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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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UNG chemistry students win trivia night

The University of North Georgia's Dahlonega Campus American Chemical Society student chapter took first place in the third annual Trivia Night event hosted by Georgia Gwinnett College and Augusta University. They outperformed teams from Georgia, North Carolina and Florida. The group's faculty advisers are Dr. Greta Giles and Dr. Ryan Meier.
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Military Achievement - 2024 Sep 25

UNG senior earns chemistry award

University of North Georgia senior Alexander Smiarowski earned the 2024 Undergraduate Student Award from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) for his work with Dr. Isaac Agyekum, associate professor of chemistry. Smiarowski presented their research, which is a novel, faster and more streamlined analytical method of fatty acid analysis, and received his award at the ASMS Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics in June in Anaheim, California.
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Military Achievement - 2024 Sep 25

Students published with professor in international journal

The University of North Georgia's (UNG) Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis, Abigail Cannon '24 and Lily Hammond '24 had an article published in "Choral Journal," the international journal of the American Choral Directors Association. Morgan-Ellis combined the research papers of Cannon and Hammond, added her thoughts and submitted the new journal article.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Sep 19

Student takes part in Harvard Forest research

University of North Georgia (UNG) senior Casey Helton took part in the prestigious Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology from May 20-Aug. 2.
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Research / Grant - 2024 Sep 19

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

Galbreath directs student-run play

University of North Georgia (UNG) junior Katie Galbreath and several of her theater peers at UNG and Brenau University came together to produce Kevin D. Ferguson's "Child's Play" Aug. 3 at UNG's Gainesville Campus.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Sep 18

Grad students present at Ed Tech Summit

University of North Georgia (UNG) graduate students Kimberly Nelms, '13, and Heidi Carr presented at the inaugural Education Technology Summit at UNG this summer.
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Academic Excellence - 2024 Sep 17

Students part of initial East Asian studies internships

Four University of North Georgia (UNG) students are participating in the first East Asian studies internship program at two metro Atlanta schools this fall. The students are serving as interns in the schools as teaching assistants, applying their knowledge of Japanese or Korean language and culture, said Dr. Sung Shin Kim, director of East Asian studies and professor of history.
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Internship - 2024 Sep 17

Students earn IME-BECAS scholarships

Fourteen University of North Georgia (UNG) students of Mexican or Latinx descent will receive scholarships provided by the UNG Foundation and the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta. Recipients are primarily in the College of Education.
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Scholarship - 2024 Sep 17

New cadets complete FROG Week

The University of North Georgia's (UNG) 220 newest cadets began their time in the Corps of Cadets with Freshman Recruit Orientation Group (FROG) Week from Aug. 4-10. The week mixed physical challenges with an array of workshops about available services and how to succeed as a cadet and a student.
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Military Achievement - 2024 Sep 5

Flores earns prestigious accounting scholarship

University of North Georgia (UNG) senior Ana Flores has been named the school's Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Scholar for the 2024-25 academic year.
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Scholarship - 2024 Sep 3

Trio lands internship with logistics company

University of North Georgia (UNG) film students Andrew Byrd, Mark Harris and Jacob Monahan all participated in a study abroad in summer 2023 in Italy where they created a short film together as they all pursue degrees in film with a production concentration. When they returned stateside, they were offered an internship with Syfan Logistics in Gainesville, Georgia.
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Internship - 2024 Sep 3

Sniffen earns study abroad grant

University of North Georgia (UNG) senior Autumn Sniffen was awarded the Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant to study at the National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan. Originally from Catonsville, Maryland, Sniffen is pursuing a degree in modern languages with a concentration in Chinese for global professionals.
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Study Abroad - 2024 Aug 21

Preservice teachers gain classroom experience

More than 80 elementary and middle school students participated in the University of North Georgia's 2024 Summer Scholars STEM Institute. The program designed for students in fourth to eighth grade occurred during June and is supported by the Tommy and Chantal Bagwell Foundation, Jackson EMC Foundation, Habersham EMC Foundation and the United Way of Hall County.
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Work Experience - 2024 Aug 19

Students take part in Pathway to Med School

Two University of North Georgia (UNG) students participated in the four-week Pathway to Med School program through the Foothills Area Health Education Center (AHEC) this summer. The program looks to help students get into medical school and get them interested in primary care so that they will consider returning and serving the north Georgia community. This summer, eight students from the region participated.
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Experiential Learning - 2024 Aug 7

