International Tax Assis-tance Program: File By

April 15th

The International Student Life Office (ISL) is now offering tax assistance for international (non-resident) students and their dependents. The tax program includes access to GLACIER (tax software pro-gram), tax workshops, walk-in sessions, and appointments.

To complete your federal tax forms you will need to make sure you have all necessary documents including your passport, visa, and the exact dates you were in the U.S. in the last 6 years. You should also have any tax-related doc-uments that you may have received from your employer. Then you will need to e-mail taxpass@uga.edu from your UGA e-mail account to re-ceive instructions and a pass-word for using the GLACIER

software. You can visit www.glaciertax.com to do your federal taxes.

If you worked or received income in 2011, then you will also need to file a Georgia state tax form. First, though, make sure your federal taxes are completed. You can re-ceive help from ISL to do your Georgia state taxes. If your GLACIER tax prepara-tion form says “1040NR-EZ” then you can attend ISL tax workshops or walk-in hours to receive assistance. If you form says “1040NR” then you will need to contact the ISL office (isltax@uga.edu).

As a reminder all interna-tional students who were present in the U.S. in 2011 will need to file some type of tax form. Questions regard-ing the International Tax As-sistance Program can be di-rected to the International

Student Life office at (706) 542-5867. Below are the dates and times for tax workshops hosted by ISL:

A. Coffee Hour Walk-Ins:

Every Friday from February 17 through April 6 (excluding March 16) between 11:30 am and 1:15 pm in the Memorial Hall Ballroom Balcony.

B. Extra Workshops:

Monday, 3/5, 3:00-5:30 pm in MLC 214

Thursday, 3/22, 3:30-6:00 pm in the Memorial Hall Ballroom

Sunday, 4/1, 1:30-3:30 pm in MLC 214

Wednesday, 4/11, 4:00-7:00 pm in MLC 348

International Tax Assistance Program 2012

Trip to H-Mart! Are you staying around cam-pus the weekend that spring break begins? If so, then you won’t want to miss another fantastic opportunity to stock up on your favorite grocer-ies, produce, meats, and more at H-Mart in Duluth (near Atlanta)! On Saturday, March 10th, we’ll be taking

a university bus to H-Mart. We will be leaving the Fami-ly & Graduate Housing of-fice parking lot at 11:00 am and returning by 3:30 pm. To learn more about H-Mart, visit www.hmart.com.

It takes approximately one hour to drive to the store and

one hour back. There is a food court in the supermar-ket, with a delicious variety of hot meals and baked goods, so you can enjoy a nice lunch when we arrive! To sign up, you will need to check your e-mail for a link to the sign-up form online.

Spring Break for the University of Georgia is the week of March 12th-16th. While classes will not meet, most University offices will be

open. Family and Graduate Hous-ing will be open Monday through Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM. Please

enjoy a fun and safe break!

Inside this issue:

Gardening at FGH 2

Contract Information 2

Resident Manager Position 2

Select Activities From UGA Master Calendar 3-4

Important Numbers 5

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March 2012

The process for RETURNING resident sign-up begins on Monday March 5, 2012 and will continue until 5:00 PM on Friday, March 9, 2012. During this week all resi-dent who wish to return will be guaranteed their same apartment if sign-up occurs by the deadline on March 9th.

Remember, this initial process is for stu-dents wanting to return to the same apart-ment. After that time, we will be working on the transfer process .

We are planning to begin the process of assigning new students the week of March 12, 2012. So any apartment not assigned by that time will be available for new residents.

Some important things to keep in mind if you are signing up for next year:

1. You will need to have your RMS ID and password in order to get into the system. This is the same ID and password you have used in the assignments process on the past. If you have forgotten this information, con-tact the Family and Graduate Housing Of-fice at 706-542-1473

2. You will be receiving information through the listserv regarding sign-ups.

Please review that information before March 5th.

3. Building R will be closing in May 2012 and, therefore, will not be available. Cur-rent residents of Building R will be receiv-ing separate information regarding the sign-up process for the 2012-2013 year.

4. Newly renovated Building Q will open for the 2012-2013 year (residents of Build-ing R will receive preference when making assignments to that building).

5. If you would like to transfer to another building, please submit a transfer request to the Family and Graduate Housing Office before.

