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The 2009 Waring Distinguished Lecture Series will present a Vanderbilt University archeologist as guest speaker on Thursday, April 30, on the University of West Georgia campus.

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The University of West Georgia and the Department of Music will present a concert titled “American Heroes of Music and Might” on Tuesday, April 28, at 8:15 p.m. in the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts. The event is free and the community is invited to attend.

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The University of West Georgia received $100,000 in Higher Education Improving Teacher Quality grants to offer three professional development workshops for elementary, middle and high school teachers. Teacher Quality funds are used to strengthen and deepen teachers’ content knowledge, teaching practices and student learning in academic subjects.

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Move over “STOMP” and “Blue Man Group,” there’s a better show in town. The University of West Georgia’s Sixth Annual Night of Percussion is back at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, April 29, beginning at 8:15 p.m.

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Jazz musicians and jazz enthusiasts will gather at the 24th annual Sunbelt Jazz Festival on Friday, April 24, at 8 p.m. in the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts to hear jazz legend Ken Trimmins perform on stage.

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In observance of Human Rights Awareness Month the University of West Georgia will host Carl Wilkens, former head of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International in Rwanda, on Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.

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Celebrate spring with the University of West Georgia Concert Choir and the Carroll Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Director of Choirs Dr. Kevin Hibbard. The performance is scheduled on Tuesday, April 21, at 8:15 p.m. in the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts and the community is invited to attend.

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To help handle budget reductions at USG institutions, the Board of Regents ended the guaranteed “Fixed for Four” tuition for incoming freshmen but agreed to honor guaranteed tuition for current students.

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The University of West Georgia will celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, with something for everyone that includes cotton candy, Wolfie and recycling. The free event is scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. near the Campus Center and the community is welcome to attend.

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A prolific writer, avid swimmer and a passionate historian, John Ferling is no average professor emeritus. After 33 years in the classroom at the University of West Georgia and retirement in 2004, Ferling is still earning a reputation as a premier authority of American history.

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The University of West Georgia Office of Minority Affairs will host Dr. Edward Castaneda, a psychologist, on Thursday, April 16, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. in the Richards College of Business lecture hall.

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The Office of Minority Affairs at the University of West Georgia will feature photojournalist Shannon McCollum on Monday, April 20, in the Campus Center Ballroom at 7 p.m. McCollum has photographed celebrities that include performers John Legend and Common, actress Cicely Tyson, and Andrew Young, and has had his work featured in the New York Times and Rolling Stone. McCollum will share his experiences and present a photographic presentation. For more information, call 678-839-5400.

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Have you ever wondered how to make an arrowhead or what an ancient spear thrower or atlatl looks like? The Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory’s Annual Open House will reveal secrets of museums and how archaeologists make their remarkable discoveries on Saturday, April 18, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. The fun family event is free and the community is invited to attend.

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Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel spent the day on the University of West Georgia campus visiting faculty, staff and students. Handel, who last month announced her candidacy for governor, told students in a political science class that she is committed to the state’s system of higher education.

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Overall, the university system has had a positive economic impact of $12.1 billion in the state of Georgia this year.

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The Department of Art will present an Juried Student Art Exhibition Awards Ceremony and Artist Talk featuring popular Southern artist and Carrollton resident Stephen Penley will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 10, in Room 312 in Humanities. An opening reception will follow the talk in the atriums.

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The Globe Saxophone Quartet will make an encore appearance at the University of West Georgia on Wednesday, April 8, at 8:15 p.m. in the Kathy Cashen Recital Hall. Admission is free and the community is invited to attend.

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The community is invited to the Richard Dangle Theatre at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. for an evening of sacred and classical music by Amy and Sara Hamann.

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Liz Murray will share an unbelievable story on how she survived living on the streets of NYC to study at Harvard. Author and the subject of the movie, “From Homeless to Harvard,” she’ll inspire young and old.

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The acting vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of West Georgia will be Dr. Sandra Stone, currently the interim director of the Applied Research Center at Southern Polytechnic State University.

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The award-winning UWG Saxophone Ensemble, a premier chamber ensemble at the university, will perform Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” in its entirety on Tuesday, April 7.

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Come support and celebrate the creative undergraduate research of UWG students at the 11th annual Big Night on Thursday, April 2, at 7 p.m. in the Technology-enhanced Learning Center. A reception follows the presentation in the Atrium.

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Honors Day at the University of West Georgia will celebrate the academic achievement of its students throughout the day on Wednesday, April 1. An Honors Convocation ceremony will begin the celebration of educational excellence at the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts at 1:30 p.m.

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