Dr. Mandy Elmore Named Assistant VP of Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Mandy Elmore has been named Assistant Vice President of Curriculum and Instruction (AVPCI). She assumed her new role April 3.

As AVPCI, Dr. Elmore will be responsible for the academic integrity of all program offerings and for providing direction for all instructional divisions as well as curriculum and instructional support. She will also monitor and assess the labor needs of business and industry, and she will plan, implement and evaluate programs reflecting these needs.

Dr. Elmore will supervise the academic deans, the dean of the Corporate and Community Education Division, dean of Integrated Workforce Solutions, and director of Academic Development. In her supervisory role, she will provide broad oversight to ensure the promotion of effective learning environments, develop programs that meet the needs of the community, and ensure curriculum design and development systems and processes that reflect the College’s instructional philosophy. She will ensure that all instructional-related accreditation processes and criteria are adhered to and that required responses to accrediting agencies are completed in a timely manner. She will also make recommendations for the annual appointment of division deans and department heads.

“I see this as an opportunity to invest in faculty and students and to make a positive impact on them,” said Dr. Elmore. “I want our academic and continuing education programs to feel like they are known, understood and valued by the College, our external partners and our communities,” she said.

In her new role, Dr. Elmore also will serve as a member of Executive Staff and report directly to President DeHay.

Dr. Elmore has extensive experience in the manufacturing industry and in both secondary and post-secondary education. A chemical engineer by trade, her areas of expertise include manufacturing, automation, Industry 4.0, Internet of Things, Lean Six Sigma, Robotic Process Automation, data analytics and experiential learning.

She began her career as a chemical engineer at Los Alamos National Lab, a federal research facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico. She returned to the Upstate when she accepted a job at Carolina Circuits in Greenville where she was a process engineer, project engineer and later engineering manager.

She made the transition to education in the K-12 arena in 2003 and taught at Pendleton High School and later for Anderson School District 1 at the Anderson Career and Technology Center where she served as Project Lead the Way teacher for three years.

She joined TCTC in 2009 as an Engineering Graphics Technology instructor, became the department head and in 2016 was promoted to her most recent position as dean of the Engineering and Industrial Technology Division. In this role, Dr. Elmore supervised and directed the activities of faculty and staff members comprising nine academic programs that center on engineering technology, industrial technology, CNC and welding.

Dr. Elmore has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in chemical engineering from the University of South Carolina. She holds a doctorate degree in professional leadership from Converse College and earned a graduate certificate in higher education leadership from the University of South Carolina.

Attendees Praise Campus Police Safety and Awareness Academy

Around 60 faculty and staff participated in the Campus Police Safety and Awareness Academy Training during the week of March 27-31.

The Academy is designed to provide active shooter training, self-defense techniques, deescalation methods and increase situational awareness, said Campus Police Chief Marcus Guess.

“Participants were able to have fun while learning life-saving skills,” said Chief Guess.

“The Campus Police Safety and Awareness Academy training offered by TCTC Campus Police was outstanding,” said Kathy Brand, executive assistant to President DeHay, who was among the participants.

“The officers did a great job covering self-defense techniques, standard response protocols, and using the force simulator. Being able to practice the self-defense techniques on dummies was interactive, and using the force simulator made you realize how quickly officers must make decisions in highly stressful situations,” she said. right: Sgt. Shaun Chastain demonstrates to Kathy Brand self-defense techniques.