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University President Michael Adams announced Friday the plan to hire three ombudspersons to address discrimination and harassment claims at the University. Adams issued an update on the Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy during a Cabinet meeting. … 3 Comments
Future students may not be able to minor in Spanish if the proposal passed by the University Council curriculum committee Friday is executed. The proposal passed with seven committee members in favor and four members opposed. If the plan is enacted, the last date students can graduate with a Spanish minor would be Spring 2011. … 1 Comment
• Peace Corps Coffee Hour. Life is Calling ... How Far Are You Willing To Go? Come join returned Peace Corps volunteers to hear stories about their experiences living and working abroad. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Espresso Royale Coffee Shop on Broad Street. • Student Alumni Council- Open enrollment has begun. … 0 Comments
A University employee was arrested and charged with felony counts after Athens-Clarke County Police found an assortment of drugs on him while they patrolled in an unmarked vehicle, according to a police report. Gaveia Martin, a South Campus custodial worker, was arrested early Friday morning. … 0 Comments
A fight at the Chi Psi fraternity house Friday left one male student injured and the other charged with battery, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police report. Jeffrey Gloss of Marietta is accused of striking Blake Bartholomew in the leg with a baseball bat. … 5 Comments
The Office of Service-Learning, in conjunction with the Service-Learning Fellows Program, hosted a panel discussion for faculty members on how to successfully incorporate service-learning in the classroom. "Service-learning is a model of experiential education applying knowledge from the classroom to real-world situations," Paul Matthews, assistant director and outreach coordinator for the Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education, said Friday. … 0 Comments
"Drunken" nights with undergraduates and an "emotional affair" with a female student led a professor known for bringing in hundreds of thousands in grant money to resign after he was found in violation of the sexual harassment policy. According to documents obtained by The Red & Black through an open records request, Stephen M.
University President Michael Adams issued a plan to create three ombudspersons by Oct. 1 to address sexual harassment issues, and several faculty said they wonder who he will choose and how they will perform in the positions. "I feel like this is a very well thought-through, comprehensive and prominent statement," Janet Frick, associate professor of psychology and head of the online "UGA Community Condemns Sexual Harassment" petition, said Friday during a phone interview. … 0 Comments