UNG awarded roughly 985 degrees and certificates to students this fall, and it honored more than 650 of those graduates in a pair of Dec. 7 commencement ceremonies.

Lorraine Ramirez Villarin, assistant professor of Middle Grades, Secondary and Science Education at UNG, traveled to South America as part of the Fulbright-Hays program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE).

Five nontraditional female students at UNG each earned a $2,000 scholarship from the Women of UNG on Dec. 5 at the Women's Holiday Scholarship Luncheon.

Five UNG students placed in the annual Concerto/Aria Competition, with two earning a solo performance in an upcoming concert.

During the fall semester, future educators from UNG took part in a special education lab in which they worked with a software tool that helped them assess students, craft education plans and receive immediate feedback.

UNG ranks as the second-best public university in Georgia on the 2024 "Best for Vets: Colleges" list released Nov. 4 by Military Times.

Eighteen UNG cadets are scheduled to commission as officers in the Army and Army National Guard at 6 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Convocation Center at UNG's Dahlonega Campus.

UNG will award almost 1,000 degrees and certificates this fall, and more than 600 graduates are scheduled to take part in the Dec. 7 commencement ceremonies.