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Dr. Thomas Hynes, vice president for Academic Affairs, Dr. Ann McCleary, director of the Center for Public History, Helen Chambers, COE degree program specialist, State rep. Tim Beardon and President Beheruz N. Sethna celebrate Chamber’s proclamation. Chambers Receives Award for Thesis Helen Chambers, degree program specialist for the College of Education, received the Award for Excellence in Documenting Georgia’s History for her master’s thesis “From Community Center to Memory: The Oak Mountain One-Room School and Norman Rockwell.” Chambers worked with colleagues in the COE to develop the much-celebrated exhibit of the Oak Mountain School after she discovered Rockwell’s painting and two photographs of the schoolroom in storage as a graduate student. She wrote her thesis on the painting because she considered it “the window into American Culture.” MORE
UWG Water Resource Conference Coming The university will host its second annual UWG Water Resources Conference on Thursday, Feb. 21, and Friday, Feb. 22, in the Campus Center Ballroom. Students have free admission both days including a complimentary dinner Thursday evening. Early registration rates for all other participants end February 14. For a detailed agenda and a list of speakers, visit here. MORE	Daily Report to Ease E-mail Mass Are you frustrated with numerous All-Faculty, All-Staff e-mails received throughout the day? UCM would like to reduce those by offering the “UWG Daily Report.” Many universities provide a similar daily report so we hope this will be a useful service to you. Your cooperation will make this an effective communication tool for our campus. MORE
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Vol. 40 • No. 2 February 8, 2008

The West Georgia Theatre Company begins its spring semester season with “The Exonerated” written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen. more

From Indonesian food riots and the cost of oil to daffodils blooming in Great Britain, a new site, Climate Debate Daily, offers a different way to understand disputes about global warming through a myriad of links to websites and publications that focus on the pros and cons of global climate issues. Visit Climate Debate Daily and take your pick on where in the world you would like to travel.

Tim McWhorter, Jessica Lane and Teresa Traylor are recipients of the Customer Service Employee Recognition Award in the third quarter of 2007. more

The Responsible Sexuality Committee will observe V-Day’s 10th anniversary with performances of “The Vagina Monologues” on Feb. 13, and Feb. 14, at 8:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.

After a three-year hiatus, UWG will host a Physics Demonstration Night: Smash Physics for students and adults in the community on Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Crider Lecture Hall.

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Chambers Receives Award for Thesis

UWG Water Resource Conference Coming

Daily Report to Ease E-mail Mass

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