Be sure to mark your calendars for this week’s exciting Wellness events: Date Time Sponsor Activity Wednesday, 7/8 12:30 – 1:30 pm USG Well-being Well-being Wednesday: Learning to Stay Present Wednesday, 7/8 5:00 pm USG Well-being Cardio Dance Thursday, 7/9 10:00 -10:20 am USG Well-being Take 20: Stand Up and Stretch Thursday, 7/9 12:00 – […]
Monthly Archives: July 2020
One click. One share. Reach students everywhere!
Join the marketing Charge for fall. Help future students Charge Ahead and start #TakingCharge at Georgia Highlands College. THE DEADLINE FOR FALL IS JULY 15 You can like and share any one of the videos below by clicking the link to the post on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Not on social media? No problem. Click […]
Updated Guidance on Age, Underlying Medical Conditions, Use of Face Coverings
Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance for managing COVID-19 related issues. Among the changes are to definitions for people who will need extra precaution due to age and underlying medical conditions. In response to those changes from the CDC, the University System of Georgia is providing updated guidance on […]
Required Return to Campus Training
If you have not already done so, be sure to complete (and acknowledge) the short Covid-19 Training for Employees and Managers module in D2L. All employees are required to complete this training by August 1st. To access this training: Go to https://highlands.view.usg.edu/ and login with your network credentials. Select the Covid-19 Required Training for Employees and […]
Virtual commencement planned for July at GHC
Georgia Highlands College (GHC) will be holding a virtual commencement and virtual nursing pinning ceremony at the end of July to celebrate the class of 2020. The pre-recorded 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony will be available for viewing on July 25th at 10AM. The virtual nursing pinning will be available for viewing on July 24th at […]
GHC student organizations overcome pandemic setbacks for a successful year
Although COVID-19 and the switch to remote delivery at the college caused some setbacks, Georgia Highlands College’s student organizations overcame many obstacles to achieve a series of state and national first place awards and accolades. Chief among these are GHC’s Alpha Psi Omicron chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) and the GHC student newspaper the […]
Have a minute to help market GHC? What about 30 seconds? Or 15 seconds?
That’s right, you can help the Charge to fall by sharing a 30-second or even 15-second video with future Chargers. One click. One share. And you could reach a student who is ready to start #TakingCharge of their future at Georgia Highlands College. THE DEADLINE FOR FALL IS JULY 15 You can like and share […]
New issue of the Highlander available now!
Read about the great things happening at GHC all in one place! #TakingCharge You can flip through the most recent issue of the Highlander by visiting highlander.highlands.edu today! A few highlights: GHC alumnus earns job as software engineer at Home Depot GHC student and member of National Guard completes semester while aiding in COVID-19 fight […]
USG e-clips for July 2, 2020
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kemp warns college football is ‘tall task’ if Georgians don’t don masks By Greg Bluestein Wear a mask or risk no college football this year. That’s the message Gov. Brian Kemp, a die-hard Georgia fan, delivered Wednesday as he launched a statewide “Wear A Mask” tour. “If people, especially […]
Diversity Holidays and Other Important Dates- Week of July 1st-5th
INDEPENDENCE DAY–Anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776. DHARMA DAY–Also known as Asalha Puja, it commemorates the Buddha’s first discourse following his spiritual awakening. This year the holiday falls on July 5th. On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a speech, “The Meaning of Fourth of July for the Negro,” at an […]