On July 1, the University of West Georgia implemented a new West in 30 program. This program is designed for freshmen applicants who do not meet freshmen admission requirements.
Three department leaders from the Office of Admissions recently attended a national conference in Chicago, and UWG was the only school attending the conference that offered this type of program. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia is launching an informal coding club to help kids and young adults, ages seven to 17, grow their computer programming skills. The first session will be held Saturday, August 9, from 1 – 4 p.m. Read more ...
Dr. Kyle Marrero, president of the University of West Georgia, served as master of ceremonies as graduates, family, friends and honored guests gathered at the UWG Coliseum on Saturday, July 26, to celebrate the 2014 summer commencement.
Approximately 390 graduates participated in the commencement ceremony with almost 2500 guests in attendance. The official number of degrees will be released in mid-August. Read more ...
University of West Georgia President Kyle Marrero and Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs J. Micheal Crafton will appear on the award-winning talk show The Balancing Act® airing on Lifetime Television on Thursday, July 31 and Thursday, August 7 at 7 a.m. EST. The show is a national program that brings today's on-the-go women positive solutions and cutting-edge ideas to help balance their busy lives. The duo will highlight how UWG's online learning programs are making college more affordable and accessible.
“At UWG, it is important for our institution to continue its leadership role in developing and delivering innovative and flexible online programs,” explains Dr. Marrero. Read more ...
When prospective students sign up for a tour of the University of West Georgia, they are signing up for more than just a tour of our beautiful campus, they are signing up for an experience that will shape the way they see our campus and the many opportunities it offers them.
Campus tours are available daily, Monday through Friday, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Students who are interested in transferring West are invited to attend Transfer Tuesdays, which provides students with an opportunity to not only see the campus, but to give them a change of perspective. Students can customize their experience by planning a visit with financial aid or a member of their academic department in an effort to find their path at UWG. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia recently added a new scholarship for transfer students as an initiative to encourage students to transfer to UWG to further their education.
Phi Theta Kappa is the largest and most prestigious honor society in America. There are currently more than 2.5 million members and over 1,200 chapters located in countries across the world. Phi Theta Kappa aims to identify and inspire the academic success of two-year college students and provide opportunities for growth and development through involvement in honors, leadership, service and fellowship programming. Read more ...
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has recognized Dr. Beheruz N. Sethna, president emeritus at the University of West Georgia, for his contributions to the United States in the annual tribute to Great Immigrants on July 4, 2014. Dr. Sethna served as president of UWG from 1994 to 2013 and was the first Indian-American to lead a university in the U.S.
“I am honored to be selected by the Carnegie Corporation to be included in this set of Great Immigrants,” he says. “I have always believed that the United States and India are bound by strong philosophical ties of democracy, freedom of the press, entrepreneurship and business, excellence in academics, and the like. So, to me, being a naturalized U.S. citizen is my own one-person affirmation of the ties between these two great democratic nations.” Read more ...
Wow – What a year! As I reflect on year one - since joining the University of West Georgia as its seventh president - I’ve learned a tremendous amount. It has been a whirlwind of meetings, conversations and presentations with internal and external constituencies from faculty, staff and students; to community members and groups; to state representatives and the BOR. I’ve spent the time listening, communicating and learning – and providing a vision (muddy at times), then building trust, process and energy to implement that vision (clearer now).
When I look back at all we’ve accomplished the last 12 months, I’m a bit amazed. Read more ...
Two University of West Georgia faculty teams submitted proposals to the statewide 2014 Community Challenge Grant Program for their Innovation Grant competition. Both one-year projects were funded for $25,000 each for the 2014-2015 academic year.
The first project, Accelerated Core Curriculum: Expanding Student Success, demonstrates a multi-disciplinary collaboration between the College of Arts and Humanities, College of Science and Mathematics and the College of Social Sciences, as well as the Center for Teaching and Learning. ACCESS revolves around increasing students’ retention and progression by emphasizing structure scheduling. Read more ...
