The Barron family has provided a generous gift of $25,000 to establish the Lindsey and Genet Barron Business Scholarship. The two sons of Lindsey and Genet Barron, Frank and Chip Barron, established this scholarship to honor their parents’ memory and life-long commitment to education.
Genet Heery Barron, born in Hapeville, Georgia, earned her teacher’s certificate from the University of West Georgia and spent her lifetime committed to the well-being and empowerment of young people. She served as the president of the Women’s Missionary Union of the Georgia Baptist Convention and as vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention Board of Foreign Missions. She went on mission trips to China and Africa. Read more ...
The fall semester for 2015 began my fifth year of teaching mathematics at the University of West Georgia. I grew up and lived in Arkansas for most of my life, moving to Georgia the month before starting UWG in Carrollton. I wasn’t sure if teaching was what I wanted to continue doing with my life, and not being familiar with the university, I was nervous to begin the school year. However, it was clear to me after the first semester that I was going to enjoy working at UWG. Faculty was encouraging and helpful, the atmosphere was relaxed, and the students were a joy to work with. I had never been so impressed by a student body before. Mathematics is a tough subject, but I was moved by how hard my students worked, how respectful they were in class, and how excited they were to be in college. After two years at UWG, I was then asked to teach a class at UWG in Newnan. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia Alumni and the Coweta Alumni Council hosted a Coweta County Freshman send-off event on Thursday night to welcome Coweta’s incoming freshmen to UWG.
Over 80 participants attended the event, including recent UWG graduates and long-time alumni members. Alumni met with parents and students in an informal gathering held at the newly renovated historic Newnan hospital that opened as UWG Newnan in May. Read more ...
Dr. Robert L. Heaberlin, Jr. and the Heaberlin family recently made a donation to the University of West Georgia Foundation to fund facility enhancements for the newly renovated historic Newnan hospital. The historic Newnan hospital is now home to UWG Newnan with dual enrollment classes beginning this summer.
In recognition of his donation, Dr. Heaberlin will receive the naming of the UWG Newnan student study space in honor of his parents, retired Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Robert L. Heaberlin, Sr. and Louise Simonin Heaberlin. Read more ...
When I retrieve my morning papers at present, I often see lines of traffic, yellow buses dotting the vehicles, as I live near Newnan’s largest high school as well as an elementary school a homerun away from my back deck. Memories rush to me as I would not be gathering newspapers a decade ago, but gathering student papers at my rugged desk at Monroe High School.
Just last Friday, however, I went back to school as a marvelous event occurred in this magnificent Georgia town. Just this summer the University of West Georgia opened its campus here in Newnan. Most significantly, the buildings in current use were reconfigured to envelop a most beloved structure: Newnan Hospital. Somehow the loving spirits of those nurses and doctors who walked these halls seemed to infuse the atmosphere with energy. Read more ...
On May 12, the city of Newnan celebrated the renovation of the historic Newnan Hospital, now home to University of West Georgia Newnan with a ribbon cutting. Newnan Mayor Keith Brady was joined by UWG President Kyle Marrero, Georgia State Representative Lynn Smith, Hank Houser of Houser Walker Architects, Eric Johnson of Comprehensive Program Services, and a packed reception of administrators, faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the university.
Brady opened the ceremony with a thank you to the entire community for their tireless efforts on the project. He asked those in attendance to raise their hands if they or their children had been born there and extolled the importance of renovating the hospital to serve the community in a new way. Read more ...
Originally from Fayetteville, Georgia, I moved to Newnan after being released from active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in August 2003. I was aware of UWG Newnan and knew of its reputation, but the summer of 2008 fast tracked my decision to pursue my MBA.
I have been a licensed pilot for more than two-thirds of my life, flying commercially for over 14 years of my 37-year life span. I started flying at the age 0f 14, soloing my first airplane at the age of 16, and becoming licensed at the age of 17. I served as a flight instructor, charter pilot, captain with Atlantic Southeast Airlines, AirTran Airways, and then Southwest Airlines. I have a love of flying but 2008 opened my eyes to the volatility of my industry. Read more ...
