In the middle of an area surrounded by concrete and asphalt sits a flower garden designed as a refuge for butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and other pollinators that need a place to refuel. Situated behind the academic building on Georgia Highlands College’s Cartersville campus is a 300-square-foot pollinator garden started in May 2013 after one of […]
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GHC Advancement Team named best in state at the annual 2016 GEAC conference
The GHC Advancement Team was awarded the Overall Institutional Excellence in Advancement award during the 2016 GEAC conference. GEAC is the Georgia Education Advancement Council, and is comprised of all public, private and technical colleges and universities in the State of Georgia. This award would not be possible without the dedication and collaborative approach of […]
GHC offering kickoff for personal development classes Dec. 3
The Office of Continuing Education at Georgia Highlands College will begin offering a slate of personal-development courses in January that people can take just for fun. As a sample of what classes are to come, the college will host a Personal-Development Kickoff Saturday, Dec. 3, on the first floor of the three-story academic building on […]
GHC sees fifth consecutive enrollment increase, fall enrollment up 4.6 percent
Georgia Highlands College fall enrollment saw yet another bump this year with an increase of 4.6 percent. This is the fifth consecutive enrollment increase for GHC. This increase follows a 9.9 percent increase in the summer, a 6.3 percent increase last spring and a 7.1 percent increase last fall. Full story: https://www.highlands.edu/2016/11/15/ghc-sees-fifth-consecutive-enrollment-increase-fall-enrollment-4-6-percent/
GHC student receives $1,000 public safety scholarship
Georgia Highlands College graduate Faruq Lawal has been awarded a $1,000 Law Enforcement Education Program Dream Scholarship. He is among 22 top students who will receive the award to encourage their pursuit of law enforcement/public safety careers by the professional public safety officers of LEEP. Full story: https://www.highlands.edu/2016/11/08/ghc-student-receives-1000-public-safety-scholarship/
Michelle Edwards finds her chance to achieve her dream of a college education at GHC
At 25, Michelle Edwards was a single mother living in an apartment with her son and teaching English for a living in Guatemala. She was born and raised in this third largest Central American country in 1974 as the first of three daughters. Full story: https://www.highlands.edu/2016/11/01/michelle-edwards-finds-chance-achieve-dream-college-education-ghc/
Pollinator Partnership earns national award, Pollinator garden at GHC featured in PBS special
The 250-square-foot garden sits right in the middle of a lawn between asphalt, a parking lot and a major highway at the Georgia Highlands College Cartersville site. But the pollinators don’t mind the busy world around them. They are too busy in their own little world. Butterflies, caterpillars, bees and more all give movement to […]
GHC takes top honors at 2016 Chancellor’s Annual Service Excellence Awards
Georgia Highlands College brought home two Gold Awards, one Silver Award and a Bronze Award from the 2016 Chancellor’s Annual Service Excellence Awards at Georgia College in Milledgeville on Tuesday. The Chancellor’s Service Excellence Awards recognize individuals, teams, leaders, ambassadors, process improvement projects, and institutions that have demonstrated outstanding, “above and beyond” service to […]
Georgia Highlands College Charger Food Pantry making sure no student is hungry
The Charger Food Pantry is making a difference on all ofGeorgia Highlands College’s campuses, making sure students have what they need to succeed. The pantry — open since March — has distributed more than 200 bags of food with the help of student volunteers and the Student Support Services office staff. Full story: http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/georgia-highlands-college-charger-food-pantry-making-sure-no-student/article_ddad277c-9819-11e6-aead-1f21c67c6326.html
New book illustrated by GHC freshman
At 18, Jacob Satterfield is already a published illustrator. The freshman at Georgia Highlands College’s Cartersville campus drew the illustrations for “Be Kind Shouted the Mime” by Otter, a book that was released Monday by Yawn Publishing in Canton. Full story: https://www.highlands.edu/2016/10/19/new-book-illustrated-ghc-freshman/