Exhibits will highlight outreach initiatives in the various units, schools and colleges. Joel Cowan, chairman of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, and Susan Savage, mayor of Tulsa, have been invited as keynote speakers. The luncheon speaker is Commissioner Jim Higdon of the Georgia State Department of Community Affairs. The conference will conclude with the presentation of this year's Walter B. Hill Awards recognizing outstanding public service and outreach faculty members.
Registration is open to everyone on campus.
For registration information, contact Melanie Baer at 542-4643. The deadline for submission of applications and nominations for the 2001-2002 Lilly Teaching Fellows program is March 2. Established in 1984, the Lilly Teaching Fellows Program provides junior tenure-track faculty with an opportunity to enhance their teaching skills by sharing teaching strategies, by interacting with senior faculty mentors, and by designing and implementing instructional projects. Approximately 20 applicants will be selected for personal interviews and up to 10 Fellows will be selected from that group. Joint grants proposals Proposals are now being accepted for grants designed to link the expertise and resources at the Medical College of Georgia and the University of Georgia to advance research in areas related to human health.