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    Sniffen takes part in Flagship competitions

    May 4, 2022
    Freshman Autumn Sniffen participated in her second Language Flagship Hackathon, an event where Flagship students work on finding ways to use technology to help students learn languages.

    Article By: Denise Ray

    University of North Georgia (UNG) freshman Autumn Sniffen participated in the Spring Language Flagship Hackathon held at the University of Maryland, College Park.

    "Autumn is a gem in our Chinese Language Flagship program. We are very proud of her. She was the only student representing UNG to participate in the Flagship Hackathon," Chi-Hsuan Catterson, UNG senior lecturer of Chinese, said.

    Students in UNG's Chinese Language Flagship study the language and aim to achieve professional-level Chinese proficiency and advanced cross-cultural skills. The program provides individualized tutoring, study abroad opportunities, and Flagship scholarships.

    Sniffen attended the Flagship Hackathon event 2021 in Seattle and most recently at the University of Maryland where she was grouped with Flagship students from all over the country. The goal for the 2022 event was to create a mobile app that will help others learn languages.

    “It was very encouraging to meet so many other dedicated language learners studying such different languages in such different places,” Sniffen said.

    Sniffen took part in the Chinese Summer Language Institute at UNG before her freshman year. She is pursuing a degree in modern languages with Chinese for global professionals concentration.

    "She is a talented language learner and a hard worker," Dr. Tianyu Qin, assistant professor of Chinese and academic director of UNG's Chinese Language Flagship, said.

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    Classroom named for former Gov. Nathan Deal

    Classroom named for former Gov. Nathan Deal

    UNG named a classroom in Young Hall for former Gov. Nathan Deal, who served a three-year term as Regents Professor at UNG.
    Music department earns national honor

    Music department earns national honor

    UNG's collegiate chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) received a 2022 Collegiate Chapter of Excellence award.
    Four students win Boren scholarships

    Four students win Boren scholarships

    Four UNG students won Boren scholarships in spring 2022 to support their language and cultural learning opportunities, and two were named alternates.
    Softball team will host NCAA Super Regional

    Softball team will host NCAA Super Regional

    The UNG softball team tallied three victories in Hickory, North Carolina, to earn the opportunity to host the NCAA Division II Southeast Super Regional against Lincoln Memorial University.

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