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Wednesday, March 15,2006
-IINEWS
IN A HURRY
Music faculty to
perform in
recital
The University of
West Georgia Department
of Music is sponsoring a
performance by the Blue
Mountain Brass, with
pianist Kris Carlisle, on
Monday, March 27, at
8:15 p.m. in Kathy Cashen
Recital Hall.
The recital features
music faculty from UWG,
Shorter College, and
Berry College, with Tom
Smith on trumpet, Ellie
Jenkins on French horn,
Sam Baltzer on trombone,
and accompanist Kris
Carlisle. They will
perform Francis Poulenc’s
Sonata for Horn, Trumpet
and Trombone, Knudage
Riisager’s Concertino,
Trygve Madsen’s Sonata
for Horn and Piano, and
Arthur Frackenpohl’s
Brewer known for compassion, strong work ethic
By Mariam Abuhaideri
Staff Writer
mabuhaideri@yahoo.com
For most people
retirement provides them
with an opprotunity to
pursue their lifelong
leisure activities.
But not for Dr. Bruce
Brewer, who has been the
director of Career Services
since 1983.
After his retirement
in March he has plans
to pursue some private
business endeavors that
he and his daughter have
jointly invested in.
Dr. Brewer has
been a great asset to the
university and students for
the past twenty five years,
helping undergraduate
and graduate students
find employment and
internships they work hard
for.
Dr. Brewer graduated
with a doctorate in
Philosophy from Georgia
State University in 1988
and has since then come
a long way doing what he
enjoys the most.
He has always
Campus Calendar
(All sporting events listed are home games.)
Wednesday, March 15
• Daughters of Zion, outside UCC, 9 a.m.
• Baseball: UWG v. Georgia Southwestern, Cole Field, 2 p.m.
• Diamonds and Gems, UCC Rm. 204-205, 6 p.m. p.m.
• Lambda, Pafford Rm. 302,7 p.m.
Thursday, March 16
• SGA Meeting, UCC Rm. 207, 3:30 p.m.
• Daughters of Zion Health and Beauty Week, UCC, Rm. 311
• Mass Comm Society, UCC Rm. 208, 5:30 p.m.
• SAC, UCC Rm. 209,6 p.m.
• Softball: UWG v. Kentucky State, Oil Park Field. 2 p.m.
• SPAN, UCC Rm. 208, 8 p.m.
Friday, March 17
• Muslim Student Alliance, UCC 208, 12:30 p.m.
• Parking Appeals, UCC Rm. 206, 3 p.m.
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.
Brass Trio.
Dr. Ellie Jenkins,
instructor of hom and hom
ensembleatUWG,performs
regularly with numerous
organizations including
the Rome and Carroll
Symphony Orchestras, the
Roman Festival Brass, and
the Chamber Players of the
South. She has appeared
with the Chattanooga
Symphony Orchestra, and
toured Taiwan with the
Atlanta Pops Orchestra in
2004.
Dr. Tom Smith,
Assistant Professor of
Music at Berry College,
has been performing
professionally since the
age of fourteen, having
shared the stage with many
prominent artists and
groups in both classical
music and jazz, and teaches
both trumpet and horn at
Berry.
Sam Baltzer, a
Professor of Music at
Shorter College, has been
an active member of the
musical community in
Rome since 1987. He is
wanted to maintain a close
interaction with students
and he enjoys helping
them find their dream job
or internship.
He recalled the size of
UWG student enrollment,
facilities and the number
of facilities offered by
the Career Services office
when he took charge
as the Coordinator of
Cooperative Education
and subsequently as
directorof Career Services
here at the university.
“The student
enrollment rate was small
with about 6000 students.
The placement office was
fairly new then, and had
no real presence in the
employee committee.
Today we have so much
more to offer students,”
he said.
Dr. Brewer was
instrumental in setting up
a state wide network called
GeorgiaHire.com. This
network not only provides
a platform for pulling
and posting of resumes
for those trying to reach
potential employers, but is
built for employers to post
the founder and conductor
of the Northwest Georgia
Winds, the Chamber
Players of the South, and
artistic director of Rome’s
Own Musical Ensembles.
He has held residencies
at the Banff Centre for the
Arts and with the Rome
Festival Orchestra (Rome,
Italy) and is currently the
Assistant Professor of
Piano at Berry College.
The concert is free and
the public is invited.
College of Ed.
begins
advisement
The College of
Education Academic
Advising Center will
conduct advisement from
February 28 to April 28
for Summer and Fall 2006
Advance Registration.
For more information,
please visit the Academic
Advising Center on the
first floor of the Education
Center, call (678) 839-
6050.
job openings as well.
Dr. Brewer is also
responsible for organizing
and developing the
Cooperative Education
Program on campus.
