UWG College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

05/07/2026

Catch up with Psychology alum Mark Buford '86!

04/27/2026

Join us this Wednesday, April 29, in Ingram Library for "Muscogee Ancestral Lands in West Georgia" — a meaningful exploration of the Muscogee (Creek) people's enduring connection to this land.

See details about the event ⬇️

As the region marks 200 years since the forced removal of the Muscogee people, an upcoming event hosted by the University of West Georgia will center Indigenous voices and lived experiences, highlighting a history that is not only remembered, but is still unfolding.

04/27/2026

Dr. Alzbeta Hajkova, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, recently completed her time as a Governor’s Teaching Fellow at the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia.

Dr. Hajkova used her time as a fellow to develop a new course for UWG students on Science, Technology, and Society, to be offered in Spring 2027. Stay tuned!

04/23/2026

Last week, the UWG Sociology program welcomed Dr. Calvin John Smiley of CUNY Hunter College for the Sociology & Social Policy Distinguished Lecture!

Students, faculty, and other community members were deeply engaged as they learned about prisoner reentry and opportunities for changes in this field.

Thank you to Dr. Smiley and to everyone who attended!

04/22/2026

The Vault is open tonight! We welcome back Art alumni Brittany Watkins '12 for an artist talk about her new installation, inside the gallery's historic bank vault.

04/20/2026

Disney’s Freaky Friday has arrived! This new musical runs this week through Sunday, presented by our very own UWG Theatre Company—the same group that brought you The Sound of Music last year.

🎟️ Tickets are available through the Townsend Center Box Office
🔗 Link (linktr.ee) in our bio

📅 Performance Dates & Times
• April 22–25 | 7:30 p.m.
• April 25 | 2:30 p.m.
• Community Preview: April 21 | 7:30 p.m.

If you saw "Freaky Friday" or the sequel, "Freakier Friday," you know the story of an overworked mother and her teenage daughter who magically swap bodies and discover a deeper understanding of each other. Filled with the charm and humor of the films, "Disney’s Freaky Friday: A New Musical" will put a spring in your step!

Directed be Amy Cuomo
Music Direction by Dawn Neely

Book by Bridget Carpenter
Music by Tom Kitt
Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Based on the novel "Freaky Friday" by Mary Rodgers and the Disney films

FREAKY FRIDAY is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

04/15/2026

The cast of "Disney’s Freaky Friday: A New Musical" is ready to take the stage! Filled with the charm and humor of the Disney films, UWG Theatre Company’s production is sure to put a spring in your step!

🎟️ Tickets are currently available at https://www.townsendcenter.org

04/14/2026

On view now through April 28 – "In Tandem: Art from UWG Faculty, Students, and Alumni" at the Douglasville Cultural Arts Center!

Join us for the reception:
📅 Friday, April 17
⏰ 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Admission is free, and
exhibition is open to the public.

04/13/2026

Please join us Thursday, April 16, for the Sociology & Social Policy Distinguished Lecture.

We welcome Dr. Calvin John Smiley (CUNY Hunter College), who will present "Purgatory Citizenship: A Case for Abolition Reentry."

📍 Nursing Building 106
🕔 Reception: 5:00 p.m.
🕕 Lecture: 6:00 p.m.

About the Talk:

Reentry after incarceration is often framed as redemption, but reality is far harsher. Returning individuals face lost rights, stigma, and a confusing, unstable transition.

Calvin John Smiley shows reentry involves navigating fragmented systems that extend the carceral state. While support is necessary, this talk draws on abolitionist visions to eliminate the need for such systems by dismantling carceral logics and building alternatives that address the root causes of mass incarceration.

04/09/2026

Our very own Dr. Josh Byrd is next up at The Other Night School—Tuesday, April 14, at UWG Newnan! Campus and community are invited. See details about his talk below ⤵️

Don't miss our next Other Night School at UWG Newnan! Join us for a talk by Dr. Josh Byrd, UWG Professor of Music and Director of UWG’s top-tier Wind Ensemble—and one of our best lecturers! Discover the inside scoop on how performers truly read music.

📅 Tuesday, April 14
⏰ 6:00 p.m. reception / 6:30 p.m. talk
📍 UWG Newnan
🎟️ Register at [link] https://giving.westga.edu/the-other-night-school-reading-behind-the-lines-and-spaces/

About the Talk:
Music is much more than notes on a page—but how do performers read beyond the notation? What makes one interpretation different from the next?

Join Dr. Josh Byrd, Director of Bands, for a special session that reveals what lies behind the lines.

04/08/2026

If you haven’t yet, stop by the UWG English Club & LURe Journal Book Fair on Thursday, April 9, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m., outside Ingram Library, for its final day! 📚✨

Browse a variety of books across genres, plus stickers, bookmarks, pens, and more.

🎶 Live performance: Catch local artist Lunawire from 1–1:30 p.m.
All proceeds support future English Club & LURe events.

Cash, card, Cash App, Venmo, and Zelle accepted.