S. Eugene Younts, the former vice president for public service and outreach who initiated the university’s New Faculty Tour, will have a book signing Nov. 11 for his new book, Back on the Bus.
The UGA Libraries are hosting the event at 2 p.m. in the Reading Room of the main library The book gives Younts’ account of some memorable experiences on the annual weeklong adventure. It is named for his trademark announcement that the bus was heading to the next stop.
Younts conceived of the tours “to help new faculty members become knowledgeable of the state as a whole and at the same time initiate dialog with industry and elected officials.” He estimates that in each class, 25 states and four or five different countries were represented. He led the tours for 22 years.
