Telehealth Options

Telehealth Options Both Anthem and Kaiser Permanente offer telehealth options. If you have nonemergency healthcare concerns, telehealth can be a good option. While COVID-19 cannot be confirmed through virtual or remote care, provider teams can help with screening symptoms, assign risk, answer questions and recommend the next steps. USG is continuing to cover all telehealth […]

Lady Chargers Upset 5th Ranked South Georgia Tech

On Friday the Lady Chargers basketball team was able to accomplish a feat not seen in almost 4 seasons; a victory over conference rival South Georgia Technical College. After a painful 2-point loss in overtime to SGTC on the road Tuesday, the Chargers seemed primed to break through at the Corral on Friday night. Through […]

2021 Commencement: UPDATES, DEADLINES, & STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Primary updates to share this week include 1) a more defined schedule of ceremonies with a contingency date for severe weather, 2) emerging deadlines, and 3) an email announcement from Office of the President to students who have applied for graduation.  * NOTE: Of particular importance to our graduating students who wish to participate in […]

Next Week In Wellness

Be sure to mark your calendars for next week’s exciting Wellness events: Date Time Sponsor Activity Tuesday, 3/9 12:30 pm KEPRO Successful Money Management – Taking Control of Your Personal Finances Wednesday, 3/10 11:30 am USG Well-being Well-being Wednesday: Understanding Health Saving Accounts (HSA) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Thursday, 3/11 12:00 pm Fidelity Get […]

(TAP)TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM – 2021 SUMMER/MAYMESTER

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 […]

We Are In This Together

It’s okay to not be okay. Mental health matters, and we should talk about it — just like we talk about physical health. Kaiser Permanente has launched a new website findyourwords.org that is designed to make it easier to open up about mental health and empower more people to ask for help, take action to […]

CETL: How do you take care of yourself?

Faculty and Staff: Recognizing the Need for Self-Care Mon, Mar 8   |   2:00-3:15 pm, Zoom   |   Facilitators: Angie Wheelus & Josie Baudier With such a tumultuous last year, many students are trying to work through stressors. In the meantime, you are also dealing with stressful and emotional situations. Join us to learn more about why […]