University System News: Georgia Trend Georgia State University receives grant for brain research Mary Ann DeMuth The National Science Foundation’s Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program has awarded Georgia State University a five-year, $5 million grant. The Atlanta-based university will use the funds to establish the Center for Dynamic Multiscale and […]
Get Your Tickets Today! BOOTS & BBQ celebration – Nov 8th
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 […]
RETIREMENT@WORK – Everything for your USG Retirement Plans on one location.
Would you like to open an investment, view your balances or make changes to your supplemental retirement plans? View and manage your investments through Retirement@Work. Retirement@Work User Guide 5.2020
GHC professor applies background in game design to classroom
Students taking Victoria Banks’ English Composition classes at Georgia Highlands College this fall may find themselves working to acquire XP (experience points) while completing assignments and engaging in classroom discussion. During her time in graduate school, Banks focused on media rhetoric, interactive narrative design and script writing in video games. “I worked as a video […]
BOOTS & BBQ celebration – Nov 8th – purchase your ticket today!
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 […]
Academic Strategic Alignment Data Drop-In Days
For faculty working on the Academic Strategic Alignment project, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Initiatives will be hosting “Data Drop-In Days.” The IESI team will be available to help explain, refine, or clarify the data provided as part of this project. Link: https://highlands.zoom.us/j/99936146409 Dates and times of availability include: DATE TIME IESI REP Wednesday, […]
CONSIDERING RETIREMENT?
If you are considering retirement in the near future, please schedule an appointment with Human Resources. We want you to have all the information you need to make a decision that will best fit your needs. Benefits Continuation into Retirement policy If you are considering retirement, you will want to include your healthcare benefits at […]
Fight the Phish!
The theme for this week of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is “Fight the Phish!” Phishing often leads to credential theft, identity theft, and can result in ransomware or other types of malware being installed on your device. Please watch the video below to understand why it is vitally important to be wary of emails, text […]
GHC alum, reporter goes viral for completing news segment while skateboarding
Georgia Highlands College alumnus Victor Williams of Detroit’s WDIV news station has gone viral after completing a news segment while skateboarding at the same time. During the live segment, he was discussing a new skatepark that’s going to open up in town and had a little fun with it. In the clip, Williams skates with […]
Forbes: Solving The Construction Labor Shortage Through Ingenuity
It’s estimated that “65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in completely new job types that don’t yet exist.” Careers in building information modeling (BIM) and virtual design and construction (VDC) are among the up-and-coming career options that are attracting the attention of both large and small educational institutions like Purdue […]