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, […]
Monthly Archives: November 2017
BBA Students: Service Learning Project to Impact Homelessness
In an effort to promote academic and community collaboration, BBA Healthcare and Logistics students are teaming up with Will2Way foundation for a service learning project to help combat homelessness this holiday season. Will2Way foundation is a local non-profit organization with a mission to serve our community. The non-profit organization provides for our local and long […]
Annual Compliance 2017
Every active employee at GHC should have received an email similar to the one below announcing that our 2017 Annual Compliance Training is now available for you to complete. Please work through the components of the training by the time we go on winter break (remember to save as D2L instructs you). Also, remember that […]
USG eclips for November 22, 2017
University System News: www.ajc.com Report finds Kennesaw State didn’t follow guidance after cheerleaders took a knee http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/report-finds-kennesaw-state-didn-follow-guidance-after-cheerleaders-took-knee/smTiOUD3D7aHF88rh9fozL/ Eric Stirgus Kennesaw State University didn’t follow guidance from state officials when it made changes last month that kept cheerleaders from kneeling on the football field during the national anthem to protest police misconduct and racial inequality, according […]
USG eclips for November 21, 2017
University System News: www.mdjonline.com DICK YARBROUGH: Paying tribute to the legacy of Dr. Betty Siegel http://www.mdjonline.com/opinion/dick-yarbrough-paying-tribute-to-the-legacy-of-dr-betty/article_e544d7fc-ce5d-11e7-acf2-1fb9f6cff334.html Riding back from Athens one afternoon a number of years ago with the late Otis Brumby, Jr., publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal, he told me of a recent phone call he had received from a reader who sounded […]
USG eclips for November 20, 2017
University System News: www.myajc.com Georgia Board of Regents looks to logistics to grow educational opportunities http://www.myajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-board-regents-looks-logistics-grow-educational-opportunities/mZatkOejesglTiYfxxsM5J/ By Eric Stirgus University System of Georgia officials discussed Wednesday how helping students improve their expertise in logistics may help the state in a growing segment of the economy. Dalton State College officials gave a presentation about its bachelor […]
REMINDER: Holiday Event 2017 Begins Today!
Don and Cathy Green invite you to join them as they visit your campus to begin the 2017 holiday event! Take time to welcome the season with friendly company and a delicious fresh-baked cookie treat. Following is the campus tour schedule (with revisions): 11/27, Monday @ 12:00 noon – Heritage Hall Centre Stage Atrium […]
GHC part of initiative to support student-veterans
All University System of Georgia institutions agree on one thing: taking care of the state’s student-veterans should be a priority. The state’s 28 USG colleges and universities now have a dedicated space on campus just for veterans and also allow them to receive priority access to every course they need to graduate. Amy Wise, Veterans […]
Holiday 2017: Cookie Deliveries by President & First Lady
Dear GHC Employees: As you prepare for fall break, be reminded of our 2017 campus-wide holiday planning (updates below). This year’s holiday season will begin with a cookie tour followed by a holiday sweater contest, vintage holiday photo games, campus-wide voting, and prizes. The campus visits have been scheduled for Don & Cathy […]
USG eclips for November 16, 2017
University System News: www.albanyherald.com James Hull elected Board of Regents chair; Don Waters named vice-chair Newly elected officials will serve one-year terms beginning Jan. 1 http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/health/james-hull-elected-board-of-regents-chair-don-waters-named/article_8fe45916-e940-5e56-bcdd-22bd75087187.html Staff Reports The Board of Regents, the 19-member governing body for the University System of Georgia, on Wednesday elected Regent James M. Hull to a one-year term as the […]