Eight UNG students and alumni have been named Fulbright semifinalists for the 2026-27 academic year. All eight are pursuing the opportunity to be English teaching assistants.
UNG's Tabletop Gaming Club and Esports team will host the third annual Nighthawks Gaming Convention from March 27-28 in the Convocation Center at UNG's Dahlonega Campus.
Dr. Rebekah Mildenhall, associate department head of nursing at UNG, has earned the 2026 Georgia Association for Nursing Education Innovation in Teaching Award.
A UNG student and a recent alumnus have made the most of their internships with local chambers of commerce and begun to blaze their career paths thanks to those experiences.
UNG alumnus Alex Howell landed a job with an American risk management consulting company that supports Japanese clients after attending the 2024 Japan-Georgia Futures Forum.
UNG junior Mauricio Gonzalez is the second UNG student to be selected for the Public Policy International Affairs Junior Fellowship Program.
Students, alumni, faculty, and staff in UNG's School of Communication, Film & Theatre are making connections with a set decorator from the Netflix hit series 'Stranger Things.'
The UNG men's basketball team has reached the NCAA Division II tournament for the third time in four years and faces Lenoir-Rhyne at 7:30 p.m. March 14 in the first round.
UNG student Brooke Karmilovich, along with Dr. Balea Schumacher, is researching the impact of menstrual cycle phases on physical abilities.
UNG's Institute for Healthy Aging partnered with the Georgia Department of Human Services' Division of Aging Services to conduct the Georgia Respite Care Study in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
UNG will introduce its first substantial university-wide investment in graduate student scholarships for the 2026–27 academic year.
High school students have a chance to get a big-picture view of UNG's Corps of Cadets and learn from current cadets at National Leadership Challenge from March 27-29.
The UNG men's and women's basketball teams enter this week's Peach Belt Conference tournaments seeking to solidify their chances of making their respective NCAA Division II tournaments.
Ten female students and four alumnae were honored at UNG's 10th annual Women's Leadership Recognition Luncheon March 1. Dawn Hughes Simonton '88 served as the event speaker.
The Blue Ridge Rifles earned a fifth-place finish out of 31 teams at the Mardi Gras Invitational Drill meet at Tulane University.
The founders of the Department of Visual Arts will be highlighted in an exhibition series with each one being highlighted for a six-month period beginning this March.
UNG's Cadet Leadership Academy held the inaugural six-week Cadet Advanced Leadership Course in the fall for 156 sophomore cadets.
UNG has announced the projects selected for the inaugural cohort of its Micro-Budget Narrative Feature Lab, a new initiative supporting independent filmmakers developing feature-length films in Georgia.
UNG's Cadet Leadership Preparatory Program has 10 students in its second year. The program allows students to see if the Corps of Cadets is right for them.
Author Stacia Pelletier will serve as a keynote speaker for this year's Hoag Lecture Series at UNG at noon March 5 in the Cottrell Center Ballroom at UNG's Dahlonega Campus.
High school students have a chance to learn more about UNG's campuses from current students, faculty and staff at Nighthawk Preview events throughout the month of March.
Visual arts students at UNG had the opportunity to help create a new logo for the Beyond Dementia Coalition, a nonprofit organization that is based in Gainesville, Georgia.
Students from UNG won five awards at the Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia, in November.
UNG is providing transformative experiences abroad for alumni as a top producer of Fulbright students. The university earned this distinction for a ninth consecutive year and tied for third among master's institutions with four selections.
Four UNG students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in late fall 2025. Three of the four are in UNG's College of Education.
Research paid off for several students who have been awarded up to $1,000 each in CURCA mini-grant funds with five different departments being represented.
UNG is one of two schools to earn an inaugural $10,000 Education Advancement Program grant from the National Professional Agriculture Students Organization.
Dr. Brooklyn Herrera, a 2024 graduate of UNG's Doctor of Education program, won the 2025 Dissertation of the Year award from the Southern Association for College Student Affairs.
Maj. Gen. Kevin Lambert recently became the fourth alumnus to lead Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve.
UNG's Mike Cottrell College of Business will host the Nighthawk Innovation Summit on March 2 at the Dahlonega Campus.
UNG's Ranger Challenge team is returning to the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition for the first time in four years after a second-place finish at the 6th Brigade Titan Ranger Challenge.
More than 40 students had an opportunity to present their psychology research in an event at UNG's Gainesville Campus on Nov. 21.
The Gainesville Theatre Alliance will start its spring season Feb. 13-21 with 'The Play That Goes Wrong.'
With over 500 student veterans currently enrolled at UNG, significant strides have been made for their engagement and support while they manage coursework, home life and employment.
Attendees will hear from Paralympic gold medalist and keynote speaker McKenzie Coan at the Student Conference on Leadership on Feb. 7 at UNG's Gainesville Campus.
Cybersecurity students, faculty and alumni from UNG finished third in the nation in Division 1 of the NSA Codebreaker Challenge that ran from Sept. 24-Jan. 14.
Six nontraditional female students at UNG each earned a $2,000 scholarship from the Women of UNG and other supporters and were honored Dec. 4 at the Women's Holiday Scholarship Luncheon.
A Fund for Education Abroad scholarship is changing the life of a nontraditional student with an opportunity to study in Taiwan this spring.
UNG's spring sports teams are gearing up for another season competing at the highest levels both in the Peach Belt Conference and nationally.
Students pursuing bachelor's and master's accounting degrees at UNG are providing free tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program sponsored by the IRS.
UNG's Appalachian Studies Center, the only center of its kind in Georgia, celebrated its 20th anniversary during the fall semester.
Students in a digital marketing class in the fall at UNG created social media plans for a small business and a nonprofit organization.
Students from UNG excelled in a pair of competitions in the fall: Cyber Siege and the National Cyber League.
Supported by Intel AI Digital Readiness Programs, UNG is launching 'AI for Georgia Professionals,' a certificate that includes self-paced online learning and a synchronous online or in-person format.
UNG students have access to opportunities this summer to strengthen their language skills and experience international culture through faculty-led study abroad programs in Italy, Peru and Spain.
Alumna Kayleigh Riker painted a portrait of the Nov. 3 dedication of the Major General James E. Livingston Plaza, which honored the UNG alumnus who is one of 61 living Medal of Honor recipients.
The UNG Advancement team earned the Overall Institutional Excellence in Advancement Award from the Georgia Education Advancement Council in November.
UNG hosted an undergraduate research conference for its Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholars Program students and some of their collaborators Nov. 14.
Two UNG students have intertwining internships creating a catalog of information of each piece within the UNG art collection.
Dr. Andrew Taylor, a UNG assistant professor, was part of a team that completed the formal scientific descriptions for two new species of black bass.
