Blog Topic: On Campus

Grub Notes: Classic Center to Offer Culinary Scholarship

By Hillary Brown | December 18, 2013 10:49am

As part of an expanding mission, the Classic Center Cultural Foundation will be offering a new culinary scholarship for local college students, with applications due Jan. 10.

The restaurant and food production industries are good ones for Athens, in that they attract tourism, which is a big area of concern for the CCCF, so the connection makes sense. More than anything, the scholarship program seems aimed at students in Athens Tech's Culinary Arts program, but as long as you're from Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Oconee or Oglethorpe County, you are eligible.

The scholarship provides $1,000 to the student and $500 to his or her college. Check the specifics after the jump.

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In the Loop: UGA Has a New Provost: Pamela Whitten

By Blake Aued | November 21, 2013 1:52pm

The University of Georgia has a new No. 2. President Jere Morehead has named Pamela S. Whitten, dean of the Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences, UGA's senior vice president for academic affairs and provost (Morehead's old job) effective Feb. 1.

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In the Loop: Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Nov. 18

By Blake Aued | November 18, 2013 10:58am

Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.

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In the Loop: UGA Protestors Concerned About Cultural Diversity

By David Schick | November 14, 2013 4:21pm

Photo Credit: David Schick

Continuing protests from last week, the University of Georgia’s Black Affairs Council held a rally outside the president’s office to bring awareness to the school’s lack of ethnic diversity.

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