Community
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The University of Georgia Griffin campus values community involvement, and campus events such as the annual Dawg Dash 5K foster camaraderie between the campus and Griffin community. Volunteers are essential to these events’ success, with faculty, staff and the Griffin community donating their time. David Mann, a research professional at the UGA Center for Food…
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Congratulations are in order for four Pike County High School seniors who recently completed the University of Georgia Griffin Campus STEM Internship Program for the 2024-2025 school year. The students- Sidney Barker, Erin Levin, Katelyn Johnson and Harrison Pugh- spent the school year conducting research on the Griffin campus under the guidance of faculty mentors…
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The University of Georgia Griffin campus recently welcomed four new students for the Pike County High School STEM Internship program for the 2024-2025 school year. This year, Sidney Barker, Katelyn Johnson, Erin Levin and Harrison Pugh will be conducting research with faculty mentors, working in both labs and out in the field on campus. The…
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Each year the University of Georgia Griffin Campus holds a food and toy drive where faculty, staff and students bring in donations to support local organizations. This year the campus was able to donate over 150 toys to the Griffin Fire Rescue Toy Drive and 336 pounds of food to the Five Loaves and Two…
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The fall favorite event, “Scarecrows in the Garden”, is back at the UGA Research and Education Garden, located at 129 Ellis Road in Griffin. The scarecrows, which were made by local businesses, clubs, families and organizations, will be on display now through October 31. The garden is open for visitors Monday through Friday from 8…
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The wait is over! For the first time in over 40 years, the Georgia Bulldogs are atop college football after defeating Alabama 33-18 in the National Championship. The win breaks the Crimson Tide’s seven-game winning streak against the Bulldogs, and ends a national title drought decades in the making. Georgia has come close to winning…
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Members of the UGA Griffin Ambassadors and the UGA Griffin Marketing Team created and submitted “life-size” holiday cards for the hometown holiday greeting portion of Spalding County’s “Lite the Nite” 2021 Holiday festival held at Griffin’s City Park. The festival features cards, created by local businesses and organizations, throughout the park along with a drive-through…
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Great success was had at the first COVID-19 and Flu vaccine clinic held at the University of Georgia Griffin Campus with a total of 91 vaccinations administered on Thursday, October 28. The drive-thru clinic was held as a partnership between UGA Griffin, UGA Extension, UGA College of Pharmacy and the local U-Save-It Pharmacy to serve…
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Congratulations are in order for UGA Griffin student, Darian Adams, for being named the recipient of the Marie Fort Garden Club Scholarship for 2021. The local club presents the $1,000 scholarship annually to a UGA Griffin undergraduate student in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES). Adams was awarded the scholarship in October at…
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Getting up early on a Saturday morning to do physical labor is not necessarily every person’s idea of fun, especially when your bed is beckoning you to roll over for just five more minutes. However, that is exactly what a group of UGA Griffin students, along with faculty and staff, did on October 16 as…