The sound of a bat cracking against a baseball. The smell of wet grass under the warm sun in the morning. The sight of blue caps with orange letters across the field. This is an average day at LakePoint in Cartersville where the Georgia Highlands College baseball team practices and plays home games. This season, […]
Monthly Archives: April 2022
GHC expands access to affordable bachelor’s degree focused on engineering and construction
Georgia Highlands College (GHC) is helping more students gain access to the newest bachelor’s degree in building information modeling management (BIMM) through a partnership with Chattanooga State Community College (ChSCC) in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The agreement allows Chattanooga State Community College students pursuing an Associate of Applied Science in Engineering Technology with a concentration in Construction Engineering Technology […]
5th Annual Transitions Fair a Success
Disability Access at GHC Cartersville hosted the 5th Annual Transitions Fair for Bartow County & Cartersville high schools last week. This event was designed to educate parents and high school students with disabilities about opportunities after high school. Options included transitioning into the community and/or postsecondary education after graduation. Vendors from over 20 agencies were […]
A Moment for Art
Join us for the first Moment for Art presentation in the Cartersville Campus Art Studio on Monday morning, April 11, at 9:00. We’ll be celebrating the success of art student Tessa Webb. Tessa’s artwork was selected by Interim President Dr. Nichols to hang in the GHC Presidential Office. Art–coffee–donuts–what a great way to ease back […]
GHC alumna sworn into the Rome City Commission
Recently sworn into the Rome City Commission, Elaina Beeman began her post-secondary education at Georgia Highlands College (then Floyd Junior College) studying business management, then went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville State University. Currently employed by the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority (NWGHA) as the Project SOAR Education Navigator and Tax Credit Manager, […]
New Marietta Counselor- Andre Griggs
Dear Charger Family, My name is Andre Griggs and I am the new Counselor for the Marietta and Douglasville campuses. Faculty, I would love the opportunity to speak to your classes about Student Support Services. Students, I can assist you with managing stress and anxiety for final exams, job related stress, relationship issues, depression, and […]
2022 COMMENCEMENT: MACE BEARER NOMINATIONS & WALRAVEN AWARD
Today 12 noon is deadline for FT faculty to nominate 2022 Mace Bearer (re: Rhonda Sosebee email dated 03/31/22). 2022 Wesley C. Walraven Award voted by FT faculty to honor Prof. Sharryse Henderson (re: Sarah Coakley email dated 03/31/22). SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, May 12th Floyd Campus Gymnasium, Rome *** Commencement 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 […]
USG e-clips for April 1, 2022
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sonny Perdue takes the helm as University System of Georgia chancellor By Eric Stirgus Former two-term Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue on Friday spent his first day as chancellor of the University System of Georgia — a position he’s called a “capstone to a career of public service.” Perdue visited […]
2022 COMMENCEMENT: RSVP DEADLINE, WALRAVEN AWARD, & MACE BEARER NOMINATIONS
Today is deadline for FT faculty to submit commencement RSVP for 2pm or 6pm ceremony (re: Sarah Coakley email dated 03/16/22 with form link). Deadline for FT faculty to nominate 2022 Mace Bearer is Tuesday noon, April 5 (re: Rhonda Sosebee email dated 03/31/22). 2022 Wesley C. Walraven Award voted by FT faculty to honor […]
Spring 2022 Cybersecurity Awareness Training is Live on KnowBe4
GHC’s Spring 2022 Cybersecurity Awareness Training campaign is live! Please visit https://training.knowbe4.com, sign on with your GHC single sign-on credentials, and complete the following training courses: PII and You Phishing Fundamentals This cybersecurity training is part of the University System of Georgia’s mandatory security awareness training program for all USG institutions and should require only about […]