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In Focus

David Sluder, academic advisor at the EXCEL Center, submitted this photo of “Guardian of Eden,” a sculpture built for the Burning Man 2007 artist event in the desert of Black Rock City in Nevada. (In Focus features a photograph submitted by a UWG faculty or staff member. E-mail your photo and caption information to the Campus Chronicle photographer.)

Alum Honored for Writings

Terry Kay, a Georgia Hall of Fame writer and author of nine novels, was recently honored with the Stanley W. Lindberg Award by the Georgia Center for the Book. MORE

Guest Recital Features Saxophonist, Pianist

The University of West Georgia and the Department of Music will present a guest artist recital featuring saxophonist Steve Stusek with pianist Konstantza Chernov on Monday, Feb. 25, at 8:15 p.m. in the Kathy Cashen Recital Hall in the Humanities Building. The event is free and the community is invited to attend. MORE

Exhibit Showcases Talented Youth

The Sixth Annual West Georgia Young Artists’ Exhibition will open with a reception on Sunday, March 2, from 3 – 4 p.m. in the Education Center at the University of West Georgia. The event is free and the community is invited to attend. MORE

Spring Enrollment Breaks Record

The University of West Georgia announced a record enrollment for its spring semester with 10,208 students, an increase of 731 students over the spring semester in 2007. MORE

100 Great Things About UWG

Editor’s Note: A survey sent out last year to faculty, staff, alumni and students recorded their thoughts on the 100 Best Things about UWG. The list was previously published in a centennial issue of Perspective Magazine, an alumni publication produced by University Communications and Marketing and University Advancement. I took the liberty of adding one more. MORE

UWG Community Remembers Arons

Dr. Myron “Mike” Arons, professor of psychology emeritus and founder of the University of West Georgia humanistic psychology program, passed away Feb. 18 in Carrollton. MORE

Campus EPA Audit Scheduled for March

The Risk Management/Environmental Safety and Health And Safety (RM/EHS) office announced that West Georgia will be the first of three universities in the state to conduct a voluntary self audit in compliance of the “College and University Compliance Initiative.” MORE

Voices From the Front

Major Margaret Miller Weitzel graduated from Carrollton High School in 1984 with a scholarship in classical voice at West Georgia College. Her course of study was interesting and she met talented musicians but after getting a job at the Maple Street Mansion she had a difficult time making early classes and was in jeopardy of losing her scholarship. MORE

Bulletins

•The Richards College of Business is accepting volunteers to judge or sponsor a student team at the RCOB Research Night on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at 7 p.m. in the Adamson Lecture Hall. Four presentations are planned for the event: one each from Management and Economics, and two from Marketing and Real Estate. Students will present research and compete for awards with winners participating in Big Night in April. For more information, call Mimi Rickard at 678-839-5025 or Jim Burton at 678-839-5023.

• It is that time of year for faculty and administrative staff to submit proposals for the Student Research Assistant Program, better known as SRAP. Grants of $2,100 are available for two semesters. The SRAP grant funds student undergraduate research and college-related work that can span years and develop that student in his or her discipline or career field. Only freshman, sophomore and junior students are eligible. A Proposal Packet for the 2008-09 academic year is available with a deadline of March 12. For more information, call Audrey Baird at 96433 or e-mail abaird@westga.edu.

• The deadline for submitting requests for space in the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts for the 2008-09 academic year is Friday, Feb. 29, at 4 p.m. Dates available are Monday, August 11, 2008 through Friday, June 19, 2009. All departments, units, programs and approved student organizations are welcome to make requests for space. The Townsend Center provides physical facilities, marketing assistance, Box Office capabilities, technical expertise and staff support for a variety of university performing groups and university functions. For more information, contact Renet Jones at 678-839-4722.

• Come shoot a few hoops before the weekend begins in earnest. Dr. Tobin Hart, professor and interim chair of psychology, invites all faculty and staff to enjoy a pickup basketball game in the old intramural gym on Friday afternoons from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

* Bulletins features such UWG news as announcements of meetings, policy changes, campaigns, competitions, office moves, and deadlines for grant applications, budget requests and award nominations. E-mail your news for publication consideration to the Campus Chronicle editor.