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UNG Alumni News
January 2014 |
| WELCOME |
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Welcome to the first edition of UNG Alumni News!
This quarterly newsletter is designed for UNG Alumni who have valid
email addresses on record with the Office of Alumni Relations.
Update your information regularly by sending an email to:
alumni@ung.edu.
Detailed news from around the University of North
Georgia can be found on the University's news page located here:
http://www.ung.edu/news.
Created and maintained by the Office of University Relations, this site
may be accessed at anytime to keep you informed with the latest news.
You will also find links to university-wide events and to archived news
stories.
University Relations also publishes a weekly news,
UNG this Week. Delivered to your email inbox each week, UNG this
Week is a subscription only newsletter available through the
subscription link located at the bottom of the UNG News page, or here:
SUBSCRIBE to UNG this WEEK.
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| CLASSNOTES |
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In each issue of Alumni
News we will strive to bring you updates about your classmates.
Please send yours to alumni@ung.edu
to be included.
1960s
 COL (Ret), `64, passed away on January 7, 2014. He was a
member of the Special Forces Association, the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans
Business Association and the North Georgia Corps of Cadets Association.
In 2013, Peavy committed the largest private gift in the university's
history in support of the Corps of Cadets.
Read more... |
| ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS
UPDATE |
UNG has two active
alumni associations, the Gainesville State College Alumni Association
and the North Georgia College and State University Alumni Association,
Inc. Each association is managed by an Alumni Council consisting
of from fifteen to twenty elected council members and from two to four
ex-officio members. Click here for
GSCAA Council Directory and here for
NGCSUAA Council.
In the fall of 2013 the two alumni councils
voted to create a steering committee for the purpose of creating a new
UNG alumni organization.
Read more... |
| YOUNG ALUMNI BOARD
UPDATE |
The inaugural 31-member strong UNG Young
Alumni Board, led by Alumni Relations Officer Sarah Dunlap, was chosen
in July 2013 and held their first board meeting in September on the
Dahlonega Campus. All board members are graduates who received
their degrees(s) in the last 10 years from UNG, GSC, or NGCSU and
represent a variety of backgrounds. The board is broken into five
committees: Events, Foundations, Campus & Student Relations,
Outreach & Marketing, and Bylaws Ad Hoc. the board as a whole
meets in-person twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring,
and as a committee they meet via conference calls and meetings on a
regular basis.
If you have ideas/suggestions for any of the
committees, please email
sarah.dunlap@ung.edu. Visit the Young Alumni Board webpage.
Read More... |
| YOUNG ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT |
 Each
quarter the Young Alumni Board's Marketing and Outreach committee will
interview and highlight a graduate of the last ten years. In this
issue, Dr. Mark Causey, `06 answers questions about his experience at
UNG.
Q: How did your time at UNG
benefit you in your career?
A: While attending the
University of North Georgia, I learned the importance of discipline,
preparation, and time management.
Read more... |
The UNG
Scholarship Fund and The UNG Annual Fund
What are they and why should I care? |
The hodgepodge of terms that make up the
language of higher education philanthropy can be confusing. In
each issue of the Alumni News we will attempt to isolate and explain
many of the terms you read and hear, plus provide examples of how your
donations are used.
In this issue we provide examples of how the
UNG Scholarship Fund benefitted
single mother and how the
UNG Annual Fund
is utilized by the Corps of Cadets and the Honors Program. |
| ATHLETICS HALL OF
FAME |
| Spencer Boyd, `60, Galina Dimitrova Courson,
`01, Paul Stringer, `52, & Katie Williamson, `06 will be inducted in
this year's UNG Athletics Hall of Fame during luncheon ceremonies on
February 15, 2014.
Read more... |
| SHARED INTEREST
GROUPS |
| The focus of alumni relations and engagement has
changed. In the past, colleges and universities engaged alumni
primarily through their respective graduating class year and with events
(e.g., reunions). While many classes continue to maintain their
identity, opportunities for affinity for one's college/department
cohort, profession, Greek organizations, sport or other cause have led
to groups organizing to promote those common bonds, experiences, or
affinities. Read more... |
| UNG AUTO LICENSE PLATES |
The UNG prestige plate is on sale at the State
DMV site.
 Use
THIS LINK for more information. The university has reserved the
following number combinations: UNG 011 through
UNG 100 and will
soon auction off these positions to the highest bidder. Stay tuned
for information on how you can obtain one of these combinations.
Proceeds from the auction will benefit the UNG Annual Fund.
Renewal fees will benefit the UNG Scholarship Fund. |
| ALUMNI EVENTS |
2014 has a number of events in store for alumni
of UNG The alumni website,
www.ungalumni.org is the best place for you to see what is coming up
and to register online as they open up.
| February |
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| 15 |
11:30
AM |
Athletics Hall of Fame
Register Now |
Dining Facility
Banquet Room - Dahlonega |
| March |
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| 15 |
6:00 PM |
Greer, SC Alumni
Area Gathering |
Thornblade Country Club - Greer, SC |
| 15 |
12:00 PM |
Athens, GA Alumni
Area Gathering |
Oconee Campus - Watkinsville, GA |
| 28 |
6:00
PM |
UNG
Scholarship Ball |
Forsyth Conference
Center - Cumming, GA |
| April |
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| 25-27 |
Various |
Alumni Weekend |
Dahlonega Campus -
Dahlonega, GA |
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Nighthawks Athletic Club Golf, Class Reunions (64, 74, 84, 89, &
94)
Corps of Cadets Awards Review, Wine
Tasting with Dr.Guy Oliver, Memorial Wall Retreat Ceremony
Athletics events, SIG meetings and much more |
| May |
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| 3 |
TBA |
Savannah & Ft. Stewart Alumni Gathering |
TBA |
| June |
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| 6 |
TBA |
Starlight, Dinner
on the Green & Fireworks |
Gainesville Campus |
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| WE REMEMBER... |
| Quarterly Alumni News will provide a list of
names and class years of alumni and UNG community members reported as
deceased since the last issue. In this issue we have taken the
liberty of publishing all alumni names on record since January 1, 2013.
Read more... |
| ALUMNI SOCIAL NETWORKING LINKS |
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