Posted on 09 January 2019.
Photo by Olivia Fortner
GHC students are exhibiting their art work at the Lakeview Art Gallery next to the auditorium at the Floyd campus.
These works were made by students from both Floyd and Cartersville who were in the Drawing I and II art classes.
These works will be up at the Lakeview Art Gallery for the next two weeks for everyone at GHC to observe
and enjoy.
Photo by Nick Whitmire
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Posted on 28 November 2018.
Participants of the Turkey Day Walk/Run. Photo by Nick Whitmire
From left: Winners Jeff Davis and Lindsay Little. Photo by Nick Whitmire
The winners of the annual Turkey Day Walk/Run were Jeff Davis, vice president of finance and administration and Lindsay Little, the senior administrative assistant of the vice president of student affairs at GHC.
Davis’ estimated time was 34 minutes and 30 seconds, and his actual time was 32 minutes and 42 seconds with a 1 minute and 48 second difference. Little’s estimated time was 28 minutes and 31 seconds while her actual time was 31 minutes and 5 seconds with a 3 minute and 38 second difference. Davis was the male winner, and Little was the female winner
GHC hosted its annual Turkey Day Walk/Run on Nov. 28. It is an event that allows students, faculty and staff to get together and participate in a friendly challenge of walking or running around the Paris Lake at the Floyd campus. Participants compare their estimated times to their actual ones.
The event was organized by David Mathis, the manager of physical education programs and assistant director of athletics. While the Turkey Walk/Run has been at GHC for years, this is the 26th time that Mathis has hosted it.
Regarding the event, Mathis said, “It’s a great way for students, faculty and staff to get together to enjoy our beautiful campus.”
Registration took place at 1:45 p.m., and Walk/Run began at 2 p.m. It is a 1.85 mile walk around the Paris Lake.
Donald Green, the president of GHC, also participated in event. He said, “I am proud of all the participants of the Turkey Day Run/Walk. It does not surprise me that we had so many participants. It shows that GHC is a fitness focused culture and it is a great way to start a fit and healthy holiday season.”
Green mentioned that GHC recently won third place in the Fall Fitness Challenge against other schools and universities in the University System of Georgia.
To see more of the Turkey Day Walk/Run at the Paris Lake on the Floyd campus, please see the slideshow down below.
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Posted on 15 November 2018.
The men and women Chargers both won their home openers.
The men’s basketball team opened against Motlow State on Nov. 9. The Chargers led at the half, but with 12 mintues left, the score was tied. The Chargers pulled out the win, defeating Motlow State 76-71. In their home game on Nov. 10, the men basketball team beat Walters State Community College 99-82.
The women’s basketball team beat Southern Crescent Tech 78-42 on Nov. 14 in their first game at home. The Lady Chargers opend the game on a 10-0 run. GHC shot 49.2 percent from the field compared to only 22 percent by Southern Crescent.
Five Lady Chargers scored in double digits. Jessica Eadsforth Yates had 16 points, Destiny Marshall also had 16 points, Sharai Layhad had a double double with 15 points and 19 rebounds, Ciara Thompson had 13 points and 7 rebounds and Nijeria Jordan added 11 points.
Both teams will play at home again on Tuesday, Nov. 20. The Lady Chargers will play Gadsden State Community College at 5:30 p.m. The Chargers will follow with a game against Middle Georgia Prep at 7:30 p.m. Both games will be in the Floyd campus gym, also known as the Corral.
The Lady Chargers will also be hosting the annual GHC Thanksgiving Classic tournament on Nov. 23 – 25.
GHC students and faculty receive free admission to all home games by showing their student and faculty I.D.’s. It is $5 for others. Children under 5 get in free. The concession stand will be open for all games. The proceeds will go to all GHC athletics.
For photos of Lady Chargers in action, please see the slideshow below.
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Posted on 31 October 2018.
Georgia Highlands College’s basketball teams are both ranked in the top 25 in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division I preseason poll.
The Lady Chargers are ranked 18th, and the men’s team are in 22nd place.
