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
- Unsocial kids may be happier than you think
The child who plays alone during recess may be perfectly content doing so, according to a new study from the Mary Frances Early College of Education.
- Four College alumni named to UGA’s 2026 40 Under 40 Class
This year, the College’s honorees are Drake Bernstein (B.S.Ed. ’11), Jason Edwards (B.S.Ed. ’15, M.S. ’18, Ed.D. ’23), Miranda Williams Thomas (B.S.Ed. ’17), and Samantha Weldon (M.A.T. ’16).
- Doctoral student receives Dissertation Mini-Grant from the Mensa Foundation
Doctoral student Yasemin Sipahi recently received a grant from the Mensa Education and Research Foundation to advance her research on intelligence and gifted education.
- Preparing teachers to support students with asthma
Training teachers and increasing support personnel can help students manage chronic illnesses, according to a new study by professor and associate dean Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett.
- New aphasia camp provides personalized communication support after stroke
The two-week program was designed to emphasize life participation through interdisciplinary collaborations, small group treatment activities, and one-on-one treatment sessions.
- Kinesiology student to compete in 2026 World University Rowing Championship
Exercise and sport science major Jake Yeager (B.S.Ed. ’27) will represent the United States at the World University Rowing Championship in August.