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Health Center expansion
Construction of the $17 million, 30,000-square foot addition to the UGA Health Center is underway through May 2009. The College Station Road driveway will be eliminated and all access to the Health Center during construction will be from the River Road Loop (beside the Ramsey Center). The expansion continues through Sunday, May 31, 2009.
Apr 17, 2008, 08:18

Pharmacy College addition
Construction on Pharmacy South, the $42.9 million, 93,288-sq. ft. addition to the College of Pharmacy, is underway through spring 2009. The site is immediately south of the existing College of Pharmacy on D. W. Brooks Mall. The construction, sponsored by UGA, continues through Sunday, May 31, 2009.
Feb 5, 2008, 10:00

Tate Student Center Phase II and parking deck construction
Construction on the $13.4 million, 500-space Tate Student Center parking deck is scheduled for June 2007 through May 2008, followed by construction of the $30 million Tate Student Center Phase II atop the parking deck from June 2008 through December 2009. The site is at the intersection of Lumpkin and Baxter Streets. The construction continues through Thursday, December 31, 2009.
Jan 2, 2008, 09:55

East Baxter Street closed
Baxter Street, east of Lumpkin Street, will be closed to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic for the duration of the Tate Student Center expansion project, March 7, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2009. Gates at each end of the block will be staffed to allow delivery and emergency vehicle access only. Pedestrians should use the sidewalk directly in front of the Student Learning Center. The street closure continues through Thursday, December 31, 2009.
Jan 2, 2008, 09:31

University of Georgia Weather Closing Procedures
The University of Georgia implements the following procedures for announcing operational changes during periods of inclement winter weather.

By policy, the university makes one of three announcements: UGA is open and operating on a regular schedule; UGA is closed; or UGA will delay opening until a specific time.

An all campus e-mail is the primary means to distribute such announcements. The announcement also is posted to the UGA home page (www.uga.edu).

Up-to-date information is provided to Athens radio stations as follows:
• on the AM dial: 880, 960 and 1340; and
• on the FM dial: 88.9, 90.5, 91.7, 97.9, 102.1, 103.7 and 106.1.

Information is posted on University Cable Channel 15, which also is carried on channel 15 of the cable system serving Clarke and Oconee counties. Athens radio stations are used primarily because they give priority to UGA announcements where Atlanta stations cannot. Atlanta TV and radio stations that have requested to receive UGA weather announcements also are notified, but should not be considered a primary source for closing announcements.

If inclement winter weather develops overnight, every attempt is made to post announcements and notify media by 6:30 a.m., but if the inclement weather develops after 6:30 a.m. on a school/work day, the same notification procedures are used.

When weather conditions are such that closings occur two or more days in succession, the procedure is followed each day, with an announcement being made each morning by 6:30. An evening announcement usually will not be made for the next day except in the most extreme weather circumstances.

On days when the university generally is scheduled to be closed — such as Saturdays, Sundays and holidays — the university does not usually make blanket closing announcements. Instead, departments and units that have normal operations on weekends and holidays, or units planning to host or present special programs on those days, should make their own prior arrangements with employees and participants, such as a Web site or e-mail, notifying them how to proceed in case of inclement weather.

When the University of Georgia is officially closed, it is closed for everyone: faculty, staff and students. Departments will designate in advance those employees expected to report to work during a weather emergency.

Announcements for weather closings at UGA campuses in Gwinnett, Griffin and Tifton are handled by those campuses, separately from the main campus announcements.

Please do not telephone the UGA Police, other campus offices, or the news media, as their telephone lines need to be kept open for emergency response.

Jan 1, 2008, 00:00

 

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