Welcome from
Tim
Burgess,
Senior Vice President
for
Finance and Administration:
Welcome to the Web site for Finance and Administration at the University of Georgia. The mission of this division is to provide exceptional service and stewardship of the University’s financial, human and physical resources. Finance and Administration strives to become a trusted advisor to the rest of the campus, being engaged as an expert participant in strategic decisions early in the process in order to add value to deliberations.
We are fortunate
to have a dedicated staff of more than 1,600 people in
Finance and Administration who provide the essential
fiscal and administrative support required by the University
of Georgia to achieve its ambitious goals in teaching, research
and service. Seven divisions are housed under the auspices of Finance
and Administration managing such diverse areas as payroll, student accounts, employee benefits, parking services, the bookstore, food services, campus maintenance and landscaping, budgeting, campus and environmental safety, architecture and space planning, just to name a few. The core values of integrity, teamwork through mutual respect and fairness, and excellence in service and innovation provide the foundation for all that we do.
I hope that you will take the time to peruse the services that we offer and to become familiar with Finance and Administration’s mission, vision and core values. Our goal at this Web site is to provide the information you need in a user-friendly and efficient format. Your feedback is always welcome and appreciated.
Sincerely,
Tim Burgess
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Employee Spotlight
Ben Liverman
Real Estate and Space
Management Coordinator
 Ben Liverman’s relatively young career has been guided by his interest in the interaction between people and their man-made and natural environments. His curiosity and ambition have provided him with a wealth of opportunities and experience.
 How did your interest in the field of planning develop?
Liverman: I grew up in Eutaw, Alabama—a small town in west Alabama located just down the road from the Rural Studio, which was established by Auburn University to improve living conditions in rural Alabama. It’s kind of funny, but the Rural Studio is world famous but not necessarily that well known locally. It’s this place where they’ll make houses out of hay bales or out of tires, and there’s some beautiful architecture there. I didn’t start out, however, wanting to become a planner. I received my bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Theater from the University of Montevalo in 2001. It was hard to find job at that time, so I applied overseas and got a position teaching English in East Germany.
So, your experience in East Germany prompted you to pursue a new field of study?
Liverman: Yes. I decided to pursue a master’s degree in landscape architecture because that program touched on planning, ecological design and the concept of social change. The University of Georgia is known for its ecological/environmental approach to landscape architecture and that appealed to me. I came to Athens in 2003 and graduated in 2007. After graduating, I worked for a short while with the Main Street Program for the Department of Community Affairs. We provided design assistance to communities in need of revitalization. Much of it was focused on downtown buildings.
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