If you are not renewing your contract with us, we are sorry to see you leave, but we know that means that some exciting move is about to happen for you such as field study, data collection, or that your hard work has paid off and you will be graduating soon. Please make sure you submit your Intent to Vacate form to the office by the deadline of March 15, 2012 so that we can properly plan your check out at the end of the year.

It’s that time again! Fami-ly and Grad-uate Hous-ing will soon open up its Garden Plots for residents to grow their own crops behind Building Q. The ground will soon be tilled and prepared for Spring planting! The garden will be divided into about 50 plots.

In early March residents who are inter-ested in having a plot at the garden will get a stake at the Family and Graduate Housing Office starting at 9:00 AM (we will send out the date via e-mail). The stake will then be taken by the resident to the garden where he/she can pick the location of their choice. Stakes are issued on a first come/first served basis until all have been taken. Prior reservations will not be accepted.

Family & Graduate Housing will soon be posting and accepting applications for at least one Resident Manager (RM) position, including Area III and poten-tially additional areas based on upcom-ing staffing needs. Positions are live-in and include an apartment. Applicants must either live in Family and Graduate Housing or be eligible to live in Family and Graduate Housing. Please note that candidates for the Area III position must meet the Family and Graduate Housing requirements for assignment to be eligible for a one bedroom apart-ment. Employment is year-round and in-cludes 24 hour duty coverage rotating on weekdays, weekends, and holidays. Compensation includes the resident manager apartment and a monthly sti-

pend. Training and shadowing for this position will be in May and solo duty coverage will begin in June. Additional training with University Housing will take place in August. Those interested in applying are en-couraged to talk to current Resident Managers to gain a better understand-ing of the job. Applicants should be highly organized, self-motivated, flexi-ble individuals who have the time and ability to devote approximately 20 hours a week to the job with most events and meetings occurring on weekday evenings and weekends. Ap-plicants should also have a means of quick transportation such as a car or scooter. Candidates must be enrolled in a Uni-versity of Georgia degree program pri-

or to applying. A Resident Manager cannot hold an assistantship or part-time job while serving in this posi-tion. Both domestic and international students are encouraged to apply. Application packets will be available beginning on Thursday, March 1st and completed packets will be due to the office by Friday, March 16th. Inter-views with chosen applicants will take place on the evening of Monday, April 2nd. You must be available throughout the summer to be considered for this position. Summer is a busy time for Family & Graduate Housing. Residents who will be studying abroad or will be spending significant time away are dis-courage from applying.

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Gardening at FGH

Resident Manager Position

Contract Information

THE VILLAGE MONTHLY

VOLUME 12, ISSUE 3

THURSDAY, MAR 1, 2012 Performance: Bella Hristova, Violin Violinist Bella Hristova performs Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the UGA Sympho-ny Orchestra. 8:00 pm. Hodgson Concert Hall Performing Arts Center. Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) Box office opens 30 minutes prior to show time. $2; $1 for fees-paid students with valid UGACards on the Athens campus 8:00 pm. Tate Theatre Tate Student Center. Contact: Elizabeth Hansen 706-542-6396 Try Climbing Try rock climbing and bouldering. No certifi-cation required. Safety equipment provided. Shoes and other equipment can be rented. 8:00 pm. The rock wall on the bottom floor Ram-sey Student Center for Physical Activities. Contact: 706-542-GORP claire.frost3@gmail.com

FRIDAY, MAR 2, 2012 International Coffee Hour Weekly program, featuring coffee and interna-tional food, designed to bring people together from all over the world to meet in a casual setting. Coffee Hour is held every Friday dur-ing the academic year (excluding breaks). 11:30 am. Ball Room Memorial Hall. Contact: Chase Harvey Graduate Assistant for Coffee Hour 706-542-5867 Film: The Sitter (2011) Shows at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. March 2-4. Box of-fice opens 30 minutes prior to show time. $2; $1 for fees-paid students with valid UGACards on the Athens campus Tate Thea-tre Tate Student Center. Contact: Elizabeth Hansen 706-542-6396 Performance: Second City Company Comedy troupe (known for improv-based sketch comedy) performs their new show, "Laugh Out Loud." Also March 3. $39 8:00

pm. Ramsey Concert Hall Performing Arts Center. Contact: Performing Arts Center Box Office 706-542-4400

