BOR bulletin [Vol. 8, no. 7 (Dec. 2002)]

December 2002

Volume 8, No. 7

BOR Bulletin The University System Office Newsletter

A Change of Heart: Papp to Remain as Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

J ust short of taking office as the new chancellor of Florida's Division of Colleges and Universities, Dr. Daniel S. Papp has decided to remain with the University System of Georgia as senior vice chancellor for academics and fiscal affairs.
Papp -- who had said his official good-byes to University System Office staff during a farewell party in November and was scheduled to begin work in Florida on Jan. 1, 2003 -- cited professional reasons for his change of heart.
"Because of changed circumstances and remaining uncertainties about the roles and responsibilities of the position, I believe it is in my best professional interests to continue to serve the University System of Georgia," Papp informed Florida Board of Education officials.
USG Chancellor Thomas C. Meredith said he is excited to be able to continue working with Papp.

"Dan is a superior professional, so we welcome this opportunity to retain his talent and dedication to higher education here in the University System of Georgia," Meredith said in announcing the news to the Board of Regents and the Atlanta news media on Dec. 16
Papp, who is responsible for meeting the academic needs of more than 232,000 USG students and for working with more than 8,000 University System faculty members, has held five senior administrative posts within the System, including serving as special assistant to the chancellor, interim president of Southern Polytechnic State University and executive assistant to the president of Georgia Tech. He has served in his current post since July 2000.

Library Officials Travel to White House to Collect National Award for Excellence in Library Services

The federal Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) recently awarded the Georgia Public Library Service's Southwest Georgia Regional Public Library System a national award for library services.
"These national awards pay tribute to museums and libraries for their extra-

ordinary public service," according to IMLS Director Robert S. Martin. "Through partnerships with schools, businesses, social service agencies and many other groups, today's recipients are addressing the core needs of diverse communities across America."
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Georgia Globe Functions Integrated into System Office Units
In 1999, the University System of Georgia formed Georgia GLOBE to actively promote distance education, including marketing, providing select services, and initiating innovative projects. It was planned as a short-term project, designed to last no more than three years.
According to Dr. Dan Papp, senior vice chancellor for Academics and Fiscal Affairs, "Georgia GLOBE has successfully accomplished its intended purpose. Institution participation in distance-education course development and delivery has increased dramatically in the last 4 years. The number of courses offered by USG institutions has increased more than 177 percent, while the numbers of students enrolled has increased over 136 percent."
As the University System seeks to streamline its distance learning operations, and as the State of Georgia faces a challenging economy, Georgia GLOBE as a name and a unit will cease to exist on January 1, 2003.
Many of the functions performed by Georgia GLOBE will be assumed by existing units of the System Office. Notably, marketing of distance-education activities will be handled by Media and Publications. Management of the searchable database of distanceeducation courses and coordina-
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WHO'S WHO IN THE USO
This column features two employees of the University System Office -- one from 270 Washington Street and the other from another branch of the USO "family" -- to help employees get better acquainted with each other.
Denise Allen
Reader Advisor
Georgia Library for Accessible Services (GLASS), Georgia Public Library Service
Hired: September 1999
Primary responsibilities: GLASS is patronized by people unable to use regular print materials. Allen helps them order talking books, Braille books and other materials; provides curriculum support for educators; tells stories for students in the Center for the Visually Impaired Summer Program; and conducts outreach at colleges and universities and at health fairs.
Michael Peacock
Telecommunication Systems Manager
University System Office Technology Support
Hired: March 1999
Primary responsibilities: provides telecommunications support for the University System Office, including the TrinityWashington Building, all three Georgia Public Library Service facilities and the Athens facility occupied by the Office of Information and Instructional Technology staff.

Regents Salute Librarians
Accompanied by State Library Director Lamar Veatch (standing at far left), a delegation from the Southwest Georgia Regional Public Library Service (SWGRPLS) attended the Board of Regents' November meeting, receiving recognition for having won the 2002 National Award for Museum and Library Services. The delegation included Susan Whittle (seated at center), director of SWGRPLS. Whittle is flanked by Doreen Poitevint (left), secretary of the Decatur County Library Board, and Lesley Simmons, former chair of the SWGRPLS Board. Standing with Veatch are (left to right): Peggy Mecalf, a member of the Decatur County Gilbert H. Gragg Library Foundation Board; and three former SWGRPLS Board chairs, Joyce Leverett, Thea Burke and Sally Bates. Bates is the board's current constitution and by-laws chair.

