USG eclips for July 24, 2019

University System News:   Atlanta Business Chronicle These are the best employers in Georgia, according to Forbes By Tim Gallen and Eric Mandel Google isn’t just the go-to place for everyday online searching — the tech giant is also Georgia’s best employer, according to a recently published ranking. Alphabet Inc.’s (Nasdaq: GOOG) Google sat atop […]

USG eclips for July 23, 2019

University System News:   Albany Herald ABAC hosts Young Writer’s Conference By Rachel Lord While most people think of the Agricultural and Natural Resources programs when they think of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, ABAC also has thriving liberal arts programs as well. And a group of 25 high school students got the chance to see […]

USG eclips for July 22, 2019

University System News:   accessWDUN James magazine: Lanier Tech, Piedmont among state’s top-ranked colleges, universities By Ken Stanford Contributing Editor Lanier Technical College and Piedmont College are among the state’s top-ranked colleges and universities, according to James magazine. Other northeast Georgia schools cited in the report include the University of North Georgia, Brenau University and […]

USG eclips for July 19, 2019

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC On Campus: Morehouse probe widens, USG’s award, UGA’s $224M score By Eric Stirgus There were a few personnel changes on the higher education front in Georgia in the last week: some involuntarily. Here’s a breakdown of those actions and other issues in this week’s AJC On Campus. […]

GHC names Sarah Coakley the new dean of Natural Sciences

Coakley began her career at GHC in 2013 as an assistant professor. In the six years since, she has been promoted to associate professor, interim dean and now dean of natural sciences. As an assistant professor, she was honored as the 2016 Cobb County Chamber of Commerce teacher of the year for GHC. Full story […]

Dependent Eligibility Audit – July 2019

To ensure the lowest and most accurate healthcare cost for employees and the state, the University System of Georgia (USG) has engaged the services of Alight Solutions to verify the eligibility of dependents covered under USG’s benefit plans. Any dependents who were enrolled in the USG health plans prior to July 2017, and have not […]

Part Time Faculty Teaching Symposium

CETL is hosting the Part Time Faculty Teaching Symposium and you are invited to attend. The Symposium is August 3 from 8:15-4:00 on the Cartersville campus. You can find the RSVP link and agenda on the CETL webpage for Part Time Faculty programming. The Symposium will provide faculty development and general teaching information specific to new faculty […]

Employee Access to Retirement@Work

Online and Mobile Access to the TIAA Retirement@Work Website via Employee Self Service Recently, some employees were unable to access the Retirement @ Work/TIAA website where changes to voluntary plans and vendor allocations can be made. When trying to connect to the website, employees received a blank screen. TIAA resolved this issue as of July […]

GHC Summer Dress Guidelines

GHC has a traditional business casual dress code during the academic year with the exception of casual dress Fridays. However, starting July 22nd and ending the day that precedes the first day of classes, the institution is establishing a summer dress code that employees may observe on days when they have no meetings or events […]