Georgia Highlands College will be holding a Career Expo highlighting a number of open positions on June 12^th in Cartersville and June 28^th in Douglasville and Marietta.

The first event will take place in the Cartersville Student Center. The event in Douglasville will be in the Auditorium (Room 111) and the event in Marietta will be in the KSU Wilson Student Center.

Each event will be open to the public between 1PM and 3PM.

GHC is looking to fill a variety of positions in areas like admissions, human resources, student support services, accounting and more, including a number of part-time and full-time faculty positions, as well.

If interested, please bring your C.V. or resume to the event.

To learn more about the open positions and learn what it’s like to work at GHC, please visit: jobs.highlands.edu

Georgia Highlands College has appointed Jesse Bishop as the new dean for Planning, Assessment, Accreditation and Research (PAAR). He will oversee the office of PAAR, which provides services, guidance and facilitation in support of the college’s mission and pursuit of continuous improvement through planning, assessment and institutional research.

Bishop graduated from GHC in 2002. He returned in 2005 as part-time instructor in Developmental English and earned his Master’s in English from the University of West Georgia in 2006. He was hired full-time tenure track in 2007.

He was selected as a Governor’s Teaching Fellow for the 2010-2011 academic year as he was named Director of Diversity Initiatives. Since then, Bishop has served as an Instructional Designer and as founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. He earned his doctorate in 2015.

Bishop also served as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper the Six Mile Post while he was a student at GHC. Additionally, he has participated in National Endowment for the Humanities workshops, received grants from the Georgia Writer’s Association to host literary events and a few of his poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

Currently, Bishop also serves as the President of the Rome International Film Festival Board of Directors and is a youth Academy soccer coach for Arsenal Rome (YMCA).

Bishop said he is looking forward to his new position and plans to build upon the work completed by those who came before him.

“I plan to expand our institutional research efforts and begin exploring more ways that we can use data to enhance student and faculty success at GHC,” he said. “I plan to help other departments and offices use data and analyses to improve their work and the quality of the experiences we have at GHC.”

Bishop stated he is excited to do more at GHC to give back to the college that helped him get this far and to pay it forward to other students by helping them do the same.

“We work at a college that literally changes lives and family trees,” he said. “That’s made possible by the dedication of the folks who work, teach and learn here.”

PICTURE: Jesse Bishop (left) works as the founding Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Instructional Designer Katie Bridges on future plans for the new CETL program at Georgia Highlands College.

Georgia Highlands College has announced students named to the spring 2018 President’s List and Dean’s List. To achieve President’s List status, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average and attain a minimum of nine semester hours of credit. To make Dean’s List, students must complete a minimum of nine semester hours and achieve at least a 3.5 average.

The following students were named to the President’s List (by county):

