The University of North Georgia: 150 Years of Leadership and Vision

Editors

Katherine Rose Adams
Michael Lanford
Jason Mayernick

Contributing Authors

Katherine Rose Adams
Keith Antonia
Anna Brown
Amy Burger
Imani K. Cabell
Ken Crowe
Tim Daniels
Royce Dansby-Sparks
Bryan Dawson
Anthony “Tony” Fritchle
Allison Galloup
Anna Gibbs

Chaudron Gille
Danielle E. Hartsfield
Anna Holcomb
Dr. Bonita Jacobs
Rebecca Johnston
Michael Lanford
Olivier Le Blond
Janet L. Marling
Walker McCrary
Steven McLeod
Pablo Bueno Mendoza
Winnie Namatovu

Amanda Nash
Andrew J. Pearl
J. Michael Rifenburg
Katherine E. Rohrer
Roger Runquist
Sheila Schulte
Maggie Segnitz
Raghvendra Singh
Steve Smith
Ariel Turner
Efren A. Velazquez
Billy Wells

ISBN

978-1-959203-02-5

Print Version

$21.99

Description

The University of North Georgia: 150 Years of Leadership and Vision celebrates UNG’s growth from the North Georgia Agricultural College to the University of North Georgia, a five-campus institution of higher learning, a designated state leadership institution, and military college of Georgia. Throughout these changes, UNG’s students, faculty, and staff continue to exemplify leadership, civic engagement, and cultural enrichment in such fields as business, dramatic arts, cyber security, education, government, health sciences, and the military.

Edited by Dr. Katherine Rose Adams, Dr. Michael Lanford, and Dr. Jason Mayernick, with contributions from 36 UNG administrators, faculty, staff, students, and graduates, this book explores UNG’s history; athletics; consolidation; National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students; community engagement and partnerships; mission of access and dual enrollment; Honors Program; Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership; global engagement; military leadership and global military programs; diversity and Allyship; presidential leadership; and future scholarship. The University of North Georgia: 150 Years of Leadership and Vision traces the diversity of UNG’s past, present, and future impact on the North Georgia region, state of Georgia, the United States, and the world.

About the Editors

Katherine Rose Adams is the Program Coordinator for and Assistant Professor in the Higher Education Leadership and Practice doctoral program at the University of North Georgia. Katherine teaches coursework on higher education leadership theory, qualitative research, student affairs administration, and law and ethics in higher education. Her research interests are in the areas of boundary spanning, higher education leadership, community engagement theory, university-community partnerships, student homelessness, and qualitative research communication. Katherine is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship.

Michael Lanford is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of North Georgia. His research explores the social dimensions of education, with specific attention to equity, globalization, institutional innovation, organizational culture, and qualitative methods. In Summer 2022, his first book, entitled Creating a Culture of Mindful Innovation in Higher Education, was published by SUNY Press. Additionally, Michael has written multiple articles for scholarly publications, such as the American Educational Research Journal, Higher Education, Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, the Journal of Research on Technology in Education, and Qualitative Inquiry.

Reviews

Book celebrates 150 years of UNG
UNG News, January 19, 2023