System Security Updates – Friday, Mar 31st

The Division of Information Technology will be installing routine security updates to our servers and network infrastructure from 1:00am until 7:00am on Friday, March 31st. Systems that cannot be safely updated through this automated process will be manually updated by IT personnel during staff hours. Users working on documents stored on the “P-Drive” should ensure they save their work and close […]

USG e-clips for March 22, 2023

University System News: AP News Georgia House and Senate in power struggle over budget By Jeff Amy The Georgia Senate on Tuesday rolled out a budget that would slice $87 million from Georgia’s public universities in a power struggle with the House over hospital funding and permitting. …University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue said […]

USG e-clips for March 23, 2023

University System News: Local 3 News Dalton State College to receive $370 thousand grant to upgrade health simulator Liam Collins Dalton State College will get a federal grant to expand its healthcare training simulator. …The school’s healthcare simulator provides students with phantoms, mannequins hooked up to computers to provide real-time data just like an actual […]

USG e-clips for March 24, 2023

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle Georgia Senate approves budget with $105 million cut to university system Abraham Kenmore Athens Banner-Herald The Georgia Senate on Thursday passed a version of the 2023-24 state budget that included significant cuts to the University System of Georgia teaching budget. …The total cut is about $105 million when compared […]

Monthly Payroll Reminder

Good Morning, Timesheet Approval for All Monthly Employees   Monthly Employees & Managers: Please have all absence requests entered and approved by 12:00pm, Friday, March 24, 2023.  Monthly timesheets do not need to be approved by the employee or the manager. However, all absences must be requested and approved for them to be paid. A link, […]

Next Week @ CETL: Nursing Accessibility

Nursing Accessibility Workday Fri., March 31  |  9:00-11:00 am, Zoom  |  Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht Did you know that your course’s documents, videos, and D2L pages are legally required to be formatted so that people with all kinds of disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with them? Join the Nursing Accessibility Workday for tips for addressing common barriers to […]

GlobalProtect: Good, Cisco AnyConnect: Bad

GlobalProtect will be replacing Cisco Anyconnect as our VPN client application effective 3/31/23. GlobalProtect has been deployed to your GHC-issued laptops. Please discontinue using Cisco Anyconnect. Please begin using Palo Alto GlobalProtect now. Note: Anyconnect will continue to working through 3/31/23. Please see images below to familiarize yourself with our new VPN app. macOS  1.Enter vpn.highlands.edu […]

Diversity in History: Gertrude Pridgett [AKA “Ma” Rainey] (1886 – 1939)

Often called the “Mother of the Blues,” Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett, better known as “Ma” Rainey, was born on April 26, 1886, in Columbus, Georgia. The daughter of minstrel troupers, and granddaughter of singers, Rainey was a natural on stage. She made her first stage appearance at the Springer Opera House in Columbus when she […]