Tuesday, September 5, 2000
Employees who are veterans
In response to U.S. Department of Labor reporting requirements, the UGA Equal Opportunity Office is conducting a survey of UGA employees who are veterans of U.S. military service. The purpose of the survey is to determine the extent to which veterans are a part of the workforce of government contractors such as the university.
The survey form is available on the Web at www.uga.edu/eoo. Copies have also been distributed to deans and vice presidents. Veterans are requested to complete the form and return it to the Equal Opportunity Office, 3 Peabody Hall, by Sept. 8.
Participation in the survey is voluntary. Neither participation nor nonparticipation will affect employee status or veterans’ benefits. For more information, call Len Davis at 542-7912.

Athena Grand Opera guild
The guild of the Athena Grand Opera Company will hold an open meeting on Sept. 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the Fire Hall of the Classic Center, 300 North Thomas Street. The guild strives to raise awareness of opera throughout the community and to support the Athena Grand Opera Company’s educational and outreach programs. Each of the several committees within the guild is open to new members. For more information, call the Classic Center at 357-4414 or the School of Music at 542-3737.

Accountability presentation
John Miller, author of the book Personal Accountability, will speak to UGA faculty and staff on Sept. 26 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and again from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Both presentations will be in Mahler Auditorium in the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
Miller has promoted the personal accountability concept to companies and organizations all over the country. His book and approach are the basis for the popular class in personal accountability offered by UGA’s training and development department.
Advance registration for these presentations is required. Forms are available in the fall booklet from training and development and can also be found on the Web (www.busfin.uga.edu/staff).

Rec Sports fall sign-ups
This semester the recreational sports department is offering aquatics, aerobics, club sports, fitness and wellness, informal recreation, intramural sports, and outdoor recreation. The new fitness and wellness program is “FitKids,” a Saturday morning fitness program for children ages 4-10. Parents are encouraged to exercise while their children are staying active in a fun and safe environment. Costs, class schedules and registration forms are available at the cashier’s desk at the Ramsey Student Center, 542-5060.

Student-faculty enrichment
Guidelines and reimbursement forms for the Student-Faculty Enrichment Fund are available from the Office of Student Affairs.
The fund was established by President Michael F. Adams to encourage and promote informal interaction of students and faculty outside the classroom, by providing funding for faculty to host informal gatherings for undergraduate students enrolled in their classes. Questions about the enrichment fund should be directed to Tom Cochran, 542-3564.

UGA Weight Watchers at Work
The next session of the UGA Weight Watchers at Work program will begin on Sept. 13. The cost is $126 for the 12-week session. The group meets every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in room 109 Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center. Members bring their lunches and eat during class. For more information or to sign up, call Angie Paul, 542-0358.

Torrance Challenge programs
Children can explore and develop their creative potential in a series of Challenge programs planned by UGA’s Torrance Center for Creative Studies on four Saturdays this fall.
There are two choices: Challenge Explosions (single Saturday classes) or Saturday Discoveries (one topic explored all four Saturdays). The topics range from science to art to drama.
Children will learn about science, music and art in such Challenge Explosion topics as: “Sunken Ships and Treasure,” “Cool Magic Tricks with Light,” “Knights in Shining Armor” and “The Magic of Music and Sound.” There are also art classes where children will learn the basics of drawing animals and impressionistic painting.
Saturday Discoveries allows children to study one theme for all four Saturdays. The two themes of these Saturday Discoveries are “Tricks of the Trade” (drama camp) and “Bizarre Encounters.”
Classes meet on the four Saturdays that do not have a home football game scheduled: Sept. 30, Oct. 21 and 28 and Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-noon, at Aderhold Hall.
The cost for each Saturday Explosion is $25. The cost for the four Saturday Discoveries is $95. Student application deadline is Sept. 15.
For more information and a printable registration sheet, visit the Torrance Center’s Web site (www.coe.uga.edu/torrance/fallchall2000.html) or call 542-5104.


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