AL-CHEROKEE

Alaska Couzzourt, Centre, AL

AL-JACKSON

Brianna Davis, Bryant, AL

AZ-MARICOPA

Jatea Saunders, Avondale, AZ

GA-BARTOW

Harrison Banks, Cartersville

Samuel Boice, Cartersville

Sarah Bracken, Euharlee

Joria Brooks, Adairsville

Tara Butler, Kingston

Morgan Callari, Cartersville

Elizabeth Carver, Kingston

Alexandria Chitwood, Cartersville

Avery Cissa, White

Kaden Cochran, Adairsville

Michaela Crowe, Cartersville

Robert Crowe, Cartersville

Zackery Danz, Cartersville

Jesus De La Cruz, Cartersville

Brandy Folger, Adairsville

Angelica Gallegos, Cartersville

Lizeth Garcia Perez, Cartersville

Bradley Gilmore, Cartersville

Jared Goodwin, Rydal

Jocelyn Greene, Adairsville

Tyler Gustat, Cartersville

Grant Harris, Cartersville

Antonio Hernandez, Cartersville

Tanner Hund, Cartersville

Ashlie Hunt, Kingston

Brandi Ingram, Cartersville

Kaitlin Irish, Cartersville

Noah James, Cartersville

Megan Janisch, Cartersville

Bailey Jones, Rydal

Stephanie Jordan-Cain, Cartersville

Huda Kamal, Cartersville

Charles Keeney, Cartersville

Heather King, Cartersville

Kylie Knox, Taylorsville

Meredith Knox, Cartersville

William Lange, Cartersville

Thacker Lively, Emerson

Johanna Maserjian, Taylorsville

Lauren McKaig, Cartersville

Hunter Mccreary, Cartersville

Shelby Meatyard, Cartersville

David Moseley, Cartersville

Marissa Mowry, Cartersville

Vincent Myrick, Cartersville

Tina Ogletree, Cartersville

Morgan Ong, Cartersville

Karishmaben Patel, Cartersville

MacKenzie Payne, Cartersville

Jorita Perkinson, Cartersville

Madison Poe, Cartersville

Ashlee Price, Adairsville

Tori Pritchett, Kingston

Joshua Queen, Euharlee

Roger Redd, Adairsville

Brandi Rhodes, Cartersville

Joshua Rowland, Cartersville

Ashlynn Russell, Cartersville

Sean Simmons, Aragon

Abigail Smith, Cartersville

Lauren Tew, Kingston

Christienne Tolero, White

Kimberly Veliz, Cartersville

Justin Vocke, Cartersville

Avery Wade, Taylorsville

Samantha Walker, Cartersville

Kendyl Westmoreland, White

Kyra Williams, Cartersville

Anna Wilson, Adairsville

Susan Wood, Cartersville

GA-CARROLL

Elizabeth Fowler, Villa Rica

Megan York, Villa Rica

GA-CHATHAM

Renata Berni, Pooler

GA-CHATTOOGA

Adriana Bautista-florentino, Summerville

Laurie Gentry, Trion

Janet Johnson, Lyerly

Kallie Johnson, Summerville

MaCayla Mobley, Summerville

Payton Payne, Summerville

Madison Rabun, Trion

Andrew Soule, Menlo

Marie Stephens, Summerville

Levi Thomas, Trion

Ashley Tucker, Trion

GA-CHEROKEE

Stacie Broyles, Acworth

Justin Dobbs, Canton

Robin Gandolfi, Woodstock

Amber Gilliam, Canton

Kelsea Graham, Canton

Kayla Gravitt, Canton

Jeffrey Johnson, Canton

Macy Martinez, Canton

Megan Poehlein, Acworth

Katie Redd, Canton

Leah Ruff, Canton

Hayley Sirmons, Acworth

Jessica Smith, Canton

Darrin Stock, Woodstock

Elijah Strickland, Canton

Madison Wheatley, White

Anna Winters, Acworth

GA-COBB

Cindy Aguirre Reyes, Marietta

Michelle Alberto, Acworth

Madison Almond, Kennesaw

Mark Arthen, Kennesaw

Jamie Ashe, Acworth

Olivia Auzenne, Powder Springs

Jessica Avila, Acworth

Christine Barrett, Acworth

Kristina Bennett, Acworth

Olga Boyarshynova, Marietta

Rachel Boyd, Kennesaw

Alexandra Boyland, Powder Springs

Kathleen Brack, Kennesaw

Maximilianus Brainerd, Kennesaw

Abby Brake, Marietta

Charles Brown, Powder Springs

Austin Buchanan, Kennesaw

Natasha Cabarcas, Marietta

Maria Calvario Tula, Smyrna

Kaleigh Camp, Kennesaw

Clayton Capalbo, Acworth

Angela Coffeen, Acworth

Ashley Coker, Kennesaw

Jonah Coleman, Acworth

Nathaniel Condra, Marietta

Michael Copeland, Kennesaw

Hannah Coppola, Acworth

Jessica Darity, Powder Springs

Brian Davis, Marietta

Tania Diaz, Smyrna

Ashley Diehl, Dallas

Kaitlyn Duvall, Marietta

Zachary Ferer, Kennesaw

Vanessa Fierro, Kennesaw

Mckenzie Finley, Kennesaw

Maria Foran, Kennesaw

Steven Garcia, Smyrna

Hana Gaskins, Marietta

Grant Holton, Marietta

Austin Huynh, Kennesaw

Mair Keen, Marietta

Lynn Kimwele, Austell

Emily Kiser, Kennesaw

Alanna Levine, Kennesaw

Abigail Lopez Lepe, Austell

Ariana Luke, Acworth

Karen Machuca Mani, Marietta

Monica Maddox, Kennesaw

Asminda Martinez, Marietta

Emily Martinez, Kennesaw

Patrick Mcfarland, Marietta

Cindy Mendoza Razo, Kennesaw

Latoi Mercer, Powder Springs

Sarah Moore, Kennesaw

Minh Nguyen, Marietta

Francis Palacios, Marietta

John Pallotti, Powder Springs

Morgan Papageorge, Acworth

Juan Ramirez, Powder Springs

Jonathan Reynolds, Kennesaw

Ramon Rivera, Marietta

Shannon Roberts, Acworth

Spencer Rowe, Powder Springs

Adrian Salinas, Austell

Lauren Sennett, Acworth

Andrew Silva, Marietta

David Smith, Marietta

Michael Smoak, Kennesaw

Caroline Southern, Powder Springs

Zachary Spears, Acworth

Lauren Stanfill, Acworth

Autumn Strange, Acworth

Michael Sywak, Marietta

Huynh Tran, Marietta

Christian Villarreal, Powder Springs

GA-DEKALB

