The University of Georgia is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents’ policy, and University policy, the University prohibits any member of the faculty, staff, administration, student body, or visitors to campus, whether they be guests, patrons, independent contractors, or clients, from harassing and/or discriminating against any other member  of  the  University community because of that person’s race, sex (including sexual  harassment),  sexual  orientation, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disabled status, or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. Incidents of harassment and discrimination will be met with  appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from the University. Policy can be found here.     

Compliance Training

All MFA students must complete the following online training modules in the Professional Education Portal (PEP):

• UGA Hazardous Waste Training
• Lab Safety Basics
• Right to Know Phase 1
• Right to Know Phase 2

Completion of the training modules will be recorded in the PEP portal. Dodd Studio Support (DSS) also needs to have a record of your training on file. The DSS team will verify your completion of these modules in PEP. 

UGA Hazardous Waste Training

All MFA students must complete annual UGA Hazardous Waste Training (https://esd.uga.edu/rcra-compliance/hazardous-waste-training). This will require about 30 minutes of your time, and you will be tested at several stages of the process. You are required to have this training to teach a studio course or have a studio assistantship. This will both help to assure a safer work environment and protect you and the School from liability.

Lab Safety Basics

MFA students must complete the one-time Lab Safety Basics training in the PEP portal. https://hr.uga.edu/pep/

Right to Know (Phase 1 and Phase 2)

All Faculty, Staff, Part-Time Faculty, and Graduate Assistants are required to take the Environmental Safety Division’s two-part Right to Know training (https://esd.uga.edu/right-to-know-training). Right to Know Phase 1 is a one-time training and Phase 2 is an annual training.

Chematix Training

Departmental Assistants responsible for managing hazardous waste will be required to participate in Chematix training. In the first weeks of the fall semester, DSS will host a session with graduate students and ESD (Environmental Safety Division) to go over the Chematix website and hazardous waste procedures. Studio Manager, Jon Vogt will be in touch with the students who require this training based on assistantship duties.

If you have any questions about your studios, need safety storage cabinets, or advisement about pick up/ disposal of waste please contact: Jon Vogt (jonvogt@uga.edu) or Mickey Boyd (Mickey.Boyd@uga.edu).  All faculty, staff, and graduate students are responsible for maintaining a safe working environment.

School of Art Live Model Policy

Departmental Assistants providing model coordination support must review the Lamar Dodd School of Art Live Model Policy: Life Model Policies