The employee benefits staff will also be offering one-hour informational sessions to answer questions about benefit programs available to faculty and staff. Required forms and plan information will be available. Master Gardener class Applications for next year's Master Gardener class are now available at the State Botanical Garden and must be submitted by Nov. 17. The 20-session Master Gardener Program provides intensive training in horticultural principles, practices and pest management. The Master Gardener program is administered by UGA's Cooperative Extension Service and sponsored in the Athens area by the State Botanical Garden.
Topics range from soils and nutrition to vegetable gardening and landscaping.
Participants must pass a final exam and agree to return 50 hours of volunteer service to their respective communities before the end of 2000. Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m., Jan. 11 through March 23. For more information or to receive an application, call Paul McClendon at 542-6156. The UGA Libraries has initiated an electronic newsletter called Libraries' Links to help keep the university community informed about electronic resources for research. Subscribers receive the newsletter through e-mail twice a month.