New UNG president sets dates, locations for listening tour

Michael Shannon, new president of the University of North Georgia, says his month-long listening tour will kick off next Tuesday at the UNG campus in Dahlonega., and will extend through August 30, wrapping up on the North Georgia campus in Blue Ridge. Shannon, a former Georgia Tech administrator, is serving his first year as UNG president, taking over for the now-retired Bonita Jacobs.

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University of North Georgia President Michael Shannon has initiated a 45-day Listening Tour to learn more about UNG and the university’s priorities and opportunities. The Listening Tour includes a wide variety of campus meetings and community events as UNG prepares for the beginning of the 2023-24 academic year, as well as the following one-hour meetings scheduled for August.

The focused sessions for students, faculty and staff are open to UNG community members and no registration is required. Alumni and community members will be invited to additional sessions scheduled for those stakeholder groups.

• Aug. 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Dahlonega Campus, Library Technology Center, Room 382 (Archives & Special Collections), Staff.
• Aug. 1, 4-5 p.m.: Dahlonega Campus, Library Technology Center, Room 382 (Archives & Special Collections), Faculty.
• Aug. 2, 3:30-4:30 p.m.: Gainesville Campus, Martha T. Nesbitt Building, Room 3110-A, Staff.
• Aug. 2, 4:30-5:30 p.m.: Gainesville Campus, Martha T. Nesbitt Building, Room 3110-A, Faculty.
• Aug. 3, 2:30-3:30 p.m.: Oconee Campus, Student Resource Center, Room 581, Faculty.
• Aug. 3, 3:30-4:30 p.m.: Oconee Campus, Student Resource Center, Room 581, Staff.
• Aug. 22, 2:30-3:30 p.m.: Cumming Campus, Room 125, Students.
• Aug. 22, 4-5 p.m.: Cumming Campus, Room 125, Faculty.
• Aug. 23, 9:30-10:30 a.m.: Oconee Campus, Student Resource Center, Room 581, Staff.
• Aug. 23, 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Oconee Campus, Student Resource Center, Room 581, Students.
• Aug. 23, 3-4 p.m.: Oconee Campus, Student Resource Center, Room 581, Faculty.
• Aug. 24, 2:30-3:30 p.m.: Gainesville Campus, Martha T. Nesbitt Building, Room 3110-A, Students.
• Aug. 24, 3:30-4:30 p.m.: Gainesville Campus, Martha T. Nesbitt Building, Room 3110-A, Faculty.
• Aug. 25, 8:30-9:30 a.m.: Cumming Campus, Room 125, Staff.
• Aug. 29, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Dahlonega Campus, Library Technology Center, Room 382 (Archives & Special Collections), Staff.
• Aug. 29, Noon to 1 p.m.: Dahlonega Campus, Library Technology Center, Room 382 (Archives & Special Collections), Students.
• Aug. 29, 2-3 p.m.: Dahlonega Campus, Library Technology Center, Room 382 (Archives & Special Collections), Faculty.
• Aug. 30, 8:30-9:30 a.m.: Blue Ridge Campus, Learning Commons, Room 101, Staff.
• Aug. 30, 10-11 a.m.: Blue Ridge Campus, Learning Commons, Room 101, Faculty.
• Aug. 30, 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Blue Ridge Campus, Learning Commons, Room 101, Students.

Shannon, a retired U.S. Army officer, became president of UNG on July 1, after serving as interim executive vice president for administration and finance and interim chief business officer at Georgia Tech. Prior to his interim role, Shannon served as Georgia Tech’s vice president and deputy chief business officer.

A native of New Jersey, Shannon is a first-generation college graduate and was commissioned through Army ROTC. He holds a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering and a master’s degree in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. He also holds a master’s degree in health physics and a Ph.D. in nuclear and radiological engineering from Georgia Tech.

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