HR Spotlight – Timekeeping/Overtime

Georgia Highlands College observes a standard workweek of forty (40) hours and abides by the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As noted on page 29 of the Employee Handbook, Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act require that employee’s in nonexempt status record and report the hours worked per pay period. The […]

May is Personal History Month

May is Personal History Month! (You may also see it called Personal History Awareness Month.) Personal History Month is officially recognized by the Association of Personal Historians and exists to encourage people to take the time to capture their own life stories to preserve for future generations. Follow this link to see the various ways you […]

Kaiser Participants – Strive to Thrive

Wellness Coaching by Phone is available! Are you looking to make a lifestyle change, like losing weight or exercising more? Getting started—and sticking with it—can be challenging. Find the support you need through wellness coaching. Wellness coaching is flexible, nonjudgmental, and tailored to you. Coaches don’t tell you what to do. They accept where you […]

USG e-clips from May 5, 2015

University System News: www.chronicle.augusta.com Ga. colleges push cheaper textbooks http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2015-05-04/ga-colleges-push-cheaper-textbooks By Walter C. Jones Morris News Service ATLANTA – The Board of Regents may be boosting tuition by 9 percent this year at the state’s major universities while the overall economy’s inflation rate is essentially zero, but the University System of Georgia is trying to […]

Wellness Wednesday – Walking Wednesday!

Join in the likes of Aristotle, Steve Jobs, Harry S. Truman, Charles Dickens and Sigmund Freud and do something good for yourself! Walk! Have a walking meeting! According to CNNMoney, Steve Jobs made a habit of the walking meeting, especially for first encounters. Aside from giving office workers a little more exercise, walking meetings help […]

Charger Cafe Closed for Summer

The Charger Cafe would like to say thank you to all students, faculty, and staff for a successful year. The Cafe will be closed for summer break beginning on Tuesday, May 5th and will reopen this fall. Thank you again for a great year!. GHC Auxiliary Services

Social Security Retirement Seminar

Do you have questions about how social security is figured? When and how to file? Spouse and/or widow/widower benefits? Medicare? A representative from Social Security will be here to answer those questions and more. Join us Friday, May 8th at 9:00 AM in the Three Rivers Classroom in the Rome Library. Email Terri Cavender at […]

GHC Entertainment Discounts for Employees!

Attached you will find the PDF file for the May Savings Bulletin. Pre-Summer Theme Park Fun School is getting closer and closer to being out for the summer so it’s time to start planning your vacations. This May you can get a jump on the getaways with discounted trips to two of the nation’s top […]