University System News: Union Recorder Cox settling into GC presidency Gil Pound It’s not often someone says losing an election is one of the best things to have ever happened to them. But that’s how new Georgia College & State University President Cathy Cox feels about her unsuccessful 2006 run for governor. From that point […]
USG e-clips for October 25, 2021
University System News: Times-Georgian CUTTING THE RIBBON Dan Minish University of West Georgia President Brendan Kelly applauds as local state governmental officials, community leaders, alumni, members of the family of the Roy Richards Sr., and friends of the university gathered outside the new Roy Richards College of Business on Friday afternoon to dedicate Richards Hall. […]
Retiree Pecan Sale
It is time for the Retiree Pecan Sale. For those of you who are new, I retired from the college in 2007 from Human Resources. I will be taking orders and we will pick the pecans up before Thanksgiving, just in time for all the baking of goodies. The pecans come from Stone Mountain Pecan […]
HOLIDAY ART CONTEST: CAST YOUR VOTE!!
Be sure to cast your vote today at cardcontest.highlands.edu GHC students have been busy creating art to submit for the 2021 Holiday Card Contest. And now the President’s Office shares with you 11 pieces of art presented for this year’s holiday card. Please take time to cast your vote as full-time faculty and staff to […]
Tomorrow: Inclusive Design in Open Educational Resources
Even More Open: Inclusive Design in Open Educational Resources Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 2pm Eastern Register: https://tinyurl.com/carterette Since the inception of Affordable Learning Georgia in 2014, accessibility has been a priority within the creation and sharing of open educational resources (OER). However, the world’s definitions of disability and accessibility have changed since then: […]
Upcoming workshop: Earn a college degree while staying committed to your work and family
When Georgia Highlands College (GHC) became a member of the Adult Learning Consortium from Complete College Georgia, the goal was simple: help students in the “adult learner” category earn a college degree while staying committed to work and family. Adult learners are students who have typically been out of high school for five years or […]
Shared Leave Sick Leave Program Enrollment
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 […]
BOOTS & BBQ celebration – Deadline to purchase tickets is November 1
Celebrating the success of champions in our community is important at GHC. Join the college in honoring two recent GHC retirees – Dr. Jon Hershey and Mr. David Mathis – known for being champions and for going above and beyond in their work at GHC and in their work throughout our community. Proceeds from the […]
USG e-clips for October 21, 2021
University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia’s $100 billion teacher pension system on a financial roll By James Salzer When COVID-19 hit Georgia in March 2020, the stock market tanked and so did the assets of the pension system relied on by 400,000 public educators and retirees. Buster Evans, executive director of the Teacher Retirement […]
USG e-clips for October 22, 2021
University System News: Marietta Daily Journal Kennesaw State’s Coles College of Business inducts two into Hall of Fame Two business leaders committed to helping Kennesaw State University students succeed – former Georgia Aquarium CEO Michael Leven and former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner J. Larry Stevens – were inducted on Oct. 20 into the Michael J. Coles College […]