The program’s goal is to inspire students to consider college and introduce them to the opportunities at UGA
This spring break, current students from across the University of Georgia came together to form the 2024 Road Dawgs crew, dedicating their time off to spread Georgia Bulldog spirit throughout the state.
Each year, the Road Dawgs take a different route around Georgia, concentrating on schools with large populations of underrepresented or rural students. The goal of the program is to inspire students to consider college and introduce them to the multitude of opportunities they can find at UGA.
This is the eighth year of Road Dawgs and, while it does shorten the crew members’ spring breaks, they all agreed that it was time well spent. This year’s crew included two “veteran” Road Dawgs, who were happy to share their time to meet with more high school students.
The 2024 Road Dawgs “Call the Dawgs” on stage at McLure Health Sciences High School, hyping up the high school students before passing out UGA T-shirts. (Photo by Wes Mayer)
“A really big part of why I joined again is because it was so sweet interacting with the students last year,” said Yuna Lee, a third-year biology major and two-time Road Dawg. “I had some students say they were not considering going to college, but because of what we talked about, then they told me they were wanting to go. That experience really meant a lot.”
At each school, the crew ran on stage Calling the Dawgs or chanting “It’s Great to Be a Georgia Bulldog.” The Road Dawgs introduced themselves, talked about the reasons they chose to attend UGA, and shared some of their favorite experiences of being a college student. Then, they met with the high school students in small groups to learn more about them, answer their questions, and give advice.
“I’ve always loved talking to kids to give advice and just giving the spiel about college,” said Grace Okpurukre, a second-year economics major….
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