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Wednesday, September 27, 2006
NEWS IN A
HIJRKY
A Day
fundraising
begins
The 2006 A Day for
West Georgia fundraising
campaign at the University
of West Georgia has begun
with a “Looking Back,
Moving Forward” theme
commemorating the U WG
Centennial Celebration.
Begun in 1983 and
traditionally held on the
third Thursday in October,
the A DAY campaign
continues to be an integral
component of the Annual
Fund.
This year’s A DAY
community campaign is
chaired by H.B. “Rocky”
Lipham, president of West
Georgia National Bank,
and co-chaired by Cindy
Denney, a real estate
broker for StoneCo.
Lipham and Denney
said they are looking
forward to the campaign.
“I want to do my part
to increase our ability to
attract a stronger student
population though leading
the annual fundraising
drive,” said Lipham. “1
hope more volunteers will
join in giving their time and
dollars in this worthwhile
effort to maintain our
momentum.”
The A DAY campaign
is a collaboration of events
that to raise funds primarily
for student scholarships,
faculty and staff
development programs,
and undergraduate
research.
The annual campaign
includes several
community events
including the West
Georgia National Bank A
DAY Run and the A DAY
Faculty Concert.
The WGNB Run for
A DAY is scheduled to
begin on campus at 5:15
p.m., Thursday, Oct. 5,
Former student publishes
his first graphic novel
By Angelica Campos
Guest Writer
mcamposl @ my.we stga.edu
Ike Abide, a third
year psychology student
from Lithonia, Georgia
published “RyuFox
Legends”, a graphic
novel.
“When I was little
my brother and 1 came up
with the name RyuFox.
We always played around
with writing books but
never thought I could
actually do it,” Abide
said. “I had always been
inspiredby Japanese video
games and cartoons.”
Abide started his
college career in the fall
of 2004. He was exited
and ready to start his
college career just like any
other incoming freshmen.
However, the focus on his
academic career wasn’t
always sharp.
“I don’t know what
happened I think I lost
focus, I didn’t do anything
just sat around and didn’t
care much about school,”
with a balloon-festooned
Tot Trot. At 5:45 p.m., the
Mile Walk/Run begins and
will be followed by the SK.
race at 6:15 p.m.
An awards ceremony
for participants will be held
at the new Campus Center
ballroom following the last
race.
The A DAY Faculty
Concert is scheduled at
8:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct.
16, in the Townsend Center
for the Performing Arts.
A reception precedes
the concert at 7:30 p.m.
The annual concert is a
free event that provides
the community, faculty,
staff and students an
opportunity to hear some
of the university’s most
accomplished musicians.
For more information
on A DAY for West
Georgia and A DAY events,
visit htpp://www.westga.
edu or call the Office of
Development and Alumni
Relations at (678) 839-
6582.
Registration for the
WGNB A DAY Run is
ongoing.
For more information,
call (678) 839-6582, or
visit http://www.westga.
edu/~alumni/aday for an
online registration form.
UWG Faculty
members win
laptops
Ten University of West
Georgia faculty members
won a laptop and a stipend
of $750 in a competition
sponsored by the Center for
Teaching and Learning.
Faculty were chosen
for their unique ideas on the
use of blended instruction in
the classroom. During the
fall and spring semesters,
the winning faculty will
conduct research on how to
integrate technology into
the classroom in their fields
of study and identifying
resources for use by other
faculty members.
Several faculty
Abide said. “My grades
started dropping. After
my first year my grades
were not that great,
and my parents were
concerned. They said they
could not pay for college
and told me 1 needed to
find a job. I thought my
life was over.”
Abide said he was so
depressed but instead of
taking life for granted he
decided to start writing
his book, RyuFox.
He said the book
started as a way to express
himself and did not have
any other purpose for
writing it.
“In fact, I had a few
sketches and some rough
drafts of what I wanted,”
Abide said.
After two months, he
had 12 episodes written.
In February of 2006, he
started graphing them.
By the time July
came around he only had
four episodes illustrated.
He then realized 12
episodes to graph was a
lot of work.
members will also conduct
workshops to share what
they’ve learned.
The winners are Brad
Prince, assistant professorof
management and business;
Dr. John Blair, associate
professor of German;
Dr. Elizabeth Bennett,
professor of media and
instructional technology;
Dr. Dawn Putney,
professor of media and
instructional technology;
Dr. Li Cao, assistant
professor of educational
psychology; Dr. Ann
Gaquere, visiting assistant
professor of chemistry; Dr.
Salvadore Lopez, lecturer
in economics; Dr. Rita
Tekippe, assistant professor
of art; Dr. Jill Reddish,
assistant professor of early
childhood and elementary
education; and Dr. Larry
Schor, associate professor
of psychology.
Putney and Bennett
will work with distance
education staff to redesign
their website to include
links to resource material
and examples of blended
instruction across the
disciplines.
UWG wants
to thank 1908
for decision
The Carroll County
Grand Jury of 1908
played a vital role in the
creation of the Fourth
District Agricultural and
Mechanical School, now
the University of West
Georgia, and the university
is looking for descendants
of those serving on this
jury to say thank you.
After the Perry Act
of 1906 created the A&M
Schools across Georgia,
the region underwent an
economic crisis.
According to the
book From A&M to State
University, A History of the
State University of West
Georgia, the price of cotton
fell to its lowest level in
decades and signs of a severe
depression were evident.
He decided to keep
four of the episodes for
his first book and leave the
rest for future volumes.
“It was a lot of work
but it was worth it,” Abide
said.
