Please join us at the ribbon cutting for GHC’s new SDS2 Learning Lab in the Cartersville STEAM Building, Room C160, on Wednesday, June 30th at 1:30pm. The learning lab is named in recognition of SDS2, the company who made generous donations of software and equipment to support GHC’s new Building Information Modeling Management Bachelor’s degree […]
Monthly Archives: June 2021
New Parental Leave Policy
In May 2021, Governor Kemp signed a new Parental Leave law for state employees. The new law and University System of Georgia (USG) policy on parental leave is effective on July 1, 2021. USG employees who meet the established eligibility criteria and experience a qualifying life event as defined below may request parental leave. […]
USG e-clips for June 23, 2021
University System News Capitol Beat Longtime state agency manager named acting University System of Georgia chancellor By Dave Williams The University System of Georgia Board of Regents Wednesday named state government veteran Teresa MacCartney acting chancellor of the system while the board continues its search for a permanent successor to the retiring Steve Wrigley. MacCartney, […]
USG e-clips for June 24, 2021
University System News University Business Now is the time to totally transform remedial education By Yolanda Watson Spiva and Maxine Roberts It’s widely understood that the pandemic has intensified racial disparities across many dimensions of our society, including employment, health and education. Public universities and community colleges—which serve a large share of racially minoritized and […]
CONSIDERING RETIREMENT?
If you are considering retirement in the near future, please schedule an appointment with Human Resources. We want you to have all the information you need to make a decision that will best fit your needs. Benefits Continuation into Retirement policy If you are considering retirement, you will want to include your healthcare benefits at […]
Will a COVID-19 Vaccine Be Required at GHC?
Statement from the University System of Georgia (USG): Since the beginning of the pandemic, the University System of Georgia has worked closely with the Georgia Department of Public Health and the Governor’s Office and Task Force to carry out its primary mission of educating students in a healthy and safe manner. Through effective planning, USG […]
GHC holds STEM open house for Paulding County educators
Georgia Highlands College (GHC) recently hosted 35 educators from the Paulding County School District to engage in a Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) professional development workshop. The event, held at GHC’s Cartersville site, featured liquid nitrogen demonstrations, chemical reactions and chemistry experiments, DNA activities and demonstrations, bacteria and medical microbiology, concepts on electricity, demonstrations […]
Biweekly Payroll Reminder
Good Morning, Timesheet Approval for All Biweekly Employees Biweekly Employees: Please enter all time worked and all Absence Request for the June 13 – June 26, 2021 pay period by 4:00pm, Thursday, June 24th . Employees no longer need to approve their own timesheet, however, employees will not be paid for any time or absences […]
YOU’RE INVITED: 06/30 FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR PRESIDENT DON GREEN
Please RSVP by June 27
to presidentsoffice@highlands.edu
You are invited to a farewell reception for President Don Green.
Wednesday, June 30th
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Cartersville Student Center
GHC celebrates class of 2020 with special event
Georgia Highlands College’s class of 2020 endured the effects of a pandemic as they successfully navigated a path to graduation last year. To further emphasize their success and to finally hold an in-person event after their virtual 2020 graduation, GHC held a special celebration on the Cartersville site recently. The event, which included cap and […]