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University of North Georgia celebrates its inaugural year
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Brooke Smith, left, helps hand out T-shirts displaying the new University of North Georgia Nighthawks mascot Thursday at a ceremony honoring the merging of North Georgia College & State University and Gainesville College into the University of North Georgia at University Center | GA 400 in Cumming. - photo by Autumn Vetter | Times regional staff
The University of North Georgia did not waste much time in celebrating its final approval, as a rolling tour of university dignitaries hit the road to each of the institution’s four campuses.On Thursday, the university kicked off its inaugural semester with four on-campus pep rallies, starting with the flagship campus in Dahlonega. “This campus has gone through a lot of work,” President Bonita Jacobs told the hundreds of students, faculty and staff in the Memorial Hall Gym. “This is a great day and we have a lot of celebrating to do.”The crowd heard from Jacobs, along with school and local government officials, and were treated to performances by the cheer and dance squads.