Information for Faculty / Staff

• SPIA Central Services Contacts
• Common Errors in OneSource & Resolutions
• Faculty & Staff Guide to One USG Connect (HR)
• Budget Status Reports
• Sponsored Projects Reports – Project Status Reports
• Purchasing at UGA
• SPIA P-Card Purchase Request
• Non-Employee Payments and Honoraria
• Events and Entertainment
• SPIA Scholarship Award Request

• Compensated Outside Activities Approval Form
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form
• Instructional and Research Buyout Request
• SPIA Event Request Form
• Student Hire Request Form

• Fall 2020 SPIA Tech Info
• SPIA IT Helpdesk
• SPIA Computer Refresh Policy
• UGA Official Communications
• Use of External Email Services for UGA Business 
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Social Media Use
• SPIA PowerPoint Template
• UGA Branding Guidelines 
• UGA Logo and Resource Download Center
• Research Posters Templates
  • Vertical (36x48in)
  • Horizontal (48x36in)
  • Vertical (8.5x11in)
  • Horizontal (11×8.5in)
• LinkedIn Banners

SPIA Policies

• Bylaws:
  • SPIA Bylaws
  • Department of International Affairs Bylaws
• Computer Refresh Policy
• Course Banking Policy
• Editorship Policies
• Faculty Hiring Policies
• Graduate Program Faculty Guidelines
• Instructional and Research Buyout
• Leave Policies:
  • BOR Policies on Faculty Annual Leave and Sick Leave
  • Employees and the Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Graduate Students and Leave Policy
  • Parental Leave Policy
  • Research Leave Program
• Minimum Class Size Policy
• Online Resources Management Policy
• Post Tenure Review

Conflict of Interest/Outside Work Policies

• Memo re Compensated Outside Activities 9.6.2019
• Compensated Outside Activities Approval Form
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form
• Staff (meaning all USG employees, including faculty) Notification Form for Pre-Approved Compensated Outside Acitivites
• UGA Conflicts of Interest, Conflicts of Commitment & Outside Activities Policy

Selected UGA Policies 

• Academic Honesty
• Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
• Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy
• Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
• Procedure for Dealing with Elected and Government Officials
• Summer Compensation for Faculty

Teaching Resources

• Syllabi Resources and Suggested Language for Syllabi:
  • Syllabus Checklist
  • Accomodations Due to Disability

• • Mental Health and Wellness Resources

• • Prohibition on Recording Lectures

• • Inclusion and Identity
  • Sample syllabus language regarding generative AI
• Online Grade Rolls
• e Learning Commons
• Active Learning Instructor Kit Request Form
• Generative AI Guidance for Instructors

Textbook Orders

• Main Campus

• SPIA Travel Guidelines
• UGA’s official travel policy
• Student Travel Information
• FY25 Provost’s Travel Funds Request (SPIA Version)
• Hotel/Motel Excise Tax Exemption Form

OneSource assistance:

• • Common Errors in OneSource & Resolutions
  • Faculty Travel Instructions Quick Start Guide
  • Creating a Travel Authorization
  • Providing Account Information
  • Creating an Expense Report
  • Travel-Related Expense Types and Other Expense Report References

New Course & Course Revision Process

The following information is a primer for new course and course change approvals  within SPIA.

New Course and Course Change Proposal Guidelines Please review this document before beginning any course proposals. 

SPIA Curriculum Committee Timelines SPIA timelines are dependent upon deadlines set by the Office of Curriculum Systems and the University Curriculum Committee

University Curriculum Committee Deadlines U.C.C. deadlines end the approval period within SPIA

SPIA New Course Proposal Form 2019 Use this form to propose a course which does not exist.

SPIA Course Change Form 2019 Use this form to propose changes to an extant course (for example, a course title or pre-requisite change).