Skip to Content

University of North Georgia

  • Sign in to your Merit page

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.

(see more)

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.

student Stories

See and share stories about what University of North Georgia students are achieving

student Profiles

Discover and explore profiles of University of North Georgia students

Newsroom

News and announcements from University of North Georgia

UNG students assist with government career expo

Students, faculty and staff from the University of North Georgia (UNG) invested in the next generation of national leaders at the Youth in Government (YIG) Expo hosted Feb. 23-25 by the Georgia Center for Civic Engagement in St. Simons Island, Georgia. They assisted with the cybersecurity and national security academies within the expo. The academies each included hands-on learning activities such as escape rooms and dead-drop locations for exchanging secret information. It was all with an eye toward helping high school students gain an early taste of potential careers in government.
University of North Georgia’s logo
Community Service - May 7

Students offer intro to poultry industry

University of North Georgia (UNG) students and faculty member Dr. Linda Purvis hosted their ninth annual Poultry 101 event for middle and high school students Feb. 22 at UNG's Gainesville Campus.
University of North Georgia’s logo
Community Service - Apr 3

Students create art about caregiving

Visual arts students at the University of North Georgia (UNG) have created art to promote the nonprofit Adult Children of Aging Parents (ACAP) at bus stops in Gainesville, Georgia. UNG's Institute for Healthy Aging and the nonprofit Legacy Link Inc. serve as sponsors for the Hall County chapter of ACAP, and this collaboration allowed the students to learn more about ACAP and figure out how to promote the way it serves caregivers.
University of North Georgia’s logo
Community Service - Feb 24

Future educators learn about teaching

The University of North Georgia's (UNG) College of Education (COE) co-sponsored Future Georgia Educators (FGE) Day to identify, recruit, prepare, and retain the next generation of Georgia's teachers. Roughly 175 students from local high schools attended the Oct. 31 event, held at the Convocation Center at UNG's Dahlonega Campus.
University of North Georgia’s logo
Community Service - 2024 Dec 2

Students help with Oconee garden that honors UNG military history

Students in a biology class on the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Oconee Campus have created the Red, White and Blue Honor Garden as part of the pollinator garden on campus.
University of North Georgia’s logo
Community Service - 2023 Jun 22

Kinesiology majors build with Habitat for Humanity

UNG students and faculty gave back to Hall County through volunteering at a Habitat for Humanity build this fall.
University of North Georgia’s logo
Community Service - 2022 Dec 7

Art students help with mural in Gainesville

University of North Georgia (UNG) visual arts faculty and students aim to inspire kids at a Gainesville, Georgia, low-income housing complex to take an interest in art by involving them in it. Craig Wilson, associate professor of visual arts, and four of his students assisted the Gainesville Housing Authority and community volunteers in painting a mural this summer at Midtown Villages at Melrose.
University of North Georgia’s logo
Community Service - 2021 Sep 20

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.
University of North Georgia’s logo
Community Service - 2021 Feb 17

South Hall Rotary Club honors graduate student

Domini'que Allen, a graduate student pursuing a master's degree in human services delivery and administration, was awarded the inaugural Benny Bagwell Community Impact Award by the South Hall Rotary Club.
University of North Georgia’s logo
Community Service - 2021 Sep 30

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.
University of North Georgia’s logo
Community Service - 2021 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.
University of North Georgia’s logo
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.
University of North Georgia’s logo
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.
University of North Georgia’s logo
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.
University of North Georgia’s logo
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.
University of North Georgia’s logo
Community Service - 2014 Jun 25
Copyright © 2025 Merit Pages, Inc. • All Rights Reserved. • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy • Opt Out