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GHC Foundation Board of Trustees Spotlight: Dr. Gayland Cooper

Dr. Gayland Cooper was appointed to the GHC Foundation Board of Trustees in January of 2022.  Spending 40 years working in public education with roles ranging from high school science teacher

GHC Foundation Board of Trustees Spotlight: Sally Platt

Sally Platt was appointed to the GHC Foundation Board of Trustees in January 2022.  She comes from Marietta and most recently served as a Registered Nurse for 33 years, retiring from

Williams in meeting

GHC Foundation Board of Trustees Spotlight: Cindy Williams

Cindy Williams was appointed to the GHC Foundation Board of Trustees in April 2022.  Cindy Williams, who serves as the CEO of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce, will apply

Patton handing gavel to Quick

Greg Patton passes gavel to longtime GHC Foundation Board member Randy Quick

Randy Quick received the gavel from Greg Patton during a recent Georgia Highlands College Foundation Board meeting.   Patton, owner of Patton Financial Associates in Cartersville, was the previous Board Chair

Katie working on the set of Hero

Katie Weatherford: ‘A way for me to put into practice what I had seen in the classroom’

Georgia Highlands College (GHC) student Katie Weatherford recently completed her second internship on a film set, this time traveling to Columbia, S.C., to work on the upcoming film “Hero.” This

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Voestalpine invests in employees with Frontline Leadership Training provided by the Center for Continuing and Professional Education at GHC

Over 30 team leaders from Voestalpine completed Frontline Leadership Training at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) this month. Voestalpine is an Austrian company operating a plant in Bartow County that makes auto

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Four Cities, One GHC Community: ‘Meet and Greet’ events and Ribbon Cutting bring community leaders together at Georgia Highlands College

Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, and Dallas – Georgia Highlands College has hosted several events across the region in September. Legislators, community leaders, and more from across Northwest Georgia came together at

Deyse Lopez

GHC Alumni Update: Deyse Lopez ‘bridges the gap’ culturally and professionally at Alabama Power

Deyse Lopez was 3 years old when her family moved to Rome, Georgia. Speaking Spanish while she was growing up, Lopez learned early the importance of navigating outside one’s culture.

Dominic Weems holding basketball trophies

Dominic Weems: ‘GHC helped me create a gameplan of what I wanted to do’

Dominic Weems is now an assistant basketball coach at South Arkansas Community College (SouthArk). He earned his associate degree at Georgia Highlands College (GHC), where he credits the school for helping

Jashanti Simmons playing basketball

Jashanti Simmons named National Player of the Year and now playing for Troy University

Jashanti Simmons, recent guard for the Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Lady Chargers basketball team, has become one of the college’s most decorated student-athletes.   She graduated this summer from GHC with an

Brandy Rogers

Brandy Rogers named STEM Division Chair at GHC

Brandy Rogers has accepted the position of Division Chair in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) at Georgia Highlands College (GHC). Rogers has been serving in the

Harold Campbell

GET TO KNOW: Harold Campbell

Georgia Highlands College is highlighting faculty and staff administration across the college in this ongoing “GET TO KNOW” series. Next up is Harold Campbell, who serves as a writing, history,