Tuesday, August 31, 2010

UWG, Honors College Once Again Saluted by U.S. News



The University West Georgia is a public institution that was founded in 1906. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 9,622, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 645 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University West Georgia's ranking in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (South), Tier 2. Its in-state tuition is $6,182; out-of-state tuition is $18,158.


UWG's Honor's College is the only one in the state, assisting academically gifted students reach their full potential. The Honors College offers smaller classes, capped at 16 students, in courses covering the entire university curriculum. Additionally, the Honors College facilitates undergraduate research opportunities for Honors students, including support for conference presentations and scholarly publications.



READ MORE HERE:

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/carrollton-ga/university-west-georgia-1601

Students Can Get Deeply Discounted Falcons Tickets



The Atlanta Falcons have a student season ticket for only $200 (that's only $20 per game!). Call UWG grad Chris Renfroe, who works for the Falcons, at (404) 367-2194. Tickets are going fast, so call soon.

The Carrollton fundraising committee recently met at the University of West Georgia Alumni House to develop plans for a fundraising event to be hosted by Dr. Walter and Ginger Reid, Tuesday, Sept. 21, at their home in Sunset Hills Country Club. Pictured, l-r, are Walter Reid, Ginger Reid, Michelle Morgan, Meghan Sullivan, Susan Fleck, and Carrie Penley. Committee members not pictured: John and Betsy Ayers, Ralph Fleck, Met and Corbett Lane, Jimmy Morgan, Randy and Deborah Pierce, Swede Sullivan, and Michael and Nalini Vavrick.

Monday, August 30, 2010

AJC Columnist to Speak at UWG and League of Women Voters Events


The League of Women Voters Carrollton - Carroll County invites the community to their third and final event in their Summer Writers Series. Jay Bookman, editorial writer, will speak on August 30, Monday, 6-8 pm at the Neva Lomason Library in Carrollton. Co-sponsored by Neva Lomason Library and Horton’s Books and Gifts, this series has hosted writers of political and historic importance.


Jay Bookman is a columnist and blogger at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, specializing in foreign relations, environmental and technology-related issues and state and local politics. He has won two national awards for outstanding editorial writing, the National Headliner Award and the Scripps-Howard National Journalism Award.


“What we are looking at in this Summer Writers Series is the past, present and future through the eyes and words of writers.” according to Robin Collins, president of the League, “Our work focuses on educating the public through engaging individuals and partnering with other organizations to stimulate informed, active participation and civil discourse.”


Prior to the League event, Mr. Bookman will visit the UWG campus to talk to Dr. Thomas Hunter’s Parties and Elections class. He will attend a reception in his honor in the Political Science Department Lounge. Sponsored by the Murphy Center for Public Service and the UWG Political Science Club, the reception is for the campus community.


Student, Chris Hardnett, UWG Political Science student remarked, "Such a powerful voice in media carries much influence and we are excited to know Mr. Bookman will be in town to share his thoughts and knowledge."


In addition, his work on environmental issues, Bookman has been recognized with the Aldo Leopold Award, granted by the Wilderness Society, and the American Conservation Award, by the National Wildlife Federation. He is an eight-time winner of the Best of Cox Newspapers Awards for columns and editorials.


In 2008, he became the only two-time winner of the $75,000 Eugene Pulliam Fellowship for editorial writing, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. He is using the fellowship to study the role of media in modern information warfare.


Bookman is also the author of “Caught in the Current: Searching for Simplicity in the Technological Age,” published by St. Martin’s Press in July, 2004, about the social impact of technology.


Collins describes the book, “In this thoughtful autobiographical story, Bookman and four friends go on their yearly trek down the Deschutes River in Oregon, leaving all technological communication devices behind. Seemingly isolated from the world, the four friends find the slow and easy flow of communication that always accompanies them on their annual guy trip as they fish and float and talk on the river.”


Bookman is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with degrees in history and journalism. He has lived in Atlanta since 1990, and previously worked for newspapers in Washington state, Nevada and Massachusetts. He is married with two daughters.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

UWG Leads Apalachicola Ecosystems Project



The University of West Georgia recently received a three-year National Science Foundation award to take the lead on the Apalachicola Ecosystems Project. The project will fund 15 semesters of student and graduate student assistantships, project expenses and research efforts.

AEP is a collaborative effort with the University of Arizona, Columbus State University, Pennsylvania State University and the Muscogee Creek Nation. The grant, totaling $211,320, was awarded to the groups collectively.

