UWG Daily Report
Friday, February 10, 2012
Headlines:
• Academic Performance by Student Classification
• ITS: Charter Maintenance Sunday Morning
• Bookstore Jacket, Hoodie and Sweatshirt Sale
• Get Connected at UWG's First Social Media Day
• BB&T Lecture Hosts TerraCycle's Szaky Tonight
• Next Friday's University Social: La Salsa
Announcements:
• Did You Know? Academic Performance by Student Classification at UWG: Progression through the academic ladder may be likened to a lesson in geography which states that “the higher you go, the cooler it becomes.” When measured in terms of cumulative mean GPA, the academic “performance heat” at UWG cools down as students move up the classification ladder. In fall 2011, the cumulative mean GPA for each student classification is: freshmen (2.41), sophomore (2.75), junior (2.88), senior (2.97), and graduate (3.70). The cumulative mean GPA for all undergraduates was 2.70. This trend applies because progression through the academic ladder follows the “survival-of-the-fittest” rule. Those who survived the academic rigors at the lower level perform better at succeeding upper level classification.
Learn more about student grades distribution at UWG by visiting the Department of Institutional Research and Planning website. For more information, please call 9-6449.
• ITS will be using the normal maintenance window this Sunday to allow Charter to perform fiber maintenance. Cable TV access on campus as well as the Metro-E access to the Newnan Center will be unavailable from 7:00 to 11:00 Sunday morning, February 12. Please contact the ITS Service Desk at via e-mail or 9-6587 with any questions or concerns. For more information and current IT Services status, please visit this site.
• All jackets hoodies, and sweatshirts will be discounted 40% through Valentine’s Day at the Bookstore. Stop by!
Events:
• Get social with us! The UWG Social Media Collaborative and Auxiliary Services is thrilled to announce the first UWG Social Media Day, March 6. We invite you to connect on campus real-time with students, other departments and student organizations that are utilizing social media as a way of communicating and experiencing campus life.
Ways to participate:
- Register your department for the Tweet-n-Greet (for a table; space permitting), 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the TLC Atrium.
- Use the event hash tag #UWGsocial12 to tweet about the day’s activities.
- Connect face to face with students.
- Promote your Department’s Facebook, Twitter, YouTube pages; gaining new fans/followers.
- Encourage your Marketing and PR students to visit with Keith Meade, COO of What’s Up Interactive, at 1:00 p.m. in TLC1305.
- Have a ‘social’ event in your office from 2:00-5:00 p.m. inviting students to drop in (promote that day via Twitter and the event hashtag)
- Attend the next UWG Social Media Collaborative Meeting on February 23 at 3:00 p.m. in UCC 210 to become involved!
If you would like to register for the Tweet-n-Greet or for further information contact Sherri Shelnutt, Auxiliary Services, at 9-5077.
• Richards College of Business will present an address by Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle, today, February 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the Townsend Center. The presentation, part of the BB&T Lectures in Free Enterprise series, is free and open to the public.
Learn how TerraCycle, an innovative company, is reducing waste, raising money for charity and beautifying the world by converting traditionally non-recyclable waste into fun, funky and functional products. Win TerraCycle products and other door prizes.
Free tickets are available at the Townsend Center box office starting January 30. For more information, check out the event flyer.
• Are you new on campus? Have you been here for many years but still do not know too many people outside of your department and college? Do you want to get to know faculty and staff from other departments? Or do you simply want to wind down on a Friday afternoon to enjoy delicious food and good beverages? Join the University Club next Friday, February 17, at La Salsa from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Spouses and children are welcome too! For more information, please contact Susie Fishman-Armstrong.