2/28/13
UWG Daily Report
Headlines
• UWG Online Faculty Development
• Associate Dean Wins eLearning Educator Award
• National Spotlight Shines on UWG Theatre Technician
• RCOB Board of Visitors Meeting
• Leadership in the Wilderness
• UWG Pre-K Enrollment Ends Tomorrow
• Waring Distinguished Lecturer Tonight
Announcements:
• Did You Know... CourseDen (D2L) has an Intelligent Agent?
Just in time for summer, join us for this 60-minute workshop on CourseDen (D2L)’s Intelligent Agent Tool. Learn how to send personalized mass emails to specific groups of students for:
- Congratulations - Great Test!
- Been Missing you!
- Don’t forget that your assignment is due!
- We need to make an appointment!
3/6/2013 Time: 9:00-10:30a.m. Location: FDC (Faculty Development Center)
• Dr. Jason Huett, Associate Dean of Online Development, was awarded the Outstanding eLearning Faculty Distinguished Educator award by the Instructional Technology Council. Winners of this award received complimentary registration to the ITC’s 2013 eLearning conference and were invited to attend a special recognition luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the Hyatt Regency in San Antonio, Texas.
“It’s quite an honor,” said Huett. “Everything that I have accomplished while at UWG has, at least in part, been a team effort, and I am continually in awe of the people I work with. I consider myself lucky to have landed at UWG. If I am able to do anything that enhances the school’s reputation, it is largely because UWG took the time to invest in me. Awards like this are just further evidence that UWG is a major player in distance education in Georgia and beyond.”
Read here for the full story.
• Although most theatre techs take pride in the invisibility of their work, one UWG theatre major is enjoying a few minutes of fame. Jared LeClaire, a senior graduating in May, is one of nine winners of the 2013 Awards for Young Designers and Technicians in the Performing Arts. The award will be presented at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology's Annual Conference and Stage Expo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 20-23.
Read here for the full story.
• On Friday, March 1, Richards College of Business will hold our semi-annual Board of Visitors meeting. Parking will be blocked off in front of Adamson Hall. Board members will arrive about 8:15 am and will be on campus until approx 1 pm.
• Faculty and staff, please make your students aware of the following information. Sign Up for Leadership In the Wilderness, on March 10, from 10 am-4 pm, has begun. Leadership In the Wilderness is a fun, outdoor experience for UWG students to learn leadership skills and team building. Students can reserve their spot at no charge, including lunch. If interested, please email Ashanti Shelton by March 4, to reserve your spot for Leadership In the Wilderness. Travel arrangements will also be made prior to departure.
Please contact the Center for Student Involvement for more information, at 9-6526.
• Enrollment at the UWG Pre-Kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year began on February 1st and ends on March 1st. Enrollment forms and more details can be found on our website. Enrollment forms may be sent via campus mail, faxed to 9-6529, emailed, or dropped by the Pre-K in person. Forms must be submitted to the Pre-K by 3:30 pm on March 1st.
Events:
• The Department of Anthropology hosts the 2013 Waring Distinguished Lecturer tonight at 7 pm. Dr. Ted Goebel, Associate Director of the Center for the Study of the First Americans at Texas A&M University, will give a talk on "Ice Age Peopling of the Americas: Do Stones, Bones, and Genes Tell the Same Story?" Dr. Goebel’s talk explores the questions of who the first Americans were and how they came to the New World during the Ice Age. Toward answering these questions, Dr. Goebel examines three lines of evidence: archaeological, physical, and genetic records. The lecture will be held in Kathy Cashen Hall. Admission is free and is open to the campus and community.