Contact Info
Office of Legal Affairs
Statesboro Campus:
1005 Marvin Pittman Bldg.
P.O. Box 8020
Statesboro, GA 30460
- ola@georgiasouthern.edu
- 912-478-7481
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912-478-7488 (fax)
Armstrong Campus:
11935 Abercorn Street
Victor Hall Bldg, Room 244
Mail Stop # 4020
Savannah GA 31419
Phone: 912-344-2853
The Office of Legal Affairs offer Professional Development Trainings to empower students, faculty, and staff to acknowledge and appreciate legal terminology along with its interpretations. Trainings also equip campus community with an awareness of the legal services and litigation support available through the Georgia Southern Office of Legal Affairs. Live-training opportunities are available upon request. Request a live-training for your group via Legal Help Desk Ticket.
Legal Affairs Boot Camp (LABC)
Legal Affairs Boot Camp is a 7-seminar series on the legal challenges experienced in higher education. Please click on the course titles below to review the Spring 2024 recorded Zoom sessions.
| Course Number | Title | Recording Link | Presenter | Slides | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPR24 LABC #1 | Foundations of Higher Education Law | Session Recording | Jarvis Steele, Assistant University Counsel | Powerpoint Slides | Training will cover basic legal rules and hot topics practiced within Higher Education. |
| SPR24 LABC #2 | Student Legal Issues | Session Recording | Jarvis Steele, Assistant University Counsel | Powerpoint Slides | Training will cover legal topics specific to the student. Topics include: Academic Issues, Housing, and Student Discipline. |
| SPR24 LABC #3 | Employee Legal Issues | Session Recording | Jarvis Steele, Assistant University Counsel | Powerpoint Slides | Training will cover legal topics specific to the employee. Topics include: Liability Issues; FMLA; and Immigration. |
| SPR24 LABC#4 | Civil Rights Law | Session Recording | Amber Culpepper, Director of Equal Opportunity & Title IX | Powerpoint Slides | Training will cover the protected rights of the campus community. |
| SPR24 LABC #5 | Free Expression | Session Recording | Jarvis Steele, Assistant University Counsel | Powerpoint Slides | Training will cover issues and analysis under Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, and Freedom of Religion. |
| SPR24 LABC#6 | Data and Intellectual Property | Session Recording | Jarvis Steele, Assistant University Counsel | Powerpoint Slides | Training will cover issues and best practices related to Data and Intellectual Property. Topics include: Copyright Issues; Employee Privacy; and Social Media. |
| SPR24 LABC #7 | Campus Safety *** | Session Recording | Maura Copeland, Chief Legal Affairs Officer | Powerpoint Slides | Training will cover issues of general safety such as ADA Considerations, Assessing Threats, and Campus Bans. Bring your questions regarding general campus safety or any previous session within the series. ***The Spring 2024 “Campus Safety” session was not recorded. Please enjoy a recorded session from the previous semester. |
| TBA | FERPA | TBA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is federal legislation in the United States that protects the privacy of students’ personally identifiable information applicable to all educational institutions that receive federal funds. This training equips faculty and staff on how to handle student data confidentiality within legal compliance. | ||
| TBA | First Amendment | TBA | The five basic freedoms of the First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble Peaceably, & Freedom to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances are reviewed for relevance to the campus community. | ||
| TBA | Robert Rules of Order | TBA | A Guide for conducting meetings and making decisions as a group. Robert Rules of Order protect the rights of committee members, promotes full and free discussion, and protects against instability, inefficiency, and ineffectiveness. |