UWG College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

09/09/2026

UWG art galleries were abuzz last week for the Capstone Preview and the Caroline Hatfield exhibitions at the Visual Arts Building and the Humanities Building new School of Visual and Performing Arts Gallery!

If you're in Humanities, check out the new SVPA gallery on the first floor, with exhibitions throughout the semester.

08/28/2026

We are excited to announce the opening of the new School of Visual and Performing Arts (SVPA) Gallery, located on the first level of the Humanities Building!

The inaugural exhibition, on view through September 18, is Caroline Hatfield: A Story of Water and Dust. Join UWG Art for a reception on Wednesday, September 2, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Hatfield will also give an artist talk on Tuesday, September 1, at 5:00 p.m. in Humanities 237.

08/14/2026

Register your student for UWG Music's fifth annual Bass/Tenor Day, open to seventh graders through high school.

🎶 For more information and to register students, see the link in the comments. We hope to see you on Thursday, September 10!

The day concludes with a concert featuring the students with UWG singers in the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts. Join us at 7:00 p.m. for this free show!

07/30/2026

Exciting news in our college! 🎉 We welcome Political Science and Criminology & Criminal Justice to our School of Social Sciences—and announce the creation of the new School of Psychology.

Read more in the story [link] https://www.westga.edu/news/academics/chass/uwg-realigns-social-sciences.php

Beginning in Fall 2026, UWG College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences will welcome criminology and political science majors, as well as introduce a new School of Psychology!

To strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration and establish academic identity, this restructuring brings benefits to current and prospective students, as well as the broader campus community.

Learn more about this new structure at the link in the comments below! ⤵️

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.