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In this Issue:
- Guide to course assessment during COVID
- Exam proctoring available online
- New pop-up surveillance testing across campus
- Get your flu shot at Tate
- Additional PPE available through UGAmart
- Nominations open for President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award
- Connect with volunteer opportunities in Athens
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Instruction
Fostering Connection in Hybrid and Online Formats
Learn updated strategies on establishing and maintaining connection with and among your students while using hybrid and online instruction.
Guide to Assessment During COVID
An updated course structure may require an update to your assessment plan. Aim to adjust your assessment plan so that it aligns with your updated course delivery.
Exam Proctoring
All classes and final exams must move online after Thanksgiving. The online proctoring solution Respondus Monitor is available to provide artificial intelligence proctoring for online exams within eLC at no cost to students.
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Campus Operations
Sign Up for Surveillance Testing
Visit the surveillance testing portal via the University Health Center’s website to schedule an appointment for asymptomatic testing at Legion Field. With our increased capacity, we are often able to accommodate same day appointments.
In cases where there is same-day availability, Legion Field staff will accept walk-up appointments. Individuals will need to register onsite, but the likelihood is that they will be accommodated.
NEW: In Addition to Legion Field Testing, Pop-up Surveillance Testing Available Across Campus
Free, walk-in, asymptomatic-only testing is available for all UGA community members, brought to you in partnership with the College of Public Health and AU/UGA.
- Wednesday, Oct. 7, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., West Lawn, Tate Student Center at the #flUGAFest
- Thursday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Health Sciences Campus, George Hall
- Tuesday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Georgia Center, Mahler Hall at the #flUGA Mobile Clinic
Bring your UGA ID. Do not eat, drink or smoke/chew tobacco 30 minutes before your test.
Remember to Check your Symptoms Before Coming to Campus
Dawgs, Get Your Flu Shot!
#flUGA kicks off at Tate West Lawn on Wednesday, Oct. 7th. Drop -in anytime between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. to get your flu shot. #flUGA mobile clinics are brought to UGA in partnership with the University Health Center and the College of Pharmacy. Please bring your UGA ID and copy of insurance.
Additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Available through UGAmart
A limited amount of additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is now available through a partnership with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, University System of Georgia and UGA. The new items include disposable face masks (50 count boxes) and hand sanitizer (1-gallon bottles only, does not include pumps) at no cost to departments and are available in UGAmart for units to request. These items can be found by selecting the UGA PPE – Click to Search Inventory link on the UGAmart homepage. Questions can be directed to Susan Baxter 706-425-3014 or sbaxter@uga.edu.
Game Day Dining Hours
On Oct. 10, 2020, Chick-fil-A, the Niche Pizza Co. and Starbucks will be open from 11 a.m. to kick-off. These locations will close at kick-off. Take-out options will be available. No inside dining will be permitted. The Grill Tent and Last Chance Drink Tents at Tate will be closed.
Bolton and the Village Summit will be open regular hours to meal plan participants only (O-House, Snelling and the Niche are closed on weekends). The Quick Markets will be open to meal plan customers from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Food Truck Options on Campus
Dining Services continues to partner with local food trucks to bring additional dining options to campus. Meals can be purchased using Paw Points, Bulldog Bucks, cash, credit and debit. While the food trucks accept Paw Points held by some meal plan participants, they do not accept all-access or block swipes.
UGA Bookstore Open on Game Day
The UGA Bookstore will be open on Oct. 10, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Bookstore will have tents set up around the stadium three hours prior to kick-off, as well as a clearance tent set up next to the One Stop Shop. Please be mindful that wearing a face covering in our store is required at all times.
New Quick Market Open in Snelling Dining Commons
A new Quick Market has recently opened in Snelling Dining Commons and provides a wide variety of grab-and-go menu options to meal plan customers. Open from 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Monday – Thursday, and from 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. on Friday, the Quick Market is located in the Georgia Room at Snelling. Currently, this location only accepts meal plans, including the faculty/staff meal plan. Faculty/staff 10-block meal plans are available for purchase online or by post-tax payroll deduction. This plan provides 10 meals from any of UGA’s five dining commons or Quick Markets for only $9.40 (plus tax) per meal.
Nominations Open for President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award
Know a student, faculty, staff or community member working to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of equality and justice a reality? Nominate them for the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award.
The award recognizes individuals in the University of Georgia and Athens‐Clarke County community who have applied Dr. King’s ideology to make a significant contribution regarding race relations, justice and/or human rights. Winners will be recognized at the 18th annual MLK Freedom Breakfast in January. Click here to submit a nomination. Nominations are due by Oct. 11.
Questions? Contact UGA’s Office of Institutional Diversity at 706-583-8195 or diverse@uga.edu.
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Outreach: PS&O and Extension
Get Involved through Engage Georgia
Need volunteers? Need somewhere to volunteer? Engage Georgia is an online platform, maintained by the UGA Office of Service-Learning, that helps campus and community organizations advertise volunteer opportunities, and provides a place for UGA faculty, staff, students and community members to find ways to volunteer and get more involved at UGA and in Athens-Clarke County.
UGA Extension Offers Indoor Air Quality and Wildland Fire Presentations Online
On Oct. 8, UGA Cooperative Extension will host a Zoom webinar on how to be mindful of indoor air quality, and the National Extension Wildland Fire Initiative will present on prescribed burn associations in California and the role of Extension in spreading science and making connections during COVID-19.
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Development & Alumni Relations
Alumni Association Takes Football Season Virtual for Alumni and Fans
To promote a safe football season for fans around the world—including local alumni, faculty and staff—the UGA Alumni Association is offering a variety of virtual opportunities to show your UGA spirit this season, with more to come as the weeks progress. Learn more at alumni.uga.edu/football.
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