University System News: www.accesswdun.com ‘Everytown’ ad urges veto of Georgia campus carry bill http://accesswdun.com/article/2016/3/382063 By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A national group is urging Georgia’s Republican governor to veto legislation allowing guns on college campuses. Everytown for Gun Safety is a group backed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The group […]
USG eclips March 31, 2016
University System News: www.gwinnettdailypost.com Hank Huckaby tells Chamber about ‘new normal’ in higher education http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/education/hank-huckaby-tells-chamber-about-new-normal-in-higher-education/article_804d75d4-956b-5c0a-911d-661fa2551ab8.html By Keith Farner DULUTH — When Hank Huckaby took over his current job five years ago, he described the climate in higher education as the “new normal.” Sticker shock for rising tuition costs, campus security and even finding qualified candidates […]
Leading During Change
Join the Center for University Learning on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw Campus, in Town Center, Room 2220 from 9AM – 12PM for Leading During Change! Change can be a frightening and emotionally challenging time for the people in our organizations. There are many ways to manage a change in our organization, […]
PDC Professional Development Offerings for April 2016
Below is a list of employee professional development and training offered this month through the Center for University Learning at Kennesaw State University. Please go to www.ksulearning.com to view and download flyers for these courses and for the latest news and information. The Owl Way – Pride, Service and Professionalism http://tinyurl.com/kennesaw-pdc Thu, Apr 14, […]
Path2College 529 Plan – Lunch and Learn
College will be here for your loved one before you know it. Did you know that the Path2College 529 Plan is here to help? Join is April 13th or 14th to learn about how you can prepare for college expenses. You can save for them and possibly receive a tax deduction for yourself. Lunch is […]
Rise to the Nancy Hague Challenge!
Dear Colleagues, The annual Hope for Hague 5K Walk/Run will be held on April 16 at 9:00 AM on the Floyd campus; please participate if you can. Dr. Nancy Hague, an Associate Professor of Psychology at Georgia Highlands College, passed away from ovarian cancer in February 2012. Sharryse Henderson and Teresa Hutchins were with Nancy […]
GHC faculty/staff apprecation day at GHC Baseball game on 4/5
GHC faculty and staff appreciation day at GHC Baseball Game will be Tuesday, April 5th game vs. Andrew College at LakePoint at 5:30PM. All GHC faculty and staff in attendance will come onto the field with our baseball players during the National Anthem and receive a free gift. #GoChargers
REMINDER – TAP APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2016
TAP Applications for Summer 2016 are due April 15th. Please contact Emily Farmer in Human Resources if any questions. Thank you!
National Walk Day Event – April 6 – 3PM
Georgia Highlands College will be participating in a National Walk Day event on April 6 to kickoff the Spring 2016 Well-being Challenge. GHC will be competing with 6 other colleges: Atlanta Metropolitan State College Georgia Gwinnett College Georgia Southwestern State University Savannah State University University System Office All of the GHC campuses will […]
Email threats: Spear phishing and ransomware
Several employees have notified ITS about suspicious email requesting payment for invoices, some of which appear to have been sent from other employees. These messages are examples of targeted (spear) phishing scams. Attacks of this nature are becoming increasingly common and highly destructive because they often employ malicious software to encrypt a victim’s data and […]