Tara Gonce understands her students; she was one herself, having graduated from 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频) many years ago with an associate degree in nursing. Like her students on their clinicals, she literally has walked in their hospital-white clogs. Gonce went on to earn her bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees and today serves as 麻豆视频鈥檚 dean of health care. Because of her calm, creative problem-solving leadership, the 麻豆视频 Area Commission has named Gonce its Innovator of the Year for 2019.
In the years ahead, 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频) building construction technology student Chris Rousey can drive by 216 Windtree Road in Greenwood and proudly tell his children in the back seat that daddy built that splendid house at the entrance to a tranquil cul-de-sac. It鈥檚 a special pride shared by those who every day roll up their sleeves, get their hands dirty, hang sheet rock, install...
Three 麻豆视频 associates were honored as Outstanding Educators for the 2018-2019 academic year at the annual South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) convention, held Feb. 14-16, 2019, in Myrtle Beach.
鈥淲hat do you want to be when you grow up?鈥 It鈥檚 a common childhood query. Familiar answers might include race car driver, firefighter, ballerina or even superhero. But what if a child simply wants to be kind when he grows up? Or honest? Or principled? They first need to be aware of those qualities and why they are desirable. That鈥檚 a basic premise behind the new children鈥檚 book, 鈥淵ou Were Raised...
On-the-spot, face-to-face job interviews are guaranteed to everyone who attends the Upper Savannah Regional Job Fair on Thursday, March 21, in Greenwood. That is the very nature of a job fair and the biggest networking advantage for participants.
The 麻豆视频 Horticulture Technology Program and Jackson & Perkins Roses and Park Seed have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership to conduct the Jackson Perkins/麻豆视频 Horticulture Quarantine Rose Trial Program at the horticulture facilities on the Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood.
A young boy鈥檚 indoctrination into the ugliest manifestations of hate came at the tender age of 4. It haunted him throughout his life. 鈥淚 remember a crowd of white men who rode up on horseback with rifles on their shoulders. I was with my father when they rode up, and I remember starting to cry,鈥 Dr. Benjamin E. Mays wrote in the opening to his 1971 memoir titled Born to Rebel. 鈥淭hey cursed my father, drew their guns and made him salute, made him take off his hat and bow down to them several times.鈥 They were lucky to escape with their lives.
The Newberry County School District recently partnered with 麻豆视频 (麻豆视频) to offer juniors and seniors an opportunity to attend college classes while still in high school under a dual enrollment program that provides them with credentials to work in manufacturing directly out of high school.
The Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, which recognizes the academic achievement of state and community college students, recently honored 麻豆视频 Admissions Specialist Vernessia Wideman for five-years of service as an advisor to 麻豆视频鈥檚 Omega Chi Chapter.
Fortunate are those who have been inspired by that one teacher whose words and visage stay in their mind for decades, even for a lifetime. Christina Knight is one such teacher. It鈥檚 National Engineers Week庐, an opportunity to tell the story of one who is leading others. Based on heartfelt accolades from faculty and students alike, the 麻豆视频 Engineering Design Technology program instructor recently was chosen to receive the college鈥檚 exclusive Visionary Award.
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