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University of North Georgia expects enrollment of more than 18,000 this fall
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Richard Oates, vice president of the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus, sings along to the school's alma mater following the State of the University address in the Hugh M. Mills Physical Education Center at UNG's Gainesville campus. - photo by Erin O. Smith
The University of North Georgia expects more than 18,000 students at its five campuses next week, and the increase will bring 70 new faculty positions. Bonita Jacobs, president of UNG, used those numbers in her upbeat State of the University address Tuesday at the school’s Gainesville campus. The faculty-staff convocation was given at the Dahlonega campus Tuesday afternoon.