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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
NEWS
IN A HURRY
RCOB honors
faculty
member
The Richards
College of Business at
the University of West
Georgia has recognized
Dr. Ron Best as the RCOB
Research Scholar of the
year.
Best is a professor of
business administration
and will receive a $5,000
stipend for a research
project in finance. He is
the first faculty member
to receive this award
and will hold the title of
RCOB Faculty Scholar
in the 2006-07 academic
year.
The RCOB Research
Scholar program awards
an eligible tenured or
tenure-track faculty
member a stipend to
be used primarily for
expenses incurred for
research such as travel or
research assistants.
Best said his research
will focus on earnings
forecasts of financial
analysts.
“Previous studies
indicate that “bold”
earnings forecasts, those
that are most different from
average or herd forecast,
are more correct than the
Old community tradition
returns to Townsend
UWG Press Release
Children of all
ages can anticipate the
spectacular return of “The
Not So Scary Fairy Tales, A
Not So Haunted House for
Children” at the Townsend
Center for the Performing
Arts, Oct. 25 through the
28, on the University of
West Georgia campus.
Group tours through
a winding maze of fantasy
are scheduled every 30
minutes between 6:30 and
9:30 p.m. each day. The
center recommends that
time slots be reserved as
soon as possible.
The wonderful array
of fairy tale characters will
delight audiences young
and old as tour guides
lead the way through the
maze of magic where
Humpty Dumpty falls off
the wall every time and
the Princess and the Pea
can’t sleep a wink.
The detailed, hand
constructed sets and special
effects are dazzling and
were created by the center’s
technical director David
Manuel and his crew.
The maze has 12 rooms,
each featuring its own fairy
tale, actors and set.
Designed for children
and their families, the
maze combines aspects of
live theatre with a twisting
and turning maze filled
with fantasy and fun.
Manuel carefully
designed the maze to
accommodate all children,
including those who need
assistance or may be in a
wheelchair.
All children are
welcome to experience the
fantasy land,” said Manuel.
average forecast,” said
Best. “1 plan to continue
this line of research by
examining whether the
analysts that issue the bold
forecasts anticipate changes
in economic conditions
and the resulting effect on
corporate earnings.”
The application
process for the RCOB
Research Scholar program
requires a brief description
of the project, expected
outcome and importance
of the research to the
discipline.
Scholars are required
to report the professional
outcome of their work
within six months of its
completion.
The information
gathered from a faculty
member’s research can have
far reaching consequences,
said Dr. Faye Mclntyre,
professor of business
administration and the dean
of the RCOB.
“Research is a vital
part of what the Richards
College of Business offers,”
said Mclntyre. “In addition
to new information business
people may gain, research
allows faculty to remain
up to date in their fields of
study and provide valuable
information in the classroom.
The Research Scholar
is possible thanks to the
generous support of our new
Visionary Endowment.”
For more information
about the program, contact
RCOB at (678)839-5031.
“It is a lot of fun
designing a not so haunted
house for children,” said
Manuel. “Especially one
that entertains and educates
while it scares just a little.
Most of the fairy tales are
familiar ones, but we do
have a few surprises up our
sleeves. We have worked
hard to make the event
accessible, both physically
and visually, for all ages.”
Small groups of
children and adults will be
led through the maze that
winds over a rickety bridge
and a grouchy troll, and
into the not-so-scary woods
to visit Hansel and Gretel’s
gingerbread house.
Other fairy tale sets
include Alice, the White
Rabbit and the Queen of
Hearts, Rumpelstiltzkin,
Brer Rabbit and a very
friendly dragon.
Local resident and
children’s theatre director
Jenny Lyle is directing the
“Not So Scary Fairy Tales.”
“I am thrilled to have
the opportunity to direct
a university production
at the Townsend Center,”
said Lyle. “The idea of a
fairy tale haunted house is
a great choice for families
in our community to enjoy
the season. It has really
been a pleasure to see how
much fun we can all have
together creating a fairy
tale world.”
The production is a
grass roots effort created,
costumed, built and
directed by community
and campus members and
local businesses.
Characters are
performed by children,
teens and adults in the
community and by UWG
Economic
predictions
discussed over
breakfast
Economics affect every
part of our society and
business and community
leaders will receive
regional, state and national
economic predictions at the
2006 Economic Forecast
Breakfast on Thursday,
Nov. 9.
The annual event will
be held in the Campus
Center ballroom at the
University of West Georgia
from 7:30-9 a.m. and will
feature Dr. Quincy Krosby,
chief investment strategist
for The Hartford, and Dr.
William “Joey” Smith,
assistant professor of
economics at UWG.
Before joining The
Hartford, Krosby was a
global investment strategist
for Deutsche Bank. Her
government service
includes several years with
the U.S. Department of State
and the U.S. Department
of Commerce, and as an
American representative at
the International Monetary
Fund. Krosby will provide
her forecast on the U.S.
and world economies at the
breakfast.
Smith teaches classes
on economic forecasting
and business cycles in
the Richards College of
students, staff and faculty.
“We are pleased
to see the Townsend
Center reaching out to
the Carrollton community
with programming
that is educational and
entertaining for the family,”
said Chester Gibson,
a retired UWG faculty
member. "The university is
a terrific place with a great
variety of opportunities
for everyone, and we are
happy to support those
activities.”
