North Georgia College & State University kicked off its Great Decisions lecture series Tuesday with a presentation on U.S.-China relations at the Gainesville Civic Center. Nearly 70 people came to listen to a North Georgia professor weigh in on current issues. [Full story...]

Local students joined those from across the state Monday at the Capitol to rally against budget cuts to the University System of Georgia. What was once $300 million in proposed cuts is now down to $117 million, but many programs remain on the chopping block, including master’s degree programs in nursing at North Georgia College & State University in Dahlonega and the swimming program at Gainesville State College in Oakwood. [Full story...]

For more than 3,000 uninsured patients each year, the Appalachian Nurse Practitioner Clinic is a lifeline. Yet as vital as the service is to some residents, its future is uncertain in the wake of the University System of Georgia's recent announcement of millions in proposed budget cuts. [Full story...]

Three community leaders were honored Thursday at the Northeast Georgia Council of the Boy Scouts of America annual American Values Dinner. Businessman Mike Cottrell, Chamber of Commerce leader Kit Dunlap and attorney Woody Stewart all received Thursday the Ralph Cleveland Distinguished Citizen Award for each of their contributions to the community. ...Max Burns, the dean of the Mike Cottrell Business School at North Georgia College & State University, called Cottrell a "visionary" and an "innovator." [Full story...]

Many lunch-hungry students may have lost their appetite last week when they arrived at the North Georgia College & State University dining hall only to hear word of the $4.2 million in proposed state budget cuts currently facing their alma mater. "Shocked would be great word," said Martin Erbele. The Student Government Association president was posted at the entrance of the cafeteria as he explained the possible cuts and encouraged his fellow students to do something about it. [Full story...]

A six-week lecture and discussion series is encouraging residents of Hall and Forsyth counties to think globally and speak locally. Great Decisions 2010 is a forum intended to engage people in issues of foreign policy and other international concerns. The long-running national program is being facilitated locally this year by North Georgia College & State University, which is making its faculty members available as sources of expertise on a range of topics. [Full story...]

Georgia lawmakers were urged Wednesday to soften the blows to public colleges and universities, which face up to $600 million in cuts as part of the state's budget crisis. University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis was grilled for two hours during the House Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee hearing. ...Monday's news of the cuts hit hard at North Georgia College & State University, which proposed eliminating 20 percent of its course offerings and some graduate level programs to meet $4.2 million in cuts. [Full story...]

The tiny insects of North Georgia College & State University are battling more than the Hemlock-destroying wooly adelgid these days. You can now add potential budget cuts to their list of enemies. With a stormy financial outlook for the college, Predator Beetle Lab Manager Sarah Osicka and her staff recently took it upon themselves to generate funds, and educate the public, at an open house last week. [Full story...]

A rare book chronicling the Russo – Japanese War was presented to North Georgia College & State University on Feb. 24 by Major General Jack Wheeler (Class of 1961). The book had been the property of LTC Robert Ladd of Fayetteville, a member of American Legion Post 105, Fayette County. [Full story...]

A plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the University System of Georgia's budget might mean cutting Gainesville State College's swimming program and eliminating 20 percent of the courses at North Georgia College & State University, according to a document compiled for lawmakers. And that's just the start of the cuts. Erroll B. Davis Jr., chancellor for the University System of Georgia, provided a detailed list of $300 million in systemwide cuts to lawmakers Monday. [Full story...]