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(1:35) Alumni gathered from across the world to celebrate what the University of North Georgia (UNG) means to them during Alumni Weekend 2019, held April 26-28 on UNG's Dahlonega Campus. It was a mix of celebratory events and solemn occasions for remembrance. To learn more, read the entire story on the UNG Newsroom site: https://ung.edu/news/articles/2019/05...

(1:35) Almost 1,300 newly minted University of North Georgia (UNG) graduates walked in spring commencement ceremonies held May 3-4 at the Convocation Center on UNG's Dahlonega Campus.Former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal; Dr. Charles N. Davis, a UNG alumnus and dean of the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication; and Joy Hawkins, executive director of the Governor's Office of Student Achievement, were the keynote speakers.The university also commissioned 60 members of UNG's Corps of Cadets as second lieutenants into the armed forces. UNG is one of only six senior military colleges in the nation and is designated as the Military College of Georgia. The university is on track to graduate and commission 105 military officers for the 2018-2019 academic year. Read the full story on the UNG Newsroom: https://ung.edu/news/articles/2019/05/nearly-1,300-take-part-in-spring-commencement.php.

(1:27) Experience proved beneficial for the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Ranger Challenge team in the 2019 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition.With six of its 11 team members part of a group that finished fourth at Sandhurst in 2018, UNG was the top ROTC team for the second year in a row and third overall out of 49 teams in the event held April 12-13 in West Point, New York. UNG was the lone team not from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to finish in the top five. Visit the UNG Newsroom to get the team's reaction: https://ung.edu/news/articles/2019/04/ung-finishes-3rd-overall-and-repeats-rotc-title-at-sandhurst.php. #UNGleads

(0:33) University of North Georgia (UNG) senior John Blessing received a life-changing birthday present this year.Less than a week before turning 23 years old, Blessing learned from UNG President Bonita Jacobs he was selected as a Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Scholar, a nationally competitive award that provides up to $30,000 for undergraduate students to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or public service. To learn more, read the full story on the UNG Newsroom at https://ung.edu/news/articles/2019/04/senior-john-blessing-named-ungs-first-truman-scholar.

(1:42) Jessica Nix, a junior majoring in biology at the University of North Georgia, and Dr. Shannon Kispert, an associate professor of biology, are conducting research to see how smoking facilitates growth of cancerous tumors in the bladder. Kispert and Nix are investigating phospholipase A2 (PLA2) pathway proteins, which they believe can become conducive to tumor growth after exposure to cigarette smoke. To learn more, read the full story on the UNG Newsroom: https://ung.edu/news/articles/2019/04/student-helps-faculty-member-expand-bladder-cancer-research.php.

(1:31) Nearly 130 University of North Georgia (UNG) students performed research-based projects like these and presented their results during the poster sessions March 22 at the 24th Annual Research Conferencenew window (ARC) in the Convocation Center on UNG's Dahlonega Campus. Other students participated in panel discussions on topics such as educational experiences and musical research. To read the full story, visit https://ung.edu/news/articles/2019/03/students-show-off-research-projects-at-annual-research-conference.ph

(3:32) UNG students explain how scholarships, supported by donors like you, make a difference in their college experience.

(1:14) A pair of trips highlight the growing connections between the University of North Georgia (UNG) and Nanzan University, UNG's partner school in Japan.From Feb. 24 through March 9, 10 students and two faculty members from Nanzan University visited UNG's Dahlonega Campus as part of a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project that involved online interactions between both schools' students ahead of the visit. UNG will participate in a similar study abroad this summer at Nanzan, though it will be for eight weeks. More: https://ung.edu/news/articles/2019/03/japanese-students-visit-ung-for-two-weeks.php

(1:36) Students and alumni from the University of North Georgia (UNG) were among the 58 competitors for a $100,000 prize in the USA Hackers Challenge hosted by UNG and Israeli cybersecurity company Cyber 2.0 on Feb. 14 at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). (Read the full story here: https://ung.edu/news/articles/2019/02/students-and-alumni-test-cyber-skills-in-cyber-2.0-challenge.php).Cyber 2.0 says it can guarantee full protection from the spread of cyber attacks. A winner would be declared at the competition only if someone, with an administrative password and internet protocol addresses provided, compromised Cyber 2.0's defenses to obtain a confidential file. With about 2 million attacks launched, no one broke in and secured the prize.

(1:37) Five-year-old Hope Nix from Dahlonega, Georgia, and her family were surprised with a trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The surprise gift was organized as part of a Make-A-Wish reveal coordinated with UNG Athletics. UNG earned the privilege to host the surprise for Hope and her family after raising more than $10,000 this year to help grant at least one wish.

(1:46:37) College of Arts & Letters, College of Education, University College16:00 -EVENT STARTS 17:58 -PROCESSIONAL "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edgar Elgar - Performed by Dr. Joe Chapman (Professor of Music) 25:20 -WELCOME Dr. Bonita C Jacobs (President) 28:41 -NATIONAL ANTHEM "Star Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key Performed by UNG Quartet (Directed by Dr. John Broman) 30:37 -INTRODUCTION OF STAGE PARTY AND SPEAKERS Dr. Tom Ormond (Provost and Senior VP for Academic Affairs) 33:40 -COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Regent Erin Hames 47:14 -RECOGNITION OF HONOR GRADUATES Dr. Tom Ormond 50:07 -CONFERRING OF DEGREES Dr. Bonita Jacobs, Dr. Tom Ormond, Dr. Brian Corrigan 1:23:56 - CONGRATULATORY REMARKS Dr. Tom Ormond 1:25:32 -ALUMNI REMARKS Ms. Wendi Huguley (Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving) 1:30:19 -COMMISSIONING Col. Joshua Wright (Prof. of Military Science) 1:33:38 -ALMA MATER UNG Quartet 1:35:41 -RECESSIONAL "Military Polonaise" by Chopin Performed by Dr. Joe C. ChapmanEND

