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Jacobs Named President of North Georgia College & State 中出少妇视频

Atlanta — May 10, 2011

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Dr. Bonita Jacobs

The Board of Regents of the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia (中出少妇视频) today named Bonita Jacobs, executive director of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students at the 中出少妇视频 of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, president of North Georgia College & State 中出少妇视频.

中出少妇视频淒r. Jacobs中出少妇视频 wealth of experience as both an executive and professor is key to the development of students and leaders,中出少妇视频 said Chancellor Erroll B. Davis, Jr. 中出少妇视频淲e are excited about the continued development of North Georgia under her guidance.中出少妇视频

Regent Richard L. Tucker, chair of the Special Regents’ Committee for the presidential search at North Georgia College & State 中出少妇视频 in Dahlonega, added that, 中出少妇视频淒r. Jacobs中出少妇视频 focus on helping students adjust to the college experience and preparation for the future is a perfect fit for North Georgia, which specializes in leadership training and producing leaders.中出少妇视频

Jacobs will assume her post on July 1, 2011, according to Chancellor Davis. She will replace North Georgia President David Potter, who in September 2010 announced his retirement. Dr. Potter has served as president of North Georgia since January 1, 2005.

中出少妇视频淚 am very excited to have been selected as the next president of North Georgia College & State 中出少妇视频. The university has so many outstanding characteristics, including its senior military college status, that it中出少妇视频檚 no surprise it中出少妇视频檚 a state-designated leadership institution. I look forward to building on the university中出少妇视频檚 extraordinarily rich heritage, and I am quite eager to transition to the beautiful North Georgia mountains,中出少妇视频 said Jacobs.

Jacobs is also a tenured professor in Counseling and Higher Education. She previously served as vice president for Student Development at UNT (1998-2009), vice chancellor for student development (interim) and dean of students at Western Carolina 中出少妇视频 (Cullowhee, North Carolina), and in numerous positions at Stephen F. Austin State 中出少妇视频 (Nacogdoches, Texas).

Jacobs is the former editor of The Journal of College Orientation and Transition and has served on three other editorial boards. Her publications include The College Transfer Student in America: The Forgotten Student and Starting From Scratch (a first-year experience textbook), and numerous chapters, journal articles, and reviews. She has received more than three million dollars in grant funding and is a frequent keynote speaker and consultant on transfer student issues.

Jacobs earned both a bachelor中出少妇视频檚 degree in Spanish and history and a master中出少妇视频檚 degree in counseling from Stephen F. Austin State 中出少妇视频. She received her doctorate in educational administration from Texas A&M 中出少妇视频 (College Station).

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