SATURDAY, MAR 3, 2012 Mountain Biking Trip Mountain biking trails at nearby Fort Yargo State Park. For beginner and intermediate off-road bikers. $30, $25 faculty and staff. $20 UGA students 9:00 am. Meet in the Surface Lot in front of Ramsey Ramsey Student Cen-ter for Physical Activities. Contact: claire.frost3@gmail.com Performance: Second City Company Comedy troupe (known for improv-based sketch comedy) performs their new show, "Laugh Out Loud." $39 8:00 pm. Ramsey Concert Hall Performing Arts Center. Contact: Performing Arts Center Box Office 706-542-4400

SUNDAY, MAR 4, 2012 University Theatre Performance: Hidden Man A Southern Gothic coming-of-age story about artist Robert Sherer and his relationship with Reverend Howard Finster, whose Paradise Gardens and Museum are located on three acres in Chattooga County, Georgia. Written by Pamela Turner with Russell Blackmon. Last showing. $15, $12 UGA students 2:30 pm. Cellar Theatre Fine Arts Building. Con-tact: Box office for tickets 706-542-4400 Dina Canup Publicity Coordinator 706-583-0045 dinac@uga.edu

MONDAY, MAR 5, 2012 Body Composition Testing A certified personal trainer determines your percentage lean mass and fat mass using the three-site skinfold test. The test takes less than 5 minutes and will give you a good baseline measurement or show improvement. $1 5:00 pm. 245D Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities. Contact: Michelle Gehret Fitness &

Wellness Graduate Assistant 706-542-5590 gehretma@uga.edu Film: The Education of Shelby Knox - Sex, Lies and Education A tale of one girl's mission to bring sex educa-tion to schools in her ultra-conservative hometown of Lubbock, Texas.. Part of the Women's History Month film festival. 7:00 pm. 248 Zell B. Miller Learning Center. Con-tact: Terri Hatfield 706-542-2846 tlhat@uga.edu

TUESDAY, MAR 6, 2012 Heartsaver CPR Training For faculty, staff and students. Class size lim-ited. Certified by the American Heart Associa-tion. Adult-only course $25. Adult, child and infant course is $40. 1:00 pm. University Health Center. Contact: 706-542-8695

THURSDAY, MAR 8, 2012 Ladino Exhibition A historical exhibition of images commemo-rating over 500 years of Jewish-Turkish histo-ry courtesy of the Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews in Istanbul. Art wall Tate Student Center. Contact: Bilal Kirmaci IDEA Society Officer 706-461-3221 bkir-maci@uga.edu

FRIDAY, MAR 9, 2012 International Coffee Hour Weekly program, featuring coffee and interna-tional food, designed to bring people together from all over the world to meet in a casual setting. Coffee Hour is held every Friday dur-ing the academic year (excluding breaks). 11:30 am. Ball Room Memorial Hall. Contact: Chase Harvey Graduate Assistant for Coffee Hour 706-542-5867

SUNDAY, MAR 11, 2012 Time change to Daylight Saving Time 3:00 am.

Use of the Community Room

The Community Room is in high de-mand. This is a good thing! If you re-

serve the room, please do not try to reserve it more than once a month. Be-cause the room is free of charge and in high demand, we are unable to rent it out for weekly or bi-weekly events.

Laundry Rooms

Please clean up after yourself when using the laundry rooms. Also, it is a violation of your contract to let non-

residents used the laundry room. Please be aware that your contract can be re-voked and also that it is a great incon-

venience to other residents when all the machines are full.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

