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What does the Nighthawk Community Connector do?
The Nighthawk Community Connector provides a centralized place for community agencies to engage with faculty, staff, and students at the University of North Georgia. The Connector helps you make requests for meaninful partnerships with the University in one place and get connected to the appropriate University representative. Our goal is to make your process as seamless as psosible!

How does the Nighthawk Community Connector work?
First, we facilitate connections for faculty and staff who want to engage with community organizations for teaching, research and service purposes. We help identify potential organizations who may be interested in hosting faculty, staff, and students for projects, service learning opportunities, or activities in the classroom. Essentially, we reduce some of the burden involved in bringing practical applications and activities into the classroom.

Second, we facilitate connections for community organizations who wish to engage with the university in meaningful ways. We create a streamlined, efficient method for community organizations to request assistance from the University’s faculty, students and staff. We are not a grant funding mechanism. We match specific needs from organizations serving our communities to the resources within the University, based on availability and ability.

What are some examples of potential connections?
From the faculty side of the Connector: A management professor wants students to gain skill in conducting SWOT analyses, while simultaneously strengthening the local nonprofit sector. The professor could submit a request to the Connector for assistance in finding qualified nonprofit organizations in the community interested in this type of free capacity building activity.

From the community side of the Connector: A local nonprofit free clinic is building a food bank program and would like assistance to create marketing materials for their new program. The nonprofit could submit a request to the Connector to be matched with faculty, students or staff in the Visual Arts Department who are interested in providing this as an in-class or service project.

 

Do you have a project that needs support through direct service and volunteer time? These are projects that do not require specific knowlege or skills and can be completed by anyone. 

Requests for sponsorship and in-kind donations may be submitted via email to Bobbi Larson, Director of Economic Development and Community Engagement. Email: Bobbi.Larson@ung.edu

The University of North Georgia wants to be an engaged member within the communities we serve however due to the large number of requests received, we are unable to support all.

Use of of UNG facilities is managed through the Office of Professional and Continuing Education. Please complete the Facility Request Form providing more information about your event needs or contact one of our Event Coordinators below for the appropriate campus.

UNG Facility Use Form

Event Coordinators:

• Teresa Moore- Dahlonega, Cumming, and Blue Ridge Campuses; 470-239-3029 or teresa.moore@ung.edu 
• Shannon Chandler- Gainesville Campus; 678-717-3603 or shannon.chandler@ung.edu 

 

 

Looking for career-ready talent? Designated a State Leadership Institution, UNG prepares graduates that are equipped for the workforce through high-quality academics and career-enhancing experiences. Complete the following information to get started. 

The goal for a long-term, academic project is to try and pair you with a faculty member seeking a Service Learning experience for their students. In Service Learning, engagement with a local organization is integrated into the course curriculum, and student learning outcomes for the course are achieved through participation in the Service Learning project. In other words, students apply skills they are acquiring in the class or program on behalf of a community partner. A Service Learning project usually unfolds over the course of a semester (three months in the Fall or Spring). If you think these criteria might suit your project, please answer the following questions. If not, please return to the previous page and choose another category. 

Community Based Research strives to partner community organizations with faculty departments and/or programs that can provide research on an intended problem or need and provide those results to the community organization. If that sounds right, please answer the following questions. If not, please return to the previous page and choose another category.