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page 2 MGT Winter-Spring Quarter 1994 Presidents Perspective MGT scores big on SACS By now. every member of the faculty and staff of MGT should know that we “watered their eyes!” Of course, I am speaking of the superb results of our recent Southern Asso ciation of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Occupational Education In stitutions (COEI) accreditation. After the Institutional Effectiveness Re view (IER) outbrief, in which the IER team continually praised the job we had done, we knew we were in great shape to take on the SACS/COEI inspection team. But I must admit that I never dreamed we would do so well. We received “no findings, no recom mendations, and no suggestions” for all fif teen of our programs that were evaluated. We received an unbelievable perfect score! I am proud of everyone's dedicated ef forts in helping to prepare for these evalua tions. The results speak for themselves. We must be doing something right. But now we have an even greater task ahead of us. We must keep things moving in the right direc tion. We are challenged to continue our an nual reviews, keep our materials updated, stay on top of our inventory, and document everything. As a team we can succeed in making Middle Georgia Tech the best it can be. This is our challenge for 1994. MGT salutes... Viola Clay! Besides celebrating her 20th year with MGT as 1993 drew to a close, she recently earned a Master's degree in Reha bilitation Counseling from Fort Valley State College. Clay has done additional graduate studies at Georgia Southern University, the University of Georgia, and George Wash ington University. Vic Rozeboom, Sr.! He was given the Rotary Vocational Award for 1993. This award recognizes people who exemplify the ideals of excellence in the workplace. ••• Billy G. Edenfield! He is President-Elect of the Warner Robins Rotary Club and Salva tion Army Chairman for 1994. Probably the most pleasurable invitation that he recently accepted was the role of Grand Marshall for the 1993 Hawkinsville Chamber of Com merce Christmas Parade. He was waving from a classic convertible marked Middle Georgia Technical Institute. Along for the ride was Senator Sonny Perdue. Georgia students find ‘HOPE’ is NO HYPE In the fall of 1993, over 30.000 Georgia students took advantage of the HOPE grant. Of over 750 students currently enrolled in diploma programs at MGT. only 5 percent are not receiving the HOPE grant or some other form of financial aid. Sound like a great deal? It is! HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Edu cationally) makes it easy for Georgia resi dents to attend MGT or any of Georgia’s MGT President Billy G. Edenfield ' ■■ lIC a , W« ’* flff 0" JHb. J ' 1 - .', 5 $ MGT President Billy Edenfield and Automotive Technology instructor Steve VVooiey (right) hold the ASE Master Certification as Vice President of Instructional Services Charles Stone (center) looks on. Automotive technology program achieves highest award The National Institute for Automotive Ser vice Excellence (ASE) recently bestowed the award of ASE MASTER certification to Mid dle Georgia Technical Institute for the Automo tive Technology program. This is the highest level of achievement recognized by the ASE. Middle Georgia Technical Institute received “the Master Certified Plaque” in acknow ledgement of this award. Ronald H. Weiner, President of ASE. as serted that “Many educational institutions strive for this certification, but only a small percentage achieve it.” Steve Woolev. Master Technician and Au Distance learning has potential to shatter boundaries Imagine a new world of learning unlimited by space and distance. A world where a teach er in one location can enlighten students in multiple locations that are miles apart. It’s not hard to imagine, because that new world of learning, called distance learning, exists today in Georgia and is coming soon to Middle Georgia Technical Institute. Through distance learning, a teacher in a central classroom is broadcast to television monitors in other locations. But this isn't or dinary television. The students in remote lo cations ask questions and debate points as if they were in the same room. Distance learning opens the door of oppor other public technical schools. The HOPE grant, when applied to a technical institu tion, places no limitations on a student's age or family income. Heck, even if you weren’t an “outstand ing” pupil, there are no grade point restric tions attached, so you can leave the past right where it belongs, in the past. You’re probably thinking. “There’s got to be a catch here. ‘Fess up.” If so, you’re ex- tomotive Technology Instructor at MGT, not ed that “Certification w'as a long process, but it was well worth the effort." MGT is now el igible to participate in various training pro grams with major automotive manufacturers. “ASE guidelines state that we should be teaching 80% of high priority tasks. MGT is now teaching over 95% of high priority tasks,” explained Wooley. “When a student graduates from MGT. they have the neces sary knowledge to take and successfully pass the ASE test. We strive to graduate the most qualified technicians possible, and this award is proof of that commitment.” tunity to students who want to take classes that are only available at other schools. It en courages advanced study, reduces the cost of learning and promotes sharing limited public resources between urban and rural schools. Middle Georgia Tech is part of the forma tion of two distance leamina networks that are being funded through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Act of 1992. The first net work links twelve classrooms in ten sites in Middle Georgia w ith a broad band fiber optic network to provide interactive video. This net work links MGT with Middle Georgia Col lege, the Macon campus of Georgia College, Taylor Regional Hospital, several secondary actly right. There is one catch with HOPE. Once you receive your diploma, you are ex pected to go out and get a good job. That’s another great deal. You take the classes, the state pays the tab, and you get the job. Wow! If you are interested in finding out more about HOPE, contact the Financial Aid Depart ment of MGT. They’ll help you get started on a brighter future, and that’s NO HVTE. MGT to oversee Quick Start for Frito-Lay, Inc. Middle Georgia Technical Institute will be directly involved in a Quick Start project for the upcoming Frito- Lay, Inc. plant expansion. MGT’s Busi ness and Industry Services staff will oversee the start-up training required for the 100 new employees anticipated. Dean Maly, Plant Manager of the Perry Frito-Lay plant, announced a $25 million expansion project that will add an additional 100 jobs at the Kath leen facility. The current number of employees, at 410, is more than dou ble what it was when Frito-Lay opened the facility in 1988. The ex pansion will add another complete production line for potato chips to a fa cility that produces 56 million pounds of snack foods a year and processes 40.000 pounds of potatoes in one hour. Training for the new production line will be provided through the Georgia Quick Start program. Mr. Jim Newton of MGT will be"project man ager. In coordination with the Georgia Quick Start staff in Vidalia and Frito- Lay management, MGT will develop a detailed training plan which will provide approximately two weeks of intensive, full-time training for each new employee prior to start-up of the new production line this spring. Georgia Quick Start is a function of the Department of Technical and Adult Education that has been singled out by Fortune, Training, and Site Se lection magazines for providing some of the best training in the nation. Quick Start has offered “no cost” start up training as an incentive to compa nies considering new or expanding op erations in Georgia for more than 25 years. During this time. Quick Start has trained over 135,000 people for more than 2,000 businesses. schools and two correctional facilities. Shared resources will allow these institutions to pro vide more advanced offerings, adult education and training, staff development, continuing education, and specialized training for busi ness and industry. The second project, under the auspices of Augusta Technical Institute, will provide MGT with two sets of state-of-the-art multi media presentation equipment and the associ ated software to produce professional quality multimedia packages. The combination of these two projects will create a new and exciting opportunity for learn ing by our students and instructors.