Registration is now open for our next executive education program in crisis communication and management. Presented in partnership with the Terry College of Business, School of Law and School of Public and International Affairs, “Empowering Leaders: How to Excel Through Crisis With Proven Strategies” will provide strategies and principles in crisis management and leadership, as well as guidelines to build confidence when navigating crises that emerge.

Topics covered include business and strategic communication, law and risk management, public affairs communications, stakeholder management and leadership training. This program will drive home the principle of READINESS to successfully lead and manage crises across all industries.

The intensive one-day, in-person program will take place March 20 at the Terry Executive Education Center in Atlanta.  A 20% discount (Code: CCTT20) is available for Grady alumni and companies that register two or more employees.

The Oglethorpe Echo has received a $50,000 JournalismAI grant. This grant, sponsored by the Google News Initiative, will enable The Echo to experiment, implement and share best practices of AI technologies.

The Oglethorpe Echo was founded in 1874 to serve Oglethorpe County. In 2021, the owners planned to close the newspaper, which would have created a rural news desert. Instead, University of Georgia alumnus Dink NeSmith (ABJ ’70) turned it into a nonprofit, and UGA journalism students became its newsroom staff. The Echo has been running as a news-academic partnership ever since.

As a recipient of the grant, The Oglethorpe Echo is one of 35 winners worldwide out of 712 grant applications. Recipients were selected based on novelty, feasibility and potential for impact.

We are proud to have eight alumni being recognized on the UGA Alumni Association's Bulldog 100 list, celebrating the top 100 fastest-growing organizations owned or operated by UGA alumni. They include:

The Bulldog 100 will be celebrated at a ceremony in Athens on Friday, Feb. 21.