UWG News: Art, Culture, and Scientific InquiryShare this page
-
Space Oddities: UWG Art Professors Get Creative with Lunar Project
Mark Schoon and Casey McGuire are not only associate professors of photography and sculpture, respectively. Together, they hold the distinction of being the only members of the University of West Georgia community to have walked on the moon.
Aug 12 -
UWG English Faculty Partners with Keep Carroll Beautiful to Incorporate Sustainability Into Courses
Ashley Dycus, a lecturer of English at the University of West Georgia, recently partnered with Keep Carroll Beautiful (KCB) to create environmental education materials in her classes.
Aug 4 -
A Positive Note: UWG Music Student Recognized as Recipient of Graduate Fellowship
William Owens understands the value of continuing your education. As an educator himself, he has spent a considerable amount of time on both sides of the classroom.
Jul 30 -
Play it Again, Sam: Retiree Goes Back to School for Piano Degree at UWG
Many people spend decades dreaming of the things they will do upon retirement. Traveling. Volunteering. Picking up a new hobby. Going back to college and earning a degree doesn’t usually enter their minds. But that's exactly what Sam Smith did.
Jul 21 -
University Freshman Named President of the College Democrats of Georgia
Bhavin Patel, a University of West Georgia political science major, has been named president of the College Democrats of Georgia (CDG). Patel, a freshman from Macon, Georgia, is also pursuing a minor in business.
Jul 7 -
The Geography of Atlanta Sports Teams: UWG Professor Engages in Creative Research
University of West Georgia professor of human geography Andy Walter has been able to enhance his own knowledge of the field while providing insight to his students through his research of Atlanta sports teams.
Jun 16 -
Don't Sit on the Sidelines: Alum Reflects on His Career in Washington, D.C.
Make every minute count. That's the advice University of West Georgia alumnus Rob Hood has for current and prospective UWG students. He should know: from flying in Air Force One with the president of the United States to interacting with renowned animal researcher Jane Goodall, Hood has made a lot of minutes count.
Jun 9 -
Great Opera-tunities: UWG Alumna Wins in Met Auditions
After Gabrielle Beteag's final voice exam at the University of West Georgia, she was approached by a nationally acclaimed operatic soprano -- who happened to be then-UWG First Lady, Dr. Jane Redding Marrero -- inquiring about her next steps.
Jun 4 -
History Repeating: UWG Alumna, Medical Historian Chronicles Pandemics for CDC
In the early days of the pandemic - when it became apparent that Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was going to be a large-scale global public health issue - the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) David J. Sencer Museum began to collect items so they wouldn't be lost to future researchers.
May 28 -
UWG Student Acquires Internship at State Capitol while Enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Nathan Azarowicz knows that balancing multiple commitments is not an easy task, but it will make you stronger. Azarowicz, a UWG philosophy major with a minor in political science, has obtained a full-time position with the Georgia Legislative Internship Program while enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
May 19 -
Out of this World: UWG College of Science and Mathematics Hosts NASA Scientist Emeritus
Hundreds of students and community members of all ages recently filled one of UWG’s largest lecture halls to learn about NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The talk, hosted by the College of Science and Mathematics (COSM), was given by Dr. George Sonneborn, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center emeritus.
May 14 -
Solving the Equation: UWG Program Turns STEM Grads into Science and Math Teachers
Katie Sheffield has always been drawn to teaching. After graduating from UWG with a bachelor's degree in biology in 2016, she worked in several education-related positions - first as a specialist and environmental educator at the Georgia Aquarium and then as a science educator at the Discovery Science Center.
May 12