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The even will feature New York Times best-selling authors, a cooking demonstration by cookbook author, Nathalie Dupree and a writers conference...
Brenau University and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Create Joint Physician Assistant Program
The new program builds on Brenau’s record for graduate and undergraduate education to prepare health care professionals in a variety of disciplines, including nursing, occupational therapy and clinical psychology. Gale Hansen Starich, dean of Brenau’s School of Health & Science, said the new program – like the existing Master of Science in Nursing for family practice nurses – could help alleviate the shortage of health care professionals in rural Georgia...
Jul 16, 2008
New NGCSU Center Expands Research Initiatives with Funding from Board of Regents
A new Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities at North Georgia College & State University has been awarded $25,000 from the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents to support major research activities at the region’s only four-year state university...
Jul 2, 2008
Teaching Kids How to Study for Tests is Key to Classroom Success
A Forsyth County mom has created new online study tool called Qwizzy's World that makes homework time easy and can actually help boost test scores...
Jun 26, 2008
New North Georgia College & State University Road Paves Way for Expansion
Design work begins this week for a section of roadway that is the first phase of the University’s planned development of more than 200 acres of property next to the main NGCSU campus in Dahlonega...
Jun 18, 2008
State Superintent of Schools Issues Letter Regarding CRCT Social Studies Scores
Over the past several days the Georgia Department of Education has been closely monitoring initial results of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) as they are being processed. The area that has raised great concern is the results for social studies in grades six and seven...
May 23, 2008
Sales Tax Holidays Set by Governor
During the annual “back to school” sales tax holiday, Georgia shoppers will have the opportunity to purchase certain clothing items, computers and computer accessories tax-free. The “back to school” sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m., Thursday, July 31...
May 14, 2008
Canton Resident Wins Toastmasters Speech Contest
Canton resident Cathy Wendland-Colby emerged victorious amongst 10 contestants in the Toastmasters speech competition held during District 14 (Georgia) Spring conference in Peachtree City...
May 12, 2008
Brenau University to Award 753 Degrees at Weekend Commencement Exercises
The 753 receiving undergraduate diplomas and graduate degrees from Brenau is the largest number of total Brenau degree conferees since 1988-89...
May 7, 2008
Cherokee High School Class of 1958 Prepares for 50th Reunion
There's nothing like getting ready for a Class Reunion. There's nothing better than attending one, whether it's the first, tenth, twenty-fifth. But getting ready for the 50th High School Reunion is a "high" that keeps on flying...
May 6, 2008
Environmental Sustainability Demonstrated by NGCSU Students
A group of NGCSU students recently sifted through more than 100 lbs. of trash for an hour, retrieving aluminum cans, plastic containers, paper and cardboard. The group weighed the trash bags before and after the recyclables were taken out, calculating that approximately 20 percent of the total trash was salvaged for recycling...
Apr 30, 2008
Lanier Technical College Students Successful at State Competitions
Three Lanier Tech students from the Oakwood Campus qualified for the national competition: Shelia Carter won second place in Cyber Security and first place in Telecommunications. Randall Pruitt won first place in Project Management, and Faye Humphries received third place in Management Analysis and Decision Making...
Apr 25, 2008
Bascomb Student Stars as Stuart Little at Towne Lake
Bascomb second-graders cheer friend in production of Stuart Little...
Apr 22, 2008
Governor Designates a Week for Air Quality Awareness
Recognizing the detrimental effect smog has on citizens and the state’s economy, Governor Sonny Perdue has proclaimed the week of April 28 through May 2, 2008 as Air Quality Awareness Week in Georgiam...
Apr 11, 2008
Inspiring 14 Cows for America's Storytellers Set for Brenau Appearance April 15
The Maasai warrior who initiated the touching gift from his remote village in Kenya to the United States following the Sept. 2001 terrorist attacks will appear at a public lecture...
Apr 7, 2008
Operation Smart Drive Comes to Etowah
Operation Drive Smart is a program of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety which focuses on reducing the number of deaths among teenage drivers...
Apr 2, 2008
