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Q&As
Q&A: Terry College Inclusive Excellence Director Says Corporate Diversity is Here to Stay
Randy Groomes is the director of inclusive excellence and engagement at the Terry College of Business, a diversity, equity and inclusion-related role that faces a period of uncertainty due to executive orders from the Trump administration. Q: What led you to the position of the director of inclusive excellence and…
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Q&A: Athens Rock Lobsters a ‘Community Organization First’
Anthony Schaaf, the vice president of sales for the Athens Pro Hockey LLC, doing business as Athens Rock Lobsters, is helping the company grow and develop during its inaugural season. Q: What inspired you to pursue a career in hockey? A: So when I was younger, I played, went to…
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Athens-Clarke County
Q&As Capture Concerns, Opportunities for Athens Leaders, Community Advocates
Reporting I students set out to learn more about the area and their beats — business and consumer news, city-county government, diversity, local music, sustainability — by conducting research and interviews with leaders, advocates, musicians and students. The nearly 180 students in the course, which consists of journalism and public relations…
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Athens-Clarke County
Q&As Reveal Deeper Stories In and Around Athens
Journalism students in Reporting I found a bit more about the people of Athens through a recent set of Q&As with residents — finding, researching and then interviewing people tied to their areas of beat coverage for the semester. Click the images to read the Q&A for each person. …
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Athens-Clarke County
Getting to Know People Around Athens with Q&As
There’s deep experience and expertise in the Athens area, which can be revealed simply by asking the right questions. Journalism students in Reporting I recently did just that — finding, researching and then interviewing people tied to their areas of beat coverage for the semester. Click the images to read…
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Q&A: Ecotones Mixes Music, Sustainability To Support Upper Oconee Watershed Network
Lily Thomas, a sophomore international affairs student from Eatonton, Georgia, is the eco chair for the Ecotones, an a capella group at the University of Georgia that supports the Upper Oconee Watershed Network through water sampling to learn more about the environment. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q:…
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Q&A: Fair Fashion Director Says Think Sustainability When Shopping for Date Nights, Game Days
Kyndal Coleman is serving her second year as the blog director of Fair Fashion, a sustainable fashion club at the University of Georgia that is dedicated to making the fashion industry more ethical and sustainable. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q: What made you get involved with Fair…
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Q&A: Sustainability Intern Brings Produce Straight from Farm to Students
Austin Klepper is the Farm to Campus intern for the Office of Sustainability at the University of Georgia. The environmental health science major oversees a farmer’s market in the Tate Student Center plaza that is one of the office’s many sustainability programs. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q:…
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Q&A: Professor Focuses in Accuracy, Advocacy in ‘Chasing Coral’ Movie, Congress Speech
James Porter is a professor of ecology at the University of Georgia working as a conservationist biologist. As chief science adviser for the film “Chasing Coral,” Porter gave a speech on biodiversity to Congress and is now working on a new coral reef artificial intelligence. Comments trimmed for length and…
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Q&A: From Pumpkin Patches to TikTok: Tapley Meets Audiences Where They Are
Wim Tapley, lead vocalist and guitarist of the Athens band Wim Tapley & The Cannons, has seen the band’s following grow to over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. The band is on the lineup for Historic Athens Porchfest on Oct 15. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q: When…