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4 UNG Students Selected for Washington Program on National Security
There were 15 students selected nationwide for the Washington Program on National Security, four of them are UNG students, and three of those four are PSIA students. PSIA students: Ella…
Professors Reflect on LEAP into Action Grant
Last Spring, Dr. Bibek Chand and Dr. Dwight Wilson were awarded the LEAP into Action Grant. Their LEAP project, titled “Gamifying Global Issues: Integrating Experiential Learning by Simulating International Relations,”…
Nine UNG Students Awarded Gilman Scholarship
Source: USC Page, Academic Honors & Fellowships. The University of North Georgia had nine of it's students be awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, and three of those were PSIA…
Seven UNG Students Selected for Fulbright Awards
Seven UNG students were chosen to be part of the Fulbright Program. Congrats to the following students on their recent award! #PSIAfamily Katherine Torres, a senior pursuing a degree in…
PSIA Students Inducted into Tri-Alpha National Honor Society
On April 19, 2021, three PSIA students were inducted into Tri-Alpha: Hannah E. Clark, Jelma Flores-Mota, and Yvette Zamudio. Congratulations to all of the recent inductees! Alpha Alpha Alpha or…
PSIA Students Win Boren Scholarship
Winners of the Boren Scholarship, a highly competitive national scholarship, were recently named, with two being our very own PSIA students. Philip Ly and Katherine “Kat” Torres. Rhiannon Smith was…
Meet George Johnson: Class of ’38 Graduate & WWII Veteran
UNG Alumnus George Johnson. George Johnson, the eldest North Georgia Political Science Alumnus, turned 103 on April 11th. He received an Associate’s Degree in 1938 from the then North Georgia…
Distinguished Military Students & Graduates are Named
Congratulations to the PSIA students that have been named as Distinguished Military Graduates and Students! Garrett Wilson, Eva Sykes and Derek Whitmore were all honored as Distinguished Military Students. Wilson…
Fulbright Program Selects 18 UNG Students as Semi-Finalists
Eighteen UNG students and alumni were chosen as semi-finalists for a competitive fellowship program, the Fulbright Student Program. This is a record for UNG. Only 16 UNG students applied last…
Political Science Major Spends Fall in Washington
Jacob Warren, a sophomore pursuing a degree in political science, spent the fall semester in Washington, , as part of The Fund for American Studies' Capital Semester on International Affairs…