Stay connected with the latest news from North Georgia College & State University http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/news DAHLONEGA (Nov. 7, 2008) - North Georgia College & State University celebrated on Nov. 7 the grand openings of two facilities that will have long-term benefits for the more than 5,000 students at the university, as well as members of the community. The Library Technology Center and Student Recreation Center opened to students this fall.. http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/Univ_Rel/currentnews.htm#grandopenings Item15 Fri, 7 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EDT DAHLONEGA (Sept. 4, 2008) - Gone are the days of the 5-cent refunds for glass bottles that motivated consumers to stockpile their garages with empty containers. Glass is now saved alongside plastic bottles, cardboard boxes and empty cans, a growing trend in today's environment-friendly society that shows a new sense of responsibility in local communities to recycle and reduce consumption of resources. North Georgia College & State University faculty and students are leading several initiatives this semester to make the university one of those communities. http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/Univ_Rel/currentnews.htm#recycling Item15 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:45:00 EDT DAHLONEGA (Aug. 19, 2008) - Lainey Head made an abrupt change in her college routine just a few credits shy of a biology degree to start her career path for medical school. The 28-year-old mother of two has taken on a new challenge by joining the Corps of Cadets at North Georgia College & State University. The second week of August, designed as an orientation for new military students, tested the endurance of 240 new cadets, who graduated Sunday. http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/Univ_Rel/currentnews.htm#FROGweek Item14 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:30:00 EDT DAHLONEGA (Aug. 11, 2008) - The long-awaited opening day for North Georgia College & State University's new Library Technology Center will arrive on Aug. 19, a day before the campus comes to life with student activity and fall classes begin. A new type of library experience will await patrons when they first step foot inside the sprawling three-story structure, which fills enough space to hold two Stewart Libraries, with room to spare, and measures three-quarters of a football field in length. http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/Univ_Rel/currentnews.htm#library Item13 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:15:00 EDT DAHLONEGA (July 21, 2008) - The Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games will soon put China at center stage in the world of sports. As the best athletes prepare to compete, another group of young men and women will have nearly finished a different kind of challenge. On Aug. 1, the new Chinese Summer Language Institute at North Georgia College & State University will graduate its first 16 students, diverse in their interests and backgrounds but all with one goal in mind - to learn Mandarin Chinese. http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/Univ_Rel/currentnews.htm#Chinese Item12 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:30:00 EDT DAHLONEGA (July 18, 2008) - Mark Jordan's students in Business 3910, Leadership Theories and Processes, at North Georgia College & State University will move beyond classroom theory on July 24 when they conduct a live workshop on leadership development for more than 30 young leaders from local nonprofit organizations including the United Way, Red Cross, Family Connections and the March of Dimes, among others. http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/Univ_Rel/currentnews.htm#leadershiptraining Item11 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:30:00 EDT DAHLONEGA (July 18, 2008) - A new vision for the North Georgia College & State University student experience is taking shape as towering new structures are erected on campus and old spaces are renovated and redefined to take advantage of the university's expanding infrastructure. Student affairs executive John Clower is confident that a planned Student Success Center is less than 18 months away and will be operating in the soon-to-be-vacated Stewart Library. http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/news/currentnews.htm#studentsuccess Item10 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:15:00 EDT DAHLONEGA (July 17, 2008) - The renovated Education Building at North Georgia College & State University will soon provide desperately needed office and instructional space for two academic departments, the Center for Global Engagement and the Department of Information & Instructional Technology when the building reopens at the end of the month. http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/Univ_Rel/currentnews.htm#renovation Item9 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDT DAHLONEGA (July 16, 2008) - The most significant change to North Georgia College & State University's undergraduate residence policy in the past 37 years will take effect this fall semester, starting Aug. 20, when the first non-cadet male students begin living on campus. Three residence buildings will become home to 161 male undergraduates who will make up 10 percent of the approximately 1,600 students who reside on campus. http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/Univ_Rel/currentnews.htm#residencepolicy Item8 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:30:00 EDT DAHLONEGA (July 14, 2008) - The University Press of North Georgia will release "Dahlonega's Gold" by alumna Anne Dismukes Amerson during Authors' Signing Day in Dahlonega from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 26 at the Gold Museum on the town square. The historical novel is the second publication of the University Press. http://apache.northgeorgia.edu/Univ_Rel/currentnews.htm#novel Item7 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:45:00 EDT