Adcox wins award for summer program
Dr. Gary Adcox, director of campus success and strategic retention initiatives at the University of North Georgia's (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Oconee Campus, has won the 2023 for his leadership of an on-campus summer program for middle school students. The National Association of Branch Campus Administrators honored Adcox with the recognition.
The Nighthawks Student Opportunities for Accelerated Readiness (SOAR) program targets economically disadvantaged and English as a second language youth who are likely prospective first-generation college students. SOAR was designed to bridge the education gap and "summer educational slide" for rising sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students during a three-week camp-like summer program intended for students who would benefit from participating in a summer enrichment and engagement program.
"This past year, 62 middle school students from Athens-Clarke and Oglethorpe counties enrolled in the second year of the program," Adcox said. "We are proud to say that all grade levels saw significant improvements in their pre-and post-test scores."
Student participation in the program has grown each year since the program’s 2019 inception. Currently, there are 77 middle schoolers signed up to participate in this summer's Nighthawks SOAR program.
Enrollment jumps 5.3% to record 20,317
Â鶹ÊÓƵ set an enrollment record this fall with 20,317 students. It is the first time Â鶹ÊÓƵ has had more than 20,000 students.
Students help new doctors problem-solve
Two recent Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumnae and a student joined Dr. Cathy Whiting, professor of biology, in delivering a recent workshop for Northeast Georgia Medical Center's Graduate Medical Education resident physicians.
'State of the University' is Oct. 22 in Blue Ridge
Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Michael Shannon will deliver his 'State of the University' address at 11 a.m. Oct. 22 in David E. Ralston Hall at Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Blue Ridge Campus.
Nursing students can gain experience abroad
Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Department of Nursing is offering undergraduate and graduate students education abroad opportunities in Peru, South Korea and the United Kingdom.