TAP applications for 2021 SUMMER & MAYMESTER are due April 15th. – Following is the link to download and complete the TAP Application: Employee Application for Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) If you are a Part-Time Nursing Faculty please use the following link: Part-Time Nursing Faculty Tuition Assistance Program Application – Only E-mail your TAP application to: dmendoza@highlands.edu Please note: Employee ID number is […]
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Covid 19 Vaccines and Governor’s Executive Order No. 03.31.21.02
The University System of Georgia (USG) announced April 1, 2019 that in accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order No. 03.31.21.02, all USG employees, with the exception of temporary and student workers, may use Non-Closure Emergency Leave for the purpose of COVID-19 vaccinations. • Eligible employees may take up to eight (8) hours of Non-Closure Emergency […]
HR SPOTLIGHT – FMLA- FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
FMLA allows employees to balance their work and family lives by taking reasonable unpaid* leave for certain family and medical reasons. The FMLA seeks to accomplish this in a manner that accommodates the legitimate interests of employers, minimizes the potential for employment discrimination on the basis of gender, while promoting equal employment opportunity for men […]
Disability Myths
Everybody’s fighting some kind of stereotype, and people with disabilities are no exception. The difference is that barriers people with disabilities face begin with people’s attitudes — attitudes often rooted in misinformation and misunderstandings about what it’s like to live with a disability. GHC is committed to a culture of inclusivity, and it takes every […]
Best Practices in Teaching Symposium Registration Deadline this Friday
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TONIGHT: GHC Men Host First Round of GCAA Tournament
Make plans to come out to the Corral on the Rome campus tonight to support the Charger men’s basketball team as they take on East GA State College in the first round of the GCAA tournament. Tip-Off is at 7PM. The game will be streamed live on the Chargers Sports Network (link) If they win, […]
This Week In Wellness
Be sure to mark your calendars for this week’s exciting Wellness events: Date Time Sponsor Activity Monday, 4/5 11:30 am USG Well-being Yoga (All Levels) Tuesday, 4/6 10:00 am USG Well-being Office Stretch Break Tuesday, 4/6 10:00 am USG Well-being Learn How to Connect a Device and Invite 5 Friends Tuesday, 4/6 12:20 pm USG […]
Lady Chargers Advance to GCAA Title Game
Despite starting out sluggish and trailing Central Georgia Technical College by 4 points early in the contest, the #13-ranked Lady Chargers regained their composure to build a commanding 20-point halftime lead en route to a comfortable 75-47 victory in the semifinals of the GCAA Tournament. GHC had four players in double-figures, led by O’Mariyah Tucker […]
2021 COMMENCEMENT: FACULTY DEADLINES FOR RSVP & REGALIA
Primary updates to share this week include the April 2nd deadline for 1) faculty and graduate RSVPs and 2) faculty regalia rentals. GHC full-time faculty should select their commencement preference for attendance by email to PresidentsOffice@highlands.edu by Friday, April 2. Selections will be confirmed via direct email on a first-come, first-served basis. Note: The 10:00 a.m. commencement option with the […]
CETL: Caring for Self and Students
Caring for Self and Students Tues, Apr 13 | 4:00-5:15 pm, Zoom | Facilitators: Angie Wheelus & Josie Baudier This workshop is a combination of two previous workshops offered in February and March. Join Angie and Josie to discuss emotions, stress and how you may see them in students and yourselves, identify how these experiences […]