Both teams have away games this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3. The women’s team will play in the Walter State Classic in Morristown, Tennessee. The men’s team will play in the Chipola Tourney in Marianna, Florida.
The women’s first home game will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 14. The men’s first home games are set for 8 p.m. on Nov. 9 and 10. Both games will be in the Floyd campus gym, also known as “The Corral.”
GHC students, faculty and staff can get in free to home games by showing their GHC IDs.
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Posted on 01 October 2018.
People gather at a 2018 Cartersville Comic Con booth. Photo by Nick Whitmire.
Going to this year’s Cartersville Comic Con was like going to a flea market, but one completely dedicated to nerd culture. Vendors at the Con were selling various figures, art and costumes from across film, TV, comic books, novels and video games from all eras for fans.
Cosplay winner dressed as Kylo Ren stands next to R2-D2. Photo by Nick Whitmire.
At this year’s event fans got to meet Savana Jade Wehunt, an actress who played the governor’s daughter and various walkers on “The Walking Dead”; Aaron Brewster, a background actor also from “The Walking Dead” and “Captain America: Civil War”; Chris Silverbax, a self-publishing comic book artist; and Chris Garrett, a comic book writer.
They gave out free autographs for fans, took questions about their experiences and their upcoming projects and gave advice on how to break into the entertainment industry. According to Wehunt, “My favorite thing about going to Cons is meeting the fans and seeing how your work has impacted people.”
In addition, fans got to participate in the Con’s very first Cosplay contest, where fans got to dress up as their favorite characters and win money to spend at the vendors. There were three categories, which were youth, for the kids; closet, for those that bought their cosplay; and the handmaid, where fans got to show off their cosplay that they made by hand.
Rebecca Fant, a local cosplayer and winner of the handmade contest as Galadriel from “The Lord of the Rings,” said, “If you want to get into cosplay, just jump right in, start small and have fun with it.” The 2018 Cartersville Comic Con was held for the first time at the Clarence Brown Center across from the
Cartersville campus on Sept. 15. This also marks the third year that Cartersville has hosted a Comic Con.
Overall Grade: A
To see more of the 2018 Cartersville Comic Con, please check out the slideshow down below.
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Posted on 01 October 2018.
Raj Shashti speaks on how business in Asia is done in the Lakeview Auditorium on the Floyd campus. Shashti has served as an international education consultant to such schools as the University of Tennessee and the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. Photo by Nick Whitmire.
Students learned about doing business in Asia and India at a consortium in the Lakeview Building on Sept. 12. Raj Shashti, a Fullbright Scholar, was the speaker.
A consortium is an event where a group of schools get together and work on a common task. The purpose of the consortium was to open students up to doing business in foreign countries, particularly in the growing economies of Asia and India.
While consortiums have been done for faculty in the past, this consortium was done specifically with students in mind.
All students were welcomed at the event, regardless of their major.
According to Bronson Long, associate professor of history and director of global initiatives, “No matter who you are, whether you become a teacher, a nurse or a police officer, you will have to deal with Asia or India at some point in your life.”
Long also mentioned that the event was good for people looking to get into management roles as well.
More and more businesses have been moving to China and India from the United States. Denie Burks, assistant professor of business, said, “Asia builds relationships first, whereas America is the opposite when it comes to business.”
Shashti, the director of the Nine University and College International Studies Consortium of Georgia, came to America from India in the 1960s. He got both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geography and went on to teach the subject. Now he is devoted to international education and has received numerous Fullbright scholarships, which allow people to study and teach overseas.
At the consortium, Shashti talked about the major differences in business between America, Asia and India through their economies, cultural aspects and core values. He showed how America is more about making deals, maximizing profits, making changes fast and being more frank and candid. In Asia, business is more about building relationships, establishing long-term foundations, making moves when ready, and being more indirect while doing business.
Shashti even showed how the cultures of both Asia and India are growing. He said that the number of people that own iPhones is greater in India than in the United States. He also said that Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, not English.
