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Marissa Gemmel knew she wanted to be part of a college ROTC program and study cybersecurity. A National Leadership Challenge (NLC) weekend the spring of her junior year in high school helped the Abington, Massachusetts, native realize the University of North Georgia (UNG) would be an ideal place for those pursuits.

Leadership skills Joshua Teteak learned in the Corps of Cadets at the University of North Georgia (UNG) have helped him throughout his military and civilian career. Now he will use his business and leadership skills as the newest member on the UNG Foundation Board of Trustees.

Dr. Ruben Boling is in search of more students with innovations that could turn into a business. The director of the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will hold the innovateUNG 2020 student startup contest on Feb. 25. Registration opens Nov. 16 for students who would like to compete.

University of North Georgia (UNG) students Roel Aguilar, Carlos Garcia and Juan Velasquez made history earlier this semester on the University of North Georgia's Gainesville Campus. The trio were inducted as the newest members of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity Inc., becoming the first Latino fraternity at UNG and the first Greek-lettered fraternal organization on the Gainesville Campus.

Some students transfer from another school to the University of North Georgia (UNG). Others transfer from one of UNG's five campuses to another UNG campus. Whether they come from an outside institution or a different campus, transfer students face unique sets of challenges.

A regional actor with more than 20 years of experience is set to share the stage with student actors in Gainesville Theatre Alliance's (GTA) production of "Legally Blonde: The Musical" in November.

In 1959, French President Charles De Gaulle presented Georgia native Eugene Bullard with the French Legion of Honor, the highest national military award given by the French government. Sixty years later, the Georgia World War I Commission recognized Bullard for being the first black fighter pilot to ever fly in combat. A statue of Bullard was unveiled Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Museum of Aviation adjacent to Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia.

Brisaac Johnson conducted research on mammography machines. Ximena Luna, Naomy Huaman, Haley Shea Barfield and John Blessing won prestigious national scholarships. Brooke Tate conducted chemistry research at the University of Connecticut, Jerry Magana completed math research at Arizona State University and Cory Duckworth conducted research on honeybees at Stanford University. While the academic pursuits of these students at the UNG differ, their impressive resumes share one thing in common other than their school ⁠— they are scholars in the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program.

The University of North Georgia (UNG) wants your help to honor the UNG Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. UNG's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is seeking nominations of students and alumnae for the award. Nominees should have started a profit or nonprofit business of various size, purpose or industry. To nominate an entrepreneur, email a brief one-page nomination letter to the center at cei@ung.edu by Oct. 16.