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Columns::October 20, 2003

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Russell Symposium examines homeland security issues

Sen. Saxby Chambliss will join former Sen. Sam Nunn and Asa Hutchinson, undersecretary for border and transportation security in the Department of Homeland Security, in discussing homeland security issues on Oct. 20 at the 2003 Richard B. Russell Symposium. The program begins at 9 a.m. in the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and is open free to the public.

Bob McGee (left), director of payroll, payables and expenditures; Jennifer Collins, document imaging administrator; and Chuck Moore, manager of accounts payable, worked with others to set up the electronic payment process.

Great idea pays off: Accounts payable wins ‘best practices’ award

With more than three million pieces of paper passing over their desks each year, the small staff of the university’s accounts payable department had become overwhelmed. The tedious paper shuffling had led to lost documents, missed deadlines, miffed vendors and frustrated staff members.
Last year the department re-engineered its payment process by installing a Web-based digital imaging system that allows bills to be processed, approved and paid, electronically.The department’s system is among eight winners in a new “best practices” competition introduced this year by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. Twenty-two institutions submitted 73 entries in the competition, which was started to encourage greater efficiency at the system’s 34 schools.

Atlanta Ballet performs on campus as part of Dance Festival Series

The Atlanta Ballet will perform at 3 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Fine Arts Theatre as part of the Dance Festival Series sponsored by the Performing Arts Center.
The Atlanta Ballet is the oldest continuously operating ballet company in the country, and it is the official state ballet. The company is regarded as one of the premier arts institutions in the Southeast. Under the leadership of artistic director John McFall, the company was invited to perform in England as part of the millennium celebration at London’s Royal Festival Hall.

Students Nicole Shelton (left) and Tierra Destiny Johnson have fun at last year’s Homecoming parade.

A legendary event: Homecoming celebration scheduled for Oct. 19-25

There’s Charles Herty and Herschel Walker, Dean Tate and Charley Trippi, the Arch and the Chapel Bell, Hairy Dawg and Harry Mehre.
What do they have in common?
They’re all University of Georgia legends, and their legacies--along with those of many other notables from UGA’s past--will be in the spotlight when the university celebrates Homecoming Oct. 19-25.
“UGA . . . Where Legends Are Made,” this year’s Homecoming theme, “will serve to show all in the Bulldog nation our rich history and the wonderful successes that we have enjoyed throughout the years,” says Ailena Gibby, student homecoming coordinator.

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