NGPA Project List (or Things that have been done list):

• Cannon Restoration: One of  the first projects was assisting with the funding of the restoration of the 1902 Cannon that will be dedicated at this years Parents/Alumni Weekend.  The 1902 three-inch breech gun, or cannon, returned to its old home on the university’s Retreat Triangle  after a four-year absence, and a $4,500 restoration project, sponsored by the North Georgia Parents’ Association. The wooden wheels on the cannon had deteriorated and the NGPA, under the leadership of Barney Poole (past NGPA President), raised the funds to replicate the wheels with two die-cast aluminum replacements. The NGPA donated $2,000 with additional contributions coming from alumni and students. The cannon has been on campus since at least 1969, according to Col. Tom Palmer, commandant of cadets, who was a student at the time. The other cannon, a 75 mm pack howitzer, now outside the military science department, will still “sound” reveille and retreat when it is fired every weekday. The century-old cannon is on display at the triangle.. Retired Master Sgt. Al Nowak, commandant’s office is shown pressure washing the triangle’s brick foundation after the cannon was set up.

• Patch Sew-on:  Savings to the cadets is now up to more than $5,500 not to mention saving the cadet's valuable time while waiting for the local establishments to do them!  The Patch SEW-ON service that NGPA provides to the Military Cadets free of charge was started last January 2003 by Faith Wheeler. Since then we have sewn on over 2300 patches & made numerous repairs to their uniforms for new FROGs and current Cadets. The Cadets have been great and display warm feelings of gratitude & appreciation during all our efforts! Thanks to Faith and her dedicated "corp of parent volunteers" for continuing to make this happen.  If you haven't participated yet and wondering what to do, this is the area to jump in and get your feet wet!  

• Welcome Tent:  This is the tent set up at the edge of the Drill Field during the Fall FROG week graduation to pass out free water to the parents, family & students. Recently attended the Spring FROG graduation & made homemade spiced cider & coffee to pass out to the parents, family & students who braved the "sub arctic" temperatures to cheer on the Frogs as they ran Crown Mountain.

• Sorority Bid Day:  Sorority Bid Day is an exciting time for NGCSU girls who rush for a Sorority. This is the day they find out which Sorority they have been accepted into and they are so excited. Tradition is that the new rushees run down the hill of the drill field at 1:00 p.m. into the waiting arms of current Sorority members and alumni. They cheer, chant, scream, and pictures are taken of each Sorority. This is the 3rd year that the North Georgia Parents Association has participated in Sorority Bid Day by providing pizza and coke products after the festivities. This year we estimated that we served approximately 400 girls. Dominos has worked closely with us each year and we appreciate their hard work during this special day in these girls lives.  The NGPA sets up the welcome tent & passes out free Pizza & Drinks on the Drill Field during Rush.  During day, we served pizza & coke purchased & donated by the Council. 

• Sabers- Association purchased 4 Sabers & Sam Brown Belts to be donated to the Corp.  

• On-going Projects:  Emergency Text Book Fund & Uniform Assistance Fund that is administered by the School, but funded annually by the NGPA. NGPA also attended INTROs to answer questions from parents & students. We publish a Parents' Handbook that we give to parents when they join our Association that contains very useful information about campus & military life.  This website (of course).  Other projects being considered are; out-door furniture and items for the commuter lounge.

• Future projects:  With more volunteers we can do more great things for our students to enjoy!

How to access your students Banner 2000 account:   You can access BANNER 2000 login from the NGCSU website. If your student hasn’t changed the default password, then you can access their BANNER 2000 account this way; Sign in is your student’s SSN. Default password is the last four of their SSN, then year of birth.   Log on/Sign in: 123-45-6789, password 678983, “83” being year of birth. If your student has changed the default password then they must provide you with the new password.

Once you have logged into BANNER 2000 ( https://eagle1.ngcsu.edu:2001 ), you can:

• See your student’s schedule and grades
• Change meal plan
• Pay invoice with credit card via the web
• Access tuition and fee cost sheet
• Obtain financial aid information

Georgia residents, please contact your local representative about restoring the Georgia Grant to its full amount of $750. Parents with Hope students, please contact your local representative concerning the Hope Scholarship to make sure they continue to provide the full Hope scholarship and that any cuts are nor acceptable when it comes to our student's education. Click on the Golden Dome of the State Capital for information on how to contact your Georgia State Senator or Representative.

Interested in knowing what the NGCSU Faculty and Staff are doing?  Click here to find out

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Host Family information:

Interested in helping others by sharing your home with a NGCSU international student during the holidays as a “host” family?  A few have host families who take them to their homes for holidays, etc. but many do not. This is a great opportunity to not only help someone, but also provide them with a unique up close and personal opportunity to better understand our culture. Hosting International visitors is the best way to experience the world without leaving your home! Hosting provides families with the unique opportunity to share their cultures and learn about different cultures, from the comfort of your own home.

If you are interested, then the NGCSU Coordinator of International/ESL Services would like to hear from you!

NGCSU has approximately 37 international students from many countries. One is a graduate student and the others are undergraduate, ranging in age from 20-27 and about evenly split between males and females. The countries represented are Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Bangladesh, Ivory Coast, Iraq, Russia, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Canada, Ethiopia, Japan, Sweden, Slovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Pakistan, Zambia, Cameroon, Kenya, Sweden, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Liberia, Chile, France, and South Korea.  All speak English well enough to be in regular classes, are highly motivated, and academically strong.

Besides making this type of connection, which helps them to understand our culture and not feel so lonely here, they are, from time to time, in need of financial assistance. Sometimes they need tuition money, or books money, or they have emergencies that call for funds they don't have and cannot get quickly. So, if anyone is interested in opening their homes from time to time, donating money through a special fund that the NGCSU Coordinator of International/ESL Services has set up, or any other type of support please contact Dr. Carmen Mas, CMAS@ngcsu.edu (706-864-1433), or Ann Tallant, Coordinator of International/ESL Services, ATALLANT@ngcsu.edu or through the NGPA and we will pass the information on.