Commitments to Legacy Making
Legacy-making means we want to be a university that is committed to changing the trajectory of the lives of our students – especially students who do not believe college is for them or grew up in a family where college was not a part of the value proposition.
Differentiate the University of North Georgia and position us to become the most innovative, dynamic, legacy-making university in America.
President Michael Shannon
First Generation
UNG delivers to First Generation students at scale through 5 key values: Leadership, Empowerment & Community, Collaboration, Advocacy and Family Engagement
Moonshot: By 2030, UNG will become the First Choice for First Gen in Georgia and will serve as the USG model for access, opportunity, and support – leading first-generation student retention and graduation rates.
Hispanic
Meet the needs of the communities we serve by increasing our outreach to Hispanic students.
Moonshot: By 2030, UNG will become a federally recognized Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), reflecting the communities which UNG serves.
Veterans
Georgia hosts 69,391 active-duty service members
29,492 spouses
12,833 children (ages 12-22)
14,000 men and women serving: Georgia Army and Air National Guard
154,000 veterans (under 45) settled in Georgia.
Moonshot: By 2030, UNG will become a premier destination for student veterans and their family members and increase veteran enrollment to over 5% of total enrollment.
Evergreen Scholar
The economy is fundamentally changing before our eyes. Prices continue to rise. The marketplace continues to evolve. People need to be educated and learn for their lifetime. We need to be responsive to these changes. We need to be a place where students don’t come for four years, but for life.
Let’s remember what “Alma mater” actually means. It is Latin for nourishing mother.
So, no matter your stage in life. No matter your situation or station – UNG provides lifelong nourishment to equip every student and alumni with the tools they need to tackle what comes next. To continue to walk toward their purpose.
We call this Evergreen Scholar - Where learning never stops. Where curiosity is forever stoked, and UNG is beside you for life. We are reimagining what traditionally was Professional & Continuing Education an approach to deliver educational value and perspective for learners throughout the course of their lifetime.
Our approach is novel and will be integral to delivering a university that does not exist.
Moonshot: By 2030, UNG will become a university which provides every alumnus affordable education for a lifetime fully aligned with the marketplace with opportunities for all learners to join along the way.