Cramming a couple of classes in this summer? Get your Tuition Assistance Program application to Emily Farmer, Human Resources by April 15th. New to TAP? Find answers to questions, like the ones below, on the Board of Regents benefits page. You may also contact Emily Farmer, Human Resources Coordinator, with your questions: efarmer@highlands.edu. FAQs: How […]

1 Week Left Before HealthTrails Starts! You still have a chance to enroll for the HealthTrails challenge! Register here: https://usgwellbeing.healthtrails.com GET SET: 1 week before the 6-week challenge begins! Join to help motivate yourself to stay on track with your well-being goals. Aim for 6,000 steps or more a day for health benefits, including lowering […]

Friday Trail Days: Get out and explore lovely trails in your own backyard! There are at least 3 trail systems in Cartersville, each with multiple options pertaining to both distance and difficulty. Scott Flynn has volunteered to be your guide for any Georgia Highlands faculty or staff interested in going as a group to walk/jog […]

HEALTHTRAILS REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 1ST The challenged has stepped up this spring: GHC will compete against all of USG! Don’t miss your chance to have fun and learn – while improving mood, stress, and energy level. Online registration begins March 1st — join team members on your campus for a HealthTrails Challenge Kickoff Walk! The […]

Two new policies have been added. They are Compensation and Performance Management. They can be found in the policy section of the Human Resources page. They can be found under Compliance-Policies. Compensation Performance Management

A Healthy Heart is a Happy Heart! The Heart of the Community invites you to exercise your heart in a FUN event: On February 18th, the Heart of the Community will once again host a Heart Walk-Cycle-Paddle Event.  This is not a Triathlon!  You may participate in any one of the events just meet at […]

Please see the following excerpt from the USG Business Procedures Manual regarding deductions for 10 month employees. Ten month employees receive benefits for all twelve months of the calendar year, however, they only receive 10 paychecks. As a result, deductions must be taken at an accelerated rate so that we may collect all the money […]

A new policy, Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace, has been added.  The policy, Nondiscrimination and Anti-Harassment, has been updated. They can both be found in the policy section of the Human Resources page. They can be found under Compliance-Policies. Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Nondiscrimination and Anti Harassment

Chris Hart led Georgia Highlands College in this last HealthTrails challenge, stepping ahead to attain FIRST PLACE among over 100 GHC participants; he tied for #1 in the program among all participating individuals. Chris has found something he really enjoys doing. He didn’t stumble into this rewarding activity, though – he did a lot of […]

Congratulations – and thank you! – to everyone who participated in the Fall 2016 HealthTrails challenge. Georgia Highlands College had 143 register, and many chose to participate in the challenge as part of a team. Our number one team was THE GREEN MACHINE, (number 17 overall), putting in a total of 4,498 miles, averaging 16.1 […]