Cameron Hearn, Atlanta

Shayla Smith, Stone Mountain

GA-DOUGLAS

Ansleigh Bentley, Villa Rica

Brandon Bradford, Douglasville

Marsalis Byrd, Douglasville

Jordan Carlisle, Douglasville

Lloyd Clower, Douglasville

Danielle Cook, Lithia Springs

Jackson Deakin, Douglasville

Mahmod Deeb, Douglasville

Andrew Fox, Winston

Adison Garbutt, Douglasville

Bianca Haskins, Douglasville

Jelena Hooi, Douglasville

Kimberly Kreider, Douglasville

Laura Lambert, Douglasville

Kalista Lyons, Douglasville

Alexandrea Martinez, Douglasville

Angel Robbins, Douglasville

Aaron Roberts, Douglasville

Derek Rock, Douglasville

Madison Scogin, Winston

Jordan Scott, Douglasville

Evan Shadix, Douglasville

Madison Signoret, Winston

Gabriel Strawn, Winston

Isabelle Wilkins, Douglasville

GA-FANNIN

Erick Rosas Rosas, Blue Ridge

GA-FLOYD

Natalie Aguilar, Rome

Daniel Askew, Lindale

Joshua Atha, Rome

Cameron Atkinson, Rome

Emily Blalock, Rome

Sarah Bowden, Kingston

Kaylen Brown, Rome

Caitlin Brownlow, Rome

Maria Elena Cisneros Reyes, Rome

Kimberly Clift, Kingston

Carly Comer, Rome

Michael Corn, Cave Spring

Vanessa Cornejo, Rome

Brittany Cromer, Rome

Abigail Cummings, Rome

Carol Dempsey, Rome

Joshua Dempsey, Rome

Jazmin Diego, Silver Creek

Rodney Dillard, Silver Creek

Brittany Dowdy, Silver Creek

Andrew Dulaney, Cave Spring

Haley Epstein, Lindale

Phoebe Faile, Rome

Diana Fain, Rome

Areeba Farooq, Rome

Jacqueline Gentry, Rome

Elijah-david Glick, Rome

Heather Gooch, Rome

Theresa Graham, Rome

Brandon Gray, Rome

Danielle Griesemer, Rome

Cheyenne Hall, Rome

Savannah Haney, Armuchee

Tori Hardy, Lindale

Katie Henderson, Rome

Amber Hubbard, Rome

Maha Khatib, Rome

Cassandra Labeause, Rome

Rebecca Lansdell, Rome

Hannah Laury, Rome

Jeremy Linville, Rome

Haley Lopez, Rome

Joshua Mabry, Lindale

Jacob Martin, Rome

Giselle Martinez, Rome

Mary Masters, Rome

Destiney Mcdaniel, Rome

Maria Meyers, Rome

Luzvella Miranda, Rome

Erika Morris, Rome

Bethany Mostella, Rome

Trent Mull, Rome

Dylan Nelson, Lindale

Julian Novinger, Rome

Virginia Patterson, Rome

Aubryn Patton, Rome

Kateryna Pazzaglia Khomenko, Rome

Michael Peters, Rome

Lydia Peugh, Armuchee

Jordan Purser, Silver Creek

Princesa Reyes, Rome

Shelby Rhinehart, Rome

Isaiah Riddle, Rome

Leah Rowell, Rome

Jose Sales, Rome

Forrest Simpson, Rome

Allison Stanley, Rome

Jacob Stewart, Rome

Hannah Thompson, Rome

Brittany Trawick, Rome

Haydn Turner, Rome

Ryan Umphrey, Silver Creek

Esther Van Steenberg, Rome

Julissa Vazquez, Rome

Hannah White, Rome

GA-FORSYTH

April Powell, Cumming

GA-FULTON

Luis Flores Camarena, Atlanta

Rasia Reeves, Atlanta

GA-GILMER

Shelly Goble, Ellijay

GA-GORDON

Kendall Bowman, Calhoun

Macy Burggraf, Calhoun

Kyleigh Carney, Calhoun

Tiffany Chastain, Fairmount

Kacie Craig, Adairsville

Kaley Harris, Adairsville

Cindy Palacios, Calhoun

Riley Rule, Calhoun

Johnathan Torres, Calhoun

Andrew Wilson, Ranger

Alexis Young, Calhoun

GA-HALL

Jessica Dunn, Oakwood

GA-HARALSON

Brooke Walker, Buchanan

GA-PAULDING

Jolie Ahrens, Powder Springs

Hope Allen, Dallas

Erin Beasley, Hiram

Morgan Bishop, Hiram

Shana Bishop, Dallas

Leah Boggs, Dallas

Elisa Borgese, Acworth

Nathaniel Carr, Dallas

Luke Castle, Dallas

Bryan Chappell, Dallas

Rachel Clark, Dallas

Melissa Clopein, Dallas

Hannah Coleman, Dallas

Jessica Donahue, Acworth

Emily Dowse, Acworth

Robert Durr, Rockmart

Jason Frederick, Dallas

Kyle Gibson, Dallas

Erin Gilroy, Dallas

Cole Golden, Dallas

Kenzie Hagerty, Hiram

Wesley Hales, Dallas

Kerenha Haro, Dallas

Destyni Herbert, Dallas

Jyssica Hightower, Dallas

Lyndsey Jones, Dallas

Lisa Keene, Dallas

Harrison Keener, Dallas

Terri Koch, Douglasville

Matthew Lewis, Dallas

Jocelyn McClendon, Dallas

Cameron Mccormick, Acworth

Elizabeth Mcknight, Douglasville

Lindsey Mcmath, Dallas

Allison Miller, Dallas

Brandon Moore, Dallas

Taylar Nall, Dallas

Erin Peterson, Dallas

Hunter Pittman, Acworth

Graci Raines, Dallas

Madison Runion, Dallas

Kaitlyn Seagle, Dallas

Sarah Steffner, Acworth

Kiril Tassev, Dallas

Brittany Tiveron, Douglasville

Vasilena Foxy Vasileva, Dallas

Taylor Voraphongphibul, Rockmart

Mitchell White, Hiram

Barbara Wooley, Dallas

Briana Woullard, Dallas

GA-PICKENS

Lisa Donohue, Jasper

Julie Hak, Talking Rock

GA-PIKE

Breanna Normandy, Williamson

GA-POLK

Guillermo Aguilar, Cedartown

Maggie Blankenship, Cedartown

Baylee Davenport, Cedartown

Leighann Dougherty, Cedartown

Alison Eaves, Rockmart

Margaret Gardner, Cedartown

Misty Hamrick, Cedartown

Remington Jackson, Cedartown

Moises Ledesma, Silver Creek

Logan Maddox, Cedartown

Rebeka Neal, Cedartown

Jason Parker, Cedartown

Christen Pruitt, Cedartown

Morgan Pruitt, Rockmart

Nicholas Whitmire, Cedartown

NC-ONSLOW

Rachel Clemons, Tarawa Terrace, NC

The following students were named to the Dean’s List (by county):

GA-BARTOW

Oskar Arnold, Cartersville

Timothy Bates, Cartersville

Anna Bedell, Cartersville

Kaitlyn Belcher, Rydal

Molly Belcher, Cartersville

Jasmain Belew, Cartersville

Camden Bridges, Cartersville

Carley Bruce, Emerson

Sh’nae Carr, Cartersville

Anthony Catanzaro, Euharlee

Ann Marie Chastain, White

Seth Colston, Cartersville

Christina Cooper, Cartersville

Lucas Corbin, Cartersville

Sidney Cothron, Cartersville

Rachel Craig, Adairsville

Morgan Creel, Kingston

William Crowe, Cartersville

Tyler Darnell, Cartersville

Charles Davis, Cartersville

Tambari Deeyaa, Cartersville

Megan Dillard, Cartersville

Jaina Dixon, Adairsville

Levi Dooley, Euharlee

Jeffrey Dunn, Kingston

Kristin Epps, Cartersville

Brooke Eure, Cartersville

Lacey Evans, Rydal

Ryan Frazier, Rydal

Anna Furrow, Cartersville

Sierrah Gani, Cartersville

Sarah Garber, Cartersville

Sara Garrett, Cartersville

Harlee Goldermann, Emerson

Braden Harris, Cartersville

Calvin Hayes, Taylorsville

Kameron Hendrix, Adairsville

Miriam Hibbard, Cartersville

Kyrah Holley, Cartersville

Cheyenne Holt, Adairsville

Erin Horgan, Cartersville

Taylor Hutson, Cartersville

Nia James, Cartersville

Coleman Jeffers, Euharlee

Jordan Kale, Cartersville

Ruhma Kamal, Cartersville

Ashley Kaufman, Cartersville

David Kindred, Cartersville

Asia Knox, Cartersville

Dalton Knox, Cartersville

Heather Kready, Cartersville

Anna-marie Lawson, Adairsville

Daniella Liley, White

Garam Lim, Cartersville

Jillian Malave, Cartersville

Leah Martin, Cartersville

Cynthia Mata, Cartersville

Tara Mathis, Cartersville

Brighton Mccollum, Cassville

Kelsey Mckinley, Cartersville

Chandler Morris, Cartersville

Matthew Morrow, Adairsville

Ivana Motes, Cartersville

Haley Murphy, Cartersville

Joseph Nash, Kingston

Ashley Oliver, Cartersville

Caleb Parker, White

Rutva Patel, Cartersville

Maria Payne, Cartersville

Kourtney Perry, Cartersville

Haley Pittman, Adairsville

Amanda Planchet, Cartersville

Matia Probus, Cartersville

Elizabeth Quinonez, Cartersville

Mayinampati Reddy, Cartersville

Cecilia Reyes-cruz, Cartersville

Xavier Richey, Kingston

Kelli Rollins, Cartersville

Andre Sanders, Cartersville

Jillian Scanlon, Cartersville

Joshua Scott, Cartersville

Abigail Smith, Euharlee

Emily Sutter, Cartersville

Daniel Tidwell, Taylorsville

Hennessy Valle, Cartersville

Carsyn Wade, Cartersville

Shawn Weatherby, Cartersville

Collin Weese, Cartersville

Christian Welch, Euharlee

Haley West, White

Kassie West, Adairsville

Amanda Woods, Cartersville

Noah Woods, Cartersville

Kayla Wooten, Cartersville

GA-CARROLL

Alexander Colas, Villa Rica

Alexander Holdbrooks, Villa Rica

Anna Lambert, Villa Rica

Sasandra Maceus, Temple

Isabella Thomas, Villa Rica

GA-CHATTOOGA

Ansley Allison, Summerville

Jessica Battles, Lyerly

Jessica Corbitt, Summerville

Peyton Henderson, Trion

Magda Jimenez, Trion

Murphy Klouda, Trion

John Maddux, Summerville

Andrew McGuire, Summerville

Anslie Miller, Summerville

Kaelin Patterson, Summerville

Sandra Poe, Menlo

Taylor Ratliff, Lyerly

Dominic Weems, Summerville

GA-CHEROKEE

Johan Avila, Woodstock

Brianna Benefield, Canton

Amber Brady, Canton

Yahna Butcher, Woodstock

Alexandria Carter, Canton

Alexia Chappell, Canton

Amber Clark, Acworth

Jamie Covington, Canton

Laura Dearing, Waleska

Alexandra Deaton, Canton

Brianna Domenech, Canton

Sonia Dorleus, Acworth

Sophia Dorleus, Acworth

Jacob Evans, Woodstock

Zachary Farrell, Canton

Mitchell Feltham, Waleska

Jacqueline Galeana Marquez, Canton

Laurissa Gecowets, Canton

Sarah Greer, Alpharetta

Morgan Jones, Canton

Benjamin Kretz, Acworth

Erica Lovett, Canton

Joshua Maurer, Woodstock

Aaron Moore, Acworth

Harrison North, Woodstock

Heather Nuckols, Acworth

Megan Oden, Canton

Alexis Palazzo, Woodstock

Julia Patterson, Canton

Alexis Philips, Woodstock

Dalia RIncon Fuentes, Canton

Virginia Ransom, Canton

Kindell Reeves, Canton

Ariel Rhue, Acworth

Alex Richardson, White

Lisa Rose, Canton

Jacob Rutherfoord, Woodstock

Haley Rutledge, Canton

Noah Sanchez, Woodstock

Hannah Shorrock, Acworth

Taylor Spears, Canton

Krista Stapleton, Waleska

Kaitlyn Stewart, Acworth

Samantha Thompson, Canton

Lauren Underwood, Canton

Nelida Vasquez-Jimenez, Canton

Patricia Weaver, Woodstock

Martisa Webster, Acworth

Dorothy Wilson, Woodstock

Alexandria Wisted, Woodstock

GA-CLAYTON

Kierra Sullivan, Riverdale

GA-COBB

Maria Acosta-Lopez, Marietta

Matthew Adjin-tettey, Marietta

Nelida Aguirre, Powder Springs

Jocelyn Alvarado, Acworth

Jerry Antwi, Acworth

Naida Athimattathil, Marietta

Alfonso Azua Garrido, Kennesaw

Aicha Bah, Marietta

Hannah Bednarek, Kennesaw

Alexandra Benoit, Marietta

Samantha Blei, Powder Springs

David Boughter, Acworth

Evonna Bracy, Austell

Ansley Brown, Dallas

Tyra Buadoo, Kennesaw

