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Highlights:
- Information from Dean Angle
- Upcoming events for CAES personnel
- SecureUGA participation announced for 2009
- Ongoing migration to eLearning Commons
- Send your comments
Information from Dean Angle
2010 Budget -
The budget outlook remains uncertain. There is some optimism that we have moved past "budget cutting" and are in the early stages of recovery. However, there is no promise that we won't see additional cuts this year — this all depends upon the speed of the state economy. Until such time that we are comfortable that we will not have additional cuts, I urge everyone to continue to spend conservatively. My office will approve only the most critical needs until the final budget is crystal clear.
- Angle's Update
- Wimba Session Archive — Last session recorded on September 14, 2009.
Dean Angle's next Wimba Session will be held December 10 at 9 a.m. More details will be provided via email. - Editorials posted on Georgia FACES:
- Ag jobs shine in tough times — August 25, 2009
- U.S. agriculture can feed the growing world — June 17, 2009
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Upcoming events for CAES personnel
| Nov 21 Legion Field, Athens |
South Campus Tailgate [more info] |
| Nov 25 | UGA Furlough Day |
| Nov 26-27 | Thanksgiving — UGA Holiday |
| Nov 30 | Deadline for all UGA employees to complete the SecureUGA online awareness and accountability program [more info] |
| Dec 10 | Dean Angle's Wimba Session at 9:00 a.m. |
| Dec 24 | UGA Furlough Day |
| Dec 26, 28-31 |
Christmas Holidays — UGA Holiday |
| Save the Dates for 2010: | |
| Jan 1 | New Year's Day — UGA Holiday |
| Jan 4 | UGA Furlough Day |
| Jan 18 | Martin Luther King Day — UGA Holiday |
| Jan 20-22 | Virtual Extension Winter School |
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SecureUGA participation announced for 2009
In accordance with the June 3, 2009 memo SecureUGA: 2010 Security Awareness and Accountability Program from UGA's three senior vice presidents, all UGA employees currently on the UGA payroll are required to complete ten awareness modules by November 30, 2009. This includes faculty, staff, administrators, and all student workers, graduate assistants, research assistants, teaching assistants, and work-study students.
The four modules required for completion by November 30, 2008:
- Security in the Workplace
- Your Role in SecureUGA
- What is Sensitive Data?
- Securing Portable Electronic Devices
Any employee, including new employees, who has not completed these four modules should do so as soon as possible.
The additional six modules to be completed by November 30, 2009 are:
- Password Security
- Identity Theft and Fraud
- Electronic Virus Protection
- Copyright and Fair Use
- E-mail and Web Security
- Online Personalities and Avatars
Each module should take less than 5 minutes to complete. It is not necessary to do all the modules at one time.
Compliance with the requirement to complete all ten modules will be sent in a report to all deans and unit heads after the November 30, 2009 deadline.
- Read the press release >
- Go to the SecureUGA Web site >
- Problems encountered during access or use of the modules should be reported to the EITS Help Desk: helpdesk@uga.edu or 706-542-3106.
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Ongoing migration to eLearning Commons
August 11, 2009 — Please note that this is the final semester that WebCT will be available as a course management option. To help you adjust to UGA's new course management system eLearning Commons (eLC), a series of workshops has been scheduled. Be aware that completion of the Quick Start workshop is a prerequisite for attending other workshops in the series. A list of workshop dates/times can be found by clicking the "Workshops" link at the top right corner of the eLC homepage located at http://elc.uga.edu/. Faculty may also find help by clicking the "Faculty Help" tab on this page.
To help facilitate communication, we also encourage you to let your students know which course management system you plan to use prior to the start of classes, and we've made posters available for downloading and printing to help you get the word out within your divisions. You may access those posters by visiting http://elc.uga.edu/posters/.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please email elc@uga.edu or you may contact Sherry Clouser at the Center for Teaching and Learning at sac@uga.edu.
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Send your comments
The CAES public and intranet sites are works in progress. We appreciate your feedback and support as more resources are added in the upcoming months.
If there are items that you feel should be included on the intranet, or if you have an idea of a section that would help you and your colleagues, let us know!