State University of West Georgia
Dates
- Existence: 19960612 - 2005
Parallel Names
- Georgia. State University of West Georgia
- UWG
Biographical / Historical
The Fourth District Agricultural and Mechanical School was established in December, 1906 in Carroll County, Georgia following the August 18, 1906 approval of Public Law 448 by the Georgia General Assembly, an act providing for the establishment and maintenance of schools of agriculture and mechanical arts to serve rural youth in each congressional district. The school operated from 1908-1933, becoming West Georgia College on April 15, 1933. It remained a college until noon on June 12, 1996, when it was named the State University of West Georgia. This name changed in 2005 to University of West Georgia.
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
American Association of University Professors (AAUP) University of West Georgia Chapter records
Activities of the University of West Georgia Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), a professional organization that seeks to advocate for academic freedom and shared governance, to define ethics and standards, and to support higher education as a beneficial contribution to the community.
Anne C. Richards papers
Papers of University of West Georgia Department of Psychology faculty member Anne C. Richards. The papers include anonymous survey results of students’ sexual conduct and beliefs and documents pertaining to the operations and programs of the Department of Psychology.
Bulletins and Catalogs
Course bulletins and catalogs issued by the University of West Georgia and previous institutional names of West Georgia College and the State University of West Georgia.
Commencement addresses
This collection contains commencement addresses for West Georgia College and the University of West Georgia from 1977 to 1993 and 2012. This collection also contains newspaper clippings and a list of commencement speakers for West Georgia College.
Commencement miscellaneous
This collection contains ephemera from commencement ceremonies for West Georgia College and the University of West Georgia.
Commencement programs
This collection contains commencement programs from West Georgia College, the State University of West Georgia, and The University of West Georgia ranging from 1936 to present day.
Constructs [serial]
This collection contains issues of Constructs, a State University of West Georgia's College of Arts and Sciences serial, published between 1999 and 2002.
Department of History records (bulk 1990-2000)
This collection contains the records of the Department of History at West Georgia College and, later, the State University of West Georgia. Department of History.
Department of Psychology records
Manuscripts, publications, surveys, and audiovisual materials of the Department of Psychology.
Director of Alumni Relations records
Scrapbooks, photographs, and documents about University of West Georgia history collected by a director of Alumni Relations at the University of West Georgia.