Kepro has an extensive library of useful forms,  from budget worksheets to pet care agreements! Don’t stress over reinventing the wheel, check out Kepro’s forms library. KEPRO is the USG’s Employee Assistance Program and it is FREE!  The EAP with KEPRO is available to employees that work for USG. Family members that live in the […]

The USG Well-being Fall Challenge Begins August 17! During this fall’s challenge, participants will (virtually) visit all 26 institutions of the University System of Georgia (USG), unlocking fun facts and visual highlights as steps are converted into mileage. Participants have from August 17 to September 27 to unlock the various campuses, touching those tucked within […]

GHC is increasing health and safety measures in the #ChargeAhead this semester. As we help our students continue #TakingCharge at GHC, the college will prioritize the safety of the students, faculty, and staff as we do our part to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and fulfill GHC’s mission to graduate our students.

As you may be aware, we have been in the process of updating our policies and procedures across the college.  To that end a new publicly available website has been published that organizes these by functional area and can be found at  https://sites.highlands.edu/policy-manual/ While eventually all of our documents will be moved there, currently IT […]

In the best interest of the health and safety of our community and based on instructions from the USG, effective July 15th all GHC employees and students must wear face coverings when inside GHC buildings (see usg.edu/coronavirus for more details). For more information about GHC’s return to campus and other coronavirus information please visit chargeahead.highlands.edu

Teachers Retirement System- Contribution Rates In its annual meeting held May 13, 2020, the Teachers Retirement System Board of Trustees adopted the following employee and employer contribution rates for FY2022.  FISCAL YEAR 2022 TRS Contribution Rates – Effective July 1, 2021 Employer Contribution Rate 19.81% Employee Contribution Rate 6.00%   The Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) […]

The GHC Return to Campus FAQs have recently been updated. Below is a excerpt from the most recent updated version: Access the full version of the FAQs page here. For more information about our return to campus and other coronavirus information please visit chargeahead.highlands.edu.  If you have any questions, contact our dedicated COVID-19 Human Resources email: HR_COVID-19@highlands.edu. […]

GHC’s Early Alert process is changing. Faculty will no longer use Score to report early alerts (S/U). Instead, we will use Navigate’s Early Alert/Progress Report feature. The timing of reporting will not change, just the system used to report. The Academic Success Center will offer training for faculty a couple of weeks into the fall semester. Training will include: Virtual presentation of how to use […]

The GHC Return to Campus Guide has recently been updated. Below is a excerpt from the most recent updated version: Access the full version of the GHC Return to Campus guide here. For more information about our return to campus and other coronavirus information please visit chargeahead.highlands.edu Contact Tracing: “Contact tracing is a strategy in […]