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Volume 5.1 lssue 28
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Mascot suggestions
due by end of May
By UWG Public Relations
Students, faculty, staff,
alumni and supporters of
the University of West
Georgia are encouraged
to submit nominations for
the components of the new
athletics marketing identity,
including a nickname,
graphic design for a mascot
and word marks, and a
sideline mascot.
A “Call for Proposals”
form with submission
guidelines is available on
anew web site recently
developed to provide
information and updates
on the process. To submit
proposals by the May
31 deadline, visit http://
mascot.westga.edu.
The various
components of an athletics
identity program include
Orientation: Learning how to
survive four years of college
By Amanda Parsons
Staff Writer
LilStaro26@ aol.com
Every year, thousands of students
enter a college or university. Some of them
are brand-new college students, some are
transfer students from different colleges and
universities, and others are students from
years past who have taken a break from
college and come back to try it again.
Although these students all come
to universities through different
circumstances, they are all required to
attend orientation.
Orientation at the University of West
Georgia consists of seven freshman
sessions, two sophomore transfer sessions
and two sessions for non-traditional
students. Upper-class transfer students
have individual advisement during the
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the nickname for athletic
teams, graphic design
images of a mascot and
word marks, and a sideline
mascot costume or entity.
In addition, a selected
athletics marketing identity
may be adopted in other
areas of the university
for such uses as names
for newsletters, campus
services, etc.
Sincethe UWG Student
Government Association
has publicly announced
that they will consider
any nickname except the
“Fire Ants,” it can serve
as an example of possible
nickname development.
For example, if the
mascot nickname was the
“Fire Ants,” the basketball
arena could be known
as the “Ant Hill” and a
football stadium could be
month of July.
Coordinator of Orientation and
Special Programs Laurel Starling said the
seven freshman sessions will cater to both
residential and commuter students.
“The freshman sessions consist of five
residential student sessions and two for
commuter students. We’re not restricted
on space with commuter students because
they don’t stay overnight.
“Bowdon Hall only holds 292
students, not counting staff, so we have
limited space for residential orientation,”
said Starling. “The commuter thing is
new. We tried it a couple of years ago and
it didn’t work. We revamped it and we’re
offering it again this summer.”
To help with orientation, Starling has
a staff of 30 orientations leaders and five
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called the “Ant's Nest.”
The campus shuttle system
could be nicknamed the
“ANTmobile” and food
courts could be called the
“ANTFarm, ANTeaters,
ANTlers, or ANTipastos.”
These are simply
humorous * examples,
conceived by Dr. Kent
Layton, dean of the UWG
College of Education, of
how the nickname may be
applied in various areas of
campus life.
Another more
realistic application is the
Georgia Tech example.
Their mascot is the
Yellow Jackets. Their
shuttle busses are called
“Stingers,” the student ID
card is the “Buzz Card” and
the money electronically
See MASCOT, page 2
UWG alumnus Glanton
to speak at graduation
By UWG Public Relations
Richard H. Glanton,
senior vice president of
corporate development for
Exelon Corporation and
University of West Georgia
alumnus, will deliver the
commencement address at
the UWG spring graduation
ceremony at Grisham
Stadium on Wednesday,
May 11, at X p.m.
Glanton graduated
from West Georgia in
1968 with a bachelor’s in
English and received his
J.D. from the University
of Virginia School of Law
in 1972.
Currently, he is senior
vice president of corporate
development for Exelon
Corporation. Prior to this
position, Glanton was a
partner in the Philadelphia
offices of the law firms of
Reed Smith and Wolf Block
from 1983 to 2003 and
served as deputy counsel
to Richard L. Thornburgh,
former governor of
Pennsylvania, from 1979
until 1983.
Glanton is a member
Activities committee to host
"Spring Fling" on Thursday
By UWG Public Relations
Students at the
University of West
Georgia can get ready for an
afternoon of fun in the sun
as the Student Activities
Committee (SAC) hosts
its annual Spring Fling in
Love Valley, Thursday,
Locals perform flush first
Photo by Jennifer Robinson
Local residents assemble on Rome Street, just off the square, for the dedication of
Carrollton’s first downtown public restrooms in recent memory. Printed invitations
described the event as “First Flush.”
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Richard H. Glanton
of the board of directors
of Aqua America, Inc. and
the Geo Group, Inc. Past
accomplishments include
serving as president of the
Barnes Foundation from
June of 1990 to February
of 199 K. director of PECO
Energy from 1990 to 2000,
and serving on the Board of
General Accident Insurance
Company.
Glanton currently
resides in the Society Hill
section of Philadelphia
with his wife, Seheryl, and
two children, Morgan and
David. He enjoys reading
and bicycling.
April 28, from 1 - 6 p.m.
According to Shemika
Harris, assistant director
of student activities, this
event provides various fun
activities to bring the 2004
- 2005 year to a close with
a bang.
“This year Spring
Ring will be great,” Harris
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
I'his year's graduation
exercises will be preceded
by a series of receptions
earlier in the afternoon
hosted by the University
of West Georgia Alumni
Association at the Alumni
House.
During the receptions,
faculty members and the
dean of each college will be
present to congratulate the
students and their families.
The reception for the
College of Arts and Sciences
and the Honors College will
begin at 1:30 p.m..
At 3 p.m. the faculty of
the College of Business will
meet w ith its graduates.
The College of
Education will honor its
graduates at their reception
at 4 p.m. Individuals
earning degrees from the
Graduate School are invited
to attend the reception for
the academic area of their
major field of study.
If severe
weather threatens the
commencement ceremony,
a decision w ill be made by
See SPEAKER, page 2
said. “SAC has packed this
event with tun things such
as a roller coaster ride, a
NASCAR simulator, prizes
and free food for everyone
on campus.”
For more information
on this free UWG student
event, contact the SAC
Office at (678) 839-6526.