Events - Programs

Lecture by Professor Emeritus Jim Porter, followed by an audience discussion on Georgia's role in the advancement of ecology. A reception will follow. 

Dr. Stephen Mihm of the UGA history department will speak on: "A nation of counterfeiters: capitalists, con men, and the making of the United States," in conjunction with the exhibit "Gold-digging in Georgia." 

Dr. Drew Swanson, professor of history at Wright State University, will speak on "From Georgia to California and Back: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Southern Gold Miining" in conjunction with the exhibit "Gold-digging in Georgia: America’s First Gold Rush." A reception will follow.

This event is sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. 

The Hargrett Library and the ITA Men’s Tennis Hall of Fame will be co-hosting a panel discussion on the history of the NCAA Tennis Championships in Athens on Wednesday, May 3, at the UGA Richard B. Russell Special Collection Libraries.

Civic Knowledge = Civic Power:

A Weekly Series Focused on How Congress Works (or Should Work)



The powers of the United States Congress are considerable and well established. Congress can collect taxes, coin money, declare war, raise and support armies and a navy, and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its powers – just to name a few. But understanding Congress cannot be done in a vacuum or just through a listing of powers

Civic Knowledge = Civic Power:

A Weekly Series Focused on How Congress Works (or Should Work)



The powers of the United States Congress are considerable and well established. Congress can collect taxes, coin money, declare war, raise and support armies and a navy, and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its powers – just to name a few. But understanding Congress cannot be done in a vacuum or just through a listing of powers

Civic Knowledge = Civic Power:

A Weekly Series Focused on How Congress Works (or Should Work)



The powers of the United States Congress are considerable and well established. Congress can collect taxes, coin money, declare war, raise and support armies and a navy, and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its powers – just to name a few. But understanding Congress cannot be done in a vacuum or just through a listing of powers

The University of Georgia Libraries will host a lecture and panel discussion to highlight the life and legacy of Ty Cobb March 23 at 4 p.m. at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries Building.

9:30 a.m. Teaching Roundtable: Making Archival Material Come Alive in the Classroom

10:45 a.m. Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. Dianne Dugaw’s talk: Fighting and Sailing Women in Anglo-American Prints, Songs, and History (1600--present)

Lunch

2:00 p.m. Rare Books Workshop

More information at: http://www.libs.uga.edu/news/dugaw