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Kenyan Education Leaders Visit GTC Campus

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and Gwinnett Tech hosted international visitors this week, showcasing Georgia’s successful approach to technical education and workforce development.

The TCSG Office of Global Initiatives hosted the Honorable Professor Margaret Kamar, Kenya’s Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MOHEST). The Honorable Professor Kamar; her personal assistant, Ms. Bartoo Perpetua Jerono; and Mr. Benard Islambo, MOHEST Chief Technical Education Officer met with Commissioner Ron Jackson; Deputy Commissioner Dr. Josephine Reed-Taylor, and Assistant Commissioner Dr. Sanford Chandler.

The group toured Gwinnett Tech with GTC President Sharon Bartels and the college’s executive leadership team, visiting the college’s Life Sciences Center, skilled trades division and on-campus Hudgens Early Education Center.

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GTC Students Receive Awards and Scholarships at 2012 Ceremony

Gwinnett Tech’s 2012 Awards Ceremony marks the end of another year of success for GTC students. Family and friends filled the Gwinnett Center Performing Arts Theater to watch their loved ones receive awards and scholarships in honor of their outstanding achievements.

“It’s a night where our students are able to be recognized for their hard work [and] enthusiasm and get to share it with their family and friends,” says Gwinnett Tech Foundation Executive Director Mary Beth Byerly.

Throughout the course of the evening nearly $200,000 in scholarship funds were awarded through the Gwinnett Tech Foundation with the support of local business leaders like Clyde and Sandra Strickland and Matthew Holtkamp.

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Gwinnett Tech Students Receive More Than $196,000 in Scholarships

GTC President Sharon Bartels & Corey Gibson, 2012 Distinguished Student

The Gwinnett Tech Foundation awarded 178 scholarships for academic excellence and achievement to Gwinnett Tech students totaling $196,624 at the college’s annual Awards Ceremony. Students were recognized for achievements in academic and occupational skills, as well as leadership and community outreach.

“We look forward each year to our awards ceremony,” says Sharon Bartels, president, Gwinnett Technical College. “Our students excel in so many areas. It’s a great pleasure to celebrate their accomplishments, and to recognize the donors and business partners who help them achieve their goals.”

Commercial Construction Management student Corey Gibson, Snellville, was named Gwinnett Tech’s 2012 Distinguished Student at the ceremony. Gibson received the honor, along with four other awards, for his academic excellence, leadership and involvement in campus outreach.

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Horticulture Program Partners with Gwinnett County Library for Spring Plant Sale

Gwinnett Technical College’s Environmental Horticulture program is hosting its annual community plant sale from April 17 – 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Gwinnett Technical College Greenhouse.

In partnership with Gwinnett County Public Library, landscape designer and author Jane Bath will be speaking on April 17 at 11 a.m. about gardening and landscape design solutions that are included in her popular book, The Landscape Design Answer Book. Her book will be available for purchase and signing from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

“We’re very excited about this year’s spring plant sale! Our students have been working hard to fill up our greenhouse with a beautiful and wide variety of plants,” said Aaron Poulsen, Environmental Horticulture program director. “I’m looking forward to selling our plants to raise funds for our program and providing an opportunity for attendees to talk with Jane about landscaping for their home.”

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Gwinnett Tech Hosts Open House for Health Science Programs on April 19

Gwinnett Technical College will host an open house for its health science programs on Thursday, April 19, at 6 p.m. at the main campus in Lawrenceville, providing prospective students, parents and high school counselors with information about the college’s options for healthcare and life science careers. The event is free and open to the public.

What: Health Science Open House

When: Thursday, April 19, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Where: Gwinnett Technical College, Building 900, 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville, GA  30043

Who Should Attend: Prospective students, parents, high school counselors and administrators, college transfer students

How to Register: Call 678-226-6751

Attendees will have the chance to tour Gwinnett Tech’s new Life Sciences Center and the Health Sciences Building, visiting new lab facilities, the nursing clinical simulation suite and learning environments for all of the college’s health sciences programs.

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Free Tax Preparation Offered at Gwinnett Tech

Tax season is here … and help is on the way! Gwinnett Technical College is again partnering with AARP Tax-Aide to offer free income tax preparation and tax counseling for community residents and Gwinnett Tech students, faculty and staff.

Volunteers with AARP Tax-Aide will be on campus from Feb. 2 to April 17. Counseling and assistance will be available in the Busbee Center, Building 700, Room 2.102. Assistance will be offered Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tax-Aide assistance will not be available on Friday, April 13.

Appointments are not necessary. Clients are asked to bring last year’s income tax return, proper identification and all necessary documents for this tax year.  Electronic filing will be available through this free service at Gwinnett Tech.

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Launch a Career in Healthcare as a Patient Care Technician

Healthcare is one of our region’s fastest growing job sectors, with opportunities in many areas – including positions for Patient Care Technicians, a new category of healthcare worker trained to perform a variety of patient care services.

Gwinnett Technical College now offers specialized training for Patient Care Technicians, designed for those eager to enter the healthcare field and for current technicians who want to advance their job skills.  Our training program and course work meets the necessary requirements for those who wish to take the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) – Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT); Certified Nurse Technician (CNT); and/or Certified Patient Care Associate (CPCA) national certification exams

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Culinary Students Bring Delicious Holiday Cheer To Pre-K Class

Culinary Students Bring Delicious Holiday Cheer To Pre-K ClassThis month, students from GTC’s Culinary Arts program brought a taste of holiday cheer to Pre-K students at the D. Scott Hudgens, Jr. Early Education Center in the form of a hands-on gingerbread house building workshop.

These college students and aspiring chefs shared their emerging skills with some even younger students, helping preschoolers at the Hudgens Center build holiday gingerbread houses.

Hudgens Center Director Becky Olson says the creativity that comes along with building the gingerbread houses is a perfect match with the center’s individualized brand of early childhood education.

“We give them the materials and then they create them the way they want and that’s why they all come out looking differently because each child, each person, is different,” she says.

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Career Fair Connecting Students with Jobs

Gwinnett Tech students left the college’s Fall Career Fair with applications filled and interviews scheduled with prospective employers.  Eighteen companies — from NCR to Dr. Pepper/Snapple to Verizon Wireless — participated in  the event.

GTC first created the job fair for companies looking for seasonal employers, but expanded the scope of the fair when they learned that many companies are looking for permanent positions — good news for the area’s job market.

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Gwinnett Tech to Host Virtual Town Hall Meeting on Workforce Development

Gwinnett Technical College will host a statewide Town Hall Meeting on Workforce Development, presented by the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development, on Thurs., Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Busbee Center.

Participating from the Lawrenceville campus will be State School Superintendent John Barge, Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler, Gwinnett Tech President Sharon Bartels, and other elected and business leaders, connected with a host of satellite venues across the state that will live-stream the panel discussion. The event is open to the public.

“We want to maximize participation from the broadest possible audience to discuss topics including Georgia’s workforce development needs, unemployment, soft skills and Georgia’s growing workforce needs in industries such as infrastructure, bioscience and logistics,” says Tricia Pridemore, executive director, Governor’s Office of Workforce Development.

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