Office of Communications
OC Highlights — March 2008
A Monthly Tip Sheet on
Effective Communication
Home Gardening & Landscape
Birds sing. Bees buzz. Flowers bloom.
A new spring arrives in Georgia and so does a new fun-filled season of "Gardening in Georgia" hosted by Walter Reeves. Premiering April 9 at 7 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting stations, the show will feature hands-on gardening guides just for Georgia gardeners. For more information, read the news release.
Georgians have a new list of standout plants for their landscapes. The 2008 Georgia Gold Medal Plants are Dianthus Amazon, Paperbush, American Hornbeam, Carolina Jessamine and Rozanne Cranesbil. To learn more about past and present Gold Medal winners, visit the Gold Medal Plants website.
The 2008 edition of the annual UGA Spring Garden Packet provides timely, valuable gardening information. To find news articles on fruits and vegetables, general gardening, gold medal winners, garden pests and plant diseases, visit Media Kits: Spring Garden Packet.
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Office of Diversity Relations Website
Responding to the mission of diversity
The Office of Diversity Relations has compiled information and links to information about diversity in our college and UGA, the Young Scholars program, the MANRRS program, funding opportunities, recruitment and retention strategies, and professional development opportunities for faculty, staff and students.
To learn more about the CAES committment to diversity and inclusion, visit the Office of Diversity Relations website.
Or, if you are ready to begin the process of developing your own new website, please submit a Job Request.
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Spring PSAs
Extension radio public service announcements
A set of Extension radio public service announcements for spring are posted and ready for agents to use with their local radio stations. You can find this quarter’s PSAs on-line at Marketing Extension: Resources: Public Service Announcements.
Look for new Extension radio PSAs each quarter. There is one for each program area: ANR, FACS and 4-H, plus one spot that is horticulture specific.
If you have ideas for good PSAs, send them to John Harrell at jharrell@uga.edu.
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Upcoming Trainings
Take advantage of these learning opportunities
The Office of Communications will offer its next Media and Marketing Trainings in Athens, May 14, and in Tifton June 2. The one-day trainings will include valuable information on working with the media and communication tools you can use. Plan to join OC staff for this informative session.
To register, email Faith Peppers at pepper@uga.edu with your name and the location you will attend.
The next basic Contribute Trainings and advanced workshop sessions will be held during the summer months in Troup, Houston and Richmond counties. The basic training sessions equip the novice Web author with the knowledge and tools needed to publish content to the Web using college templates. The advanced workshops provide guidance and assistance with building their Websites in a group setting.
For more information, contact the Contribute Help Desk at contrib@uga.edu.