University of West Georgia
Recent News About University of West Georgia
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Men's Basketball at Ole Miss on November 1
Men's Basketball at Ole Miss on November 1
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Go West, Go Winter: UWG to Host Inaugural Holiday Festivities for Community
Go West, Go Winter: UWG to Host Inaugural Holiday Festivities for Community
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New Scholarships to Help More Students Go West
The UWG Advantage Scholarship is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for qualifying in-state students at the University of West Georgia.
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UWG Celebrates Homecoming 2022
UWG Celebrates Homecoming 2022
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UWG Alumna Veterinarian is Leader of the Pack at Mobile Animal Clinic
This National Pet Wellness Month and National Women’s Small Business Month, both celebrated in October, the University of West Georgia sat down with alumna Dr. Jasmine Gibbs ’14, owner of Two Beating Hearts Mobile Veterinary Clinic, to discuss her journey to entrepreneurship.
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Piedmont Newton Hospital to Host ‘Wave of Light’ Ceremony for Pregnancy, Infant Loss
Piedmont Newton Hospital will host a ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 7 to 8 p.m. to remember all pregnancy losses and babies gone too soon.
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Fall Break on October 6 - 7
Fall Break on October 6 - 7
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Mapping it Out: UWG Geography Class Creates Points of Interest Digital App
The University of West Georgia strives to provide a 21st-century learning environment for its students. As part of those efforts, students from the university’s Department of Natural Sciences within the College or Arts, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry recently had the opportunity to work on a cutting-edge digital mapping project.
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Save Time Grading with Gradescope on September 20
Save Time Grading with Gradescope on September 20
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Wet an Iota on September 20
Wet an Iota on September 20
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6 Degrees of Separation: VABulous Press Print Exchange Exhibition
6 Degrees of Separation: VABulous Press Print Exchange Exhibition
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Full Circle: Speech Therapy Recipient Returns as Graduate Student Clinician
When Emily Ferreira ’21 was still nonverbal at age 2, medical and speech professionals rallied around her family to help the toddler. The team eventually included speech-language pathologists (SLP) at the University of West Georgia.
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‘This Working-Day World’: UWG to Host ‘Why Shakespeare?’ Community Lecture that Marries English, Business
William Shakespeare: Poet. Playwright. Actor. Entrepreneur? If you think about it, the 16th century Bard of Avon was a shrewd businessman for his time. As part owner of London’s Globe Theatre and a member of acting company Lord Chamberlain’s Men, he was arguably one of the first people to make a sustainable profit off of popular entertainment, which he then invested in other ventures.
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It Runs in the Family: Mother-Daughter Duo Exemplify Go West Spirit via Scholarship
How do you honor an educator who has spent her life teaching the importance of a multicultural and globally connected world?
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Mission Accomplished: UWG Physics Alum’s Career Blasts Off at NASA
It was a giant leap that would be the result of several steps for the Catalonia, Spain, native who moved to Carrollton, Georgia, as a 16-year-old international student at UWG’s Advanced Academy.
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Smith Appointed UWG’s Associate Vice President of Strategic Enrollment Management
The University of West Georgia recently appointed Dr. Shanna Smith as its new associate vice president of strategic enrollment management.
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‘Enhanced Environment’: UWG Provides Update on Humanities Renovation
“Over the next year, we will continue to transform a facility that has been a focal point of our institution – and has housed programs that are beloved by our students, alumni, faculty, staff and community – for decades,”
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Calhoun City Schools and UWG Host Innovation Conference
In an effort to cultivate these attributes, Calhoun City Schools has partnered with the University of West Georgia to create innovative hubs within each of their schools.
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Wolves at Work: UWG Prepares Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Careers
Thomas Mitchell graduated in May 2022 with a degree in mass communications and a minor in marketing. Mitchell is now interning with the Atlanta Hawks with hopes of finding a full-time position within the organization.
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Role Playing: UWG Theatre Alum Stars in Oprah-Produced ‘The Color Purple’
University of West Georgia theatre alumnus Terrence J. Smith ’14 thought this to himself many times during his first day on set for “The Color Purple.” In this musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the struggles of an African American woman living in the South during the early 1900s, Smith plays Adam, son of protagonist and narrator Celie.