Georgia Highlands College’s Campus Police department is streamlining its efforts to respond to safety needs and requests with a centralized dispatch center. The new number for all GHC campus safety needs is (706) 295-6347. For campus safety needs on GHC’s Marietta site, students, faculty and staff should continue to contact Kennesaw State University police. Learn […]
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Join GHC Foundation in kicking off this year’s Faculty/Staff Campaign!
Learn how you can take charge and change lives for GHC students through the Georgia Highlands College Foundation Faculty/Staff Campaign! The GHC Foundation is hosting six Faculty/Staff Campaign kick-off events across GHC’s instructional sites. Stop by before or after your lunch to enjoy light snacks, learn more about the difference your donations make, and complete […]
GHC study abroad programs send local students around the world
Last summer, Georgia Highlands College students travelled by canoe deep into the rainforest of Panama to spend the day visiting with and learning about the Embera tribe. It’s moments like these that students who took the most recent trip know will last a lifetime. Full story Like and share on Facebook and Twitter.
GHC Campus Police launch new dispatch center
GHC’s Campus Police department is streamlining its efforts to respond to safety needs and requests with a centralized dispatch center. The new number for all GHC campus safety needs is (706) 295-6347. Full story Like and share on Facebook and Twitter.
GHC Student Organization Spotlight: Student newspaper prepares for new year with new team
Georgia Highlands College’s student newspaper, the Six Mile Post, finished the 2018-2019 academic year with a bang, bringing home awards from the Georgia College Press Association, the Southern Regional Press Institute and the Associated Collegiate Press. This year, a new group of students and a new faculty adviser are leading the newspaper into its next […]
GHC partners with Floyd County Schools to host second annual cardboard boat challenge
This year, 382 students came together to create 102 cardboard boats. From bow to stern, the only permissible shipbuilding materials were cardboard and duct tape. With boats crafted and crews ready, students set sail from the dock at Paris Lake in their vessels and steered toward land using wrapping paper tubes and bare hands. Full […]
New country music documentary series from Ken Burns to be screened at GHC’s Cartersville library
Attendees will have the opportunity to watch an abridged one-hour episode from the series on September 9 at 2:30 PM at GHC’s Cartersville library before it airs on PBS. Full story Like and share on Facebook and Twitter.
GHC’s Douglasville library partners with Douglasville Public Library for genealogy series
Georgia Highlands College’s Douglasville library and the Douglasville Public Library are teaming up to present a four-part series of public events exploring genealogy, family health history and genetics. Full story Like and share on Facebook and Twitter.
GHC launches new initiatives for student success
With the goal of educating each and every student completely, Georgia Highlands College is introducing two new campaigns to help students succeed in college – and save money while doing it. Full story Like and share on Facebook and Twitter.
Help promote GHC’s new Cut College Costs video series
GHC is dedicated to helping students graduate career-ready with little to no debt. GHC’s new “Cut College Costs in 60 Seconds” video series helps students learn how to maximize their return on investment! We need your help getting the word out about this series. You can help by: Watching the video series at cutcosts.highlands.edu Liking […]