SUMMER HONORS - Key Persons
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- Associate Professor
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Associate Professor, Collections & Initiatives Librarian
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- Assistant Dean of Libraries - Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor, Library Science
Angie Jerez moved to Atlanta from Bogotá, Columbia 8 years ago with a degree in graphic design. She has established herself as an illustrator and painter, creating detailed drawings, paintings and murals. She says, "I create drawings with detailed linework. My inspiration comes from random silly ideas, or from nostalgic memories. Sometimes, I find charm in objects and things that are usually ignored."
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- Library Associate - Access Services
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- Assistant to General Counsel
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- Associate Professor, Library Science
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- President
- Founder and First Executive Director of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students
- President of the University of North Georgia
The University of North Georgia is a leading regional university and a driving force for educational attainment and economic development. Located in the fastest-growing area of the state, UNG serves about 20,000 students across its five campuses and online.
One of only six senior military colleges in the country, UNG holds designations as a State Leadership Institution and as The Military College of Georgia. With this signature emphasis, we encourage and develop civilian and military students into leaders who serve and make positive impacts in their communities in northeast Georgia and around the globe.
Our culture of academic excellence is grounded in a student-focused environment where world-class faculty and staff are scholars and mentors who inspire service, inquiry and creativity.
I am so honored to serve as President of this great University, and I am grateful to our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends who have created remarkable momentum for UNG. Together, we are building on the legacy of student success, academic excellence, and leadership development that are the hallmarks of the University of North Georgia.
Bonita Jacobs is President of the University of North Georgia, which serves about 20,000 students across five campuses and offers a range of degree programs from the associate to doctoral levels.
In 2011, Jacobs took office as the 17th president of North Georgia College & State University, becoming the University's first female president and only the second woman to lead one of the country's six Senior Military Colleges. Jacobs oversaw the consolidation between North Georgia and Gainesville State College to officially become the University of North Georgia in 2013.
She has been named by Georgia Trend magazine one of the "100 Most Influential Georgians" and by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the "Top Education Leaders in Atlanta" and to its list of "Women Who Mean Business." She received the 2020 Distinguished Citizen Award from the Northeast Georgia Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and the NODA 2020 Circle of Excellence Award.
Jacobs currently serves on the BB&T Georgia Regional Advisory Board, the American Council on Education (ACE) National Task Force on the Transfer and Award of Credit, and is a mentor in the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Millennium Leadership Initiative. Recently, Jacobs served on the AASCU Board of Directors and on the Board of Trustees for the Georgia Council on Economic Education.
Jacobs is the founder and first executive director of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. Before coming to the University of North Georgia, Jacobs was Vice President for Student Development and a tenured professor of counseling and higher education at the University of North Texas. She previously served as Assistant Vice Chancellor and as Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Development at Western Carolina University and in student development positions at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Jacobs received bachelor's degrees in Spanish and history and a master's degree in counseling from Stephen F. Austin State University. She earned her doctorate in educational administration from Texas A&M University.
A recipient of multiple awards for leadership in higher education and student development, Jacobs is a frequent speaker on transfer and student success issues. Jacobs has conducted a significant amount of externally funded grant research. She is the former editor of The Journal of College Orientation and Transition and served on three other editorial boards. Her publications include The College Transfer Student in America: The Forgotten Student and Starting From Scratch: Your First-Year Experience, as well as numerous chapters, journal articles and reviews. Her most recent publications include two books, Strategic Mergers in Higher Education, (Johns Hopkins University Press) and UNG The Gold I See: The Legacy of UNG's Dahlonega Campus.
Jacobs is originally from Huntington, Texas, and she and her husband, Glenn, live in Dahlonega.
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- Technical Services Coordinator
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- Associate Professor of Environmental Microbiology
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- Senior Vice President for Leadership and Global Engagement
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- Provost and Senior Vice President
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- Senior Vice President for Business & Finance
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- Vice President for Student Affairs
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- Vice President of University Relations and Chief of Staff
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- Vice President of Regional Campuses
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- Assistant Professor, Biology
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- Assistant General Counsel
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- Part Time Library Assistant
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- Associate Professor - Biology
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- Assistant Professor of Biology
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- Executive Director, NISTS and Associate Professor, College of Education
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- Associate Department Head
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- Director of Internal Audit
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- Associate Dean, College of Science & Mathematics
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- Office Location Science 166, Gainesville / Area ( S ) of Expertise: Biological Sciences
- Part Time Faculty
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- Library Associate - Circulation
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- Library Associate - Circulation / Evenings & Weekends
Atlanta artist Jorge Arcos uses abstract painting to express his vision of the world. He says, "Thanks to my Hispanic heritage, coming from a culturally rooted country, my work portrays lively, bold, and energetic characteristics. Looking at a world that is full of nuances and changes, my focus comes from inner feelings about life." His exhibition will coincide with Hispanic Awareness Month.
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- Associate Professor, Biology
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- Library Associate - Circulation
Keith Smith is a figurative sculptor working primarily in ceramics and cast metal with a long-standing commitment to making and teaching art. He teaches at Kennesaw State University.
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- Administrative Assistant III
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- Associate Professor, Biology
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- Part Time Library Assistant
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- Associate Professor of Library Science
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- Professor / Director of the Environmental Leadership Center
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- Assistant Professor of Library Science
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- Library Associate Circulation
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- Vice President for University Advancement
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- Professor & Department Head, Biology
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- Associate Professor - Biology
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- Assistant Dean of Libraries / Professor
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- Library Associate - Circulation
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- Library Associate - Circulation
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- Head of Technical Services Librarian and
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- Associate Professor of Plant Biology
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- Library Services Coordinator
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- Lab Coordinator ( Life Sciences )