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Financial Aid office gives students Hope, more
By Larry L. Peel
Staff Writer
GopherJunetion@aol.com
One thing most
students need at some
point in their college
careers is a little help in
paying for it all.
Whether it is the
HOPE Scholarship, grants,
loans or work study
programs, the Office of
Financial Aid is the key to
vast resources available to
students seeking to further
their education.
The staff of the Office
of Financial Aid is ready to
assist students - from the
overwhelmed freshman
to veteran students just
College of Education to host
2005 Convocation program
By UWG Public Relations
The University of West
Georgia’s College of Education
will host its 2005 Convocation
Program on Thursday, April 21,
at 7 p.m. in the Education Center,
Rooms 3 and 4.
Dr. Wanda West,
superintendent of Twiggs County
Public Schools, will deliver the
keynote address and outstanding
students, scholarship recipients
and retired College of Education
faculty and staff will be honored.
West, a native of Macon, is the
first female superintendent in the
Twiggs County School system.
Under her leadership, all
schools in Twiggs County acquired
initial accreditation in 1999 from the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools and obtained re
accreditation in 2004.
West has secured grants in
excess of S2O million to heighten the
Students still raising money
to assist tsunami victims
By UWG Public Relations
Students and faculty
at the University of West
Georgia are continuing their
efforts to help the victims
of the Asian tsunami.
A combination
of various student
organizations, under the
name “UWG Students
United,” is sponsoring
a fashion show on April
25 at 7 p.m. in the lower
level of the Food Services
Building (Z-6).
The theme of the
fashion show will be
“Heal the World: Fashion
Extravaganza for Tsunami
Relief.” In addition to
raising money for tsunami
“The Student Voice at the l niversity of West Georgia since IVJ4"
needing to finish their
senior year.
Headed by Director
Kimberly Jordan and
Assistant Director Sherry
Robinson, the Office has
counselors available to
assist students in filling out
forms and wading through
the processes required to
obtain financial assistance.
Through a network
of institutional and
outside support, students
can receive assistance
ranging from grants
and scholarships, to
loans and work study
programs. The Financial
Aid Office touches
nearly every organization
and department at the
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Or. Wanda West
quality of programs for students and
teachers. She earned a
Bachelor of Science degree from
Morris Brown College and received
her masters’ degree from Mercer
University.
West continued her educational
advancement with the University
of Georgia, where she received
relief, the event will also
be directed at promoting
the current Student
Government Association
(SGA) goal of “Unity”
on campus. MyAmy
Fashions has volunteered
to provide the clothing for
the models.
Some of the
organizations represented
at the fashion show are
the Black Student Alliance
(BSA), Baptist Student
Union (BSU), Circle K, the
International Student Club
and REAL: Recruiting
Emerging Alumni Leaders.
According to Jason
Allen, SGA president,
$7,500 has been donated
by UWG students and
University, and often
obtains support or program
opportunities as well.
Finding out what
financial aid is available
and what a student is
qualified forcan sometimes
be an overwhelming and
time consuming task, but
the office staffs four full
time counselors eager
to help students find the
best and most appropriate
method of paying for their
education.
While there are some
programs that are well
known such as PELL
and HOPE, others such
as institutional loans.
See AID page 3
alumni with an additional
$2,200 contributed by the
faculty and staff.
Tickets for the fashion
show will be $1 for
students (with UWG ID)
and a canned good, $2 for
students without a canned
good and $3 for faculty,
staff and all others.
Tickets will be
available beginning
Tuesday, April 19, in front
of the UCC or at the Office
of Student Activities on
the second floor of the
University Community
Center (UCC).
For more information
about this event, contact the
Office of Student Activities
at (678)839-6526.
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Kimberly Jordan is director of the Office of Financial Aid.
a specialist degree in education,
and obtained a doctoral degree in
education at South Carolina State
University.
West is serving a second term
as the Chairman of the Board of
Control for the Middle Georgia
RESA District.
She also serves on the board
of directors for the Georgia School
Superintendent’s Association,
the Superintendent’s Advisory
Council and the Strategic Planning
Committee of the Georgia School
Board Association, and the Board
of Directors for the Georgia
Partnership for Excellence in
Education.
She was recently chosen by
Governor Sonny Perdue to serve on
the Board of the Georgia Professional
Standards Commission.
For more information
concerning the College of Education
Honors Convocation, please call
(678) 839-6570.
An evening of great sax
Photo by Jennifer Robinson
From left to right Patti Kelley (UWG alumna), Stacy Gay, Dr. Andrew Leavitt
(UWG faculty), Emily Cash and Audrey Weaver perform last Wednesday at the
Sax Ensemble concert.
SGA Election 2005
results announced
Student Government President Jason Allen
announced the results of the SGA elections on
Monday.
Allen encouraged students to take advantage of
their new representatives.
“These representatives are the ones that represent
you, make decisions for and recommendations on
behalf of you,” Allen said.
He also reminded students that senators and
Executive Council members influence changes in
fees and policies and urged greater involvement with
campus life.
2005 SGA Election Results
President
Blake Lord
Vice President
Chiedu Areh
Treasurer
Monique Mitchell
Judicial Chair
Ola Jimoh
Senators
Terrence Lewis
Casey Brown
Jason Clark
Adrian Myers
Wednesday,'April 20, 2005
Photo by Jennifer Robinson
Jen Rowlinson
Emily Munteanu
Angel Bums
Lola Jimoh
Jamaal Marshall
Lyndsey McGaha
Bradley Wilson
Andrea Tolbert
Joshua Parham
David Daniels
Terrin Evans
Taneisha Snell
Sarah Dubale