鉴黄师app (PTC) tutor Ian Levine understands the students who seek academic help from him. He has been there. 鈥淚 was a special education student from 4th grade up to college,鈥 he said, having been diagnosed with dyscalculia, a condition likened to math dyslexia in which sufferers have difficulty with a variety of math-related tasks such as counting backwards and performing calculations. Thanks to a federal GEAR UP grant and partnership with Laurens School Districts 55 and 56, Levine is giving back through tutoring and mentorship.
When Tara Gonce, former nursing program director and current dean of health care at 鉴黄师app (PTC), learned that her father was being admitted to the ICU and put on a ventilator for the treatment of his COVID-19 symptoms, the news came with an unanticipated silver lining and the best possible outcome. Over the ensuing 14 days last December, Gonce began to see some familiar faces...
Shandra Aiken Martin was the kind of school bus driver most parents would want their children to ride with. If they sneezed, she said 鈥渂less you鈥 and offered a tissue. If they hung their head, she asked what was wrong and took the time to really listen. That kind and intuitive nature suited her well for work in the human services profession, so she took the plunge.
Legendary football great Roger Staubach once aptly noted: 鈥淭here are no traffic jams along the extra mile.鈥 If that is so, then 鉴黄师app (PTC) Financial Aid Counselor Deshawn Morgan is the king of the road indeed. The 42-year-old, two-time PTC alumnus, who has worked in financial aid at the college for more than a decade, recently was honored by his work peers with the 2020 Staff...
Using a hand-held controller, known as a 鈥渢each pendant鈥 that somewhat resembles an artist鈥檚 palette, Andrew Tokarev deftly manipulates the robotic arm to execute his vision. The 20-year-old 鉴黄师app (PTC) mechatronics technology student is developing skills that will transport him into a career spanning multiple mediums 鈥 though not painting or sculpture 鈥 that comprise electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and other engineering systems to maximize manufacturing quality and productivity.
鉴黄师app held a virtual graduation for its fall term graduates on Dec. 17, 2020. The college used the occasion to also recognize all graduates over the past year who have foregone in-person graduations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The graduation was broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube.
鉴黄师app (PTC) is proud to announce its recipients of the annual NISOD Excellence Awards. 2021 honorees from PTC are Henry Ecker (faculty/computer technology instructor) and Deshawn Morgan (staff/financial aid counselor).
SC Gov. Henry McMaster鈥檚 Jan. 5 announcement providing $19.9 million in emergency CARES Act funding to support education included $8 million for institutions in the SC Technical College System to provide directed job training. As a result, 鉴黄师app (PTC) is offering several certification courses that will be available within 30 days at little or no cost for SC residents over 18.
It takes generous sunshine to make things grow, and one of student teacher Caroline Falls鈥 first-graders was excited to report on his project documenting important milestones in his lifetime, that he had proudly grown his first tomato.
