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Student Affairs and UGA Events
December 1, 2011
Tate Society Applications Open Applications for the Dean WIlliam Tate Honor Society open on Dec. 1 and are due by Feb. 29. All first-year students, UGA Class of 2015, are eligible to apply. Applications available on website.
December 1, 2011 6:00 pm
Turkish Student Association Movie Night Screening of Cinar Agaci (The Plane Tree, 2011), a Turkish movie with a moral. Zell B. Miller Learning Center 48 Baxter Street Athens, GA
December 1, 2011 7:00 pm
Demosthenian Literary Society’s Senior Farewells Graduating seniors will give their Farewell speeches, featuring book donations to the society and the passing down of keys. Demosthenian Hall 105 Herty Dr. Athens, GA
December 1, 2011 8:00 pm
Film: Die Hard (1988) Box office opens 30 minutes prior to showtime. Tate Student Center 45 Baxter St. Athens, GA
December 2, 2011 9:00 am
Phi Beata Heata Student Jewelry Sale Students from UGA's jewelry and metals program will be selling handmade jewelry . Tate Student Center 45 Baxter St. Athens, GA
December 2, 2011 11:30 am
International Coffee Hour Weekly program, featuring coffee and international food, designed to bring people together from all over the world to meet in a casual setting. Coffee Hour is held every Friday during the academic year (excluding breaks). Memorial Hall 101 Sanford Drive Athens, GA
December 2, 2011
Film: Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) Shows daily at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. Through Dec. 4. Tate Student Center 45 Baxter St. Athens, GA
December 5, 2011 9:00 am
Holiday Pottery Sale The UGA Ceramic Student Organization will hold a holiday pottery sale Dec. 5-6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Work on sale will include small, hand-built sculpture, as well as functional pottery: teapots, flower pots, mugs, plates, ceramic jewelry, vases and bowls. Prices will range from $8-$100. Proceeds from the ceramic sale will go to support student educational field trips and visiting artists. All work was made by ceramic students or faculty. Lamar Dodd School of Art 270 River Road Athens, GA
December 6, 2011
Last day of fall semester classes
December 6, 2011
Friday class schedule in effect today In order to balance the numbers of class hours this semester between MWF and Tu/Th classes.
December 7, 2011
Reading Day
December 7, 2011 6:00 pm
GLOBES End of the Semester Potluck Attendees are asked to bring a dish to share. Memorial Hall 101 Sanford Drive Athens, GA
December 8, 2011 8:30 am
Safe Space Training To support and empower members of the UGA community through education, engagement, and deliberate dialogue in order to provide an affirming and inclusive environment for all LGBT students, faculty, and staff. Please visit www.uga.edu/lgbtcenter/safespace to register. Registration is required. Memorial Hall 101 Sanford Drive Athens, GA
December 8, 2011
Fall Semester Final Exams Through Dec. 14.
December 16, 2011 9:30 am
Fall Semester Commencement Undergraduate ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Speaker: James H. Shepherd Jr., chairman of the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. Graduate ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Speaker: Sylvia McCoy Hutchinson, professor emerita of reading education at UGA. Stegeman Coliseum 100 Smith St. Athens, GA
December 16, 2011 12:00 pm
Residence Halls Close for Winter Break All residence halls in the Brumby, Creswell, Hill, Myers and Russell communities close at noon Dec. 16. Halls reopen at 9 a.m. on Jan. 3. Residence halls in the Reed and East Campus Village communities will remain open during the break
December 26, 2011
Christmas/New Year’s Holidays University offices will close at the close of business on Friday, Dec. 23 and will reopen on a regular schedule on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
Dr. Karen Kalivoda Receives Honor at Diversity Days 2010 Kickoff!
September 13, 2010- At the Diversity Days 2010 Kickoff Celebration, hosted by the Office of Institutional Diversity, Dr. Karen Kalivoda, Director of the Disability Resource Center and University Testing Services, was honored as a recipient of the Embracing Diversity Award. This award recognizes outstanding accomplishments of individuals, groups or teams who have extended themselves beyond their assigned job responsibilities to promote diversity and inclusion at the University of Georgia.
United States Census 2010
This year the U.S. Census Bureau will conduct the 2010 Census, the counting of everyone living in America. The transitory and mobile lives of university students produce many challenges of counting college students living in these communities. Additionally, students can become confused about how they are to participate in the Census and be accurately counted. Some frequently asked questions of students include: Do my parents record me on the Census? Should my roommate(s), and I fill out one Census form or multiple forms? Should international students fill out the Census? How and when will I receive my Census form? What is even the purpose and significance of the Census? This article provides clear answers to these questions to aid Georgia’s university students, faculty, and staff in how to correctly participate in the Census count, which benefits their community.
- Do my parents record me on the Census form sent to their house? NO. The Census form clearly states parents should not record their son or daughter if they are away at school. This means all college students must fill out their own Census form unless they are currently living with their guardians.
- I live with several roommates, do we each fill out our own form? NO. The Census will send an apartment only one form. This means if you live with 1 or even 5 roommates you need to put all their information on one form.
- I live in the on-campus residence halls, do I need to fill out the Census? YES. Your university's housing department will be organizing how the Census forms will be passed out and returned. Please talk with your Resident Assistant or Housing staff to find out more details.
- I'm an international student, should I fill out the Census form? YES. The Census Bureau seeks to count all people living in the United States regardless of their citizen or legal status.
- What is the purpose of the 2010 Census and why should I participate? The 2010 Census determines congressional representation from each state and will help communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for things like hospitals, job training centers, schools, senior centers, bridges, tunnels, and roads. Through your participation you help your university's local community prosper and grow.
- When will I receive my 2010 Census form and when should I return it? You should receive the Census form either by mail or by your on-campus residence hall staff in mid-March 2010. The forms should be sent back by April 1, 2010.
Through these Census-taking tips, Georgia's university students can be accurately represented and directly help the local communities in which they live in, and in which they attend school. For more information about the 2010 Census, visit the Census Bureau’s website at www.2010census.gov . Students interested in part-time work with the U.S. Census Bureau should call their toll free number at 1-866-861-2010.
