3/27/13
UWG Daily Report
Headlines
• Annual Meeting of the Minds
• Retirement Reception for John Roessler
• KidsU Spring Break Camp
• CDI Hosts Program on Violence Against Women
• University Communications and Marketing Open House
• 37th Annual Alumni Awards Gala
• BASICS of Adobe PhotoShop CS6
Announcements:
• The Philosophy Program is sponsoring the thirteenth annual Meeting of the Minds. This program is a conversation between students who are posing as famous philosophers. Philosophers represented are:
Aristotle played by Alex Richardson
Boethius played by Carine LaFortune
Mary Wollstonecraft played by Savannah Grizzard
Friedrich Nietzsche played by Joshua Moore, and
Simone DeBeauvoir played by Lindy Oller.
The discussion is moderated by Caroline Money.
This year's topic is “Is There Meaning in Human Existence?”
The students themselves have written a script and will perform the panel discussion tonight at 7 pm in Kathy Cashen Hall. Following the presentation there will be a question and answer period. The event is free and open to everyone.
• A retirement reception for John Roessler will be held Friday, March 29, from 3-5 pm in the Coliseum. Please come by to wish John a happy retirement.
• Table Tennis + Improv + Video Production + Caricatures = FUN
Spring Break Campus, UWG Campus Style
Ages 8-12
April 1-5
9 am-noon
Murphy Building
$90 for 5-day session or $25 per day per camper
*Family Discount Available*
Call Continuing Education at 9-6611 or register online.
Events:
• ARE YOU AWARE OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) OF 1994? DO YOU KNOW THAT VAWA SAVES LIVES AND MONEY? DO YOU KNOW THAT THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS KILLED BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER HAS DECREASED BY 34% FOR WOMEN AND 57% FOR MEN? WHAT ABOUT CAMPUS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN?
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion is pleased to have Dr. Debra Houry speak on the topic "Violence against women: translating a health provider's perspective to societal implications". Debra Houry, MD, MPH, is Vice-Chair for Research and Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and in the Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education and Department of Environmental Health at the Rollins School of Public Health. She serves as President-Elect for the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research, the Past-President of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, and Emory's University Senate President Elect. The program is scheduled for Thursday, March 28, at 7 pm in the Campus Center Ballroom 108.2. Co-sponsors are UWG Women’s Studies Program and Health Education. It is free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact our office at 678-839-5400 or visit our website.
• The Department of University Communications and Marketing will hold an Open House on Thursday, April 4, from 3-4:30 pm. Come see our new and renovated facilities and enjoy light refreshments.
• UWG National Alumni Association presents the 37th Annual Alumni Awards Gala on Saturday, April 20, at 6 pm at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts.
Enjoy an “Evening with the Stars” as we recognize and honor amazing UWG alumni for their contributions to society and the university! Register online or call 678-839-6582 or email by April 12.
Training:
• Learn the BASICS of Adobe PhotoShop CS6. A course will be held Monday nights in April. Call Continuing Education at 9-6611 or register online.