The Philosophy Program at the University of West Georgia presented the 14th annual “Meeting of The Minds” in the Kathy Cashen Recital Hall Tuesday, March 11. The theatrical event, which began at 7 p.m., was free and open to the public and encouraged audience participation.
Each year, the event is organized by UWG philosophy students who portray well-known philosophers from different centuries who meet as a panel to discuss a philosophical topic. This year’s topic was, “Are Humans Free?” The cast included James Butler as St. Thomas Aquinas, Jessica Holloman as Fyndor Dostoevsky, Cordero Schalk as Freidrich Nietzsche, Sarah Mcgee as Jean Paul Sartre and Josue Pineiro as A.J. Ayer. Read more ...
The modern Concert Band/Wind Ensemble is now a primarily indoor entity, giving concerts in halls and theaters throughout the country. Its history, however, places the group outside, using the strength of the winds, brass and percussion to entertain audiences without the need for amplification.
The Modern Concert Band On Friday, March 28, the UWG Wind Ensemble decided to do a “flash mob,” performing the Washington Post march by John Philip Sousa on the Square in Carrollton, Georgia. While the Wind Ensemble plays outdoor concerts every now and then, this was an opportunity to perform alongside community members in a venue that doesn’t typically logistically work. Read more ...
Dr. Debra MacComb is more than just an associate professor of English at the University of West Georgia—she’s a catalyst for change. Her mother and most of her maternal relatives were all teachers, a family profession Dr. MacComb aspired to join. Her expertise goes far beyond the foundational English composition classes, though she does teach these courses regularly. Her specific area is American Literature, 1865 – 1920, with specializations in cultural studies, gender, and genre (the novel).
In 1995, Dr. MacComb completed her Ph.D. and dissertation on American “divorce novels” and the way women characters were represented within this plot. Read more ...
University of West Georgia students are once again featured in the 2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt Design Contest. Two of the five finalists, Natasha Stansel and Kristen Cone, are graphic design students currently enrolled at UWG. The public can continuously vote for their favorite design at www.ajc.com/s/sports/peachtree/. The winning design will be featured as the 2014 Peachtree Road Race official t-shirt and will be announced at the race finish line on July 4, 2014.
This is the sixth consecutive year that UWG students have been selected for the contest. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia Department of Theatre presents “End Days,” by Deborah Zoe Laufer. The show will run April 16 – 19 at 7:30 p.m. and April 19 – 20 at 2:30 p.m. in the Richard L. Dangle Theatre at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts.
“End Days” is the comic and touching story of the Stein family, which has been torn apart by tragedy. The members have learned to cope with each other and the world around them by turning to God, turning to science or even turning away from everything. Read more ...
I recently crossed the Grand Canyon off my bucket list. I wasn’t aware that I had a bucket list until I made the trip. I don’t use the word awesome much because overuse has made it pretty useless. A peanut butter sandwich can be awesome. But as I stood on the rim of the Grand Canyon the word was redeemed for me.
The Canyon’s size, its pictorial record of geological history, its many colors changing over the course of a day, the stars at night, and even the history of human activity in the Canyon—ancient and modern—are awe inspiring. Read more ...
Planning for life after college is stressful. Where will I live? What will I do? Where will I work? Will there even be a job for me? In the clouds of economic uncertainty, finding answers to these post-graduation questions is work in and of itself. Except, of course, there is no pay and there are zero benefits.
Answerless questions like this plagued my mind at university. So frequent were my panic-driven mental odysseys, even the excitement for my approaching graduation was often shrouded with thoughts of self-doubt and anxiety. Should nothing work out, I decided that I would make a lovely West Georgia gypsy. Yet, despite the ambiguity of the future, I soon came to realize that I was more than prepared for whatever came my way. Read more ...
Several University of West Georgia students were featured in the 2014 Graphis New Talent Annual Competition including two who received the Gold Award. The students submitted their work to the international contest as a class requirement and subsequently netted several impressive wins. Their award-winning pieces will be featured in the Handbound Annual, along with other examples of the best student work worldwide in design, photography and advertising.
“I was ecstatic about finding out I took Gold,” says Mandy Douthit, who received the recognition for her poster advertising the lecture ‘Martin Venezky: Experimental Typography.’ Read more ...
Two University of West Georgia graphic design students recently were recognized for their work in national competitions. Carlton Roberts, a senior at UWG, recently won the Merit Award, one of six awards presented at the 5th Annual AIGA Atlanta Student Pin Up Show. Madison DeFilippis, also a senior at UWG, was one of 30 winners in the “Show Us Your POSTERior: International Student Poster Competition” in Chicago. A prestigious panel of professionals judged both competitions.
Joey Hannaford and Cassie Hester, both assistant professors in graphic design at UWG, work with the students to create award-winning pieces. “Joey Hannaford and I are very proud of our students and their accomplishments,” says Cassie. “We are working tirelessly to develop a strong graphic design program, and thanks to the hard work of our students, we are.” Read more ...
Three University of West Georgia faculty members will participate as teaching artists in a National Endowment for the Arts funded initiative called Arts Engagement in American Communities. UWG’s Shelly Elman, professor of theatre, Jeremy Webb, technical director and adjunct instructor of theatre, and Stephanie Polhemus, instructor of theatre, will serve as teaching artists in the program, based out of Douglas County, Georgia.
“Introducing theatre to young people gives them a creative outlet that they might choose to participate in to explore issues or topics that relate to them,” said Shelly. “It can be used to make people who feel invisible, feel visible. The arts can do that like no other discipline.” Read more ...
Actor and guest lecturer Bill Bowers will return to the University of West Georgia on January 6 for a five-week residency. During his residency, Bill will direct the upcoming UWG Theatre production of Snapshot, a dramatic anthology created for the Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival of New Plays. Snapshot is a series of scenes based on the famous Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, 1969 photo by Lee Friedlander. The show will run February 12-16 at the Townsend Center for Performing Arts. This will be the second show Bill has directed at UWG; in 2008, he directed a rambunctious production of Moliere’s Scapin. Read more ...
One University of West Georgia professor and two alumni will be recognized by the Foreign Language Association of Georgia for their dedication to support and improve foreign language instruction at the college. They will receive the honor at the 2014 FLAG Conference, which will be held March 7-18 in Atlanta, Georgia.
UWG Assistant Professor of Spanish Dr. Jeffrey Zamostny will be awarded the FLAG 2014 Teacher of Promise for K-12 and Post-Secondary Education. This award recognizes teachers who effectively strive to use various strategies, techniques and materials to enhance the students’ interest in, acquisition of and proficiency in a second language. Read more ...
From April 14, 2012, through November 26, 2013, the Smithsonian Institution’s New Harmonies Exhibit made stops in twelve towns highlighting the rich heritage of Georgia roots music—from gospel to rock, from blues to bluegrass. In each town the interactive exhibit was open to the public for six weeks and held in conjunction with multiple concerts featuring local artists.
On Saturday, January 18, New Harmonies moved from small-town Georgia to the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta where a day-long Georgia Roots Music Festival featured performers as diverse as The McIntosh County Shouters (a family that preserves and teaches a sacred tradition of slave songs and dance), Mudcat (internationally known, Atlanta-based blues artist), and The Skillet Lickers (a Bluegrass and String Music band whose origins reach back to the 1920s). Read more ...
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