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• The University of Georgia is the largest university within the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, this public institution educates approximately 25,000 undergraduate students each year on its 615 acre campus.Official Site: Quick facts about UGA

  On Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2009, a shooting occurred at the Athens Community Theatre at which three adults were killed and a fourth wounded. A University of Georgia professor, George M. Zinkhan III, is being sought as a suspect.Atlanta Journal Constitution: UGA professor a suspect in Athens shooting (April 25, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: January 27, 1785
  2. Location: Athens, Georgia
  3. President: Michael F. Adams
  4. Faculty: 2819Official Site: Quick facts about UGA
  5. Nickname: Bulldogs
  6. Motto: Et docere et rerum exquirere causas (Latin for "To Teach And Inquire Into The Nature Of Things")
  7. Acceptance rate: 75.2% USA Today: College Acceptance Rates: How Many Get In? (November 8, 2006)
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• University History

  The school was originally incorporated in 1785 as the first state-chartered university in the United States.Official Site: Quick facts about UGA The college was actually founded in 1801, as Franklin College, with the first class graduating in 1804. The university went through two separate expansions in the 19th century, adding a law school in 1843 and an agriculture and mechanical arts schools in 1872. They have since added many other programs, bringing the total to 15 schools.

• Notable Alumni

  • Dan Amos, CEO of Aflac
  • Kim Basinger, actress
  • Wayne Knight, actor
  • Ryan Seacrest, host of American Idol
  • Herschel Walker, former National Football League player

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