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    Commitment to Equal Opportunity: 

    The University of Georgia is an international employer and educational institution whose diversity strengthens its educational, research and public service programs.  The University also receives contracts and grants from state and federal agencies which stipulate that a recipient must provide equal opportunity to its faculty, students and staff.  Consistent with federal and state law and Board of Regents and University policy, the University of Georgia is committed to the concepts of equal opportunity.  The University is further committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study, while also safeguarding the constitutional rights of free speech and academic freedom.

    AA/EEO Office: 

    The Equal Opportunity Office is responsible for ensuring that UGA complies with all applicable laws and policies regarding discrimination on the basis of race, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability or veteran status.

    Equal Opportunity Office

    University of Georgia

    119 Holmes-Hunter Academic Building

    Athens, GA 30602

    Phone: (706) 542-7912

    Fax: (706) 542-2822

    Email: ugaeoo@uga.edu

    Visit here to see a list of the EOO staff members.

    The Office of Institutional Diversity is located in Room 210 of the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building, located at 101 Herty Drive, Athens, GA 30602. Holmes-Hunter is just inside the famous UGA Arch, on Broad St. between Lumpkin St. and College Ave.

    Office of Institutional Diversity

    210 Holmes-Hunter Academic Building

    University of Georgia

    Athens, GA 30602

    706/583-8195 (phone)

    706/583-8199 (fax)

    diverse@uga.edu

    Visit here to see a list of the OID staff members.

    Commitment to Diversity: 

    The mission of the Office of Institutional Diversity is to provide institutional leadership to the focused effort to enhance and maintain a diverse and inclusive environment for learning, teaching, research and service at The University of Georgia. OID goals include:

    • Providing leadership, guidance and support to the implementation of the UGA Diversity Plan.
    • Enhancing diversity awareness and education through training and learning opportunities for faculty, students and staff throughout the university.
    • Promoting awareness of UGA’s diversity efforts by supporting diversity related events across the UGA campuses.
    • Establishing and defining strategic partnerships between the Office of Institutional Diversity and other units.
    • Identifying and obtaining additional resources that will enhance and support institutional diversity endeavors.

    The Office of Institutional Diversity seeks to ensure a University of Georgia where people of many different backgrounds and perspectives join together to actively advance knowledge. As a community dedicated to scholarship, research, instruction, and public service and outreach, we recognize the importance of respecting, valuing and learning from each other's differences while seeking common goals. The Office of Institutional Diversity will provide the leadership to establish the University of Georgia as a national and international model in creative ways to address diversity and equity issues in an academic setting.

    Diversity Resources: 

    Office of Institutional Diversity

    The mission of the Office of Institutional Diversity (OID) is to lead a focused institutional effort to evaluate existing programs and develop new initiatives to support diversity and equity at the University of Georgia.

    The Office of Institutional Diversity seeks to ensure a University of Georgia where people of many different backgrounds and perspectives join together to actively advance knowledge. As a community dedicated to scholarship, research, instruction, and public service and outreach, we recognize the importance of respecting, valuing and learning from each other's differences while seeking common goals. The Office of Institutional Diversity will provide the leadership to establish the University of Georgia as a national and international model in creative ways to address diversity and equity issues in an academic setting.

    Intercultural Affairs

     Intercultural Affairs (ICA) provides student centered support of academic excellence, advocacy, and intercultural education. It supports the institutional mission of fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students and members of the surrounding community.  Ultimately, ICA's goal is to carry out the University of Georgia's mission to prepare students to be global citizens through campus based educational initiatives, lectures, student advisement, and leadership development.

    Intercultural Affairs (ICA) is composed of FOUR distinct departments whose sole purpose is to serve students and expand opportunities for inter-cultural interaction and experiences for students at UGA: 

     

    UGA Multicultural Alumni Association

    Do you live in Atlanta, Macon, Gainesville, New Orleans, Charlotte, Dallas, Florida or New York?  Learn how to connect with an Alumni of UGA in your area.

     

    Culturally-Based Educational Opportunities

     

    LGBT Resources

    UGA has a student organizations and support systems for members of the LGBT community.

     

    The UGA Diversity Advisory Council

    The Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) will assist the Office of Institutional Diversity (OID) in the design and implementation of strategies that advance and enhance diversity at UGA.  The council will advise the associate provost in issues related to diversity and inclusion on this campus.  This council should identify the barriers to achieving greater diversity at UGA and provide recommendations on how to overcome those barriers.

    The council, through its committee structure, will study the diversity literature research and review models in order to propose best practices and strategies that improve diversity at UGA.  In addition, the council will provide public campus forums for the discussion of diversity-related issues and ideas and promote a campus dialogue about diversity with a particular focus on ensuring a sense of inclusion.

     

    Visit here to learn about more Resources provided by the Office of Institutuional Diversity.

    Organizations/clubs/social networks: 

    UGA has a several student organizations for leadership development, cultural awareness, community service, and NPHC & Multicultural Greek organizations:

     

    Visit here to learn more about Diversity Programs.

    Community: 

    Nestled amongst the rolling hills of northeast Georgia, Athens is a vibrant college town of more than 110,000 residents. Incorporated in 1806, the city is actually younger than the University of Georgia, which was chartered in 1785. Over the years, Athens has become a cultural hotspot, a mecca for music and the arts. It has become commonplace to see Athens ranked in any variety of polls, ranging from Best College Towns and Arts Destinations to Cheap Summer Trips and Best Places for Retirement.

    The centerpiece of Athens is its downtown area. Downtown is full of life from morning to night. More than 65 specialty shops, 55 restaurants and cafes, and 40 taverns and nightspots fill downtown and maintain a constant buzz of action. Downtown is a must-see for any visitor.

    To learn more about Athens and the surrounding area, please visit any of the following sites:

     

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