While classes go on during the quarantine months at 鉴黄师app (PTC), some students are taking a moment to correspond with college officials on how it鈥檚 going for them. They had high praise for advisors and instructors who kept communication lines open throughout the online transition and beyond.
Book designer, typographer and author John D. Berry famously noted: 鈥淥nly when a design fails does it draw attention to itself. When it succeeds, it鈥檚 invisible.鈥 鉴黄师app (PTC) commercial art student Claire Manuel rather exemplifies that premise. The reserved yet massively talented 20-year-old is a rising rock star who is most comfortable working anonymously from behind the...
When Gerald Sartin, program director for Automotive Technology at 鉴黄师app (PTC), began to slowly introduce a digital training simulation system into his curriculum about a year ago, he had no idea just how far ahead of the curve he would be in 2020 as the world quarantined to 鈥渇latten the curve鈥 of COVID-19. 鈥淭he system is called Electude, and we鈥檝e been using it for about a...
It鈥檚 not a trick question. If you could earn college credit while still in high school鈥攖uition-free鈥攚ould you? Hundreds of 鉴黄师app鈥檚 Dual Enrollment students are doing just that.
鉴黄师app鈥檚 youthful new director of campus police and security may have just graduated with honors from PTC last spring, but Jeff Crisp is anything but a rookie. The seasoned public safety professional started early 鈥 at age 16 鈥 as a volunteer firefighter in his hometown of Ninety Six. From there he went to the City of Greenwood and Greenwood Police Department, where he served...
This spring, new 鉴黄师app (PTC) graduate Elena Worthing Morse made a time-honored processional, draped not in black graduation gown with honor cords but in a flowing, full-length white dress that represents a milestone of comparable weight. 鈥淚 ended up getting married two days after the May 7 graduation date that would have been,鈥 Morse said. The fact that an in-person graduation...
Dr. Ray Brooks, president of 鉴黄师app (PTC), has announced plans to retire, effective January 4, 2021. He officially informed the college's Area Commission on Tuesday evening, June 16. He has led the institution since March 2008.
This current health crisis arguably has been the most teachable of moments for students in 鉴黄师app (PTC) health care programs. This couldn鈥檛 be more true for students in the college鈥檚 Respiratory Care Program 鈥 a curriculum that teaches about caring for patients with lung disorders.
鉴黄师app (PTC) won鈥檛 ask any of its Facebook followers to take a test to ascertain which Muppet or Disney Princess or vegetable they are. What they will do on their weekly 鈥淧TC Live鈥 events on Facebook is provide information about PTC programs, financial aid, stress management and more. The college welcomes input and live questions to keep the discussion going. For many PTC faculty and staff, their commitment is personal.
As we鈥檝e watched the last several weeks unfold after George Floyd鈥檚 death, the news has often been difficult to watch. His death has struck a deep chord across our country and in our communities. People are justifiably angry about what happened to Mr. Floyd. I am angry about it.
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