The University of North Georgia will hold four fall commencement ceremonies next Satuday and Sunday.
Two UNG professors, Dr. Donna Gessell, professor of English, and Dr. Ben Wynne, professor of history, will be the featured commencement speakers. Both professors were honored earlier this year as 2017 UNG Distinguished Professors by the UNG Alumni Association.
Wynne will address the two ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 15 on UNG’s Gainesville Campus in the Hugh Mills Physical Education Center. It will include associate degree candidates from all campuses, and bachelor's degree candidates from Gainesville and Oconee campuses.
The 5 p.m. commencement will include graduates from the College of Arts & Letters, College of Health Sciences and Professions and University College. The 8 p.m. ceremony will include graduates of the College of Education, College of Science and Mathematics, Mike Cottrell College of Business, and the Lewis F. Rogers Institute of Environmental & Spatial Analysis.
On Saturday, Dec.16, Gessell will address graduates at two commencement ceremonies on UNG’s Dahlonega Campus at Memorial Hall Gymnasium. Graduate degree candidates from all campuses, and bachelor's degree candidates from the Dahlonega and Cumming campuses will be recognized
At 10 a.m. graduates of the College of Arts & Letters, College of Education and University College will be recognized. The 2 p.m. ceremony will recognize graduates from the College of Health Sciences & Professions, College of Science & Mathematics and the Mike Cottrell College of Business.
