3/7/13
UWG Daily Report
Headlines
• Updated Travel Policies
• Free Skin Cancer Screening
• UWG Hosts World's Largest Software Company
• UWG is Going Google
• Opera at UWG
• Fourth Conversation Series Program
• Multicultural Festival
• Budget Progress Report Training
• Contract Compliance Training
Administrative:
• For travel beginning March 11, if a traveler is unable to participate in a conference meal, the traveler must submit a paid meal receipt(s) and provide an explanation of the circumstances which prevented participation in the meal(s). In the recent review of travel policy, it was noted that UWG was out of compliance with the Board of Regent’s BPM 4.4.1. If you have any questions, please contact Rick Sears at 678-839-5353.
Announcements:
• Free Skin Cancer Screening on Friday, March 8 from 11:30 am-1 pm in the TLC Atrium with Dr. David Schoenfeld, MD, with Dermatologists Specialists of West Georgia. This opportunity is available for students, faculty and staff.
• On Tuesday, March 12, UWG’s Inaugural SAS Day will showcase the Richards College of Business Department of Economics’ new SAS Certificate in Econometrics and Business Analytics, one of only eight SAS certificate programs nationally and the only program focusing exclusively on econometrics and forecasting. The event will provide students with an opportunity to meet regional SAS users, hear a keynote address from an SAS Institute representative and network with potential employers. Select students will present research. Read the full story.
• UWG is transitioning its email and personal calendar services over to Google Apps beginning in April 2013 for faculty and staff. These town hall meetings will give a brief overview of the transition to Google, outline what you can expect during the transition, and allow for an open question and answer time. You can learn more about our transition by visiting here.
Your four opportunities to attend one of our town hall meetings are:
March 19 at 9:30 am, 1.5 hours max. Campus Center Ballroom 108.3. Register online.
March 19 at 2 pm, 1.5 hours max. Campus Center Ballroom 108.3. Register online.
March 27 at 9:30 am, 1.5 hours max. Campus Center Ballroom 108.3. Register online.
March 27 at 2 pm, 1.5 hours max. Campus Center Ballroom 108.3. Register online.
Events:
• Opera is something to talk about at the University of West Georgia! Join us for a double bill of one-act operas, Talk Opera by Milton Granger and The Chatterboxes by Jacques Offenbach. These two comedies will be presented at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, March 7, at 8:15 pm and Saturday, March 9, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for non-UWG students, and free for UWG students with student ID.
In Talk Opera, Cookie, a most popular talk show host, has some unique guests on her show. Gilda, Rigoletto, and the Duke are characters straight from Verdi's famous opera, Rigoletto! Granger's clever setting pokes fun at both opera conventions and our own fascination with reality TV and need to fix other peoples' dramatic lives. In The Chatterboxes, Roland, a penniless young man, is trying to escape from his various creditors. He finds himself outside Sarmiento’s house, the uncle of his sweetheart, Inez. Sarmiento is wearied by his talkative wife Beatrix, and when Sarmiento runs into Roland, he entices Roland to help him get Beatrix to stop her chattering ways by out talking her. Of course, Roland has his own plans to win Inez and get her aunt and uncle’s approval. Come see what all the talk and chatter is about with UWG Opera!
• The Center for Diversity and Inclusion is pleased to welcome faculty, staff, and graduate students to our Fourth Conversation Series Program, scheduled for Wednesday, March 13, in the Hubbard Dining Room. The program is from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm. Dr. Yan Yang, Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology-College of Education will speak on the topic "A Pictorial View of Women in the 21st - China and US". Lunch will be served. For additional information, please contact our office at 678-839-5400 or visit our website.
• The Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) and the Anthropology Department at the University of West Georgia are pleased to announce the fourth annual Multicultural Festival, to be held on Thursday, March 14, from 12 - 5 pm in the Campus Center Ballroom. The Multicultural Festival is one of CDI’s signature programs and is designed to provide knowledge of other cultures and build partnerships with various external multicultural communities. The Festival will consist of cultural displays, entertainment, and food. Performances and other activities will include music from the Andes (Peru) by the Apu Inka musical group, African Drumming by The Africa Rhythm Project, Chinese Bamboo Flute instrument, Liberian traditional dances, Native American dances, Calligraphy workshop, African American, Native American and Asian arts, and opportunities for Henna tattoos by Elegant Henna.
Additionally, there will be speakers from various Consulate-General Offices in Atlanta. For additional information, please call the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at 678-839-5400. You may also visit our website. The program is free and open to the public.
Training:
• Budget Progress Report training will be held on March 11 at 3:30 pm in Row Hall room 319. This training will instruct users on running their departmental budget reports that can be used for reconciling departmental budgets. Pre-registration and completion of the Security Request Form is required so that access to the reports can be given for training. Visit the Events calendar to register.
• A training session on Contract Compliance will be held on Tuesday, March 12 at 2 pm in Row Hall room 319. This course will provide information on how to read, understand and identify prohibited legal language in contracts. It will also provide information on the proper process to submit a contract to Purchasing Services. Visit the Events calendar to register.