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    Poultry program receives $7,000 grant

    March 20, 2023
    UNG's poultry science program was awarded a $7,000 grant from the US Poultry & Egg Foundation.

    Article By: Agnes Hina

    The University of North Georgia's (UNG) poultry science program was awarded a $7,000 grant from the US Poultry & Egg Foundation. The grant will benefit students pursuing associate degrees in agriculture and poultry science and will be used to provide educational materials and help recruit students into the poultry program.

    UNG has applied for and received this grant since 2013. The money from the grant will mainly impact UNG's Gainesville Campus and can serve as a vessel for facilitating many opportunities for future student endeavors.

    "This grant helps prepare students for jobs and the industry our university serves," Dr. Linda Purvis, assistant professor of biology, said. "It means we can continue to help spread the information about our poultry program and recruit students into our program."

    The grant will enable students to host the annual Ag Career Day on March 31 on the Gainesville Campus and attend the International Production & Processing Expo, which was held in January in Atlanta. It will support students with additional student field trips, marketing materials, recruitment events, and industry visits.

    Georgia's multibillion-dollar poultry industry, the largest sector of the state's No. 1 agriculture and agribusiness industry, contributes an annual $24.6 billion to the state economy and generates an annual $2.1 billion in federal tax revenue and another $1.3 billion in state tax revenue, according to the University of Georgia.

    "Here at UNG, the poultry program truly feels like a little family," Jacque Conner, a junior from Dawsonville, Georgia, pursuing an associate degree in poultry science, said. "It is such a supportive group. We help each other obtain goals, whether it is my goal of going into hatchery work, or someone else's, wishing to go to veterinary school. No matter what your goal might be, you will always have support from this group."

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    Biology professor,  student win awards

    Biology professor, student win awards

    Dr. Cathy Whiting, a UNG professor of biology, won the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society's Gail Jenkins Teaching and Mentoring Award, and her student Juliza Abrego also won an award from the group.
    Boulder helps students leave their mark

    Boulder helps students leave their mark

    UNG’s Gainesville Student Government Association is seeking to start a new "Leave Your Mark" Legacy Boulder tradition encouraging students to support each other.
    AAMI earns  $4K program grant

    AAMI earns $4K program grant

    UNG's African American Male Initiative earned a $4,000 grant for the academic support of male students within the demographic.
    Four students earn  Boren scholarships

    Four students earn Boren scholarships

    UNG students Justin Heintz, Mia Libosada and Emily 'Gracie' Ragon won Boren scholarships in spring 2023 to support their language and cultural learning experiences. One student who won the Boren wishes to remain unnamed.

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