For the third year, Emily Teitelbaum, assistant director for student events and programs in the Center for Student Involvement is hosting a series of activities called Summer Events. Emily explains, “Our goals are just for students to have a fun and free way to spend their day during the summer and in between their classes or work for the day.” Summer Events are carefully planned with the student’s interest in mind and with the goal of providing students with a free and easy way to spend their summer days. This is done with the hopes that students will get connected with the university as well as interact with students they otherwise might never have met. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia’s pre-kindergarten program serves a dual unique purpose of fulfilling the community’s needs of quality early education content and care while providing aspiring teachers with hands-on experiences in a classroom.
The program, which runs from August through May, is available each year to children who reach age 4 by September 1 and are Georgia residents. Each year allows space for 86 children, 28 of who are children of university faculty, staff and students. The remainder of availabilities is filled via a lottery process. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia awarded Debbie Clefisch, UWG Human Resources payroll assistant and Danny Gourley, associate director for the Advising Center, with the 2014 Employee of the Year awards at the annual staff appreciation luncheon.
Danny was awarded Employee of the Year in the exempt category. His recommendation highlighted the impact he has had on his department. “This employee uses innovated, critical, and dynamic ideas to help his department move forward.” Read more ...
On May 12, 2014, the Professional Association of Academic Advisors at the University of West Georgia held an end-of-year luncheon, where the 2013-2014 Faculty Advisor of the Year and Staff Advisor of the Year awards were presented.
Established by PAAA, the goal of the awards is to enhance the UWG campus by promoting excellence, innovation and effectiveness in professional advising. Read more ...
Study abroad is not only a popular option for students learning new languages, but also for those interested in a variety of subjects. This summer, nearly 150 UWG students are heading out to explore the world on study abroad programs in Europe and Central America.
Students will be learning about cardiac care in Hungary, teaching grade school children in Costa Rica, touring businesses in the United Kingdom and creating art in Finland. Students will be learning about cardiac care in Hungary, teaching grade school children in Costa Rica, touring businesses in the United Kingdom and creating art in Finland. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion and Ingram Library enthusiastically participated in World Book Night on April 23, 2014, in the Carroll County area for the second year in a row after being selected by the World Book Night Organization.
April 23 is a symbolic date for world literature. It is the birth and death date of William Shakespeare, as well as the death day of Cervantes, the Spanish novelist. World book Night was successfully launched in the United Kingdom in 2011 and was first celebrated in the United States in 2012. Read more ...
Midway through my undergraduate summer in Düsseldorf, Germany, I tried to go to a movie. After several weeks working in the back room of a bank, my German came much more comfortably than it had on my arrival, so when the woman behind the ticket window asked whether I was sixteen, I confidently responded, “Nein!” (I was 20.) It didn’t occur to me that there was a reason she’d asked; I was used to having my age mistaken. But when she wouldn’t sell me a ticket, I found myself in the middle of a moment of cultural translation: “sixteen” didn’t register as significant to me initially because “seventeen” is the magic number for admission to R-rated films in the U.S. Thus, although I understood the literal words, I didn’t immediately understand the cultural context that gave them meaning. I did catch on, however, and I did explain my actual age. And I did get my movie ticket. Read more ...
The 16th Annual Big Night celebration ended with 69 students participating in 52 presentations during the Research Day events. Presentations included research in the fields of business, education, fine arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences from students who worked with faculty advisors on research projects for several months. Winners were selected through area competitions at Research Day by a panel of expert judges.
“Undergraduate research provides numerous benefits to UWG students,” says Dr. Michael Hester, dean of the UWG Honors College. Read more ...
UWG in the World is an event organized by UWG International Services and Programs to showcase the connections and global outreach between UWG and other countries. The event will take place annually in the spring semester to highlight a specific country that the university is partnering with through programs involving both students and faculty. The university wants to present the benefits that their connections with other countries will have on campus and around in the community.
The topic of discussion this spring is France, where UWG has a partnership with two universities. Students and the community learned about UWG’s partnership with France through a Community Conversations Series presented by two UWG faculty members, Dr. Robert Kilpatrick and Dr. Anne Gaquere. Read more ...
During the 2014 spring semester the UWG Bookstore saved students a substantial amount of money by ordering predominantly used books instead of new books. Used books typically sell for 30-40 percent less than the new ones. The savings are a result of textbook adoptions being made in advance by faculty for their courses.