Kayla Cain, Kennesaw

Rachel Cain, Smyrna

Brittany Carver, Acworth

Kathryn Childress, Marietta

Jenna Cicci, Acworth

Makenzie Colwart, Acworth

Amber Conti, Acworth

Elexus Daniels, Marietta

Peyton Darling, Powder Springs

Kara Davis, Acworth

Maria Deblasio, Acworth

Sarah Dew, Kennesaw

Bianca Dingle, Marietta

Jennifer Duarte, Kennesaw

Joy Duru, Austell

Mackenzie Duvall, Kennesaw

Lauren Eckman, Acworth

Caitlin Estep, Acworth

Joseph Estep, Marietta

Leslie Fernandez, Marietta

Sarah Fitts, Acworth

Rachel Foster, Acworth

Macarena Gallegos, Smyrna

Marfier Garcia, Mableton

Darwin Garcia Cabrera, Austell

Tristin Gilliand, Powder Springs

Emanuel Gomez, Austell

Hayden Hammon, Acworth

Tiffanie Hayes, Marietta

Senna Houston, Marietta

Meghan Hunt, Powder Springs

Jawaher Ibrahim, Acworth

Sarah Isley, Acworth

Reginald James, Smyrna

Taisha Jean-Charles, Powder Springs

Austin Johnson, Acworth

Kiana Johnson, Powder Springs

Stephen Jones, Mableton

Melissa Jordan, Kennesaw

Donna Joseph, Marietta

Shawn Kade, Marietta

Lucy Karanja, Acworth

Muhammad Keen, Marietta

Katherine Kobito, Kennesaw

Maimouna Konte, Austell

Sydney Kriegh, Acworth

Lora Lafore, Acworth

Jordan Lentz, Marietta

Ora Locke, Marietta

Melissa Lopez, Powder Springs

Hannah Lowery, Marietta

Nickolas Maguire, Acworth

Ashton Manous, Marietta

Christian Marrero, Acworth

Sarvia Martinez, Kennesaw

Cameron McCloskey, Acworth

Andrew Mccollum, Kennesaw

Jessie Mccraney, Marietta

Patrick Mcdonald, Acworth

Connor Mcminamin, Acworth

Courtney Mcswain, Acworth

Ajanee Moore, Marietta

Mark Morris, Powder Springs

Madison Mosteller, Kennesaw

Zaynah Mualem, Acworth

Jessica Muto, Kennesaw

Hiba Nasser, Marietta

Angela Nguyen, Acworth

Andrew O’brien, Marietta

Emily Onofrey, Powder Springs

Mohammed Osman, Austell

Jasmine Perez, Acworth

Jennifer Petty, Kennesaw

Jennel Reader, Marietta

Alan Rodriguez Rios, Marietta

Jenna Ryan, Marietta

Claudio Saillant Cuello, Kennesaw

Aaron Schroeder, Marietta

Jennifer Sebek, Acworth

Natia Shaw, Austell

Jacquelin Silvano, Marietta

Kelsey Skaggs, Marietta

Kellyn Smith, Marietta

Allyson Sosebee, Marietta

Georgia Southerland, Marietta

Jordan Southerland, Acworth

Tariana Sparrow, Acworth

Yocelyn Suarez, Austell

Ganyuan Tan, Kennesaw

Hannah Thomas, Marietta

Asia Thompson, Austell

Shayna Thompson, Marietta

Clark Turner, Marietta

Christofer Udave, Acworth

Andrea Vera Mendoza, Marietta

Jade Wagner, Marietta

Chandler West, Acworth

Delores Wiley, Marietta

Jesus Zamora, Marietta

Elizabeth Zapata, Marietta

GA-COLUMBIA

Laura Isbel, Martinez

GA-COWETA

Mary Quinteros, Sharpsburg

GA-DAWSON

Michael Tilley, Dawsonville

GA-DOUGLAS

Elijah Bransford, Douglasville

Landen Brooks, Douglasville

Yaneila Camacho, Douglasville

Mason Chester, Douglasville

Nicholas Dassow, Douglasville

Avery Dumas, Douglasville

Hannah Graham, Douglasville

Dhamon Hall, Douglasvilee

Carly Johnson, Douglasville

Daniel Melton, Douglasville

Hope Palmer, Villa Rica

Isabella Patterson, Douglasville

Natalie Pimentel, Douglasville

Jeremy Plattel, Douglasville

Titilola Popoola, Douglasville

Ashton Reid, Douglasville

Kantra Rivers, Douglasville

John Robbins, Douglasville

Brittany Robinson, Douglasville

Maggie Strickland, Winston

Garrett Tufts, Douglasville

Jordan Villafana, Douglasville

Hannah Whitaker, Winston

Cameron White, Douglasville

Allison Whitley, Douglasville

GA-FAYETTE

Jacob Henley, Fayetteville

GA-FLOYD

Jennefer Aguilera, Rome

Emily Allmon, Rome

Leah Ayers, Rome

Meagan Beall, Rome

Alexis Beard, Lindale

Elizabeth Beaver, Rome

D’Andre Bernard, Rome

Priscilla Byars, Lindale

Jazthen Castro, Rome

Spencer Clark, Aragon

Mackenzie Cochran, Rome

Kelby Cook, Rome

Dominique Daniel, Rome

Andy Deleon, Rome

Melissa Delreal, Rome

Abigail Duke, Rome

Veronica Escutia, Rome

Autumn Fortenberry, Rome

Trevor Gonzales, Silver Creek

Grant Griffin, Rome

Jennyfer Gudino, Rome

Peyton Hancock, Rome

Jeremiah Hayes, Rome

Kaila Haynes, Rome

Ian Hinze, Rome

Megan Huff, Rome

Blake Hunter, Rome

Kimberly Jenkins, Rome

Holli Jones, Armuchee

Kaitlyn Jones, Armuchee

Karleigh Jones, Armuchee

Rebekah Jones, Adairsville

Kirsten Kapustay, Rome

Munif Khateb, Rome

Lamya Khateeb Jabara, Rome

Noora Khateeb Jabara, Rome

Shelsea Lamboy, Cave Spring

Paige Levesque, Rome

Anna Mcburnett, Rome

Kerri Mcclure, Rome

Jenna Mccollum, Aragon

Lucian Mills, Lindale

Kallie Minter, Armuchee

Jordan Mitchell, Rome

Kaylan Mitchell, Rome

Kinsley Padgett, Rome

Laquisha Pillow, Rome

Victoria Pollock, Armuchee

Madisen Powell, Rome

Autumn Pritchard, Aragon

Delainey Pugh, Rome

Hannah Pullen, Silver Creek

Lucas Purdy, Calhoun

Riley Purdy, Calhoun

Tommy Ray, Aragon

Thomas Reese, Armuchee

Morgan Rentz, Rome

Rachel Rentz, Rome

Christopher Rhodes, Silver Creek

Morgan Richerson, Rome

