Weekly Digest

Wow! It's Valentine's Day already. The semester is in full swing, and the Digest is huge this week!

Highlights from this week's Digest include Black History Month events, and timely Student Success Workshops through DAE, as well as a new Latinx student support group and upcoming Finding Research Opportunities student workshops.

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.

Reminder to Place No-Show Flags

• Please make sure to use the No-Show flag on your students who no-show. It will help our assessment efforts tremendously this semester.

Double Dawgs Information now in DegreeWorks

• Any student with a declared “Double Dawgs Interest” or “Double Dawgs Program” will have this displayed in the audit header in the Student Attributes field.

• Each line will only appear once regardless of the number of interests or programs declared. If both an interest and program are declared, both lines will appear.

• Contact degreewk@uga.edu if you have questions.

BIOL and PSYC Meeting Follow-Up

• Please note that notes from last week's advisor meeting with Biology and Psychology are attached. If you weren't able to come, or you'd like a summary of what was discussed, please take a look.

Wednesday, February 12th 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Fun Time! Rebecca’s Reading Room (348 Brooks)

• Crafting for Good - Valentine Making

SAGE Updates

What’s New?

1. Tutoring Configuration Changes: Tutors are now linked to only the courses for which they tutor, and students have to be enrolled in that course to see the tutor. Now, when students open the Services page and look to schedule, they will only see tutors for the courses in which they are enrolled! Please encourage your students to use this feature and utilize tutoring through DAE.

2. Footer on “Students” and “Tracking” pages: The new 'footer' feature on the “Students” and “Tracking” pages prevents users from needing to scroll to the bottom of the page to see counts. Counts will be displayed as a footer at the bottom of the screen. The footer allows your list to move behind it, so the count is always visible.

3. “Select All” Feature: The “Select All” feature will allow SAGE users to select all the students on page and apply a bulk action to them, such as a note, tracking item etc. This is an improvement to the previous version of “Select All” which only let you select 25 students per page. Please be careful and remember when using this feature that you are selecting ALL students on ALL pages that you have pulled up in SAGE.
   

Reminder

Changing your title in SAGE:

• Advisors are able to change their titles in SAGE. This is the title a student sees when you are in their success network. This is a very very helpful feature and we STRONGLY encourage you to change your visible title to something that will make the most sense to your students. For example, if your current title is the same as your SAGE role (i.e., “Primary Advisor”) but you actually advise for a specific major(s), you may consider changing it to “(Major) Academic Advisor".

To change your title in SAGE, please follow these steps:

1. Open SAGE and click on the three horizontal lines in the upper left-hand corner
2. Click on the down arrow by your name
3. Click on Institutional Profile
4. Type your preferred title in the Title section right under “log"

ENGL and MATH Drop-Back and Co-Enroll Courses and Deadlines (see attached flyers for details)

Co-enroll Courses for MATH 1113 and MATH 2250

• Co-enroll for MATH 1113 --> UNIV 1202: Becoming Active Learners (CRN 48725)
• Co-enroll for MATH 2250 --> Preparation for MATH 2250: UNIV 2900 (CRN 55000)
  

• Co-enroll Deadline: February 19th, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

Drop Back Courses for ENGL 1101, MATH 1101, MATH 1113, and MATH 2250

• Drop Back from ENGL 1101 --> UNIV 1105: Introduction to Academic Writing (CRN 48726)
• Drop Back from MATH 1101 --> UNIV 1108: Introduction to Math Modeling(CRN 25368)
• Drop Back from MATH 1113 --> UNIV 1110: Introduction to Pre-Calculus (CRNs 25374, 25380)
• Drop Back from MATH 2250 --> UNIV 2900: Preparation for MATH 2250 (CRNs 54339, 54340)

• Drop Back Deadline: March 25th, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

New Online Courses Webpage for Advisors and Students

Please see this link to access the courses from the UGA Office of Online Learning Webpage: https://online.uga.edu/course-search.

