Congratulations – and thank you! – to everyone who participated in the Fall 2016 HealthTrails challenge. Georgia Highlands College had 143 register, and many chose to participate in the challenge as part of a team. Our number one team was THE GREEN MACHINE, (number 17 overall), putting in a total of 4,498 miles, averaging 16.1 […]
Monthly Archives: December 2016
First Latino Literature class at GHC to be offered next semester
Georgia Highlands College will be offering its first Latino Literature class for spring 2017. The ENGL 2135 course is potentially one of the first Latino Literature surveys offered on the sophomore level in the University System of Georgia. Dean of Humanities Jon Hershey stated GHC has had such a good response with its African American […]
USG eclips for December 6, 2016
University System News: www.valdostaceo.com Chancellor Hank Huckaby Reflects Back on His Time Serving Georgians http://valdostaceo.com/video/2016/12/chancellor-hank-huckaby-reflects-back-his-career/ Chancellor of the University System of Georgia Hank Huckaby talks about his time serving in his distinguished career serving multiple roles in government and education throughout our state. He also discusses some of the greatest things he has learned through […]
Educational Support Leave
For the purposes of promoting education in Georgia and supplementing work life balance options for University System of Georgia employees, each full benefits eligible, non-temporary employee of the USG are eligible for up to eight (8) paid hours of Education Support Leave per calendar year. Such leave is in addition to, and not charged against, […]
Chargers get huge win over Lawson State
GHC gets huge win at the Corral: Behind a balanced scoring attack and a defense that forced 29 turnovers the Chargers defeat Lawson State 98-68 for the win. Lawson State keep the game close in the first half , with GHC leading 48-39 at the end of the first half. To open the second half, […]
Lady Chargers fall to Lawson State
GHC Women fall to Lawson State: The Lady Chargers fell to the Lady Cougars of Lawson State 66-60 . The injury bug has hit the Lady Chargers hard in the past few weeks, losing three players for the year and two others sidelined for several weeks. GHC only had 7 players dressed for tonight’s game. […]
USG e-clips for December 5, 2016
University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia University System reacts sharply to talk of sanctuary campuses http://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/georgia-university-system-reacts-sharply-talk-sanctuary-campuses/PivRdOWTGiq2rhOTyzCZEJ/ Jeremy Redmon and Greg Bluestein The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A mushrooming controversy over efforts to defy President-elect Donald Trump and protect immigrants without legal status who are studying on college campuses prompted a sharp reaction from Georgia’s University System Monday. In […]
GHC becomes one of eight USG colleges to launch a pilot kiosk for digital doctor visits
Georgia Highlands College has joined eight other University System of Georgia colleges in launching a system-wide pilot for LiveHealth Online Kiosks, a live two-way video machine with a board-certified doctor. In 10 minutes or less, employees/students can see a physician for things like cough, cold, flu, sinus infections, urinary tract infections and so on. The […]
Employee Discounts
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Caught?
Did you catch someone in the act of great customer service, teaching or caring? Do you want to recognize someone who had a great idea? Let them know they were caught! Simply go to the Employee recognition page, http://www2.highlands.edu/site/recognition to submit a nomination from the navigation list on the right side of the webpage.