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Griffin+Spalding Archway Partnership announces new Archway Professional

The UGA Griffin+Spalding Archway Partnership is excited to announce the appointment of a new Archway Professional for Griffin+Spalding. Shaneesa Ashford was a communications specialist with the Department of Human Resources at Emory University for 15 years before going into consulting… Full story

UGA welcomes new Archway Partnership™ community

The University of Georgia is pleased to welcome Newton County as the newest Archway Partnership community. The Archway Partnership, a unit of UGA Public Service and Outreach, connects university faculty and students with partner communities to address locally-identified issues through… Full story

Hartwell, Georgia’s downtown of the year

The University of Georgia Archway Partnership™ congratulates the city of Hartwell for winning Outstanding Community Transformation/Downtown of the Year at this year’s Georgia Downtown Association conference. The award is the result of the efforts of multiple partners and community leaders… Full story

Pulaski County Archway Partnership to hold listening session for community input

As the Pulaski County University of Georgia Archway Partnership™ continues to work on community-identified priorities, the Archway executive committee will be hosting a listening session on Sept. 7 to set new goals for the program. Since 2009, Archway has completed… Full story

UGA and USDA host Athens community members to discuss new initiative

University of Georgia and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) leadership hosted nearly 40 Athens agricultural stakeholders, community members and elected officials to strategize and discuss grant opportunities for community gardens in Athens on Tuesday. This partnership between the… Full story

New Archway Professional starts work in Thomson-McDuffie

Thomson-McDuffie is welcoming its new University of Georgia Archway Partnership™ faculty member Sarah Adams, following Sam Perren’s promotion to Operations Coordinator earlier this year. Adams, a Watkinsville native, has served as the Archway Professional in Colquitt County since 2018. Sarah… Full story

Moultrie police share mental health co-responder model

University of Georgia Archway Partnership™ faculty member Sarah Adams and community members from Moultrie recently presented on the Moultrie co-responder project at the annual International Town and Gown Association (ITGA) conference in Colorado. The ITGA is a nonprofit dedicated to… Full story

Grady County graduates as UGA Archway Partnership™ community

Grady County community members and UGA Archway Partnership faculty gathered in Cairo recently to celebrate more than a decade of accomplishments together as Grady County graduates from the University of Georgia’s Archway program. Through Archway, the community has fostered a… Full story

UGA program helps improve downtown Thomaston

Students take the lead on projects to revitalize the community The second project for the City of Thomaston in the University of Georgia’s Connected Resilient Communities (CRC) program brought UGA students and faculty to town to develop strategies for making… Full story

Expanding access to agricultural pathways across Georgia

A $1.5 million USDA grant will allow the University of Georgia to help advance agricultural initiatives and innovative food production in Georgia as part of the USDA’s Food System Transformation framework. The UGA Archway Partnership will administer the grant using its… Full story