University of West Georgia Newnan is proud to announce the launch of the Paving the Way to Student Success Campaign. The campaign helps bridge the gap between what students pay and the actual cost of their education. Your gift reaches every student by providing essential funds needed each year for technology, resources, operating expenses, and more.
Along with the Paving the Way to Student Success Campaign is the relocation of the UWG Newnan campus to the historic Newnan hospital which ties the university even closer to the community. This new location has been a fixture in the community since 1925 where many memories and stories have been made. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia is proud to announce the naming of the Chemistry Science Laboratory at the UWG Newnan Center. The Chemistry Lab will be named in memory of Joseph William Parks, Jr. M.D. as a charitable gift from Dr. and Mrs. Joseph William Parks III. The lab will open with the newly renovated Newnan center in the historic Newnan Hospital in spring of 2015.
Also announced is the Dr. and Mrs. Joseph William Parks III Trailblazer Scholarship Fund, a $50,000 donation establishing a scholarship to support first generation college students from Coweta County attending UWG who are majoring in nursing. Read more ...
Bob and Millie Coggin recently made a donation to the University of West Georgia Foundation to provide financial support for UWG Newnan. The contribution will be used to fund facility enhancements. In recognition of their donation, Bob and Millie will receive the naming of the Shell-Coggin Tutor-Writing Center.
“I am very convinced that converting this hospital to a West Georgia facility will have a very favorable economic impact on Newnan and will certainly contribute to enhancing the progressive image Newnan and Coweta County enjoy today,” said Bob, who is a member of the Newnan City Council. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Robert Heaberlin as senior director and chief administrative officer of Off-Campus Programs.
Dr. Heaberlin, a long-time resident of Coweta County, is a nationally-recognized educator and retired principal. Among his many awards, he received the Distinguished Educator of the Year from the Association for Middle Level Education, and was subsequently honored in 2013 by the Georgia House of Representatives. He has also been named a National Middle Level Principal of the Year and was one of 15 principals selected nationally to serve on the No Child Left Behind Task Force. Among his leadership roles have been founding principal at Lee Middle School in Coweta County and principal at Temple High School in Carroll County. Read more ...
I got my first job at the age of 15 at a locally owned restaurant in the heart of downtown Newnan. I chose to work for small businesses throughout high school at NHS and college at the University of West Georgia. I always hoped to one day own my own business, but I knew I needed to put in the work of learning and understanding the intricacies of small business ownership if I wanted it to succeed.
After graduating from UWG in 2004 with my degree in business management, I continued to hone my skills in the hospitality industry with a management position at The Farmhouse Restaurant in Serenbe. It was while in this position that I fell in love with event management. Read more ...
It's hard to believe that it's already been a year, but I graduated from UWG's Newnan School of Nursing December 2013 and was hired almost immediately a nurse in the emergency department at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Expecting that I would be smitten with the pace and intensity of emergency medicine, I requested it for my final clinical rotation and was fortunate enough to find placement at PNH. On my second day, a patient came to us in full cardiac arrest, and I was pulled in the room to help. About 10 seconds into the code, watching everyone around me operate seamlessly in a ballet of controlled chaos, I was hooked. Armed with my newfound career direction and some excellent clinical experience, I parlayed that rotation into a staff position. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia Newnan location has proven to be a natural fit for me and what I wanted out of my college experience. It was important that I be able to continue to live at home and attend classes close by. My plans were to gain part time employment and to enroll as a full time student. UWG Newnan met all the requirements. I did not necessarily have a particular degree in mind when I began college; but, as many do, I began with the basic core classes and established myself as a serious college student.
During my first semester in Newnan, I became aware of a job opportunity working in the Newnan Student Information Technology Services office. Read more ...
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