Student Engagement
Introduction
Engagement through organization involvement and event participation helps shape the Mary Frances Early College of Education experience. Our student engagement initiatives offer a break from the classroom and opportunities to interact with peers who could become lifelong friends.
With over 20 official student organizations and an ongoing event calendar, there are endless ways for you to get involved.
Section 2
Latest News
- Prepping players for the world stage at the 2025 Deaflympics
This past November, senior lecturer Laurie Achin arrived in Tokyo for the 2025 Deaflympics holding two distinct perspectives: that of a former athlete and that of a leader of USA Deaf Beach Volleyball.
- Assistant professor receives multicultural book award from NAME
Katie Sciurba recently received the Philip C. Chinn Multicultural Book Award from the National Association for Multicultural Education for her book “Reading and Relevance, Reimagined.”
- Eight companies linked to College named to UGA’s 2026 Bulldog 100
The University of Georgia’s 2026 Bulldog 100 list honors eight companies and seven alumni from the Mary Frances Early College of Education.
- Using video games to get kids interested in learning
UGA researchers develop an educational video game that’s more effective than traditional classroom activities.
- Amazing Student: Maxine Covello
Maxine Covello (Ph.D. ’29) aims to address disparities in education and healthcare systems by using interventions tailored to families’ unique needs.
- Study finds weightlifting boosts mood, lowers inflammation in women
Weightlifting can make women feel more energetic and lower inflammation—all while maintaining the integrity of the body’s blood-brain interface.