Thursday’s Answer: Today’s question was about political activities by USG employees. True or False: Q: The Board of Regents Policy on Political Activities was revised this year and continues to protect an employee’s right of free expression but does require employees to take reasonable steps so that their expression of political views does not give […]

Wednesday’s Answer: Thank you for participating in today’s Ethics Awareness Week question. Listed below is the answer to today’s ethics question. Today’s question was about the USG Ethics Policy. Q: Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. USG employees must be good stewards of the resources and information entrusted to our care. B. […]

Answer to Tuesday’s question: Tuesday’s Answer: Thank you for participating in today’s Ethics Awareness Week question. Listed below is the answer to today’s ethics question. Participate each day this week to test your ethics and compliance awareness. Today’s question was about travel by USG employees. Q: Which of the following statements are true: A. Employees […]

Please see below for today’s ethics awareness question. Today’s question concerns travel by USG employees.Q: Which of the following statements are true: A. Employees must have written authorization in advance from the Chancellor or designee to attend trainings and conferences paid for by vendors.B. Prior approval is required for lodging that is within 50 miles […]

Ethics Awareness Week Best Practices Panel Plan to watch this virtually. Link will be provided later. Ethics & Compliance Panel Discussion“Steering an Ethical Culture”Through Rapid Change & The Great ResignationThursday, Nov. 10, 202211AM-12PM, Virtually Hostedcontinuing education credits available PanelistRon CarruciCo-Founder & Managing PartnerNavalent PanelistDr. Sri RamamoortiAssociate Professor, AccountingUniversity of Dayton – Ohio PanelistDr. Juanita Hicks, […]

During the month of October, GHC employees on the Floyd campus were “Boo’d” with Halloween goodies. The mystery “Boo Department” was…… Human Resources We hope you had a little fun guessing where the mystery bag of goodies came from. This was just a small token of appreciate for ALL each of you do to make […]

Ethics Awareness WeekPlan to watch this session virtually. A link will be sent later. Chancellor’s Chat: Promoting a Culture of ExcellenceGuest: Dan T. Cathy, Chairman, Chick-fil-A, Inc.Nov. 7, 202211 a.m. to 12 p.m.7th Floor Board Room (Please note: The presentation will be streamed to selectedrooms at USO locations and can also be joined virtually.) This […]

2023 Benefits Open Enrollment continues through Friday, November 4th. Information can be found on the HR Intranet page at: https://intranet.highlands.edu/human-resources/benefits/ If you are enrolled in a USG healthcare plan, you are required to complete certifications each year during Open Enrollment. You must certify whether you (and your covered family members age 18+) use tobacco and […]

Reminder: Employees must certify the tobacco user status or pay a $150 surcharge per month. The tobacco and working spouse surcharges will increase from $100 to $150 dollars per month. The tobacco surcharge applies to employees, spouses and dependent children 18 and older, enrolled in a USG Healthcare plan who uses tobacco or who do […]

Early voting has started in Georgia and the general election day is coming up. This is a reminder of the policy on time taken for voting. VotingEmployees are encouraged to exercise their constitutional right to vote in all federal, state and local elections. If election polls are not open at least two hours before or […]