Ethan Riggs, Rome

Geshlee Ruiz, Silver Creek

Samuel Russell, Rome

Devon Salter, Rome

Baylee Sellers, Rome

Valery Sevillanos, Rome

Elisabeth Shoemaker, Rome

Malik Sims, Rome

Patience Smith, Rome

Chelsealaurel Steuart-Allister, Rome

Samantha Tate, Armuchee

Jason Threadgill, Rome

Stephanie Valencia, Rome

Dicie Waters, Rome

Tyler White, Silver Creek

Sabrina Wilson, Rome

Maria Winn, Rome

Marlee Wright, Silver Creek

Harrison Wrisley, Rome

GA-FULTON

Asher Adcock, Alpharetta

Christian Downs, Palmetto

Travis Sands, Johns Creek

James Shepherd, Atlanta

Emma Urquia, Alpharetta

GA-GLYNN

Natasha Elliott, Brunswick

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Jacob Franks, Calhoun

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Uriel Pena Leon, Calhoun

Michala Petty, Calhoun

Johan Santizo, Calhoun

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Natasha Lajara, Dacula

Josey Rogers, Lilburn

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Georgia Steele, Felton

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Dalton Bradford, Columbus

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Toni Andruzzi, Dallas

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Albina Beqiri, Dallas

Anderson Bivins, Dallas

Jared Borgese, Acworth

Brittany Brown, Dallas

Maxxi Bryant, Dallas

Teresa Bryant, Douglasville

Darby Cain, Dallas

Alyssa Carter, Dallas

Adam Corley, Dallas

Thaynara Costa, Dallas

Tiffany Crowe, Dallas

Allyson Deskins, Dallas

Kara DiCarluccio, Hiram

Olivia Dobbs, Dallas

Sarah Enwright, Dallas

Madison Foster, Dallas

Joshua Franklyn, Hiram

Amanda Friend, Rockmart

Ashley Galderise, Dallas

Shelby Glosson, Dallas

Emma Gober, Hiram

Stephanie Gregory, Hiram

Landon Hammonds, Hiram

Benjamin Hanfland, Acworth

Summer Hansen, Douglasville

Susan Harrison, Dallas

Maggie Heflin, Dallas

Jesse Heger, Hiram

Ashlee Horne, Dallas

Caitlynn Hudson, Dallas

Kristen Hudson, Dallas

Caitlyn Ingram, Hiram

Samston Jean, Hiram

April Johnson, Temple

Erin Keeney, Dallas

Latonya Kilgore, Dallas

Kyndall King, Dallas

Haley Lash, Dallas

Kara Ledbetter, Dallas

Chandler Lucas, Dallas

Sherell Mahadeo, Rockmart

Samuel Mason, Acworth

Jane May, Dallas

Kamryn Mckinley, Powder Springs

Evan Mcknight, Douglasville

Erica Miller, Dallas

Breanna Moore, Dallas

Katherine Moore, Dallas

Jenna Newman, Acworth

Hailey Nowell, Dallas

Tamara Osborne, Hiram

Felicia Padgett, Dallas

Kyler Paris, Hiram

Jordan Pitts, Dallas

Brian Powell, Douglasville

Julia Preston, Douglasville

Eden Reynolds, Hiram

Jocelyn Rodales, Dallas

Alyssa Ryan, Dallas

Megan Sawyer, Dallas

Kirstan Sharp, Dallas

Meghan Shelton, Dallas

Taylor Shipp, Dallas

TeAna Singletary, Dallas

Brooke Smith, Temple

Heather Smith, Temple

Kari Soeder, Hiram

Heather Tatum, Dallas

Madisyn Tonkin, Dallas

Valerie Tonkin, Dallas

Miguel Urbina, Dallas

Darian Watts, Douglasville

Joshua Weehunt, Dallas

Dillon White, Temple

Madison White, Temple

Adam Whiteis, Dallas

Melissa Williams, Dallas

Caleb Winfrey, Dallas

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Sarah Aiken, Jasper

Haleigh Mckenzie, Jasper

Autumn Young, Jasper

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Brooklyn Brame, Cedartown

Nancy Cervantes, Cedartown

Tammie Cornejo, Cedartown

Briceyda Cortes-Leon, Cedartown

Alexis Folsom, Cedartown

Jonatan Gomez-Ramirez, Cedartown

Holly Gosdin, Rockmart

Meghan Guice, Cedartown

Adrianna Harris, Cedartown

Kaleb Johnston, Cedartown

Joseph Landrum, Rockmart

Katrina Lyle, Cedartown

Haley McCown, Cedartown

Johnna Mcclendon, Aragon

Marina Miller, Rockmart

Tina Noles, Rockmart

Rafael Nunez, Cedartown

Madison Odom, Cedartown

Ellye Puckett, Cedartown

Kayla Rainey, Rockmart

Katlyn Register, Rockmart

Anne-marie Robinson, Aragon

Danielle Schroeder, Cedartown

Juan Sibrian, Cedartown

Melody Skonieczny, Rockmart

Katilyn Teems, Rockmart

Jennifer Vaughn, Cedartown

Mary Vaughn, Cedartown

Marah Warren, Cedartown

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Jeffery Fuller, Box Springs

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Sydney Mcdonald, Loganville

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Caleb Mosley, Jesup

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Sally Fairbank, Topeka, KS

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Blake Brady, Greenville, SC

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Mya Adams, Chattanooga, TN

Renva Watterson worked briefly at Georgia Highlands College as a part-time instructor of communication in 2005. At the time, she was the dean of Liberal Arts at Shorter University. One of her faculty members at Shorter, who was slated to teach summer classes at Shorter and GHC, had an emergency come up at the last minute and asked if Watterson could fill in.

