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Health Rogers chosen as assistant director of student life for Cartersville campusBy Mary Prickett
Before joining the staff at Georgia Highlands he worked for the Rome Braves, a minor league baseball team and an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Rogers’ hobbies are any kind of sports, and he refers to himself an “outdoorsman.” “I thought it would be good to work at another college, for the experience. So, I just applied for it and found out a little bit more about the job, and I was interested. I decided to take it once they offered it to me,” Rogers stated.Rogers also said that he likes working for the college and that the best part is the environment. “When I first started everyone was so friendly, so welcoming,” he said. Rogers is doing all he can to help promote the student life activities at the Cartersville campus.The Flush Flashes are posted in the bathrooms and signs for Skill Shops are up also. Rogers is hopeful that once the student center is furnished that more students will be willing to stay on campus and participate in the activities that are going on. He also stated that he would like to have a workout center on campus like the one on the Floyd campus.Some of the recent events on the Cartersville campus were a caricature artist, airbrushing trucker hats and an international festival. Slam poet Komplext will perform on Nov. 16.The Student Life Office is also going to be selling tickets to the Nov. 20 Falcons game, but students who have the most stamps on their Stampede card will have first priority because of the limited tickets. Rogers is focused on helping the students and promoting the activities that are coming up on campus. “I like trying to help the students any way I can,” Rogers stated. “If that’s bringing more joy to them in between classes, then I am glad to do that.” |
Heath Rogers is the first full-time assistant director of student life at Georgia Highlands College.