Dear GHC Community, Due to the Thanksgiving break, all the libraries will close at 5:30pm on Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We will reopen with our regular hours on Monday, November 29th. We all hope you have a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving break! Best, JF
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Congratulations! Advising is Teaching Awards
As a part of the QEP implementation process, Quest for Success, Advising Awards were established. In order to recognize the work of faculty and staff advisors, individuals are recognized for their work in Advising Is Teaching Awards. These awards are nominated by students, reviewed by a committee, and result in one award per advisor-type each […]
Native American Heritage Month celebration features tribal elder
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Georgia Highlands College (GHC) held a Native American Anthropology and Genealogy Zoom event last week featuring Gregorio Kishketon, a tribal elder with the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma and Comanche Tribes. English instructor Danielle Steele, who is also a member of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, is Kishketon’s cousin […]
UPCOMING GHC VACCINATION EVENT – DECEMBER 3RD – FIRST DOSE, SECOND DOSE, AND BOOSTERS
Georgia Highlands College will hold a Vaccination Event at the Cartersville site on December 3rd starting at 10AM. The event is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Participants can sign up to receive their first dose, second dose, or a booster. All approved vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J will be available upon request. (Note, if you are receiving your […]
PLEASE REVIEW – IT COMPUTER EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
Did you know? University System of Georgia policy requires GHC to maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date inventory of all state-owned workstations, laptops, and other computing devices. Please help us verify and update your computer equipment records by visiting our online IT endpoint inventory form. Even if you haven’t been issued new equipment or moved offices […]
Celebration honors Jon Hershey and David Mathis while raising money for scholarships and GHC programs
Georgia Highlands College (GHC) held a celebration in honor of Jon Hershey and David Mathis this week which helped raise money for scholarships and GHC programs. The two recent retirees were honored as “champions in the community” for their dedication and combined 66 years of service to GHC and the local community. (Read more about […]
Thursday’s Ethics Awareness Week Trivia Question Answer & Winner
Congratulations to Vicky Drnek for being the first person to answer Thursday’s question correctly! Thursday’s question was about the BOR’s Amorous Relationships policy. True or False: Q: A USG employee is prohibited from having a romantic or sexual relationship with any employee or student who the individual supervises, teaches, evaluates or whose terms […]
Dental hygiene instructor brings nearly two decades of experience in dentistry and periodontics to the classroom
Before taking on her role as a full-time dental hygiene instructor at Georgia Highlands College (GHC), Alania Henderson spent nearly two decades working in general dentistry and periodontics, including six years of mission-based dentistry in Central America. Serving with the Honduras Baptist Dental Mission for the first two years in Central America, Henderson worked with […]
GHC Paulding’s Winn Building Closed November 11
GHC Paulding’s Winn Building (new building) is temporarily closed Thursday, November 11 due to a problem with the sewer lines. Our Facilities Team has arranged for a plumber to be on location to repair the issue as soon as possible with the least amount of disruption. Bagby Building is open and all math classes are […]
Pecan Distribution
Pecan Distribution will be in the Library on the Floyd Campus on Thursday, November 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. You can pick up your pecan order in the Conference Room to the left of the front door of the Library. The Library will be closed on Friday, so we will have only one […]