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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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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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Students present at Georgia Collegiate Honors Conference

Roughly 30 members of the University of North Georgia (UNG) Honors Program presented at the 2025 Georgia Collegiate Honors Conference (GCHC) at Georgia Tech in February, the largest delegation in the school's history.
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Student Competition - May 13

Poultry students finish first in national event

UNG established the first chapter of the Professional Agricultural Student (PAS) Organization in the South, and its team finished first in the nation in the Poultry Specialist career area the National PAS conference.
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Student Competition - Apr 22

UNG poultry team earns No. 6 spot in nationals

The University of North Georgia (UNG) poultry team placed sixth in the 58th National Collegiate Poultry Judging contest at the University of Arkansas in November. Team members included Alyssa Foster, Grant Justus, Devin Self, and Conner Watson.
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Student Competition - 2024 Nov 18

Dragon Boat team repeats victory

The University of North Georgia (UNG) earned gold in the collegiate division of the 200-meter race in the Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia, on Sept. 9.
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Student Competition - 2024 Oct 25

Student wins Farm Bureau award

Torrie Reed, a junior at the University of North Georgia (UNG), has won the Georgia Young Farmer and Rancher Collegiate Discussion Meet Award. She will represent Georgia at the American Farm Bureau Foundation FUSION conference in Denver, Colorado, in March.
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Student Competition - 2024 Sep 19

Biology students win awards at conference

Three University of North Georgia (UNG) students pursuing degrees in biology won poster presentation awards at the Georgia Academy of Science conference hosted by Kennesaw State University this spring.
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Student Competition - 2024 Jun 20

Students earn awards at national poultry contest

University of North Georgia (UNG) students Eric Brockman, Ashley Davis, Alyssa Foster, and Amy Arellano participated in the 75th Ted Cameron National Poultry judging contest sponsored by US Poultry and Egg Association. Coached by biology associate professor Dr. Linda Purvis and UNG junior Jacque Conner, the team brought home five trophies.
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Student Competition - 2024 May 6

Students excel in Japanese Speech Contest

Nine University of North Georgia (UNG) students took part in the annual Japanese Speech Contest at Georgia State University in Atlanta in March, with five of them earning awards.
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Student Competition - 2024 Apr 17

Cadets finish strong at Small Arms Championship

Six University of North Georgia (UNG) cadets placed in the top 10 among their fellow ROTC cadets at the Army Small Arms Championship, a weeklong competition at Fort Moore in Colombus, Georgia, in March.
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Student Competition - 2024 Jun 17

Students compete at sports medicine event

Thirteen University of North Georgia (UNG) students attended the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM) Annual Meeting held in Greenville, South Carolina, from Feb. 22-24. While there, some students participated in the Quiz Bowl competition and others shared poster presentations.
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Student Competition - 2024 Mar 29

Students win awards in pitch competition

Five University of North Georgia (UNG) students are teaming up on a business model that aims to deliver healthy snacks at an affordable price for college students. On the strength of this idea, the group won the innovateUNG Pitch Challenge held Feb. 28 in the Cottrell Center for Business, Technology & Innovation. Their victory earned them a $2,000 cash prize to go toward their innovation.
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Student Competition - 2024 Mar 21

Students earn wins at Geomatics Bowl

Three University of North Georgia students competed in the Geomatics Bowl at the Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia's Annual Technical Seminar, where they won two of their rounds. The Geomatics Bowl is a Jeopardy-style game with prompts from surveying, geospatial and related categories.
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Student Competition - 2024 Mar 11

Students excel in Model UN event

The University of North Georgia (UNG) had multiple students from its Dahlonega and Gainesville Model United Nations (UN) teams contribute a strong performance at the Southeast Regional Model United Nations conference in Atlanta in November.
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Student Competition - 2024 Feb 7

Ethics Bowl team earns nationals spot

The University of North Georgia's (UNG) Ethics Bowl team earned a spot in its national competition thanks to a second-place finish in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in November. This marks UNG's second nationals appearance in a row. The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl national event is set for Feb. 24-25 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Student Competition - 2024 Jan 9