The project was created to investigate how Native American populations adapted to changing biophysical and colonial frontier environments. Researchers hope to better understand Native American resilience in different ways during the historic period.

Public education is important to AEP’s research efforts. In collaboration with Creek Indian descendants, the AEP will develop educational programs for members in local and descendant areas on the findings of the project.

For more information, contact Thomas Foster, director of the Antonio J. Waring Archaeology Laboratory, at 678-839-6456, or at tfoster@westga.edu.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Bookstore Ground Breaking

Construction on the $5.1 million, 23,000-square foot University of West Georgia Bookstore is officially under way after a groundbreaking ceremony Monday afternoon.

Despite 90-degree temperatures, school administrators, construction officials, students and bookstore employees braved the heat to dedicate the plot for store, located on the corner of University Drive and West Georgia Drive, across from the TLC building.

Successful first run

Yusuf Holloway looked around at all the folks sporting University of West Georgia Blue and Red on Saturday afternoon and couldn’t help but picture University Stadium packed full of those colors next Saturday.
Hundreds of fans showed up — young and old — to pose for pictures, get autographs and tour the facility, a turnout that had UWG Associate Athletic Director Eddie Duffey more than pleased for a first-time production.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Mourning the Passing of Mr. Robin (Rob) Tornow

The University Community mourns the passing of Mr. Robin (Rob) Tornow, Director of the University of West Georgia-Newnan from 1996-2007. Tornow passed away early this morning in Newnan. A retired Air Force Brigadier General, Rob transformed the UWG Newnan Facility from a very small off-site center of approximately 200 students to the primary source of higher education for citizens of Coweta County and surrounding areas. When Tornow retired in 2007, the Newnan Facility had grown to an enrollment of more than 2000 students annually. Under his leadership, several degree programs began to be offered at UWG-Newnan, including the BSN in nursing, the MBA, and several graduate-level education programs. He also helped to facilitate more than $1 million in infrastructure improvements, funded in part through partnerships that he nurtured with Coweta County.


"Rob worked tirelessly. He had extraordinary administrative skills and a remarkable ability to work with both University personnel and community leaders,” said Dr. Don Wagner, Dean of the Honors College, Extended Degree Programs, and USG eCore. “His sustained commitment to higher education served to make the Newnan Center one of the units in which this University can take great pride. All of us in the Honors College and Extended Degree Programs will miss Rob greatly."


Tornow was 68. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 - 8 p.m. at McKoon Funeral Home in Newnan. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, 33 Greenville St., Newnan. In lieu of flowers, contributions should be sent to: Lung Cancer Research Foundation, 845 Third Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York, or online at lungcancerresearchfoundation.org.

African-American Literary Expert to Speak at UWG



Frances Smith Foster, an author and professor at Emory University, will give a public lecture at the University of West Georgia on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m.

Her talk will be entitled “Love, Lies, History and Happiness,” and will be held in the Technology-Enhanced Learning Center room 1200.

Foster is one of the foremost scholarly voices in African-American literature. She has edited or written more than a dozen books, including Til Death or Distance Do Us Part: Love and Marriage in Early African America and Love and Marriage in Early African America.

Foster refutes longstanding myths about the fractured nature and instability of family relationships in early African America. Foster has written about the resilience and domestic happiness Afro-Protestant families of the Antebellum era experienced despite the many obstacles they faced.

For more information about the event, please contact Patrick Erben, assistant professor in the Department of English and Philosophy, at 678-839-6144 or perben@westga.edu.






Thursday, August 19, 2010

Run with the Wolves

This Saturday, be sure to take advantage of the chance to meet the UWG Wolves players and coaches on the eve of the season openers at the first annual Running With The Wolves celebration. This free event is for the whole family. All teams will be present for photos, autographs, and more! There will also be stadium tours and hot dogs on the grill.


RUNNING WITH THE WOLVES
Saturday, Aug. 21
12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
University Stadium

The Split Up of COAS

In recent years, the University of West Georgia has undergone serious cosmetic changes. First, The Coliseum and Greek Village were constructed. Now, renovations to the library and a new on-campus bookstore are well underway, expanding the campus and helping to accommodate the growing student body. However, people often overlook the changes that occur within these buildings, such as projects and updates that are not as easily seen.

Students studying mass communications know of an example: the forthcoming separation of the program into a discipline-based format. Instead of taking any broadcasting, journalism or public relations class desired, students will pick a track and stick to it, learning more about a specific area than a little about many areas.

