Volume 11, Issue 12
The Village Monthly
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FAMILY AND GRADUATE HOUSING
December 2011
Leaving for the Holidays? will give a measure of protection if the weather turns extremely cold during your absence. DO NOT TURN THE HEATING SYSTEM OFF. Extreme cold weather can cause water pipes to freeze and create much damage to buildings and personal belongings. Lastly, make sure no furniture, clothing or any flammable materials are left in contact with the heating The end of the semester and the systems. winter break is approaching. 2. Inspect your refrigerator for Many of our residents will any food that may need to be choose to travel over the break used up or disposed prior to to visit family or friends. Here leaving to avoid any spoiled are a few tips for those who are food. leaving Athens for the holidays: 3. Be sure to clean your 1. Reduce the thermostat on apartment before you leave. your heating system to the Particularly make sure the lowest setting. This will reduce kitchen countertop and floor are the use of electricity, but also
Holiday Gift Wrapping Party Looking for a place to wrap your gifts while the kids are at school? Why not enjoy the holidays with your friends and come to our gift wrapping party! On Saturday, December 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. bring your presents to the Community Room. We will have snacks, drinks, and wrapping supplies to help you get started. A limited supply of wrapping paper, bows, and ribbon will be available. What a great way to celebrate the end of the semester! Come enjoy the season with us as you prepare for the holidays!
clean so you won’t develop a pest control problem. Make sure no food containers are left unsecured. 4. Remove all trash from your apartment to one of the dumpsters as you leave. 5. Report any dripping faucets or leaks under any sinks before you leave. 6. Contact a neighbor or friend that you trust to check on your apartment while you are gone. Make sure that they have information on how to get a hold of our staff to report any problems that they might observe. (706) 540-4366. 7. Have the same friend or neighbor pick up and place your mail into your apartment.
Resident Manager Availability As usual, resident managers will be available throughout the holiday break. If you have an emergency when the office is closed, you can call the resident manager on-call cell phone at (706) 540-4366 for assistance. Please remember that our staff are celebrating the holidays too, so only use this phone for emergencies. If the weather is cold and your heat is not working, this constitutes an emergency! Please do not hesitate to call in these types of situations!
Inside this issue: Holiday Events in Athens!
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Computer Lab Hours
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Activities from the UGA Master Calendar
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Community Bulletin Board
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Important Phone Numbers
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Maintenance Corner
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HOLIDAY BREAK Family and Graduate Housing Office closes at 5 p.m. December 23 and reopens January 2
Holiday Events in Athens! Breakfast with Santa! Join St. Nick for breakfast, and enjoy crafts & activities for children as well as your chance to talk to Kris Kringle himself! (Photo included). Ages: For families, children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult Program Date: Saturday, Dec. 17 Times: 9-9:45 a.m. OR 10-10:45 a.m. Location: Memorial Park Registration: Pre-registration required by Dec. 14. Space is limited to 40 people per session. Call (706) 613-3580 to register. Fee: $5 ACC resident; $7 Non-resident
Holiday Hayride! Go on a holiday hayride to be followed by hot cocoa and gingerbread house building. Parents must accompany children on hayride. Registration is required by calling (706) 613-3603. Ages: 12 and younger Program Date: Saturday, Dec. 10 Time: 10 a.m. - Noon Fee: $3 per person Location: Rocksprings Community Center, (706) 613-3603
Downtown Parade of Lights Kick off the holiday season in Athens-Clarke County with this special event in Downtown Athens. This year the theme is “Winter Wonderland” and numerous groups around Athens will be showcasing festive floats as a part of the yearly competition. Program Date: Thursday, Dec. 1 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Downtown Athens. The parade starts at Pulaski and Dougherty streets, but if you take the bus to the Arch and walk up a block to Clayton Street, you will be able to see the parade pass by.
