UNG cadet and women's soccer student-athlete Grace McGill recently completed Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. She led the 40 cadets who took part in the program.
Fresh off his individual NCAA Division II men's golf national championship in May, UNG's Hunter Smith is playing in the U.S. Amateur, which is Aug. 11-17 in San Francisco.
Renee Bourbeau has joined UNG with the assignment to reimagine Professional and Continuing Education into the Evergreen Learning program.
UNG's College of Health Sciences & Professions has officially changed its name to the College of Health & Wellness.
UNG's College of Education hosted the Hispanic Organization Promoting Education Youth Leadership Summit from July 17-19 at UNG's Gainesville Campus.
The UNG Public Safety Academy celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. More than 100 students have graduated as Georgia P.O.S.T. Council-certified law enforcement officers with a bachelor's degree.
Nine students painted a mural this summer at UNG's Gainesville Campus centered on the wording 'Face the Strange.'
Ten UNG cadets are commissioning into the Army or Georgia Army National Guard as second lieutenants at 3 p.m. Aug. 15 in the Convocation Center.
UNG offered a statistics boot camp July 29-30 at the Dahlonega and Gainesville campuses with the goal of boosting student success in the quantitative methods course.
Weeks of Welcome events, set for Aug. 11-22, encourage students to meet others, interact with faculty and staff, and become better acquainted with resources, opportunities and expectations.
Nursing and counseling students at UNG had a chance to participate in a trauma-informed care simulation this summer at UNG's Cumming Campus.
UNG held a ribbon-cutting July 30 to celebrate the opening of David E. Ralston Hall at UNG's Blue Ridge Campus. The expansion is named for the former Georgia speaker of the House.
UNG has received a $2,000 grant from the Wish You Well Foundation to create a literacy program to help Hall County parents improve their English literacy skills by reading to their children.
The UNG Athletic Department and the Athletics Hall of Fame Committee have announced the 15th class of the UNG Athletics Hall of Fame.
Nine UNG students embraced immersive learning in Peru, diving into language classes, exploring rich culture and hiking to Machu Picchu.
Seven UNG cadets completed the U.S. Army Jungle Operations Training Course on Oahu, Hawaii, with three earning the Jungle tab.
Alumnus Maj. Wesley B. Albritton currently serves as an Army Nurse Corps branch talent manager for the certified registered nurse anesthetist and the perioperative nurse populations in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Students Rediate Degu and Nadine Effiom recently participated in the six-week Northeast Georgia Medical Center Graduate Medical Education Summer Research Internship.
Twelve UNG preservice teachers had a chance to lead classrooms at Summer Scholars STEM Institute from June 2-26. Nearly 100 students from the Buford City, Gainesville City and Hall County school systems attended.
The 26th annual Starlight Celebration and fireworks event is scheduled for Aug. 16 at UNG's Gainesville Campus, capping the first week of classes.
UNG baseball junior center fielder Andrews Opata has signed a deal as an undrafted free agent with the Boston Red Sox.
Nine research teams are participating in the Faculty Undergraduate Summer Engagement program funded by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities.
Twelve high school students from surrounding counties experienced a crash course in logistics and supply chain management from June 23-27 at UNG's Camp Logistics.
President Michael Shannon awarded 16 Presidential Awards for the 2025-26 academic year to support faculty projects. They included 11 Innovation Awards and five Semester Awards.
Student Erika Delgado and May graduate Hasten Veal were part of this summer's eight-member cohort for the Pathway to Med School program.
UNG hosted its fifth annual Advancing GenCyber Education for North Georgia Teachers Initiative from June 2-6 to help 24 middle and high school teachers learn ways of teaching cybersecurity.
Dr. Sheri Hardee and Greg Williams were part of the University System of Georgia's 2024-25 Executive Leadership Institute cohort.
Cybersecurity students from UNG turned in strong performances in the National Cyber League, National Cyber Exercise and SummitCTF during the spring semester.
UNG held Summer Language Institutes in Chinese, Korean and Russian from May 31-July 18, providing training in both language and culture.
Eight engineering students at UNG's Gainesville Campus conducted research and innovation on an unmanned ground vehicle this spring.
UNG's College of Education held its annual Teacher Candidate Residency Program Boot Camp from June 2-6 at UNG's Gainesville Campus.
UNG's Office of Sponsored Programs held Grants Academy from June 9-11 at UNG's Gainesville Campus.
Almost 240 UNG cadets took part in an AI Literacy course this spring that allowed them to learn the basics of artificial intelligence.
UNG received the LeeAnn Noble Make-A-Wish Award for Most Funds Raised at the Peach Belt Conference's annual awards dinner in late May.
UNG students and faculty presented their research at the annual Southeastern Psychology Association (SEPA) conference in Atlanta in April.
Retired Col. Bryan Kirk has been named the inaugural executive director of UNG's Institute for Peak Performance.
Kent Norsworthy has been promoted to UNG director of tennis and will continue as women's tennis head coach, while Justin Miles is now the men's tennis head coach.
UNG visited a variety of businesses and nonprofits during the June 2-4 Nighthawk Impact Tour, which focused on the strategic big bet to 'accelerate the fine arts and entertainment.'
UNG earned its highest finish in its NCAA Division II history in the 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup standings, coming in at 22nd in the nation.
Dr. Rachel Clapp-Smith has been named the dean of UNG's Mike Cottrell College of Business, a role she will begin July 21.
UNG has four Fulbright finalists for 2025-26. They include alumnae from the College of Arts & Letters, College of Science & Mathematics, and Mike Cottrell College of Business.
UNG head baseball coach Nolan Belcher won two national titles as a player at the University of South Carolina, and he coached Georgia College & State University for the past five years.
Trooper First Class II Julian Mapes of the Georgia State Patrol has been named the International Association of Chiefs of Police/Motorola Solutions national Trooper of the Year. Mapes is a 2018 UNG graduate.
UNG raised roughly $8,000 for student scholarships at the third annual Cumming Campus Backyard Bash held April 29.
The University of North Georgia has earned gold status on the 2025-26 Military Friendly Schools list for the way it serves its student veterans and other military-connected students.
The UNG men's golf team advanced to match play at the NCAA Division II championship before falling to defending national champion Colorado Christian.
The UNG softball team lost both games it played in the NCAA Division II championship, falling against Saginaw Valley State and Western Washington.
The UNG women's tennis team reached the national quarterfinals for a second straight season, while the men's team fell in its NCAA Division II championship opener.
UNG junior Hunter Smith won the NCAA Division II men's golf individual national title May 21 before helping the Nighthawks finish in the top four nationally as a team.
A partnership between UNG and Syfan Logistics provided nearly two dozen UNG cadets an opportunity to experience the world of logistics during the company's Cadet Logistics Boot Camp in April.
