On Tuesday evening, the College’s Commission and Legislative Delegation met at the Baxter M. Hood Center. The meeting with our legislators is held annually where we share the highlights of the past year and plans for the future. I provided an overview of our current projects which included the new Chester Center, new Heavy Equipment Operator program facility in Chester, partnership with the City of Rock Hill and our Building and Construction Trades Program to build certified energy efficient homes on Flint St., articulation efforts with Winthrop University, and our current work with the Rock Hill Schools, just to name a few. I presented the College's current budget situation and what that means to the future of the institution.
Guest speakers included Charlie Miller, CEO of Piedmont Medical Center, and Jim Morris, Site Vice President for the Catawba Nuclear Station. They spoke about the importance of preparing their workforce and the needs that they will likely see in the future. Having these two significant companies share the importance of York Technical College's role in meeting their workforce needs made quite an impression.
We also had the pleasure of hearing Beth Morgan, a senior nursing student, speak about her experience at the College and the impact Lottery Tuition Assistance has had on her life.
In addition, an overview of the 2009-2010 SC Technical College System Legislative Priorities was provided which include:
- Lottery Tuition Assistance
- Allied Healthcare Initiative
- Enterprise Campus Legislation
- Accelerated Job Readiness
- readySC
- Lottery Technology Funding
On January 13, a joint meeting with the College Commission and Chester County Council will be held at the new Chester Center. In February, our Commission will meet with the York County Council.
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