Volume 5, Issue 10 Important Reminder If Leaving FGH
This reminder is very important be charged rental fees through
October 2008 for residents who anticipate the Spring Semester, regardless
graduating or vacating Family of the date you vacate your
and Graduate Housing for other apartment. It is very important
reasons at the end of the Fall that you plan your move to avoid
Semester. paying for housing in more than
one location.
Written notice of your intention
to vacate your apartment must be Please complete the form at-
on file not later than Tuesday, tached to the October Village
October 21, 2008 to vacate your Monthly email and bring it by
apartment not later than Decem- the FGH office. Don’t hesitate to
ber 21, 2008. This responsibility call if you have any further ques-
means that if you fail to notify tions.
our office of your plans, you will
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FAMILY AND GRADUATE HOUSING
Halloween Carnival
Village Monthly
Tuesday, October 28 6:00-8:00PM
Join us for a night of Halloween fun! Fam-
ily and Graduate Housing will host a Hal-
loween Carnival in the Community Room
on Tuesday, October 28 from 6-8PM. There
Costumes!
will be cotton candy, popcorn, crafts, an
inflatable moonwalk, balloon animals, and Cotton Candy!
spooky treats for kids to enjoy! Be sure to
dress up in your best costume as we will Inflatable moonwalk!
have a costume contest at 7PM.
This program is for FGH residents and chil- Balloon animals!
dren only. All children must be accompa-
nied by an adult. To register, please email
fghprogr@uga.edu with your name, apart- Face Painting!
ment number, and number of children and
adults attending by Thursday, October 23. Crafts and games!
Inside this issue:
Fire Up the Dawgs 2
Trails 2
FALL BREAK
Trash Removal 3 NO CLASSES
Activities from the UGA Master Calendar 3
Friday, October 31
Community Announcements 4
Important Phone Numbers/ 4
Maintenance Corner
Fire Up the Dawgs!
Friday, October 3 Saturday, October 11 Thursday, October 23
Soccer vs. Arkansas. 7:00 p.m. Turner Football vs. Tennessee. Sanford Stadium. Soccer vs. Auburn. 7:00 p.m. Turner
Soccer Complex. Soccer Complex.
Sunday, October 12
Volleyball vs. Arkansas. 7:00 p.m. UGA Soccer vs. Kentucky. 1:00 p.m. Turner Friday, October 24
Volleyball Arena. Soccer Complex. Volleyball vs. South Carolina. 7:00
p.m. UGA Volleyball Arena.
Saturday, October 4 Friday, October 17
Cross Country Auburn Invitational. 10:00 Volleyball at Alabama. 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 25
a.m. Auburn, AL. Tuscaloosa, AL. Football at LSU. Baton Rouge, LA.
Sunday, October 5 Soccer at Mississippi State. 8:00 p.m. Sunday, October 26
Soccer vs. LSU. 1:00 p.m. Turner Soccer Starkville, MS. Volleyball vs. Florida. 1:30 p.m. UGA
Complex. Volleyball Arena.
Saturday, October 18
Volleyball vs. Mississippi. 1:00 p.m. Football vs. Vanderbilt. Homecoming. Soccer at Alabama. 2:00 p.m.
UGA Volleyball Arena. Sanford Stadium. Tuscaloosa, AL.
Wednesday, October 8 Friday, October 31
Volleyball vs. LSU. 7:00 p.m. UGA Vol- Sunday, October 19
Soccer at Tennessee. 7:00 p.m.
leyball Arena. Volleyball at Mississippi State. 1:30 p.m.
Knoxville, TN.
Starkville, MS.
Friday, October 10 Volleyball at Tennessee. 7:00 p.m.
Soccer vs. Vanderbilt. 7:00 p.m. Turner Soccer at Ole Miss. 2:00 p.m. Oxford, MS.
Knoxville, TN.
Soccer Complex.
Volleyball at Auburn. 7:00 p.m. Auburn,
AL.
