University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Supreme Court rules for former Ga. college student in free speech case By Eric Stirgus The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled against Georgia Gwinnett College in a legal dispute that raised long-standing complaints, particularly from conservatives and religious organizations, that colleges often find ways to discourage or prohibit […]
USG e-clips for March 10, 2021
University System News: Inside Higher Ed ‘Ethics and Best Practice’ As the pandemic sapped dormitory projects of their financial reserves, a contractor told the University System of Georgia it had a “win-win” financial proposal, according to newly available documents. The system said no, and soon, the contractor allegedly said it would not be cleaning enough […]
USG e-clips for March 11, 2021
University System News: People 12-Year-Old Boy in His Sophomore Year of College Gets Accepted to His Dream Engineering School Caleb Anderson plans to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology in the fall, where he will study aerospace engineering By Joelle Goldstein Caleb Anderson is continuing his educational journey — and leaving his mark along the […]
A Historical Discussion, by Dr. Shannon Bontrager
“Sites of Mourning, Sites of Empire: Commemorating Fallen Soldiers and Mapping the Contours of American Imperialism Inside and Outside the United States, 1898-1918” What: A historical discussion with GHC’s very own Dr. Shannon Bontrager! When: March 24 @ 12pm! Where: Join us via Zoom by clicking HERE! Passcode: GHC HistoricDiscussionFlyer
Upcoming OneUSG Connect Time and Absence Changes
The process to submit time, approve time, and request absences will be changing soon as USG transitions to the new “Fluid” interface in OneUSG Connect with version 6.22 release on April 10, 2021. The user experience will be modified to have a more modern look and the flexibility to use Time & Absence on phones, […]
Covid-19 Vaccination Update
Governor Kemp announced yesterday that beginning Monday, March 15th Covid-19 vaccine eligibility will be expanded to include all individuals over age 55 and those with high risk conditions as defined by the CDC. Beginning March 17th, a Mass Vaccination Site will open at Lake Point Sports Complex in Bartow County. Operating hours will be Monday […]
New Books at a GHC Library near you!
The stacks may be closed for browsing, but they’re open for borrowing! Visit www.getlibraryhelp.highlands.edu/poptitles and select a location to view a list of the newest books at that campus. If you see something you like, just click on the book and you can reserve it. We will send you a confirmation email and have it […]
GHC faculty work to earn over half a million in grants to help students succeed in the classroom
Georgia Highlands College’s (GHC) faculty have been hard at work applying for and implementing a number of Affordable Learning Georgia Grants with the goal of ensuring that every GHC student has access to a quality, affordable college education. To date, over half a million in grants has been awarded to GHC faculty and has been […]
Implicit Bias Workshop, March 25
Clickable PDF attached here- ImplicitBiasWorkshop Did you know? The mind sciences have found that most of our actions occur without our conscious thoughts, which allows us to function in our extraordinarily complex world (Payne, Neimi, Doris, 2018) Join Dr. Bentley Gibson-Wallace, Associate Professor of Psychology, for an implicitbias workshop on March 25, 11:30am via Zoom […]
Honors Night Big 3 Nominations
Honors Night is live again this year- virtually. Join us for a live Zoom event April 22, 6pm! More information to come. In the meantime, do you know a student who is a great candidate for one of our “Big 3” awards? If so, fill out the form here, and the Student Affairs Committee will […]