University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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4 i he University of Georgia is our na- I tion ' s oldest state university and, since it was originally endowed through a grant of public land, it is also the institu- tion where the land-grant concept was born. It officially became a land-grant institu- tion with the passage of the Morrill acts by the OS. Congress in the last century. The concept that the federal acts shared with the earlier act of the Georgia General As- sembly was that citizens should sponsor institutions of higher education and those institutions, in turn, should perform direct services for citizens. The public service program of The Uni- versity of Georgia has grown from those historical beginnings to the point that it has no peer. It is perhaps the most compre- hensive of any in the nation. Last year, $41.6 million was budgeted for public service programs by the Univer- sity. Public service is performed by special- ized instittes and units such as the Cooper- ative Extension Service as well as the indi- vidual schools and colleges. Specifically, University public service outreach is the Institute of Government sponsoring continuing education programs for 16,000 elected and appointed govern- ment officials last year; it is that institute providing technical assistance to 150 dif- ferent agencies and 44 different cities. It is the Small Business Development Center in the College of Busines Adminis- tration counseling 3, 100 small businesses and sponsoring workshops attended by 9,800 people. The Institute of Community and Area Development gave advice and training to 6,000 people in 200 separate programs last year. The School of Social Work conduct- ed programs totalling 23,000 hours of in- struction in professional development. The schools of Journalism and Law co-spon- sored a comprehensive symposium on all aspects of the First Amendment to the Constitution, attended by journalists and attorneys from throughout the country. The School of Law ' s continuing educa- tion programs registered 4,200 attorneys and 2,200 judges and judicial personnel for 52 programs. The College of Agriculture co-spon- sored the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie last month that attracted 220,000 people in three days. The College of Veterinary Medicine per- formed more than a half million diagnostic tests and handled 15,000 cases in its teach- ing hospital last year. The College of Home Economics trained food managers at major govern- ment installations and the College of Edu- cation performed thousands of hours of in- service training for elementary and secon- dary school teachers. The University of Georgia is clearly liv- ing up to its mandate to perform public service, to reach out to the citizens of Geor- gia with information and assistance. President Fred C. Davison, State of the University Address, November, 1981. 24 ACADEMICS

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