(2:03:15) Mike Cottrell College of Business, College of Science & Mathematics, College of Health Sciences & Professions, Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental & Spatial Analysis (IESA)24:30 -EVENT STARTS 26:27 -PROCESSIONAL "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edgar Elgar - Performed by Dr. Joe Chapman (Professor of Music) 33:38 -WELCOME Dr. Bonita C Jacobs (President) 38:12 -NATIONAL ANTHEM "Star Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key Performed by UNG Quartet (Directed by Dr. John Broman) 40:11 -INTRODUCTION OF STAGE PARTY AND SPEAKERS Dr. Tom Ormond (Provost and Senior VP for Academic Affairs) 43:36 -COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Attorney General Christopher M. Carr 58:28 -RECOGNITION OF HONOR GRADUATES Dr. Tom Ormond 1:01:28 -CONFERRING OF DEGREES Dr. Bonita Jacobs, Dr. Tom Ormond, Dr. Brian Corrigan 1:39:48 -CONGRATULATORY REMARKS Dr. Tom Ormond 1:41:20 -ALUMNI REMARKS Ms. Wendi Huguley (Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving)1:46:03 -COMMISSIONING Col. Joshua Wright (Prof. of Military Science) 1:49:30 -ALMA MATER UNG Quartet 1:51:35 -RECESSIONAL "Military Polonaise" by Chopin Performed by Dr. Joe C. ChapmanEND

(1:46) Dr. Jessica Hartel needed some primate skulls for a special-topics biology class, but the University of North Georgia's biology department did not have a collection. Thanks to the MakerBot Innovation Lab and its 3D printers and Dr. Jon Mehlferber, several primate skull specimens were printed for Hartel in a short time frame--saving hundreds of dollars. And Dr. Mehlferber, professor of visual arts at UNG, knows the 3D printers will have many more uses to the students, faculty and staff as well as community members. To learn more, read the full story on the UNG Newsroom: http://go.ung.edu/IBp.

(3:49:39) 24:20 - Dr. Molly Dunigan 1:27:38 - Dr. Sean McFate 2:33:45 - Panel Introduction 2:35:59 - Mr. JD Work 2:56:50 - Dr. Bryson Payne, Dr. Edward Mienie, and Mr.Brad Regeski 3:15:23 - CAPT Michael Ju 3:33:04 - Panel Discussion: Nation-state Stability and Leadership Challenges

(3:39:20) 19:03 - Panel Introduction 22:34 - Dr. C. Anthony Pfaff 38:38 - Ms. Caroline Batka 54:36 - Colonel (Ret.) Mark Cancian 1:12:46 - Mr. Chris Rothery 1:27:47 - Panel Discussion : Governance, Laws, and Ethical Standards 1:49:14 - Mr. Erik Prince 2:49:17 - Laura Dickinson

(3:54:07) 16:41 - Event Starts 25:17 - Dr. Billy Wells 30:13 - Mr. Eeben Barlow 1:32:17 - Panel Introduction 1:36:22 - Dr. Molly Dunigan 1:50:08 - Mr. Johan Raath 2:06:26 - Dr. Abel Esterhuyse 2:20:02 - Dr. Kiril Avramov 2:35:03 - Panel Discussion: Influences on Foreign Policy 3:06:40 - Dr. Edward Mienie

(14:38) Each year, the University System of Georgia (USG), through the leadership of Chancellor Steve Wrigley, highlights our ethical culture during Ethics Awareness Week, this year Nov. 11-17. In support of this effort, the University of North Georgia (UNG) plans to "Celebrate our Ethical Culture." To kick-off Ethics Awareness Week at UNG, the university held an Ethics Week luncheon for leadership from all five campuses. The luncheon also featured a keynote speech from James (Jimmy) A. Faulkner, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the UNG Foundation and retired member of the BB&T Financial Corp. Board of Trustees. Read the full story on the UNG Newsroom: https://ung.edu/news/articles/2018/11/ethics-week-celebrates-ungs-institutional-values.php.

(1:01) The University of North Georgia (UNG) broke ground Oct. 17 on a new standalone Blue Ridge Campus facility, with a host of state officials, community members and university representatives joining President Bonita C. Jacobs to mark the occasion. To learn more, read the full story on the UNG Newsroom: https://ung.edu/news/articles/2018/10/ung-breaks-ground-on-standalone-blue-ridge-campus.php.

(1:09) Oconee scholarship recipients thanked the community for bolstering their dreams of a college education at the fifth annual Oconeefest scholarship fundraiser Oct. 18 at the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Oconee Campus. The event raised about $15,700 for scholarships for Oconee County students attending any UNG campus, including more than $3,500 from a live auction that was held for the first time. To read the full story, visit the UNG Newsroom: https://ung.edu/news/articles/2018/10/oconeefest-raises-almost-16k-for-scholarships.php.

(1:40) While Dr. Alex Olvido, associate professor of biology on the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Oconee Campus, is trying to answer questions related to sustainable growth of yellow mealworm beetles as a food source, his work also is providing valuable research experience for his students. To read the full story, visit the UNG Newsroom: http://go.ung.edu/mJW.