READ MORE:

http://www.thewestgeorgian.com/college-of-arts-and-sciences-splits-into-three-1.1536113


Increasing Pedestrian Safety


Despite a low number of annual pedestrian fatalities, officials say keeping pedestrians safe remains a top priority.

There have been two pedestrian fatalities in Carroll County this year, compared to only one last year.

In January, a Douglasville woman driving a Ford Escape struck and killed a pedestrian crossing the street just north of the intersection of Highway 166 and Highway 61. The driver was not charged.

UTV-13 Auditions Today


The University of West Georgia’s own television station, UTV-13, will be holding anchor auditions for its signature newscast, UTV-13 News, on Thursday evening, August 19, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Room 132 of the Education Center located in the back of the building.

READ MORE:

http://www.thewestgeorgian.com/utv-13-auditions-for-2010-11-anchors-1.1536111

Back from Study Abroad

Recently a group of 12 students and two professors from the University of West Georgia and Georgia State University traveled to France with the Bayeux Art program from July 2-21. According to Dr. Anne Gaquere-Parker, the Bayeux Art program has been available for over a decade under various formats and directors. While abroad, students spend the first portion of the trip in various small cities throughout France, and then bring the trip to a close with a final week-long stay in Paris.

READ MORE:

http://www.thewestgeorgian.com/back-from-study-abroad-1.1536110

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

UWG to Host State School Superintendent Candidates


The University of West Georgia and the League of Women Voters Carrollton/Carroll County will present a forum for candidates for state school superintendent on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts on the UWG campus.

The candidates, John D. Barge, a Republican; Joe Martin, a Democrat; and Kira Griffiths Willis, a Libertarian, will discuss their ideas for leading Georgia’s public school systems. The statewide election will be held Nov. 2.

The candidates’ forum is free and open to the public.

New Issue of Perspective


Check out the newest issue of the UWG Perspective

Julia Alvarez at the University of West Georgia’s Coliseum


Julia Alvarez, a prize-winning poet, essayist, and novelist will give a public reading at the University of West Georgia’s Coliseum on Wednesday, September 22, at 8 p.m.


Her multi-award-winning novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, has been chosen as a National Endowment for the Arts “Big Read” selection for next year. Ms. Alvarez's novel is designed to inspire, as it celebrates the human spirit, as people struggle, sometimes fatally, with oppression and malevolence.


This event is free and open to students and the public. For more information about Julia Alvarez, please visit http://www.juliaalvarez.com/. For further information regarding the event, please contact Emily Hipchen, Associate Professor, English, at 678-839-4746 or ehipchen@westga.edu.

Biennial Faculty Exhibition

The University of West Georgia and the Department of Art
will host the Biennial Faculty Exhibition from Thursday,
August 12 through Thursday September 9, in the Bruce
Bobick Gallery and Gallery 2 in the Humanities Building.
There will be a reception on Thursday August 19 from 5 p.m.
until 7 p.m. and refreshments will be provided. The event is
free and the community is invited to attend.

The exhibition features a diverse selection of artwork from
the faculty including painting, ceramics, drawing,
photography, sculpture, printmaking and book arts. Faculty
includes Professors Dave Collins, Eilis Crean, Mariana
Depetris, Erin Dixon, Joey Hannaford, Richard Hill, Perry
Kirk, Casey McGuire, Kevin Rutherford, Clint Samples, Debrah
Santini, David Short, Stephanie Smith.


Visitors at the opening reception will have the opportunity
to view Professor Richard Hill"s 1927 Ford art car "Rusted
Rabbit" displayed on the sidewalk outside the gallery.


The Galleries are open Monday – Friday, 9am to 4pm. For
more information call the art department at 678-839-6521 or
678-839-4950.

Congrats to The School of Nursing

The University of West Georgia recently graduated five new clinical nurse leaders. The CNL program was started at UWG in 2007 in response to the nation wide initiative put in place by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

“We believe that patient benefits will be so positive that the CNL program will become a member of the healthcare environment in multiple settings across the country,” said Dr. Laurie Jowers Ware, Assistant Dean of school of nursing.

The UWG nursing program recently received praise for its 100 percent passing rate on the 2010 CNL certification exam. An accomplishment the school of nursing is proud of.

The University of West Georgia is one of only two institutions in Georgia that has a program preparing CNLs for contemporary practice. Students in the CNL program curriculum include course content varying from pharmacology, to health policy and leadership management. CNL graduates include physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals. CNL certified healthcare professionals go on to coordinate, supervise, and delegate the care given by health care teams across the nation.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Weird Science at UWG



The IMPACT (Improving Motivation, Performance and Attitudes of Children and Teachers) program is pleased to sponsor Lee Marek’s presentation entitled “Weird Science” for the UWG community on Friday, Sept. 10, 2:00 – 3:30 pm. This fast-paced series of short, easy and sometimes “weird” demonstrations focuses on promoting scientific literacy/awareness.


