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Adjustments to this handbook may occur with faculty approval, and revised electronic copies will be posted on the department’s website. Any questions or suggestions for improvement should be directed to Dr. Analisa Arroyo  \n([arroyo@uga.edu](arroyo@uga.edu)).  \nFor specific information on teaching and instructor rules and regulations, please consult the Department of Communication Studies’ Instructor Manual.  \nI. DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS & POLICIES .......................................... 6  \nA. Contact Procedures ..................................................................................................... 6  \nA.1 . COMM Staff .......................................................................................................... 6  \nA.2. Faculty with Administrative Responsibilities (2024-2025) ................................ 6  \nA.3 . Listservs ................................................................................................................ 7  \nB. COMM Graduate Forum ............................................................................................. 7  \nC. Spaces in the Department ........................................................................................... 7  \nD. Equipment in the Department and at UGA................................................................8  \nE. Photocopying ............................................................................................................... 8  \nF. Research Pool: Soliciting Participants ....................................................................... 9  \nF.1. Students and Research Participation.................................................................... 9  \nF.2. Guidelines for Conducting Research Using the Research Pool ......................... 10  \nII. PROGRAM EXPECTATIONS ................................................................. 14  \nA. Advisor and Committee ............................................................................................ 14  \nA.1. Changing the Composition of Graduate Committees ........................................ 14  \nA.2. Ownership of Ideas ............................................................................................. 15  \nB. Program/Course Schedule/Program of Study.......................................................... 15  \nB.1. Program of Study ................................................................................................ 15  \nC. Colloquium Registration and Attendance ................................................................ 16  \nD. Review of Graduate Students ................................................................................... 16  \nD.1 . Evaluation Letters............................................................................................... 16  \nD.2 . Self-assessments .................................................................................................17  \nD.3. Meetings About Evaluations ...............................................................................17  \nD.4. Feedback About Teaching ...................................................................................17  \nE. Renewal of Funding .................................................................................................. 18  \nF. Summer Meetings and Defenses ............................................................................... 18  \nG. Orientation ................................................................................................................ 19  \nIII. TEACHING ASSIGNMENT .................................................................. 20  \nPOLICIES AND PROCEDURES .................................................................. 20  \nA. 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