University System News: Marietta Daily Journal KSU community welcomes Kathy Schwaig as sixth president By Chart Riggall With the chain of office draped around her neck, Kathy Schwaig was officially installed Thursday as the sixth president of Kennesaw State University. The new president — garbed in robes of KSU’s gold and black — was welcomed […]
Quest for Success Advising 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 year. […]
Spring 2023 Virtual Orientation & Welcome to Campus
Please use this as a reference for Charger Orientation questions for Spring 2023. Please check out the orientation website: orientation.highlands.edu. New to GHC students (excluding athletes, transients, post bach, and Dual Enrolled) are required to go through a three-step orientation process. Pre-Orientation Virtual Orientation Welcome to Campus Step 1: Pre-Orientation Students access their pre-orientation […]
ALG Affordable Materials Grant Applications Due 10/31/22
Affordable Learning Georgia is pleased to announce Round 22 of Affordable Materials grants. Applications are due by October 31, 2022. Not applying for a grant this year? Consider applying to be a Peer Reviewer for Affordable Materials Grants Rounds 22 and 23! Peer reviewers earn a $800 honorarium. Applications are due by October 21, 2022.
CPOS: How Will CPOS Impact Faculty and Staff?
Join us at 3pm today during Charger Chats to learn more about what CPOS means for you! Need the link? Join Zoom Meeting https://highlands.zoom.us/j/97343441328 Meeting ID: 973 4344 1328 Passcode: Chats
Fall Frenzy – This Thursday – Floyd campus!
Encanto! Outdoor Movie & Fall Frenzy! Food, games, inflatables, costume contests, prizes and an outdoor movie! Thursday, October 20, Outside the PE Building at the Floyd Campus. Festivities begin at 5:45pm, movies begins at 7pm or sundown! All students, faculty/staff and their families and pets are invited! Costume contests for all ages and pets! Don’t miss the FUN!
USG e-clips for October 13, 2022
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution University of Georgia professor receives prestigious research grant A University of Georgia environmental engineering professor was named Wednesday a recipient of an esteemed grant for her pollution research. Jenna Jambeck was named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow, becoming the second UGA faculty member to receive the award, commonly known as […]
USG e-clips for October 12, 2022
University System News: Dalton Daily Citizen Perdue says university system wants to provide high value at low cost By Charles Oliver With 26 colleges and universities and some 340,000 students, the University System of Georgia is the sixth-largest university system in the United States. “Our job is to help them (students) succeed in their lives,” […]
USG e-clips for October 11, 2022
University System News: Athens CEO McBay Science Library Dedicated for Groundbreaking UGA Alumna Camie Williams The University of Georgia dedicated its science library Friday for Shirley Mathis McBay, the first Black student to receive a Ph.D. from the university and the first woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics from UGA. McBay went on […]
USG e-clips for October 10, 2022
University System News: Six Mile Post New GHC president says education is the ‘silver bullet’ Abigail Henderson, Features Editor Growing up, Mike Hobbs never saw himself in the academic world. Instead, he wanted to be a professional baseball player. However, as he entered college, he began to appreciate academics as he realized education was the […]