Weekly Digest

Registration has started! I was over in Moore College last week and the Honors advisors were swamped. OSAS’ turn will be coming up soon, and then it’s all downhill to the end of the semester!

Please contact me at mjenn@uga.edu if you have suggestions or if there is anything you'd like me to include in the digest.

Winter Orientation

• We have received our winter orientation rosters from the Admissions Office and are expecting 336 students over four orientation sessions. This number is very do-able. Kellee is starting to work her scheduling magic by taking a look at people’s calendars.
• For that reason, please make sure your schedules are cleared from 12pm-5pm on the dates below. Kellee will be adding the appointment blocks soon. Make sure that if you work for OSAS you have contacted your supervisor if you will be gone on any of the dates below.

Session dates:

• December 6th
• December 10th
• December 12th
• January 6th

Reminder, Transfer course Evaluation Link Update

• The correct link for the evaluation platform is https://advising.uga.edu/student-resources/credit-eval-survey . This is the link behind CAS that auto-populates the student information.

Board of Regents Mandated Ethics and Cyber Security Training

• We received an email from the President's Office about the need to complete two training modules by December 31, 2019.
• To complete this mandatory training, please logon to the Professional Education Portal (PEP) with your UGA MyID and password. Once on the PEP homepage, scroll down and under the section “Training Due,” select USG Ethics Refresher Training 2019 and then USG Cybersecurity Awareness Training Fall 2019

OAA Meeting, Wednesday November 13, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, 348 Brooks

• Open discussion to include hot topics like no-shows/re-schedulers, late major changes, SAGE updates, and whatever else is on your mind!

Biology Changes Meeting, November 19th, 10-11am in 412 Biological Sciences

• As many of you know the BIOL 1107 and 1108 curriculum will be changing. There will be a meeting with Drs. Kris Miller and Norris Armstrong on to answer any questions you may have.

Welcome Back Samantha!

• We are pleased to announce that Samantha Pattillo, currently in the College of Education, will be (re)joining the Franklin family as the new Pre-Pharmacy advisor in OAA. If all goes according to plan, Samantha’s first day will be November 25th. Congrats to Samantha, and welcome back!

Registration Time Tickets

• Registration Time Tickets have now been assigned for Spring and Summer 2020. Students can see them in Athena and emails were sent Monday afternoon, November 4.
• As usual, incoming Spring 2020 students do not have time tickets.
• If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Office of the Registrar at 706 542 4040.

ESOL ENGL 1101 /1102 Sections for Spring 2020

• Bray MWF 10:10 (CRN 54505/38159) - XListed 1101/1102
• Bray MWF 1:25 (CRN 54507/40187) - XListed 1101/1102
• Bray MWF 2:30 (CRN 54506/40178) - XListed 1101/1102
• Gilreath MWF 8:00 (CRN 44628) - 1102
• All ESOL sections are restricted with permission of department and students interested in registering for these courses must contact Kensie Poor at kpoor@uga.edu. All ESOL courses are capped at 15 students. Please include the student number and CRN in the POD request to expedite the process.
• Eligible students for ESOL must speak a language other than English as their primary language.

Franklin Fridge South

• To help spread the word that Franklin Fridge South is now open, Kathy Bolt sent out a flyer. It's attached to this email if anyone would like to print it out and share it with students.

From the Admissions Recruitment Council

If you are in a department and have contact with students who are interested in UGA or have been accepted and are planning to attend, check out the information below.

• We have a new resource on our website to address some commonly asked questions for First-Year applicants. The First-Year applicant FAQ may be helpful as you are working with prospective students.

A New Tool from The Division of Academic Enhancement

• DAE announces the release of Academic Success at Georgia. Please share this new resource with your students: https://dae.uga.edu/resources/academic_success_resources/.

Grad Pics with Hairy Dawg Event Information Sharing Request

Do you advise or otherwise interact with graduating seniors? The Grad Pics with Hairy Dawg event is two weeks away! Please help promote this event to your graduating seniors in the following ways:

1. Share via word of mouth during appointments and drop-in hours

2. Display flyers in your individual office or waiting room as you see fit

Promotional Toolkit

Attached:

• 8.5x11 flyer (pdf & png)

• Promotional graphic image

Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1317390758440726/

Handshake event link: https://uga.joinhandshake.com/events/397436?ref=events-search

UGA CAS Login Changes

• In the coming months, the login screen for several University of Georgia web applications will change.

• Many applications will transition from using Central Authentication Service (CAS) to UGA Single Sign-On (UGA SSO) in November 2019, December 2019 and January 2020.
• The look and feel of the login pages for each application will change to UGA SSO, but the login process for these applications will not. You can find a screenshot of the UGA SSO login screen on the UGA SSO informational page: https://eits.uga.edu/access_and_security/uga_sso/.

Reminder: Turkeypalooza!

