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THE LEGAL AID CLINIC is operated by The University of Georgia School of Law and is under contract with the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government and Oconee County. The Clinic provides legal representation to indigents in criminal and juvenile court cases only. Attorneys from the clinic appear in all courts in both counties where criminal matters are considered and are assisted in their work by second and third year law students.

THE MARINE SCIENCES PROGRAM, established by the University in 1976 and designated a school in 1992, is responsible for the coordination and general management of the Marine Institute, the Marine Extension Service, the Georgia Sea Grant College Program, and the Department of Marine Sciences.

The Marine Institute, located on Sapelo Island, was established in 1953 as a research facility for resident staff and for campus-based faculty members. Research has centered mainly on basic marsh ecology to provide an understanding of energy flow, cycling of minerals and nutrients through the marshes and nearby ocean, and factors regulating the metabolism of the salt marsh ecosystem.

The Marine Extension Service helps to solve problems related to the state's marine resources. The Marine Resources Center on Skidaway Island is the major marine education facility for schools and colleges in the state. At the Brunswick Extension Station, specialists work directly with the fishing and seafood processing industry to increase its efficiency and effectiveness and to develop new industries.

The Georgia Sea Grant College Program, part of the National Sea Grant College Program, was established in 1971. In an approach roughly analogous to that of the Land Grant System in working with agriculture, Sea Grant promotes the wise use of marine resources through a coordinated program of research, education, and advisory services. Sustained excellence in all three areas of activity earned Sea Grant College status for the University in 1980, when it became the fifteenth institution in the nation to attain that rank. In 1990, the Sea Grant College status of the University was reaffirmed by the National Sea Grant College Program.

The Department of Marine Sciences, located within the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, is the degree-granting arm of the School of Marine Programs. Approval to offer the Ph.D. and Master of Science in Marine Sciences has been granted and a proposal for a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Oceanography is being developed.

THE MCPHAUL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS provide developmentally appropriate programs on a half-day basis for University and community families with children 6 months to 5 years; a full day program for University affiliated families with children 3-5 years; and two Head Start programs for children 3-5 years. Children with special needs are provided mainstreamed classroom experience. The center's programs: 1) provide training opportunities for University students in the Department of Child and Family Development to observe and interact with young children and their families; 2) conduct research on the development of children and families and ways to optimize their development; and 3) provide directly a quality developmental program for young children and channel other resources of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences to families.

THE MCPHAUL MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY CLINIC serves University students and faculty as well as the Athens-Clarke County area. A part of the marriage and family therapy doctoral program in the Department of Child and Family Development, one of nine doctoral programs nationally accredited by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), McPhaul MFT Clinic offers individual, couple, and family therapy for a variety of problems and issues. Therapists are doctoral level students supervised by AAMFT approved clinical faculty and licensed marriage and family therapists. Clinical research also is conducted. Fees for services are on a sliding fee schedule, and arrangements can be made for all financial situations.

THE MUSCLE BIOLOGY LABORATORY is used for research by faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and technical staff in Exercise Physiology in the Department of Exercise Science. Research is directed toward mechanisms underlying the physiological and biochemical responses to acute or chronic exercise. Research is funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA).

THE NATIONAL READING RESEARCH CENTER, a consortium of the University of Georgia and the University of Maryland at College Park, is funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U.S. Department of Education to conduct research on reading and reading instruction. The center operates in collaboration with researchers at several institutions nationwide to discover and document conditions that encourage children to become skilled, enthusiastic lifelong readers. The center works to advance the development of instructional programs sensitive to the cognitive, sociocultural, and motivational factors that affect children's success in reading. Teachers participate in school-based research to determine the development of literacy and how they may use the knowledge gained through research.

THE NATIONAL ULTRAVIOLET MONITORING PROGRAM operates the UGA/EPA UV Monitoring Network, a spectroradiometer characterization and calibration laboratory, and an instrument development facility. The UGA/EPA UV Monitoring Network operates and maintains a group of high spectral resolution spectroradiometers throughout the United States which measure full-sky solar UV-B and UV-A spectral flux, from which absolute irradiance and total column ozone concentrations are calculated. The data are analyzed and stored in a data base, located on campus in the National UV Monitoring Center, for dissemination to government and non-government scientists and interested parties. The center also serves as the primary center for calibration, standardization, and maintenance of the UV monitoring instruments of the UGA/EPA UV Monitoring Network.

THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER (EOC) is a community-based program funded by the U. S. Department of Education and administered by the University. The program encourages and assists individuals to enroll in and complete some form of postsecondary education. The project serves 2,000 participants annually, two-thirds of whom are adults of both low-income and first-generation background. The EOC counseling staff serves a 17-county area that includes the counties of Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Walton, Warren, and Wilkes. Direct services include a computer-based career information system; personal, career, and academic counseling; admissions and financial aid information and application assistance; campus visitations to colleges and universities and vocational and technical schools; career development and study skills workshops; and preparatory sessions for the GED, SAT, ACT, and technical school admissions examinations.

THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM is a school-based educational outreach project funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the University. The program helps schools increase rates of retention, increase high school graduation, and promote enrollment in postsecondary education. The Talent Search project serves 900 6th-12th grade participants annually. Eligible participants are low-income and first-generation students selected from middle and high schools in the northeast Georgia area that ranges from Banks in the north to Hancock in the south, and west from Walton to Elbert in the east. Activities include counseling, study skills, tutoring, career and campus orientation, cultural experiences, parent involvement, admissions and financial aid information, and application assistance. Tutoring is provided at selected middle schools during the academic year. A six-week summer institute is conducted at the University and other sites for rising 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th graders.

THE OFFICE OF CAMPUS PLANNING assists the University administration in planning the physical development of the University of Georgia and its related agencies. It plans, coordinates, and implements construction projects on and off campus and serves as liaison agent between the University and the Board of Regents Office of Facilities. The office helps departments conceptualize proposed projects and assists in site determination, selection of architects and engineers, preparation of detailed project programs, coordination of preliminary and final plans, administration of construction, and development of master plans. The office also provides an information center for new construction matters and assists in proposals for funding new projects.

THE OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND PLANNING'S central mission is the collection, organization, maintenance, and analysis of institutional and other data to support institutional management, operations, decision-making, and planning functions. Included in this central mission is systematic information processing of University-wide data leading to broadly based institutional perspectives and understanding. Also included are studies related to projected needs, program objectives, and efficiency and effectiveness in the use of institutional resources.

THE OFFICE OF INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, a unit of Academic Affairs, coordinates campus-wide services for instructional improvement. The office is advised by the Instructional Advisory Committee, comprised of representatives appointed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs from all the University's colleges and schools and from Services and Student Affairs. The OID administers the Lilly Teaching Fellows Program, the Sarah Moss Fellowships, the Senior Teaching Fellows Program, the Teaching Assistants Mentoring Program, the Teaching Improvement Program (TIPs) for new faculty, the colloquium for new faculty, the Teaching Assistants Workshop, the Teaching Assistants Advisory Committee, and an awards program for teaching assistants. The office provides instructional improvement grants to faculty wishing to develop new approaches to teaching and helps faculty locate and obtain external funds for instruction. OID provides consultation for faculty and department heads who seek assistance with any aspect of teaching, including computer-assisted instruction. Other University-wide activities such as regular noon seminars, conferences, and various faculty development activities are listed in the quarterly OID publication Teaching at UGA. Services available to graduate teaching assistants include a handbook, a quarterly GTA newsletter, and a special course on college teaching.

The Instructional Resources Center (IRC), a major unit reporting to OID, provides the following media equipment and materials for staff use: a media library of films, slides, audio and video tapes, and audiovisual and television equipment for loan; black-and-white copy services; audio and videotape presentations, graphic aids, and videotape segments. IRC operates a campus-wide cable television system with a color television studio and a color mobile production unit to provide the University with capabilities of recording campus events and original programs for classroom use. Though IRC was created to serve the University's instructional needs, services are available to all units on a charge basis.

THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT encourages a broader vision and understanding of the increasingly interdependent world and global economy. The office compiles and maintains information on all faculty and staff with international experience. It systematically identifies opportunities with governments, development banks, and foundations to facilitate faculty involvement in international collaborative research, technology transfer, and exchange relationships with colleagues abroad, particularly in the developing nations. The office provides assistance in proposal writing and packaging to foster these activities of mutual benefit to UGA and its international partners.

The office serves as a clearinghouse for all international activities planned or underway at the University. The office has spearheaded UGA involvement in highly successful projects in Burkina Faso, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina, among many others. International Development facilitates advanced long-term training for foreign students, coordinates short-term training programs for professionals from developing countries, and organizes development programs for UGA faculty and staff. Community outreach programs include presentations, lectures, and co-sponsorship of international conferences.