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, […]

OneUSG – Coming March 25, 2018

Hello! Georgia Highlands College is a couple of weeks away from switching to OneUSG Connect in place of ADP. The new system provides new or easier to use ways to update personal information, access the application, and view information. Did you know? Employee and Manager Self Service can be accessed through your smart phone and/or […]

VALIC EMPLOYEE SESSIONS- PAULDING

Valic can help you with investing in your future! This is available to part-time and full-time employees. Stephen Mink with Valic will be conducting employee sessions on Friday, March 9, 2018  on the Paulding campus to review and set up retirement plans for any interested employees. Stephen can assist with: Reviewing your retirement benefits (TRS/ORP) Setting […]

CHARGERS GET THE WIN OVER ANDREW COLLEGE

The Chargers closed out the regular season with a 98-73 win over the Tigers of Andrew College. GHC went on a 13-0 run with 13:28 to go in the first half to take a 24-14 lead. The Tigers cut the Chargers lead to three, 33-30 with 5:50 to go in the half. GHC took a […]

LADY CHARGERS SEASON COMES TO A END

The Lady Chargers season comes to an end with a 78-74 loss to the Lady Titans of Central Georgia Tech in the semifinals of the GCAA Tournament. GHC got off to a fast start leading 10-3 but the Lady Titans fought back to take a 9 point lead 41-32 into the half. Central Georgia Tech […]

Let’s Move, Cartersville!

Check out our Health and Wellness Blog for 3 NEW updates: https://ghcwellness2018.weebly.com/blog Weekly events you can participate in, including yoga and walking! Please email the leader if you are interested in meeting up, or just join them if you see them walking on campus! Highlands “Unlikely” Hikers Group, first scheduled to meet on Friday March […]

Making Changes to Your Benefits – Qualifying Event

To make changes to your benefits resulting from a Life Status Change or Family Status Change, you must: • Notify Human Resources within 30 days of the qualifying event. • Provide proof of your status change event. • Complete and submit your enrollment or election change in ADP. The Most Common Status Changes: • Birth […]

PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM

The PSLF Program is intended to encourage individuals to enter and continue to work full-time in public service jobs. Under this program, you may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance due on your William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans after you have made 120 qualifying payments on those loans while […]

Lady Chargers Advance to GCAA SEMI-FINALS

The Lady Chargers opened the game with a 16-2 run and came away with the quarter-final GCAA Conference tournament win over the Lady Tigers of Andrew College to advance to the Final Four on Friday in Americus, Georgia. The Lady Chargers turned up the defensive pressure holding the Lady Tigers to just 6 points in […]