Once Abide finished
the book he found an
independent press, K
Press, who published his
book on August 24.
Now, he awaits the
reaction from actual anime
and manga fans. Also, he
is hoping the book is liked
by everyone else.
“Writing this book
was a great experience I
finally was able to focus
on. It was like 1 found
a purpose for my life,”
Abide said.
Now, Adibe is
working on his second
volume and is exited that
anyone can find his book
on Internet sites like
Amazon.com, and a few
book stores.
His book will be
available in the campus
bookstore on October 3,
2006.
Some businesses failed
and many individuals and
organizations defaulted
on pledges to the school.
Even the Carrollton City
Council was unable to
provide the electric lights it
had promised.
An injunction was
filed seeking to prevent
the county from advancing
$15,000 it had promised
the school.
The Grand Jury
“deplore(d) conditions
which nvitedan interruption
to the tranquility of the
sentiment of our people
on this subject” and
concluded, “We deem it
the patriotic duty of all our
citizens to join hands in
moral and financial support
of this institution so heavily
fraught with the possibility
of good to our own and to
generations yet unknown.”
Drs. Anne and Fred
Richards are serving as
community co-chairs
of the UWG Centennial
Celebration and they hope to
recognize any descendants
of the members of this
Grand Jury at an upcoming
university event.
"We are asking that
anyone who is related to
these individuals contact
us so they might be present
when we honor them.”
The April 1908
Grand Jury members
were: William H. Malone,
foreman; George W.
Davenport, clerk; John W.
Eason, Rollin S. Hughes,
William A. Hubbard,
Phillip H. Garst, William
I. Harman, John E. Boyd,
Herman J. Reaves, James
A. McAlister, Asbury
G. Stephens. Joseph H.
Harris, Enos W. Barnes,
William M. Johnson, John
W. Pentecost, Joseph W.
Wyatt, Robert M. Rivers,
Joseph A. Warren, Henry G.
Jennings, John J. Hollaway,
Frances (or Francis R.
Almon, Jerry R. Dozier and
William J. Garrett. The
Honorable R.W Freeman
served as judge.
Any relatives of these
Grand Jury members not yet
Campus Calendar
Wednesday September 27
• NAACP: Political Action Committee, UCC 311,6 p.m,
• SAC Multi-Cultural Committee, Campus Center
Boardroom 105, 6:30 p.m.
• Soulstar Performance, UCC 312, 10 p.m.
Thursday September 28
• SGA Meeting, Campus Center 302, 3:30 p.m.
Friday September 29
• Muslim Student Alliance, Campus Center Boardroom
105, 1:30 p.m.
• Parking Appeals, Campus Center Boardroom 105, 3 p.m.
Sunday October 1
• BSA Weekly Meeting, Campus Center Boardroom 105, 6
p.m.
• Daughters of Zion, Campus Center 104, 6 p.m.
Monday October 2
• SGA Multicultural Committee, Campus Center 302,
2 p.m.
• NAACP, Lower Level Z-6, 6 p.m.
Tuesday October 3
• Women of Diversity, Campus Center 104, 5 p.m.
contacted or anyone having
information about relatives
of these individuals is
asked to contact the
Richards by October 1 at
arichard@westga.edu or
phone (770) 834-8143.
EXCEL Center
moves to UCC
To provide more
convenient services to
students, the EXCEL
Center of the University
of West Georgia has anew
home in the University
Community Center Room
200.
According to Cheryl
A. Rice, EXCEL Center
director, “The number of
students who are using
the EXCEL Center has
increased since our move in
August. I am so pleased that
our services are more easily
accessible to UWG students
because our programs can
be particularly helpful in
their academic success.
If students will use our
programs, we can make the
difference between a B or
an A, or between dunking
or passing a course. And
it's all free!”
For the past decade,
the EXCEL Center has
offered such assistance
as free tutoring in all
core curriculum courses;
academic advising; peer
mentoring; study skills
assistance; computer
lab with free printing;
academic success seminars;
and student leadership
opportunities and training.
Delandra Hunter,
associate director of
the EXCEL Center
and coordinator of the
Multicultural Achievement
Program, noted that the
relocation from a more
remote campus location
now increases students’
access about the services
and help that the EXCEL
Center can offer them.
"When the EXCEL
Center was located in
Strozier Hall, students had
to make an effort to come
to us,” he said. “Now' we
a III* Hilest Cfreorijuut
are more centrally located
within campus and are
within walking distance to
many classes, providing
easier access to tools and
services for students to
excel in their academic
future.”
The EXCEL Center
is open Monday through
Thursday, 8 am. to 8
p.m., and Friday, 8 a m. to
5 p.m.
To schedule an
appointment or to
obtain more information
concerning the EXCEL
Center’s services, contact
the office at (678) 839-
6280.
Professor gets
Fullbright
scholar grant
Dr. Marjorie Snipes,
associate professor of
anthropology at the
University of West
Georgia, received a
Fulbright Scholar grant
and is spending the fall
semester in Argentina.
Snipes is lecturing to
faculty at the Universidad
Nacional de Jujuy on
indigenous peoples and
identity politics in the
country.
The Fulbright
Program was established
in 1946 under legislation
by the late Senator
J.William Fulbright of
Arkansas.
College of
Education
advisement
The College of
Education Academic
Advisement Center will
conduct advisement from
October 2 to November 21
for Spring 2007 Advance
Registration.
Students can receive
more information and
schedule an advisement
appointment by visiting
the Academic Advisement
Center or by calling (678)
839-6050.