The webpage gives advisors and students the ability to:

• View course offerings directly from Banner (updated nightly)
• Filter courses by semester and degree level (Undergraduate, Graduate, and Post Baccalaureate)
• View the
• Course Title
• Course Instructor
• Areas Fulfilled by the Course, and
• Credit Hours, and Seats Taken

Students must still register for courses via Athena, and the New Online Courses Webpage only shows online course offerings.

OneUSG Connect will not be Available:

• Friday, March 13 (6:00 p.m.) – Wednesday, March 18 (7:00 a.m.)

• Friday, March 27 (6:00 p.m.) – Tuesday, March 31 (7:00 a.m.)

• Biweekly employees will need to record time manually during these times (see below and consult your supervisor).
• Employees with leave will need to enter requests outside these times.
• Supervisors will need to approve time and absences outside of these times.
• OneUSG Connect-Benefits will remain open, but employees must use the link from the HR website.
• Employee Self-Service: Updates to direct deposit, tax information, addresses, view paystubs, etc. will need to occur around upgrade times.

EITS Mentorship Program Spring 2020

• The EITS Mentorship Council has extended the mentorship application window for the Spring 2020 cycle by a few weeks. This cycle will run from March 2020 through June 2020. This program is open to all USG employees. Since its inception, the program has helped connect over 400 employees of various backgrounds, job roles, and experiences. It's a great time to get involved!
• The deadline for applications is Wednesday, February 19 at 5:00 pm. Mentor/Protégé pairs will be contacted and officially announced shortly thereafter.
• If you are interested in learning more about the program, please visit: http://eits.uga.edu/mentorship_program
• See attached flyer for details

Experiential Learning Website and Scholarship

• The el.uga.edu website has been revamped to incorporate advisor suggestions.
• Also, please note that some old links to the scholarship application may be broken. The link can be found on our Scholarships page at https://el.uga.edu/scholarships/scholarships/. As a reminder, the deadline is Monday at 11:59 PM.

MIBO 3500 Updates, and New Course, MIBO 3500L (from Francine Scott)

• Starting Fall 2020, the Microbiology Department will offer a 1 credit 3000 level Introductory Microbiology Lab. MIBO 3500L Introductory Microbiology I will be offered Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. This course will cover basic microbiological principals (see attached flyer). It will have the pre/corequisite of MIBO 3500.

• To accommodate the increased demand for MIBO 3500 the department will offer additional sections of MIBO 3500 in the Fall and Spring semester (it is already offered summer online). Due to these changes, they will no longer be offering MIBO 3000/3000L. The department is confident MIBO 3500 and the new MIBO 3500L will meet the needs of our students who may have been planning to take MIBO 3000/3000L.

• Let Dr. Scott know if you have any questions or concerns by emailing francine.scott@uga.edu .

• The department also offers Introductory Microbiology and Healthcare MIBO 2500 and MIBO 2500L Fall, Spring, and Summer.

HIPR 4811/6811, Maymester 2020 Opportunity

Preservation Field School – Georgia Coast, May 16 - 30, 3 credit hours, College of Environment and Design

• This program is a three week intensive course that serves as an introduction to the field of Historic Preservation along with skills in site documentation, hands-on conservation techniques, and conservation strategies for cultural resources on Georgia’s coast.
• The primary location for field work is Jekyll Island, Georgia, where we work on the 19th century historic houses in the Jekyll Island Historic District. Relatively inexpensive housing will be available on Jekyll Island. Minimal additional costs will cover other costs such as boat rides and site admissions. The total program cost, including housing, will be about $450.00. Transportation to the coast and food are not covered. We will spend two weeks at the coast, May 16-30.
• See attached flyer for details
• If interested, please call Professor Mark Reinberger, 542-4172 reinberg@uga.edu

Black History Month Events (for students, too!)

