UNG revamps orientation, unifying staffs into one team
While in the past the University of North Georgia orientation leaders have been split into three separate teams for each orientation, UNG staff members overseeing the team [...]
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Domestic violence support group We Are Worthy launches at UNG
The No One Alone domestic violence organization of Dawson and Lumpkin counties is expanding its outreach by forming the support group We Are Worthy to specifically serve [...]
Dahlonega citizens protest gun violence at March for Our Lives event
In the wake of nationwide protests over the Parkland, Florida school shooting, locals took to the streets of the Dahlonega square on March 24 to participate in the March for [...]
Nigel’s Nest food pantry opens on the Oconee campus
Nigel’s Nest, the food pantry at the University of North Georgia’s Oconee campus, opened March 6. The goal of Nigel’s Nest is to provide assistance to all members [...]
UNG panel addresses culture-changing #MeToo and #TimesUp movements
How should someone feel when a movement becomes Time’s Person of the Year? Around 35 students were in the Hoag great room on University of North Georgia’s Dahlonega [...]
UNG Dahlonega students ride safely through campus in a S.N.A.P.
The sound of a golf cart buzzing around campus at night provides the comfort of security in a S.N.A.P. That’s the acronym for the Student Night Auxiliary Patrol, a service [...]
New convocation center and changes to graduation affect UNG students
Students at UNG’s Gainesville campus face a lengthy drive to graduation in May. After several months of consideration, UNG administration decided to move graduation [...]
Some UNG professors are implementing free, online textbooks
Some UNG professors are taking the initiative to keep students from breaking the bank and their backs by providing free digital textbooks. One such professor is Ana Bonfante, [...]
Safe Zone training prepares faculty, staff and students to be LGBTQ+ allies
The brightly colored rainbow stickers labeled “Safe Zone: I am an Ally” on office doors across University of North Georgia’s five campuses are more than just [...]
Athens police train civilians to survive an active shooter situation
There have been two active shooter situations in Athens-Clarke County in recent years. One incident in 2009 at the Town and Gown Theatre resulted in three dead. The other [...]