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News

In Focus

Jessica Lane, Bursar's Office, snapped this bridge photo on a weekend visit to Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts/Alabama Shakespeare Festival with some friends in September 2008. (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.)

Lunch and Learn at Ingram Library

Dr. Thomas Foster, director of the Antonio J. Waring Jr. Archaeological Laboratory, will present a Lunch and Learn program titled, “Spanish Soldiers, English Traders and the Formation of the Creek Confederacy,” on Tuesday, March 24, at the Ingram Library. The monthly series begins at noon and the community is invited to attend. MORE

Jazzy Spring Arrives

Jazz fans will not want to miss the UWG Jazz Ensemble’s spring concert on Thursday, March 26, at 8:15 p.m. in the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is free and the community is invited to attend. MORE

Update on Stadium Progress

The Athletics Complex at the University of West Georgia continues to take shape as RA-LIN and Associates transforms a site that appears to be the surface of the moon into a football stadium and additional athletic facilities. MORE

Join the Club

Meow. CampusCATS is making it safe for cats, kittens and people on campus. MORE

Hodges Offers Financial Tips

A writer for Atlanta Magazine asked Dr. Charles Hodges, professor of business administration and an authority on personal finance, to answer a few finance questions for a future article. The information may be helpful to faculty and staff. MORE

ajc.com Wants Your Vote

Clint Samples, assistant professor of art, and UWG art education majors Tiffany Spencer of LaGrange and Hannah Lucas of Rome, will compete for the coveted honor of having their original design worn by 55,0000 participants in the Peachtree Road Race on July 4. MORE

Bulletins

• The College of Education and Department of Art invite you to join in celebrating the next generation of artists. K-12 teachers in the West Georgia area have submitted their students’ best artwork for the exhibition. Artwork will be on display March 16 through April 18 in the main lobby of the Education Center. Awards will be presented at the closing reception Saturday, April 18, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., and pieces purchased by the College of Education and Department of Art will be permanently put on display in those buildings. For more information, please contact Charla Campbell.

• Spring break hours for the Campus Center will be as follows:

- Closed March 14 and March 15
- Monday, March 16- Friday March 20: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Closed March 21 and 22

• The Experts Guide is a listing of faculty and staff who have an expertise in a field, subject or discipline. Media representatives can use this contact list to conduct a short interview by telephone for a quote or for background information for their story or project. If you would like to be listed in the guide, please contact Kathleen Wagstaff at kwagstaf@westga.edu.

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