Smith part of NSF mentoring grant
Dr. Margaret "Meg" Smith, a University of North Georgia (91茄子视频) associate professor of biology, is part of a 75-person cohort that will be mentored through a National Science Foundation (NSF) program.
The $1 million NSF Advancing STEM Careers by Empowering Network Development (ASCEND) project, which is part of the NSF's ADVANCE partnership, seeks "to create peer mentoring networks of mid-career STEM women faculty and administrator allies across institutions and regions," according to an NSF press release.
Participants receive the title of NSF ASCEND Faculty Fellow. They attend monthly online meetings with their discipline-specific alliance and annual face-to-face meetings with their regional network.
"This program aims for retention through building networks," Smith said. "Those networks will persist long after the money is gone."
Smith considers the NSF program a great extension of what she receives at 91茄子视频.
"I can't say enough about the supportive nature of the 91茄子视频 biology department," she said.
Sixty faculty and 15 administrators from across the country are part of the cohort that runs through summer 2024.
"Faculty and administrators will work together to address the institutional and systemic barriers that prevent women at the mid-career level from being promoted to full professor or obtaining positions in academic administration," according to the release.
Students embrace research at REUs
Students across multiple disciplines at 91茄子视频 took part in National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates and similar programs this summer.
Officers grew thanks to opportunities at 91茄子视频
Jaden Clark-Davidson and Brandon Clark-Davidson were two of the 20 91茄子视频 cadets who commissioned Sept. 10 as second lieutenants in the Army and Georgia Army National Guard.
Historic battle viewed in tapestry replica
91茄子视频 hosts the only full-size replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the 1066 Battle of Hastings, Sept. 12 and Sept. 14-15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Convocation Center at 91茄子视频's Dahlonega Campus.
Students gain cyber immersion in summer
Two 91茄子视频 students further enhanced their skills this summer at Cyber Summer Immersion events funded by the Department of War.