On April 6, a group of students from North Stokes High School, South Stokes High School, and West Stokes High School had the opportunity to tour the Advanced Manufacturing facility at Forsyth Tech Community College to promote Advanced Manufacturing S.T.E.M. week. These students were greeted by Eddie Waddell who is over recruiting for the college and Todd Bishop: Program Coordinator for Mechanical Engineering, Technology, Drafting, and Design. The students toured the interior design, drafting, architectural design, graphic design, machining, and electronics facilities.
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Monthly Archives: April 2016
A BIT of Information
Forsyth Tech has a new dean of the Business & Information Technology (BIT) Division: Pamela Shortt.
Pamela comes to Forsyth Tech with a deep familiarity with the state’s community college system. For the past 15 years, she worked at Davidson County Community College first as an Information System Specialist before becoming an instructor in Computer Programming and serving as Associate Dean for Business Engineering & Technical Studies.
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A New Name For An Important Group Of Programs
Forsyth Tech recently announced that the college’s Adult Literacy programs, which formerly fell under the title of Basic Skills, would now be referred to as College and Career Readiness. According to Michael Harris, Dean of College and Career Readiness, this new name “better reflects the college’s mission of providing quality training to all citizens no matter where they start academically.” Harris explains that the goal is to convey that these programs can give students the essential skills (such as a high school diploma or mastering the English Language) to enter the workforce as a skilled worker, earning a National Credential for the workforce known as the Career Readiness Certificate. And, if the student chooses, these programs also offer a convenient gateway to the college to pursue more education and training.
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Forsyth Tech Opens New Location in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter
More than 150 donors, board members, trustees, elected officials, and business and community leaders gathered for a reception at 525@vine in Winston-Salem on October 7 to celebrate the opening of Forsyth Tech’s Business & Industry Services Division in Winston-Salem’s thriving Wake Forest Innovation Quarter.
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Forsyth Tech Holds Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta, Friday, April 22, 8 AM
With the promise of warmer spring air temperatures now on the way, Forsyth Tech is preparing for its annual Cardboard Boat Regatta, which will take place on Friday, April 24 from 8 – 9:30 am at the Piney Bluff Boat Launch Ramp at Belews Creek off of Rt. 158 East (driving directions below).
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Forsyth Tech Hosts Cybersecurity Symposium Featuring National, State Experts, Friday, April 22
Forsyth Tech is hosting a Cybersecurity Symposium on Friday, April 22 from 10 am – noon at the Oak Grove Center Auditorium on the College’s Main Campus, 2100 Silas Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem.
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Forsyth Tech And Mercurygate International Host College’S First-Ever Logistics Roundtable For Students
Forum Highlights Value of technology In Logistics/Supply Chain Space
Forsyth Tech and MercuryGate International, Inc., a global provider of cloud-based transportation management solutions headquartered in Cary, NC, are presenting the college’s first-ever Logistics Roundtable. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 20 9:00 am – noon in the Oak Grove Center Auditorium on the college’s Main Campus, 2100 Silas Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem.
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Preparing for a Sea Change in U.S. Manufacturing: Forsyth Tech Takes the Lead
For more than 30 years, the U.S. manufacturing industry witnessed an exodus in manufacturing operations to countries overseas where wages and other operational costs were much lower. Now, many of those operations are returning to the U.S. The American manufacturing industry is again starting to thrive and is no longer characterized by dirty, dark and dismal working conditions. Today’s manufacturing work environments are dynamic, technology-driven and clean.
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Forsyth Tech Students Shine At SkillsUSA Championships
SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization for high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. The goal of SkillsUSA is to empower its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens.
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Meet Forsyth Tech’s 2014-15 Student Ambassadors
Being selected as a Student Ambassador is one of the greatest honors a Forsyth Tech student can receive. The criteria to become an Ambassador include being a full-time student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, having completed at least one semester at Forsyth Tech, having a thorough knowledge of the college, and successfully impressing the selection committee during an intense interview process. Those who are selected then serve at numerous functions and events, representing the college in a responsible, ethical and professional manner while portraying a positive image of the institution. In return, the students gain leadership skills, public speaking experience, develop better interpersonal communication, and receive full tuition and fees paid for their time as Ambassadors.
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