Last week North Georgia's President, Dr. Bonita Jacobs, shared a message with the campus community and alumni regarding the school's consolidation with Gainesville State College. The message is reprinted below:
I appreciate your input over the past week regarding the University System of Georgia’s recommendation to consolidate North Georgia College & State University with Gainesville State College. The Board of Regents voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the recommendation. The news release about the action may be found here: http://www.usg.edu/news/release/regents_approve_campus_consolidation_plan. Additionally, the University System of Georgia has developed a website (http://www.usg.edu/consolidation/) on which they will post all information about the consolidation efforts.
North Georgia and Gainesville State are individually very strong institutions and successful in their distinct missions. I am confident that together, building a long and healthy relationship, we will now be in an even stronger position to support the students of this region.
An implementation committee with representation from North Georgia and Gainesville State will be named very soon to begin work on a deliberate 12- to 18-month process to address the details of the consolidation. I am certain there will be opportunities for broad participation in this process once this committee begins its work.
Rest assured, we will maintain the excellence of our Corps of Cadets, our high academic standards, our commitment to student services, and our exceptional residential life opportunities. We will always uphold the quality of our university experience and the value of our graduates’ degrees, and we will continue to advance the image and reputation of our university.
Now, we will work with Gainesville State to fulfill our responsibilities as members of the University System of Georgia to ensure high-quality academic opportunities in higher education and producing more college graduates.
Toward that end, I have decided to postpone the inauguration planned for March 23. An inauguration is about more than the president. It is a celebration of the institution, and it seems like we would be leaving out a significant portion of our constituents by continuing with plans to hold the inauguration this spring. We will develop plans for an event in the early fall to celebrate our future together as a consolidated entity.
This is an exciting time in our history, and I look forward to our work together to ensure this consolidation is successful. If you have questions or ideas, please e-mail me at president@northgeorgia.edu.
Dr. Bonita Jacobs
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