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UWG nursing students recently had an opportunity to share what they have learned with 250 high school students from across the country and as far away as China. It was a day
of hands-on learning in
THSSON’s Experiential
Learning Center (ELC) at the UWG campus in Carrollton and at UWG Newnan.
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August 27
Student Organization Fair, Grassy Triangle, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
September 2
Labor Day. No classes, offices closed
Sepember 5
Wolfie's Wardrobe Career Carnival, Career Services, noon-3 p.m.
September 20
Mental Health Awareness Town Hall, Nursing Building rm 106, 2-3 p.m.
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September 24
Community Connections Forum, Campus Center Ballroom 108.1&2,
3-4 p.m.
September 26
6th Biennial Art Exhibition Reception, Kathy Cashen Hall, 6-8 p.m.
November 3
Preview Day. |
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All events should be submitted to the official university Events Calendar. Click here for the faculty/staff calendar. |
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During the week of Sept. 2, the Center for Business Excellence will offer Travel Data Entry, ePAR, and One USG time and Absence Approver training. To register for a particular training session, please log into DevelopWest and click on Instructor-Led Training on the home page and search for the training in which you wish to enroll. |
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Smoke/Tobacco-Free Policy
UWG is committed to providing a healthy, comfortable, and productive learning and living environment for the students, faculty, and staff of this campus.
In March 2014, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia voted to create a policy that prohibits the use of all forms of tobacco products on property owned, leased, rented or in the possession of the University System of Georgia (USG). The policy applies to all employees, students, contractors, subcontractors, and visitors and is applicable 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Also, all events hosted by a USG-entity or on behalf of the USG shall be tobacco and smoke-free, according to the policy. (See BOR Policy Manual 6.1 “Tobacco and Smoke-free Campuses”.)
UWG has no designated smoking areas on campus. A smoke/tobacco-free campus means that everyone, including guests, is free to travel and visit anywhere on campus without having to avoid potentially health-hazardous situations.
Building a smoke/tobacco-free campus requires the participation of all members of the UWG community. While enforcement is important, please remember to treat all individuals on campus with care and respect. We seek to educate and inform members of the UWG community of the importance of this policy. Supervisors should enforce this policy for employees in their units at all times. Violations of the policy will be handled under the Student Code of Conduct or campus human resource policies.
For more information, please refer to the UWG Tobacco Free FAQ.
Thank you for helping make UWG a healthy place to work, learn and succeed.
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Work related to water service for Aycock Hall started Monday, Aug. 26 and will continue through the week. Selected parking areas and sidewalks in front of the building will be blocked and not accessible for campus users. To avoid disturbance to building occupants, some work might take place after business hours, late evenings and nights.
Please use caution while traveling in this area and obey all signs and barricades.
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Presidential Search Updates
The University of West Georgia Presidential Screen and Search Committee (PSSC) met on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, with USG Chancellor Steve Wrigley to officially begin the search for the next UWG President. The search process will comply with the Georgia Open Records Act, the Georgia Open Meetings Act and the USG Board of Regents Policy 2.2, which governs the selection of an institution’s president.
For updates on the search, please refer to the Presidential Search website.
Service Animals on Campus
As a reminder to all employees, please see the service animal information on Counseling Services's website, as outlined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Share this with colleagues as appropriate. Accessibility Services staff are happy to come and do a brief training on service and emotional support animals if this would be helpful to your department.
Please note, the two questions that you may ask a handler about a service animal are:
1) Is the animal a service animal required because of a disability?
2) What work or tasks has the animal been trained to perform?
Any other questions are considered out of bounds under ADA law.
Emotional support animals are NOT permitted in classrooms or other campus buildings, as they are only allowed in residence halls under the Fair Housing Act. Unlike service animals, emotional support animals are not required to have any specific training and as such may be a disturbance on campus.
Purchasing Forum
Purchasing invites faculty and staff to attend the fall Purchasing Forum to hear updates and learn ePRo tips. It will be Oct. 4, in the Coliseum Skybox classroom, from 1-2:30 p.m.
There will also be a drop in Vendor Fair on the Coliseum concourse from 2:30-4 p.m. Come meet local businesses, state contract vendors and check out the giveaways!
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The Department of Art is pleased to announce the 6th Biennial Alumni Art Exhibition featuring outstanding artwork by 50 alumni. Juror Andrea Stone (BA ’78), art educator and patron of the arts, selected the work on view from over 121 submissions. The exhibition showcases oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, ceramics and pottery, printmaking, sculpture, installation, photography, drawing, mixed media, and designs from alumni who graduated from West Georgia in the 1970s up to 2019.
The exhibit is open through Sept. 26 in the Bobick Art Gallery with a reception on Sept. 6, 6-8 p.m. in Kathy Cashen Hall.
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The Work West Bulletin
The Work West Bulletin provides you with the information you need to get through your work week. This bulletin is a visually interactive way to share important dates, deadlines, policy changes and training information all in one place. The Work West Bulletin is published weekly on Monday to all faculty and staff.
Items can be submitted to the bulletin via email: report@westga.edu. Bulletin announcements (100 words or less) should be submitted by noon on Thursday before the following Monday's publishing date. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact UCM.
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