This link takes you to a wonderfully detailed list of Black History Month events on campus. Highlights include:

• THE DEFAMATION EXPERIENCE is a unique interactive diversity program comprised of three components; the play which explores the highly charged issues of race, class, religion, gender, and the law with a twist: the audience is the jury.
• Lectures
• Films
• Book Clubs

The official calendar of events for the month is attached

Mary Frances Early Naming Ceremony and Lecture (for students, too!)

• Tuesday February 25th, 2:00 pm, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall
• See attached flyer for details

• Black History Month Calendar of Events
• Math and English Drop-Back flyers
• Finding Research Opportunities flyer
• LatinxGroup flyer
• Public Service Outreach Student Scholars forms
• Staff Networking Program flyer
• Transfer Ambassador flyer
• Mary Frances Early Naming Ceremony and Lecture flyer
• First Generation Student Panel flyer
• MIBO 3500L flyer
• Meeting notes from last week's BIOL and PSYC advisor meetings.
• HIPR 4811 flyer

Pre-Law Advisor

• The Pre-Professional Advising Office is looking to hire a new pre-law advisor (JD not required). The position has just been posted (posting number: S04656P).

Transfer Ambassadors Needed

• The Franklin College Office of Transfer Academic Services is seeking students interested in becoming transfer ambassadors.
• Please see the attached flyer for details.

Latinx Support Group

• There is now a Latinx support group through the Center for Counseling and Personal Evaluation.
• Any student who is interested in participating should complete this Qualtrics form: https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_8tT4sfHHAwO01hz?Q_SurveyVersionID=&Q_CHL=preview
• Please see the attached flyer for details

First Generation Students Needed to Participate in Advisor Brown Bag Panel

• Are you the first in your family to attend college? Would you be willing to be a panelist and speak to a room of academic advisors about your experiences as a first generation student? If that sounds like you and you are available to come speak to us on Wednesday, Feb. 19th from 12-1:15pm in the Tate Reception Hall, please email me, Kate Daley-Bailey (kdaley@uga.edu), with the following information: Name, major(s), year college.
• Wednesday, Feb 19th Tate Reception hall, 12:15 pm- 1:15 pm (please arrive at 12 pm)

For Students with Music-Related Projects, Music Research Symposium 2020, Call for Papers

• The 2020 UGA Music Research Symposium will take place on March 5-6, 2020, at the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music.
• The symposium’s program committee invites all graduate and undergraduate students to submit abstracts for papers related to musicology, ethnomusicology, music therapy, music education, and music theory and analysis.
• The presentation format will be a twenty-minute paper (about 8-9 pages) followed by a ten-minute discussion. Abstracts must not exceed 300 words and should demonstrate a clear focus or statement of the problem, research methodology, and conclusions.
• Submissions should be sent electronically to the following email address: ugamusicology@gmail.com. Please attach abstracts as MS Word documents without any personal identification in the attachment. In the body of your email, please include your name, degree program, and UGA email address. For the subject heading, please write “MRS Abstract Submission” and follow this naming format when submitting word files: surname_abstract.docx.
• Submissions must be received by Thursday, February 13th, 2020, at 11:59 pm. Acceptance notifications will be emailed the following week.

Public Service and Outreach (PSO) Student Scholars

• The PSO Student Scholars program is now accepting applications for 2020-21 from students who want to apply their developing academic content knowledge to help serve our state through the university’s public service and outreach mission.

• Interested students must apply by March 30 for next year’s program. Application materials, including full program details, application cover sheet, and faculty reference form are attached, and are also available for download at http://servicelearning.uga.edu/pso-student-scholars/

• UGA’s PSO units include the Archway Partnership, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, and many more that may appeal to a wide variety of majors.

