Make sure every step counts

Are you participating in the Food Around the Globe Challenge but are struggling to log steps? Virgin Pulse allows you to manually log activities that convert to steps. Fitness trackers don’t always capture all your movement. Don’t miss out on getting credit for your hard work. Activities can also be backlogged! Here are a few […]

Implicit Bias Workshop, March 25, 11:30am

Did you know? The mind sciences have found that most of our actions occur without our conscious thoughts, which allows us to function in our extraordinarily complex world (Payne, Neimi, Doris, 2018) Join Dr. Bentley Gibson-Wallace, Associate Professor of Psychology, for an implicit bias workshop on March 25, 11:30am via Zoom (passcode: GHC) Before attending […]

OneUSG Connect Will Be Unavailable February 26 – 27, 2021

Good Morning, OneUSG Connect will be unavailable to all University System of Georgia employees from 11:15 p.m., Friday, February 26, until 7 a.m., Saturday, February 27, 2021. Please note the updated start time. During this time, Employee Self Service and Manager Self Service will not be available. Benefits will be available. Time clocks will be operational in […]

Taking Charge of Fitness Time

Did you know that Georgia Highlands College has a policy that provides release time up to 20 minutes 3 times a week or a total of 60 minutes combined per week for participation in well-being activities? The Taking Charge of Fitness Time (HR. 356) program is designed to enhance the well-being of employees and reduce […]

President’s Office: COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Survey Deadline This Thursday

As seen in the message from the President’s Office on Feb. 16: Dear Georgia Highlands College Faculty and Staff: Please consider completing this short employee survey which will help determine the number of COVID-19 vaccines requested for our institution. Your response to this survey will be voluntary and anonymous. At this time, we do not know when […]

USG e-clips for February 19, 2021

University System News: Fox5 Georgia Gwinnett College officer’s quick thinking saves woman’s life By FOX 5 Digital Team A Georgia Gwinnett College police officer is being called a hero after saving an unconscious woman’s life with her quick thinking and medical training. Ashley Still was working out at the Winder Barrow Brad Akins YMCA when […]

USG e-clips for February 22, 2021

University System News: Georgia Recorder Lawmakers debate college tuition for DACA recipients, campus free speech By Ross Williams Colleges across Georgia are working to educate students in the midst of a pandemic that has changed the face of instruction and brought new worries to students, faculties and staff. But hot-button issues like immigration, campus free […]

Travel Assistance – MetLife

To compliment your MetLife insurance coverage, you have access to Travel Assistance services, a unique program where you and covered family members can contact AXA representatives to administer emergency medical, travel and personal assistance services on your behalf wherever you are in the world. MetLife-Travel-Assist-Flyer. pdf