The public is also invited to attend one of the three community events scheduled for Sept. 10 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. and Sept. 11 10-11:30 am or 1:30-3:00 pm. Tickets are $2 and can be purchased online or by phone (678) 839-6611.

To purchase online, visit:

http://www.westga.edu/conted/index_13695.php

OFFICE OF INSTITIUTIONAL DIVERSITY

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2010-2011

August

* August 17 & 18: Student Organizations Fair participant

* August 25: Open House – 8:30 am - 6:00 pm: Row Hall 219

* August 26: Minority Faculty Meet & Greet:4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Campus Center Ballroom

September

* September 8::Multicultural Conversations Series: 11:30 am -1:00 pm

Hubbard Dining Room (Z-6)

* September 15-October 15: Hispanic American Month Observance

Row Hall 219: 8:30- 5:00pm (Monday-Friday)

* September 22: Poet and author, Julia Alavarez- Coliseum
(UWG collaboration) 8:00 pm

* September 29:Dr. Frances Smith Foster:3:30 p.m.:TLC 1200
(collaboration with Department of English)

October

* October 12 & 19: Asian Film Festival: 7:00 pm- UWG Campus Center

Ballroom 108 & TLC 1305

* October 13: Multicultural Conversations Series- 11:30-1:30 pm Hubbard Dining(Z-6)

* October 26- 4: Annual Multicultural Ball – 7:00-10:30 pm – Campus Center ballroom

November

* November 1-30: Native American Heritage Month Observance
Row Hall-219: 8:30 am -5:00 pm (Monday-Friday)

* November 2: Native American Celebration- Dr. Lucian L. Sneed
Row Hall-212: 10:00 am-2:00 pm

* November 5: Fair Trade Coffee Tasting (faculty & staff) – Row Hall-212
10:00 am-2:00 pm

* November 9: Mix It Up Day (co-sponsors MAP & Dept. of Education Diversity Committee)

* Nov. 10: Multicultural Conversations Series- 11:30 am-1:30 pm: Hubbard Dining Room
(Z-6)

December

* December 3: Multicultural Book Discussion- Row Hall-212; 12 Noon- 1:00 pm

Office of Institutional Diversity Annual OPEN HOUSE

Come learn more about the Office of Institutional Diversity by attending the annual OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, August 25. Stop by the Office of Institutional Diversity located at 217 Row Hall between the hours of 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Views DVDs, listen to music, and discover the Office of Institutional Diversity. Light refreshments will also be offered. For additional information, call 678-839-5400.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Nobel Prize-Winning Banker, Economist Muhammad Yunus to Speak at UWG


Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi banker and economist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, will present a lecture at the University of West Georgia’s Townsend Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Aug. 27 at 3 p.m.

The presentation, which is free and open to the public, will conclude with Yunus signing copies of his book, “Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism that Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs.” The book will be available for purchase for $25.

Yunus is known throughout the world as the “Father of Microcredit” for his role in developing the system that extends small loans to entrepreneurs who are too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunus discovered that such loans could make significant differences to impoverished people who are attempting to start a business. His first loan was $27 from his own pocket.

In 1983, he created the Grameen Bank, which specialized in this type of loan in order to promote economic and social development. By 2007, Grameen had issued $6.4 billion in loans to more than 7 million borrowers.

To ensure repayment, the bank employs a system of “solidarity groups,” informal gatherings that apply together for loans and in which members act as co-guarantors of repayment and back each other’s efforts at economic self-advancement.

In 2006, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Yunus and Grameen Bank to honor the efforts to create economic and social development. The Nobel Committee cited Yunus’s actions to benefit millions of people worldwide in fighting poverty.

In addition to “Building Social Business,” Yunus has also authored the books “Banker to the Poor,” and “Creating a World Without Poverty.”


Thursday, August 12, 2010

Georgia Highlands celebrates Douglas facility

Georgia Highlands College, the University of West Georgia and Douglas County residents celebrated the opening of a new instructional facility on Stewart Parkway.

The 35,000-square-foot space, which formerly housed Cub Foods, has been renovated to accommodate 1,000 college students with four classrooms, three computer labs, two science labs, a student center, two student lounges, faculty and administrative offices, and an auditorium.

