CAUGHT IN THE ACT!

And who said getting caught couldn’t be fun? A little recognition goes along way, if you an experience or an encounter with a fellow employee that is worth noting, we want to hear about it! All employees and community have access to nominating an employee who goes the extra mile through our Caught in the […]

GHC grows 260 pounds of produce to donate to the Charger Food Pantry

A humble 160-square-foot plot of grow space split between a greenhouse and raised beds at Georgia Highlands College’s Cartersville location is responsible for 260 pounds of produce being donated to GHC’s Charger Food Pantry. “We have donated 260.49 pounds of produce for the food pantry,” GHC Labratory Coordinator Joseph Collins said. “We try to grow […]

USG eclips for August 4, 2017

University System News: www.ajc.com Student debt up as Georgia’s HOPE scholarships shrank http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/student-debt-georgia-hope-scholarships-shrank/4rwlsX9uKwto0cGR9pNNhI/ Christopher Quinn  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The HOPE scholarship funds that have helped thousands of Georgians go to college has piled up more than $1 billion in surpluses while the cost of college in Georgia rose. Between 2006 and 2015, college costs in […]

USG eclips for August 7, 2017

University System News: www.hechingerreport.org DEBT WITHOUT DEGREE: Students drown in debt despite a $524 million state surplus “It’s just sitting there,” as thousands of Georgia students drop out with loan debt DEBT WITHOUT DEGREE: Students drown in debt despite a $524 million state surplus by Meredith Kolodner  and  Sarah Butrymowicz More than half a billion […]

USG eclips for August 8, 2017

University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia Board of Regents updates campus sexual misconduct investigation policies http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-board-regents-updates-campus-sexual-misconduct-investigation-policies/mWVjzqI1ZFo6VzoXeG07TO/ Eric Stirgus The Georgia Board of Regents voted Tuesday to revise its process of investigating sexual misconduct complaints on the state’s four-year public colleges and universities. The new rules are aimed ensuring administrators at the University System of Georgia greater […]

“Communication Skills- Beyond Words”

Join us for a free Webinar! Date: Tuesday, August 15th Time: 3:00pm–4:00pm EST There is so much more to communications than the spoken word, in fact, over 60 percent of your message is communicated without words. Participants in this session will learn about non-verbal communication, communication channels through social media, and perceptions of communication through one’s […]

New Human Resource Manager

Please join HR in welcoming Stephanie Stewart to GHC. Stephanie joins us as an HR Manager with a home campus of Marietta. She will support Douglasville and Paulding, in addition to Marietta, from a client group perspective. In addition to functioning as an HR Generalist, Stephanie will focus on talent acquisition and retention. We will […]

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CRASE: Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events

The Georgia Highlands College Police Department will offer Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events  (CRASE) training at no cost to the campus community. The seminars will be held on all the GHC Campuses. The free training sessions are intended to educate civilians on what they should do if faced with an active shooter event. A simple plan […]

TRS is Coming to GHC for Individual Employee Sessions

Wednesday, August 16th – Cartersville- Conference room 230A in the Academic Building 5441 Highway 20 NE, Cartersville, GA 30121   Thursday, August 17th – Rome – Student Support Services Conference Room 3175 Cedartown Hwy Rome, GA 30161   To register: Visit www.trsga.com Log into your account Click on “register for workshop/counseling”  

Extended Hours at SSC

In anticipation of support needed at the beginning of the academic year, the Shared Services Center (SSC) will be open for extended business hours Monday, August 7, 2017, through Friday, September 1, 2017, from 7:30 am – 5:30 pm. Please note the call center will be unavailable from 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm EST on […]