As the chief academic officer at the University of Georgia, the senior vice president for academic affairs and provost guides efforts to promote a campus environment centered on teaching, research and public service.
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About the Provost
Jere Morehead was named senior vice president for academic affairs and provost in fall 2009, following a national search. He has served UGA in several leadership positions since joining the faculty in 1986, including vice president for instruction and vice provost for academic affairs. He has also won numerous teaching awards as a professor in the Terry College of Business.
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Current initiatives
The UGA Arts Council was convened by Vice Provost Libby Morris and works to engage the university community, especially students, in the arts at UGA, and to instill a lifelong appreciation and enjoyment of the performing, visual and literary arts. In November 2012, the Arts Council sponsored the Spotlight on the Arts festival, which included more than 50 events across campus and was attended by nearly 15,000 people.
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One Health Symposium
UGA will host the inaugural One Health Symposium March 21-23 at the Georgia Center. The event will convene national and international disease ecology experts to share the latest research at the nexus of human, animal and environmental health. MORE -
Focus on Faculty
Visit the Focus on Faculty feature on the UGA homepage to read Q-and-As with faculty from units across campus. MORE