On occasion, attorneys representing students or employees sometimes contact faculty members or supervisors directly. Requests from attorneys should be referred to counsel for the University System of Georgia, who should also be provided with copies of any correspondence. Upon receipt of an inquiry from an attorney on a university matter, please contact the President's Office. When such requests come by telephone, it is advisable to limit a response to the basic facts and to refer calling parties to University System legal counsel for anything more than that. It is not advisable to talk with students or employees through their attorneys.
Internal procedures are in place for dealing with complaints.
Only the President may speak for the institution, unless the President has explicitly delegated that responsibility for specific purposes. 116.03 Requests for Campus Records Requests for information are made under the Open Records Act. This institution is obliged to provide access to such records upon request through the Office of Institutional Research and Planning, charging for any time and copying involved.