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Following a comprehensive evaluation of Legion Pool and Legion Field and a public review process under the Georgia Environmental Policy Act (GEPA), the University of Georgia has decided to proceed with a redevelopment plan that removes Legion Pool and expands Legion Field into a larger, more versatile green space designed to better serve students.

Chef Robert Clark knows restaurants. From cozy gastropubs to the bustling Bolton Dining Commons, his workplaces have changed over the years, but his passions for cooking and connecting with people have remained the same.

For many students on campus, driving a UGA bus is an intimidating thought, but for 2025 Transit ROADeo winner Laura Towner, a third-year student from Milledgeville, this is far from the case.

As assistant manager at the University of Georgia steam plant, Howard “Don” LaRue oversees a staff of 16, with at least two operators on-site around the clock. He is intentional about spending time with each shift — including early mornings, late evenings and overnight hours — to cultivate a workplace where people trust their abilities and feel comfortable being themselves.

Each home game at UGA is powered by hundreds of staff working behind the scenes to keep fans safe and campus running smoothly. From facilities and public safety to transit, dining, and operations, these are the teams that make game day possible.

Before anyone in the UGA community sets foot in a new or renovated building, Ray McDonald, Bubba Cowart and Ike Free have made sure it’s safe to do so. As contract compliance specialists in the Office of University Architects, they work with contractors to make sure work is completed on time and correctly.

The University of Georgia plans to redevelop the Legion Pool and Legion Field area to better serve and support its students. The decision comes upon the recommendation of a working group that has considered the highest and best use of this space, located in the heart of the Athens campus, for the last six months.

It’s been an unusually quiet hurricane season so far. But that may change with Hurricane Gabrielle taking aim at Bermuda in the coming days and more than two months left before the 2025 storm season officially comes to a close. Wondering how to stay safe? The University of Georgia’s Alyssa Ragan, from the UGA Institute for Disaster Management, answers common questions surrounding hurricane preparedness.

Katie Scoggins came to the University of Georgia to study for a career in public health, but public transit has turned out to be her true calling. Scoggins has worked for Transportation and Parking Services (TPS) for the past 17 years, starting as a student bus driver in 2008 and progressing to a full-time bus driver in 2012 and a transit events planner in 2018.