University of North Georgia

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.

More than 1,600 students made the spring 2014 Dean's Lists at the University of North Georgia (UNG) for achieving a 3.5 grade point average, carrying 12 or more credit hours in one semester and having no grade lower than B.

This semester, UNG conferred a total of 1,445 degrees, including 603 associate, 718 bachelor's degrees, and 124 graduate degrees. UNG also awarded 10 one-year certificates for work in specialty areas. Additionally, 33 graduating members of the Corps of Cadets took oaths as second lieutenants in the National Guard or U.S. Army; commissioning ceremonies also were held separately on May 9. The university's spring commencement ceremonies were held May 9-10 on UNG's Dahlonega and Gainesville campuses.

In ceremonies held May 9, 2014, at the University of North Georgia, graduating cadets were awarded commissions as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army or Georgia National Guard.

Two University of North Georgia students from more than 1,000 students nationwide were awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad during summer 2014. A third UNG student received the scholarship for fall 2014.

Some three dozen members of the University of North Georgia's Corps of Cadets were presented military awards and scholarships at the annual Boar's Head Brigade Military Awards Review, held on April 27 in conjunction with the university's annual Alumni Weekend.

Two University of North Georgia (UNG) students, both cadets majoring in Arabic, have been awarded David L. Boren Scholarships to study in the Middle East during the 2014-15 academic year. Sponsored by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), the Boren program provides American undergraduate students up to $20,000 for an academic year's study abroad.

To get a firsthand look at international commerce and a culture rich with global influences, undergraduate students in the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Mike Cottrell College of Business spent spring break in London as part of the college's flagship study abroad program, The London Experience.

At several small health centers in La Romana, the third-largest city in the Dominican Republic, nine physical therapy students from the University of North Georgia spent their spring break providing services to orphans and citizens living in poverty.

The University of North Georgia (UNG) Enactus team in the Mike Cottrell College of Business was named a national finalist among 230 colleges and universities competing at the Enactus United States National Championship held March 31 through April 3 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati.

The $10,000 Chinese Government Scholarship, awarded by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), is given to only 10 students nationally from among the 400-plus AASCU member institutions.

Several students were recognized for their outstanding performance at the University of North Georgia's 19th Annual Research Conference, held on the university's Dahlonega, Gainesville and Oconee campuses.

John Dees, a junior majoring in environmental and spatial analysis at the University of North Georgia, has been selected to receive an Udall Scholarship, one of only 50 in the nation.

The UNG Debate Team had its best performance at a national tournament at the National Comprehensive Debate Tournament sponsored by Pi Kappa Delta, finishing a school-record second place.