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  June 6, 2013- Albany, Ga.-- Albany Technical College will hold its Spring Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 7, 2013, at 7 p.m. at the Albany Civic Center. Preceding the ceremony, a reception will be held from 5pm to 6:45pm in the Meeting Room at the Civic Center. Over 60 students will be eligible to receive their associate degrees; almost 200 to receive diplomas; and more than 40 technical certificates of credit. In addition, more than 100 students will be eligible to receive their...

  June 4, 2013- Albany, Ga.-- Albany Technical College, a Tree Campus USA, will celebrate Arbor Day on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 beginning at 10 a.m. on the grounds west of the Center for Excellence in Technology and south of the Nathaniel Cross Health Care Technology Building, by planting a tree. George Paul, Environmental Horticulture instructor at Albany Tech, has selected a live oak, which is the Georgia state tree. The tree will be planted in the large span of grounds between the Center...

  June 3, 2013- Albany, Ga.-- On Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at 11am, Albany Technical College will host the Spring Honors Day Program in the Kirkland Conference Center. Forty-five spring honor graduates will be recognized in the following areas: Collegiate DECA, Honors with Distinction, National Technical Honors Society (NTHS), Presidential Scholar, SkillsUSA, and General Education Development (GED®). The guest speaker for the program will be Colonel Stephen Anthony Medeiros, Commander of the...

  May 29, 2013-Albany, Ga.-- The Rotary Club of Albany will also present the Albany Tech Foundation, Inc. with a donation at 3pm on May 30, 2013, in the Executive Board Room of the Logistics Education Center at Albany Technical College. During the presentation by the Rotary Club of Albany, Alex Green (Welding Technology student at Albany Tech) and Clarence Reed (Automotive Technology student at Albany Tech) will be presented with a scholarship for $500 each. In addition, Rotary is also...

  May 29, 2013- Albany, Ga.-- Albany Technical College will hold its first annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at 10am in the Kirkland Conference Center. In an effort to create a student awareness of why Memorial Day and Veteran's Day is celebrated, Dr. Anthony O. Parker, President of Albany Tech, said this year marks the first of what he hopes will be an annual tradition for the college. Keynote speaker for the ceremony will be Maj. Gen. Charles Hudson from the Marine...

  May 28, 2013- Albany, Ga.-- Bank of America will present the Albany Tech Foundation, Inc. with a grant in the amount of $3,000 on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at 10am in the Executive Board Room of the Logistics Education Center at Albany Technical College. Since most employers of skilled trades require applicants to own the basic tools they would use on the job, funds included in the Bank of America grant will be used to provide a competitive opportunity for graduating students to be more...

  May 16, 2013- Albany, Ga-- Albany Technical College is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Dean of Academic Technology. Troycia Webb started her new position with Albany Tech on May 1st. Webb came to Albany Tech from Albany State University (ASU) where she has served in numerous positions over the past 11 years. While at ASU, she worked in collaboration with ASU's Educational Technology Training Center (ETTC) and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE). It was here that she...

  May 16, 2013- Albany, Ga-- Albany Technical College is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness. Dr. Kimberly Lee will replace Vicki Tucker, who served in the position since 2003. Prior to this position, Tucker served as Chair and Instructor of the Environmental Horticulture for 17 years. Dr. Lee comes to Albany Tech from the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, where she served as the Vice Chancellor for Adult Education for the...

  May 10, 2013- Albany, Ga-- On Monday, May 13, 2013, at 10am, officials from Chevrolet and Prince Chevrolet in Albany will present AAmir Greene, Albany Tech's 2013 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner and the 2013 Student Ambassador of the Year for the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), with the keys to a brand-new 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. Chevrolet and the local Chevrolet dealers are the statewide sponsors of the GOAL program. During a banquet held in Atlanta on...

May 24, 2013 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College’s Students Achieving Success in Engineering Technology (SASET) program is kicking off its second annual Robotics Enrichment Academy Camp on Tuesday, May 28, 2013.The Robotics Camp is part of the $2.4 million camp Albany Tech received almost two years ago from the Department of Education to encourage students to pursue careers in the areas of Engineering Technology via the SASET Project.The 10-week program is designed to encourage...

May 24, 2013 - Albany, GA - Albany Technical College will officially sign two Pathways Program agreements with Valdosta State University on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 3pm in the Executive Board Room, Albany Tech Logistics Education Center Building. Through the Pathways Program agreements, students graduating with an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in 22 selected programs from Albany Tech can begin working on a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree with a major in Technical...

May 9, 2013 - Albany, GA - On Friday, May 10, 2013, beginning at 9am, dually enrolled Culinary Arts students from Lee County High School will come to Albany Tech’s Culinary Arts lab in the Logistics Education Center for a cooking competition.The students’ challenge will be to take a mystery basket of ingredients and turn them into a dish that will be judged based on creativity, teamwork, presentation and taste with minimal time to plan and execute. The competition is divided into three...