Anxiety, Depression & Learning to Embrace Your Weird, Sep 14, 2pm

Lisa Jakub: Anxiety, Depression & Embracing Your Weird September 14, 2pm, via Zoom and the Libraries at Floyd, Cartersville  & Paulding Retired actress (Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day) and current mental health advocate and author will present on coping with anxiety and excelling in life. Zoom link here, passcode: thrive Lisa Jakub Wierd Tuesday

New Media Innovation Center at GHC houses film, student publications and podcasts, writing center and more

Georgia Highlands College (GHC) recently opened the college’s new Media Innovation Center or “the MIC” on the Floyd campus. The new area houses space for the student newspaper the Six Mile Post (SMP), the newspaper’s Student Spin Podcast, the Old Red Kimono (ORK) literary magazine and the Floyd Campus’ Writing Center. The MIC also has […]

Who said…?

Employees were asked, and they answered! See below for the answer to a “Who said…?” question. The first person to email Terri Cavender with the correct person will win a prize! Prizes will be sent via interoffice mail. You can only win once. You cannot win on your own submission. Have fun!     Winners […]

LIVONGO – NEW VENDOR PARTNER FROM USG HEALTHCARE PLAN

Livongo is a new vendor Partner for the USG Healthcare plans for employees, retirees under age 65, and their covered spouses who are enrolled in the Anthem plans. Livongo combines advanced technology and one-on-one coaching. There are three program offerings: Diabetes Management Diabetes Prevention Weight Management There is no cost to employees (or spouses) for participating in these […]

CETL: Upcoming Events

Lab: Document Accessibility Tues, Sept 7 – Fri, Sept 10  |  Asynchronous, D2L  |  Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht Wrap-up Meeting: Fri, September 10  | 12:00-12:30 pm, Zoom CETL labs facilitate asynchronous hands-on engagement with pedagogical professional development over a four-day period in preparation for a culminating synchronous meeting. Participants in this lab should expect to work […]

CETL: Free Virtual Mathematics Professional Development

Are you looking for a support group of peers and other mathematics education leaders? Are you interested in developing and/or deepening your skills at creating student-centered collaborative activities to increase the level and variety of engagement in your classroom? If so, we invite you to participate in the Dana Center’s FOCI Series 2: Strengthening the […]

New articulation agreement guarantees admission from GHC to UGA

Thanks to an exclusive articulation agreement between Georgia Highlands College (GHC) and the University of Georgia (UGA), GHC students who complete their associate degree in biology while taking specific courses in the biology pathway will be admitted into UGA’s Bachelor of Science in Microbiology program on their Griffin Campus, easing the transition toward obtaining a […]

Vaccine Administration Leave

A quick update on the Administrative Leave process.  The payroll office will handle entering the approved vaccination leave on employee timesheets. Managers will still be responsible for verifying and approving timesheets as normal.  Be sure to send all vaccination leave request forms to the humanresources@highlands.edu  email. Questions about the vaccination leave can be sent to humanresources@highlands.edu. […]