READ MORE:

http://neighbornewspapers.com/stories/Georgia-Highlands-celebrates-Douglas-facility,162314


AJC Columnist Speaking at Neva Lomason Library

"The League of Women Voters Carrollton Carroll County is hosting Jay Bookman, columnist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on August 30th, Monday, 6-8 pm at the Neva Lomason Library at 107 Rome Street in Carrollton as part of their Summer Writers Series. Bookman writes and blogs about foreign relations, environmental and technology-related issues and state and local politics. He will also be available to sign books. This event is co-sponsored by Neva Lomason Library and Horton's Books and Gifts."

Jay Bookman is a columnist and blogger at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, specializing in foreign relations, environmental and technology-related issues and state and local politics. He has won two national awards for outstanding editorial writing, the National Headliner Award and the Scripps-Howard National Journalism Award.

2nd Annual USG State Charitable Contributions Motorcycle Ride


The University System of Georgia State Charitable Contributions Committee is inviting all University System of Georgia Faculty, Staff, and Friends to support the United Way by being part of the 2nd Annual USG State Charitable Contributions Motorcycle Ride on Saturday, October 2, 2010.

This is a weekend ride that will take place rain or shine! Biker participants will leave from the Athens Information Technology Services (for directions see http:/www.usg.edu/oiit/directions) and ride to Riders Hill in Dahlonega, Georgia.

Registration Site
http://www.usg.edu/charity/events/ <http://www.usg.edu/charity/events/>

Registration Fee
$20.00 per bike and $10.00 per co-rider

All participants will be required to sign a “Release, Waiver of Liability And Covenant Not To Sue” form the day of the ride at bike registration check in.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. on October 2nd at the Board of Regents/ITS building, 2500 Daniells Bridge Road, Building #300, Athens, GA - planned departure at 9:30 a.m.

Lunch will be on your own. Six Gap Cafe at Riders Hill will be serving lunch. To help them determine a headcount for serving lunch that day, we are asking participants to let us know when they register if they plan to eat lunch at the destination.

USG Employees
Participants employed by a College or University within the USG have an opportunity to be awarded a percentage of the proceeds that will be donated to their local State Charitable Contributions Campaign based on the number of employees registered for the Motorcycle Ride.

Door Prizes
Each registrant will receive a raffle ticket (at registration check in) that will enter them to win prizes. The drawing for the prizes will be held at the end of the ride. YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!

Registrants can order a commemorative T-shirt for this event for $10.00. Shirts will be distributed the day of the ride at registration check in. Additional T-shirts will be sold on-site at registration while supplies last.

All fees (for registration and T-shirts) must be paid in advance, by Friday, September 24, 2010, or registration will be considered void. Please print the invoice that will be sent to you via email at the end of the online registration and mail it with a check or money order made out to the USG Foundation, Inc. to the following address:

Board of Regents/ITS
2500 Daniells Bridge Road
Building #300
Athens, GA 30606
Attn: George Bond, SSC Ride

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Ingram Papers Available at UWG


The papers of Irvine S. Ingram, president of West Georgia College from


1933 to 1960, have been processed and are now open for research in


Ingram Library’s Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections on the University


of West Georgia campus in Carrollton. The Irvine S. Ingram papers contain


a wealth of information not only on the educator who led the college for


many decades, but also on the development of higher education in Georgia


during the 20th century.



Irvine S. Ingram became principal of the Fourth District A&M School, a


forerunner of the University of West Georgia, in 1920. In 1933, he was


appointed president of West Georgia College, a two-year teachers college,


when the A&M system of schools was abolished by the state Legislature.


Privately known as “Izzy” to his students, Ingram led the college in offering


desperately needed teacher training to the West Georgia region. He


obtained substantial grants from the Julius Rosenwald Fund during the Depression and early years of World War II, without


which many programs and buildings on the campus would not have been possible. Ingram developed College in the Country,


a nationally recognized program for rural education training and adult education, including programs for African Americans.


He pushed for the four-year degree program, which the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents approved in 1957.


The university’s library was named for Ingram in 1980 at the dedication of its addition.


Ingram was known for not bowing to the pressures of segregationists during the 1950s. His invitation to Atlanta editor Ralph


McGill to speak at West Georgia College’s 1959 commencement, the same year that McGill addressed the United Negro


College Fund, was deplored by a local “states rights” organization. Ingram stood by his invitation and received numerous


letters of support from lawyers, clergymen, and educators. He also smoothed over a local controversy in which a student


teacher at the Sand Hill Elementary School refuted a book that made the claim that African Americans were mentally inferior to whites.


