Dr. Farouk El-Baz grew up in a small Egyptian town in the Nile Delta. He credits his curiosity with the physical world to his father. El-Baz originally came to the United States in the early 1960’s to study geology, and earned his Ph.D. from the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 1964. […]

If you were not able to make it to the Vector annual compliance training Zoom yesterday, the recording is available below: video1102012716.mp4 If you have any questions, or have still not received the email that looks like the one below, please email sozment@highlands.edu. We ask that you have the modules completed by the end of […]

  Jane Hurt was born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1924, and raised in Scottsboro, Alabama, but the impact of her conservation efforts can be seen on the coast of Georgia, her adopted home state. Her work was vital to the protection of the barrier islands and marshes of Georgia, but also instrumental in national […]

Sign up now to get your biometric screenings through LabCorp for 10,000 points towards well-being credit! Sign up on the Virgin Pulse website.   LabCorp is scheduled to be on the Floyd campus on Monday, April 3 from 9:00-1:00 in the solarium. The deadline to sign up is March 20. LabCorp is scheduled to be on the Cartersville […]

 USG Well-being Postcard Perfect Trek Step Challenge Get ready for some healthy competition with the next virtual step challenge. As you and your team members increase your steps, you’ll discover breathtaking natural scenery. The more active you are, the more of North America you’ll see! Earn 2,000 points for tracking your steps each week of […]

    Born in 1911 to farmer parents, Madrid Loyd Williams lived in Aragon, Georgia for several years before her father took a job as a traveling carpenter, and the family moved to Menlo, Georgia. After three younger siblings and several job changes from her father, the family settled in Macon. At the time Madrid […]

Sign up now to get your biometric screenings through LabCorp for 10,000 points towards well-being credit! Sign up on the Virgin Pulse website.   LabCorp is scheduled to be on the Floyd campus on Monday, April 3 from 9:00-1:00 in the solarium. The deadline to sign up is March 20. LabCorp is scheduled to be on the Cartersville […]