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Weekly Digest: Home Office Edition

Franklin College Student Academic Services

Weekly Digest:Home Office Edition Franklin College Student Academic Services

May 11 - May 15, 2020



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.

Home Office Employee of the Week Nominee

Honey

Nominated by: Diane Miller

Qualifications: Those eyes, and her talent for nonverbally communicating the command, “Feed me.”

For Advisors

Important Information and Action Items for Advisors

What to do about Missing Orientation Intake Surveys

  • If you are advising an orientation student and they do not have an intake survey, check again on the day of advising. Kellee emails these students to fill out the survey immediately if they have not done it yet. Unfortunately, it takes two days before it shows up in SAGE.


Registration Help Student-Friendly Website Link


Remote Orientation Advising and FERPA (from Julia Butler-Mayes)

  • University Academic Advising Services has created a web-based system to inform students about their FERPA rights and give them the option to complete a FERPA consent form.

  • The information will be provided to students through the SAGE email, but if they need the form later the link (and full text of the email) is in the Orientation OneNote right at the very top under “Orientation Communications.”

  • If you receive a “not supported by this browser” error message when using the link in the word doc attachment, you should be able to clear your cache/restart your browser to correct it.


Orientation No-Show Steps (for May only!):

So guess what? Orientation students are no-showing appointments. For now, Mike's suggesting the No-Show Policy below for May until the Leads can meet and discuss strategies for the rest of the summer

  • Email Kellee to notify her of no-show

  • If student never contacts you, don’t worry about it…

  • If student later contacts you, you have the following options:

    • Email advise the student

    • Contact Kellee to have that student assigned another advising appointment slot with you

    • Please do not reschedule the student yourself

This is a temporary policy until we discuss it more this week in Leads and come up with something more long-term/sustainable/etc… that could deal with students who no-show multiple times throughout the summer. Please be on the lookout in the future for a more comprehensive policy.


Meet the Franklin College 2020-2021 Transfer Ambassadors (from OTAS)

  • The new 2020-2021 Transfer Ambassadors are ready to support incoming Franklin College transfer students by assisting with transfer student registration support, reaching out to transfers on our @transferdawgs Instagram account, and making plans for summer and fall programming.
  • Our Transfer Welcome event will take place August 28th, and we look forward to meeting new students, whether in person or virtually. (Flyer attached)
  • If you meet a new transfer student who could use support from us, please encourage them to email otas@uga.edu.

This Week in Orientation

  • Monday, May 11th - Wednesday May 13th: Summer start students advised
  • Monday May 11th - Registration help begins
  • Wednesday May 13th - First incoming fall transfer students will appear on your schedules

Attached to this Email

  • Student FERPA information
  • ITAL 4030 flyer
  • Summer UNIV Courses announcement
  • Advising Guide for working with incoming UGA Student-Athletes
  • Leadership in Student Affairs Minor information
  • Fall 2020 Biology major courses list
  • Social Work Summer 2020 courses and minor information
  • Meet the Franklin College Transfer Ambassadors information
  • UNIV 2900 flyer

Information for Advisors

Biology Check Sheet and Fall Courses


Advising Guide for working with our incoming UGA Student-Athletes

Please find attached a specialized Advising Guide for working with our incoming UGA Student-Athletes.

  • Early May: Most Summer-starting Student-Athletes are expected to complete their Orientation requirements in the first couple of weeks of May. These students will need to be advised to take 1 Summer Session II (July) course. While relatively few, there are a small handful of transfer student-athletes who will be coming through as well.
  • Late May: A smaller group of Summer-starting student-athletes will be completing their Orientations later this month. These students will likely work with DAE’s Learning Support program in addition to Advising before meeting with their Athletic Counselors.
  • June-August: The Fall-starting students will be required to complete OL Sessions and, therefore, are likely to be staggered throughout the months of June and July. None of these students will need to register for a Summer course.


Wellness Opportunities for Staff

Financial Well-being

Register for an individual (online or phone) consultation with a professional financial coach. Our financial partners can look at your financial situation and help you develop goals for a secure future. Sign up for an appointment below.

