Inside February 22, 2005's Issue

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A college by any other name...

Georgia Highlands College is looking for a new name.The idea behind needing a name change is the fact that we are a multi-campus and multi-county institution.

The name Georgia Highlands College, derived from the county where people paid for the original college campus, is no longer considered appropriate.

Georgia Northwestern was once a proposed name option for Georgia Highlands College.

The University System of Georgia has many two-year colleges named after the region they serve. Middle Georgia College in Cochran serves middle Georgia, East Georgia College in Swainsboro serves east Georgia and South Georgia College in Douglas serves south Georgia residents.

It is reported that this name was shot down by other institutions in Georgia that felt the name would be too dominant of the northwest region.

In this geographic area, a lot of directional/regional names are already taken. Examples of this are West Georgia College, Coosa Valley Technical College and North Georgia College.

One of the other proposed name changes for Georgia Highlands College was Etowah College. It has been reported that this name was suggested because the Etowah River runs through the counties that Georgia Highlands College services. Many students, Floyd County citizens and other "Etowah" named entities did not like this suggestion.

Some say they did not like this name because it stimulated thoughts of Cartersville (Etowah Indian Mounds, the Etowah Education Foundation and 14 other listings in the Cartersville phonebook are named Etowah).

Georgia Highlands College responded to these concerns by officially withdrawing Etowah College as one of the suggested names.

It began as Georgia Highlands College, it should end as Georgia Highlands College. But since a name change has been declared inevitable, Georgia Northwestern is our next choice.

Although it was taken off the table at the beginning, it has been the top choice and favorite among the majority that has had the opportunity to vote on the passing of the name - even after being told it could no longer be an option.

But whatever name is decided on we will still have the same classes, the same teachers and the same parking spots. This is just a transition, not a new beginning.

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