A children's activity
is planned each evening
at 7:30 p.m. “Scary
Fairy Tale” t-shirts will
given away to guests on
Wednesday.
On Thursday, artwork
submitted by local school
children w'ill be judged
and awarded prizes in the
Fairy Tales Art Contest.
A Spooky Spelling Bee,
hosted by Horton’s
Bookstore, will be held on
Friday. The activities will
conclude with a costume
contest on Saturday and
prizes will be awarded.
Children can also
enjoy a “Not So Scary
Fairy Tales” reception
before their tour with
storytellers, face painting
and arts and crafts.
Tickets are $5 for
adults and $2 for children.
To reserve a time slot or
for more information, call
(678) 839-4722.
If special assistance is
needed, contact the general
manager. Renet Jones, at
(678) 839-4722.
Visit http://www.
townsendcenter.org to
learn more about the
Townsend Center for the
Performing Arts.
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Business.
He specializes in
urban and environmental
economics and is a senior
research associate at the
Fiscal Research Center at
Georgia State University.
Smith will share his outlook
on the economy in the West
Georgia region.
Guests attending the
event will receive a copy
of the 2006 West Georgia
Regional Outlook.
The Richards College
of Business, the Department
of Economics at UWG
and the Carroll County
Chamber of Commerce are
sponsors of the event.
Tickets are $25 per
person or $175 for a table
of eight. Reservations for
the breakfast are required.
For more information
or to make reservations,
contact the UWG
Department of Economics
at (678) 839-6477 or e
rnail Dr. David Boldt,
associate professor of
economics and chair of the
Department of Economics,
at dboldt@westga.edu.
Centennial
lecture series
hosts third
speaker
The University of
West Georgia Center for
Teaching and Learning and
the Centennial Celebration
Campus Calendar
Wednesday October 25
• NAACP Political Action Committee, UCC 311.6 p.m.
• Judo Club. Student Rec Center. 6:30 p.m.
• SAC Multi-Cultural Committee, Campus Center
Boardroom 105, 6:30 p.m.
• Not So Scary Fairy Tales, Townsend Center, 6:30 p.m.
• Lambda. Pafford 302. 7 p.m.
Thursday October 26
• SGA Meeting. Campus Center 302, 3:30 p.m.
• College Republicans, Campus Center Ballroom 108.3.
7 p.m.
• Women of Diversity Black & White Dance, Campus
Center Ballroom 108.1 & 108.2, 7 p.m.
Monday October 30
• Banner Contest, UCC, 12 p.m.
• SGA Multicultural Committee, Campus Center 302,
2 p.m.
• SAC General Meeting, Campus Center Ballroom 108.3
4:30 p.m.
• SAC Executive Meeting, Campus Center Boardrom 105,
4:45 p.m.
• BSA Fall Meetings, UCC 210, 312, 5:30 p.m.
• NAACP, Lower Level Z-6, 6 p.m
• BSA Programming Committee, Campus Center 302, 7
p.m.
• Safe Treat, Academic Quad, 7 p.m.
• NRHH Meeting, Campus Cener Boardroom 105, 7 p.m.
Tuesday October 31
• SAC University Traditions Committee, Campus Center
302, 5 p.m.
• Women of Diversity, Campus Center 104, 5 p.m.
• NAACP Meeting, UCC 311,7 p.m.
• BSA Community Service Committee, Campus Center
104, 7:30 p.m.
• SPAN: TLCRm. 1305,7:30 p.m.
Wednesday November 1
• Sidewalk Chalk Constest, UCC, 12 p.m.
Steering Committee will
host the third event in the
2006 Centennial Lecture
Series on Friday, Oct. 27,
in the Kathy Cashen Recital
Hall of the Humanities
Building.
A catered reception
will begin the event at 3:30
p.m., and the speakers will
begin their presentations at
4 p.m.
This month’s speakers
are Travis L. Dalton,
eastern regional manager
of the National Starch and
Chemical Company (NSC),
and UWG faculty member
Dr. William “Joey” Smith,
assistant professor of
economics.
Dalton’s lecture will
focuson Six Sigma,a highly
disciplined process that
helps companies focus on
developing and delivering
near-perfect products and
services.
The word is a statistical
term that measures how far
a given process deviates
from perfection.
Smith will give a
lecture on the economic
interdependence of school
outcomes, school and
neighborhood crime, and
the No Child Left Behind
Act.
Smith teaches classes
on economic forecasting
and business cycles in
the Richards College of
Business.
He specializes in
urban and environmental
economics and is a senior
CTlfc Hleat Cftcurgiait
research associate at the
Fiscal Research Center at
Georgia State University.
Dalton is a devout
student of Six Sigma
and graduated with an
engineering degree from
the United States Military
Academy at West Point
in 1990. He has served
in a leadership role
in sales, engineering,
marketing, product and
project management and
customer service.
He is currently the
business development
manager for The Process
Solutions Group at
NSC, which is anew
and innovative market
approach using Six
Sigma.
Formore information,
call (678) 839-6364.
West Georgia
scientists
present
research
Six University of
West Georgia geoscientists
will present research
papers at the 118th annual
meeting of the Geological
Society of America on
Oct. 22 through the 25 in
Philadelphia.
For more information
on the annual even,visit
http://www. geosociety,
org.