A Methodist, a Democrat, and a cat-lover, Ingram was a vital part of the Carroll County community. His wife, Martha, was the


daughter of college trustee George Munro and a teacher at the A&M School before her marriage to Ingram. They had one child, Anne, a retired professor who lives in Carrollton today.


The Irvine S. Ingram Collection has been cataloged and currently contains 51 boxes of materials, mostly correspondence



between Ingram and other educators, members of the Board of Regents, newspapermen, governors, and numerous movers


and shakers in Georgia politics and education. A later accession of his collection is as yet unprocessed.


Concurrent with the release of Ingram’s papers is the conversion to DVD of a 1975 film entitled “I.S. Ingram a Great Georgian.”


Narrated by actor Lorne Greene, the film reviews Ingram’s life, including interviews with Ingram himself, his family, and other


educators, and also offers a good overview of the University of West Georgia’s history. The 30-minute film was part of a


University of Georgia series on “Great Georgians,” including Carl Vinson, Lamar Dodd, and Benjamin Mays among others.


The DVD is available in the library’s general collection.


To make an appointment to view the collection (while the library is undergoing a renovation), as well as for additional


information, contact Special Collections at (678) 839-6361 or sdurham@westga.edu.


Monday, August 9, 2010

Money Isn't Everything

College degrees that don't pay

PayScale.com collected salary data for more than a hundred college degrees. These workers majored in some of the lowest paying fields. But they still love what they do.

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Social Work
For Katie Stine-Hodges, helping youth in foster care is worth a smaller paycheck.
Median starting pay: $31,800
Median mid-career pay: $44,900

Dealing with homelessness, drug addiction, poverty and abuse on a daily basis in exchange for a tiny paycheck is emotionally -- and financially -- straining.

"Anybody who does this isn't in it for the money. If they are, they're in the wrong field," said Katie Stine-Hodges, a graduate of Portland State University with a degree in child and family studies. Now a case manager for a foster program in Portland, Ore., Stine-Hodges knew her salary would be low, but she has no regrets.

"It sucks to not make as much money as someone else who is doing something less emotionally challenging, but that's the way it is, and I feel lucky to be able to help people and go home at night and feel like I accomplished something."
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Friday, August 6, 2010

Golf Tourney Supports the United Way


The University System of Georgia (USG) State Charitable Contributions Committee is inviting all University System of Georgia faculty,

staff, and friends to support the United Way by being part of the Inaugural Chancellor’s Fall Classic Charity Cup Golf Tournament scheduled

for Friday, September 10, 2010 at The Georgia Club located at 1050 Chancellors Drive, Statham, GA 30666.

REGISTRATION WEBSITE

http://tinyurl.com/chancellor-golf

GENERAL INFORMATION

Field is limited to the first 128 players registered

Team registration is encouraged; Individuals will be placed on teams

Four player teams/Scramble format

GOLF PACKAGE

Cart and Green Fees

Gifts and Prizes

Boxed lunch

Chancellors’ reception

GOLF TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION INFORMATION

$500 entry fee per team

$150 entry fee per individual

$10 ‐ Mulligan (2 mulligan limit per player)

$10 ‐ 12" String (1 string limit per player)

SPONSORSHIPS ­

accepting monetary donations to support these events. Sponsors will be recognized via signage with their logo at

the golf tournament and also in the tournament agenda for their contributions.

$1,700 ‐ Breakfast

$2,000 ‐ Lunch

$3,100 ‐ Chancellor’s Reception

$250 ‐ Hole Sponsors (18)

$____ ‐ General Donations

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

8:00‐ Registration

9:00‐ Shotgun Start

Chancellors’ Reception following tournament

CONTESTS

Closest to the Hole; Longest Drive contests. Winners will receive a free round of golf compliments of the Georgia Club.

Overall Tournament Prize

Any team is eligible to win the overall tournament prize.

USG Teams

Participating teams employed by a USG college or university have an opportunity to be awarded a percentage of the proceeds that

will be donated to the charity of their choice based upon team scores. To be eligible all four players must be employed by the same

institution.

GOLF COMMITTEE

John Black, East Georgia College

Frank Butler, Kennesaw State University

Doogie Howser, Medical College of Georgia

Denise Samples, BOR Information Technology Services

Karen Scoville, BOR Information Technology Services

Mike Staman, Macon State College

All questions should be directed to Karen Scoville at Karen.scoville@usg.edu or by phone at 706.583.2017.