“OVERNIGHT CHRISTMAS”
SANTA’S WORKSHOP
Presented by Cornerstone Productions www.cornerstoneproductionsonline.com. Frank Green is in for the adventure of a lifetime when he signs up for the last delivery run before Christmas in an unforgettable musical journey, across the globe that shows him the true meaning of Christmas. Ages: All ages Event Dates: Friday, Dec. 2 through Sunday, December 4 and Thursday, Dec. 8 through Sunday, December 11 Times: Thursday & Fridays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2:30 p.m. Admission: Advance: $10 Adults, $8 Seniors, Students, and Children 10 and under. Day of Show: $15 Adults, $12 Seniors, Students, and Children 10 and under Location: Morton Theatre, (Downtown) Athens, (706) 613-3771
Come for a night of fun and games. Make your own holiday decoration and have an opportunity to visit with Santa himself. Ages K-5th grade Program Date: Wednesday, Dec. 14 Time: 5-6 p.m. Fee: Free Location: East Athens Community Center, (706) 613-3593
Computer Lab The Family and Graduate Housing Computer Lab is available for all residents’ use and is located inside the FGH Office on 710 East Campus Road. You must have your MyID and password to log into the computers. We have SPSS and SAS available. A printer that takes Bulldog Bucks is also available. PLEASE NOTE: Hours will vary somewhat during the holiday break. Please check your e-mail for notices. VOLUME 11, ISSUE 12
Computer Lab Hours: Monday 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Wednesday 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 5 p.m.-10 p.m.
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Activities From the UGA Master Calendar THURSDAY, DEC. 1, 2011 University Council Meeting 3:30 p.m. Grand Hall Tate Student Center. Contact: Jan Hathcote (706) 542-6020 Volleyball NCAA Tournament Dec. 1-4: first and second round, Dec. 8-11: regional semi-finals and finals; Dec. 15-17, NCAA Semi-Finals and NCAA Finals. Location TBA. Contact: (706) 542-1621 FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 2011 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). 11:30 a.m. Ball Room Memorial Hall. Contact: Chase Harvey Graduate Assistant for Coffee Hour (706) 542-5867 Swimming & Diving - UGA Fall Invitational 6:00 p.m. Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities. Contact: (706) 542-1231 Men’s Basketball vs. Cincinnati Event will be aired on ESPN-U. $15, $2 w/ student I.D. 7:00 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. Contact: (706) 542-1231 Observatory Open House Public Night at the UGA Observatory. If the skies are clear, the quarter moon, Jupiter and various stars and constellations will be viewable. If the skies are cloudy, then there will be a talk in the main lecture hall. 7:00 p.m. Location: Dome and roof of the Physics Building if the skies are clear; Room 202 of the Physics Building if the skies are cloudy. = Contact: (706) 542-2485 SATURDAY, DEC. 3, 2011 Exhibition: Bill Viola: Collected Work, 1977-80 Pioneering video artist Bill Viola helped make the medium vital to contemporary art in the 1970s and 1980s and remains among its most
important practitioners. Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Hillary Brown Director of Communications (706) 542-4662 hazbrown@uga.edu Exhibition: Lycett China Edward Lycett (American, b. England, 1833– 1910) was a porcelain painter who immigrated to New York from Great Britain in 1861. By the early 1880s, Lycett and his family had settled in Atlanta and opened a studio devoted to porcelain decoration with the ancillary mission of educating young women. Martha Thompson Dinos Gallery Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Hillary Brown Director of Communications (706) 542-4662 hazbrown@uga.edu Exhibition: Introduction to the Centers An introduction to the Henry D. Green Center for the Study of the Decorative Arts. Through March 4. Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Hillary Brown Director of Communications (706) 542-4662 hazbrown@uga.edu Football: SEC Championship Game CBS-TV. 4:00 p.m. Georgia Dome Atlanta. Contact: (706) 542-1231 SUNDAY, DEC. 4, 2011 Women’s Basketball vs. Georgia Tech $5, free for UGA faculty, staff and students 2:00 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. Contact: (706) 542-1231 Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration
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 made by ceramic students or faculty. 9:00 a.m. First floor lobby Lamar Dodd School of Art. Contact: Ted Saupe (706) 338-3652 tsaupe@uga.edu Blood Drive 10:00 a.m. Aderhold Hall. Contact: (706) 5438656 GLOBES Monthly Meeting UGA’s LGBT faculty and staff group discusses how to make the campus a more welcoming and affirming place for people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT). Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. Contact: Ricky Roberts rickyrob@uga.edu Discussion Group: My Sister’s Keeper Co-facilitated by Drs. Joy Harden and Deenie Tarver. The purpose of the group is to address issues unique to women of color at a predominantly white institution. 6:00 p.m. 406 Memorial Hall. Contact: Cassandra Moon Administrative Assistant (706) 542-8468 cymoon@uga.edu TUESDAY, DEC. 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.