Arabic debate team competes in Utah

Three University of North Georgia (UNG) students attended the fourth annual U.S. Arabic Debating Championship, an event created to spread cultural awareness and provide room for dialogue in the Arabic language from Oct. 13 -15.
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Student Competition - 2024 Jan 9

Poultry team places at national event

The University of North Georgia's (UNG) poultry team placed sixth overall at the 57th National Poultry Judging Contest held from Nov. 5-8 at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This year's team members were Amy Arellano, Eric Brockman, Ashley Davis, and Kayley Edwards, coached by associate professor Dr. Linda Purvis and UNG junior Jacque Conner.
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Student Competition - 2024 Jan 2

Students earn awards in Annual Research Pitch

Fourteen students from seven different departments competed in the University of North Georgia's (UNG) fourth Annual Research Pitch competition. The 2023 competition was held Nov. 1 at UNG's Dahlonega Campus and was sponsored by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (CURCA).
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Student Competition - 2023 Nov 27

Dragon Boat team takes first place

UNG took first place in the collegiate division of the 200-meter race of Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival at Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Sept. 9.
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Student Competition - 2023 Sep 27

UNG Sigma Tau Delta presents in Denver

Ten members of the University of North Georgia (UNG) Gainesville chapter of Sigma Tau Delta presented at the honor society's international convention in April, making it the largest UNG group ever to do so.
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Student Competition - 2023 May 30

UNG Marketing students win competition

A team of University of North Georgia marketing students took first place in the American Marketing Association/Kennesaw State Regional/Collegiate Conference Case in March, and one of the students won an additional award. The team included Alexandria Arnold, Denise Gonzalez, Jacob Rouse, and Anh Tran.
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Student Competition - 2023 May 9

Cyber students excel on national level

University of North Georgia students pursuing bachelor's degrees in cybersecurity achieved impressive performances in competition and research events throughout the spring semester.
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Student Competition - 2023 Jun 5

Poultry team takes 5th at national event

UNG's poultry judging team finished fifth overall at the annual USPOULTRY Foundation National Contest, including top-six finishes in all three categories, and earned six individual awards.
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Student Competition - 2023 Apr 24

UNG student part of Sustainable-X winning team

University of North Georgia student Emma Vail was part of the winning team in Georgia Tech's Sustainable-X Entrepreneurship program.
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Student Competition - 2023 Apr 19

Sales students excel at national competition

University of North Georgia student Ashleigh Slaughter took first place out of 140 competitors at the National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC) at Kennesaw State University in March, and UNG's student team took third overall out of 70 schools competing.
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Student Competition - 2023 Apr 18

Students compete in pitch competition

A group of five UNG students won the fifth annual innovateUNG Pitch Challenge held on Feb. 21 at the University of North Georgia's Dahlonega Campus.
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Student Competition - 2023 Mar 15

UNG poultry judging team places at national contest

The University of North Georgia (UNG) poultry judging team placed eighth at the National Collegiate Poultry Judging Contest held in November at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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Student Competition - 2022 Dec 13

Ethics Bowl team earns spot at nationals

The University of North Georgia's Ethics Bowl team will head to Portland, Oregon, in March for the 2023 national competition after a second-place finish in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. It marks UNG's first Ethics Bowl national appearance since 2015.
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Student Competition - 2022 Dec 8

Students win awards at Annual Research Pitch

The University of North Georgia (UNG) hosted the third Annual Research Pitch on Nov. 3. This was the first time the event was held on UNG's Gainesville Campus.
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Student Competition - 2022 Nov 30

Ranger Challenge cadets excel at competition

The University of North Georgia's (UNG) Spartan Ranger Challenge team collected a pair of first-place event finishes and took fifth overall out of 16 teams from senior and junior military colleges at the Spartan Ranger Challenge held Oct. 28-29 at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
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Student Competition - 2022 Nov 30

Students win with ideas to counter disinformation

An 11-student team from the University of North Georgia (UNG) won its topic stream in the international Countering Disinformation Challenge hosted virtually Oct. 21 by the William & Mary Innovation Challenge and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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Student Competition - 2022 Nov 22
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