FMLA- Family and Medical Leave

FMLA allows employees to balance their work and family lives by taking reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons. The FMLA seeks to accomplish this in a manner that accommodates the legitimate interests of employers, minimizes the potential for employment discrimination on the basis of gender, while promoting equal employment opportunity for men […]

Self Defense Seminar at GHC-Marietta

What: Self Defense Seminar When: Tuesday, April 7th, 1:30pm-3:00pm Where: KSU-Marietta Recreational Center (Studio Room) Why: April is Sexual Assault Prevention Month. Your instructor: Sean “Breeze” Dyer Sean is a professional mixed martial artist. He holds a 2nd degree Black Belts in American Karate & Choi Kwang Do and a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu […]

Social Media Workshop

Join us on either April 17th (Cartersville) or April 10, 2015 (Rome) at 9 AM to learn about using social media effectively both personally and professionally. This workshop is for both the frequent social media user and the person that is just curious about jumping into social media. The workshop will begin with a review […]

Equality Alliance event at Cartersville

April 15th – 2 p.m. – Cartersville campus: The Equality Alliance is hosting a “You Don’t Say” event that has to do with the importance of the words we use. Professor Chris Hart will be the featured speaker at this important event that is open to everyone. Dorothy Morgan will speak about counseling services. Food […]

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GHC in the News – this week

In case you missed all the great stories in the media about GHC, check out this list of links by catagory: Athletics http://www.coosavalleynews.com/np110998.htm http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/sports/colleges/softball-ghc-splits-against-west-georgia-tech/article_1dd6240e-d50a-11e4-92ca-3b0895257c48.html Faculty http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/lifestyles/longtime-ghc-librarian-says-goodbye-after-years-of-service/article_aee15882-d948-11e4-954d-1bd044cfc7dc.html http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/opinion/editorials/editorial-troubling-signs-economy-not-growing-at-rate-needed/article_422d04f4-d5d6-11e4-b049-2f7ddc4b3a77.html Staff http://patch.com/georgia/douglasville/douglas-chamber-names-top-10-young-professionals-2015-0 http://www.douglascountysentinel.com/news/article_3bff1f7e-d80e-11e4-8dd6-571ff38611d8.html Adult Learners http://www.coosavalleynews.com/np111037.htm http://johndruckenmiller.com/georgia-highlands-adding-concierge-program-for-adult-students/ Programs http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/national-weather-service-scientist-speaks-to-ghc-students-about-public/article_fe93d282-d82c-11e4-a9f1-3f1663ca625b.html http://www.daily-tribune.com/newsx/item/2072-ghc-speaker-to-address-human-sex-trafficking Community http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/prep_central/high_school/schools/pepperell/tennis-pepperell-boys-girls-sweep-rockmart/article_e0bee840-d823-11e4-988a-03104e34eacd.html http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/polkfishwrap/news/local/rockmart-middle-hosts-career-day-technology-tour/article_6e5e0ace-d7b0-11e4-b644-7399fad37f91.html http://douglasville.thecitymenus.com/2015/03/25/know-not-douglasville-town-center/ http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/news/changing-lives-former-littles-talk-about-impact-of-big-brothers/article_03ae7af2-d42b-11e4-9079-db0aee2e8ae6.html

USG e-clips from April 2, 2015

University System News: www.myajc.com Fort Valley State University president to step down June 30 http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/fort-vally-state-university-president-to-step-down/nkkQP/ By Janel Davis – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Griffith plans to step down June 30, according to an announcement late Wednesday from the University System of Georgia. Griffith has been president of the historically black […]

Summer Job Fair

Please encourage students to attend the Summer Job Fair! Many students do not have financial aid in the summer, so they may be looking for part time and full time summer jobs. Are you looking for a summer job? Georgia Highlands College is sponsoring a SUMMER JOB FAIR Tuesday, April 7th 1:00pm–4:00pm Cartersville Student Center […]

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USG e-clips from April 1, 2015

USG Institutions: www.wabe.org Microneedle Patches Could Be The Future Of Vaccinations http://wabe.org/post/microneedle-patches-could-be-future-vaccinations By TASNIM SHAMMA Georgia Tech Professor Mark Praunitz has spent two decades developing microneedle patches. These are very tiny needles that dissolve into your skin to painlessly deliver vaccines against viruses like polio and the flu … Last month, Georgia Tech and Prausnitz’ […]