A celebration of family, community and culture. Free, but tickets (available in the African American Cultural Center, 404 Memorial Hall) are required 4:00 p.m. Tate Grand Hall, 5th floor, Tate Student Center. Contact: Cassandra Moon Administrative Assistant (706) 542-8468 cymoon@uga.edu
Women’s Basketball at Mercer
MONDAY, DEC. 5, 2011
Docents lead a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 2:00 p.m. Meet in the lobby Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Jenny Williams PR Coordinator (706) 542-9078 collardj@uga.edu
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, handbuilt sculpture, as well as functional pottery:
7:00 p.m. University Center 1400 Coleman Ave Macon, Ga. Contact: (706) 542-1231 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7, 2011 Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent Collection
Reading Day—No Classes
Community Bulletin Board Be on the lookout for announcements from International Student Life (ISL) as Tax Season approaches! ISL host numerous workshops for international students who are having to deal with filing US tax forms. Please be aware that even if you have not worked in the US, you will need to get assistance for filing appropriate tax forms for the 2011 year! Beat the rush and use their services prior to the April deadline!
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Happy Holidays! Travel Safely
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Activities From the UGA Master Calendar Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia Tech Event will be aired on FOX Sports South. $15, $2 w/ student I.D. 7:00 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. Contact: (706) 542-1231 THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 2011 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. Registration is required at www.uga.edu/ lgbtcenter/safespace 8:30 a.m. Memorial Hall. Contact: Jennifer Miracle LGBTRC Director (706) 542-4077 lgbt@uga.edu GMOA Book Sale Books for sale will include new and used GMOA and other publications at low, low prices. All proceeds benefit the museum. Dealers are welcome. Dec. 8-9: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lobby Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Hillary Brown hazbrown@uga.edu Drawing in the Galleries Visitors are invited to sketch in the galleries from 5-8 p.m. No instruction provided. Pencils only. Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Jenny Williams PR Coordinator (706) 542-9078 collardj@uga.edu SUNDAY, DEC. 11, 2011 Spotlight Tour: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Docents lead a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. 3:00 p.m. Meet in the lobby Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Jenny Williams PR Coordinator (706) 542-9078 collardj@uga.edu
Docents lead a tour of highlights from the permanent collection. FREE 2:00 p.m. Meet in the lobby of Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Jenny Williams PR Coordinator (706) 5429078 collardj@uga.edu
TUESDAY, DEC. 20, 2011
THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 2011
Men’s Basketball vs. Mercer
A Cook’s Holiday Annual Luncheon
Event will be aired on CSS. $15, $2 w/ student I.D. 7:00 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. Contact: (706) 542-1231
UGA Food Services’ 25th Annual Luncheon Feast. Buffet served. Dec. 15-16. $14.95 (includes tax) Tickets available online 11:00 a.m. The Village Summit in Joe Frank Harris Commons. Contact: (706) 583-0892 FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 2011 Fall Semester Commencement Undergraduate ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Graduate ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. SATURDAY, DEC. 17, 2011 Exhibition: Images of the Midwest from the Collection This special, temporary display complements “Dale Nichols: Transcending Regionalism” and features images of the Midwest by American artists. The works are drawn from the permanent collection of the Georgia Museum of Art, as well as from objects on extended loan to the museum from the collection of Jason Schoen, Princeton, N.J. These American Scene images of the Midwest provide an aesthetic and historical context for Nichols’ paintings. Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Hillary Brown Director of Communications (706) 5424662 hazbrown@uga.edu Exhibition: Dale Nichols—Transcending Regionalism
Organized by the Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art in David City, Neb., this retrospective exhibition presents Nebraska MONDAY, DEC. 12, 2011 native Dale Nichols’ nostalgic images of rural Holiday Fun at the Georgia Museum of America. Paintings dating from 1935 to 1972 Art establish Nichols not only as a regionalist in the Make holiday cards inspired by the museum’s company of such great artists as Grant Wood permanent collection. A special performance by and Thomas Hart Benton, but one who the Meridian Women’s Chorus. 10:00 am. transcended the confines of the genre to achieve Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Jenny universal success. Georgia Museum of Art. Williams PR Coordinator (706) 542-9078 Contact: Hillary Brown (706) 542-4662 collardj@uga.edu hazbrown@uga.edu TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 2011 Georgia Children’s Concert Holiday Concert. 7:00 p.m. Hugh Hodgson Music Hall. Contact: (706) 542-8711 gcc@uga.edu WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14, 2011 Tour at Two: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Page 4
