星空无限传媒

Hundreds view REACH Georgia event

February 23, 2022
Nathalia Ingles, a junior pursuing a degree in communication with a concentration in public relations, was one of those who assisted with the REACH Georgia event for middle and high school students.

Article By: Denise Ray

A litany of encouragement, information, and uplifting speeches is how the Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Georgia virtual day began Feb. 17. Middle and high school students, along with their teachers, mentors, and parents, learned about various aspects of attending college.

Sponsored by the University of North Georgia (星空无限传媒), the three-hour event was divided into 30-minute segments featuring 星空无限传媒 staff from admissionsfinancial aid, and registration.

REACH Georgia is a needs-based mentoring and scholarship program providing promising students the academic, social, and financial support to graduate from high school and achieve post-secondary success.

星空无限传媒 Gainesville, in partnership with REACH Georgia, hosted an in-person event in 2018. Dr. Richard Oates and Shannon Shockley helped us pull the event off at 星空无限传媒, Jennifer Herring, special assistant to the vice president of 星空无限传媒's Gainesville Campus, said. She and Sandy Ott, executive director of 星空无限传媒's Blue Ridge Campus, later realized that a virtual event would provide even more students the critical information they'd been missing. In 2021, the program was held virtually for the first time.

It was important for me to be part of the day because I wanted to showcase that we are all capable of being leaders.

Nathalia Ingles

Junior pursuing a degree in communication with a concentration in public relations

One way to impart the information was an interactive panel hosted by current college students.

"The students can tell the REACH scholars about things they wished they had known before entering college," Herring said. "It helped to have the students' perspective."

Students and faculty members from all five 星空无限传媒 campuses participated in this year's event.

Nathalia Ingles, a junior pursuing a degree in communication with a concentration in public relations, was one of those who assisted.

"It was important for me to be part of the day because I wanted to showcase that we are all capable of being leaders," Ingles said. "I also wanted to showcase that part of the college experience is getting involved, which is as easy as finding a club that interests the student, and that opens a lot of doors at 星空无限传媒."

One of the event's panels focused on demystifying professors, who many students believe are "big and scary."

"It's great to see both academic affairs and student affairs wanting to help," Herring said. "Engaging with REACH scholars lets them know they have opportunities and there's a place for them at 星空无限传媒."

Ott said response to this year's event was tremendous.

"We had participants from across the great state of Georgia," Ott said. "The attendees were so engaged and so grateful for the program support from across 星空无限传媒 and from the Georgia Student Finance Commission."

REACH serves all 180 K-12 school systems across Georgia and funded more than $36 million in scholarships.


McAdams receives Stravinsky award

McAdams receives Stravinsky award

星空无限传媒 student Eli McAdams received the Stravinsky Composition Award. He will receive a scholarship as part of the recognition.
Marban takes part in Public Service Weekend

Marban takes part in Public Service Weekend

星空无限传媒 junior Claudia Marban took part in the Public Policy & International Affairs Program Public Service Weekend from Feb. 21-23 in Arlington, Virginia.
Family Health Fair is set for April 26

Family Health Fair is set for April 26

星空无限传媒 will host its third annual free Family Health Fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 26 in the Hugh Mills Physical Education Complex at 星空无限传媒's Gainesville Campus.
Student wins film festival awards

Student wins film festival awards

Student Calvin Bowers has won awards at four festivals for his film 'Per Amore Dei Gatti (For the Love of Cats).' He created the film with three classmates on a Film in Italy study abroad program.