This section of the website is provided as a quick reference for faculty and staff to find key information. Please note that all official policies and procedures are kept in the Business Office and are subject to change at any time, with or without notice.

New Hire Procedures

All newly hired employees (full time or part time, including student workers) must complete new employee paperwork before beginning work. You can make an appointment to do so by contacting Judy Livingston. You cannot be paid until the paperwork with the Business Office is complete.

Employee Policies

For full access to policies and procedures applicable to your position, including the employee handbook, please access the Point Policies and Procedures file on the network. If you have trouble accessing the documentation you need, please contact the help desk.

Holidays

The University defines specific holidays throughout the year which are taken with pay by full-time employees. Generally, these include: 

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Good Friday
• One day during spring break (as specified by announcement)
• Memorial Day
• Fourth of July
• Labor Day
• Fall Break (one day as specified by announcement)
• Thanksgiving Break (two days)
• Christmas Break (as announced each year)

Other holidays, the observance of a holiday that falls on a weekend, or variations of the stated normal holidays may be announced as appropriate by the president.

This holiday policy may not be interpreted in such a way to support a conversion into cash compensation (See section 9.1.3 of the handbook).

Benefits Contacts

For general benefits-related questions, contact Judy Livingston via email or at 706-385-1104. Please note that plan-specific questions are best answered by our insurance agency or the plan provider.

To reach our agency, please contact Janet Singleton-Winkles of J. Smith Lanier at 706-567-3520 or via email.

To reach plan providers, please contact:

Medical insurance
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia 

Point-provided life, disability (includes long term and voluntary short term), dental, vision, or voluntary term life insurance; flexible spending accounts
Guardian - 866-359-4542

401(k) plan
Slavic - 800-356-3009 (Jeff Dickerson)

Human Resources Contacts

Merinda Thrower, Controller
Judy Livingston, Payroll Manager