USG Institutions: www.statesboroherald.com Wanted: More dual-enrolled students Ogeechee Tech, GSU, East Ga. working with area high schools http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/66936/ BY Al Hackle Note: This story is the second of two parts. Bulloch County’s three public high schools saw the number of their students dual-enrolled or joint-enrolled at a college or university rise from 201 in the […]
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USG e-clips from April 6, 2015
University System News: www.ajc.com New state budget will keep construction crews busy in Metro Atlanta http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/new-state-budget-will-keep-construction-crews-busy/nknGZ/ James Salzer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Not everybody was happy with the way the 2015 General Assembly session ended Friday morning, but contractors, road-builders and the people who supply equipment to government and school facilities scored big this year, particularly […]
USG e-clips from April 5, 2015
University System News: www.ajc.com New state budget will keep construction crews busy in Metro Atlanta http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/new-state-budget-will-keep-construction-crews-busy/nknGZ/ James Salzer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Not everybody was happy with the way the 2015 General Assembly session ended Friday morning, but contractors, road-builders and the people who supply equipment to government and school facilities scored big this year, particularly […]
USG e-clips from April 3, 2015
University System News: www.bizjournals.com P3 bill gets final OK from Georgia lawmakers http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2015/04/p3-bill-gets-final-ok-from-georgia-lawmakers.html Dave Williams Staff Writer- Atlanta Business Chronicle State agencies and local governments will be able to partner with the private sector to finance and construct public buildings under legislation that cleared the General Assembly Thursday night. On the final night of this […]
Civic Club involvement
If you are involved in any community civic club or organization and have not submitted that information to the Public Relations Office, please email your information to Nick Godfrey at ngodfrey@highlands.edu. The PR office would like to keep an updated list of ways GHC folks are involved in the community and can serve as outreach […]
GHC night at the Rome Braves – Saturday, April 11th
Wear your Blue and Orange to the Rome Braves Game this Saturday, April 11th at 6pm. Dr. Green will be throwing out the first pitch! We have sold/given away 370 tickets for the game this weekend! #loveGHC! Thank you for showing your GHC pride!
YARD SIGNS: Time to display them again!
Don’t forget to put out your GHC “Enroll Now” Yard Signs and display them between now and May 15th for our summer enrollment push. If you need a sign, please email shjones@highlands.edu.
GHC in the News – this week
In case you missed all the great stories in the media about GHC, check out this list of links by catagory: Athletics http://www.coosavalleynews.com/np110998.htm http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/sports/colleges/softball-ghc-splits-against-west-georgia-tech/article_1dd6240e-d50a-11e4-92ca-3b0895257c48.html Faculty http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/lifestyles/longtime-ghc-librarian-says-goodbye-after-years-of-service/article_aee15882-d948-11e4-954d-1bd044cfc7dc.html http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/opinion/editorials/editorial-troubling-signs-economy-not-growing-at-rate-needed/article_422d04f4-d5d6-11e4-b049-2f7ddc4b3a77.html Staff http://patch.com/georgia/douglasville/douglas-chamber-names-top-10-young-professionals-2015-0 http://www.douglascountysentinel.com/news/article_3bff1f7e-d80e-11e4-8dd6-571ff38611d8.html Adult Learners http://www.coosavalleynews.com/np111037.htm http://johndruckenmiller.com/georgia-highlands-adding-concierge-program-for-adult-students/ Programs http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/national-weather-service-scientist-speaks-to-ghc-students-about-public/article_fe93d282-d82c-11e4-a9f1-3f1663ca625b.html http://www.daily-tribune.com/newsx/item/2072-ghc-speaker-to-address-human-sex-trafficking Community http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/prep_central/high_school/schools/pepperell/tennis-pepperell-boys-girls-sweep-rockmart/article_e0bee840-d823-11e4-988a-03104e34eacd.html http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/polkfishwrap/news/local/rockmart-middle-hosts-career-day-technology-tour/article_6e5e0ace-d7b0-11e4-b644-7399fad37f91.html http://douglasville.thecitymenus.com/2015/03/25/know-not-douglasville-town-center/ http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/news/changing-lives-former-littles-talk-about-impact-of-big-brothers/article_03ae7af2-d42b-11e4-9079-db0aee2e8ae6.html
USG e-clips from April 2, 2015
University System News: www.myajc.com Fort Valley State University president to step down June 30 http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/fort-vally-state-university-president-to-step-down/nkkQP/ By Janel Davis – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Fort Valley State University President Ivelaw Griffith plans to step down June 30, according to an announcement late Wednesday from the University System of Georgia. Griffith has been president of the historically black […]
USG e-clips from April 1, 2015
USG Institutions: www.wabe.org Microneedle Patches Could Be The Future Of Vaccinations http://wabe.org/post/microneedle-patches-could-be-future-vaccinations By TASNIM SHAMMA Georgia Tech Professor Mark Praunitz has spent two decades developing microneedle patches. These are very tiny needles that dissolve into your skin to painlessly deliver vaccines against viruses like polio and the flu … Last month, Georgia Tech and Prausnitz’ […]