The University of Georgia has been actively monitoring the development of a winter storm headed to our area. With the safety and security of our faculty, staff and students foremost in our minds, the University of Georgia Athens Campus will close and move to modified operations on Friday, January 10, 2025. All in-person classes, campus events and activities will be canceled throughout the day. Further updates will be sent as they become available.


1/9/25 2:36 PM School of Law updates to UGA Athens Campus Operations Friday, Jan. 10

As you are aware, the main campus of the University of Georgia will be closed on Friday, January 10, due to the threat of inclement weather.

This means School of Law buildings will be closed on Friday, January 10. We will look to reschedule any events and activities that were scheduled for these dates when operations return to normal. For those organizing or hosting events on these days, please reach out to any scheduled guests and registered attendees to ensure they are aware of UGA’s closure.

This includes the law library, which will temporarily suspend swipe card access at midnight tonight through Friday, January 10. We will monitor the situation and let you know if and when the library will reopen on Saturday, January 11.

Regarding classes: Consistent with the University's guidance, each faculty instructor will determine whether to hold their class online at the scheduled time, post asynchronous lectures, or reschedule the classes. This is for several reasons including accreditor rules, institution-wide demands on IT staff and other staff who may be personally affected by weather-related matters.

Regarding clinics: The same closure applies, with one caveat as described. Under no circumstances should students be required to appear in person on campus (or anywhere else). Nor, as a general matter, should clinical faculty or staff come to campus or the clinic offices downtown. That said, we understand that clinical faculty or staff may have certain ethical duties to clients or courts that must be adhered to. If such matters can be rescheduled or conducted remotely, that should be the first course of action. If not, clinical faculty and staff may work in person unless conditions prevent safe travel.

Regarding registration and drop/add: The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, January 14, at 11:59 p.m.

Whom should I contact if I have questions?  Students with class-specific questions should contact their professors. Students with more general questions should contact Dean Dennis or Ms. Tickles. Employees should contact their direct supervisors, most of whom are on the School of Law’s Crisis Response Group. 

Most importantly, please be careful over the coming days. Make sure your devices are charged and stay in touch with your friends and family. We look forward to reopening soon, but for now, our focus is on ensuring the safety of our community.   

 

The safety of our community is always our #1 priority, and the law school's standing crisis response team remains in frequent communication regarding potential inclement weather events and the effects they may have on law school operations and on those in our community who are living in and/or traveling through the weather’s path.

In these situations, please remember:

  • Your primary source for emergency news and information relating to the University of Georgia is emergency.uga.edu.
  • As information emerges from emergency.uga.edu and other official UGA communications, the law school will update its own homepage and social media platforms based on that information.
  • As necessary, the law school will send separate emails to students, staff and faculty regarding law-school-specific impacts of any university-wide decisions. We will also utilize ugaLAWalert for texting law-school-specific messaging (see below).
  • School of Law faculty, staff and students are invited to sign up for a one-way texting notification system by following these instructions: Text “ugaLAWalert” to 877-804-2955. Please note that you must chose to opt in to this service, and you can opt out at any time. Please remember this texting feature does NOT take the place of our uga.edu email address that serves as the primary form of emergency notification. 
  • In summary, the law school generally follows UGA’s lead when it comes to inclement weather and other crises. Please rely on UGA sources first, knowing the law school will supplement those as needed.