Free COVID-19 Testing on Campus
 
UGA is offering free COVID-19 viral testing for faculty, staff and students who are not showing symptoms of the virus. By participating in the voluntary testing program, you can play a critical role in reducing the transmission of COVID-19 on campus and in surrounding communities. 

The UGA surveillance testing site is located at Legion Field directly across Lumpkin Street from the Tate Center. Parking is available at the Tate Center Parking Deck or the Hull Street Parking Deck. When you arrive at the Legion Field COVID-19 Testing Site, access to the testing site will be clearly marked at the entrance to Legion Pool (which will remain closed). Appointments are by reservation only at this time to ensure social distancing and to avoid unnecessary wait times. Testing is limited and will increase in capacity daily, with a maximum capacity of approximately 300 tests per day on or near August 17^th.

CLICK HERE TO MAKE A RESERVATION

(In order to protect your personal information, you must access this website on a UGA campus network or via VPN.)

More detailed information about surveillance testing can be found here.

DawgCheck Live Now!

Immediate self-reporting is critical to helping us assess and respond to risks and exposures on campus. That’s why UGA has created DawgCheck: an easy-to-use, COVID-19 self-screening tool.
 
With DawgCheck, track symptoms related to COVID-19 daily and report a positive COVID-19 test. No symptoms? Great! But still respond through DawgCheck every day before you leave your home or dorm. COVID-19 carriers can be asymptomatic, so using the DawgCheck tool every day is crucial to help us be proactive in stopping the spread. You will receive email reminders to use DawgCheck every weekday.

Access DawgCheck through the UGA app or online at dawgcheck.uga.edu. Questions? Visit DawgCheck FAQs.

IDTO Creates Guide, Hosts Training for Zoom

The Instructional Design and Technology Office is at it again! This time, the creative geniuses on the IDTO team have assembled “PharmDawg Quick Start Guide to Zoom.”  This guide will help answer almost any question you may have regarding the Zoom Video Conferencing Platform, including system requirements, UGA Zoom Account Creation, links to Zoom support documentation, tutorial videos, and a “Best Practices While Using Zoom” feature. Additional information relating to UGA Zoom Accounts, Zoom tools, features, and troubleshooting not found in the guide may be obtained by contacting CoP Zoom Administrators Sarah Jones and Chris Duran or at the UGA EITS Zoom Video Conferencing and Zoom Help Center webpages.

Along with the guide, IDTO will host Zoom faculty training sessions on August 12 and 19 from 10-11 am both sessions.  To participate, click here.

UGA Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program

On July 16, UGA announced a Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program for individuals eligible to retire on or before December 31, 2020. There has been a tremendous response to this program, with hundreds of applications received so far. Due to this, it is necessary that UGA limit the number of individuals approved to participate in this program. With more than 25% of retirement-eligible individuals already electing to apply for participation, the opportunity to approve current and future applications is becoming more limited. Applications for participation received after August 15, 2020 are unlikely to be approved. Faculty and staff may continue to submit applications to participate until September 15, 2020, but approval to participate in the incentive program may not be possible. Additionally, department-specific circumstances may limit the ability to approve both new and some existing applications, including those received before August 15, 2020.

Eligibility requirements, incentive payout information, FAQs, and other program details can be found on this website. If you have any questions about this program, please contact UGA Human Resources at HRweb@uga.edu or at (706) 542-2222.

Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion: UGA's Non Discrimination Anti-Harassment Policy and the USG Sexual Misconduct Policy 

Training & Development is offering an interactive, introductory course on the Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment (NDAH) Policy and Sexual Misconduct Policy (SMP) that explains the practical applications of each policy, what kind of conduct the policy prohibits, the reporting responsibilities of university employees, and discussions of case studies. Topics covered include: to whom and where the policies apply; definitions of discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment; what to do if you're aware that discrimination or harassment is occurring; mandatory reporting obligations for persons in positions of authority; and EOO procedures for responding to and/or investigating complaints under each policy. This course is recommended for all University employees and counts as an elective toward the Diversity and Inclusion Certificate. 

This class is being held online via Zoom.  All registrants will receive the login link in a separate reminder email from Training & Development or the instructor 1 day before your scheduled class. If you do not receive the email reminder, please contact us at training@uga.edu.

REGISTER HERE

Dates:
August 27, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM 

September 16, 2020, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 

October 15, 2020, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM