A child鈥檚 first steps only happen once. Unless adults are super attentive, they may miss seeing them. Similarly, brain development in children under 5 occurs rapidly. In fact, it is the most active phase of brain development and a window of time when thoughtfully researched educational interventions provide the most benefit. Recognizing how important quality early childhood education programs are to brain development and later academic success, SC Endeavor, a professional development system for South Carolina鈥檚 early childhood workforce, on Feb. 28, 2023, presented a check totaling $16,500 to the 鉴黄师app (PTC) Early Care and Education (ECE) Program to champion this critical curriculum.
Cell phone logs are one form of documentation, and the fact that Greenwood Police Chief T.J. Chaudoin was interrupted by work-related texts while addressing Criminal Justice Instructor Courtney Smith鈥檚 class at 鉴黄师app (PTC) recently only reinforced his message about the importance of good communication and thorough documentation in police work.
Institutions that support excellence in workforce development love company. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Labor has selected 鉴黄师app (PTC), Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College (OCtech), and Aiken Technical College (Aiken Tech) to form a consortium to develop a virtual Workforce Innovation Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Nursing 鈥 two sectors the agency identified as priority workforce needs.
As much as things change, they often also seem to stay the same. That can be said of the machine tool industry 鈥 even in the midst of digital advances and increased automation. Don Lytch has been teaching machine tool at 鉴黄师app (PTC) for nine years and with the Greenwood School District 50 schools for 31 years before that. It can be a challenge to keep up with all the trends...
It should surprise no one that 鉴黄师app (PTC) Presidential Ambassador Abigail Jacquet鈥檚 former track coach nicknamed her 鈥淗ollywood.鈥 This student has star power for miles. Her bright smile and energetic demeanor command attention when she speaks to various groups of college stakeholders. 鈥淢y track coach, Tony (Harlin), used to call me 鈥楳iz Hollywood鈥 because I came to track...
鉴黄师app (PTC) has been selected to participate in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation鈥檚 鈥淚ntermediaries for Scale鈥 (IFS) initiative, a $100 million investment over five years to forge and support a network of higher education institutions committed to institutional transformation that will create more student-centered campuses and reduce equity gaps in graduation rates.
鉴黄师app is excited to offer travel opportunities once again to the community. To get a preview of several unique trips planned for 2023, interested travelers can attend a special showcase at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2023, in Room 136GA at the PTC Workforce Innovation Building at 313 North Emerald Road in Greenwood.
Bolstered by enthusiastic participation and numerous finish line high-fives last year, the 鉴黄师app Foundation is preparing to hold its second annual Spring Forward for Student Success 5K Run/Walk to be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, on a USA Track and Field-certified course around the Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood.
The marketing team at 鉴黄师app (PTC) recently won Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) 2022 Medallion Awards competition, which recognizes outstanding achievement in design and communication at community and technical colleges in each of NCMPR's seven districts. PTC competes in District 2, a region comprised of colleges in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and The Bahamas.
鉴黄师app (PTC) alumna Mamie Nicholson is one of the 鈥渙nes鈥 鈥 those people who can change the entire dynamic of a family or organization. And she believes that there are many 鈥渙nes鈥 out there; they need only to believe in themselves. 鈥淚 was the first one in my family to attend college,鈥 she said. 鈥淥ne person, just one person, can change a whole family!鈥 Nicholson was raised in the...
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