UNG President Bonita Jacobs, left, and Mike Cottrell College of Business Dean Mary Gowan, right, have been recognized by Atlanta Business Chronicle for their leadership in the area of education.
Through Jacobs' leadership, UNG has been named a top producer of Fulbright students for four years in a row and scored consecutive decisive victories in the NSA Codebreaker Challenge. In recent years, UNG has been recognized by numerous national publications, including Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, Money magazine and Kiplinger, as one of the nation's leading universities for academic excellence, student success and affordability.
Since she became dean in February 2019, Gowan has helped plan and design the Cottrell Center for Business, Technology and Innovation. The new facility is scheduled to open in fall 2022 and will serve the business, computer science and cybersecurity programs at UNG. Of UNG's nearly 20,000 students, more than 4,800 are majoring in degrees through the MCCB, which offers an array of undergraduate and graduate programs across four of UNG's five campuses and online. The computer science program received ABET accreditation in the fall of 2020.
Three UNG alumni also were included on the Atlanta Business Chronicle list: Dr. Brian Hightower, superintendent of the Cherokee County School District since 2016; Dr. Tavarez Holston, president of Georgia Piedmont Technical College since 2018; and Dr. Jeremy Williams, superintendent of the Gainesville City School System since 2017.
Erin Whatley earned UNG's Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Scholar award for the 2023-24 academic year.
Career fairs offer job opportunities
UNG students will have the opportunity to speak with potential employers this fall at career fairs.
Tour showcases workforce partnerships in Dawson, Lumpkin
UNG leaders visited local businesses and met with workforce partners on the Regional Education and Economic Development Tour in Dawson and Lumpkin counties.
UNG moves up in U.S. News rankings
UNG ranks high for quality and value in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges lists.
