The Chargers take on the Titans of Albany Tech today at home. The Lady Chargers tip off at 5:30pm followed by the men at 7:30pm. At half time of the Lady Chargers game the boys Pepperell Middle School Dragons will be playing the Model Middle School Blue devils. We need all Chargers to meet at […]
GHC Libraries CLOSED Thursday, January 8
Hello Everyone, All GHC Libraries will be CLOSED on Thursday, January 8, 2015. The libraries will be OPEN on Friday, January 9, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. until noon. The library hours for the spring 2015 semester are posted at https://www.highlands.edu/site/library-hours. Thanks, Elijah
USG e-clips from January 5, 2015
University System News USG NEWS: www.georgiatrend.com http://www.georgiatrend.com/January-2015/Georgian-Of-The-Year-Higher-Education-Higher-Stakes/ GEORGIAN OF THE YEAR: HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER STAKES Susan Percy In 2006, after a long and distinguished career in public service and academia, Hank Huckaby retired. Or so he thought. Retirement didn’t seem to suit him, however, and in 2010, he ran successfully for the Georgia House of […]
Making Changes to Your Benefits
To make changes to your benefits resulting from a Life Status Change or Family Status Change, you must: • Notify Human Resources within 30 days of the qualifying event. • Provide proof of your status change event. • Complete and submit your enrollment or election change in ADP. The Most Common Status Changes: • Birth […]
STRESS MANAGEMENT
GHC seeks to improve the overall health and wellness of our employees by promoting and providing wellness activities addressing physical, emotional, environmental, financial, interpersonal, occupational and intellectual needs. We, at GHC, have a wealth of opportunities at our fingertips. Human Resources and the Wellness committee want to make sure you are aware of these opportunities. […]
Castlight Healthcare Shopping Tool
Castlight is a healthcare shopping tool available for BCBSGa Consumer Choice HSA members and BCBSGa Comprehensive Care plan members. Castlight audio demo: This demo provides a comprehensive walkthrough of the Castlight healthcare shopping tool, including: conducting searches for providers and facilities, as well as medical conditions; how to access employee’s past medical claims; and where […]
Martin Luther King Day
In your planning for the month of January, keep in mind that Martin Luther King Day, January 19th, is a holiday for which GHC closes.
Don’t Forget: JEANS IN JANUARY
Do you want to wear blue jeans to work in January? Here’s how: President Don Green is launching a fun, new initiative allowing employees to wear jeans to work any day of the month in January but you have to pay to play! (Participation is optional of course) To participate in “Jeans in January”, employees […]
Georgia Hospitals Graded on Patient Safety
Hospital safety is extremely important because of the impact to the health of our employees and their family members utilizing a hospital setting for their healthcare. Last month, Georgia Health News included an article in its newsletter about Georgia Hospital Safety. The Leapfrog statistics, such as those used in this article, are also used in […]
USG e-clips from December 31, 2014
University System News USG NEWS: www.insidehighered.com https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/12/29/ethics-law-georgia-lawmakers-exempts-higher-ed Ethics Law for Georgia Lawmakers Exempts Higher Ed Georgia legislators have been boasting about a new ethics law that imposes strict reporting requirements on lobbyists and bars lawmakers from accepting anything worth more than $75. But The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the new law exempts interactions with the […]