The FinTech Certificate through Terry College

• Georgia’s Financial Transactions industry is growing. This certificate provides students with educational opportunities and access to the high-demand career field of FinTech. It includes topics in information systems, business processes management, information security management, and legal issues relevant to the financial services industry.
• The certificate application is now available online for students who are interested in adding the Certificate. Please direct students to the following website: https://www.terry.uga.edu/academics/certificates/fintech.php .
• Please note that LEGL 2700 will no longer be a pre-req for LEGL 4700. This will be updated on the UGA bulletin soon. If you have questions that are not answered on the website, please email kadianne.francis@uga.edu.

Finding Research Opportunities Workshops Student Sign-Up

• Doug Stinnett, Kathy Bolt, and Bobby Pelts will be offering the Finding Research Opportunities Workshops again this semester, Feb. 17-21.
• These workshops are designed to guide students in their hunt for research opportunities. The workshops are geared mostly towards students in the sciences, but students from other disciplines have attended in the past. Students are asked to engage in reflection, web research, and email drafting as part of the workshop, guiding them in strategies for reaching out to faculty in a professional manner.
• Students should email Doug Stinnett (stinnett@uga.edu) to reserve a seat in the workshop.
• All of the workshops are held in 406 Biological Sciences.
• Please see the attached flyer.

Tuesday

Student Success Workshop: Managing Time, Priorities, and Procrastination, Tuesday, February 11 at 11:15am to 12:15pm, Benson Hall, C101

• Attend this workshop and begin practicing time-management strategies proven to help organize, manage, and prioritize academic responsibilities while maintaining adequate margin for the many opportunities to enjoy college life at UGA.

• Free lunch provided by the DAE. Please pre-register. Contact Keith Allen at khallen@uga.edu for details.

London Study Abroad Meeting, Tuesday, February 11 at 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Fine Arts Building, 201

• Orientation and panning meeting for students interested in the Summer 2020 London Study/Intern Abroad through the Department of Theatre and Film Studies.

Wednesday

Student Success Workshop: Navigating Communication Breakdown in Group Projects, Wednesday, February 12 at 12:15pm to 1:15pm, Zell B. Miller Learning Center, 367

• In this interactive workshop, students will learn about effective communication in group project settings. Students will also practice strategies to help them cope with communication breakdown and conflict when working with group project members.

• Free lunch provided by the DAE. Please pre-register. Contact Keith Allen at khallen@uga.edu for details.

Magic show for non-believers featuring Peter Boie, Wednesday, February 12 at 8:00pm, Tate Student Center, Tate Theatre

• The Center for Student Activities and Involvement is continuing the fun with an entertaining magician. Prepare to be wowed and amazed.

• Welcome UGA is a campus-wide collaboration to provide students numerous opportunities in the first six weeks of the fall semester to meet new people, engage with departments and organizations, and learn more about UGA. Please visit welcome.uga.edu for more information and for a list of upcoming events.

Thursday

Office Hours for Students with Provost Hu, Thursday, February 13 at 3:00pm to 4:00pm, Administration Building, Office of the Provost

• Provost S. Jack Hu invites students who are interested in sharing their experiences and ideas, or simply learning more about higher education administration, to sign up for a 30-minute meeting. Up to four students may participate in each session, and they will be held in Provost Hu’s office in the Administration Building.

• Information and sign-up here https://provost.uga.edu/news-events/events/office_hours/.

Student Night, Thursday, February 13 at 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Georgia Museum of Art

• Join the Georgia Museum of Art Student Association for a night of music, food, fun and themed activities to celebrate the latest exhibitions. Student Night is generously sponsored by the UGA Parents Leadership Council.

Black History Month Film Series: “Daughters of the Dust”, Thursday, February 13 at 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Georgia Museum of Art

• Set on the Sea Islands off the southeastern United States in the early 20th century, this film is a multigenerational matriarchal epic about the preservation of memory and the necessity of change.

Palentine's Day Dinner & Movie: Crazy, Stupid, Love, Thursday, February 13 at 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Tate Student Center, Reception Hall

• Join University Union for a Valentine's date night with the classic rom-com Crazy, Stupid, Love.