DIVERSITY IS OUR VISION
COMMITMENT IS OUR DRIVE
FUTURE BULLDOGS ARE OUR PASSION
HISTORY OF GEORGIA DAZE
In the Fall 2004, three African American students founded Georgia Daze at the University of Georgia. Georgia Daze served a two-day, overnight campus visitation program, hosted in February and April, for high school seniors that have been admitted to UGA. This program aims to encourage talented, historically underrepresented students to enroll at the University of Georgia. During this weekend prospective students are exposed to classes, faculty, campus leaders, University Housing, dining halls and student organizations, while parents attend a half-day orientation provided by the Office of Institutional Diversity on the Friday of that weekend.
GEORGIA DAZE TODAY
Today, Georgia Daze has expanded its reach from just prospective students. While our weekends have been shortened to just one night in February and April, we ensure to reach historically underrepresented minorities that currently attend the University of Georgia. We now provide programs, networking opportunities, and special events for current students who identify in historically underrepresented groups. We connect these students with current faculty, staff graduate students and alumni, while also focusing on community service in the Athens- Clarke County area.
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MEET OUR
EXECUTIVE
BOARD
Assistant Planning Director
William Redding 4th Year Major: Linguistics Minor: Law Cordele, Ga
Taylor Harris 4th year Major: Biology Kennesaw, GA
Maya Aban 3rd Year Major: Human Development and Family Science Lawrenceville, Ga
Kashanti Jones 2nd Year Major: Biomedical Physiology Minor: American Sign Language Buford, Ga
Dylan O'Neal 2nd Year Major: Exercise Sports Science/Dietetics Lawrenceville, Ga
Erica Degue 4th Year Major: Management Information Systems McDonough, Ga
Alexa Francis 2nd Year Major: Fashion Merchandising and Business Management Loganville, Ga
Olana Jebel 2nd Year Major: Computer Science Snellville, Ga
Deona Davis 2nd Year Major: Sports Management Major Minor: Public Health and Law, ethics, & Philosophy Atlanta, Ga
Sydney McCoy 4th Year Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences Powder Springs, Ga
Jaidan Beal 2nd Year Major: Marketing Warner Robins, Ga
Kenidi Cook 2nd Year Major: Public Relations and Psychology Minor: Design and Media Douglasville, Ga
Zion Brannon 2nd Year Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences Grayson, Ga
Saba Alemayehu 4th Year Major: Psychology Minor: Sociology Certificate: New Media Snellville, Ga
Nia Simons 2nd Year Major: Management Information Systems & International Business Covington, Ga
Event Planning Co-Chair
Treasurer
Event Planning Co-Chair
Secretary
DIversity
IS OUR VISION
Public Relations, Co-Creative Director
Public Relations, Co-Creative Director
Recruitment Co-Chair
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TESTIMONIALS
@itsazzaleaa
@mbuffins
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"@mbuffins...honestly I was turned off by uga's statistics but after @UGA_GaDaze I knew it was a place I could grow"
"@itsazzaleaa..That's why I love @UGA_GaDaze. Students get to experience the campus firsthand."
@kendraxdanielle
"Very lucky to have experienced #GADaze this weekend. My host was amazing and I'm so much more excited for the fall"
"For the duration of my stay at UGA, I felt safe and at home. After visiting plenty of other schools, I found UGA to be a perfect fit for me. I feel alive, at home, and that I truly have a place and a purpose there. All other schools have paled in comparison, not only academically, but in the way that the people are on campus. In addition to all of the adults and staff that I met that were welcoming and supportive, all of the current students were the same way. It felt like people there were authentic and truly cared about us (Daze participants) and our futures. I received so much amazing advice and insight from the students and staff that I would never find at another institution. So, thank you for allowing me to participate in such an amazing opportunity and experience with Georgia Daze. It made it perfectly clear that it was the right school for me."
-Georgia Daze Student, Class of 2020
@_alwaysworthy
"Georgia DAZE weekend was amazing! I'm exhausted, but I would do it all over again!...GO DAWGS! #DubDaze #BUGA20"
@african_rain
"GA Daze was great! Know I'm gonna have some great friends there #CommitToTheG #GaDaze16 Go Dawgs! "
@_shellymoore
@_CamJamBam
"#GADaze was one of the best college experiences I've had"
"@GeorgiaDaze When DAZE team holds the keys to success. My first experience hosting was amazing!!"
CONTACT US
Office of Institutional Diversity
210 Holmes-Hunter Academic Building
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
706/583-8195 (phone)
706/583-8199 (fax)