The retirees will be getting pecans from Stone Mountain Pecan Company again this year for employees and retirees. The price is $6.10 for halves and $5.90 for ALL pieces. If available, we can get very small pieces ready to be used for baking. Please specify in your order if this is what you want. If extra small pieces are […]
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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
Join GHC colleagues and students at Pettit Environmental Preserve Saturday, October 22nd from 10:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Take a 1.7 mile guided hike through 60 acres of forest and lake ecosystem. Human Resources is covering the entry fee for the group. Please let Emily Farmer know you are planning to walk with us: efarmer@highlands.edu […]
Students should ignore SCLA invite email
Attention GHC Students! Many of you may have received an invitation email from the Society of Collegiate Leadership and Achievement touting your academic record qualified you for membership. Please disregard and ignore this and any future emails from SCLA. GHC IS NOT AFFILIATED OR CONNECTED TO SCLA IN ANY WAY AND THE INSTITUTION DID NOT […]
Faculty Staff Campaign Kick-off Meetings
Reminder for Faculty and Staff that I will be on the Paulding and Marietta sites this Thursday, October 19. I will be hosting a drop-in event on both campuses. A time to receive your Faculty/Staff Campaign envelope, (if you haven’t already) and enjoy some treats. I will be there to talk about our campaign and […]
New Student Handbook & Planner now available
The 2016-17 Student Handbook & Planner is now available! Students may pick up a free copy from the department of Student Life at their campus. A PDF version will also be posted to the “Current Students” section of the GHC webpage. Notable changes in this year’s Student Handbook include an updated Title IX section, and […]
New SGA President elected!
GHC sophomore Joshua Lucas Lester was elected the new president of the Student Government Association following a special election held this month. The election results were announced on Friday, Oct. 7 at the SGA meeting. The online election included 653 student votes cast during its two-week duration. Lester won the election with 34% of the […]
GCPA Annual Conference registration link
Dear Colleagues, The Georgia College Personnel Association, a state chapter of ACPA, is holding our annual conference at the Middle Georgia State University conference center on Nov. 9-10. Please follow this link to register! Registration cost is only $100 for ACPA/GCPA members, and $130 for non-members! This is a great opportunity to network with student […]
HOW MANY STEPS DID YOU CANOE?
Your steps count … and you may be surprised at what counts as steps! The Wellness Challenge encourages lifestyle adjustments to improve your health, and thus your quality of life. HealthTrails provides a STEP CONVERSION CHART to translate your daily activities into steps that move you toward your goal. Use the conversion chart (see following, […]
GHC Faculty Staff Campaign Kickoff – Near you!
Please join me, and this year’s campaign volunteers, as we kickoff the 2016 FS campaign on each campus. The schedule is listed below and we hope to see you there! CARTERSVILLE: Wednesday, October 12, Room 130 9AM DOUGLASVILLE: Wednesday, October 12, main lobby, 12:30PM FLOYD: Thursday, October 13, Solarium, 9:30AM PAULDING: Wednesday, October 19, main lobby area, 9AM […]
Accessibility by Design Introduction Training on Floyd Campus
Just a quick reminder that there will be an Accessibility by Design Introduction Training class Friday, October 14, on the Floyd Campus. The Accessibility by Design training focuses on how to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, etc. in a way that meets the guidelines established by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The session […]