Heritage Hall Puts A New Twist on an Old Favorite

How better to get people together to jingle and mingle than to offer cookies and other tasty treats! Heritage Hall employees gathered for a holiday “Cookie Swap”. It was a sweet tooth’s dream come true. There was traditional holiday favorites like red velvet cake balls, buckeyes and spritz cookies to tooth shaped ginger bread cookies […]

HR Gets Their Hands Dirty

Human Resources spent an afternoon doing some hands-on exploring of their creativity. April Godfrey brought her clay and tools so we could make jewelry, ornaments or whatever our imagination would allow. April also brought her potter’s wheel so we could throw a pot. It is harder than it looks! It was a great opportunity to […]

Outside Activities and Conflict of Interest or Commitment

Previously there were two forms – Outside Activities and the Conflict of Interest or Commitment Disclosure – that employees were asked to complete when they participated in, or were wishing to participate in, activities or employment outside of the institution. To simplify the process and eliminate redundancy, the forms have been combined. As discussed in […]

Educational Support Leave

For the purposes of promoting education in Georgia and supplementing work life balance options for University System of Georgia employees, each full benefits eligible, non-temporary employee of the USG are eligible for up to eight (8) paid hours of Education Support Leave per calendar year. Such leave is in addition to, and not charged against, […]

Caught?

Did you catch someone in the act of great customer service, teaching or caring? Do you want to recognize someone who had a great idea?  Let them know they were caught! Simply go to the Employee recognition page, http://www2.highlands.edu/site/recognition to submit a nomination from the navigation list on the right side of the webpage.

Financial Success Webinars and Workshops

In collaboration with vendors, the University System of Georgia provides many resources and tools to assist you in securing financial success. Use this link to access various FREE webinars and workshops available to employees. http://www.usg.edu/hr/benefits/retirement (Scroll down).

6 Things a Dental Cleaning Can Do For You

Get the most from your Delta Dental PPO Plan. Take advantage of your dental benefits! Schedule an appointment with your dentist. For more information about your USG Delta Dental plan: http://www.usg.edu/hr/benefits/2016_benefits/dental 6-things-a-dental-cleaning-can-do-for-you keep-your-smile-connected Take an oral health risk assessment quiz at mysmileway.com today!