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Page 2 President’s Perspective Happy Thanksgiving 1999! 1 hope you and your family are enjoying the last Thanksgiving weekend of this century. Traditionally, this is the time of year we reflect on our blessings during recent years. As I look back at the 19905, Middle Georgia Tech has much to be thankful for. I am thankful for the faculty and staff who, through their dedi cation and hard work during this decade, have made our school one of the best technical institutes in the state. We at Middle Georgia Tech especially want to thank you. the taxpayers, for our mod em and beautiful new campus. On behalf of our students, we thank you - the forward thinking citi Dental Hygiene: MGT offers its first Associate of Applied Technology Degree Middle Georgia Tech's Dental Hygiene program, which is scheduled to start Winter quarter, v be the first Associate of Applied Tv hnology degree offered by MGT. The new on-site dental hygiene clinic offers state-of-the-art equip ment for laboratory studies and advanced facilities for clinical train ing. Students are accepted into the program once a year after completing 29 semester hours of prerequisite courses taken at an accredited college or university. Entrance exams and grade point averages are used in con sidering admission into the program. Students who are selected will com plete six quarters of occupational Schedule for £OOO Winter Quarter December 20 Registration January 3 Late Registration January 5 Quarter Begins January 10 Drop/Add Ends January 11 Refund Deadline January 17 Holiday Martin Luther King’s Birthuay February 4 Student Holiday February 10 Mid-Quarter March 17 &20 Final Exams March 20 Quarter Ends zens of Georgia and our state gov ernment - for having provided the funds to enable every Georgian to further his or her education on a post-secondary level. Middle Georgia Tech also is thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this educational process and, through this means, contribute to improving the quality of life for the people of Middle Georgia and their community. While we have much to be thankful for in the 19905, we must also address the opportunities and challenges in the years to come if we are to build upon the momen tum established during this decade. Looking to the year 2000 and beyond, technical education will play an ever increasing courses at Middle Georgia Tech. Upon completion, stu dents will have earned a Dental Hygiene Associate of Applied Technology Degree and will be pre pared to pass licen sure exams and enter the workforce. “Dental hygien ists are in demand in the Middle Georgia area,” states Dr. Debra Wilson, Program Chair for the Dental Hygiene Program. “Area dentists are Middle Georgia Technical Institute does nor discriminafr on the basis of race, color, reli gion, national origin, sex, disability or age tn its programs and activi ties. The following per son has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondis crimination policies: Director of Assessment and Advisement. 80 Cohen Walker Drive. Warner Robins. GA 31088 (912) 988-6859. important role as technological advances continue to change the economic and social landscape of our community. More and more jobs are requiring specific, high skilled training and all indications are that this trend will continue well into the next century. No business, whether big or small, whether it is a manufacturer, retailer, construction contractor, financial institution or service sup plier, can afford not to keep pace with the rapid and ever increasing innovations in technology. Although 1 don’t know what new technologies will be devel oped in the next decade, I am sure they will effect this decade in the same way, if not more so, than the ones of the 19905, such delighted we will be offering the pro gram and are working closely with us to ensure that our graduates become competent, caring and highly skilled practitioners in the delivery of dental hygiene services.” According to the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, the average salary for dental hygienists in 1996 was $37,619 per year. Many dental hygienists receive benefit packages from their employers, which may include health insurance coverage, dues for membership in professional organizations and paid vacations. Stop by the Admissions Office or call 988-6850 today for additional details. jdgJHk | JnM Dr. Debra Wilson, Dental Hygiene Chair Person Middle Georgia Technical Institute www.mgtf.org Billy G. Edenfield President Linda Churchwell Editor BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michael D. Cronan Arthur Head Genelle Jennings Leon J. Lomax Shirley V. Paris C. Hugh Richardson. Chairperson Jeanne Watson Larry Walker, 111 Janis Wiggins as the introduction of the person al computer, the Internet, cell phones and manufacturing robot ics. What 1 can say for certain is that those individuals who are just entering the workplace, as well as those individuals who are already working, who do not obtain and continuously increase their technological skills will be bypassed for the more challeng ing and financially rewarding careers in the 2000 s. We at Middle Georgia Tech are excited about the challenges the new century will present and are prepared to assist you in obtaining the technical skills necessary to effectively compete in the work force of the next decade. By aggressively preparing now to Tom Arnold Elizabeth Bonaparte Bob Cooper A.C. Daniels Tim Dupree Jeanette Ford Art Grady Genelle Jennings Hh MGT President Billy G. Edenfield meet the opportunities and chal lenges of the first decade of the new century, each of us will also have much to be thankful for when we look back during Thanksgiving 2010. Authorized PROMETRIC TES TIN o rauwiira Middle Georgia Tech’s main campus off Houston Lake Road, just south of Ga. Hwy. 96 Testing Center Hours: Monday - Thursday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Two ways to register for a computer-based test: www.2test.com FAA tests: (800)Fly-Fast FCC Exams: (800) 401-Exam CompTIA / A+: (800)77-Micro Microsoft exams: (800)755-Exam and many others! MGT contact (912) 988-6859 or (800) 474-1031 Dr. V.W. McEver, Jr. Dr. William D. Moorehead La Verne S. Norris Josiah Phelps Dan Speight W.P. Thompson, Jr., Chairperson Harry B. Ward