Georgia Mountain Beacon

Dahlonega, GA – Two students in North Georgia College & State University’s Mike Cottrell School of Business are spending summer days lending their skills to fashion companies in California and Paris—and the Parisian intern could have the chance to become the American distributor of a luxury handbag company. “My upcoming assignment will be to promote DOGNIN through various fashion blogs and... Read more

Dahlonega, GA – North Georgia College & State University will open the Student Money Management Center this August in an effort to help students of all levels of experience improve their financial knowledge base. “I am very excited about the possibilities this center will provide our students,” Dr. Bonita Jacobs, president of North Georgia, said. “The skills they will gain will... Read more

Dahlonega, GA – Dr. Sarah Formica, associate professor of physics at North Georgia College & State University, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair. “This is a tremendous honor for Dr. Formica and for North Georgia,” Dr. Patricia Donat, vice president for academic affairs, said. “Known as a skilled instructor who engages and challenges... Read more

Dahlonega, GA – Faculty and students of the nursing program at North Georgia College & State University have completed a week-long service trip to the Dominican Republic, aiding Rivers of the World, a Dawsonville-based international ministry group, by providing medical treatment to impoverished people throughout the region surrounding La Romana, the country’s third-largest city. “The students had to problem-solve and use... Read more

Dahlonega, GA – A group of four students and one professor from North Georgia College & State University’s Department of Physical Therapy has been chosen to present research on combating Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)—a condition affecting one out of every three women—at the annual meeting of the International Continence Society, held this year in Beijing, China, in October. “It is an... Read more

Dahlonega, GA – The Testing Center at North Georgia College & State University was recently awarded Test Center Certification by the National College Testing Association (NCTA), making it the only NCTA-certified testing center in Georgia. Criteria for certification are rigorous and are based on the NCTA Professional Standards and Guidelines, which were developed to guide post-secondary test centers in the... Read more

Dahlonega, GA – Dr. Bonita Jacobs, president of North Georgia College & State University, and Richard Oates, associate vice president for academic affairs and interim dean of the Mike Cottrell School of Business, have been named by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as two of the top 100 leaders in education in the greater Atlanta area. Taking office in July of 2011,... Read more

Dahlonega, GA  - North Georgia College & State University has selected Dr. Donna T. Mayo as the dean for the university’s Mike Cottrell School of Business. Mayo, who is currently dean and professor of marketing in the School of Business at Dalton State College, will assume her new role effective July 1, 2012. “Dr. Mayo is a dynamic, engaging leader,” said... Read more

Blairsville, GA – The Mike Cottrell School of Business at North Georgia College & State University has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees in business and accounting. Only 643 schools of... Read more

Dahlonege, GA – The schools of North Georgia College & State University have announced the speakers for this spring’s commencement ceremonies, just a few weeks away. The university has four different commencement ceremonies, beginning May 4 and ending May 6. The guest speakers will bring a wide range of experience and expertise to the events. Mary Norman, Coca-Cola’s director of marketing... Read more

Dahlonega, GA – The University Press of North Georgia (UPNG), a scholarly press operated by North Georgia College & State University, has won a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Digital Start-Upgrant for $24,923 to support the press’s exploration of peer review processesfor publishing born-digital book-length scholarly monographs in the humanities toencourage their support, acceptance, and use in academia. The Press... Read more