He also co-authored
various handbooks on
subjects such as job
search, academic credit
for cooperative education,
college placement office
guides, and surfing the
internet for employment
and staffing.
He believes that it is
essential for students to
have practical experience
along with academic
experience as it helps
them put together a good
resume and a strong
professional personality.
Over the years he has
built a strong relationship
with his staff. Some of his
staff members have known
him for several years and
say that they will miss
having him around.
His most recent staff
members have also formed
a strong bond with the
director.
Audrey Baird, the
assistant director of Career
Top business students
join popular fraternity
By Kelly Williams
Copy Editor
kellyuwga@bellsouth.net
Recently, the University of West
Georgia’s most successful business
majors celebrated tapping ceremonies for
Beta Gamma Sigma.
Over 40 students in Richard’s College
of Business were invited to join Beta
Gamma Sigma.
The top seven percent of juniors and
top ten percent of seniors were invited
to join.
Amber Aiken, senior economics and
finance major, is the Vice President of
Communications and Public Relations for
UWG’s Beta Gamma Sigma.
Aiken said in her letter to invitees,
“Induction into Beta Gamma Sigma
is the highest academic honor that
Richard’s College of Business bestows
upon students.”
Shauna Ledford, vice president of Beta
Gamma Sigma, said, "Being a member
of BGS has helped me tremendously by
allowing me to polish my interpersonal
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Photo by Mariam Abuhaideri
Dr. Brewer discusses the Disney College Program with Tia Blount, a student who recently
attended the program. Dr. Brewer’s charisma and compassion have made him popular
with students and his fellow employees.
Services says that it is
unbelievable that she will
come to office and that he
will not be around.
“It’s the same
feeling you get when
your children are starting
college and you know
they are going away.” she
said. Baird has known Dr.
Award recognizes faculty,
staff for excellence
By Kelly Williams
Copy Editor
kellyuwga@bellsouth.net
As the spring
semester starts to wind
down, nominations for
different campus awards
are approaching.
In particular, the
West Georgia chapter of
National Residence Hall
Honorary is accepting
nominations for the Blue
Diamond Award.
The Blue Diamond
Award is given to a faculty
or staff member at the
university for exemplary
work in their field, positive
leadership, and service to
the community.
Kevin Hemphill,
member of NRHH, said,
“NRHH honors the top
one percent of on campus
residents.
The Blue Diamond
skills as well as my group skills.”
Beta Gamma Sigma allowed for
many opportunities for Ledford.
She attended the Beta Gamma Sigma
Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. last
year.
Beta Gamma Sigma is a national
honor society for business majors. Beta
Gamma Sigma was founded in 1907 at
the University of Wisconsin.
It later merged in 1917 with Delta
Kappa Chi, founded in 1910 at University
of Illinois, and Economics Club of
University of California. The merger
made Beta Gamma Sigma a national
organization.
The honor society encourages
academic achievement for business
majors, while also promoting excellence
through professionalism while also
advancing the values of society.
UWG’s chapter has been active for
22 years.
More information on UWG’s chapter
of Beta Gamma Sigma can be obtained
from Dr. Faramarz Parsa, advisor, at
fparsa@westga.edu.
Brewer for 17 years now.
With only 16 days
until his retirement, the
search committee is still
looking for anew director.
However, Vicki Hardin
will be the coordinator
for the cooperative and
internship programs.
Dr. Brewer will be
Award is how we recognize
the top one percent of
faculty who demonstrate
leadership and service.”
This is the second
year the UWG chapter of
NRHH has awarded the
Blue Diamond Award.
Last year's recipient was
Debra Dugan for her work
with Health Services.
Hemphill said, “The
qualities we look for when
choosing are basically
service to the campus.”
He adds that service
to the community is also
important whether it be
Carrollton or their own
personal community.
The judging will take
place at the NRHH meeting
after spring break.
The names will
be blinded to members
and they will read over
nominations submitted by
faculty, staff and students.
meet (fu'uryian
missed and is wished all
the very best for his well
deserved retirement.
A great individual,
an understanding mentor,
an encouraging boss and
a positive addition to the
UWG community are just
some of the ways that he
will be remembered.
Hemphill hopes the
blinding of names will
allow' for more objectivity.
The award will be
given out at the Campus
Activity Awards in April.
The deadline is Friday
March 17 by 5 p.m.
Anyone may go
online and till out a
nomination form.
The website is
http://www.westga.
edu/%7Euwgnrhh/
bluediamond.html.
NRHH is open to
all students with a 2.0
GPA or higher who have
lived on campus for a full
school year.
NRHH also helps
plan and participate in
Safe Treat and March of
Dimes.
For more information
contact Kevin Hemphill
at jhemphil @my.westga.
edu.