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Wednesday, April 27,2005
Arts & Sciences
gets new dean
By UWG Public Relations
Dr. David L. White,
professor of history
at Appalachian State
University, has been
named Dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences at the
University of West Georgia
effective July 1.
Dr. Thomas J. Hynes,
vice president for academic
affairs, expressed his
pleasure that White will
be bringing “a wealth of
experience to UWG.”
White served
as acting chair for the
Department of Geology
at Appalachian State
University from 2002-
2004, associate dean
of the College of Arts
and Sciences at Roger
Williams University from
2001-2002, and director of
the graduate program for
the Department of History
at Appalachian State from
1996-2001.
He has published
numerous scholarly works
and has presented papers for
nearly a dozen professional
Campus
Calendar
(All sporting events listed are home games.)
Wednesday, April 27
• Last day of Wed. classes
•- Baseball, UWG vs. Columbus State -
4 p.m.
• Night of Percussion - 8:15 p.m.,
Townsend Center; free
• Earth Day lecture, marine turtles -
7:30 p,m., Bonner Lecture Hall
Thursday, April 28
• Last day of Tues./Thurs. and
Thurs. classes
• Spring Fling - Love Valley,
12 noon - 6 p.m.
Friday, April 29
• 20th Annual Sunbelt Jazz Festival -
8 p.m., Townsend Center; students $3
Monday, May 2
• Last day of Mon., MonTWed. and
MonVWedJFri. classes
Events are taken from web-published university
calendars and sports schedules, press releases
and from information sent to The West Georgian
by event organizers. Organizers wishing to list
an event may e-mail the details, as far in advance
as possible, to uwgpaper@westga.edu.
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5 p.m. that day, based on
the weather information
available at that time, to
either proceed with the
ceremony or implement the
rain alternative.
If light rain is
expected, the intent is to
proceed with the ceremony,
so umbrellas would be
appropriate. Students and
guests should check the
UWG website at www.
westga.edu by 5 p.m. on
May 11 for information on
the final decision.
If graduation is
postponed, three indoor
ceremonies will be
held on Saturday, May
organizations. His
professional recognitions
include the University
of North Carolina Board
of Governors’ Teaching
Award and the I.G. Greer
Distinguished Professor of
History.
Among his many
academic honors,
fellowships and awards.
White was granted the
U.S. State Department
Fulbright in 1991 and
numerous Joseph J. Malone
Fellowships for research
in Cairo, Syria, Jordan.
Palestine, and Egypt.
He earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree
in history from Bucknell
University and the Ph D. in
history from the University
of Virginia.
Hynes also expressed
his appreciation to Dr.
Pauline Gagnon for her
service as interim dean.
“Dr. Gagnon’s
contributions to the
university have been
and will continue to be
important and significant,"
Hynes said.
14, in the Health and
Physical Education
(HPE) Building on the
UWG campus in order to
accommodate family and
guests of the graduates.
Graduates should
report to the HPE
Building one hour
before the appropriate
ceremony:
9 a.m. College of
Education
Noon College of Arts
and Sciences
3 p.m. Richards
College of Business
For more information,
contact the Office of Public
Relations at (678) 839-
6464.
Convocation speaker
Photo by Paul Kamau
Dr. Wanda West, superintendent of Twiggs County Public Schools, spoke Thurs
day at the Education convocation.
Waring Archaeology lab open house Saturday
By UWG Public Relations
The UWG Antonio J.
Waring Jr. Archaeological
Laboratory will have an
open house on April 30.
from noon to 3 p.m.. to
kick off the beginning of
Archaeological Month.
The open house
will feature a behind
the-scenes tour of the
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embedded in the card is
called “Buzz Dollars.”
The Athletics
Marketing Identity Task
Force will review all
proposals and recommend
at least three unranked
options for each of these
major components for
further consideration
by the university
community.
All proposals will
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head staff. Students wno
are interested in being
members of the orientation
staff have to meet certain
requirements and take
an XIDS class geared
specifically for leadership.
Orientation
sessions are two-days
long and always occur
on weekdays. “We used
to hold orientation on the
weekends, but we ended
that. It didn’t make any
sense. The [university]
offices are not open on the
weekends,” said Starling.
When orientation
begins, students check in
and then are divided up
according to majors or
lack thereof.
Starling says that
during the two-day period,
students will learn about a
variety of subjects dealing
with college life.
The residential
sessions are two days, the
commuters are one-and
a-half days. The students
learn about social issues
such as student life, campus
organizations, parking and
get their ID’s. They will
learn about core. They will
take placement tests.