Library Award
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U.S. Sen. Max Cleland nominated the Southwest Georgia Regional Public Library System (SWGRPLS) for the award on the basis of the outstanding service it provides to the community and the broad-based community support the system enjoys.
Along with State Library Director Lamar Veatch, SWGRPLS Director Susan Whittle and librarians Tom Bush, Teri Maggio and Susan Ralph represented the library system's board members, library staff and citizens in accepting the prestigious honor from First Lady Laura Bush -- herself a former librarian -- during a White House ceremony on Oct. 29.
"This year's recipients of the National Award for Museum and Library Service are making a difference," remarked Mrs. Bush. "They are strengthening ties between neighbors and enriching family and community life. I congratulate each of them for their dedication and enthusiasm."
With three library facilities and a bookmobile, SWGRPLS is the sole public library service for 43,835 residents of three counties. Per capita income is $18,805 per year in this mostly rural, disadvantaged region. The region reports a 46 percent high-school drop-out rate

and 43 percent of the adult population have not completed high school.
"Our library boards, funders and staff are devoted to the goal of creating lifelong learners of every individual in our communities," Whittle said.
The goal of the library -- in partnership with other community organizations, businesses, and individuals -- is to bring residents of the tricounty area into the libraries and improve their level of education. This is accomplished through creative programs and comprehensive information services. Family literacy programs, full access to the World Wide Web, and close, ongoing support for schools and social service organizations all are part of the library system's challenging agenda.
In partnership with Bainbridge College, the system also offers free introductory computer courses to the region's residents. Project Teen Read -- created with the help of a Bainbridge College professor in 2001 -- brings young people into the facility, and a state-of-the-art bookmobile traverses three Southwest Georgia counties regularly, depositing books at schools, nursing homes, and community centers and providing talking books to blind and handicapped individuals in 11 other counties in South Georgia.

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Working Hard at Having a Little Fun

The staff of P-16 took first place in the TrinityWashington Building's holiday decorating contest this year, with their "12 days of P-16" ("7 standards aligning, 6 reports awaiting, 5 budget cuts, 4 collaborating partners..."). Dorothy Zinsmeister (above left) , senior associate for academic affairs, and Judy Monsaas (above right), director of P-16 assessment and evaluation, are shown next to one of 12 doors and cubicles decorated progressively with the words to the song. The Activities Committee awarded second place to the Office of Economic Development, where the staff thriftily made most of their snowmen-themed decorations themselves. That's Business Manager Sharon Duhart's snowman above right. Rounding out the competition, the Office of Legal Affairs took third place by having Elvis himself (at right) declare it a "Blue Christmas" at the Board of Regents (complete with musical accompaniment).

33 USO Staff Members Receive Service Awards

Chancellor Thomas C. Meredith Arlethia Perry-Johnson, Jessica handed out certificates recog- Somers, Natalie Turner, Annette

nizing several milestones in service to Wilcox, Andrea Wilson and

the following University System Office Jeannie Wright.

employees on Nov. 11:
Five Years of Service

10 Years of Service
Suzanne Colquitt, Linda Daniels,

Kay Berding, Bill Bowes, Lina

Matthew Kuchinski, Dwight

Brennan, Annie Hunt Burriss,

Rudisill and Murray Webb.

Diane Chubb, Corlis Cummings, 15 Years of Service

Mark Demyanek, John Dorsey, Kathleen Ecker, Glenn Fernandez, Eleanor Harleston, Peter Hickey, Nicola Juricak, Marie Lasseter, Marci Middleton, John Millsaps, Karen Nunn,

Joe Szutz and Patricia Wright.
20 Years of Service
Tom Daniel and Robby Pinder.
30 Years of Service
Randall Thursby.

Georgia GLOBE
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tion of special projects will become the responsibility of Advanced Learning Technologies.
Students seeking information regarding distance education

offerings can go to the USG Web site (www.usg.edu) and click on "Student and Academic Resources," and then "Distance Education." Faculty and staff can choose "Faculty and Staff Resources," and then select "Distance Education."
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To Close or Not to Close: Policy on Inclement Weather Closings
Arecent memo from Human Resources Director Sherea Timmons reminded Board of Regents employees that the University System Office (USO) follows the lead of the Governor in determining whether or not to shut down or delay opening for business whenever inclement weather makes traveling perilous.
Departments are notified by telephone and/ or e-mail if conditions become hazardous during the workday. If conditions develop overnight that warrant a delayed opening or an official closing, official announcements of the Governor's decisions are made by specific media outlets. Information reported by other media may not be accurate, Timmons warned.
In metropolitan Atlanta, WSB-TV (ABC Channel 2) and radio stations WSB 750 AM and WSB 98.5 FM make these announcements.
If WSB reports that state government offices are officially closed, this applies to USO employees who work in Atlanta, including the Trinity-Washington Building, the Georgia Public Library System and the Georgia Leadership Institute.
Atlanta USO employees also may call 404/ 657-7099 or 404/657-0833 or check their voice mail for a recorded message regarding inclement weather closings or delayed openings.
Gwinnett University Center employees should listen for announcements specific to the Gwinnett University Center.
Outside metropolitan Atlanta, local radio stations that are part of the Peach State Public Radio Network report closings affecting USO employees. Announcements concerning operations at the University of Georgia apply to USO employees who work at the Office of Information and Instructional Technology facility in Athens.
Announcements are made as soon as possible and are made on a daily basis when circumstances warrant closings over more than one day, Timmons said.
If no official announcement of a closing or delayed opening is made via the media listed above or recorded phone messages, USO employees are expected to report to work at their normal time. Those employees unable to do so are expected to contact their supervisors about taking annual leave.

