The following on-campus resource guide will help incoming faculty prepare for work at UGA.

Academic Calendar

Learn about important dates for courses, registration, scheduling, and exams.

Academic Calendars
Office of the Registrar

Additional Resources: UGA Calendar of Events

Academic Integrity

Learn about issues related to honor code and academic honesty.

Academic Honesty

Benefits

Learn about health & disability insurance, coverage start dates, benefits forms, discounts.

Human Resources

Career Center

Learn about student (undergraduate, graduate, and alumni) career development; classroom presentations or other career development resources.

Career Center

Additional Resources:Career Center Staff Directory

Center for Teaching and Learning

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

Additional Resources: Staff Directory

Course and Student Logistical Issues

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

Curriculum

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

Disputes

Learn about assistance resolving concerns and disputes.

UGA Ombudspersons

Employee Well-Being

Learn about relevant programs, services and events available at UGA to promote a culture of well-being for faculty and staff.

UGA Human Resources

Equal Opportunity Office (EOO)

Learn about faculty search requirements, NonDiscrimination Anti-HarassmentPolicy, Making an EOO report or complaint; disabilities.

UGA Equal Opportunity Office

Experiential Learning

Learn about elevating a student’s trajectory, enhancing competencies, and enabling opportunities.

UGA Experiential Learning

Faculty

Learn about faculty searches, offers & appointments, promotion & tenure, leave of absence, endowed positions, professional development.

Office of Faculty Affairs
OFA Directory

Fitness / Wellness / Recreation

Learn about exercise / fitness centers on campus, outdoor recreation, kayak rentals, climbing gym, swimming, etc.

Ramsey Center and Rec Sports

Graduate Students

Learn about graduate applications, graduate faculty, graduate coordinators.

Graduate School
Graduate School Contacts

Academic and Community Engagement

Learn about Academic and Community Engagement initiatives.

Office of Academic and Community Engagement

Legal Matters

Learn about legal advice, grievances, dispute resolution.

Office of Legal Affairs
Ask your college for your specific OLA contact

Additional Resources: Legal Affairs Contacts

Mental Health Counseling (Students)

Learn about mental health therapy or crisis.

CAPS Mental Health Resources

Office of Instruction

Learn about improving student learning.

Office of Instruction
OVPI Directory

OneSource

Learn about new faculty resources.

OneSource
OneSource Service Desk

Open Records Requests

Learn about responding to or submitting an open records request (written or verbal).

UGA Open Records

Personnel Matters - Various

Learn about posting new staff positions, compensation, workplace concerns, annual & sick leave.

Human Resources

See resources for supervisors on website at right; HR contacts are on far right)

Additional Resources: HR Contacts

Police

Learn about any emergency.

UGA Police Homepage
UGA Police / ACC Police
911, 2-2200 (non-emergency)

Additional Resources: UGA Police / ACC Police Emergency Contacts

Public Service & Outreach

Learn about New Faculty Tour, Leadership Academy, Experience UGA, service learning, public service faculty promotions.

Public Service & Outreach Programs
OVPPSO Directory

Additional Resources: PSO Faculty Promotion Info

Research

Learn about funding, research services & awards, compliance, technology transfer.

Office of Research-Start Your Research Program
Office of Research Directory

Student Clubs

Learn about student organizations at UGA; using allocations from student activity fees.

Student Organizations

Student Care & Outreach

Learn about academic hardship withdrawals, locating students, student deaths, incompletes.

Student Care & Outreach

Student Disability Accommodations

Learn about accommodations for students in a course; captioning for videos, sign language interpretation, notetakers, universal design.

Guidelines for Accommodation

Additional Resources: Disability Resource Center

Student Resources

Learn about student resources, policies, and safety.

Student Resources

Study Abroad

Learn about starting or managing an educational program in another country; insurance.

UGA StudyAway

Additional Resources:
Office of Global Engagement
Office of International Education Directory

Technology Services (EITS)

Learn about university email, MyUGA Portal, MyID, PAWS-Secure wireless, eLearning Commons.

EITS

UGA Safe

Learn about the mobile app that offers important emergency information and resources.

UGA Safe

UGA Elements

Learn about faculty professional activity record system.

UGA Elements

Additional Resources: Elements Unit Contacts

University Health Services

Learn about physical, psychological and psychiatric care for students.

University Health Services

Additional Resources: Counseling Services

Visas

Learn about hiring or hosting international faculty, staff, or students.

UGA Immigration Office

Additional Resources: Office of Global Engagement — Faculty and Staff Resource Links

Workplace Concerns

Learn about resources for issues related to the workplace, including grievance and dispute resolution, disability services, performance management and separation checklists.

HR-Workplace Concerns

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