Nine research teams are participating in the Faculty Undergraduate Summer Engagement program funded by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities.
President Michael Shannon awarded 16 Presidential Awards for the 2025-26 academic year to support faculty projects. They included 11 Innovation Awards and five Semester Awards.
Dr. Rachel Clapp-Smith has been named the dean of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Mike Cottrell College of Business, a role she will begin July 21.
Twelve high school students from surrounding counties experienced a crash course in logistics and supply chain management from June 23-27 at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Camp Logistics.
Student Erika Delgado and May graduate Hasten Veal were part of this summer's eight-member cohort for the Pathway to Med School program.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ hosted its fifth annual Advancing GenCyber Education for North Georgia Teachers Initiative from June 2-6 to help 24 middle and high school teachers learn ways of teaching cybersecurity.
Dr. Sheri Hardee and Greg Williams were part of the University System of Georgia's 2024-25 Executive Leadership Institute cohort.
Cybersecurity students from ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ turned in strong performances in the National Cyber League, National Cyber Exercise and SummitCTF during the spring semester.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is holding Summer Language Institutes in Chinese, Korean and Russian, providing training in both language and culture.
Eight engineering students at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Gainesville Campus conducted research and innovation on an unmanned ground vehicle this spring.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's College of Education held its annual Teacher Candidate Residency Program Boot Camp from June 2-6 at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Gainesville Campus.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Office of Sponsored Programs held Grants Academy from June 9-11 at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Gainesville Campus.
Almost 240 ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ cadets took part in an AI Literacy course this spring that allowed them to learn the basics of artificial intelligence.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ received the LeeAnn Noble Make-A-Wish Award for Most Funds Raised at the Peach Belt Conference's annual awards dinner in late May.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students and faculty presented their research at the annual Southeastern Psychology Association (SEPA) conference in Atlanta in April.
Retired Col. Bryan Kirk has been named the inaugural executive director of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Institute for Peak Performance.
Kent Norsworthy has been promoted to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ director of tennis and will continue as women's tennis head coach, while Justin Miles is now the men's tennis head coach.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ visited a variety of businesses and nonprofits during the June 2-4 Nighthawk Impact Tour, which focused on the strategic big bet to 'accelerate the fine arts and entertainment.'
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ earned its highest finish in its NCAA Division II history in the 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup standings, coming in at 22nd in the nation.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ has three Fulbright finalists for 2025-26. They include alumnae from the College of Arts & Letters, College of Science & Mathematics, and Mike Cottrell College of Business.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ head baseball coach Nolan Belcher won two national titles as a player at the University of South Carolina, and he coached Georgia College & State University for the past five years.
Trooper First Class II Julian Mapes of the Georgia State Patrol has been named the International Association of Chiefs of Police/Motorola Solutions national Trooper of the Year. Mapes is a 2018 ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ graduate.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ raised roughly $8,000 for student scholarships at the third annual Cumming Campus Backyard Bash held April 29.
The University of North Georgia has earned gold status on the 2025-26 Military Friendly Schools list for the way it serves its student veterans and other military-connected students.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ men's golf team advanced to match play at the NCAA Division II championship before falling to defending national champion Colorado Christian.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ softball team lost both games it played in the NCAA Division II championship, falling against Saginaw Valley State and Western Washington.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ women's tennis team reached the national quarterfinals for a second straight season, while the men's team fell in its NCAA Division II championship opener.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ junior Hunter Smith won the NCAA Division II men's golf individual national title May 21 before helping the Nighthawks finish in the top four nationally as a team.
A partnership between ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and Syfan Logistics provided nearly two dozen ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ cadets an opportunity to experience the world of logistics during the company's Cadet Logistics Boot Camp in April.
Alumnus Col. Kitefre 'Kit' Oboho addressed the roughly 50 new second lieutenants and 14 National Service Leadership Track graduates in a May 13 ceremony.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's spring 2025 graduates heard from a wide array of student and keynote speakers during commencement ceremonies May 14-15.
Here is your overview of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's four remaining spring teams and where they stand in the postseason.
Both ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ tennis teams have advanced to the NCAA Division II championship site at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Florida, placing them each among the final 16 teams in their respective brackets.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ men's golf team is back at the NCAA Division II championship this week a year after finishing as national runner-up, and the Nighthawks believe they can bring home the national title.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ softball team has reached the NCAA Division II championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee, thanks to a pair of Southeast Super Regional road victories against second-ranked Francis Marion.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Press will co-host the inaugural Piedmont Publishing Symposium, set for May 28–29 at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ junior Sydney Griffith, who is pursuing a degree in biology, has earned the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation's preeminent undergraduate science awards.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ men's golf team cruised to the NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional title to earn a spot in the national championship. Earlier in the week, the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ women battled to the end in their regional.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ men's tennis team has advanced to the Sweet 16, earning a spot at the NCAA Division II national championship site for the first time in program history.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ baseball team has reached the NCAA Division II tournament for the first time in eight years and opens the tournament against Lenoir-Rhyne at 3 p.m. May 15.
The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ softball team won a pair of elimination games against Lenoir-Rhyne to advance to the NCAA Southeast Super Regional, set for May 15-16 at Francis Marion.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students are earning nearly 1,700 degrees and certificates in spring 2025, and more than half of them will take part in commencement ceremonies May 14-15.
Roughly 50 cadets are commissioning May 13 from ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ as second lieutenants in the Army, Georgia Army National Guard and Army Reserve.
A record 58 students are graduating this spring as part of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Teacher Candidate Residency Program. This is the third full year of TCRP, which allows students to be teachers of record as seniors.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's second cohort of its accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing track is graduating this month, sending 47 new nurses into the profession in addition to 70 traditional BSN graduates.
Four students, mentored by faculty, represented the University of North Georgia at the Latin American & Latinx Studies Symposium, held April 4 at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida
The Nighthawk Innovators Challenge winners received over $4,500 in prize money, with $1,000 going to the Ruben Boling Community Innovation Award winner.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ student Lainey May created a five-color design of an electric guitar that has now been placed as a crosswalk near downtown Gainesville, Georgia.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ junior Rylee Chafin has been selected for the prestigious NASA Student Airborne Research Program. The eight-week internship will be held in Richmond, Virginia, this summer.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ will host 'Camp Logistics: Movin' It From Here to There!' from June 23-27 at the Gainesville Campus. It is a free camp to help high school students learn about careers in logistics.