Other News of Note in the University System Office
Arrivals
# Pamela Arrington, business manager, Georgia Public Library Service. # Kristin Couch, director of GeorgiaHire, Office of Economic Development. # Hal Gibson, assistant vice chancellor for design and construction, Office of Facilities. # Diane Simms, library assistant, Georgia Public Library Service. # Catherine Smith, library assistant, Georgia Public Library Service. # Teresa Thornton, personnel specialist, Office of Information and Instuctional Technology. # William Van Wie, network services specialist, Office of Enterprise Infrastructure Services.
Departures
# Kelly Eisele, administrative secretary, Office of Enterprise Applications Systems.
December Birthdays
# Kris Biesinger, assistant vice chancellor for instructional technology, Office of Innovation Services, Dec. 6. # Fred Bowling, systems designer , Office of Enterprise Infrastructure Services, Dec. 10. # Larry Burnette, information analyst, Office of Enterprise Applications Systems, Dec. 12. # Mindy Castillo, administrative coordinator, GeorgiaFirst Implementation Project, Dec. 6. # Karen Christenberry, executive assistant to the senior vice chancellor for Academics & Fiscal Affairs, Dec. 14. # David Disney, director of customer services, Office of Library & Customer Information Services, Dec. 2. # Sharon Duhart, business manager, Office of Economic Development, Dec. 9. # Juanita Ervin, administrative secretary, Office of Legal Affairs, Dec. 26. # Lauren Fancher, director of GALILEO support services, Office of Library & Customer Information Services, Dec. 2. # Denise Fulton, systems support specialist, GeorgiaFirst Implementation Project, Dec. 15. # Hal Gibson, assistant vice chancellor for design and construction, Office of Facilities, Dec. 9. # Mitchell Green, senior academic advisor, Leadership Institute, Dec. 8. # Bertha Harris, executive secretary to the senior vice chancellor for External Activities & Facilities, Dec. 6. # George Hernandez, systems support specialist, GeorgiaFirst Implementation Project, Dec. 11. # Christina Hobbs, business development manager, External Activities & Facilities, Dec. 17. # Robyn Hollar, library subject specialist, Georgia Public Library Service, Dec. 5. # Maggie Ivory, administrative coordinator, Georgia Public Library Service, Dec. 2. # Shary Karlin, director of instructional design & development, Advanced Learning Technologies, Dec. 25. # Matthew Kuchinski, director of University System Office Technology Support , Dec. 23. # Dr. Scott Levine, special assistant to the associate vice chancellor for Media and Publications, Dec. 26. # Erik Lewis, systems support specialist, Georgia Public Library Service, Dec. 10. # Kris Lorenz, program manager, Facilities, Dec. 14. # Sequester McKinney, information analyst, Office of Enterprise Applications Systems, Dec. 24. # Dr. Thomas Meredith, chancellor, Dec. 7. # Tania Pittman, information analyst, Office of Enterprise Applications Systems, Dec. 8. # Celise Poole, information analyst, GeorgiaFirst Implementation Project, Dec. 18. # Anita Sales, information analyst, GeorgiaFirst Implementation Project, Dec. 14. # Diane Simms, library assistant, Georgia Public Library Service, Dec. 5. # Ron Stark, associate vice chancellor for internal audits, Office of Internal Auditing Services, Dec. 22. # Regina Steele, auditor, Office of Internal Auditing Services, Dec. 24. # Nancy Tupper, accountant, Office of Fiscal Affairs, Dec. 16. # Natalie Turner, administrative coordinator, Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Dec. 11. # Donald Walker, network services specialist, Office of Enterprise Applications Systems, Dec. 10. # Gloria Williams, assistant vice chancellor for Library & Customer Information Services, Dec. 2. # Mingguang Xu, systems analyst, Office of Enterprise Applications Systems, Dec. 11. # Nicole Youngblood, project coordinator, Office of Information and Instuctional Technology, Dec. 24.
Births During 2002
# Buz Dale, security specialist, Office of Enterprise Infrastructure Services, a daughter, Emma Reece, born Nov. 23. # Amanda Marshall, information analyst, Office of Enterprise Applications Systems, a daughter, Bradlee Tess, born Aug. 26. # Melissa Taylor, administrative secretary, Office of Enterprise Applications Systems, a son, Martin "Gabriel," born Feb. 25.
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