Just three years after launching a successful fundraising effort to collect $25,000 for an endowment to support scholarships for students of UWG alumni, the UWG Alumni Association has committed to doubling the endowment to $50,000.
In August 2012 under the leadership of then association president Rob Dial, the UWG Alumni Association Board of Directors established the Alumni Legacy Scholarship Fund, a $25,000 endowment to support scholarships for students of UWG alumni, with a lead gift by alumnus Rob Dial and his wife, Emily Dial, an alumna of UWG. Read more ...
University of West Georgia alumnus and ESPN SportsCenter anchor Todd Grisham recently returned home to have a discussion with current UWG students. Students actively listened while Todd shared stories of his past and explained how his mistakes during his college years and internships helped shape his current career as an ESPN anchor.
Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Todd was educated at Wingate University on a soccer scholarship, but later transferred to University of West Georgia, where he earned his mass communications degree. Read more ...
In 1997, the year the current incoming freshman class was born, I and many friends walked across the stage in the H.P.E. Building to receive our undergraduate degrees from what was then known as the State University of West Georgia. My time at West Georgia is something I will always cherish. I made my very best friends, there. We all have been in each other’s weddings, been godparents to each other’s children, rejoiced in good times and mourned and comforted each other during times of sorrow. I learned so much about life and the world around me, and my time at West Georgia helped to shape me into the person I am today. After graduation, I felt my connection to West Georgia in many ways was unfortunately done and that there was no longer a place or role for me to remain connected with the university. Read more ...
Faculty, staff, students, and community members convened on Saturday, April 11, at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts to celebrate the 80th anniversary of UWG intercollegiate debate. The event, hosted by the University of West Georgia debate team, was an exhibition debate of UWG alumni debaters versus current UWG debaters on the topic, “Resolved: The United States should legalize marijuana.”
Cary Ichter ’81 and James Thomas ’05 argued the affirmative against UWG senior debaters Vanova Robles and Osayame Gaius. Read more ...
In a media environment that seemingly thrives on scandal and sensation, the McDuffie Progress goes against the grain by focusing on community development and childhood reading. The newspaper’s dedication to civic journalism has paid off, as it was recently named one of the “10 Newspapers That Do It Right” by Editor & Publisher Magazine, a 114-year old publication based in Irvine, California.
Based in Thomson, Georgia, the McDuffie Progress is a weekly newspaper with a circulation of 3,000. This figure is even more startling when compared with fellow honorees--such as the San Francisco Chronicle, with a daily circulation of 201,996, and the Oklahoman, which peaks at 154,426 on Sundays. Read more ...
Real estate is hyperlocal. Buying your first home is an important milestone in everyone’s lives. The first step to take is to research your local REALTORS® and choose the one that fits best. After that, getting pre- approved for a loan is next in line because otherwise, you are just window shopping. Zillow is a useful source, however listen to your REALTOR® for advice on where to look for the most accurate information on your local housing options. Once you have found a property that you like, it is a good idea to visit the location at different times of the day, so that you will be aware of who your potential neighbors could be.
Currently, it is a seller’s market, which means that there is more demand than there is supply. Homes will always sell at the market price because the market is ever changing. Read more ...
Thomas Wolfe, famous author, borrowed the following phrase from a writing colleague. She said to him, "You can't go back home to your family, back home to your childhood ... back home to a young man's dreams of glory and of fame ... back home to places in the country, back home to the old forms and systems of things which once seemed everlasting but which are changing all the time – back home to the escapes of Time and Memory." Ella Winter said it, Thomas Wolfe wrote it, and I disagree with it.
You can go home again. You should go home again. Home is where we first dreamed of our futures. Home is where we made friends who would be with us forever, though not always as close, yet with us in spirit. Read more ...
Cane Bay Partners founder David Johnson attended the University of West Georgia at a very formative time in his life, and his experience at the Richards College of Business was so important to him that he wanted to give something back.
And he has, again and again.
His most recent donation will ensure that his legacy will reverberate through generations to come at UWG. David has dedicated a significant legacy gift to the David A. Johnson Professor of Predictive Analytics endowment that he created in 2011 with the economics department at the Richards College of Business. Read more ...
The University of West Georgia will spend the weekend of April 9 through 11 welcoming home its alumni with the annual Alumni Weekend festivities.
The highlight of the weekend will be the annual Evening with the Stars, an awards gala honoring UWG alumni who have achieved marked success in their fields. This year’s gala will be hosted by Todd Grisham, who is a regular host of ESPN’s flagship program, “SportsCenter,” and the station’s boxing program, “Friday Night Fights.” The gala will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Townsend Center for Performing Arts. Admission is $10, the proceeds from which benefit the Alumni Legacy Scholarship Foundation. Read more ...
Recent University of West Georgia graduate Darryl Forges had the experience of a lifetime when he got to take a selfie with the queen of talk show herself, Oprah Winfrey.
Darryl graduated from UWG in spring of 2014 with a B.S. in mass communications with a concentration in convergence journalism. While at UWG he was heavily involved in the mass communications department and was awarded the Mass Communications Award of Excellence for Convergence Journalism and UWG's Professional Development Award. He also hosted a political talk show on the WOLF, UWG’s premier Internet radio station. Read more ...
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