Through programs like Youth LEAD Georgia and others here at Fanning and UGA Outreach, the University of Georgia is making a tremendous economic impact on our state. t.uga.edu/9T8

Zac Aaron, undergraduate student worker at the Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, was honored this fall as UGA’s Homecoming King. Zac will graduate this Friday with a bachelor’s degree in social work. Congratulations, Zac!

Thank you to Terry College | UGA students in the Master of Science in Business Analytics program for working with us this semester to help us to look at data around the effect of leadership development in community economic vitality in Georgia.

Congratulations to Beverly Johnson on being named the interim director of the Fanning Institute and congratulations to Matt Bishop on his new role as an associate vice president for UGA Outreach! fanning.uga.edu/bishop-assumes…

On April 25, 2024, the UGA School of Social Work gathered for an awards luncheon to honor our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Congratulations to all of our award winners! Thank you to @GAUnitedCU for sponsoring the event!

Faculty member David Meyers recently received the UGASocialWork Naomi Norman Creativity in Undergraduate Instruction Award for enhancing undergraduate students’ education. Congratulations David!

Embark Georgia, a statewide network led by J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development received $1.1 million from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation’s Child Well-Being Fund to improve educational outcomes for youth who have experienced foster care and/or homelessness. Learn more: outreach.uga.edu/embark-georgia…

Great ideas start with a group of individuals who create a vision together, and act upon it. This program is a perfect example. A shared commitment from UGA and Clarke County School District is allowing this partnership to grow, and more UGA and CCSD students stand to benefit

Great work by Fanning faculty member Jason Edwards while a graduate student at UGA! #UGAserves #campusandcommunity

'Georgia needs more doctors, and we need them now. The new UGA School of Medicine will increase the number of medical students in the state, translating to more practicing physicians to help address Georgia’s greatest health care challenges.” - Shelley Nuss, Founding Dean