On Sunday October 23, several MHP students traveled to Milledgeville, GA to tour and volunteer. The event, organized by the Student Preservation Organization, began with a tour of Andalusia, the home of author Flannery O'Connor in the 1930s-1950s. Student Ross Sheppard led the tour and explained the role of Andalusia in Flannery O'Connor's novels. He also spoke about the building itself [...]
Associate Professor Scott Nesbit discusses the work students are doing in his Public History and Technology classes, and the presentation he and teaching assistant/MHP student Audrey Thomas gave to the Athens Historical Society last week, in this article from the Athens Banner-Herald. You can also access the article here. For more about Professor Nesbit's work in the digital humanities, click [...]
The CED welcomes Professor Jin-Wook Kwon as a visiting scholar from Korea for the academic year, 2016-2017. He is here, specifically, to study the evolution of the curriculum of the CED's landscape architecture program and explore the agents of its change since the 1970s. His research will entail reviewing our courses of study, interviewing current and retired faculty, and observing [...]
The Student Historic Preservation Organization (SHPO) volunteered on Saturday, September 24th at the Watson Mill Bridge State Park in Comer, GA. Members canoed to pick up trash and washed picnic tables as part of a clean up day sponsored by Friends of Watson Mill Bridge State Park. In addition to volunteering, SHPO members were able to explore many of the park's [...]
Fifth-year University of Georgia College of Environment and Design student Chloe Weigle is a busy person these days. Besides her class work, preparing for graduation in May, and looking for opportunities when she leaves UGA, Weigle has the proud distinction of being the only CED student in history to be a member of the prestigious UGA Arch Society. "I just [...]
It is with sadness that we report the passing on Friday, September 16, of Claris Ingersoll, who made an important contribution to the development of the College of Environment and Design. Claris presided for more than 30 years over our "Reading Room" and in that capacity befriended a great number of students. With a degree in Journalism from UGA, she [...]
Yoldez Halleb is CED's first Fulbright Scholar By Thomas Mills Sousse is one of the oldest cities in Tunisia. Pronounced "Sousa," the city was founded by the Phoenicians in the 11th century BCE and later became a Roman colony in the second century. In addition to its great beaches and olive groves, the city is also host to an authentic [...]
