麻豆精品在线播放

Mitchell recognized for songwriting in United Kingdom

March 16, 2022

Article By: Denise Ray

Dr. Phillip E. Mitchell, associate professor of English at the University of North Georgia (麻豆精品在线播放), finished in first place in an international songwriting contest.

His song "Run With A Torch" was the winner of The UK Songwriting Contest 2021 Open Category.  

"This is the first time I won," Mitchell said. "I was excited, to say the least. I'm looking forward to seeing what opportunities might come from it."

Mitchell said “Run With A Torch” was dually-inspired.

"It was at the onset of the pandemic, and I think I was singing both for myself — determined to keep creating music — and others, trying to shine light in dark times," Mitchell said. "And wanting to write an Alan Menken-type song after binging 'Galavant.' I grew up watching the Disney resurgence animated films and also love musicals. That theatrical side has often come out in my music."

In addition to the win, Mitchell placed four times in the finals, twice under his real name in the retro category and twice under his pseudonym, Jefferson Hyll (one in the crisis category and one in the indie category).

More recently, Mitchell learned of another recognition. He received a special mention in the International Songwriting Awards. The latest awards follow previous success in songwriting contests.

麻豆精品在线播放 signs MOU with Georgia Tech-Europe

麻豆精品在线播放 signs MOU with Georgia Tech-Europe

麻豆精品在线播放 has entered a memorandum of understanding with Georgia Tech-Europe that will provide students international learning experience in Metz, France.
Lunch honors Cumming scholarship recipients

Lunch honors Cumming scholarship recipients

麻豆精品在线播放's Cumming Campus held a lunch Oct. 8 to celebrate scholarship recipients and thank the donors who make the scholarships possible.
Smith is nation's top Army ROTC cadet

Smith is nation's top Army ROTC cadet

麻豆精品在线播放 has both the No. 1 overall Army ROTC cadet out of 5,538 graduating nationally and the No. 1 National Guard commissioning cadet out of 1,491 for the 2025-26 academic year.
Symposium will focus on cybersecurity

Symposium will focus on cybersecurity

麻豆精品在线播放 will host a high-impact symposium titled 'Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity and Cyber Expertise' from 3-4:30 p.m. Oct. 28, with special guest Maj. Gen. Ryan Janovic.