VOLUME 12, ISSUE 3

MONDAY, MAR 12, 2012 Students’ Spring Break No classes; offices open

SATURDAY, MAR 17, 2012 5th Annual Dawg Trot 5K The course will start at Stegeman Coliseum beside the Rankin Smith Athletic Academic Center and end in the Coliseum parking lot near Carlton Street parking deck. The course map will be available the day of the race. $10-$25 per person. 8:00 am. Course Map around Athens will be given day of the event. Exhibition: A Divine Light—Northern Re-naissance Paintings "A Divine Light: Northern Renaissance Paint-ings from the Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery" presents 28 works of art from one of the finest collections of Old Master paint-ings in the Southeast. Organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tenn., and the Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery in Greenville, S.C. Through July 29. Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Hillary Brown director of communications 706-542-4662 hazbrown@uga.edu Exhibition: Pattern and Palette in Print—Gentry Magazine and a New Generation of Trendsetters A collaboration with undergraduate fabric design students at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, this exhibition takes as its inspiration Gentry magazine, a 1950s men’s lifestyle magazine that successfully captured nearly a decade of trends in menswear, with special emphasis on textiles and color. Through June 17. Georgia Museum of Art. Contact: Hillary Brown director of communications 706-542-4662 hazbrown@uga.edu

MONDAY, MAR 19, 2012 Film: Taking Root - The Vision of Wangari Maathai The story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laure-ate, Wangari Maathai, whose planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safe-guard the environment, protect human rights and defend democracy. Part of the Women's History Month film festival. 6:00 pm. 148 Zell B. Miller Learning Center. Contact: Terri Hatfield 706-542-2846 tlhat@uga.edu

TUESDAY, MAR 20, 2012 Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard Lecture Mark LaForce, director of the Meningitis Vac-cine Prjoect which has developed a vaccine that protects against 8 out of 10 cases of men-ingitis seen in Africa, will discuss his work. A

reception follows in Demosthenian Hall. 5:30 pm. Chapel. Contact: Diane Murray Director, Public Service and Alumni Outreach 706-542-5038 murrayd@uga.edu Sustainability Film Series: “Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic?” Film about all the disposable plastic bags Americans use and the effects on the environ-ment, marine life and human health. Blue Card event. 7:00 pm. Cindy Rooker Fireside Lounge Rooker Hall (ECV). Contact: Joel Eizenstat Project Coordinator 706-542-7068 jeizenstat@uga.edu

WEDNESDAY, MAR 21, 2012 Apero Brown Bag Lecture "I am Forever: Interpreting Black Family Life and Community in Historic Brattonville, South Carolina," Lisa Bratton, Race, Class,

Place and Out-comes Research Group, Institute for Behavioral Re-search. 12:15 pm. 407 Memorial Hall. Contact: Freda Scott Giles associ-ate director, Insti-tute for African American Studies 706-542-2102 fsgiles@uga.edu

THURSDAY, MAR 22, 2012 Spring Semester withdrawal deadline. Gallery Games at GMOA Interactive gallery tour led by Melissa Rackley from GMOA’s department of education. Chil-dren ages 7–11 can learn about works in the museum’s permanent collection through activ-ities designed just for children. 4:15 pm. Geor-gia Museum of Art. Contact: Hillary Brown 706-542-4662 hazbrown@uga.edu

FRIDAY, MAR 23, 2012 International Coffee Hour Weekly program, featuring coffee and interna-tional food, designed to bring people together from all over the world to meet in a casual setting. 11:30 am. Ball Room Memorial Hall. Contact: Chase Harvey Graduate Assistant for Coffee Hour 706-542-5867

SATURDAY, MAR 24, 2012 Horseback Riding Trail Riding Trip A trail riding trip for beginners and more ex-perienced riders. $70, $65 faculty and staff, $60 UGA students. Includes transportation, horse, guide, instruction and leadership 7:30 am. Ramsey Student Center for Physical Ac-

tivities. Contact: 706-542-8487 GMOA Family Day: Fabric Fun Create colorful patterns and design your own fabric in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Stu-dio Classroom. In conjunction with the exhibi-tion, “Pattern and Palette in Print: Gentry Magazine and a New Generation of Trendset-ters.” 10:00 am. Georgia Museum of Art. Con-tact: Hillary Brown 706-542-4662 haz-brown@uga.edu

SUNDAY, MAR 25, 2012 Performance: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Featuring Conductor and Violinist Leonidas Kavakos. The program will feature two works by Mozart, the Violin Concerto No. 3 and the Symphony No. 34, as well as Beethoven's Symphony No. 4. $20-$55 3:00 pm. Hodgson Concert Hall Performing Arts Center. Contact: Performing Arts Center Box Office 706-542-4400

