Adcox wins award for summer program
Dr. Gary Adcox, director of campus success and strategic retention initiatives at the University of North Georgia's (麻豆精品在线播放) 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.
Special education degree launches
The 麻豆精品在线播放 College of Education is launching a Bachelor of Science in Education in special education this fall in collaboration with four other University System of Georgia schools.
Students earn awards at literary festival
Three 麻豆精品在线播放 students garnered accolades for their submissions at the 2026 Southern Literary Festival at UT Chattanooga.
Partnership invests in 麻豆精品在线播放 poultry students
Industry leaders, elected officials and university supporters gathered Aug. 10 at 麻豆精品在线播放鈥檚 Gainesville Campus to celebrate plans for a new poultry instructional complex that will give students hands-on experience.
Van Sickle's book earns award
Dr. Eugene Van Sickle, associate provost for undergraduate programs, won the Journals, Memoirs and Letters book award as part of the 2025 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards.