Georgia Highlands is an important, integral part of Rome’s and NW Georgia’s community.  It is deeply committed to it’s students, community leaders and employees, many of whom are our neighbors.  As such, Georgia Highlands’s success depends on its reputation.   President Mike Hobbs understands this. “As an access college, chief among our lessons to students […]

Support your GHC men’s soccer team as they take on the University of North Georgia! Saturday, Nov. 4, 3pm at Bartow College & Career Academy (Old Cass High, 738 Grassdale Rd., Cartersville 30121)

What would you do when you’re faced with a situation that seems “wrong”?  Is it an abuse of policy? A situation with a student and teacher that appears to blur lines. What about situations that may seem innocent on face value but could have layers? As USG begins its Ethics Awareness Week, Nov. 6-10, we […]

Templates are your Friends Wednesday, November 15, 2023  |  2-3 pm  |  Zoom  |  Facilitator: Teresa Hutchins Would you love to have a template help streamline your online course and assure quality and accessibility? Join us on November 15 at 2:00 pm for an exploration ofthe USG’s Online Course Design Template. The webinar will show […]

The Quality Matters Higher Ed rubric was updated to the seventh edition on July 5, 2023. If you use the QM rubric for any online course reviews (including informal colleague/peer reviews or self-reviews), you will now need to use the updated seventh edition of the rubric. From now until January 5, 2024, the self-paced Rubric […]

The holiday calendar for 2024 is now on the HR webpage: GHC Holidays The holidays for 2023 are listed as we close out this year. Click on 2024 for next year- 2024 Holiday Calendar (USG Holidays)- 13 eight (8) hour holidays. GHC has 2 four (4) hour days in this plan. DATE HOURS HOLIDAY Monday, […]

Benefits Open Enrollment is also the time to change your overtime selection, if you wish! Non-exempt (hourly) employees may elect to be paid for hours worked in excess of forty (40) in a workweek or to receive comp time in lieu of pay for the additional hours. Award of compensatory time is, one and one-half […]

The courtyard in front of GHC Paulding’s Bagby Building is again converted into a Halloween scene during the annual Pumpkin-Fest. Student clubs and organizations that crafted a pumpkin for the display include: English Majors, Gaming Club, Green Highlands, HANS (Highlands Association of Nursing Students), Psychology Club, and Women to Women, along with contributions by various […]

For the last week of Georgia Archives month, we want to share digital images of Paris Lake. As we share photos, we are asking for your help to create better descriptions for our collection. If you recognize anyone in this photo, please email their names to archives@highlands.edu. You can also find another photo posted to […]