November 8 – November 14, 2021 is Ethics Awareness Week throughout the University System of Georgia. Please join us Friday, November 12, 2021 from 10:00am to 11:00am for the “Accountability in Higher Education” Panel Discussion. You may register here: https://ung.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EcKt-NcJTYOLmFMJfmP9_g
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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 […]
College and industry collaboration leads to newly approved bachelor’s degree focused on rising careers in engineering and construction
Students at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) will now have access to an affordable bachelor’s degree in building information modeling management (BIMM) starting spring 2022 after recent final approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The recently approved bachelor’s degree was designed in collaboration with engineering and construction industry leaders. […]
Shared Leave Sick Leave Program Enrollment- Last Day
Faculty and Staff who meet the eligibility requirements may voluntarily donate unused sick leave to the campus Shared Leave Pool. Open Enrollment, October 25th – November 5th is your opportunity to make a donation to the Share Sick Leave Pool for calendar year 2022. If you wish to join the shared sick leave pool, you must meet […]
The Aspen Institute Names GHC one of 150 U.S. Community Colleges Eligible for 2023 Aspen Prize
$1 Million Prize Recognizes Excellence in Equitable Outcomes for Students in and After College Georgia Highlands College (GHC) was the only institution in the University System of Georgia to be named by the Aspen Institute as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The […]
Promotions and new additions to the Student Support Services team
GHC Family, Please celebrate the following promotions and new members of the Student Support Services team! Please come by and offer our new staff members a warm GHC welcome! Promotions Dorothy Morgan-Director of Student Support Services (Cartersville) Jenny Walker- Disability Service Specialist (Rome) New addition Stacey Janes- PT Career Services Coordinator (Rome)
ASL Workshop Recording
If you missed the ASL Workshop you can view the recording here. And if you’d like to see our other recordings or even use them for you courses, below are some more. Lisa Jakub: Anxiety, Depression & Learning to Embrace Your Weird Folk Stories from the Hills of Puerto Rico Shannon Bontrager: Sites of Mourning, […]
State legislators, Board of Regents meet at GHC for Gratitude Event
Georgia Highlands College hosted a “Gratitude Event” with state legislators and members of the Board of Regents last week to show appreciation for the continued support of higher education in the state and the continued support GHC has received in helping students graduate with career-focused college degrees throughout northwest Georgia with little to no debt […]
Cartersville Jingle Mingle – Save the Date
Cartersville Jingle Mingle – This year’s event for the Cartersville Campus will be held Wednesday, December 1st – 11:30 to 1:30 It is so good to be back on campus with our GHC family. It’s time to have some fun – please join us! Please feel free to contact me with any questions: awise@highlands.edu […]
AAUP Meeting Invitation to All Faculty
The AAUP (American Association of University Professors) is a nonprofit association of faculty and other academic professionals whose mission is: “to advance academic freedom and shared governance; to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education; to promote the economic security of faculty, academic professionals, graduate students, post‐doctoral fellows, and all those engaged in […]