Men’s Basketball at USC Event will be aired on FSN. 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles, Calif. Contact: (706) 542-1231 MONDAY, DEC. 19, 2011 Women’s Basketball vs. Dayton
Women’s Basketball vs. Montana State Part of the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic series. 6:30 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: (706) 542-1231
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2011 Tour at Two: Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection Dale Couch, adjunct curator of decorative arts, leads an introductory tour of decorative arts in the museum’s permanent collection. 2:00 pm. Meet in lobby Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Jenny Williams PR Coordinator (706) 542-9078 collardj@uga.edu THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 2011 Women’s Basketball vs. Appalachian State 7:00 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. FRIDAY, DEC. 23, 2011 Men’s Basketball vs. Furman Event will be aired on CSS. $15, $2 w/ student I.D. 7:00 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. Contact: (706) 542-1231 MONDAY, DEC. 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. TUESDAY, DEC. 27, 2011 Men’s Basketball vs. Winthrop Event will be aired on CSS. $15, $2 w/ student I.D. 7:00 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. Contact: (706) 542-1231 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28, 2011 Women’s Basketball vs. Furman 7:00 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. Contact: (706) 542-1231 FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 2011 Men’s Basketball vs. Delaware State University $15, $2 w/ student I.D. 2:00 pm. Stegeman Coliseum. Contact: (706) 542-1231
Part of the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic series. 6:30 pm. Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: (706) 542-1231
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Important Phone Numbers to Keep Handy THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FAMILY AND GRADUATE HOUSING
Family and Graduate Housing Office 542-1473 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday) Resident Manager 540-4366 (on call after 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and all day
710 East Campus Road Athens, Georgia
Sat & Sun.)
Phone: 706-542-1473 Fax: 706-542-8402 Email: FGH@uga.edu
Russell Mingledorff - 389-6100 (RM Bldgs ABCD) area1@uga.edu
Rebekah McLain - 389-6200 (RM Bldgs EFGH ) area2@uga.edu
Nicole Kim - 389-6300 (RM Bldgs JKL) area3@uga.edu
Calandra Togba-Doya - 389-6400 (RM Bldgs MNP&BO) area4@uga.edu
Rock Lee - 389-6500 (RM Bldgs QRS) area5@uga.edu
http://housing.uga.edu
UGA Police 542-2200 (24 hrs)
Emergency 911 (24 hrs)
Work orders 542-3999 (24hrs) or www.uga.edu/housing/workorder EITS Help Desk 542-3106
The Maintenance Corner Jamie Wilkes Maintenance Supervisor We had more than 300 apartments move out this spring and summer. This has been the busiest year for move-outs in my nine years in Family and Graduate Housing. Residents have moved into the recently renovated Building P. The Physical Plant construction crews did a great job, and the apartments look great. We will soon replace all of the refrigerators in Building E, giving you plenty of notice before it happens. We have 14 of the 28 refrigerators in stock, and the rest should be here this week. Building Q renovation has begun, with a reopening scheduled for spring 2012. When you use the laundry facilities and have trouble with a machine, please e-mail or call in a work order at (706) 542-3999, just as you would with your apartment. We need to know which machine is not working, as well as the laundry room in which it is located.
Please do not tamper with the smoke detectors in your apartment. This is the first warning that you will get in case there is a fire in your apartment. If you disable the head, you are not only are you endangering yourself in the event of a fire, but also everyone in your building. Call the Family and Graduate Housing office during the day or the resident manager on duty at night to silence the head if you accidentally set it off while cooking. Peachtree Pest Control comes to Family and Graduate Housing every Wednesday to treat apartments. Please have your work orders in before each Wednesday of the week you would like to have your apartment treated. *** Pest control personnel have told me that roaches and other pests hate clean, cool apartments. To control the appearance of pests, remove your trash daily and keep your food—such as cereal, rice and breads—in sealable containers. Wipe down your ranges and counter tops after cooking.
***Congratulations to Marquis Smith*** I am proud to announce that Marquis Smith has been selected as the skilled trades worker for Area II, a position that was vacated by George Thornton. Marquis has been with Family and Graduate Housing for approximately five years and has extensive knowledge of all areas of Family and Graduate Housing.