EXECUTIVE INITIATIVES

The Student Government Association partnered with the MLC to install infrared sensors in group study rooms to detect when they’re in use. Students can now see study room availability the UGA App and on TVs across the MLC.

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Beginning in the fall of 2014, the Miller Learning Center officially became a 24-hour facility during the week. Every year prior, the MLC had closed at 2:00 a.m. on weeknights, except for during finals and midterms. SGA was excited to play a role in changing the building’s policies to allow for increased study space accessibility for students on campus. The MLC is currently open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week with the exception of home football game weekend and school holidays.

Through the combined efforts of UGA Student Affairs, UGA Food Services, and Student Government Association, the commuter meal plans were created in 2015. These plans were designed to be affordable for the students and faculty who are constantly on the go and have no use for a full-time meal plan. There are three plans to choose from that accommodate different situations but all are created for off-campus students, faculty, and staff. 

“Destination Dawgs: Inclusive Post-secondary Education at the University of Georgia” will serve students with intellectual disabilities to enrich their education, increase their ability to live independently and have a self-directed life, to achieve competitive and integrated employment, and to have the opportunity to make life-long friendships. Our program launched in January 2017. Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities are limited in their post-secondary options, and it often means they are typically not able to leave their own homes. For some families, it can mean someone quitting a job to care for their child. For others, it is simply a strain when their child is getting littler interaction or stimulation. Furthermore, education is an important pathway to a career. When individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities can find jobs and support themselves, it lifts unnecessary strains off their families. Attending college can contribute to academic and personal growth, independence, self-advocacy, friendships, and, perhaps most importantly, employment skills. Students who participate in IPSE are 26% more likely to leave vocational rehabilitation services with a paid job. And with those paid jobs, student participants made 73% higher weekly wages. Diverse workplaces are better at innovating, better at responding to external changes and more sensitive to the needs of all employees and customers.

In September 2016, the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections approved the University of Georgia Student Government Association’s proposal to add an early in-person voting location on UGA’s campus for the 2016 fall general election. SGA partnered with Roosevelt @ UGA and other organizations in a voter registration and education effort, dubbed “UGAvotes,” to ensure that the polling location was advertised on and off campus.

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911, If you believe you are in immediate danger, please call the police.

706-542-SAFE: If you are overwhelmed, calling this number will connect you to the free, confidential, 24-hour hotline run by UGA Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention. RSVP advocates can discuss your personal situation, explain your options, and answer questions in a safe, confidential environment.

The Student Government Association is committed to providing resources to aid students as they begin their search for off-campus housing. The newly created Student Housing Guide, while by no means exhaustive, has been developed to provide an overview of common off-campus housing options at a variety of price points and locations. The guide can be accessed here. 

This year, the Student Government Association has made it a priority to improve late-night transportation for students. We hosted roundtable discussions with key stakeholders to identify the biggest issues with the current services, to explore solutions to these issues, and to improve the transportation experience for the student body as a whole. These updates are the culmination of student input, meticulous research, and collaboration with multiple groups on campus. We are confident that these improvements will streamline transportation for students while ensuring that student fee dollars are spent efficiently.

Improved Routes

Riverbend Connector
One shuttle route between Soule Hall and apartments on South Milledge Avenue and Riverbend Parkway
Night Campus
Expands Night East-West and Night University Villiage Routes
Prince-Milledge Evening
Expands Health Sciences and Milledge routes; runs down Milledge Avenue through campus to downtown
Prince-Milledge Night
Expands Health Sciences and Milledge routes; runs from the Arch through campus to Milledge Avenue

PRESS RELEASE: The University of Georgia will implement a change to its Responsible Action Protocol on July 1, 2016, in an effort to protect students that overdose on drugs or alcohol… The change will update an existing university policy that grants amnesty to anyone who reports a drug or alcohol-related overdose to medical and law enforcement officials. Under the previous policy, students who requested medical assistance for an overdose would be protected from Code of Conduct violations, but the individual who overdosed would not. The new policy grants amnesty from drug or alcohol-specific Code of Conduct violations for both parties and provides coursework on substance abuse for those who overdose.

Due to increased demand for late night study space during finals week, the Science Library and Jittery Joe’s in the Miller Learning Center will operate extended hours. The Student Government Association, University of Georgia Libraries and Auxiliary Services have partnered to pilot this program in an effort to provide more study space and access to coffee during final exams.