Turkey Time! As we did last year, OSAS will be participating in Turkeypalooza, a food drive sponsored by Campus Kitchens which provides Thanksgiving meals to almost 200 families in the area. You can read all about it here: https://news.uga.edu/get-ready-for-turkeypalooza-2019/. To streamline the process and make it successful, groups sign up for ONE FOOD ITEM each. Our food item is a 10oz box of stuffing. PLEASE ONLY BRING 10oz BOXES OF STUFFING! A little more about that:

• Preferably Stofers or a similar brand. No cornbread or Jiffy mixes, please. This item used to be called “Cornbread Stuffing” and it would confuse people. Any sort of breaded stuffing (cornbread, turkey, chicken, vegetarian flavor) are all okay!
• Our bin is in 301 Brooks. Just bring in the stuffing and drop it in the box, and that’s it! We’re expected to bring in 60 boxes, and I don’t think we’ll have trouble hitting that considering how generous everyone around here is. J The deadline to bring in food is Thursday the 21st

• The Office of Academic Advising Services has reserved a space in Tate for advisors to come and watch the NACADA Webinar.

• If you did not originally RSVP but would like to attend, please email Ashley Whitten at ashley.whitten@uga.edu and she will add you to the calendar invite for the webinar.

Fall 2019 Academic Advisor Workshop

• December 5th 8:30 - 12:00 pm
• Tate Grand Hall
• Breakfast will be provided by the Career Center
• Please RSVP here by November 22nd

NACADA Region 4 Conference

• On March 1-3, 2020 NACADA will host the Region 4 conference in Tampa, FL. Any advisors who work under Diane Miller and are interested in attending should contact her at dmiller@uga.edu by Friday, November 22nd. Once we have a better sense of numbers, we'll be able to follow up with details about selection criteria and fund availability. If you are an advisor whose position is funded by your department, we'd love to have you along; however, you would need to request travel funds from your department head. The conference website is located here: https://nacada.ksu.edu/Community/Regions/Region-4.aspx

For Advisors and Students

Spotlight on the Arts Festival

• Presented by the UGA Arts Council, the eighth annual Spotlight on the Arts festival features dozens of events and exhibitions in the visual, literary and performing arts. The 12-day festival, scheduled for Nov. 6-17, includes concerts, museum tours, discussions with writers, dance and dramatic performances.

• For the complete schedule, go to www.arts.uga.edu.

• Franklin Fridge South flyer
• ENGL 3460 flyer

• 8.5x11 flyer (pdf & png) for Grad Pics with Hairy Dawg

• Promotional graphic image for Grad Pics with Hairy Dawg

• DART flyer

ENGL 3460 Spring 2020: Literature and Utopia

• A survey of literary and historical utopias with a focus on social and environmental justice
• See the attached flyer for details

Monday

Workshop: Ace Your Tests and Final Exams, Monday, November 11 at 4:30pm to 5:30pm, Zell B. Miller Learning Center, 214

• Attend this test preparation workshop to learn ways to: 1) better predict and prepare for difficult test questions, 2) practice problems under test-like conditions, and 3) get in sync with professors.

Tuesday

Workshop: Academic Honesty at UGA, Tuesday, November 12 at 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Russell Hall, 124

• Students will learn from UGA’s Office of Academic Honesty about policies and strategies to avoid problems using technologies like Quizlet, CourseHero, Chegg, and GroupMe.

Maymester in Croatia Information Session, Tuesday, November 12 at 5:00 pm, Miller Learning Center 153

• Learn more about the courses offered during Maymester in Croatia! HIPR 4070, CLAS 4305, ARTS 4100
• See attached flyer for details.

Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice

• DART will hold an online info session on Tuesday, November 19 at 7 pm to discuss careers in community organizing. All UGA students and alumni welcome, particularly those graduating before August 2020.

• RSVP at www.thedartcenter.org/uga

• DART organizations are largely made up of low- and moderate-income, minority and immigrant communities. We strongly encourage people from these backgrounds, as well as fluent Spanish speakers, to apply.
• To apply or learn more about DART, visit www.thedartcenter.org. Still have questions? Contact hannah@thedartcenter.org or 202-841-0353.
• See the attached flyer for additional information

Wednesday

GIS Day 2019, Wednesday, November 13 at 10:00am to 2:00pm, Main Library, First Floor

• GIS Day is part of an international event showcasing the applications of GIS (Geography Information Systems) in various organization contexts. This year, participants include academic departments at UGA like the College of Environment + Design, government entities like the CDC, and private companies, all of which rely on GIS for their work. There will be an information fair in which attendees will not only see the practical applications of GIS but also gain information on careers and internships in GIS. There also is a map contest open to undergraduate and graduate level students.

Undergraduate Science Interest Fair

• The Undergraduate Science Interest Fair will be on Wednesday, November 13th from 1:30-4 PM on the D.W. Brooks Quad.

Thursday

University Union: Budget Bingo, Thursday, November 14 at 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Tate Student Center, Tate Theatre

• Why buy groceries when you can win them instead? Budget Bingo is a chance to win the basic college needs, plus a few luxuries

Friday

Discussion with UGA Alumna and Pulitzer Prize Finalist A.E. Stallings (for advisors, too!), Friday, November 15 at 1:00pm to 2:00pm, Park Hall, 265