University System News: Albany Herald States with the most highly ranked colleges By Frederick Reese Stacker As state education budgets ebb and flow, so do collegiate rankings. Stacker studied Niche’s 2022 Best Colleges in America list to determine which states have the most highly ranked colleges. States with the most highly ranked colleges #26. Georgia […]
Monthly Archives: January 2022
USG e-clips for January 25, 2022
University System News: Albany Herald Albany State University faculty member to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ By Carlton Fletcher Albany State University alumnus and biology professor John Williams will fulfill a lifelong dream by appearing as a contestant on the popular TV game show “Jeopardy!”. The show will air Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on the local CBS […]
USG e-clips for January 21, 2022
University System News: WJBF Augusta University basketball fans fill court with over a thousand stuffed animals for Ronald McDonald House by: Brandon Dawson Augusta University’s men’s basketball team had some fluffy guests on the court Wednesday night. Fans were encouraged to bring new stuffed animals to the game against Georgia Southwestern. After Augusta University made […]
GHC Film Society Meeting
The GHC Film Society will meet virtually on Thursday, January, 27th at 2 pm. Join Zoom Meeting https://highlands.zoom.us/j/92576116860
Mark McCray: The Best Saturdays of Our Lives, Tues, Feb 7, 2pm
Mark McCray, former executive at Cartoon Network and Boomerang, will present on the impact of Saturday morning cartoons on culture, particularly African-American characters. Monday, Feb. 7, 2pm, in the Cartersville Flex Room (C125) and via Zoom! Zoom link here, password: ghc *do not share the Zoom link and password on public-facing outlets. Non-GHC participants should […]
Judges needed for NW Regional Student Tech Competition
MESSAGE BELOW POSTED FOR NW RESA (Northwest regional education service agency) The Northwest Regional Student Technology Competition is going virtual again! We are excited to be able to provide this amazing opportunity for the students in our region. We still need your help judging these outstanding student projects. We ask that you please consider […]
Field Trip! UGA-Griffin Campus & National Center for Human & Civil Rights, Feb. 11
Let your students know about this fun and engaging field trip! Explore the UGA- Griffin Campus and everything they have to offer, eat for free on campus, and visit the National Center for Civil & Human Rights on the way back! Free admission! Free transportation provided from the Cartersville and Marietta Campuses, while seats are […]
New ‘Charger Learning Commons’ innovates the library experience for students at GHC
What students need from a library can change daily based on course projects and research or even student organization efforts. The library at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) is working to innovate spaces on campus to better serve students. This week, GHC’s Library System opened the first “Charger Learning Commons” on the Paulding site with plans […]
USG e-clips for January 18, 2022
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC On Campus: Costly USG fee may end; Navient reaches loan settlement By Eric Stirgus Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made several major moves last week that will impact college students statewide in the coming months. We outline some of these actions, such as a nagging fee he says is […]
USG e-clips for January 19, 2022
University System News: The Augusta Chronicle Good news: Potential raises and a decline in COVID cases, Keel says Tom Corwin Augusta University President Brooks Keel came bearing hopeful news for employees of a proposed raise and a potential decline in the currently raging COVID-19 pandemic fueled by the Omicron variant. Keel held a virtual town […]