On-Campus Resource Guide
The following on-campus resource guide will help incoming faculty prepare for work at UGA. Please click here to download the pdf.
Learn about important dates for courses, registration, scheduling, and exams.
Academic Calendars
Office of the Registrar
2-4040
Additional Resources: UGA Calendar of Events
Learn about issues related to honor code and academic honesty. Academic Honesty Coordinator for Academic Honesty 2-4336
Learn about health & disability insurance, coverage start dates, benefits forms, discounts. Human Resources Employee Benefits, Human Resources 2-2222
Learn about student (undergraduate, graduate, and alumni) career development; classroom presentations
or other career development resources. Career Center Career Development 2-3375
Additional Resources: Career Center Staff Directory
Learn about faculty development and recognition, TA development and recognition, student learning
outcome assessment, classroom support, learning technologies, scholarship of teaching
and learning, media and production services. Center for Teaching and Learning Megan Mittelstadt, Director 2-1355
Additional Resources: Staff Directory
Learn about banner training materials, grade submission, FERPA student privacy, pass/fail,
drop/withdrawl and other course- and student-related policies and procedures. Registrar's Services- Faculty and Staff Office of the Registrar 2-4040
Learn about course approvals (CAPA) , course catalog (the Bulletin), First Year Odyssey,
advising, new academic programs incl. majors, departments, centers & institute. Curriculum Systems, Office of Registrar Curriculum Systems (Office of VP for Instruction) 2-6358
Learn about assistance resolving concerns and disputes. UGA Ombudspersons Jenny Gaver, faculty ombudsperson 2-3699
Learn about diversity initiatives and training. Institutional Diversity, UGA Michelle Garfield Cook, Vice Provost, Office of Institutional Diversity 706-583 -8195
Learn about faculty search requirements, NonDiscrimination Anti-HarassmentPolicy, Making an EOO
report or complaint; disabilities. UGA Equal Opportunity Office E. Janyce Dawkins, Director 2-7912
Learn about elevating a student’s trajectory, enhancing competencies, and enabling opportunities.
UGA Experiential Learning ugael@uga.edu 706-542-2177
Additional links:
EL Scholarship Brochure
EL Overview Brochure
Experiential Learning and the World of Tomorrow
Learn about faculty searches, offers & appointments, promotion & tenure, leave of absence, endowed
positions, professional development. Office of Faculty Affairs OFA Directory 2-0547
Learn about exercise/fitness centers on campus, outdoor recreation, kayak rentals, climbing gym,
swimming, etc. Ramsey Center and Rec Sports Keith Wenrich, Director of Recreational Sports 2-5060
Learn about graduate applications, graduate faculty, graduate coordinators. Graduate School Graduate School Contacts 2-1739
Learn about legal advice, grievances, dispute resolution. Office of Legal Affairs Ask your college for your specific OLA contact 2-0006
Additional Resources: Legal Affairs Contacts
Learn about mental health therapy or crisis. CAPS Mental Health Resources Counseling & Psychiatric Services (CAPS) 2-2273 After hours: 2- 2200
Learn about improving student learning.Office of Instruction OVPI Directory
Learn about responding to or submitting an open records request (written or verbal). UGA Open Records Open Records 2-8090
Learn about posting new staff positions, compensation, workplaceconcerns, annual & sick leave. Human Resources Human Resources
See resources for supervisors on website at right; HR contacts are on far right) 2-2222
Additional Resources: HR Contacts
Learn about any emergency. UGA Police Homepage UGA Police/ACC Police 911, 2-2200 (non-emergency)
Additional Resources: UGA Police/ACC Police Emergency Contacts
Learn about New Faculty Tour, Leadership Academy, Experience UGA, service learning, public service
faculty promotions. Public Service & Outreach Programs OVPPSO Directory 2-6167
Additional Resources: PSO Faculty Promotion Info
Learn about funding, research services & awards, compliance, technology transfer. Office of Research-Start Your Research Program Office of Research Directory 2-5969
Learn about student organizations at UGA; using allocations from student activity fees. Student Organizations Center for Student Activities & Involvement 2-6396
Learn about academic hardship withdrawals, locating students, student deaths, incompletes. Student Care & Outreach Beau Seagraves, Assoc. Dean of Students & Dir. of Student Care and Outreach 2-7444
Learn about accommodations for students in a course; captioning for videos, sign language interpretation,notetakers,
universal design. Guidelines for Accomodation Erin Benson, Director,Disability Resource Center 2-8719
Additional Resources: Disability Resource Center
Learn about student resources, policies, and safety. UGA Student Handbook
Learn about starting or managing an educational program in another country; insurance. UGA StudyAway Yana Cornish, Director Education Abroad 2-2900
Addtional Resources:
Office of Global Engagement
Office of International Education Directory
Learn about university email, MyUGA Portal, MyID, PAWS-Secure wireless, eLearning Commons, cable
channel. EITS Timothy M. Chester, VP for Information Technology 2-3106
Learn about the mobile app that offers important emergency information and resources. UGA Safe prepare@uga.edu 706-542- 5845
Learn about faculty professional activity record system. UGA Elements elements@uga.edu 706-425- 3285
Additional Resources: Elements Unit Contacts
Learn about physical, psychological and psychiatric care for students. University Health Services Garth S. Russo, Executive Director 2-1162
Additional Resources: Counseling Services
Learn about hiring or hosting international faculty, staff, or students. UGA Immigration Office Robin Catmur-Smith, Director Immigration Services 2-2900
Additional Resources: International and Travel Abroad Resources- Faculty & Staff
Learn about worklife balance, Employee Assistance Program. Work Life Balance Kiz Adams, Director Worklife Balance 2-7319
Learn about resources for issues related to the workplace, including grievance and dispute resolution,
disabilityservices, performance management and separation checklists. HR-Workplace Concerns Human Resources 2-2222
