Georgia Highlands College, through the office of Human Resources, applied and received a GetFRUVED mini-grant designed to increase students’ awareness of healthier choices of fruits and vegetables. Students completed a survey, and staff members have stepped up to offer a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, along with healthier snacks that incorporate fruits and vegetables […]
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Highlands Hikers at RedTop Mountain
Highlands Unlikely Hikers found a cool way to beat the heat! They hiked Red Top Mountain around the lake and through the shady woods! Pictured (L-R) are: Mary Ann Sailors, Lisa Garrett, Andrea Mathis (faithful leader of the Unlikely Hikers) and Anna Daniels. Watch for information on upcoming hikes (June and July), or contact Andrea […]
USG eclips for May 11, 2018
University System News: www.wtxl.com Bainbridge State College holds first graduation ceremony since being merged http://www.wtxl.com/news/bainbridge-state-college-holds-first-graduation-ceremony-since-being-consolidated/article_2896bab6-5496-11e8-8e04-dba371915bc8.html 155 students at Bainbridge State College walked across the stage at their annual graduation ceremony on Wednesday. This is the first graduation since Bainbridge State College consolidated with Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC). In January, the two rural colleges merged […]
USG eclips for May 14, 2018
University System News: www.augustachronicle.com Economic impact by local colleges large http://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20180513/economic-impact-by-local-colleges-large By Amanda King Just a few blocks from The Bee’s Knees and Hive, the Augusta University Cyber Institute’s new home at the Georgia Cyber Center for Innovation and Training is nearing completion, and that’s something restaurant owner Eric Kinlaw knows will be good for […]
USG eclips for May 15, 2018
University System News: www.nytimes.com Georgia State Reinvents Itself as an Engine of Social Mobility https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/us/georgia-state-african-americans.html By Richard Fausset …But the college has been reimagined — amid a moral awakening and a raft of data-driven experimentation — as one of the South’s more innovative engines of social mobility. By focusing on retaining low-income students, rather than […]
Reminder: Special Topics Interest Session is one week away!
Together, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and New Student and Retention Programs invite you to learn more about developing and teaching GHXX 2901: Special Topics courses. Teaching Special Topics Interest Session Tuesday, May 22 – 9 am to 12 pm in the CETL at the Floyd Campus Special Topics courses are 2-credit […]
GRADUATION 2018: T – 1 day… hope to see everyone there!
GHC Commencement 2018 Saturday, May 12th 10:00 a.m. Forum River Center, Rome, GA NURSES PINNING will be held Friday, May 11th, 6:00 p.m., at First Baptist of Cartersville. Note that regalia is not worn for the pinning ceremony, and attending faculty should have GHC ID for admission. (re: Tammy Nicholson email to faculty dated April […]
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USG eclips for May 10, 2018
University System News: www.times-georgian.com ‘Leaps of faith’: First-generation college students to graduate UWG http://www.times-georgian.com/news/local/leaps-of-faith-first-generation-college-students-to-graduate-uwg/article_8ceaaa06-5331-11e8-8d24-cffeda74a3ab.html Colton Campbell/For the Times-Georgian When Taylor Smith was 13 years old, his father told him he wanted his son to use his brain, not his body, to be successful. Smith’s father, a tradesman since he was 18 years old, had regular […]
USG eclips for May 3, 2018
University System News: www.myajc.com Governor signs new Georgia budget that finally fully funds schools https://www.myajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/governor-signs-new-georgia-budget-that-finally-fully-funds-schools/216udSOWicdrw7q9hmNQmJ/?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=0bd5b96902-eGaMorning-5_3_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-0bd5b96902-86731974&mc_cid=0bd5b96902&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56 By James Salzer – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Educators long complained that the state shorted public schools, but a booming economy is helping Gov. Nathan Deal and lawmakers keep that from happening again in the upcoming year. Deal on Wednesday signed […]
USG eclips for May 8, 2018
University System News: www.patch.com High School Student, Working Adult Celebrate Academic Milestones He joins a number of other high school students who will also be throwing two caps in the air this graduation season. https://patch.com/georgia/cartersville/high-school-student-working-adult-celebrate-academic-milestones By News Desk William Evans will be joining hundreds of other college graduates at Georgia Highlands College’s Commencement on Saturday, […]