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    Book by Rifenburg explores cadet writing

    August 1, 2022
    UNG English faculty member Dr. Michael Rifenburg is publishing a book about the writing training ROTC cadets receive.

    Article By: Clark Leonard

    Dr. Michael Rifenburg, associate professor of English at the University of North Georgia (UNG), is releasing a book this fall that details the writing training cadets receive.

    "Drilled to Write: Becoming a Cadet Writer at a Senior Military College," which will be released by the Utah State University Press, follows the journey of a cadet who graduated from UNG, commissioned from the Corps of Cadets, and is now a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

    Rifenburg, who serves as co-director of first-year composition in UNG's English Department, hatched the idea during the 2013-14 school year when interacting with cadets in a freshman English class.

    "Writing this book and doing this research gave me a great appreciation of the Army training model we have in our country," Rifenburg said. "There's a great responsibility on our faculty to help train future military officers. We don't take this lightly."

    Rifenburg also appreciated the strategic nature of training for cadets, who outline any operation in a sandbox terrain model before working through it in the field. He saw parallels to their writing steps.

    "There is a sequential process to how they write something with the ultimate goal of enacting an operation in the field," Rifenburg said.

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    UNG hosts Music Major for a Day event

    UNG hosts Music Major for a Day event

    Nearly 150 Georgia high school students participated in the second annual Music Major for a Day event on Sept. 20, gaining insight into life as a Nighthawk at the Dahlonega Campus.
    Groups collaborate on Pauli Murray events

    Groups collaborate on Pauli Murray events

    Four groups within UNG are collaborating in "Song of Pauli Murray," to highlight American Pauli Murray. The events will be at the Gainesville Campus Oct. 5 and Oct. 24, at the Dahlonega Campus Nov. 2 and a Nov. 1 Zoom talk.
    Bayeux Tapestry replica on campus in September

    Bayeux Tapestry replica on campus in September

    A replica of the Bayeux Tapestry will be on display at UNG's Convocation Center Sept. 26-28. The painted textile visually captures the story of the Battle of Hastings, a military conflict that turned the tide of British and European history in 1066.
    Faculty member, students dig in Hungary

    Faculty member, students dig in Hungary

    A UNG faculty member and two students took part in archaeological research in Hungary this spring and summer.

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