University of North Georgia

Positioned in the fastest-growing region of the state, the University of North Georgia comprises five campuses united by a single mission focused on academic excellence and academic and co-curricular programs that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society.

The University of North Georgia is a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia. With more than 18,000 students, the University of North Georgia is the state’s sixth-largest public university. The university offers more than 100 programs of study ranging from certificate and associates degrees to professional doctoral programs.

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UNG junior designs app for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

UNG student Catlin "Cat" Corrales' internal knowledge of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper led her to turn a class project into a real-world application for the nonprofit. During the fall 2020 semester, Corrales developed and designed a GIS app for CRK's Neighborhood Water Watch program.

Community Service - Feb 17

Herbarium project continues to progress thanks to two students

More than two years ago, Dr. Tom Diggs dreamed of creating a small-scale herbarium on the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Gainesville Campus. Now, the plan has reached the halfway point thanks to the hard work of UNG students.

Community Service - Feb 17

Students and faculty help preserve Mount Hope Cemetery

University of North Georgia (UNG) students and faculty across departments continue to collaborate to maintain Mount Hope Cemetery and help the City of Dahlonega promote tourism at the historical cemetery through a map and brochure, as well as use it as a learning lab.

Community Service - 2020 Feb 26

Honors students paint mural at Wahsega 4-H Center

Honors Program students at the University of North Georgia (UNG) directed their creative talents to a local camp for their community outreach project in the fall.

Community Service - 2020 Jan 29

UNG students bring splash of color to mural project in Gainesville

UNG seniors Melanie Mitchell and Michelle Vatral signed on to work with the Gainesville Housing Authority (GHA) to organize, design and paint a 9-by-18-foot mural on a white concrete wall at the Melrose Apartments in Gainesville, Georgia.

Community Service - 2017 Sep 7

UNG students build environmentally friendly trails on spring break

While many of their peers headed off to beaches and other locales for fun and relaxation, 18 University of North Georgia (UNG) students traveled to Cloudland Canyon State Park in Trenton, Georgia, to spend the first few days of spring break building environmentally friendly walking trails.

Community Service - 2017 Mar 15

Nursing team aids impoverished in Dominican Republic

Working in school buildings and one-room churches, a team of nursing faculty and students from the University of North Georgia (UNG) faced challenging conditions to provide healthcare services to impoverished sugarcane workers and their families in the Dominican Republic in May.

Community Service - 2014 Jun 25