February is National Cancer Prevention Month. Some tips to prevent cancer are: Don’t use tobacco Protect your skin from the sun Eat a plant-based diet Maintain a healthy weight and be physically active Limit alcohol Practice safer sex and avoid risky behaviors Get immunized (HPV and Hepatitis B vaccines) Know your family history and get […]
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Library Survey ends Jan. 31! Enter now to win!
Hi all, Just a friendly reminder that the library survey ends this Friday, Jan. 31. Please take a moment and fill it out. Your feedback is most valuable to how we serve you. Help us help you! If you provide your GHC 900# you will be entered for a prize drawing! Thank you, Julius — […]
GHC Closed Jan. 20
GHC will be closed (no classes, all offices closed) Monday, Jan. 20 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Learn more about MLK Day or find out how you can get involved. #TakingCharge #MLK Info: https://www.nationalservice.gov/serve-your-…/mlk-day-service
January is cervical cancer awareness month
January is cervical cancer awareness month. Women most at risk: Are over 30 and have a human papilloma virus (HPV) infection that has not cleared. Began having sex an early age Have had multiple sexual partners Do not have regular cervical cancer screenings Smoke Have used birth control pills for a long time Have a […]
Parking on GHC Campuses (All Locations)
I want to take this time to welcome new and returning students, faculty, and staff to GHC. There’s adequate parking for everyone on the campus. I want to remind you please drive slowly and the “pedestrian have the right of way”. Listed below are the Traffic and Parking Regulations on the GHC Campuses. Please take […]
Library survey – enter to win!
Welcome Back! Take our library survey and be entered to win a prize! The library is your space and we need your opinion. https://highlands.libwizard.com/id/af46133b3add61459a91d0e0be02c5db What did we do well last semester? Where could we improve? Help us help you! We look forward to seeing you all back in the library! — Julius Fleschner, MLIS Dean of Libraries and College […]
New Transcript Fee now required
NEW! Effective December 3, 2019 Georgia Highlands College will charge a fee of $5.00 per transcript request, paper and electronic transcripts. All students must submit requests for transcripts via SCORE. Transcripts The Federal Educational Rights to Privacy Act (FERPA) requires written permission of the student to release a transcript. The PIN serves as an electronic […]
IT Test Post
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AlcoholEdu & Sexual Assault Prevention modules part 1 deadline approaching
REMINDER: PART 1 COMPLETION DEADLINE APPROACHING! PART 1 SECTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. Dear New GHC Student, As you may or may not already know, the University System of Georgia (of which Georgia Highlands College is a part) has partnered with EVERFI, whose mission is to help students address critical life skills […]
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Men who are most at risk of prostate cancer are age 50 or older, are African American, have family histories of prostate cancer, & have BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations or Lynch syndrome. If you or someone you love fit any of these descriptions, talk to a doctor about prostate […]