The University of Georgia
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Chartered in 1785, The University of Georgia is America’s first public university. Georgia’s flagship institution, it is composed of 17 schools and colleges, with 27.951 undergraduate students and 8,623 graduate students. UGA was ranked #16 in the 2017 US News and World Report rankings of best public colleges and universities, and #10 in Kiplinger Magazine's list of the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges." The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication administers the Peabody Awards program, often cited as the most prestigious award in electronic media. The Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology, the first stand-alone academic school in the world devoted specifically to the study of ecology, is named for the late UGA professor who pioneered the modern study of ecology.
The Institute will be held in the Fine Arts Building, home to the Department of Theatre and Film Studies, and the Willson Center Digital Humanities Lab, informally known as the DigiLab. The Fine Arts Building features an array of classrooms, seminar rooms, screening rooms, theaters, shops,, computer labs, and the Interactive Performance Lab (with motion capture), The DigiLab, located in the UGA Main Library, is a state-of-the-art instruction space outfitted with flexible workspaces for individual or collaborative projects and with advanced technological resources. Institute participants will have full access to UGA's library, which is among the best research libraries in the nation with a total of 5.2 million volumes, one of nation’s largest map collections, the Russell Special Collections Library—with deep archival holdings in theatre and dance including items such as one of the earliest typed manuscripts of Tennessee Williams' Streetcar Named Desire--and the Peabody archives, an extensive collection of the best radio and television programs produced in the last six decades.
The Institute will be held in the Fine Arts Building, home to the Department of Theatre and Film Studies, and the Willson Center Digital Humanities Lab, informally known as the DigiLab. The Fine Arts Building features an array of classrooms, seminar rooms, screening rooms, theaters, shops,, computer labs, and the Interactive Performance Lab (with motion capture), The DigiLab, located in the UGA Main Library, is a state-of-the-art instruction space outfitted with flexible workspaces for individual or collaborative projects and with advanced technological resources. Institute participants will have full access to UGA's library, which is among the best research libraries in the nation with a total of 5.2 million volumes, one of nation’s largest map collections, the Russell Special Collections Library—with deep archival holdings in theatre and dance including items such as one of the earliest typed manuscripts of Tennessee Williams' Streetcar Named Desire--and the Peabody archives, an extensive collection of the best radio and television programs produced in the last six decades.
Athens, Georgia
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Nestled among the rolling hills of northeast Georgia, 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, Athens is a vibrant college town of more than 123,000 residents. The city is a cultural hotspot, a mecca for music and the arts. Named "#1 College Music Scene in America" by Rolling Stone, Athens is home to R.E.M., the B-52s, Widespread Panic, Of Montreal and more. Athens is highly ranked in polls ranging from Best College Towns and Arts Destinations to Cheap Summer Trips and Best Places for Retirement.
The centerpiece of Athens is its downtown area, which is right across the street from the UGA campus. Downtown is full of life from morning to night. More than 65 specialty shops, 55 restaurants and cafes, and 40 taverns and nightspots fill downtown and maintain a constant buzz of activity.
For information about the city's history, attractions and restaurants, see The 2017-2018 Flagpole Guides to Athens.
The centerpiece of Athens is its downtown area, which is right across the street from the UGA campus. Downtown is full of life from morning to night. More than 65 specialty shops, 55 restaurants and cafes, and 40 taverns and nightspots fill downtown and maintain a constant buzz of activity.
For information about the city's history, attractions and restaurants, see The 2017-2018 Flagpole Guides to Athens.