University of West Georgia

The pink treadmills in the Campus Center will raise raise funds for breast cancer research. Manufacturer Cybex International will pay 10 cents per mile for every mile logged on the new pink 770Ts in October, National Breast Cancer Awareness month. More »

The UWG Opera Workshop presents “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Dr. Larry R. Frazier, music professor, directs the show, which runs on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 8:15 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The show will be at Kathy Cashen Hall Recital Hall in the Humanities Building.

The Run for UWG, a 5K run on the University of West Georgia campus that benefits the school’s scholarship fund, will feature a new race course when runners of all ages converge at the UWG Athletics Complex, on Thursday, Oct. 6.

"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" will have you laughing out of your seat from Oct. 5th – 8th at 7:30 pm and Oct. 8th and 9th at 2:30 pm in the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts. There will also be a Community Preview Oct. 4 at 7:30 pm. Guest tickets are $10 and seniors are $7.

Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré brought to UWG a lifetime of wisdom and a sense of perspective as he challenged students to step up and solve the problems of the day. 

Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, will speak about leadership and preparedness in the 21st century at the University of West Georgia Coliseum on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. EST.

The IMPACT (Improving Motivation, Performance and Attitudes of Children and Teachers) program is pleased to sponsor Penny Sconzo’s presentation entitled “Color, Calories, and Current” for the community on Friday, Sept. 30 from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. 

Hola! Please join the Office of Institutional Diversity in celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 –Oct. 15).

Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, will speak about leadership and preparedness in the 21st century at the University of West Georgia Coliseum on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.

The University of West Georgia’s School of Nursing and Pre-K program have received a donation totaling $101,000 from Jim Naughton, executive director of the UWG Foundation.

Award-winning author Tim O'Brien visits the University of West Georgia on Sept. 21 and 22.

Pieces of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, salvaged after the 9/11 attack and ceremoniously presented to country music singer Alan Jackson in appreciation of his song "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?" will be displayed at the University of West Georgia's Newnan Campus on Thursday, Sept. 8, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., and on Friday, Sept. 9, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.  Visitors are welcome. 

As the cost for healthcare in the U.S. continues to rise, individuals and families have become resigned to the annual hike in the premiums they pay. However, for the coming calendar year, University System of Georgia employees will see the smallest increase – 5.2 percent on average – in a number of years.

UWG’s Antoinette Diaz – softball pitcher and math major – spent her summer fighting fires in Arizona. Not just any fire. She was among the firefighters who battled the Wallow Fire, the largest in the state’s history.

Efforts to prevent suicide and help students with mental health issues begin on Sept. 5 at UWG.

The University of West Georgia has started offering classes at its new location in Douglasville, bringing educational opportunities to one of the fastest-growing areas in metro Atlanta.