Centers, Institutes & Programs
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African American Cultural Center
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
The African American Cultural Center (AACC) exists to assist the University in its mission of creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for African American students. The Cultural Center provides a venue where students of the African Diaspora can network with one another, meet new people, learn about their cultural heritage and traditions, display their talents, and implement programs. The AACC also promotes academic excellence in all students through the Abeneefoo Kuo Honor Society and the Rite of Sankofa Graduation programs.
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African Studies Institute
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
The primary goals of the Institute embrace the enhancement of the teaching of courses with a rich African content, initiation of new courses and degree programs in African Studies, collaboration in research opportunities in and about Africa, and the expansion of current and creation of studies abroad, student and faculty exchanges, and continuing education and outreach programs between African institutions and the University of Georgia.
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Asian American Student Association
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
The Asian American Student Association at the University of Georgia (AASA) is organized for the purpose of promoting and providing a cultural and political awareness of Asian and Asian American customs and diversity within the University and local community.
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Black Affairs Council
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
BAC focuses on cultivating leadership, character, and dexterity. We will continue to be a stimulus for the University of Georgia and Athens-Clarke county community. BAC is dedicated to living the legacy and fulfilling the dream and we hope you too will be a part of our growth and progression.
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Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students | Faculty/Staff | Ethnicity & Culture
Welcome to The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute (LACSI) at The University of Georgia! LACSI brings Latin American and Caribbean culture to the UGA campus by sponsoring educational activities, artistic performances, interdisciplinary research, teaching, and public service projects, in coordination with Latin Americanists from UGA, other Universities, the community at large, and abroad.
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Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
The Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education (CLASE) is an educational research and development center at the University of Georgia.
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Department of Intercultural Affairs
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
Intercultural Affairs (ICA) is characterized by its student centered support of academic excellence, advocacy, and intercultural education. Working from a foundation where everyone is intercultural, the department supports the institutional mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students and members of the surrounding community.
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Disability Resource Center
Student Services | Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
The Disability Resource Center assists the University in fulfilling its commitment to educate and serve students with disabilities who qualify for admission. The Disability Resource Center coordinates and provides a variety of academic and support services to students. Our mission is to promote equal educational opportunities and a welcoming academic, physical, and social environment for students with disabilities at The University of Georgia.
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Graduate School
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students | Admissions
Prior to the formal establishment of the Graduate School, courses of postgraduate status were offered under the control of a faculty committee on graduate studies. In 1910, the formal organization of graduate studies into a Graduate School was authorized.
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Hispanic Student Association
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
In 1991, the Hispanic Student Association (HSA) was established with the sponsorship of Multicultural Services and Programs (MSP) to promote diversity and cultural awareness on campus. As part of MSP, HSA continues to achieve its goals by building a cooperative relationship between members who appreciate various aspects of Latino culture with Latino and non-Latino student support and activism.
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Institute for African American Studies
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
The Institute for African American Studies has evolved at The University of Georgia as an academic program of study since 1969, though its current status dates from 1992. It is dedicated to the production of creative research on the achievements of African Americans and to exciting instruction for a diverse community of thinkers.
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Institute for Women’s Studies
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Gender
The University of Georgia Institute for Women’s Studies provides a feminist interdisciplinary perspective on women and gender.
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Institute of Native American Studies
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
The core of INAS' instructional mission is its undergraduate and graduate certificate programs. These programs permit students to earn UGA degrees in any field, while earning a separate credential attesting to special expertise in Native American Studies.
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Multicultural Services and Programs
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
We at MSP believe that every student has a story to tell and that each and every story is unique. Multiculturalism is not about race. It is about individual people with individual stories to tell. Someone from rural South Georgia has a different story than someone from Los Angeles, New York, or Atlanta. All of these stories make up the wonderfully diverse community of UGA.
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Office of International Education
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students
The Office of International Education (OIE) is dedicated to promoting international understanding through study abroad, research, curriculum development, and the exchange of international students, scholars, and faculty.
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Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Centers, Institutes & Programs | Students | Admissions
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