3/26/13
UWG Daily Report
Headlines
• Dress Down Day for Relay for Life
• UWG is Going Google
• R.A.D. Self Defense Course Offered
• Bookstore Sidewalk Sale
• MAP Hosting 29th Annual Academic Awards Ceremony
• International Student Cultural Panel
• Young Alumni Networking Event
Announcements:
• Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 27, is our next dress down day to benefit UWG Relay For Life. Relay will be on April 5 starting at 6 pm in the UWG Coliseum. If you would like to dress down tomorrow, and have not done so, you can still purchase a shirt or give a donation to either Alex Young or Vicki Rogers. For more information about Relay visit our site.
• UWG is transitioning its email and personal calendar services over to Google Apps beginning in April 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 remaining opportunities to attend one of our town hall meetings are:
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.
• The UWG Police Department is offering a free women’s self-defense course. The R.A.D. Basic Self-Defense course is a nationally acclaimed program of self-defense that teaches techniques, tactics, and habits to keep a woman safe in today’s unsafe world. Taught by certified instructors, the course begins on March 28 and continues for a total of 4 consecutive Thursdays and will be held in the Campus Center aerobics room from 7-9 pm.
• The Bookstore is having a sale April 1-5, and it’s a BIGGIE. Everything on the sidewalk will be 40% off or “Priced as Marked” which could end up being MUCH MUCH more!!! This will be the BIG event at the Bookstore this Spring. Here's what will be on sale:
• Most fall & winter gear (and even some spring & summer clothes!)
• Gifts
• Spirit items
• Electronics (YES, electronics!)
• Books, trade and children's’
• Art supplies
• And MUCH MORE!
Plus, ARAMARK will be out with some games and door prizes, and even Wolfie may show up (what day is a closely guarded secret).
So, come one, come all, to the only sale of its kind this year (unless we go crazy and do it again in the Fall).
We GUARANTEE you’ll be shocked at the prices so all purchases are final.
See you April 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or all five days!!!
Events:
• The Multicultural Achievement Program at the University of West Georgia will honor 399 minority and multicultural UWG students and 16 area high school students at the 29th Annual Academic Awards Ceremony tonight. The event, meant to recognize these students for their academic achievements, will take place at 7 pm, in the Campus Center Ballroom.
The speaker for the evening is Reginald “Ray” G. Moore. Moore, a native of Atlanta, earned his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and completed post-graduate training in Public Administration at UWG, formerly West Georgia College. Moore began his career with the United States Secret Service in 1984 and is now serving in the President Protective Division, working in several field offices and serving as a Senior Course Instructor in the Office of Training. Additionally, Moore was also the Special Agent in Charge of the Recruitment Program in Washington, D.C. Currently Moore serves as the Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Office and has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service.
• Tonight, at 7:30 pm, in TLC 1303, the international students will be presenting a cultural panel. Each student will take a few minutes to present a picture of his or her country. Topics to be discussed include economics, geography, culture, and politics. There will be a question and answer period. The students plan to have different regions of the world represented on the panel. Tentatively, the countries represented include El Salvador, China, France, Jamaica, India, Scotland, England, Colombia, Brazil, Russia, Azerbajan & Ethiopia.
If you think this is particularly relevant to your class, please offer extra credit to encourage attendance. You may email Kristin Etheredge to arrange the extra credit, or call 94780.
• UWG Young Alums, If you have graduated from UWG in the last 10 years and live in the Carroll County area, join us for UWG Young Alumni Networking After Hours! Thursday, March 28 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at LocoMex Downtown on the Square. Come network and enjoy free food with other UWG young alums. Cash bar will be open featuring UWG themed drinks. RSVP by March 26.