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The University plans to form a committee of 12 administrators in response to a national student survey to aid in the structuring of next year's administrative goals, a University official said Thursday. Denise Gardner, interim director of the office of institutional research, said the National Survey of Student Engagement is "one of the best ways" for administrators to make connections between what students are saying and how to improve their educational experience. … 10 Comments
U.S. Department of Energy funding cuts at the University's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory have prompted letters of support for the laboratory from high-ranking officials and sparked a congressional investigation. But a top University official said the impact of the investigation and ongoing restructuring of the lab has been overstated. … 2 Comments
A newspaper reported Friday that Athens-Clarke County officials may know the identity of a man posing as a taxi driver in order to abduct women from downtown, and that another University student has told police she too was abducted in the same manner in May. … 0 Comments
The University needs a director to sustain the environmental momentum on campus, a facilities planning official said Thursday night. According to Daniel Sniff, associate vice president of University Architects for Facilities Planning, the University needs to hire a director to sustain environmental efforts on campus. … 0 Comments
Due to construction, more than five parking lots have reduced spaces at the University. Among the University's five decks and numerous surface lots, undergraduate students account for approximately 47 percent of spaces utilized, according to the parking services Web site. … 0 Comments