Enrollment has jumped to 19,298 students this fall at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾, growing by 6.7% from fall 2023.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½Íøվ’S Student Orientation and Success department will host multiple events recognizing transfer students during National Transfer Student Week, set for Oct. 21-25.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ alumni couple Stewart and Carol Swanson received the 2024 Presidential Leadership Award from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ President Michael Shannon in recognition of their philanthropy and love of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ will host the annual Ethics Awareness Week from Nov. 4-10, starting with a virtual panel hosted by USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue.  
Twenty-nine °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ alumni killed in action during the Vietnam War will be honored on a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that will be on campus Oct. 29 through Nov. 3.
A student and a faculty member in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s Department of Visual Arts have partnered with the City of Dahlonega to create a rendering of a pedestrian bridge that will be built soon.
Dr. David Broad, a University of North Georgia (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾) professor of sociology, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 6.
A series of events will celebrate First-Generation college students the week of Nov. 4-8 at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾.
The RISE giving campaign has returned this fall from Oct. 7-31 in the hopes of raising $71,000 for 17 scholarships.
High school students have a chance to learn more about °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ and its Corps of Cadets during the Nov. 1-3 National Leadership Challenge weekend.
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Foundation's record-breaking $3.7 million in scholarship funds offers 1,400 students support for their education.
A new program on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s Gainesville Campus prepares students for entry into the Corps of Cadets.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ earned its 11th win in the collegiate division of the 200-meter race in the Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia, on Sept. 9.
Eighteen °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ cadets earned Distinguished Military Student status for the 2024-25 academic year.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ and the Lumpkin County Veterans Affairs Committee are partnering to bring 'The Wall That Heals,' a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to the Promenade at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s Dahlonega Campus from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3.
The 11th annual Oconeefest scholarship fundraiser is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 on the front lawn of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s Oconee Campus.
Sixteen °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ students participated in two study away programs in the U.S., one in Iowa for agriculture and the other in South Carolina for archaeology.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ has rolled out the Nighthawk Sideline Shop, an online spirit shop where fans can get newly branded gear that mirrors what the Nighthawks are wearing.
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Music Department is set to host more than 20 events this fall.
The Gainesville Theatre Alliance has two mainstage shows set for fall 2024: 'The True Story of the Three Little Pigs' and 'A Monster Calls.'
Cadets took part in a variety of trainings across the nation and in South Korea this summer.
Retired Lt. Gen. Benjamin 'Randy' Mixon '75 was honored with the Regents' Hall of Fame Alumni and Distinguished Friends Award on Sept. 12 at the annual University System of Georgia Foundation Gala in Atlanta.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ launched the Institute for Peak Performance on Sept. 21, bringing together the efforts of the Cadet Leadership Academy, Athletics Department, and College of Health Sciences & Professions.
Senior Casey Helton took part in the Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology from May 20-Aug. 2.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ is welcoming more than 50 new full-time faculty members this fall, and they had a chance to acclimate to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ in a new faculty orientation held this July.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ faculty members Mengyao Sun, Dr. Philip Snyder and Yeasol Kang, known as The Crown Mountain Trio, will perform on Oct. 1 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ and the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta are providing scholarships to 14 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ students of Mexican or Latinx descent, with recipients primarily in the College of Education.
New °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ softball head coach Brooke O'Hair brings a winning history and an approach built on inspiring and mentoring student-athletes.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ will host 'Music Major for a Day' on Sept. 18 so curious high school students can experience life as a Nighthawk at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s Dahlonega Campus.
Junior Katie Galbreath and 17 peers from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ and Brenau University produced 'Child's Play' by Kevin D. Ferguson.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ is set to welcome the families and guests of students during its annual Family Day event on Sept. 21.
Students will gain workforce preparation through organizing an invitational art exhibition as °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
Two °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ graduate students presented to fellow educators at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s inaugural Educational Technology Summit.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s education abroad program had students in Belize and Peru this summer, providing language skills to further their career aspirations. 
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ is launching 'Apply to Fly!' nights on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s Blue Ridge, Cumming, Gainesville, and Oconee campuses this fall, with two events on each campus.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ students to hold key roles in the Bayeaux Tapestry replica exhibit this fall.
The eighth annual Georgia Film Festival will take place Sept. 12-14, featuring several °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ students.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s East Asian studies program has established internships at two metro Atlanta schools with four students participating this fall.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental Analysis is continuing its colloquium series this fall with a lineup of speakers who will help students see the wide range of fields in which they can work upon graduation.
Six career fairs will allow °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ students to explore opportunities at events in Gainesville and Dahlonega.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s fall teams will aim to keep the momentum rolling after 2023-24, the best athletic year in school history.
Students in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry recently scored a variety of impressive accomplishments.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ will hold several events to reflect on and remember the significance of Sept. 11, 2001.
Several °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ alumnae will exhibit their artwork on the Dahlonega and Gainesville campuses in August and September.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ gave faculty and staff awards at events Aug. 5-8 ahead of the 2024-25 academic year. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ also recognized faculty for promotion and tenure accomplishments and all employees who hit service milestones during the 2023 calendar year.
Col. Edward Bankston, a 2002 graduate, is back at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ to serve as the professor of military science for the next three years.
The Dahlonega Literary Festival, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Department of English and the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Press will host the inaugural North Georgia Regional Book Fair on Sept. 14 in the Convocation Center at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s Dahlonega Campus.
Faculty and staff members in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s College of Education have recently taken on leadership roles in a variety of organizations.
High school students from the Blue Ridge region of north Georgia attended the pilot BOLD Leadership Summit at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾'s Blue Ridge Campus.
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