They will experience
laboratory, archaeology
related games and an on
site mock excavation pit
where participants will
be introduced to basic
archaeological methods
and techniques used at real
archaeological field sites.
“We want our visitors
to have the chance to
experience firsthand
the responsibilities that
include a precondition
and release form for
use, without any charge
or royalty, of any part,
modified part or whole of
the submission (except in
the case of development
by a retained outside
marketing counsel).
The final decisions
in each case will be made
by the UWG President’s
Advisory Committee.
The committee or
the university reserves
the right to not choose
a component piece
from the suggestions
social activities for the
evening. They will be
introduced to subjects like
living on your own, living
with a roommate, how to
deal with sexual assault
and drugs and alcohol.
Starling said that
commuters will experience
the same thing, except for
the part about living on
campus.
One of the sessions
that students and parents
find helpful is the ‘Dollars
and Sense’ session which
discusses the basic
expenditures for college
students beyond books
and tuition.
“The session is
about the things parents
and students don’t think
about, money-wise.” said
Starling.
Before the two-day
sessions are over, students
fill out evaluation cards.
After they turn the cards in,
theys receive their t-shirts.
“We’ve heard about
space problems, but we
have limited space.
Parents and studentscannot
have orientation at the
same time due to the
space limitations, but
that should change once
the new student center is
built,” said Starling.
The cost for the
orientation sessions is
$60.00 per student.
archaeologists have in
preserving and protecting
our history,” said Rebecca
Medeiros, Waring
education assistant.
James Spake, a skilled
trades workerat UWG, will
give live demonstrations
on flint knapping to teach
participants the skills
and techniques needed to
create projectile points
submitted, but to continue
the process further or to
engage other professional
consultants for work on a
specific component piece
if necessary.
The Task Force is
charged to complete
its work (nickname
and graphic identity
development) no later than
Dec. 21,2005.
Until the end of the fall
semester, the university’s
teams will continue to be
known as the Braves, but
all references to Native
American symbols,
Night of Percussion
to feature UWG, high
school drum groups
By UWG Public Relations
The University of
West Georgia’s second
annual “Night of
Percussion” promises an
evening of unforgettable
music, movement and
visual excitement.
Six area percussion
ensembles will be featured
in a free showcase concert
on the main stage of the
Townsend Center for
the Performing Arts on
Wednesday, April 27, at
8:15 p.m.
The Trion High School
Steel Drum Ensemble
will open the concert. If
you like steel drums, this
performance is a don’t
miss event.
Featured performers
will include the Grayson
High School and Villa Rica
percussion ensembles.
Three of UWG’s
percussion ensembles will
round out the program.
First, the Percussion
Techniques Ensemble will
present its class project
from the music course
“Percussion Techniques
and Materials,” and
(The tflest (Georgian
Vietnam War
course offered
Between June 6 and
30, the UWG History
Department will offer
a Vietnam War course,
featureing local veterans as
guest speakers.
A U.S. army medical
corpsman and a special
operations officer in
Laos will be among the
presenters in this Histo;y
4430/5430 course.
The class covers
the French colonial
background to American
involvement, the war itself,
and such post-war issues
and legacies as Agent
Orange, prisoners of war
and American servicemen
listed as missing in action.
The course will be given
Monday through Friday,
from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. in
Pafford 206.
For further information
call (678) 839-6034.
and axes.
Visitors are also
encouraged to bring
their own artifacts to be
identified by Laboratory
Director Susan Fishman-
Armstrong.
For more information
about this free event,
contact the Waring Lab
at (678) 839-6303 or visit
www.westga.edu/~ajwlab.
imagery and customs will
be discontinued.
UWG’s mascot has
been changed several
times during the history
of the institution. Over
the years, the mascot has
been the Aggies, the Hill
billies, the Bull Pups, the
Goats and the Braves.
For additional
information on the
process, contact Dr. Tara
Singer, vice president for
university advancement
and Athletics Marketing
Identity Task Force chair,
at (678) 839-6447.
then the UWG Concert
Percussion Ensemble will
perform works by Spears
and Glassock.
The program will
conclude with the
renowned UWG Jazz
Percussion Group (JPG).
This ensemble, one of
only six college-level jazz
percussion ensembles in
the nation, is preparing for
its extended spring tour.
The JPG has
auditioned and been
accepted to perform in
the Live Artist Program
at the prominent Full Sail
School for the Recording
Arts in Orlando, Fla., and
record a music video in
the process.
In addition, the group
will appear at various
schools as it plays its way
along the coast in a tour
that will culminate in Key
West, Fla.
“A Night of
Percussion” could change
your whole concept of
what percussion is about.
For more information
about the event, contact
the UWG Department of
Music at (678) 839-6516.