February 2024 Newsletter
Executive Director's Update
Membership Monday is upon us!!! On Monday, February 5th the UNG Alumni Association will host our fourth Membership Monday campaign. Our goals is 300 new members by the end of the day!
Your Alumni Association is the voice of alumni to the University of North Georgia. Together, in partnership with the faculty, staff, students, and friends, the Association works hard to engage alumni in the missional work of advancing our great university - always increasing the value of our degree.
We can’t do this alone. For a small membership fee, you will be joining us in this effort, supporting our work to continue to drive UNG to be the best that it can be. Future alumni of UNG will be impacted by the work that we are doing today. Our work is timeless and allows alumni to “pay it forward”, access to programs and services, have pride in our school, acknowledge those alumni that lead, and create a sense of belonging for all, no matter how near or far.
Join us to day at ungalumni.org/ungaa. As alumni, we are all in this together!
Wendi Huguley, ‘90
Executive Director
Alumni Relations & Annual Giving
Join us for a day full of fun challenges, show your love for UNG, and win awesome prizes!
Membership Monday is a 24-hour, online membership-raiser with the goal of increasing the voice of UNG alumni and strengthening alumni-focused programming hosted by the UNG Alumni Association.
Explore the many challenges that will be offered on Membership Monday and get ready to participate Monday, February 5th, 2024.
Greek Convocation
Greek alumni are invited to Greek Convocation on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 4 PM in Memorial Hall (the old gym) as a show of support for the Greek community at UNG. This gathering is a partnership between the Alumni Association and the UNG Greek Life office. The word “convocation” comes from the Latin convocare meaning "to call/come together" - a translation of the Greek ἐκκλησία ekklēsia – and is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose, mostly ecclesiastical or academic.
During Convocation, a panel of Greek alumni will speak to the students about their collegiate experiences, bringing a message of unity and support on behalf of all organizations. The panelists, many of whom spoke to the Greek officers in August, will stress the importance of systemwide fraternal unity, while encouraging positive behaviors that will ensure the longevity of the Greek system at UNG. The panelists will also encourage students to engage with Greek alumni through the Alumni Association’s UNGUnite.com portal for the purposes of mentoring and networking as they start thinking about career options and plans after graduation.
It would be extremely moving to have a number of Greek alumni in the audience as a show of support and unity for this first Greek Convocation at UNG. We are stronger together than individually and we all want the same positive outcomes for our collegians. Please plan on coming to campus and joining us if you can! Please reach out to Wendi Huguley at wendi.huguley@ung.edu / 706-864-1545 with questions.
UNG Young Alumni Coffee Social
Join fellow UNG Young Alumni for a night of coffees and conversation! The gathering will be held Thursday, February 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $10 for UNGAA members and $20 for non-members. Click here to join the UNGAA!
For registration, click here. If you have any questions, please contact Jared Patterson at jared.patterson@ung.edu. Hope to see you there!
Nighthawks Basketball
The UNG men’s and women’s Nighthawks basketball teams are playing great ball! The women are 12-7 with their next game Saturday, February 3rd at home vs. Flagler at 1:30 p.m. EST at the UNG Convocation Center. The men are 17-2 with the next game Saturday at home vs. Flager at 3:30 PM EST at the same location. Check out their schedules below and make plans to attend today!
National Leadership Challenge Weekend
The Corps of Cadets will host National Leadership Challenge (NLC) Weekend on 22-24 March 2024 for high school students who are considering a military program in college. See a short video here.
Participants will rappel down a sheer rock cliff at the Army’s Mountain Ranger Training Camp in Dahlonega, construct a rope bridge across a mountain stream, negotiate obstacle and leadership reaction course elements, observe demonstrations by UNG cadet organizations, and meet some of our cadets. They will be assigned to small teams and a current UNG cadets mentor who will guide them through the weekend.
Participants sleep in rustic, 16-person cabins on bunk beds at Camp Wahsega, a 4-H Camp owned by the University System of Georgia, approximately one mile from the Mountain Ranger Camp, and about ten miles from campus. Young men and women will occupy separate cabins.
NLC Weekend is offered twice per year (fall and spring), and space is limited to 200 students. Please see the website for details and registration: ung.edu/cadet/nlc. Cost is $115/participant.
National Intelligence Summer Academy
Do you know a rising high school sophomore, junior, or senior who is fascinated or thrilled by the field of intelligence – spying and counter-spying?
Please let them (or their parents) know about the second annual University of North Georgia (UNG) - National Intelligence Summer Academy (NISA). It is a five-day daytime program for high school students on the Cumming campus, July 15-19, 2024.
Clicking here takes you directly to the NISA webpage. Also, attached is the NISA 2024 Brochure.
Nighthawks Nikes
Nighthawk fans can now wear what the ‘Hawks wear! UNG Athletics has dropped a branded version of the Nighthawks' 2023-24 official Nike team travel shoe.
"We are excited to offer the Nighthawk Nation the exclusive sideline shoe of North Georgia Athletics," stated director of athletics Mary Rob Plunkett. "Get yours today and wear the same branded shoe that the Nighthawks are wearing!"
Fans can purchase one of unisex Nike Zoom Pegasus 40 sneakers online through Striker Marketing, where they retail for $139 and are available in most sizes. All purchase proceeds benefit UNG athletics scholarships! Click here to shop now!
Want to mentor a student or young alumnus?
The UNG Office of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving and the UNG Office of Career Services are proud to offer UNGUnite! This cloud-based platform provides UNG students, alumni, and friends the chance to connect with each other, expand professional networks, as well as set up structured mentoring relationships with one another!
If you are a student or young alumni who needs career advice from more experienced alumni, UNGUnite can provide that to you! If you want the chance to mentor and give career advice to those who are seeking it, UNGUnite can provide that as well. To get started, follow these steps:
Visit www.ungunite.com and click on the “Get Started” button.
Once you have created a profile, click on the drop-down menu beside your profile picture in the upper right.
Click on “Edit Profile” to update your education, contact information and willingness to help settings. This allows other users the ability to see whether you seek or are offering assistance to other users on the platform.
Clicking “Directory” on the left-hand menu allows users to search for someone specific. If you don’t see someone on the directory and think they would like to take part in this networking platform, feel free to invite them to the site.
Our email is always open to questions you may have: alumni@ung.edu. Feel free to explore UNGUnite to become familiar with the user interface. We cannot thank you enough for your participation in helping our offices launch UNGUnite!
Send Us Your Notes!
Help UNG and your classmates keep up with what is happening in your life—both personally and professionally—by sending Class Notes items to one of the addresses listed below. Military Alumni, feel free to send any and all PCS information to share with your classmates. Class Notes will be published in the Alumni Bulletin, a benefit of UNGAA membership. Please include your current address to help us keep our alumni database up-to-date. If you send a photo, please make sure it is a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
Class Notes is the first section we work on, so keep these deadlines in mind; for the Spring (February) issue, submit by January 15; for summer (May), submit by April 15; for fall (August), submit by July 15; for winter (November), submit by October 15.
Email: alumni@ung.edu
Mail: University of North Georgia
Office of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving
P.O. Box 1599
Dahlonega, GA 30533
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