Georgia Highlands College approved for exemption from Regents' testing
According to Laura Musselwhite, director of strategic planning, assessment, and accreditation, the Regents' Test is over for GHC as of right now.
E-mails were sent to faculty on Tuesday, March 30, and Wednesday, March 31, stating that officials from the University System of Georgia had informed the college that the exemption application filed by GHC had been approved.…
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GHC faculty gives Model Middle students a Fabulous Friday
Most days students travel throughout the halls of GHC. However, once a month those students are middle school kids participating in a program called Fabulous Fridays.
One Friday a month, middle schools send groups of students to the Floyd campus to learn a variety of subjects.…
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Georgia Highlands College's 38th annual Honors Assembly held
The 38th annual Honors Assembly was held Friday, April 30, in the Lakeview Auditorium on the Floyd Campus.
Melinda Ewers, orientation coordinator, acted as Master of Ceremonies in place of Jennifer Purcell, assistant director of student life, who was unable to attend.…
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Breakdown of complex healthcare bill
The health care reform act recently signed by President Obama is an immense and complicated piece of legislation. Within the bill are massive insurance reforms, Medicare and Medicaid makeovers and a major restructuring of federal student loans. The reforms contained in the bill carry a price tag of $940 billion over ten years, and, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO.…
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FeaturedGA Poet Laureate reads to GHC studentsGeorgia Poet Laureate David Bottoms shared poems about subjects ranging from his daughter's karate lessons to a big, red plastic duck at his poetry reading at the Cartersville campus on April 1. Bottoms read at the Cartersville campus during the afternoon.Budget cuts still up in the air; student, citizen voices heardEven though the 2011 Georgia state budget has not yet been adopted, the outcries and voices of the students and citizens of Georgia have influenced what the overall outcome may be. Initially, it looked as if deep cuts to University System of Georgia (USG) colleges, including GHC, might be made in an effort to deal with the shortage of state funds.Oreos reignStudents at Georgia Highlands College witnessed the victory of the Double Stuffed Oreos over the GHC team 53-48 in the 5-on-5 basketball championship game on April 8. Before this encounter, the Faculty/Staff team defeated the Deadly Assassins for third place, 32-22.New librarian comes to Georgia HighlandsHe's a tall, thin fellow with a perpetual smile glued on his face… with library paste, no doubt! Elijah Scott, the new library director, comes to GHC from Chattanooga State Community College. Scott has a master's degree in information science from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and a master's degree in English from Georgia College in Milledgeville.Natural-Born Leader?Guest ColumnWe've all heard the saying "natural-born leader," but how much truth is there in this expression? Perhaps there's not as much as we think. Sure there are certain innate qualities which could contribute to a person's effectiveness as a leader. More accurately, though, it is the acquisition of certain skills and abilities which truly yield a great leader. |