UGA helps high schoolers build leadership skills

For Tanya Calderon, a rising junior at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, attending the InnovateU summer program at the University of Georgia this past June gave her a chance to think differently about her community and learn more about the award-winning public university in her backyard.

“I really loved getting to know other people and sharing our perspectives,” Calderon said. “The program also helped me learn more about studying business and finance at UGA and got me thinking about attending school here.”

Calderon was one of 24 Athens-Clarke County high school students to attend InnovateU, a summer program at the UGA Innovation District that is sponsored by the UGA Office of the President. InnovateU is coordinated by the UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development and College of Family and Consumer Sciences in partnership with the Clarke County School District.

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