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Centura on Top of Job Trends as it Begins More Renewable Energy Training Programs

Written from an interview with Joel A. English, Executive Vice President and Kenneth Cooper Alexander, Chancellor, Centura College, Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Tidewater Tech
Centura College has made a commitment to add renewable energy programs to its offerings, and plans to take renewable energy to the next level in career and technical education. The timing is certainly right with its newest program, wind turbine maintenance, as nearly 400 wind turbines are built or under construction in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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What Academic Leaders Should Learn from the Coronavirus Pandemic

By John King, Ed.D.
The coronavirus presented the world with a unique set of problems that we had never seen or experienced at this level. The world, and in particular higher education, will be different coming out of this pandemic and as an academic leader you and your team must be ready to deal with and adjust to it. Failure to do so is not an option.

From the Brink of Closure to 650 Students: WyoTech’s Resurgence Story

Career Colleges use Lessons From Pandemic as They Move to Reopen Campuses in Fall

Written from interviews with career college and university leaders
The pandemic caused career colleges to greatly change their modes of operation and student delivery as the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths increased in 2020. But those colleges and universities are now using the lessons they learned over the last year as they plan to fully reopen their campuses this fall.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Centura College, Aviation Institute of Maintenance and Tidewater Tech Create Partnerships That Promote Community-Based Education

Written from an interview with Joel A. English, Executive Vice President and Kenneth Cooper Alexander, Chancellor, Centura College, Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Tidewater Tech
Joel English, executive vice president, and Kenneth Alexander, new chancellor, of Centura College, the Aviation Institute of Maintenance and Tidewater Tech look forward to the opportunities for their schools as they continue to expand partnerships and start new programs to fill workforce gaps.

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Successful Transition to Online Learning Amid a Pandemic

By Holly Puckett DNP, RN, CMSRN, Academic Director, Centra College and Susan Motto Burnette, MSN, RN, RN-BC, Faculty Instructor and Student Health Nurse, Centra College
Readers will learn how a brick and mortar institution successfully switched its mode of delivery from the traditional classroom to the online platform with tips, tricks, and viable resources along with how things are functioning almost one year later.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Audio Transcription and Postsecondary Education

By Jason Vernier, New Business Director, IntegriShield
Since the education sector is highly regulated, it is vitally important that admissions representatives accurately provide information without making promises of employment, salary or scholarships. Audio transcription and modeling offers an effective way for schools to identify and address issues across many areas of the school.

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FSA to Launch Campus Cybersecurity Program and New Cybersecurity Standards

By Michelle Donovan, Partner, Duane Morris LLP.
The Department has announced that it is finalizing a Campus Cybersecurity Program framework and has outlined a multi-year implementation plan that includes near-term, intermediate-term and long-term goals, starting with a self-assessment program to understand the community’s readiness to comply with NIST 800–171.

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New CECU President Hopes to Give Career College Sector a Voice in Biden Administration

Written from an interview with Dr. Jason Altmire, President and CEO, Career Education Colleges and Universities
Dr. Jason Altmire, president and CEO of Career Education Colleges and Universities, knows there will be challenges for the sector in the new Biden administration. But he says the group has learned lessons from the past and will be able to give the sector a voice, and thus be able to tell all the good their schools do.

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