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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
NEWS IN A
HIJKRY
SBDC to host
entrepreneur
development
The Small Business
Development Center
at the University of
West Georgia will
host its Entrepreneur
Development
Certification Program
beginning Sept. 26.
The program features
a series of six classes
covering relevant topics
for small business owners
or individuals interested in
starting anew business.
The EDCP series can
be taken separately for
$39 for each class or
as one series of six classes
for $159.
Topics include "Small
Business Marketing
Strategies," “Legal Issues
of the Small Business”
and “Writing an Effective
Business Plan.”
The EDCP series w ill
be held at the Douglas
County Chamber of
Commerce on Tuesdays
from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
beginning Sept. 26.
Classes in Carrollton
will be held at the Burson
Center on Thursdays
MINISTER continued from page 1
Branham has seen a lot of students
become missionaries and ministers.
He has also seen them become
strong Christians who have gone into
other walks of life.
Branham has also seen some other
things change that have made his goals
more difficult to achieve.
"As the school has grown, there are
some things that inherently come with it
that make our ministry more difficult,”
he said.
For example, school is more
expensive, more students have jobs and
the campus has changed a lot over 12
years.
“When a parent calls me now and
there’s a lonely student in the dorms, it
is hard for me to get to them because
now the dorms are all locked,” Branham
said.
He also feels like society has
changed, as more students are coming
from broken families and some churches
are producing ignorant Christians.
Intolerance has also become an issue.
“It’s gotten to where if you do not
believe like everyone else, there are
Financial Aid offers
new grant for students
By Larry L. Peel
Staff Writer
Larry@ioncinema.com
Beginning with this academic
year, the federal government has begun
offering two new grant programs, and
the Office of Financial Aid stands ready
to help students take full advantage of
these new programs.
The Academic Competitiveness
Grant Program and the SMART Grant
Program will both offer free funds to
students in varying stages of their post
secondary education.
For first and second year students,
the ACG Program offers $750 for a
student in the first year of a degree
program, and $1,300 for the second year
of a degree program.
Qualifications for the ACG program
include students who are U.S. citizens,
a Federal Pell Grant recipient, who are
enrolled full-time in a degree program,
and to be enrolled in the first or second
from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
beginning Oct. 26.
Jennifer Clendenin,
director of the SBDC,
said the classes include
appearances from
successful business owners
in the area.
“We have a great
variety of classes that
we have put together to
cover major concerns
that have been expressed
from entrepreneurs in the
local communities,” said
Clendenin.
"One class we have
added is our ‘Expertise
from Entrepreneurs’ class,
which is the final class
of the series where local,
successful entrepreneurs
from the area will be on
hand to share their stories
and answer questions.”
The SBDC also
offers free, confidential
consulting services for
new and existing small
businesses in Carroll,
Douglas, Haralson, Heard
and Coweta counties.
Consulting services
are available at the
Richards College of
Business at UWG and
at satellite offices in the
surrounding counties.
For a complete
description of the classes
and to register, go to
http://www.georgiasbdc.
org/ce/carrollton.
Registration for the
strikes against you before you start."
Branham said.
Society seems to have become more
skeptical, which means that credibility
has become a huge concern for all
ministers.
Branham is not discouraged by
things that might cause doubt on
campus, because he sees them as ways
to open communication with students.
“People like the street preacher that
comes to campus cause harm, but there
areotherexamples too like televangelists
who fall into sin. Sometimes, though, it
gets students talking and opens up new
channels of communication,” he said.
This skepticism stretches into the
secular world, according to Branham.
"There is a real lack of trust in the
world. It is just not within ministries,
either, with employers checking on
applicants with Facebook or Myspace,”
he said.
In spite of the changes that he has
seen over the years, Branham is content
with his place in life.
“I've had lots of opportunities to do
lots of different things, but this is what
God wants me to do. It’s like the glove
that fits my hand perfectly. I'll probably
be here until I retire if God allows me to
do so,” he said.
year of a two or four year institution,
among other things.
Students won’t be left hanging
when they move into the upper classes
of their studies. Third and fourth year
students can apply for the SMART Grant
and receive $4,000 for each of the third
and fourth years of study.
The qualifications for this program
are similar to those of the ACG. However,
students must be enrolled in a four-year
university, and must major in physical,
life or computer science, engineering,
mathmematics, technology, or foreign
language.
Kimberly Jordan, Director of the
Office of Financial Aid, states that her
staff is “currently working on awarding
these [grants], and will contact eligible
students soon.”
Students wishing to inquire about
the programs, or wishing to find out if
they qualify for this or any other program
should contact the Office of Financial Aid
in Aycock Hall at (678) 839-6421.
EDCP series continues
until each class begins. For
more information, call the
SBDC at (678) 839-5082.
Gold Kist
donates to
scholarship
Employees from Gold
Kist presented a donation
to the University of West
Georgia Foundation,
Inc. for the D.W. Brooks
Scholarship awarded by
the Richards College of
Business.
