Weekly Digest

The semester is over! Hopefully everyone had a good one. This is the last Weekly Digest until 2020. Have a restful break and safe travels if you're leaving town.

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.

For Advisors with Offices that are NOT in Brooks Hall

• Jon needs to stop by your office and do annual equipment inventory. If you haven't heard from him about this yet, or haven't contacted him, do so immediately at jon.hanna@uga.edu

Holiday Party Sign-ups

• If you haven't already, and you want to, please sign up for the Holiday Party potluck/contests/white elephant gift exchange. You can do so here.

Physical and Computational Sciences Lead Advisor Q & A

Next Tuesday afternoon, December 17th, in 348 Brooks, OSAS will be holding an open Q & A with the three finalists for the Physical/Computational Sciences Lead Advisor III position. We would like any advisor who works with this person to have an opportunity to ask the candidates questions and provide feedback to the committee. Please join us if you feel this is relevant to you:

• 12:00-12:30 – Zeeshan Bakht (Advisor II – Retention – Franklin Lower-Division Advising)
• 1:15-1:45 – Karen Carlos (Senior Divisional Advisor – Morehouse College)
• 2:30-3:00 – Doreka Gans (Advisor II – Prospective Students – Franklin Lower-Division Advising)

Advanced SAGE Training

• On December Monday, 16th from 1-3 in 348 Brooks, Mike Merva will hold an open SAGE training. This will hopefully consist of Mike and the participants sharing their own SAGE tips and tricks, as well as answering all of your questions! There may even be time for tips and tricks from other systems we use. It can be a tech-development free for all! We will even have coffee! Just don’t spill it on your computer.

It's party week!

• OSAS Holiday Extravaganza, Wednesday, December 18th from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Room 327 Brooks Hall
• Rebecca Baggett Retirement Party, Thursday, December 19th from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, in 348 Brooks (Rumpus Room)

Email Note Type in SAGE

• An “Email” note type has been created in SAGE. Advisors should use that anytime they are copying a long chain of emails.

Summer 2020 Orientation Dates

• I debated sending these dates out so soon after winter Orientation. In the end, I figured you could take a look if you want and then blissfully forget about it over the break, or simply put it aside until after the holidays.
• The good news is that we'll have the entire week leading up to July 4th off, and that Orientation will end well before drop-add begins!
• See the attached handout for details

Work Wellness Wizard Walk, Tuesday, December 17th at 10:00 am

• Join the Workplace Wellness committee members outside of the main library for a Wizard Walk down to Starbucks.

Faculty & Staff Appreciation Sale at UGA Bookstore

• The University of Georgia Bookstore would like to show its appreciation for the service of faculty and staff members by offering 20% off your entire gifts and apparel purchase.

• Coupon valid through 12/31/19 on regular priced merchandise. Limit one offer per customer, one-time use only. Offer valid on entire purchase of gifts and apparel. Some exclusions apply, see store for details.

Holiday Staff Appreciation, Friday, December 20 at 10:00am to 11:30am

• All UGA staff are invited to enjoy brunch, cookie decorating, and other activities.

Spring 2020 Brown Bag - Transfer Student Panel, January 22, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Tate Reception Hall

• Please see the attached flier and save the date for the next Brown Bag presentation!! This will be the first of the Special Populations student panels. A group of transfer students will speak to field questions from advisors. They have put together a BRIEF survey to so they can gauge interest from the advising community and frame their questions/prompts to the panel thereafter.
• The survey is here: https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1YyL1glv52GYP7n Please take a second or two to fill it out!
  

• Spring 2020 African Languages and cultures flyer
• Summer 2020 Orientation dates handout
• Spring 2020 Brown Bag Transfer Panel Save-the-Date flyer
• Disease and Human History (HIST 3740) flyer

Spring 2020 African Languages and Cultures Courses

• There's a lot to choose from! Please see the attached flyer for details

Disease and Human History (HIST 3740), Spring 2020, TTh 11:00-12:15

• Nothing has been so fundamental to human history as disease. For almost all of our history as a species, most people died of infectious disease; the waning of the tyranny of infectious disease, in part, created the modern world. This course will explore how disease has shaped human history and human societies, how humans have understood disease, and the relationship between disease and culture. It will examine the epidemiologic changes that occurred in the modern period, and their relationship to other features of modernization (like colonialism). Finally, diseases themselves have histories, and their stories will be another focus of the class.
• See attached flyer for details

Spring 2020 MUSI Courses

• MUSI 2020 - Introduction to Music taught by Dr. David Haas. The course will satisfy Area IV - Humanities and the Arts and the Franklin Fine Arts requirement!
• Course Description: The art of music listening involving study of the evolution of a wide range of musical styles from both western and non-western traditions. The course approach is substantially chronological with elements of music also being covered.
• We also still have seats in MUSI 2080 - African American Music. This course works in Area IV, and also serves as a multicultural fine arts course. A definite recommend!
  

Music also has several upper-level musicology courses that are open to non-music students for this upcoming spring. They are all taught by Dr. Jean Kidula, an esteemed musicology professors. Not only will these courses expand one's global understanding, but they also will count towards the 39-hour rule!

• MUSI 3021 - World Music Eastern Cultures
• Open to music and non-music majors alike, World Music examines the musical traditions, instruments, and styles of a variety of different Eastern Hemisphere cultures. Dr. Kidula feels that this would be an excellent course for those interested in experiencing other cultures, especially Anthropology, Sociology, and Theater majors.
  
• MUSI 4861 - Applied African Music
• Are you bummed that African Drumming is full? Then look no further than this course! Applied African Music offers a similar focus on African Music, but in a smaller classroom setting that will allow you to not only perform but also gain a greater understanding of the cultural significance of this music.
  
• MUSI 4870 - Asian Music Ensemble
• Are you interested in not only learning about Asian music but also playing it? Then please sign up for this course! Students will get firsthand experience playing the gamelan and other unique instruments. Taught on Saturdays, it's a nice way to learn without the pressure of the Monday-Friday grind.

If any students have issues registering for these courses, have them contact Seth Peters (sethpete@uga.edu) and provide the following:

• Name
• 81#
• CRN for the class
• Error message they're receiving on Athena

HDFS 2100H Development within the Family, Honors, Spring 2020

• This class considers the historical, theoretical, and practical development and trajectory of families. In this course, students will be exposed to multiple topics of human development and family sciences, including dating; parenting; work/life balance; intimacy and communication; divorce; blended and step-families; inter-generational families; and, intimate partner violence and child abuse. This class provides a foundation for understanding the differences among and between families in the United States. (normal Honors GPA has been lowered for this SP section)

HDFS 5500/7500 Aging and Social Inequalities, Spring 2020

• This class focuses on implications of a global aging population to gain an understanding of domestic and international issues that are found within different cultural contexts. Students in this course will explore the relationship between age and power and how those impact social inequalities and social support systems, and ways in which culturally responsive programs can be used to overcome barriers established by social inequality. To achieve this goal, we will look at the intersectionality and subjective experiences of aging through gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, as well as ableism and disabilities all within a foundation of theoretical perspectives that critically analyze the subjective needs of marginalized individuals in old age. (Instructor is willing to override the pre-req of HDFS 3710 if not completed