Attend a financial education workshop. Register through the Professional Education Portal at www.pep.uga.edu

  • What now? How to Manage your Finances During a Down Economy presented by Ken Chrzanowski from the Georgia United Credit Union. This one-hour workshop will be offered on 3 different dates: May 13, June 10 and July 15.

  • Navigating Market Volatility presented by Cary Bushman from Fidelity Investment on May 26, 2 p.m.


Health/Physical Well-being

Work with a personal health and wellness coach this summer!

  • A personal coach can work with you to identify wellness goals and then help you overcome obstacles to achieve them. If you have tried improving your health on your own, but haven’t been able to get any traction, this may be just what you need. The coaching is FREE and available to all employees regardless of insurance coverage. Attend a virtual information session on May 27 at 1 p.m. or May 28 at 11 a.m. to learn how to sign up and beginning taking charge of your health! Register for the information session through the Professional Education Portal at www.pep.uga.edu.


Mental/Emotional Well-being

Begin a personal, daily mindfulness practice.

  • Mindfulness is key to learning, living, and leading in this time. Have you wondered what “mindfulness” is all about and why it is so critical? And how do you get started with a mindfulness practice? Sign up for a Koru Mindfulness and Meditation session this summer and receive hands on training on how to start a daily mindfulness practice. This class is a 4-week course which meets (online) once per week. Those that register will get access to a free mobile app which will provide daily assistance with your mindfulness practice. Three sessions are being offered this summer. Register through the Professional Education Portal at www.pep.uga.edu.

  • Session 1: Thursdays beginning May 14 – June 4, from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

  • Session 2: Tuesdays, beginning June 2 – June 23, from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

  • Session 3: Wednesdays, beginning July 8 – July 29, from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Course Information

ITAL 4030 Modern and Late Modern Italian Culture.

  • This course is given in English. It counts towards the ITAL minor and towards the Franklin College Literature requirement.

  • See attached flyer for information


Summer UNIV Courses

  • Please see the attached information regarding UNIV courses for summer 2020.
  • If you have any specific questions about UNIV courses, you can reach out to Nick Colvard at Nicholas.colvard@uga.edu.


Summer 2020 Social Work Courses

  • The School of Social Work has added several social work elective course options for the upcoming Summer 2020 term. All of the classes are upper-division courses and may be used as part of the new Social Work Minor. Additionally, several of the courses have no prerequisites.
  • See attached course and minor information


Summer 2020, HORT 3900 (CRN 51536) A Virtual Study Abroad

Art and Gardens of the Grand Tour of Italy, France, England, and Ireland

  • All majors will enjoy this course in garden, art, and culture appreciation taught by a professor who has chaperoned students in a similar study abroad sojourn for almost 20 years. Students will retrace the steps taken by famous writers, artists and politicians during their historical Grand Tour of Europe.
  • This course has no prerequisites
  • Please direct questions to Dr. Tim Smalley at tsmalley@uga.edu.


UNIV 2900, Fall 2020

  • Dr. Wendy Biddle’s 1-credit seminar UNIV 2900: Joy and Achievement, is being offered again this fall. This course teaches research-based practices to increase long-term happiness, and is a great elective option for any student in need.
  • See attached flyer for details

Information for Advisors to Share with Students

Leadership in Student Affairs Minor

  • Attached is information about the Leadership in Student Affairs Minor, which is a partnership between the College Student Affairs Administration Program in the Mary Frances Early College of Education and the Division of Student Affairs. Please share this flyer, along with the below announcement about an information session, with any students who may be interested in this educational opportunity.

Leadership in Student Affairs Minor Information Session

  • The College Student Affairs Administration program and the Division of Student Affairs invite you to attend the Leadership in Student Affairs Minor Information Session on Tuesday, May 12th from 2 pm – 3 pm via Zoom.
  • The Leadership in Student Affairs minor provides students with knowledge and skills related to working in higher education in areas related to student affairs programs and services. During this information session, you will meet the program faculty, learn about the required courses for the minor, and how the minor can prepare you to pursue opportunities in student affairs.