The scholarship is
awarded to a student in
Carroll, Haralson or Heard
Counties in Georgia or
Cleburne and Randolph
Counties in Alabama.
Dr. Faye Mclntyre,
dean of the RCOB, accepted
the check from Richard
Curvin, division manager
of Goldkist.
Also present on the
West Georgia campus for
the presentation were:
Dr. Andrew Leavitt,
associate vice president for
development and alumni
relations, and Goldkist
employees Scott Tucker,
sales representative;
Denvel Echols, QA
supervisor; Tammy Davis,
human resources manager;
Susan Vest. industrial
nurse;Michael Williams,
purchasing manager;
Victor O’C’ampo, human
resources manager; George
Parmer, QA manager; Andy
Whitworth, plant manager,
and Randy Miller, division
accounting manager.
Small business
seminar set
for Thursday
The Small Business
Development Center at the
University of West Georgia
will host a “How to Start a
Small Business” seminar
from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on
Thursday Sept. 14, at the
Carroll County Chamber
of Commerce.
Jennifer Clendenin,
director of the SBDC. will
host the workshop.
“ Phis class is a great
first step for any individual
who has always dreamed
of opening their own small
business,” Clendenin
said. “It provides a
comprehensive overview of
all of the factors that must
be taken into consideration
by any future business
owner.”
The SBDC also offers
free.confidential consulting
services for new and
existing small businesses in
Carroll, Douglas. Haralson,
Heard and Cow eta counties.
Consulting services are
available at the Richards
Campus Calendar
Wednesday September 13
• Gold Kist Banquet. Lower Level Z-6, 8 a.m.
• REALM. UCC 210. 5 p.m.
• BSA Social Committee, Campus Center 104. 6 p.m.
• SAC Multi-Cultural Committee. Campus Center Board
room 105. 6:30 p.m.
• Lambda, Pafford 302, 7 p.m.
Thursday September 14
• Alpha Kappa Psi. Outside UCC . 8 a.m.
• Career Services Workshop. UCC 312. 11 a.m.
• SGA Meeting. Campus Center 302, 3:30 p.m.
• Alpha Kappa Psi Rush Week. UCC 311 8:30 p.m.
Friday September 15
• Student Organization Presidents Meeting, Campus
Center 302, 11 a.m.
• Muslim Student Association Meeting, Campus Center
Boardroom 105, 1:30 p.m.
• Parking Appeals, Campus Center Boardroom 105, 3 p.m.
Monday September 18
• Leadership Workshops, Campus Center 104, 4 p.m.
• SAC Executive Meeting, Campus Center Boardroom 105
4:45 p.m.
• BSA Fall Meetings, UCC 210 and 311.5:30 p.m.
• BSA Programming Committee, Campus Center 302.
7 p.m.
• NRHH Meeting. Campus Center Boardroom 302. 7:15
p.m.
• BSA Membership Committee, Campus Center 104,
8 p.m.
Tuesday September 19
• Panhellenic Council, Campus Center Boardroom 105,4
p.m.
• SAC University Traditions Committee, Campus Center
302, 5 p.m.
• Women of Diversity Weekly Meeting. Campus Center
104, 5 p.m.
• BSA Fall Meetings, UCC 201.5:30 p.m.
• NAACP Meeting, UCC 311,7 p.m.
• Phi Sigma Pi, Campus Center 303, 7:30 p.m.
College of Business at
UWG and at satellite
offices in the surrounding
counties.
The cost of the
seminar is $39. For more
information or to register,
call (678) 839-5082 or visit
http://www.georgiasbde.
org/ce/carrollton.
UWG has first
German study
abroad trip
The German
department at West Georgia
participated in its first
study abroad program this
summer from May 7. 2006
until July 20, 2006.
Professors Dr. Muriel
Cormican and Dr. John
Blair along with nine
students spent the summer
studying and teaching at
the Carl von Ossietzky
University in Oldenburg,
Germany.
The cost of the trip was
$4,500 and that included
tuition and fees, room and
board, airfare, and local
transportation around the
region.
The students stayed
in dorms near the campus
with randomly selected
roommates.
German major Nathan
Hosey said,“my roommates
and I were all from different
parts of the world, and the
alje West Ojuwgimi
truly common language
we had was German.”
Any student can
participate in this trip
A maximum of 12 hours
were available to each
student.
Everyone was
required to take six hours
of German of any level
and the other six hours
could be classes in specific
disciplines offered such as,
history, English literature,
XIDS, and some English,
physics, business, film and
distance education.
When the students
arrived in Germany, the
University in Oldenburg
provided every' West
Georgia student a buddy
that helped them find their
dorm and get settled at the
University.
“One advantage of
this program is that the
students are going to an
actual German university
instead of a language
school, which is just
designed for students to
learn the language” said
Dr. Cormican.
This program will
be offered again summer
2007 and the German
department is very hopeful
to have more students
participate.
For more information,
visit http://ww w.westga.
edu/~forlang/01denburg/
oldenburg.htm.