DC Dawgs is now on Twitter!
DC Dawgs is now on Twitter! Keep up with the latest chapter news, event reminders, and UGA resources. Also check out the new UGA Alumni Association Twitter feed
Dawg Blawgs
Deborah Dietzler’s, UGA Alumni Association Executive Director, posts a blog every day about a graduate, an alumni event or some other important aspect of UGA. Bookmark the website and make reading this part of your daily routine: www.ugadog.com/blog/
Now you can also keep up with campus news, alumni authors, the online community, and other news about what’s going on with UGA and its alumni. Visit the Dawg Blawg and share the link with fellow graduates: ugadog.com/dawgblawg/
President Obama taps UGA Grad to lead Federal bureau: ugadog.com/blog/
UGA Public Relations Agency Trip
Please check out a You Tube Video of the trip from February 2009.
Discounts for Dawgs
Alumni Association members receive significant discounts nationwide! Save on hotels, clothing, dining, entertainment, insurance and much more. A valid UGA Alumni Association membership card/code will be required to receive discounts.
Many partner businesses also offer Alumni Association members special coupons and promo codes that can be used online. You can view them with the password below, which changes each month.
Explore your Bulldog Benefits
here. This month's password is: DAWG409.
Electronic newsletter for Terry alumni
UGA alumni can keep up with what’s happening at the Terry College of Business by signing up for the college’s electronic newsletter, called Terry FYI. The newsletter is mailed six times a year and includes news from the college, as well as spotlights on alumni, students and faculty. Request a subscription by emailing news@terry.uga.edu. Once you’ve joined the list, the college advises adding its “sent from” address to your email address book or safe-senders list. The address to add is news@terry.uga.edu. This helps prevent spam filters from blocking delivery of the HTML newsletter.
Terry College
Terry Podcast
redandblack.com - D.C. a 'mecca' for political science majors
May 9 will signify the end of my undergraduate career at the University and the beginning of life in a scary new world marked by recession and unemployment.
My last semester could have been spent in Athens savoring the college lifestyle and the final days without a 9 to 5, but I chose instead to err on the side of preparedness and left my friends, family and the South behind to participate in the University's Washington Semester Program.
Read the complete article at
redandblack.com.
Alumni Career Services
Did you know that one of your many Member benefits is a free 60 minute career counseling session via telephone or in-person? Through this offer Nicole Lechene, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services, will help identify where you are in your career development process and create an action plan tailored to your needs. Nicole can also help you with your hiring needs. Bulldogs make the best employees!
If you have questions contact Nicole at nlechene@uga.edu.
Are Your Records Up-to-Date?
Make it a new year's resolution to spend 5 minutes updating your alumni records online. Even updating your e-mail address will help keep you in the loop on the latest University events and news.
You can update your records with UGA by visiting: http://www.externalaffairs.uga.edu/update
DC Dawgs Featured in the Washington Examiner
DC Dawgs was featured this Tuesday in the Washington Examiner's Entry Level Career's column series on networking. Columnist Heather Huhman details five ways in which being involved in your alumni association can benefit young professional. Check out the story here. Be sure to share this placement by clicking the "share this" button at the top of the column.
Monster.com - How Admins Can Network
“Alumni social events offer an informal setting where you can meet industry veterans and begin building a personal relationship with them,” explains Valerie Elston, president of the University of Georgia’s capitol-area club. Please visit Monster.com to read the entire article.
Facebook group added for DC Dawgs
The DC Dawgs are now on facebook. Visiit www.facebook.com and Search for DC Dawgs and add it to your groups. This is an open group, anyone can join and invite others to join. See you there!!
Join the UGA Online Community
You can join the UGA Online Community by going to www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/GAU/. This will help us collect email addresses, which in turn allows the Association to get information out to a wider audience.

DC Dawgs Receive Chapter of Excellence Award
The DC Dawgs Chapter received the 2006 "Chapter of Excellence" award at the UGA Alumni Leadership Assembly, January 26-28, 2007. The Nashville and Jacksonville Chapters both received Honorable Mention.
The "Chapter of Excellence" award acknowledges the efforts of the chapter that has exceeded expectations in their support of the Alumni Association's Mission Statement. Read the complete story at the UGA Alumni Association web site.