Oconee Forest Trails Residents:
Remember that the Community Room
Did you know that you have access is available for your use. We recently
to the Oconee Forest Trails in you bought new chairs and put in more
backyard? The Oconee Forest trails
at Lake Herrick provide a perfect
lighting for your convenience.
atmosphere for walking, running, Call 706-542-1473 to reserve the room
hiking, and workouts with one of for a party or family event!
several fitness stations. Access is
behind Building Q – through the Located in the FGH office.
gate and over the railroad tracks.
Trash Removal
Recently we have had some problems Large recycling bins are located in
with trash being left outside of dump- University Village across from the
sters or placed in trash cans near bus playground in Building D and in
stops. Please remember that all trash Rogers Road across from Building Q.
from Family and Graduate Housing Please do not put trash in these bins.
should be brought to the designated They are only for materials of plastic,
dumpsters outside of your apartments, glass, tin, and cardboard. Thank you
not left in bus stop trash cans. for helping us keep Family Housing
clean!
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Activities From the UGA Master Calendar
Friday, October 3 Wednesday, October 15
Coffee Hour. Sponsored by the Interna- 24th Annual Study, Work & Travel
tional Student Life Office. Experience Abroad Fair. Sponsored by the Office
new cultures and meet new people while of International Education. An opportu-
sampling food from around the world. nity for students to gather information
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall about study, work, volunteer, and travel
Ballroom. Contact 706-542-5867 abroad programs from UGA program
sponsors as well as from national and
Saturday, October 4 international providers. 10:00 a.m. - 3:00
Fall Plant Sale. Sponsored by Friends of p.m. Through Thursday, October 16,
Wednesday, October 1 the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. The 2008. Miller Learning Center rotunda.
Performance: Tina Howe's Museum. sale will feature shrubs and trees that re-
Sponsored by the Department of Theatre quire little water to survive. 8:00 a.m. - Thursday, October 16
and Film Studies. This fast-paced send-up 2:00 p.m. State Botanical Garden Visitor
Book Sale. Sponsored by the University
of contemporary art culture interweaves the Center. Contact 706-542-1244, gar- of Georgia Press. The UGA Press clears
stories and foibles of over two dozen art den@uga.edu
its warehouse at its biennial sale of thou-
patrons and artists. Featuring installations Tuesday, October 7 sands of very slightly damaged books at
by Athens and UGA artists. 8:00 p.m. Fine deeply discounted prices. The sale in-
Arts Building, Cellar Theatre. Contact 706- Debate Watch 2008. Sponsored by the cludes books in a variety of areas of inter-
542-2838 for reservations, dinac@uga.edu Richard B. Russell Library for Political est. 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Through Friday,
for more information Research and Studies. Dr. Paul Gurian, Sunday, October 28
associate professor of political science, is October 17, 2008. Tate Student Center
Thursday, October 2 an expert on presidential primaries and Plaza. Contact pallen@ugapress.uga.edu
campaign strategy. He will introduce the Friday, October 17
Lecture: Reducing Interpersonal Dis-
debate and lead a discussion following it.
crimination. Sponsored by the Franklin
For more information on the history of the Homecoming Parade. Through down-
College Office of Inclusion & Diversity, town Athens. 6:00 p.m.
presidential debates, visit
and the Department of Psychology. Mi-
www.debates.org/pages/history.html. 7:00
chelle Hebl, Franklin Visiting Scholar and
p.m. Russell Library, UGA Main Library, ''Sink the Dores'' Homecoming BBQ.