“I came out to GHC and did the course and it went beautifully,” Watterson said. “The students here were so wonderful. I went away with such a wonderful feeling about this college.”

A year later, Watterson applied for and was hired as chair of the Humanities Division at GHC.

What may appear to some as a chance opportunity leading to a place she may not have otherwise expected is anything but to Watterson. To her, it was meant to be.

“The best part about GHC is the people,” she said. “This place is filled with purposeful, fair-minded, integrity-based people. People who chose this access institution with a great deal of intentionality. People who care deeply about our students and want to see them succeed. It has been my complete pleasure to be here. I was led here.”

Watterson is set to retire from GHC with 12 years of service and 46 years in education altogether.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Education and Theater from Shorter College, a Master of Arts in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, and a Doctor of Education in Higher Education from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

She was appointed as interim vice president for academic affairs in 2008, before moving into the position permanently in 2009.

The University System of Georgia Chancellor appointed Watterson as the interim president of Georgia Highlands College in May 2012, and she served in that role until September 2014 before returning to her previous VPAA position.

During her time as VPAA and later as Interim President of GHC, Watterson worked to create proposals for the GHC locations in Paulding and Douglasville and see the sites to completion.

Additionally, she worked to help secure design funding for the new academic building nearing completion at the Cartersville location.

Watterson plans to spend her retirement years travelling, spending time with her grandchildren, working in volunteer roles for non-profits, and starting something she’s always wanted to do: extensive reading.

Following in the footsteps of one of her former colleagues and professors, Watterson wants to pick an author each year and read all of that author’s work from start to finish. For her first author, she’s chosen: Toni Morrison.

Georgia Highlands College’s new STEMFIT “math boot camp” will be taking place from July 16 to July 20 to help incoming high school dual enrollment students or college freshmen be prepared to start at a collegiate mathematic level of pre-calculus or higher.

STEM is an acronym for the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. STEM relates to academics and careers focused in corresponding fields.

The pilot program is free and is sponsored by the GHC Center for STEM Learning and a University System of Georgia STEM Initiative grant.

“The camp is for anyone who has been admitted into GHC who has the minimum SAT/ACT score to qualify for taking the Math 1111 exemption test,” Dean of the Division of Mathematics and Computer Science Melanie Largin said.

She stated the camp will refresh college algebra skills and improve students’ chances of passing the exemption test so they can start in Math 1113.

Dean of Natural Science and Physical Education Greg Ford explained it is important to begin college at the Math 1113 level since most STEM pathways require either pre-calculus (Math 1113) or calculus I as the first credit level mathematics course and since pre-calculus is the co-requisite or pre-requisite course for many of the required science courses.

The free “math boot camp” will include the use of active learning strategies for college algebra content, daily practice exams and exclusive one-on-one time with GHC professors in a real college classroom.

At the end of the program, students may take the Math 1111 exemption test. Those who pass will receive the opportunity to also take a Math 1113 exemption test. (There is no fee associated with the in-house exams).

For more questions or to register, contact math@highlands.edu or call 678/872/8070.

Where: Georgia Highlands College Cartersville Campus

When: The week of July 16-20, 2018. (M-Th 9am-2pm, F 9am-12pm)

Who: Any incoming students eligible to take the Math 1111 exemption exam

*Attendance every day is mandatory to encourage student success*

Georgia Highlands College will see three longtime employees leave after 58 cumulative years of service this year.

Grounds Supervisor Bill Cox, who started as a student at GHC (then Floyd Junior College) in the 70s, has been working at GHC since 1992. Cox has been in this role for 26 years.

Cox is looking forward to gardening and spending more time with his wife, Mary Cox, who he met at GHC and also works at GHC as an administrative assistant.

Professor of Economics Bruce Jones started at GHC (then Floyd College) in 1995. Jones started at GHC as the Chair of the Business Division. He has served the college for 23 years. He additionally has been teaching on the college level for 40 years.

Jones is considered the “second generation” of faculty to ever work at GHC, and he took part in the process that eventually created GHC’s Cartersville location.

Although Cathy Ledbetter has only been with GHC for the past 9 years, she has worked in the field of education for 40 years. She started at GHC in 2009 as the Campus Dean for the Paulding location and later additionally served as the Campus Dean for the Douglasville location, as well. She became the Special Assistant to the President for Planning, Continuous Improvement, and Accreditation in 2015.

Ledbetter was instrumental in GHC’s most recent Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaffirmation process. She also served as the college’s organizer for the new strategic plan.

PICTURE: Special Assistant to the President for Planning, Continuous Improvement, and Accreditation Cathy Ledbetter speaking during a retirement reception at Georgia Highlands College.

Georgia Highlands College’s student-run newspaper the Six Mile Post is celebrating another successful year with several awards from the Southern Regional Press Institute (SRPI) and the Georgia College Press Association (GCPA).

At the SRPI held at Savannah State University, the newspaper won first place for its website and then second place overall.

Xavier Freeman, Josh Mabry, and Gage Walker all took second place for individual awards in the small college division in photography, sports story, and editorial respectively.

The Six Mile Post brought home 12 awards from the GCPA held in Athens, four individual and eight in general.

At the GCPA, individual awards are in competition between freshmen and sophomores from all colleges, while general awards are categorized according to enrollment.

Individual Six Mile Post awardees included Gage Walker for a first place in Best Editorial or Editorial Series; Josh Jones for a second place in Best Entertainment Feature; Larry Oswalt in second place for Best Column; and Moira Hale in third place for Best Investigative News Article.

