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UGA’s Green Labs program earned the 2023 Outstanding Green Labs Program Award from the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL). The award recognizes UGA’s work to reduce the environmental impacts of research labs by identifying areas for improvement and promoting a culture of sustainability.

The Hull Street Parking Deck expansion opened recently, adding nearly 400 additional spaces.

Congratulations to Oglethorpe Dining Commons Sous Chef Robert Clark for his achievement at the UMASS Amherst Culinary Conference.

Congratulations to Bolton Dining Commons Chef Brandi Allen for winning the Premier Breakthrough Conference championship with her innovative dish, a red wine-marinated flank steak with cauliflower puree and spicy sweet potato chips.

Jeffrey L. Clark, deputy chief for engagement, training, and standards for the University of Georgia Police Department, has been named chief of police following the conclusion of a national search. Clark’s appointment comes on the heels of former chief Dan Silk’s promotion to UGA’s associate vice president for public safety (AVPPS) earlier this year.

Transportation & Parking Services continuously strives to improve the parking experience at the university for faculty, staff, students and visitors.

Megan Thompson uses details to increase security, reduce crime.

Law enforcement veteran with 26 years of experience to lead department

Baileigh Barnes is here to help others. In her position as assistant director for transaction services for University Human Resources, she gets to do just that.

This spring, the Facilities Management Division (FMD) collaborated with students from the College of Engineering to introduce innovative sustainability measures on UGA’s Athens campus.

In December, the University of Georgia Finance and Administration (F&A) unit hosted its second annual Community Holiday Outreach Initiative to support 10 families and two seniors in the Athens area.

The University of Georgia will build a new 565-bed residence hall for first-year students to address student housing capacity needs associated with recent enrollment increases and to support future growth.

Dr. Juanita Hicks, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources for the University System of Georgia has been named as the University of Georgia’s Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective July 1, 2023.

The University of Georgia’s research enterprise has contributed to the greater good for more than 160 years, and now, that good science is getting even better.

The University of Georgia Golf Course has achieved designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses.

The American Council on Education announced that Roswell Lawrence Jr., assistant vice president and chief of staff for Finance and Administration at the University of Georgia, has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2023-24.

Transportation & Parking Services has been working to address challenges related to parking on campus and is planning several expansions and initiatives to make the experience smoother for faculty, staff and students.

The University of Georgia Finance and Administration celebrated the first participants to complete the Mentoring for Operational Success (MOS) course at a closing session on Nov. 10. “I’m really proud of the work our first group of leaders put into making this course a success,” said Adam Fouche, director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Insurance and Claims Management.

Melanie Ford thought she wanted to design buildings. Instead, she oversees the building of them.

2022 was a year of great successes for teams in the Facilities Management Division.