associate professor of psychology at Rice
west entrance. Contact 706-542-5766, jsev- Sponsored by the UGA Alumni Associa-
University, gives the talk on how discrimi- tion. Join fellow Bulldogs for the fourth
ern@uga.edu
nation is manifested within social interac- annual Homecoming BBQ. John Dunn
tions and in organizations, and remediation Friday. October 10 and the Jazzmen will provide soulful
of these issues. 3:30 p.m. 120 Psychology sounds to dance the night away. Family
Building. Contact 706-542-0378, Lecture: Sexual Harassment- All in the
Head?. Sponsored by the Institute for fun including: the bounce house, hula
leby@uga.edu hoops and face painting. Special guests
Women's Studies. Dawn Bennett-
Tailgate with the Football Team. Spon- Alexander, Associate Professor of Employ- include the UGA cheerleaders and Hairy
sored by University Union. A pep rally for ment Law & Legal Studies, gives the talk Dawg. 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Wray-
students to meet the team before the Ten- as part of the IWS Friday Speaker Series. Nicholson House, 298 S. Hull Street. Con-
nessee game. Appearances by the cheer- 12:20 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. 250 Miller Learning tact 706-542-8199, wdarden@uga.edu
leaders, the Georgia Red Hotz dance team, Center. Contact momolly@uga.edu Family Night Hike. Sponsored by the
and Hairy Dawg. 1st 1,000 students receive State Botanical Garden. A nighttime hike
a t-shirt and food from Shane's Rib Shack. along the Purple Trail. Members $3, Non-
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Legion Field. Contact Members $5, no fee for a parent. 7:00
706-542-6396, MLamotte@uga.edu p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Meet in front of the State
Botanical Garden Visitor Center. Contact
706-542-6156, ckeber@uga.edu
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Sunday, November 2 Time
Change—set your clocks Have any old cell phones or ink cartridges?
one hour earlier. Bring them to the designated cardboard box
Effective at 2AM! in the FGH for recycling.
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Important Phone Numbers to Keep Handy
Http://www.uga.edu/~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
THE UNIVERSITY OF
GEORGIA FAMILY AND Sat & Sun.)
GRADUATE HOUSING
The University of Georgia Family and • Kamell Clauson - 389-6100 (RM Bldgs ABCD) area1@uga.edu
Graduate Housing
710 East Campus Road • Dylan Sorensen - 389-6200 (RM Bldgs EFGH ) area2@uga.edu
Athens, Georgia
Phone: 706-542-1473 • Shannon Miller - 389-6061 (RM Bldgs JKL) area3@uga.edu
Fax: 706-542-8402
Email: FGH@uga.edu
• Renee Clifford - 389-6400 (RM Bldgs MNP&BO) area4@uga.edu
• Carol Cobb - 389-6500 (RM Bldgs QRS) area5@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 When you use the laundries and you have move your trash daily and keep your food
trouble with a machine please call in a work such as cereal, rice, breads in sealable
Maintenance Supervisor 09/29/08 order just as you would with your apart- containers. Wipe down your ranges and
ment. We need to know which laundry and counter tops after cooking.
which machine it is.
The maintenance crew worked on, or is cur-
rently working on 517 work orders between Pest Control: Cannon Pest Control comes
Important Note; Please call in a work
the dates of 08/29/08 and 09/29/08. to Family Housing every Wednesday to
order for any problems you have in your
treat apartments. Please have your work
As part of the E-building renovation we are apartment. Work order # 706-542-3999
orders in before Wednesdays of each
building a new laundry on the end of F- week or you will have to wait until the
building. This laundry should be ready No- following week.
vember1st. The new laundry equipment is
here and we are waiting on the completion of The outside water ban is still on for the Uni-
the building to install it. When the new laun- versity and surrounding areas.
dry is complete the mobile laundry will go
Please remember no outside watering or
away.
car washing is allowed at Family Hous-
Brandon Oaks project: We have almost com- ing.
pleted U building. The decks are going up
We currently have water saving shower
now and painting will start on 10/01/08. We
heads in most of our apartments and they
hope to open on 10/15/08.
have been in for over five years. If you
F-Building is going a lot smoother than E- think that the shower head that you have is
building. Most of the sheet rock has been not a water saving type, please e-mail or call
hung and finished. Painting has started and the Work Order office to have it replaced.
some of the cabinets are being hung. The F-
*** Pest Control personnel have told me
building projected completion date is Decem-
that roaches and other pest hate clean
ber 31st but I believe it will be much sooner
cool apartments. To keep pest down re-
than that.