 Teresa Harris Guthrie Award during the Spring Town Hall meeting. His nominators shared that "Griffin's exemplary leadership skills are evident in his role as a key member of our creative team interns. One of the UGA Core Competencies is 'Leadership and Collaboration,' and Griffin has not only embraced this competency but has become a shining example of it." Congrats to Griffin and thanks to everyone who nominated a student for this recognition.
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Commencement Volunteers Needed |
We are looking for 45 DAR staff to help with Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 10 (4:15-9:30 p.m.) in Sanford Stadium. Volunteer training sessions will be held on May 6 at 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. A boxed meal will be provided. Please volunteer using this form by April 15. Questions? Email Anna Gray.
Also, please hold time on your calendar to lend a hand with Commencement bag assembly at One Press Place on May 6-8. More details to come! |
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School of Medicine Updates |
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40 Under 40 Application Period Begins |
Nominations for 40 Under 40, DAR's young alumni recognition program, closed on March 25 for the 2024 class of honorees. Now, individuals who were nominated are receiving emails asking them to submit their application by April 22. Thanks to everyone who provided strategic nominations; please follow up with those individuals to ensure they submit their application by the 22nd. Questions? Email 40u40@uga.edu.
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Bulldog 100 Nominations Open April 15 |
Nominations for the 2025 Bulldog 100 will open April 15. Details and a link to the form will be shared closer to that time. Eligibility requirements will be changing, and DARCOMM will communicate those changes to applicants from the past three years. Nominations will close July 31. Questions? Email b100@uga.edu.
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Coffee & Connections with Provost Hu |
Provost Hu invites you to join him and colleagues across campus on April 16 from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Delta Innovation Hub for an informal networking event that offers an opportunity for faculty and staff to build connections with UGA leadership and among each other. Please register to participate.
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Academic Achievement Awards |
Congrats to the DAR colleagues who pursued additional education this year (three of which are shown above with VP Walton): -
Abby Bryant - UGA, Master of Education in Learning, Leadership, and Organizational Development
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Stacy Stanford - UGA, Master of Education in Learning, Leadership, and Organizational Development
- Gracie Oney-Hansen - UGA, Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences
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Kathryn McHugh - Georgia College & State University, Master of Public Administration
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Lisa C. Mathis - Georgia Southern University, Master of Education in Higher Education Administration
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Morgan Robinson - Valdosta State University, Master of Public Administration
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Kaitlyn Hart Schwarzenbach - UGA, Bachelor's degree in Hospitality and Food Industry Management
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Download the UGA Safe App |
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The UGA Safe App is UGA's mobile safety app that offers users emergency information and resources, such as: -
Chat with UGA Police: Users can initiate a chat session with the UGA Police when calling may not be possible.
- Mobile BlueLight: Share your location and call the UGA police. Your location sharing stays on while you move.
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Friend Walk: Send your location in real time so a friend can watch as you walk, ride or drive to your destination.
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Lead at 3 is a series focused on women’s leadership in higher education and beyond. Each semester, three women are invited to share three key insights on leadership at 3 p.m. The final speaker will be Franklin College Dean Anna Stenport who will speak on April 10 from 3-4 p.m. at the Delta Innovation Hub. These are in-person events; attendees are asked to RSVP.
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Thanks again to everyone in DAR for their role in our epic Dawg Day of Giving last week. We secured a record 11,711 gifts totaling $13,824,735.14 (also a record!), including $3.7 million in commitments for the School of Medicine. As you continue to share results and thank donors, a few housekeeping reminders: -
Share the official news release in social. You can use the Digital Toolkit for editorial and visual assets to support your messages.
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A thank you email went to donors last week; a postcard (with DDOG swag) will be mailed in the next few weeks. Please continue to thank your area's donors, too.
- Please remove window clings, yard signs and other signage from campus.
Continue to send questions to Sherry Abrams. |
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Admissions Recap + Commencement Speakers |
UGA announced final admissions decisions for the Class of 2028 on March 15. UGA received 43,090+ applications, with 15,900+ students accepted for the fall semester. Applications from in-state students were up 7% this year. Read more.
Allison Schmitt (BS '14), one of the most decorated American athletes of all time, will deliver the spring undergraduate Commencement address on May 10 in Sanford Stadium. Jenna Jambeck, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering, will deliver the graduate Commencement address on May 9 in Stegeman Coliseum. Read more.
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? DAR Headshot Schedule ? |
Have you scheduled a headshot with Edwin Hammond? Fill out a scheduling form below; headshots are taken in front of 1 Press Place. |
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Suzy and Ron Deering recently met their Georgia Commitment Scholarship recipient thanks to Caitlin Lacey and Graff Wilson arranging the meeting, Siara Abdulla working with Suzy on her giving plans, Jennifer Hancock and Erica Owensby
for executing the GCS fund agreement, and to the leadership of Brittany Rider. A true team effort! The Deerings are PLC and Magill Society members, and GCS donors. Suzy is also a Georgia Women Give founding donor.
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Debbie Daniel in the Morehead Honors College kindly informed colleague Suzanne Griffeth in FACS about the recent promotion of alumnus Jeremy Burch. Suzanne used that information to send a special "FACS Congrats Card" that was signed by Dean Z and others in the office. You can see Jeremy's reaction here, which reflects a new engagement opportunity for this alumnus. Great collaboration, Debbie and Suzanne!
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LaRisa Chambers and Sarah Baines
collaborated on a $50k gift from Susanna Mesa of Malibu, California, to establish a graduate fellowship in SPIA that will be matched 1:1 by the UGA Foundation. The fellowship will focus on advancing women in public service and politics, which reflects one of Dean Auer's top priorities. This is Susanna's second major gift to SPIA; her first helps students with financial need participate in internships in D.C. and elsewhere. She is the SVP for Strategy & Operations at Prothena Corporation and serves on SPIA's Board of Advisors. She will host a lunch for Malibu-area alumnae in April and a second event at her home in Montana this summer — she just keeps on giving! Great job, LaRisa and Sarah!
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A strong partnership between the Office of Business Engagement and the College of Engineering resulted in some great news mid-March: Cox Automative has made a significant gift to UGA to help spearhead efforts to make electric mobility accessible to all Georgia citizens and establish the state as a global leader in electric mobility innovation. Congrats to Stacy Stanford, Jan Blaine, Engineering Dean Donald Leo and Jordan DeRosa for all of their hard work. Read more.
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Ryan Rasmussen DAR's assistant director of gift and estate planning loves a meal from Kelly's Jamaican Foods, a glass of wine at Lark Winespace, and dreams of eating his way through Tokyo. |
| Janet Lee Epperson Janet has been a DAR colleague for 26.5 years. When she's not reviewing biographical data in GAIL for quality assurance, she enjoys camping, live music and time with family and friends. |
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The Regional team will be traveling to the following cities soon. |
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Chris Jefts Macon, GA (April 10-11)
Camilla/Thomasville, GA (April 17-18) Rob Carrico Atlanta, GA (April 10, 11, 24, 25) *tentative
Charleston, SC (April 16-19) Christina Varnedoe Athens, GA (April 23-25) Katie Adams Chattanooga, TN (April 10-11) Athens, GA (April 15) Athens, GA (April 23-25) Chandler Boyle Athens, GA (April 23-25) |
| Ellie Engquist Athens, GA (April 23-25)
Adam Prescott Atlanta, GA (April 11 + 17) *daytrips
Elizabeth Kozak Athens, GA (April 23-25) Atlanta / Athens, GA (May 14-16) Alysse Capitanelli Athens, GA (April 2-5) Athens, GA (April 22-25) NY (April 30) LaRisa Chambers Los Angeles, CA (April 10-11) San Francisco, CA (April 16-18) Athens, GA (April 22-26) |
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Open Positions
This is to make you aware of position postings in the division. We encourage anyone interested in applying to do so. All UGA HR policies and procedures will apply. If you know of a potential candidate who may be a good fit for an opportunity, contact Michelle Carter. |
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Have a change for the DAR online directory? Email dartalent@uga.edu with your change(s). |
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We love our new DAR colleagues! DAR 101 is an all-day event where "new" employees go behind the scenes to discover how DAR units collaborate while meeting team members from across the division. Thanks to Talent Management for hosting another great DAR 101.
Below, check out two recent pieces of social content - one to promote Dawg Day of Giving and one recapping UGA's present in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Savannah. |
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Do you have information for an upcoming edition of the Pulse? Send it to Elizabeth Elmore. |
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