According to Shashti, “Who you know is more important than what you know in Asia, which is the opposite in the United States.” Shashti said, “The business card is like an extension of your heart in Japan.”
Shashti left students with one last piece of advice, “American students need to think about getting A’s or B’s and not C’s in order to graduate, all while having a fire in your belly and by working hard.”
To see more of the Business in Asia and India Consortium, please check out the slideshow down below.
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Posted on 23 April 2018.
From left to right: William Evans, Riley Rule, Joshua Mabry, Logan Maddox and Javier Camacho were the top five winners at the 8th Annual Speech Competition. Contributed Photo
GHC recently held the 8th Annual Public Speaking Competition at the Cartersville campus on April 13. There were 78 participants from all GHC campuses at the event.
Joshua Mabry from the Floyd campus won the competition. The second place winner was Logan Maddox from the Floyd campus. William Evans from the Paulding campus won third place. Fourth place went to Javier Camacho of the Floyd campus and fifth place went to Riley Rule from the Cartersville campus.
Semifinalists that were chosen by student judges for the Values Award include Shayla Neufeld, Javier Camacho, Jacob Faile, Elijah Glick and Logan Maddox. The Values Award recognizes speeches and speakers that best represent GHC’s shared values of inclusiveness and freedom of expression.
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Posted on 23 April 2018.
Students received awards at the 46th Annunal Honor’s Night that was held on April 19 at the Clarence Brown Center in Cartersville.
There was a reception with food and drinks with students, faculty, staff and family attending the event.
For a list of all of the awards and the recipients, see the link below.
CLICK HERE – honors night program-2018
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Posted on 18 April 2018.
Andrew Dawson will be retiring in 2018 as an associate professor of biology after 13 years.
Dawson is from Rome, Georgia, and he went to school at Shorter College and then later he went to Georgia State University.
After working abroad for over a decade, Dawson heard there was an opening in the biology department. He had previously held a temporary post in the biology department from 1994 to 1995, and loved it. Dawson would jump on the chance to return to GHC and was very fortunate to be able to return to a school he really loved.
According to Dawson, “GHC is unique in that the student-faculty ratio is lower than most colleges. You get to know your students better.” Dawson’s favorite aspect and memory at GHC was to be able to work with such great administrators, faculty and staff.
Dawson’s reason for retiring was after 38 years of full-time teaching, he said that there was something in his head that told him that it was time.
Dawson is undecided on his retirement plans as of right now. He said that he is going to take a couple of months off and then start thinking about what he is going to do.
When it comes to what advice Dawson would give to students, he says to “Keep working hard and never give up.”
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Posted on 18 April 2018.
Bruce Jones, professor of economics and business will be retiring in 2018.
Jones grew up in middle Georgia and graduated with a BBA degree, with a major in management, with minors in marketing and physical sciences from Georgia College and a MBA in Finance and a Ph.D. in Economics, both from Georgia.
Jones began at GHC during its days as the Floyd Junior College on July 6, 1995, as part of the second generation when the original faculty and staff were just beginning to retire. He is now part of the third generation, with most of his generation already retired.
Jones was also brought to GHC as the Chair, of the Business Division. Since he had created four year programs in business at Anderson University, he could do the same at GHC.
According to Jones, “One of the things I discovered about the college early on was how hard working and diligent the faculty and staff are. No one phones it in or treats their job as just a job. This is apparently part of the DNA of the college because it has passed through successive generations.”
Jones said that his favorite memory working at GHC was when he created the sales pitch for the Cartersville campus and first building. Jones explained, “The presentation was delivered to The Board of Regents. It was the first electronic presentation they had ever seen. We like to never got the laptop back from the Regents staff. When I go to that campus today – I think of it as my campus.”
Jones’ reason for retiring was because he said it is time. He said that his stamina is not what it used to be and after 40 years of college teaching, he believes it’s time for someone else to take over.
Jones’ advice for the students of GHC was, “The grade and the course credit get you out of school, but what you learn determines your future success. You should afford yourself the luxury of learning as much as you can.”
Jones has no particular plans after retirement. But he plans to read a lot.
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