USG e-clips from January 23, 2015

University System News www.SouthernPoliticalReport.com Gov. Deal budget plan reflects return to pre-recession spending levels by Louis Mayeux | Jan 22, 2015 | Top Story | Gov. Deal budget plan reflects return to pre-recession spending levels Gov. Nathan Deal begins his second term with a state budget closer to those of Georgia’s boom years before the […]

GHC 1st Amendment Awareness Week sponsored by SMP

The week of January 26-31 is First Amendment Awareness Week at GHC. This is the time each year when everyone at the college is encouraged to become more aware of what the First Amendment to the United States Constitution actually says and reflect on the important freedoms it protects. “Congress shall make no law respecting […]

Redmond’s Heart Healthy Happenings Around Rome

February 6, 2015: Wear Red Day hosted by Redmond at Chik-fil-a on Shorter Avenue 7a – 9a. Q102 will be interviewing healthcare providers on cardiac disease, early detection, prevention and cardiac services and giveaways will be provided to the breakfast crowd. **AngioScreens Half-Price from 6:30am – 4:00pm at Chik-fil-a in Redmond’s mobile unit. Call 855-847-0781 […]

Attachments:
Heart-walk-2015-flyer-2-2.pdf
Feb-Community-AngioScreen-Flyer-2.pdf

UPDATES FROM THE PRESIDENT now on highlands.edu

GHC faculty and staff can now access the archived files of Dr. Green’s CHARGE! updates as well as click on a link to ask him a question. You can find that information here: http://www.highlands.edu/site/from-the-president OR you can get there by clicking on the faculty/staff link on the homepage, log in, then click on the “From […]

USG e-clips from January 22, 2015

University System News www.ajc.com Governor names education committee http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/governor-names-education-committee/njsgG/ Gov. Nathan Deal named members of the Education Reform Commission to study the state’s education funding formula, provide recommended improvements, increase access to early learning programs, recruit and retain high-quality instructors and expand school options. The commission will meet and review the state’s education system and […]

Spring 2015 Enrollment Update

Dear GHC community, As of 3:30 pm on 1/22/15, our spring enrollment was at 5,207. This is only 21 students down from last spring’s official enrollment of 5,228. Although we are disappointed that we did not meet and exceed last spring’s enrollment, we can take some comfort in the fact that our enrollment could be […]

Adult Learners and the Competency Craze Webinar

Check-out this great webinar “Adult Learners and the Competency Craze!” from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 GHC Faculty/Staff/stakeholders are encouraged to participate in this conversation focusing on recent trends in adult higher education—including national and state-wide enrollment trends and adult learner needs and preferences—and the emergence of competency-based education […]

EMPLOYEE SURVEY: activities and expertise survey

EMPLOYEE SURVEY: activities and expertise survey Please take a moment to complete the voluntary survey link below. This survey will help the GHC marketing and communications office provide a list of experts when requested by the media for specific topics, promote GHC through public speaking opportunities, and well as help us keep track of what […]