Category: Conferences and Events

  • Presenting at OpenEd25: Reflections from a UNG Press Student Assistant

    Presenting at OpenEd25: Reflections from a UNG Press Student Assistant

    Authored by Joshua Lann, former UNG Press Intern (Fall 2024) and Student Assistant (Spring 2025) Presenting at this year’s Open Education Conference (OpenEd25) with my colleague Nicole Clifton was an enormous honor and an opportunity I will forever cherish. Our presentation—Innovating for All: AI-Powered Audiobook Creation in Open Textbook Publishing—discussed…

  • “Innovating for All: AI-Powered Audiobook Creation in Open Textbook Publishing” OpenEd25 Presentation

    “Innovating for All: AI-Powered Audiobook Creation in Open Textbook Publishing” OpenEd25 Presentation

    On October 29, 2025, UNG Press Marketing and Content Manager Nicole Clifton and UNG student Joshua Lann presented at the Open Education Conference (OpenEd25) in Denver, Colorado. Informed by their work as UNG Press interns (Fall 2024) and student assistants (Spring 2025) converting Open Textbooks into audiobooks with AI assistance,…

  • Celebrating Community: UNG Press Joins Lumpkin County Library’s 5th Birthday Bash

    Celebrating Community: UNG Press Joins Lumpkin County Library’s 5th Birthday Bash

    UNG Press joined the Lumpkin County Library’s 5th birthday celebration on May 31 in Dahlonega, GA, offering a kid-friendly scavenger hunt and free books to promote literacy. The event launched the library’s summer reading program and highlighted community partnerships with local organizations. Discover how UNG Press supports reading, outreach, and…

  • BJ Robinson to Host Webinar about Open Pedagogy with Affordable Learning Georgia

    BJ Robinson to Host Webinar about Open Pedagogy with Affordable Learning Georgia

    Looking for professional development opportunities this summer? Join UNG Press Director BJ Robinson and Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG) to learn about the benefits of open pedagogy and incorporating open educational resources (OER) in the classroom! Reciprocal Success: Open Pedagogy and Its Benefits to Both Students and InstructorsALG’s Summer Workshop SeriesJune…

  • Upcoming UNG Press and Author Events

    Upcoming UNG Press and Author Events

    November 2022 Scott GouldAuthor of The Hammerhead Chronicles November 14, 2022 | 6:00 p.m. ESTThe Bohemian Cafe2 W Stone AveGreenville, SC 29609 Book launch for The Hammerhead Chronicles. Scott GouldAuthor of The Hammerhead Chronicles November 17, 2022 | 6:00 p.m. ESTHub City Bookshop186 W Main StreetSpartanburg, SC 29306 Scott Gould…

  • ‘Slides for Students’ Author Gary Fisk to Present at Teaching Matters Conference

    Gary Fisk, author of Slides for Students, will present at the Teaching Matters Conference at Gordon State College on March 10–11, 2022.

  • ‘California ABC’s’ Virtual Book Launch with Chris Jespersen and Josie Toney

    Join children’s author Chris Jespersen and illustrator Josie Toney as they launch the second book in the Finding Milo series about the U.S. states, California ABC’s! They will present a live reading and Q&A about writing and illustrating a picture book series. Every participant will be entered into a book…

  • The Best Author Event Ever! with ‘UNG Best Day Ever!’ Authors Bonita Jacobs and Richard Oates

    On Dec. 2, Bonita Jacobs and Richard Oates will present a live reading and Q&A about their recent children’s book UNG Best Day Ever: The Legacy of UNG’s Gainesville Campus.