Amaya gains insight into Foreign Service

University of North Georgia (UNG) senior Tracy Amaya took part in the competitive Meridian-Cox Service Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Washington, D.C., from June 23-29.
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Experiential Learning - 2024 Aug 6

University of North Georgia announces President's Lists for summer 2024

University of North Georgia (UNG) President Michael P. Shannon recognized students who achieved a 4.0 GPA during the summer 2024 semester. Students enrolled in 12 or more credit hours in bachelor's degree programs who achieved a 4.0 grade point average were named to the President's Honor Roll. Students enrolled in associate degree or dual enrollment programs who met the same level of achievement were named to the President's List.
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President's List - 2024 Aug 2

UNG confers degrees for summer 2024 graduates

For the summer 2024 semester, the University of North Georgia (UNG) awarded about 500 degrees and certificates to graduates. About 260 of the graduates participated in the summer 2024 commencement ceremony held July 26 at the Convocation Center at UNG's Dahlonega Campus.
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Graduation - 2024 Aug 2

University of North Georgia announces Dean's Lists for summer 2024

The deans of each of UNG's colleges announced the names of those students who made their respective lists for summer 2024. Dean's List recognition is achieved by having at least a 3.5 grade point average, carrying 12 or more credit hours in one semester and having no grade lower than B.
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Dean's List - 2024 Aug 2

Faculty pair with students on research

Ten teams pairing faculty and students for research are taking part in the Faculty Undergraduate Summer Engagement (FUSE) program this year at the University of North Georgia (UNG).
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Research / Grant - 2024 Jul 24

UNG commissions 14 second lieutenants

Fourteen University of North Georgia (UNG) cadets commissioned as second lieutenants in the Army and Georgia Army National Guard on July 25 in a ceremony in the Hoag Auditorium at UNG's Dahlonega Campus. The university also honored three cadets who graduated this summer on the National Service Leadership Track.
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Military Achievement - 2024 Jul 31

UNG hosts seventh annual Model UN Conference

The Model United Nations clubs on the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Gainesville and Dahlonega Campuses jointly organized the seventh annual Model United Nations Conference at the Gainesville Campus. Held March 29, the event topic was "Addressing the Impacts that Artificial Intelligence has in the Current Digital Age."
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Club or Organization - 2024 Jul 7

Students part of oyster research team

A trio of students and two faculty members in the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Department of Biology are researching oysters from the Georgia coast to check for the presence of vibrio bacteria and for the level, if any, of antibiotic resistance in these bacteria.
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Research / Grant - 2024 Jul 2

Nine students selected as Gilman recipients

Nine University of North Georgia (UNG) students were chosen as Gilman scholarship recipients this spring. This achievement marks four more students than the previous year.
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Military Achievement - 2024 Jun 21

Smith is Air Assault School top cadet

University of North Georgia (UNG) Cadet Benjamin Smith earned Distinguished Honor Graduate recognition in his class this summer at Air Assault School at the Warrior Training Center at Fort Moore, Georgia. He was the best student out of the class of roughly 230, which included mostly cadets and some active-duty personnel.
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Military Achievement - 2024 Jun 21

Students gain NSF research opportunities

Eleven University of North Georgia (UNG) students have been selected to embark on funded summer research experiences, many of which are funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) program.
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Experiential Learning - 2024 Jun 20

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

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

Seven students named Fulbright finalists

Seven University of North (UNG) students were named Fulbright finalists this spring, and six are set to travel to destinations in Europe and Asia. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program will allow these students to meet, work, live with and learn from the people of their host country. These UNG's Fulbright finalists will serve as English teaching assistant in their respective countries.
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Scholarship - 2024 Jun 17

Cunningham accepted into Yale Amgen Scholars

University of North Georgia (UNG) student Dominique Cunningham has been accepted into Yale University's BioMed Amgen Scholars program. Inspired and assisted by her mentor Dr. Neal Lin, a lecturer of biology and a Yale alumnus, and Dr. Anastasia Lin, assistant vice president for Academic Affairs and director of the Nationally Competitive Scholarships office, Cunningham applied for the program late last year.
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Scholarship - 2024 Jun 12
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