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Fall 2020
INSIGHTS
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GLENN SINGFIELD President, Artesian Contracting Co.
VIDEO TESTIMONIALS
MAKING A BETTER, STRONGER TOMORROW FOR THE REGION Dougherty County is the center of commerce for our region of Southwest Georgia. Albany Technical College is dedicated to its mission of providing our extended community with an educated workforce for industry, commerce, and public service. We take this responsibility seriously and will continue to be a strong contributor to income generation and stability for the region. In the past months, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it, most likely forever. In March, Albany Tech converted collegiate instruction to online learning as much as possible. This change will continue for the foreseeable future. Spring semester students were being given extended time to complete classroom assignments and labs. On June 1, students began to return to campus to complete spring course work and also our summer term began. This was done according to our campus recovery plan, which follows all federal, state, and local guidelines to keep students, faculty, and staff safe. Albany Tech remains committed to providing a quality educational experience and a healthy learning environment. Albany Technical College was hopeful that disruptions to the economy due to COVID-19 would be minimal. However, it has caused a domino effect leading to many changes to normal day-to-day business operations, as well as personal activities. The pandemic has triggered a severe displacement of workers in the labor force. As we move into the fall semester of 2020, Albany Tech requests local industry, commerce and public services sectors help in a new video campaign, Success Partners, aimed at increasing the number of skilled graduates prepared to meet today’s workforce needs. We plan to create a series of short messages from community leaders that will encourage high school students, young adults, those who are under-employed, and those who have seen their jobs disappear due to the pandemic. We want to highlight the many programs of study available at Albany Tech and get them started training for a career in one of the critical industries for our state.
MARVIN LASTER CEO, Boys and Girls Club of Albany
BO DOROUGH Mayor, Albany, Georgia
SCOTT STEINER President & CEO, Phoebe Putney Health System
EVELYN OVERNICK, DNP Senior VP & Chief Nursing Officer, Phoebe Putney Mem. Hospital
Working together, our economy will return stronger than ever. The impact from the pandemic will likely present a new normal, and Albany Technical College is here to assist our community as we transition and embrace the changes. Find your Path and Achieve it, at Albany Technical College. HUGH NALL President, Southern AG
