As part of USG’s Ethics Awareness week, please register and join this webinar “Promoting an Ethical Culture” in Challenging Times Thursday, Nov. 9, 10:00 – 11:00am Link to REGISTER NOW  

Maintaining an ethical environment is very tough. Many times, seemingly small issues can cause major headaches and unearth various ethical  challenges. This can be very evident in the area of Athletics. Student athletes and coaches face daily challenges that affect not only a student’s chance at a possible career, but also impact the college as […]

USG Chancellor’s Panel Event 11/8 10-11am Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 10:00 – 11:00am 7th Floor Board Room Link to JOIN LIVE.

A college’s Office of Information Technology has extensive reach in monitoring, updating, storing and protecting an institution’s information systems. This broad range of power comes with  immense ethical challenges. Office of GHC’s Information Technology: “Ethics plays a critical role in the Division of Information Technology (IT) at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) due to the profound […]

As part of USG’s Ethics Awareness Week, Please join USG for the presentation: The Color of Money: Uses and Limitations Tuesday, November 7 Even though this presentation targets Finance Leadership and staff, everyone is welcome to attend. Please register for this event via ZOOM, https://ung.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkcO2prTopE9fI4LVcFa1BP3MZgKF1WkBJ Join Zoom Meeting https://ung.zoom.us/j/84974131393?pwd=NFBObFdCRlczejJSMTFjN0VJV0FEdz09 Meeting ID: 849 7413 1393 Passcode: […]

Georgia Highlands is an important, integral part of Rome’s and NW Georgia’s community.  It is deeply committed to it’s students, community leaders and employees, many of whom are our neighbors.  As such, Georgia Highlands’s success depends on its reputation.   President Mike Hobbs understands this. “As an access college, chief among our lessons to students […]

What would you do when you’re faced with a situation that seems “wrong”?  Is it an abuse of policy? A situation with a student and teacher that appears to blur lines. What about situations that may seem innocent on face value but could have layers? As USG begins its Ethics Awareness Week, Nov. 6-10, we […]

ETHICS: moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity. What does that mean? How does one decide what “action” is  ethical? Is it a person’s actions? A company’s policy? A school’s code of conduct? Is deciding to be “ethical” determined on a case by case basis? Making ethical decisions can […]

Join us for a Celtic Gala of music from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales with the NW GA WINDS and guests! Yes- there will be bagpipers and singers! Selections include: Highland Cathedral, Procession of the Pipes, Loch Lomond, Irish Washerwoman, Auld Lang Syne and many more! The concert is FREE and will be at the Rome […]

Please Welcome our New Employees to GHC!! Name LAST_NAME Hire Date TITLE FT_PT Marco Izaguirre 4/2/2023 Student – Work Study Libraries Part-time Damaris Mendoza 4/1/2023 HR – Manager Full-time Emily Ransom 4/1/2023 Librarian II Full-time Thomas Webster 4/1/2023 Librarian II Full-time