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Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh spoke about the importance of apprenticeships, pathways to careers, and economic mobility at Durham Technical Community College on Wednesday.
The speech followed a tour of the William G. Ingram Center for Learning and Applied Technology with demonstrations from an electrical apprenticeship partnership with the Raleigh-Durham Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC).
“... We see the potential for growth in terms of the diversity, in terms of the inclusion, in terms of America’s workforce and our future. I met some of those great stars and leaders today.” Vice President Harris told a crowd that included state and local elected officials, community partners, students, and instructors inside the Phail Wynn Jr. Student Services Center. She
The speech followed a tour of the William G. Ingram Center for Learning and Applied Technology with demonstrations from an electrical apprenticeship partnership with the Raleigh-Durham Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC).
“... We see the potential for growth in terms of the diversity, in terms of the inclusion, in terms of America’s workforce and our future. I met some of those great stars and leaders today.” Vice President Harris told a crowd that included state and local elected officials, community partners, students, and instructors inside the Phail Wynn Jr. Student Services Center. She
The Culinary Arts Restaurant Management curriculum prepare students to assume restaurant management positions. Courses include sanitation/safety, nutrition, customer service, purchasing/cost control, and human resource management.
The Associate in General Education (AGE) in Nursing is designed for students who wish to begin their studies toward the Associate in Nursing degree and a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing.
Title: She’s Come Undone Author: Wally Lamb Genre: fiction Why did you choose to read this book? She’s Come Undone has been on my to-read list and I saw it on the library’s display of books for Mental Health Awareness Month (May). What did you like about it? I thought it was well-written and a compelling portrait of a fictional character, Dolores Price. The novel is told from her perspective and follows her through her 30s. Dolores Price’s story picks up with her as a little girl whose parents’
This book was read by Courtney Bippley and Meredith Lewis. Title: Dietland Author: Sarai Walker Summary: Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you’re fat, to be noticed is to be judged. Or mocked. Or worse. With her job answering fan mail for a popular teen girls’ magazine, she is biding her time until her weight-loss surgery. Only then can her true life as a thin person finally begin. Then, when a mysterious woman starts following her, Plum finds herself falling down a
We have a bunch of awesome new materials for check out thanks to the Carolina Asia Center at UNC. Funded by their Title VI grant from the Department of Education, the Carolina Asian Center fosters Asian studies on campus by supporting instruction, collaborating on cultural events, and working with faculty interested in adding Asian content to their courses. The following titles are new films we have available for check out. A Taxi Driver Ponyo Howl's Moving Castle Kiki's Delivery Service Castle
The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation has awarded $50,000 to the Durham Technical Community College Foundation to create the Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. Library Endowment. Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. served as president of Durham Tech for 27 years. Upon his retirement in 2007, he established The Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr. Collection at the Durham Tech Library. Dr. Wynn generously supported the collection through personal philanthropy until his passing in July 2018. The library is very proud of Dr. Wynn’s
On September 28, the MacArthur Foundation announced the recipients of the 2021 Fellowship Grant (sometimes referred to as the “Genius” grant) and a Durham Tech alum is among the 25 individuals "who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction." https://youtu.be/h0soupdEngo Awardees receive an unrestricted $625,000 to further their pursuits. Read on to learn more about the fascinating research from the Durham Tech alum
So far we've highlighted Black History Month on the blog with Black Visual Artists, Black History, and Black Musicians and Poets. We've got one left in queue for next week--Activists and Advocates--, but we'd like to finish the month by sharing a list of your favorite books by Black authors. Share your favorite 1-2 books by Black American authors. They can be fiction or nonfiction, classic or contemporary, any reading level (kids, middle grades, YA, or adult), any topic or genre, and they do not