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The university's summer commencement ceremony was held Aug. 1 on the Dahlonega Campus, and celebrated some 300 graduates. For the 2014-2015 academic year, more than 2,400 students graduated from UNG and have gone on to serve as professional, civic and military leaders in communities nearby and around the world.

Congratulations to the newest group of Georgia State Alumni! Over the summer, Georgia State conferred degrees to over 1,600 students.

Dr. Bonita C. Jacobs, president of the University of North Georgia (UNG), recognized more than 60 students for their academic performance during summer semester 2015 by naming them to the President's List and President's Honor Roll.

Georgia College welcomes the Class of 2019 to Bobcat Territory.

The following local residents made the Summer 2015 Academic Achievement List at Georgia Southwestern State University and were among 374 students recognized for scholastic achievement

Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the names of its May 2015 graduates, followed by the degree earned and respective honors.

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) engages talented undergraduate students pursuing degrees in the social and behavioral sciences in research related to understanding origins and/or responses to terrorism through a national fellowship.

Georgia State Law's Class of 2015 included 166 graduates from full-time and part-time programs. Among them, 58 graduated with pro bono distinction, donating nearly 14,000 hours of legal counsel and service. Nearly 60 graduated with academic honors. This marks the college's 31st commencement and hooding ceremony.

Students received a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree from Samford University.

On Friday, July 10, 2015, the newest Georgia College students and their families will attend New Student Orientation. Orientation is a day-long program that offers new students and transfer students the opportunity to establish a link with faculty in their intended major, become familiar with the campus and the array of academic and campus life programs available and "take care of business" to prepare for move-in.

Georgia Southern University recently held its annual spring commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students at Hanner Fieldhouse and Allen E. Paulson Stadium. University President Brooks A. Keel, Ph.D., conferred more than 3,300 graduate and undergraduate degrees during two separate ceremonies to accommodate the graduating classes.

Georgia Southern University recently named 2,611 students for excellence in academics to the 2015 Spring Semester Dean's List. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.

Georgia Southern University recently recognized 1,194 students for excellence in academics on the 2015 Spring Semester President's List. To be eligible for the President's List, a student must have at least a 4.0 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester.

More than 1,700 students made the spring 2015 Deans' Lists at the University of North Georgia (UNG) for achieving a 3.5 grade point average, carrying 12 or more credit hours in one semester and having no grade lower than B. The deans of UNG's five colleges — The College of Arts & Letters, The College of Education, The College of Health Sciences & Professions, The Mike Cottrell College of Business, and the College of Science & Mathematics — announced the names of students who made their respective lists.

The university's spring commencement ceremonies were held May 1-3 on UNG's Dahlonega and Gainesville campuses. This spring semester, UNG conferred some 1,300 degrees. Additionally, 36 graduating members of the Corps of Cadets took oaths as second lieutenants in the National Guard or U.S. Army.

Dr. Bonita C. Jacobs, president of the University of North Georgia (UNG), recognized more than 1,000 students for their academic performance during spring semester 2015 by naming them to the President's List and President's Honor Roll.

The Georgia State University is recognizing more than 150 students for gradating in good standing from the Honors College.

The Barkat Charania Scholarship was established in 2013 by Georgia State University alumnus Rahim Charania, in honor of his father Barkat Charania, whose greatest passion is for increasing the availability for young people to receive a quality education.

Georgia State University graduated more than 5,700 students receiving bachelor's, master's and specialist's degrees at the university's spring and summer commencement on Saturday, May 9 in the Georgia Dome.

The Korean-American Business Center (KABC) is a departmental center, organized within the Center for Research in Information Systems (CRIS) and housed in the Computer Information Systems (CIS) Department in Georgia State's Robinson College of Business. It is a boundary-spanning organization between the CIS Department and the Korean business community in the United States and Korea.

To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must earn a 3.50 GPA for the semester and complete at least nine semester hours of academic credit with no incompletes.

Valdosta State University is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of the nearly 1,200 students who completed the requirements of their respective academic programs during the spring semester.

To be eligible for the President's List, students must earn a 4.0 GPA for the semester and complete at least nine semester hours of academic credit with no incompletes.

The following students have earned the distinction of Dean's List at the Georgia Institute of Technology for Spring 2015.

Georgia State University recognizes one outstanding Health Informatics student from each graduating cohort per year. This award is given to students who have demonstrated academic achievement, have strong leadership skills, and strong potential as future health IT professionals.

Dr. Steve Dorman, president of Georgia College, has awarded degrees to the graduating class of 2015.

Membership in Sigma Theta Tau is an honor conferred on students in baccalaureate and graduate programs who have demonstrated excellence in their nursing programs.

Upper Iowa University names its 2014-15 Dean's List. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA for the semester and be enrolled as a full-time student.

The following students completed courses with exemplary marks and made the 2015 spring President's List at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga.

The following local students completed courses with exemplary marks and made the Dean's List for the 2015 spring semester at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga.