{"288431":{"#nid":"288431","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Institute Reminds Employees of Political Campaign Involvement Policies","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith a number of political campaigns under way, it\u2019s important to be aware of the University System of Georgia\u2019s (USG) policies on employee involvement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section9\/C543\/#p9.10.6_use_of_institutional_facilities\u0022\u003EBoard of Regents (BOR) Policy 9.10.6.1\u003C\/a\u003E, the use of \u201cUSG materials, supplies, equipment, machinery, or vehicles in political campaigns is forbidden.\u201d For example, sending or even forwarding a campaign-related email from a university-owned computer is not permitted.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd if you were thinking of running for office or managing a campaign, be sure to review \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section8\/C224\/#p8.2.15_outside_activities\u0022\u003EBOR\u2019s Policy 8.2.15.3\u003C\/a\u003E. It states that USG employees should not \u201cmanage or enter political campaigns while on duty to perform services for the USG or to hold elective political office at the state or federal level while employed by the USG.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EQuestions? Contact the Office of Government and Community Relations at \u2028404-894-1238.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith a number of political campaigns underway, it\u2019s important to be aware of the University System of Georgia\u2019s (USG) policies on employee involvement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"With a number of political campaigns underway, it\u2019s important to be aware of the University System of Georgia\u2019s (USG) policies on employee involvement."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2014-04-04 09:45:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:44","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"288421":{"id":"288421","type":"image","title":"Political Involvement Policy","body":null,"created":"1449244254","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:50:54","changed":"1475894961","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:21","alt":"Political Involvement Policy","file":{"fid":"199159","name":"flag_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/flag_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/flag_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1936756,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/flag_0_0.jpg?itok=raj8uuOG"}}},"media_ids":["288421"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gov.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Goverment and Community Relations"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"90851","name":"political involvement"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}