University System News: www.usnews.com Computer Science Grads Can Earn More Than MBAs Computer-related jobs that fetch more than $100,000 include data scientist and software architect. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/2018-03-20/computer-science-grads-can-earn-more-than-mbas By Farran Powell , Reporter When it came to choosing a graduate program, 36-year-old Babak Keyvani wanted a degree that would lead to a high salary and good career […]
Monthly Archives: March 2018
GHC student balances school and family life raising three kids and maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA
Brandi Rhodes is a mother of three. But the juggle of family life and attending college as a full-time student hasn’t kept her from maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA. GHC chose Rhodes as its Board of Regents Academic Day representative. Full story Like and share on Facebook and Twitter
Summer Enrollment
Summer enrollment started off strong as we had a 9% increase in students who registered after the first day of registration last week compared to the first day of registration last year. We currently sit at 1326 and need to register over 2100 to exceed last summer’s enrollment. You may track enrollment by GHC instructional […]
HR SPOTLIGHT – FMLA- FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
FMLA allows employees to balance their work and family lives by taking reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons. The FMLA seeks to accomplish this in a manner that accommodates the legitimate interests of employers, minimizes the potential for employment discrimination on the basis of gender, while promoting equal employment opportunity for men […]
OneUSG Connect
Thank you to the employees that completed the OneUSG Employee Survey. The survey results are provided in the attachment. Points of clarification to comments in the survey: Additional training opportunities were listed in GHC Inform on March 19th and in an email that Stephanie Loveless distributed on March 19th Additional labs will be provided on […]
Elevate Your Smile
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Hiking? Highly Unlikely unless…
You are a Highlands “Unlikely” Hiker Looking to promote being in nature and experiencing the joys of hiking while lightly challenging your body? Highlands “Unlikely” Hikers reinforce that hiking is an activity open to anyone — for those of all levels of fitness. Monthly hikes will be slower paced with plenty of rest breaks and […]
USG eclips for March 20, 2018
University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia colleges make U.S. News grad school rankings https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-colleges-make-news-grad-school-rankings/Mi2QLU5YglBYXc8w2HI7IJ/ Eric Stirgus Several Georgia colleges and universities made the cut Tuesday for a different kind of March Madness – a coveted slot on U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of America’s best graduate school programs. Here’s where their programs ranked among […]
Library hours for Spring Break
Please note that the library will have special hours during the week of Spring Break (3/26-3/30): Floyd Mon.-Thurs. 8 am-5:30 pm Fri. 8 am-12 pm Cartersville Mon.-Thurs. 8 am-5:30 pm Fri. 8 am-12 pm Douglasville Mon.-Thurs. 8 am-5:30 pm Fri. 8 am – 12 pm Paulding Mon.-Thurs. 8 am-6 pm Fri. Closed All libraries will return to […]
USG eclips for March 19, 2018
University System News: www.dailycitizen.news Margaret Venable: Dalton State prepares for ‘Momentum Year’ http://www.dailycitizen.news/opinion/columns/margaret-venable-dalton-state-prepares-for-momentum-year/article_7620f1b0-70b2-5157-bf9b-168b85ef7708.html While this academic year has been a momentous one for Dalton State — we celebrated our 50th anniversary and finally crossed the threshold qualifying us for Hispanic Serving Institution status — it is also the time we have begun planning for the […]