Tag: UNG

  • A Sestina by Everyone

    A Sestina by Everyone A few weeks ago I was talking with some colleagues about the changing face of literature.  Everyone knows about e-readers and online publications by now, and even blogs are getting a lot of attention.  We started talking about an author who is writing a novel one…

  • E-Textbooks with Engagement Index: Good Idea or Not?

     This week a New York Times article was released about CourseSmart’s new technology for universities—e-textbooks with an engagement index. The Engagement index allows teachers to monitor whether a student is reading the textbook and taking sufficient notes. The purpose of this is to help teachers see how their students study…

  • Visiting Authors: Quentin Falk Talk

    Tuesday, April 9, UK film critic Quentin Falk gave a talk entitled “Cinema, Celebrity, and the Courtroom,” in Shott Auditorium. After a brief introduction by Dr. Austin Reide, Falk began by discussing the different celebrities, both British and American, that he has interviewed throughout his career; celebrities such as Britney…

  • Call for Submissions!

    Call for Submissions The University Press of North Georgia is now accepting submissions for Volume Three of the Stonepile Writers’ Anthology. The Stonepile Writers is a writing group based in Northeast Georgia, and they would like to invite writers from every corner to submit their previously unpublished works. Send in…

  • Visiting Author: Deborah Lipstadt

    Today as a part of the Visiting Authors program Deborah Lipstadt will speak about the Holocaust in conjunction with the recently assembled Holocaust exhibit that is opening today for visitation on the second floor of the University of North Georgia Library Technology Center (Dahlonega Campus). She will be speaking in…

  • Intern Spotlight: Heather Bretschneider

    Hello. My name is Heather Bretschneider, I live in Gainesville, GA with my wonderful boyfriend Brian and our amazing 9 month old twins, Owen and Olivia. I have traveled and lived in many places including Indiana, Florida, and California, and while the traveling bug will never leave me, I am…