The student newspaper won additional general awards for a first place in General Photography; first in Best Community Service (Editorials); third place in Improvement; third place in Best Campus Community Service (Features); third place in Best Campus Community Service (News); third in General Advertising Six Mile Post; third in Best Website; and third in General Excellence.

On top of an already busy year, the SMP also sponsored First Amendment Awareness Week and Ping Pong tournaments at Floyd and Cartersville.

Copies of the award-winning publication can be found at each GHC location, or you may visit the SMP site at: sixmilepostonline.com

Applications are currently being accepted for the 13th annual Foundation Camp for boys between the ages of 10 and 14 at Georgia Highlands College. The camp is two weeks and begins on May 29th and ends on June 8th.

The camp, which is one of several partnerships between the 100 Black Men of Rome-Northwest Georgia and Georgia Highlands College, is funded by generous donors and the GHC Foundation, giving students the opportunity to attend the camp free of charge, including transportation and a breakfast and lunch.

The camp focuses on academics, athletics and enrichment courses intended to build self-respect and confidence, and to allow the young men to experience college.

Well over 100 kids attend Foundation Camp each year and enjoy numerous activities, such as canoeing, tennis, basketball, soccer, STEAM-related projects, biology and chemistry projects utilizing liquid nitrogen and a hovercraft, derby car racing, storytelling with live animals like an alligator, and more.

Foundation Camp is free, but there are a limited number of spaces available that are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

To apply or for more information, contact Jon Hershey at jhershey@highlands.edu.

PICTURE: (LEFT) Michael Copeland, (RIGHT) William Evans.

GHC student William Evans graduates high school and college this month

William Evans will be joining hundreds of other college graduates at Georgia Highlands College’s Commencement on Saturday, May 12th, at The Forum River Center in downtown Rome at 10AM. The only difference is William is a high school student who will be walking in a college graduation a few weeks before he walks for his high school graduation.

He joins a number of other high school students who will also be throwing two caps in the air this graduation season.

Each of these students is part of the Dual Enrollment program at GHC. Dual Enrollment is a program that allows high school students (9th – 12th grade) to earn tuition-free college credit while working on their high school diploma.

“I decided to participate in the dual enrollment program at GHC after attending a GHC Preview Day,” William said. “Deciding to become a Dual Enrollment student at GHC is one of my proudest decisions in high school.”

William will be graduating with his associate degree at GHC, and then two weeks later he will receive his high school diploma from Paulding County High School.

“When I first started taking college courses in fall 2016, I really did not know what to expect. I took courses with other Dual Enrollment students, traditional and non-traditional students. I learned how to better communicate in group environments. I also learned how to adjust my work and study habits to better perform in my courses,” he said.

William admitted at first the whole process was a bit “overwhelming,” but he said the atmosphere at GHC helped propel him toward his goal of graduating with a two-year degree at nearly the same time he would bring home his high school diploma.

“The faculty and staff at GHC are dedicated, enthusiastic and proud of GHC and student success,” he said. “The students at GHC are intelligent, diverse and welcoming. I never felt that I was looked at less than others because I was a Dual Enrollment student.”

William stated another key to his success was joining several student organizations, including Brother 2 Brother, Phi Theta Kappa, the Six Mile Post and Emerging Leaders.

William especially credited much of his success to B2B, which is part of the GHC initiative GHAME (Georgia Highlands African American and Minority Male Excellence), which is a part of the USG’s statewide program AAMI (African American Male Initiative).

“I would definitely recommend Dual Enrollment to other high school students,” he said. “Becoming a Dual Enrollment student will save you thousands of dollars in the long run after entering an undergraduate program and it’s a great way to get an early start on your college career.”

Next, William plans to attend the University of Georgia, where he wants to double major in art and women’s studies. He wants to go on to obtain his doctorate and become a humanities professor.

First adult accelerated degree graduate credits program for success

Michael Copeland made a commitment to his family and himself several years ago: he was going to earn his college degree.

Michael will be making good on that promise to his family this May when he walks across the graduation stage at Georgia Highlands College.

This will be a first for both Michael and GHC’s fairly new adult accelerated program called NOW, which stands for Nights, Online, and Weekends

GHC launched the program in an effort to make earning a college degree faster and more convenient for working adults.

NOW is an accelerated two-year degree program crafted specifically for working adult learners who want to earn a business-focused Associate of Science degree but need the scheduling flexibility offered by evening, online and hybrid courses.

The program also is a great pathway that easily transitions to baccalaureate programs in other University System of Georgia institutions.

Michael said the program has perfectly set him up to achieve his final goal of earning his bachelor’s in business from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.

Originally from Buffalo, New York, Michael works for a national bank on a global network team. He said seeing both of his daughters go through college prompted him to take his first step toward a life-long dream.

“The biggest thing for me was to commit and eliminate my many excuses,” he said. “I set a goal to graduate by spring 2018 and devoted the necessary time and energy to achieve that goal.”

Michael decided to go through GHC’s accelerated program for working adults and has found it to be one of the best choices he could have made.

“The NOW program was a god send,” he said. “The Program Coordinator Maria Wilson is the best counselor, cheerleader, and life coach on the planet. Without her, I would not have been successful in graduating so soon.”

In his time at GHC, Michael wanted to do more for students like himself who were working full-time and going to college, so he helped start the Adult Student Association. As president of the student group, he helped craft their mission: to encourage adults and other non-traditional students to become an effective integral part of the GHC community.

He said getting involved at GHC is one of the best ways to maintain a clear path to graduation, especially for adult learners.

“I suggest coming on campus and meeting others that previously experienced the same trepidation and can offer recommendations to succeed. You will develop a support system at GHC through the NOW students and faculty,” he said. “You will meet students that started just like you and can share how they juggle family, jobs, and other obligations and how they find time to complete their school work.”