Three 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频) employees were honored recently as Outstanding Educators for the 2022-2023 academic year by the South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) at its annual conference in February in Myrtle Beach.
Runners and walkers in the 麻豆视频 Foundation鈥檚 2nd Annual Spring Forward for Student Success 5K Run/Walk brought their own brand of sunshine to an otherwise wet course beneath grumpy skies on March 25, 2023. 鈥淭he turnout was phenomenal, especially when you consider early morning storms, severe weather bulletins, and an hourlong rain delay,鈥 said Fran Wiley, associate vice...
ZF Transmissions in Gray Court recently donated 14 transmissions to the 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频) Automotive Technology Program. Just as a transmission regulates the speed of an engine power directed to a vehicle鈥檚 tires, ZF鈥檚 donation to 麻豆视频 is helping harness the power of education to move students forward in their careers and lives.
Back by popular demand, B.C. and Wizard of Id cartoonist Mason Mastroianni is the April presenter in the 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频) Visiting Artist Lecture Series. He will be on campus Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 3:30 in Room 102 of the Self Conference Center in Greenwood.
Judith Martin, the etiquette maven otherwise known as 鈥淢iss Manners,鈥 would wholeheartedly approve some time-honored advice offered to commercial art students and others during a recent talk at 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频). Laura Bachinski, owner of Main & Maxwell gallery in Greenwood, was the February guest speaker in the college鈥檚 Visiting Artist Series, and she didn鈥檛 mince words.
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 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频) 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 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频) 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 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频), 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 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频) 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 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频) 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...
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