Academics

Join us for a reception celebrating the work of our student photographers, featured in the exhibition Flux. This exhibition in Civera Gallery runs in tandem with Parallax, a national juried exhibition of women's photography at Gormley Gallery. Artists include Zohra Ahmed '23, Olivia Bankard M'23, Rebekah Borman '24, A'iesha Clark '25, Alyssa Einhorn M'23, Alycia Hancock '23, Taif Osman Ibrahim '24, Zoe Kumpf '25, Kayla McDowell '26, Daria Nadeem '24, Aniyah Plumer '25, and Nisttha Ray '26.

This year, the University celebrates the 85th anniversary of the Honor Code. Even while we stress personal honor at Honors Convocation, we encourage students to see the beauty of academic life by this ceremony wherein we provide a visual symbol of a community of scholars.

Students in the upper levels who have earned honors and awards during the previous academic year receive them at this Convocation to inspire and encourage their peers and to affirm the value and integrity of intellectual work. Students and faculty will line up at 3 p.m.

All faculty, staff and students should arrive by 10:30 a.m. to the LeClerc Auditorium lobby and MBK Gym. The event will start at 11 a.m. in the LeClerc Auditorium. Following Investiture, President Yam is hosting a BBQ and Tailgate at 12:00 p.m. on Alumnae Field as we cheer on the Field Hockey team whose game starts at 1 p.m.

Featuring:

Joseph R. Mendelson III, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Zoo Atlanta
Adjunct Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology

Do you write or read fan fiction and wonder if copyright law really allows these creations? Come learn about copyright law, fair use, and transformativeness and how they apply to fan fiction. 

Hoping to reduce textbook costs for your students? This workshop will provide an introduction to open access and open educational resources and provide information on where to located open educational materials.

Do you create music or use existing music in your audio or visual projects? Then this workshop is for you! Learn about how to protect your own musical creations with copyright and how you can incorporate samples and other music into your works.

In June 2022, the U.S. Copyright Office opened the Copyright Claims Board, the new copyright small claims court to resolve copyright disputes up to $30,000. Learn about what kinds of cases go before this new Board, how the process works, and what to do if you receive a notice from the Copyright Claims Board.

Are you an artist, photographer, or graphic designer with questions about copyright? This workshop is for you! You'll learn about how to protect the work you're creating with copyright as well as when it's okay to incorporate other people's works into your designs.

This workshop will cover the basics of copyright law, the public domain, using materials already licensed for use either through the library or Creative Commons, and seeking copyright permissions. It will also provide information on the fair use provision in copyright law and how it can be applied to using copyrighted materials in teaching and research. Participants will work through examples to help make them feel comfortable applying fair use. This workshop will be held online using Zoom. Login instructions will be sent to registered attendees.