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New programs are coming to MGT
Plans are underway for the addition
of new programs leading to certifi
cates of credit in several areas of study
during the spring and summer of 1994.
These programs are designed to meet
the educational/certification needs of
students who do not wish to pursue
traditional diploma programs.
Certificate programs usually re
quire no more than one year of study
and are much shorter in length than
diploma programs. These programs
utilize regular approved coursework
which has been packaged or designed
to meet a specific need and are de
signed for non-degree seeking stu
dents.
Second Annual DIRECTIONS
Workshop is a success
MGT hosted a Career Planning Work
shop on Wednesday, February 9, 1994.
The workshop, designed to teach per
sonal job-related skills as well as to aid
in career decisions, featured a wide vari
ety of participants and displays from
around the Middle Georgia area.
“DIRECTIONS,” as the annual work
shop is fittingly called, was divided into
two sessions. The morning session took
place from 9:00-11:30 and was for high
school juniors and seniors. The after
noon session, from 1:00-3:30, was de
voted to both MGT students and the gen
eral public.
During the morning session, MGT’s
many program areas were showcased.
MGT faculty members conducted semi
nars to assist students in a number of ar
eas. The Myers Briggs Personality Test
was administered, MGT faculty mem
MGT offers Surgical Technology
program in Allied Health Department
In direct response to growing needs of
the medical community, MGT has recent
ly added Surgical Technology to its list of
Allied Health Department programs.
The program consists of a full four
quarter schedule of classes such as Medi
cal Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology,
and Pharmacology.
Along with classes, students of the pro
gram will receive clinical experience at
the Houston Medical Center. And upon
completing the program, students must
pass the National Exam in order to re
ceive Surgical Technologist certification.
Surgical Technologists are integral
members of the surgical team. They work
with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and reg
istered nurses. They assist in surgical pro
cedures and in a variety of other capaci
ties and are generally employed in operat
Certificate programs range from as
few as 15 quarter hours to as many as
59 quarter hours of credit. These indi
vidual courses may be selected from
existing curricula and combined to
meet the program need and may also
include new courses specifically de
signed and approved for the certificate
program.
MGT welcomes your input in cer
tificate of credit program selection!
If you have a specific need for your
self or for a group of your employees,
call Charles Stone, Vice President of In
structional Services at 929-6849.
There’s still time to consider requests
for new certificate of credit programs!
bers evaluated resumes, and financial
aid information was available.
The afternoon session, which was
open to the general public, featured dis
plays from business & industry through
out the area. Some 17 mini-seminars,
designed to provide tips on skills of all
kinds, were conducted by both business
& industry representatives and members
of the MGT staff. Among those seminars
were “Career Opportunities for the Fu
ture,” “How to Get What You Want
through Assertiveness,” and “Marketing
Yourself for Your Job Future.”
We think that the day was a huge suc
cess for all who participated. We hope
everyone found the workshop both ex
citing and insightful. Feel free to come
back next year for the third annual “DI
RECTIONS” Career Planning Work
shop.
ing rooms, delivery rooms, emergency
centers, ambulatory care areas, and cen
tral supply departments.
According to Jose Colunga, coordina
tor and instructor of Surgical Technology,
someone considering a career in the field
should be highly responsible, patient, or
derly, and able to work under consider
able stress.
A surgical technologist “must be keen
ly sensitive to the needs of the patient as
well as to the needs of the other members
of the surgical team,” says Colunga.
“Individuals who practice this profes
sion have a strong desire to help others
and, in turn, to make a valuable and last
ing contribution to society.”
Spring GED test schedule set
The General Educational Develop
ment(GED) test will be administered at Middle
Georgia Technical Institute on the following
dates: March 8, March 19, April 12. April 30,
May 10, May 28, June 14, and June 25.
Preregistration is required. Registration
is ongoing from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, in the Student De
velopment Services office. Each test ses
sion is limited to the first 30 applicants.
A cash payment of $5.00 per test session
Earn evening diplomas in the shortest
time possible at Middle Georgia Tech
It’s a brand new concept in education and
training at MIDDLE GEORGIA TECH!
Office Technology
*Secretarial
*Computer Operations
*Electronics
*Accounting
Middle Geoigia Tech offers you new learning
opportunities that allow you to earn a diploma in
the evening, and in the shortest time possible!
Through the expanded evening program,
Pictured are scholarship winners (from
left, front) Melanese Parker, Alexandra
Salguero, (from left, back) Linda King,
George Swaney and Susanne Grady.
MGT meets needs of four-county service area
Middle Georgia Technical Institute con
tinues to meet the training needs of its four
county service area:
• 15 Employees of the Defense Logistics
Agency attended a 40-hour Enable 4.0 class
in October.
• 6 Employees of Support Systems Asso
ciates, Inc. completed a 40-hour Auto Cad
12 class in December.
• Basic Life Support and Enable 4.0
training classes sponsored by the U.S.
Naval Reserve Center were provided at
MGT in November.
• Welding classes were completed in De
cember for PPG Industries in Perry.
• Carpentry and painting training for De
fense Logistics Agency ended in January.
• Employees at Stalnaker Plastics re
MGT Winter-Spring Quarter 1994
(there are 5 sections of the GED), or $25.00
for the entire GED, is required. All GED
test fees are non-refundabie. However, the
exam may be rescheduled.
Special permission is required for appli
cants under 18 years of age. Applicants
must have a photo ID.
All test administrations begin at 7:30 a.m.
Once the timed testing begins, there is a to
tal time allowance of 7 hours and 35 minutes
for those taking all five parts of the GED.
students are able to complete their career
training in just 10 quarters or less by attend
ing classes two evenings a week.
Programs are tailored for busy and ambi
tious adults. Learn more about these new
and exciting evening programs at Middle
Georgia Tech.
Spring classes start March 29, 1994. Get
your application for admissions in now and
register early. Class sizes are limited.
Call the admissions office now at 929-6871.
PPG Industries and Warner
Robins Rotary Club
announce scholarships
President Edenfield was proud to present
scholarships to five different MGT honor
roll students for the Fall and Winter Quarters
on behalf of PPG Industries and the Rotary
Club.
Recipients of the PPG Scholarships were
Melanese Parker for Accounting for Fall
Quarter, Susanne Grady for Electronics for
Winter Quarter, and George Swaney for Mi
crocomputer Specialist for Winter Quarter.
Recipients of the Rotary Scholarships
were Linda King for Culinary Arts for Fall
Quarter and Alexandra Salguero for Market
ing for Winter Quarter.
Because the HOPE grant and other finan
cial aid now covers tuition costs for the ma
jority of MGT students, these scholarships
have been converted to pay for textbooks
and other classroom materials that the stu
dents need.
ceived training in Industrial First Aid, Safe
ty, and Ergonomics.
• Phase I of a two-phase Electronics
training program began in January at
Northrop Corporation, Warner Robins.
• Several Robins Air Force Base em
ployees began a Machine Tool Technology
program in January.
• Plans are in the final stages for a
long-term program in Aircraft Structural
Repair for employees at Robins Air Force
Base.
MGT can design courses to meet specif
ic training needs of business and industry. If
you have a training requirement, need a spe
cific curriculum or classes tailored to your
schedule, call James Newton, Business &
Industry Services, at 912-929-6800.
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