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Latin American, Caribbean
Studies may appear in the fall
By PHONSHIA NIE
For The Red & Black
The University may offer
an undergraduate major in
Latin American and
Caribbean Studies next fall.
Despite delays in the
major’s approval, Brent
Berlin, director of the Latin
American and Caribbean
Studies Institute, said he is
confident the Board of
Regents will approve it in
time to offer the major in the
fall.
An informational meeting
for the major will be held
tonight at 5 p.m. in the
Student Learning Center.
The curriculum for the new
major has been approved by
the University and is
funded by a grant from the
U.S. Department of Edu
cation.
Berlin said the University
is one of the only major state
universities in the South that
does not offer a degree in
NEW MAJOR INFO
Latin American and Caribbean
Studies Institute informational
meeting
When: 5 p.m.
Where: North Rotunda Tower of
the Student Learning Center
More information:
www.clacs.uga.edu
Latin American and
Caribbean Studies.
“This is one of the most
important regions in the
world, and in a global,
expanding economy, our stu
dents need to understand the
language, culture, societies
and governments of Latin
American and Caribbean
countries,” Berlin said.
Students also have the
option to pair their major
with Latin American and
Caribbean Studies.
Berlin said a double major
is a great opportunity for stu
dents who want to work in
their field of study in a Latin
American or Caribbean coun
try.
The institute, which offers
a certificate in the program,
has had about six students
graduate with the certificate
each year for the past five
years, Berlin said.
There are 10 students in
the program, and Berlin esti
mated the number will
increase once the bachelor’s
of arts degree is approved.
Baxter Miller, director of
the African-American Studies
Institute, said he looks for
ward to the success of other
cultural study programs like
the Institute of Latin
American and Caribbean
Studies.
“I would like to see all of
them do well,” Miller said.
“We would be one of the most
progressive programs in this
part of the country.”
Kevin Athans, a freshman
from Atlanta, said he heard
about the Latin American
and Caribbean study oppor
tunities earlier in the
semester and now plans to
earn a certificate in the pro
gram.
A pre-business major with
a Spanish minor, Athans also
serves as the sales and service
coordinator of the
University’s chapter of
AIESEC, a student-run inter
national organization that
helps find international work
and internships for college
students.
Athans said he hopes to
work in Latin America after
graduation and believes the
institute’s programs help cul
tural understanding and pro
vide more opportunities simi
lar to those AIESEC offers
students.
“The classes LACSI offers
teaches not only language,
but culture, and I believe that
is very important because
there are cultural differences
that are necessary to know,”
Athans said.
EDWARDS: Professor
likes Ga. weather
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degree, Edwards was draft
ed in the Army and sta
tioned in Germany.
After returning to
the United States and work
ing in Chicago for two
years, Edwards was hired by
the University as a profes
sor.
Edwards said he chose
the University because he
liked the Southeast and its
nice weather.
He said his other choices,
the University of Hawaii and
the University
of Arizona, were too expen
sive and too hot, respective
ly-
His stint as a professor
on campus was interrupted
by a year spent working
in Sweden, six months
in France and six months
in England, which was made
possible by a Guggenheim
Fellowship and a National
Institute
of Health Career Research
Development Award.
ABOUT EDWARDS
Hardy Edwards Jr., a poultry
science and animal nutrition
professor, and the longest-
serving University employee
>- Has been working at the
University since 1957, making
his career 48 years long
>- Was at the University during
its integration in the 1960’s
>- Between the years of 1957-
1972, he traveled to Europe
every year with his wife
>- He holds four patents relat
ed to poultry research
Edwards lives with Aldies
in a house they built bor
dered by two lakes on a 170-
acre farm in Athens-Clarke
County.
He said he goes home
every day and reads the Wall
Street Journal and the
Financial Times.
“I like to keep up with
things,” he said.
UF Hillel mentors grads going to cities
The city that never sleeps
can be a bit frightening
to newcomers, but there is
a program to help students
leaving Gainesville, Fla., to
venture out into the real
world.
The University of Florida
Hillel started a program last
semester to mentor students
planning to move to New York
City after graduation.
Recently, Hillel expanded
the program to offer services
to students moving to
Washington, D.C.
“We want to help UF grad
uates build a network in D.C.
or New York before they get
there,” said Keith Dvorchik,
executive director at Hillel.
Students interested in
being a mentee are matched
with a young UF graduate
who lives in the city.
The mentor and mentee
communicate through e-mail
and telephone and once the
student arrives in the city, the
mentor and mentee can meet
in person.
Mentors can help students
find jobs, places to live and
local entertainment venues.
They also tell students
what salaries to realistically
expect and how to live
on those salaries, Dvorchik
said.
“We want to let students
know that being part of the
Jewish community gives you
access to Jewish communities
across the world,” Dvorchik
said.
Although the program
mainly deals with Jewish stu
dents, it is open to everyone
at UF.
— The Alligator
COLLEGE HEADLINES
ASU group protests
tuition increase
A group of Arizona State
University students will
protest for a smaller tuition
increase for the 2006-07
school year at the state
Capitol today.
The ASU Advocacy Group
organized the rally and col
lected more than 2,500 letters
signed by ASU students
addressed to state legislators,
said Corinne Widmer, presi
dent of Undergraduate
Student Government.
The students will deliver
these letters after the rally,
she said.
— Arizona State
University, State Press
UNC plans for
cleaning system
University of North
Carolina officials are taking
further steps toward imple
menting a controversial
cleaning system for house
keepers, sparking further
debate about the working
environment on campus.
A proposed team-cleaning
plan — also known as
Operating System 1 — would
require housekeepers to spe
cialize in a given task, such as
vacuuming or cleaning rest
rooms.
Despite opposition from
students and doubts voiced
by some employees, team
cleaning is sailing along to its
proposed implementation
this fall.
“No doubt in my mind that
it will be successful,” said Bill
Burston, housekeeping serv
ices director. “Those employ
ees who have already convert
ed to OS1 really like it.”
The team-cleaning plan,
which has been used only on
an experimental basis, would
replace the zone-cleaning
method, in which employees
complete all cleaning duties
in assigned areas.
A team-cleaning pilot pro
gram has been used since
October in the Bioinformatics
Building, and this summer a
90-day test run will be held in
Carroll Hall.
An oversight body known
as the OS1 evaluation com
mittee will assess the results.
“In the second phase this
committee is to go in and
evaluate the current program
and the old program and eval
uate their strengths and
weaknesses,” said Ron
Howell, chairman of the com
mittee.
The group comprises
seven members, none of
whom are housekeepers. The
cleaning policy could be made
permanent if it receives favor
able marks.
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