Pokemon Go craze hits GHC campus in Cartersville

Seems like everyone is getting in on the Pokemon Go craze. Students at Georgia Highlands College’s Cartersville campus are joining the fun this week by participating in the Pokemon Go Extravaganza. Full story: https://www.highlands.edu/2016/08/30/pokemon-go-craze-hits-ghc-campus-cartersville/?platform=hootsuite

Essential of Leadership

Join the Center for University Learning on Friday, September 16, 2016, at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw Campus, in KSU Center, Room 174 from 9AM – 1PM for Essentials of Leadership! This foundation course teaches leaders how to get results from people. You will learn a set of essential skills to meet both practical organizational needs and […]

BINGO Winners

Thank you for playing “We Are GHC” BINGO at our annual Fall In-Service. We hope you enjoyed the opportunity to meet new people and put names with faces. Below is a list of our BINGO winners: Maggie Murphy: Kaiser picnic tote Xinia Camacho-Smith: Eye Med sunglasses Jake Watkins: CVS water bottle Rick Watters: Aflac Shirt […]

USG eclips for August 29, 2016

University System News: www.theatlantavoice.com Georgia Is – The Hollywood of the South http://theatlantavoice.com/news/2016/aug/27/georgia-hollywood-south/ By Stan Washington In less than a decade, Georgia and Atlanta has solidified its position and has rightly earned the title as the “Hollywood of the South.” Television and film production had an impact of more than $7 billion in the fiscal […]

New Administrative Assistant II

Please join us in welcoming Karen Yerkes, Administrative Assistant II to our Georgia Highlands College community.  Karen’s primary location will be Cartersville.  She comes to us from Philadelphia, with an Associates of Science from Manor College. Karen enjoys gardening, cooking, her six grandchildren and her husband Mark. She loves nature, and is enjoys discovering the […]

USG eclips for August 26, 2016

USG Institutions: www.statesboroherald.com Officials: Zika not a local danger Reported single Bulloch case is travel related http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/75946/ BY Holli Deal Saxon While a solitary case of travel-related Zika virus infection was reported in Bulloch County Wednesday, local city and health officials say there is no cause for panic. Measures to prevent Zika and other mosquito-borne […]

USG eclips for August 25, 2016

USG Institutions: www.ajc.com Does your college major even exist anymore? Georgia revamps majors statewide http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-education/does-your-college-major-even-exist-anymore-georgia/nsLYx/ Ben Brasch, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The University System of Georgia approved a slew of additions, deletions and changes to dozens of majors at universities throughout the state. Universities ranging from Coastal Pines Technical College to the University of Georgia have […]

USG eclips for August 24, 2016

University System News: www.mdjonline.com KSU Whistleblower seeks $1.5 million http://www.mdjonline.com/news/ksu-whistleblower-seeks-million/article_ac463e3c-69a0-11e6-913c-c76cb404c1d2.html Anthony White A Kennesaw State University employee has filed suit based on claims she was slandered and “suffered adverse work conditions and retaliatory isolation” after she refused to lie about the business dealings of her supervisor and called those dealings to the attention of university […]

GHC honors faculty, staff

Georgia Highlands College recently honored its faculty and staff from each of its campuses for the 2015-2016 academic year at its annual in-service meeting. Full story: https://www.highlands.edu/2016/08/29/ghc-honors-faculty-staff/