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UNG cadets lead the way at Army Small Arms Championship

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:40:56 -0400

During spring break, the University of North Georgia (UNG) Combat Action Shooting Team (CAST) swept the top two spots in the cadet team division of the U.S. Army Small Arms Championship. Jesse Shoemaker, CAST officer in charge, was named top ca...

UNG cadets finish second in SMC Ethics Bowl

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:52:23 -0400

Cadets from the University of North Georgia (UNG) battled for first place in the Senior Military College Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl and ultimately fell short by one point in the online event, bringing home a second-place finish. The na...

UNG Alumni Student Hosts hold key roles for Alumni Weekend events

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:51:17 -0400

The 2025-26 University of North Georgia (UNG) Alumni Student Hosts are excited to perform their duties with bright smiles and boundless energy during Alumni Weekend, set for Ap...

UNG cadets complete Cadet Advanced Leadership Course

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:07:04 -0400

The University of North Georgia's (UNG) Cadet Leadership Academy (CLA) held the inaugural six-week Cadet Advanced Leadership Course (CALC) in the fall for 156 sophomore cadets to prepare them for escalating levels of responsibility in the comin...

UNG students earn prizes in pitch competition

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:41:31 -0400

Four student groups earned prizes in the University of North Georgia's innovateUNG Pitch Challenge held March 2 in the Cottrell Center for Business, Technology & Innovation at UNG's Dahlonega Campus.

Recent alumni discuss UNG Press project at conference

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:20:05 -0400

A pair of recent University of North Georgia (UNG) graduates presented their innovative work with the UNG Press at the Open Education Conference held Oct. 28-30 in Denver, Colorado. Nicole Clifton, a spring 2025 graduate, and Joshua Lan...

UNG students take part in International Women's Day concert

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:50:31 -0400

In recognition of International Women's Day, which was March 8, the University of North Georgia (UNG) Department of Music...

Eight from UNG are Fulbright semifinalists

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:30:07 -0400

Eight University of North Georgia (UNG) students and alumni have been named Fulbright semifinalists for the 2026-27 academic year. All eight are pursuing the opportunity to be English teaching assistants (ETAs).

UNG student Gonzalez accepted to prestigious fellowship

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:20:06 -0400

Childhood experiences can play an important role in a person's dream of what to become as an adult, and Mauricio Gonzalez of Gainesville, Georgia, was no different. The First-Generation college junior at the University of North Georgia ...

UNG's Blue Ridge Rifles team excels in national event

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:53:05 -0400

The University of North Georgia (UNG) Blue Ridge Rifles earned a fifth-place overall finish out of 31 teams in the 52nd annual Mardi Gras Invitational Drill Meet earlier this month at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Female student leaders recognized, honored

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:47:43 -0500

The University of North Georgia (UNG), designated as a state leadership institution, honored 10 student leaders and inducted four alumnae into the Lewis Society at UNG's 10th annual Women's Leadership luncheon March 1. Dawn Hughes Simonton '88 ...

UNG students help design logo for nonprofit

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:01:36 -0500

Visual arts students at the University of North Georgia (UNG) had the opportunity to help create a new logo for the Beyond Dementia Coalition, a nonprofit organization that is based in Gainesville, Georgia. Tiffany Prater, associate pro...

Exhibition to feature Visual Arts founders

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:03:29 -0500

The Department of Visual Arts at the University of North Georgia (UNG) began, like most pieces of art, with an idea and was conceptualized over a period of time, thanks to three individ...

UNG Ed.D. alumna wins dissertation award

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:34:09 -0500

Dr. Brooklyn Herrera, a 2024 graduate of the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Doctor of Education program, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Dissertation of the Year award by the Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA...

UNG students shine at Model UN event

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:52:42 -0500

Students from the University of North Georgia (UNG) won five awards at the Southern Regional Model United Nations (SRMUN) Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia, in November. A total of 36 UNG students participated in the event, wh...

UNG psychology students share research on campus

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:32:40 -0500

Fifty students had an opportunity to present their psychology research in an event at the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Gainesville Campus on Nov. 21. UNG's chapter of Psi Chi, an international psychology honor society, hosted the poster ...

UNG students win Gilman Scholarship to study abroad

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:30:15 -0500

Four University of North Georgia (UNG) students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in late fall 2025 and will use the funding in spring 2026. Three of the four are students in UNG's College of Education.

Students earn undergraduate research grants

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:16:09 -0500

Student-faculty collaborative research mini-grants were awarded through the University of North Georgia (UNG) Center for Undergraduate Research and C...

UNG cadets excel at Titan Ranger Challenge

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:22:38 -0500

The University of North Georgia's (UNG) Ranger Challenge team is returning to the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition for the first time in four years. This milestone comes after UNG's "Black" team took second place out of 43 groups at the 6t...

UNG luncheon shines light on scholarship recipients

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:20:56 -0500

Six nontraditional female students at the University of North Georgia (UNG) each earned a $2,000 scholarship from the Women of UNG and other supporters, including alumni and supportive women from the community. UNG honored the recipients Dec. 4...

Jones heading to Taiwan thanks to FEA scholarship

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:21:23 -0500

Dykejiah "Keke" Jones was awarded a Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarship and shared that the chance to study in Taiwan is "a dream becoming reality." Jones is purs...

UNG students gain hands-on social media marketing experience

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:53:02 -0500

Students in a digital marketing class in the fall at the University of North Georgia (UNG) created social media plans for a small business and a nonprofit organization. One group assisted Farmhouse Coffee in Gainesville, Georgia, and the other ...

UNG Esports team takes second nationally, wins PBC

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:17:04 -0500

The University of North Georgia (UNG) Esports team finished second nationally and won the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) championship for the Marvel Rivals game in the fall. UNG's performance on the national stage came in the virtual Natio...

UNG students compete at sales competition

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:48:26 -0500

University of North Georgia (UNG) student Billy Brown placed in the top 20 out of 360 competitors in the Speed Selling Finals at the Northeast Intercollegiate Sales Competition held Nov. 14-15 at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. A...

New cadets complete FROG Week

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:36:40 -0500

The University of North Georgia (UNG) welcomed more than 40 new cadets during Freshman Recruit Orientation Group (FROG) Week, held Jan. 6-10 at UNG's Dahlonega Campus. FROG Week introduces freshmen to the Corps through physical challeng...