MONDAY, MAR 26, 2012 Film: Miss Representation A look at the under-representation of women in influential positions in America that chal-lenges the media's portrayals of women. Part of the Women's History Month film festival. 7:00 pm. 214 Zell B. Miller Learning Center. Contact: Terri Hatfield 706-542-2846 tlhat@uga.edu

TUESDAY, MAR 27, 2012 University Theatre Performance: Dark Ride This interactive performance lab production features a sideshow huckster who travels with a mummy said to be John Wilkes Booth, a sinister publisher, a frenzied translator, a jew-eler and a thief, all of whom wind up at an oculist's convention in Mexico. A Studio Se-ries performance of the play by Len Jenkins. March 27-April 1 at 8 p.m. and April 1 at 2:30 p.m. $10, $7 for UGA students 8:00 pm. Cel-lar Theatre Fine Arts Building. Contact: Box office for tickets 706-542-4400 Dina Canup Publicity Coordinator 706-583-0045 di-nac@uga.edu

FRIDAY, MAR 30, 2012 International Coffee Hour Weekly program, featuring coffee and interna-tional food, designed to bring people together from all over the world to meet in a casual setting. Coffee Hour is held every Friday dur-ing the academic year (excluding breaks). 11:30 am. Ball Room Memorial Hall. Contact: Chase Harvey Graduate Assistant for Coffee Hour 706-542-5867

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The University of Georgia Family and Graduate Housing 710 East Campus Road

Athens, Georgia 30602-4622

THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FAMILY AND GRADUATE HOUSING

The new refrigerators have been installed in building E.

The newly acquired Health Science Cam-pus has 48 townhouses and dormitory that has been assigned to the Family Housing Maintenance Shop. We current-ly have 24 of the townhouses occupied or ready to occupy. Major renovations will be required to have the rest of the town-houses and the dormitory ready to occu-py.

Please do not tamper with the smoke detectors in your apartment. This is the first warning that you will get in case there is a fire in your apartment. If you disable the head and there is a fire not only are you endangering yourself but everyone in your building. Call the F&GH office during the day and the Res-ident Manager on duty at night to silence the head if you accidentally set it off while cooking.

Pest Control: Peachtree Pest Control comes to Family Housing every Wednes-

February 29, 2012

Jamie Wilkes

Maintenance Supervisor

P-building: Construction is complete and the residents have moved in. The Physi-cal Plant Construction crews did a great job and the apartments look great.

Q-building is offline now and the renova-tions have started. The third floor is al-most ready for carpet and vinyl. Q-building should be complete June 1st of 2012.

When you use the laundries and you have trouble with a machine please call Cald-well Gregory at 800-927-9274. Please give them the laundry information and machine that is broken or not operating properly.

The sprinkler fitting replacement in Building E is complete. This was a large project that required multiple entries into each apartment.

day to treat apartments. Please have your work orders in before Wednesdays of each week or you will have to wait until the following week.

*** Pest Control personnel have told me that roaches and other pest hate clean cool apartments. To keep pest down remove your trash daily and keep your food such as cereal, rice, breads in sealable containers. Wipe down your ranges and counter tops after cooking.

The Maintenance Corner

Phone: 706-542-1473 Fax: 706-542-8402 Email: FGH@uga.edu

One Community

We’re on the Facebook!

www.facebook.com/UGAgradfam

Http://www.housing.uga.edu/family-graduate

Important Phone Numbers to Keep Handy

Family and Graduate Housing Office 542-1473 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday –Friday)

Resident Manager 540-4366 (on call after 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and all day

Sat & Sun.)

• Russell Mingledorff - 389-6100 (RM Bldgs ABCD) area1@uga.edu

• Rebekah McLain - 389-6200 (RM Bldgs EFGH ) area2@uga.edu

• Nicole Kim - 389-6300 (RM Bldgs JKL) area3@uga.edu

• Calandra Togba-Doya - 389-6400 (RM Bldgs MNP&BO) area4@uga.edu

• Rock Lee - 389-6500 (RM Bldgs QRS) area5@uga.edu

UGA Police 542-2200 (24 hrs) Emergency 911 (24 hrs)

Work orders www.uga.edu/housing/workorder or542-3999 (24hrs)

EITS Help Desk 542-3106

Cable Problems? http://www.eits.uga.edu/cabletv/ticket.html