Friday, June 5, 2:00 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.

Engaging students in an online environment can be difficult because of the distance. In this webinar, Jim Berger will provide you with instructions on how to create an engaging discussion board and steps to set up the discussion in GeorgiaVIEW.  Step-by-step instructions will be provided and a simple model for creating engaging prompts for your students. Be sure to register for the webinar.  For all registrants, we’ll be sending a link to the actual webinar.

Register for the GeorgiaVIEW Discussion Board Webinar!

Information Technology will begin implementing DUO Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on devices with administrative rights assigned to users beginning Monday, June 8.  The implementation will provide an additional layer of protection against the ever-increasing cybersecurity threats and bring us into compliance with USG Information Security requirements.  The process will be the same as it is with Outlook, OneDrive, OneUSG, PeopleSoft, etc.   

The DUO MFA will be added to faculty and staff devices by members of the Technical Support Services team. 

Users will receive an email notification about this change the day before DUO MFA is activated on their computer.  Once installed, you’ll see the DUO MFA screen after you enter your user name and password credentials to log in or unlock your machine.   If you ...

The Student Rating of Instruction Survey (SRIS) is now open and available for students to complete through June 3. Please encourage your students to complete the Student Rating of Instruction Survey (SRIS). We need a 65% completion rate for usable data. To locate updates to your class response rate, log in to Campus Labs using your Unify credentials.

Research and best practice consistently show the single greatest factor to increase participation in online student rating surveys is for faculty to express and demonstrate how the results are important and used in making meaningful change. The next most influential factor is to set aside time during studies to complete the surveys.

We understand time to complete coursework can be limited. However, when applicable, if you allow approximately 20 minutes for your students to complete s...

As we return to campus in a phased approach per last week's Return to Campus announcement, please be reminded of the new leave options that may be available to you in connection with COVID-19.

On March 18, 2020, Congress enacted and the President signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). It contains numerous provisions, two of which create new requirements for some employers (including Georgia College, a government agency as a member of the University System of Georgia) to provide paid leave to employees as they deal with various circumstances related to the coronavirus COVID-19 public health emergency. These new requirements took effect on April 1, 2020 and expire on December 31, 2020.

You may view the U.S. Department of Labor's poster pertaining to Employee Rights under the FFCRA as an attachment to this message.

Please view the FFCRA-Leave Info attachment for det...