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UNG students won the Japanese Speech Contest
Six UNG students entered the annual Japanese Speech Contest on Saturday, March 5th, where high school and college students from all over Georgia competed. Five won a prize in their…
UNG Languages announces promotion and tenure of Dr. Tomoe Nishio
In recognition of her teaching, scholarship, and service, the University of North Georgia (UNG) has announced promotions and granting of tenure for our Japanese faculty member. Dr. Tomoe Nishio (Associate…
Dr. Tomoe Nishio in the Journal of Virtual Exchange
Dr. Tomoe Nishio of “Language learning motivation in collaborative online international learning: an activity theory analysis,” published in the latest issue of the Journal of Virtual Exchange. Nishio, T.,…
Dr. Nishio, professor in Japanese, collaboration with Nanzan University
On a regular basis, Dr. Tomoe Nishio and students in her intermediate-advanced Japanese language class at the University of North Georgia (UNG) log onto their computers in the early morning or…
Dr. Tomoe Nishio, a professor in Japanese, was recognized as 2020 GATJ Teacher of the Year
Dr. Tomoe Nishio, a professor in Japanese, was recognized by the Georgia Association of Teachers of Japanese (GATJ) as 2020 GATJ Teacher of the Year. Read more: Congratulations, Tomoe.…
Four alumni and one senior selected as Fulbright finalists
UNG's five Fulbright finalists are: Madalyn Beacham (Arabic major), a December 2019 graduate from McDonough, Georgia, with a degree in international affairs. She plans to pursue a master's degree…
Three UNG students earn Boren Scholarships
Rachel Wilson will become the first UNG student to use a Boren to study at the new Chinese Flagship Domestic Immersion Capstone at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center…
Three from UNG selected for Japan Exchange and Teaching Program
Three graduating seniors have been selected for the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program, Aubrey Rost, Margaret Owens, and Katherine Wright, will teach English in Japan for 1 year.…
Two students win Fund for Education Abroad Gilman scholarship
Congratulations to Uriyah Davis and Phillip Ly for receiving Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship earlier this year. Davis and Ly won the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarship in late March.…
Four UNG students win the annual Japanese Speech Contest in Atlanta
Four UNG students won the annual Japanese Speech Contest in Atlanta on March 7, 2020, including the grand prize of a free round-trip ticket to Japan: Category 2 1st Place:…