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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. page 7