“As a direct result of getting the adoption information from faculty and departments early, we have filled almost all adoptions with the exception of only a few titles with used books,” says Dr. Jon Anderson, UWG deputy provost and professor of management. “Thus while the industry pricing for textbooks will almost assuredly go up this summer, the price of textbooks for our UWG students should go down.” Read more ...
The University of West Georgia has partnered with Tanner Health System’s “Get Healthy, Live Well” initiative, a community transformation grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to plant and maintain a community garden. UWG joins several other groups in the area who are also planting these gardens. Bowdon Elementary School, Fairfield Plantation, Heard County 4-H Club and Piney Grove Baptist Church are among approximately 11 groups taking part in the initiative.
Some of the gardens will be used to grow food for local needy families and others will focus on educating young people on growing and eating fresh fruits and vegetables. Read more ...
Each year, the University of West Georgia recognizes employee milestones with service pins. These service pins are presented to faculty and staff by Dr. Kyle Marrero, and represent 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service at UWG.
Annelle Colevins, the director of Student Affairs Web, received the pin for the most years served, 35. The entire list of honorees is included in the full story. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia recently held its inaugural Innovations in Pedagogy Conference, abbreviated IiP. The mission of this conference was to facilitate engaging conversations within UWG’s faculty on the best practices in teaching by providing a forum for faculty to share those practices.
Dr. Kyle Marrero, UWG president, provided the opening remarks for the conference. “What’s exciting about the timing of this conference is how it ties into our Strategic Plan,” he says. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia held its first-ever Leadership Development Institute (LDI) retreat on May 8 & 9 at the university’s Campus Center. The day-and-a-half meeting brought together more than 200 supervisors, managers, department heads, directors, and executives from across the campus as part of UWG’s Engage West initiative, a series of programs designed to facilitate cross-divisional and departmental communication, leadership development and training, strong employee relations and maximum operational effectiveness – all with the goal of increasing student success and creating a best place to work, learn, and succeed.” Read more ...
UWG faculty, staff, family and friends gathered on Monday, May 5, 2014, to honor those who passed away over the last year. Guests gathered in the Victory Garden of the UWG Alumni House as the sweet sounds of Amazing Grace and Deep River, performed by flautist Cortney Jackson, filled the spring air.
Dr. Kyle Marrero, UWG president, welcomed the guests and offered reflections of the deceased. “This is certainly a solemn occasion,” he says. “The University of West Georgia considers itself to be a family, a wonderful connection among faculty, staff and students." Read more ...
Faculty and staff of the University of West Georgia unanimously approved the 2014-2020 Strategic Plan on Thursday, April 24, at a university town hall meeting held in the campus center ballroom. The plan includes ‘core values’ that every faculty, staff and student will seek to incorporate into their daily work, dialogue and engagement at the university. To download a full version of the 2014-2020 Strategic Plan, visit this website.
“During the past 10 months, the university has engaged in significant work to better understand the global, national, state and regional conditions that have an impact on our work and our future,” says UWG President Dr. Kyle Marrero. “The outcome of this work is a new, updated mission, vision, values and strategic plan, 2014-2020.” Read more ...
The week of finals undoubtedly brings on added stress to most college students. But UWG tries to minimize that stress. Thanks to a Wolf Wellness collaborative event between the Counseling Center, Health Services, University Recreation and Human Resources, students were treated to “Stress Less UWG,” held recently during the spring semester finals week.
A Zen Center was set up in the Campus Center Ballroom where students could enjoy chair massages and yoga. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia recently added its first Latin social sorority, Lambda Theta Alpha. The Zeta Beta chapter at UWG was founded on April 12, 2014, and has 10 members.
The national sorority was founded in 1975 as the first ever created to cater towards the needs of Latinas. It has established chapters throughout 22 states and Puerto Rico. “Even though we are a sorority based on Latin traditions, we’re here to embrace and empower all women who would like to join this beautiful sisterhood,” says Lyanne Vermenton, UWG’s Lambda Theta Alpha president. Read more ...
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