In this issue: Communicate for Success The Many Benefits of Sharing How to Keep Your Gums and Teeth Healthy Balanced Living – August 2017
Monthly Archives: August 2017
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 […]
USG eclips for August 3, 2017
University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia governor tells state agencies not to ask for more money http://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/georgia-governor-tells-state-agencies-not-ask-for-more-money/Za5MKBbM0MtOk8iiWhkN8J/ James Salzer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution With pension, school, transportation and health care costs rising, state lawmakers aren’t likely to have a lot of money left over for things like teacher pay raises next year. That was made clear in […]
Library Faculty Candidate Teaching Demo on 8/7
Everyone is invited to attend the teaching demonstration for our library faculty candidate on Monday, August 7, at 10:45 AM in the Library’s Three Rivers Classroom. If you can’t be on campus and would like to watch the livestream, please contact Susanna Smith for the Collaborate link.
GHC professor chosen by European Council to teach in Berlin next summer
Georgia Highlands College Assistant Professor of History David Hensley has been selected to join the University System of Georgia’s European Council Summer Study Abroad Program in Berlin for 2018. Full Story
Final Weeks of Charger Orientation
We are nearing the end of the summer and only have a few weeks left for new students to attend orientation. Please mark your calendars for these dates: August 4 – Marietta August 8 – Paulding August 9 – Floyd August 10 – Douglasville August 11 – Cartersville August 14 – Floyd (Not released to […]
USG eclips for August 2, 2017
University System News: www.ajc.com This is the most affordable college in Georgia http://www.ajc.com/news/world/this-the-most-affordable-college-georgia/YLKGuaOxu2jURtWD4QC98L/?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=14cc6a0392-eGaMorning-8_2_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-14cc6a0392-86731974&mc_cid=14cc6a0392&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56 Najja Parker The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Receiving your college acceptance letter can be an incredible accomplishment, but pursuing your education can cost you a pretty penny. With more than 80 institutions across the state of Georgia, which is the cheapest? According to a […]
USG eclips for July 28, 2017
University System News: www.myajc.com Flammable cladding used on buildings in Georgia, other states Material is the same that burned I-85 bridge in Atlanta, Grenfell Tower in London http://www.myajc.com/news/public-affairs/flammable-cladding-used-buildings-georgia-other-states/I7GnXPAL0VbCpCB1Y87rnJ/ By Johnny Edwards – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution For decades, architects and developers have put cheap, highly flammable wall panels on the exteriors of multi-story buildings. A four-story […]
USG eclips for July 31, 2017
University System News: www.metroatlantaceocom Clayton State University Announces Winners of Atlanta Metro Studios’ James D. Brubaker Film Scholarship http://metroatlantaceo.com/news/2017/07/clayton-state-university-announces-winners-atlanta-metro-studios-james-d-brubaker-film-scholarship/ Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO Clayton State University has announced the recipients of Atlanta Metro Studios’ 2017 James D. Brubaker Film Scholarship. The film industry scholarship was given to these deserving Fulton County High School […]
USG eclips for August 1, 2017
University System News: www.insidehighered.com The Merger Vortex Mergers are hard, but they’re likely to be a topic of interest going forward, even if they don’t all make it off the drawing board, leaders with experience tell audience at NACUBO meeting. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/08/01/higher-ed-mergers-are-difficult-likely-grow-popularity-speakers-say By Rick Seltzer MINNEAPOLIS — Mounting fiscal pressures on higher education institutions would seem […]