Fast-paced fall semester, introducing GTS and new intern

School has started here at University of Georgia and the Global Text Project is quickly taking on new aspects and adding new faces. This summer we discussed the idea of starting a student organization that will develop public relations on campus and in the community by providing volunteer support to the project. Since the semester started, that organization has launched and we call it the Global Text Society.

The idea behind creating a group organization is to give the Global Text Project an identity here at UGA, to support the project through volunteerism and establish an organization that can be re-created with similar objectives at other universities as well as to develop awareness in our target market, the developing economies. The organization will operate as student-run club on campus. We already have 12 enthusiastic members, three of whom have established themselves as officers. Currently, the Society is planning to meet weekly. We will keep everyone updated on the projects and goals that the Society will work towards. Personally, I think the Society will be a powerful support system for the project and smart way to grow through networking.

Not only are we adding the Society to the project, we also added an intern to our team, Lakwanzaa Walton. She will be working with me and helping me prepare books for publication. Carrying on the tradition, I have asked her to write a blog introducing herself.