Business Technology Reports

Successful ACBSP Visit

Congratulations to the Business Technology Department on a successful Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Site Team visit. All standards and criteria for demonstrating excellence in Business degree programs were met. The committee made several positive comments concerning the College culture, collaboration and the overall Business program performance. The Business Technology Department is awaiting final status from the organization. “Thank you to everyone who contributed. The team effort was exemplary,” said Dr. Jackie Blakley, dean of the Business and Public Services Division.

pictured above: Business alumni and current students met with the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) site team members who were on campus for a site visit. Pictured from left are Imani Williams, a 2022 Administrative Office Technology (AOT) grad; Rebecca Summey a 2013 Accounting grad; Jermaine (Maine) Dawkins, a 2010 Business grad; Alexis McCowan, a current Business student; and Lindsey Branyon, a 2021 AOT grad.

Williams is a medical office specialist at AnMed; Summey is a bookkeeper for Holly Springs Baptist Church in Pickens; Dawkins is a project manager for Sparks Research in Clemson; and Branyon is a land development administrator for Toll Brothers construction company.

Saving the Survey: Moving Beyond the Pilots at TCTC

English instructors Matt Simon, Amy Borders, and Justin Holliday, all leads in the Literature Resources Committee, were presenters at the 2022 Two-Year College English Association (TYCA)-SE conference. They presented their plan of redesigning American Literature II and English Literature II courses with thematic focal points. Specifically, Borders piloted an American Literature II course and Holliday piloted an English Literature II course, beginning in spring 2022.

“The objective of these pilot courses was to develop a particular thematic focus, which was aligned with the goals of many four-year institutions,” said Simon. By focusing on a particular theme, the instructors could create courses that allowed students to draw more in-depth connections between units and promote a more complex understanding of the social and political climates studied in the assigned literature over multiple time periods in order to become more informed citizens,” he added.

Additionally, students expressed increased engagement with course material because they could learn even more clearly how the different literary movements related to the eras studied, as observed by the instructors with both course assignments and class discussions. Redesigning our American Literature II and English Literature II courses with thematic focal points has allowed English faculty, and the College, to gather data on the potential benefits and obstacles created in transforming courses this way. We have been able to ascertain that focusing thematically throughout a literature course helps us push students to engage with specific perspectives and topics in relation to larger literary movements and areas of study,” said Simon.

Students Connect with Business and Industry at Career Fair

Chick-fil-A was among the companies who participated in the Career and Employability Resources (CER) Career Fair on March 8. Here, Will Rupp, a Business graduate, right, talks with Katie Chute, chief of staff, and Brittany Bolle, talent specialist.