Archives for 4. Faculty News
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,”…
PSIA Professor Dr. Eddie Mienie Part of Planning Team for Upcoming Symposium: Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on National Security
The COVID-19 global pandemic posed new strategic challenges within the political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, information (PMESII), and intelligence domains of nation-states. To analyze the implications of the pandemic’s impact…
PSIA Professor Dr. Eddie Mienie Creates Intelligence Course for High School Students
Eddie Mienie, Executive Director of Strategic Studies Program & Partnerships and Associate Professor of Strategic & Security Studies. Dr. Edward Mienie, Executive Director of Strategic Studies Program & Partnerships and…
PSIA Professors Lead Discussions at UNG LEADS Day
On August 10, 2020, UNG virtually hosted the second annual UNG LEADS Day (Learning, Engagement, Achievement, Development, Service) as a celebration of the upcoming academic year. PSIA Department Head Dr.…
Senior Lecturer Charlene Hudson Wins UNG Teaching Excellence Award
Charlene Hudson, Political Science Professor on the Gainesville campus, has been awarded the UNG Teaching Excellence Award for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty. This award recognizes non-tenure-track faculty who have consistently demonstrated outstanding teaching,…
Dr. Jaimie Edwards Joins UNG’s PSIA Family
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Jaimie Edwards is joining our PSIA community as a professor of American Government in the Fall. Dr. Edwards comes to us from Virginia…
UNG PSIA Assistant Professor Sarah Young Starts New Role as Assistant Director of Academic Engagement
Dr. Sarah Young, Assistant Professor of Political Science, has a new role as the Assistant Director of Academic Engagement. She will also retain the title of Assistant Professor of Political…
Dr. Glen Smith Receives Presidential Grant
Glen Smith, Associate Professor of Political Science & International Affairs. Dr. Glen Smith, a Professor of Political Science at The University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus, recently was awarded a…
PSIA Department Publishing New Textbook on Global Politics
Dlynn Armstrong Williams, Department Head for Political Science & International Affairs. Raluca Viman-Miller, Assistant Professor for Political Science & International Affairs. A new textbook, "The Basics of World Politics: Theory…
PSIA Drs. Chand and Wilson Win LEAP Into Action Grant
(Pictured, left to right, Dr. Bibek Chand and Dr. Dwight Wilson) Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share about our exciting endeavor in the classroom! We had been…