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october 6, 2008

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Dedication will be held for East Campus building

Joe Frank Harris

UGA will officially name another building for a former Georgia governor Oct. 10 with a dedication ceremony for the Joe Frank Harris Commons.

The 2 p.m. ceremony will be on the lawn outside the building formerly known as East Campus Village Commons. The building is just north of the Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities and close to the East Campus Village residence halls.

OID symposium will focus on promoting diversity, inclusion
The Office of Institutional Diversity will host a symposium, “Promoting Diversity and Inclusion through Institutional Change,” Oct. 21 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.

Collaborating colleagues: University extends agreement with China’s Jilin University
A delegation from China’s Jilin University visited UGA in September to continue discussions about ongoing research and student exchanges between the two institutions. Provost Arnett C. Mace Jr. hosted a luncheon for the group, which included Shengjin Wang, vice president of personnel management and the second-highest ranking official at Jilin University.

Celebrating ‘Excellence’
UGA officially ended its Archway to Excellence Campaign with a closing celebration on Sept. 26 at the Classic Center.

Open enrollment for insurance, other benefits runs through Nov. 7
Benefits open enrollment runs Oct. 6 through Nov. 7, during which time faculty and staff may make changes in their benefits, including health insurance, dental insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, long-term disability insurance and flexible spending accounts for 2009.

Proposed policy revision on centers, institutes goes back to committee
An effort by a University Council committee to draw up new rules requiring centers and institutes at the university to clarify their purpose, goals, funding and reporting lines was put on hold after officials of several centers and institutes objected to the move.

Cabinet approves new flextime policy
UGA staff may be able to change their arrival and departure times and work a compressed or four-day week, thanks to a new flextime work policy approved by the cabinet Sept. 25.

Larry Munson retires as ‘voice’ of UGA football
Legendary UGA football play-by-play announcer Larry Munson, who began broadcasting games in 1966, has retired from the booth.

Attorney, businessman, gymnastics coach to receive Blue Key Award from UGA chapter of honor society
The UGA chapter of Blue Key National Honor Society will recognize two outstanding UGA alumni, Atlanta attorney Charles Campbell and Atlanta businessman Clarence “Jim” Nalley, as well as UGA gymnastics coach Suzanne Yoculan, at the annual Blue Key Awards banquet Oct. 10.

Vandiver Hall naming
Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the residence hall named for former Gov. Ernest Vandiver Jr. was held Sept. 26.


	Around Academe • Increase in funds for Pell Grants likely to surpass 40 percent • Alabama board votes to bar illegal immigrants from two-year colleges
	Research News Computing Life: Scientists show for first time that dramatically more genes are controlled by biological clocks than previously known
	Digest • Former FDA commissioner to give Kenneth Waters Lecture on Oct.7 • Spanish professor to present Franklin Visiting Scholar lecture on Oct. 8 • Graduate enrollment reaches record high
	UGA Guide • ‘Glory, Glory’ exhibition showcases photographs from University Archives
	Campus Closeup Mike Chalker, Parking Services
	Conversation with the Dean Daniel Nadenicek, College of Environment and Design.

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