Designs by three UWG art students are among the finalists in the AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt Design Contest. UWG has had two winners, in 2011 and 2010. Voting for this year’s contest is open until April 30.

UWG + the Peachtree = :-)

The AJC Peachtree Road Race and UWG are becoming synonymous.

For the fourth consecutive year, Clint Samples’ students have placed as finalists in the AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt Design Contest. Two UWG art students have been winners. In all, a dozen have been in the running since 2009.

The finalists were in Samples’ graphic design class last fall: Caitlyn Weathers, 22, a senior, of Temple; Clarissa Robinson, 24, a junior, of Suwanee; and Mallory Royal, 22, of Stockbridge, who graduated last year. MORE

Social Media: Be Your Best Self

It’s no secret: social media has changed the way we interact.

Keith Meade, of the Atlanta-based marketing company What’s Up Interactive, visited campus on UWG’s first Social Media Day with advice on how to behave in the new media world. Meade is the senior account director and partner at What’s Up. MORE

Sharing Business Success

Visionary businessman and UWG alumnus Allen Nance ‘98 visited campus recently to speak about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.

The first is the talent to see the future, he told students. People find success because of their ability to foresee a need. They are the first to develop a product or service and bring it to the market. MORE