GHC faculty-created textbook free to students, wins national award

The nursing faculty at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) have been busy. A GHC faculty-created textbook called “Introduction to Nursing” is not only available to students for free – it has also been chosen for a national MERLOT Health Sciences Classics Award for 2022. The text – used during the “Introduction to Nursing” class – covers […]

Highlands Writers Conference returns for fifth year with featured speaker Hank Klibanoff

Veteran journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hank Klibanoff will be the featured speaker for the 2022 Highlands Writers Conference at Georgia Highlands College (GHC). The March 12th event will also feature filmmakers, poets and fiction writers leading workshops through the day, starting at 9AM. The event is free for all GHC students and will take […]

GHC and Medical College of Georgia collaborate on clinical skills for medical students

Faculty at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) and Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia have long collaborated at GHC’s Heritage Hall location to help medical students learn the skills they need to succeed in a healthcare career. Recently, GHC nursing faculty Bethany Blevins, Debbie Amason and Tracy Greeson helped 11 third-year medical students from the Medical […]

Community engagement remains focus for dental hygiene program

Alejandro Alcaraz recently stepped back into his old primary school at Nebo Elementary to visit classrooms and provide presentations on oral health. This is just one of many ways students in the Georgia Highlands College dental hygiene program put community engagement at the center of their studies. As part of their “Community Dental Health” course, […]

Lake Allatoona student research group at GHC receives award, to be recognized Thursday during national webinar

Following the success of a science-based cross-curriculum research project at Lake Allatoona, Georgia Highlands College (GHC) has received a $5,000 PIN Award from the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (PIN). “The project met two major criteria – the first was our work with the Lake Allatoona Association, a local nonprofit organization,” Division Chair for the School […]

Founder of Wing Zone starts off Entrepreneurship Speaker Series in February

The School of Business and Professional Studies at Georgia Highlands College continues its Entrepreneur Speaker Series (ESS) this spring starting Feb. 16 at noon with Wing Zone founder, entrepreneur, professional speaker and coach Matt Freeman. Offered in partnership with GHC’s Entrepreneurship Pathway, students will hear speakers from varying industries share their experiences and perspectives on […]