Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Monday, January 29, 2018
Need Math Help?
Do you need math help? We offer tutoring, a Math Cube for private studying and assistance, and Faculty Office Hours to get you the help you need.
Free Math Tutoring
Ms. Aldrich offers free math tutoring 9:00-2:00 MWF and 11:30-3:30 TTh in Palmer room 226. Contact her at charlene.aldrich@tridenttech.edu to schedule an appointment.
The Main Campus on Rivers Ave in North Charleston also offers free math tutoring 8:00 am -6:00 pm M-TTh in building 300, room 358.
Math Cube
Palmer Campus offers a private, quiet study and group work space in Palmer room 156A (in the Science and Math Office Suite). You can find others working there and can find faculty close by for assistance.
Faculty Office Hours
Need help from your instructor? Stop by their Office Hours, which is the time that faculty are in their offices for drop-in and scheduled meetings with students. You can find their office hours by looking at their schedules on their doors. This term you can find Jane Simkovich in room 156D Mondays 11:00-4:00 and Wednesdays 9:00-12:00.
Friday, January 26, 2018
New Librarian in the House!
Please join us in welcoming our new librarian to the Downtown Palmer Campus. We are so pleased to have her with us!
Valarie is from Americus, GA and has over 10 years of
experience in librarianship. She comes to us from Savannah State University in
Savannah, GA where she held the position of Systems/Electronic Resources
Librarian. Prior to Savannah State University, she worked as the Access
Services Supervisor at Georgia Southwestern State University. Valarie has a
Master of Library & Information Science from Valdosta State University, a
Master of Education in Instructional Technology from Georgia Southern University
and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Management from Georgia
Southwestern State University. She is new to the Charleston area and enjoys
reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Graduation Fair at TTC Downtown Palmer Campus
The graduation ceremony is one of the biggest and best events at Trident Technical College, when thousands of students realize their dreams of earning a degree, diploma or certificate.
TTC holds one ceremony per year. The 2018 Graduation Ceremony for Fall 2017, Spring 2018 and Summer 2018 graduates is Friday, May 4, 7 p.m., at the North Charleston Coliseum.
Students can apply for graduation in person at the Registrar’s office (Main Campus, Bldg. 410) or online. For an online application, visit my.tridenttech.edu > TTC Express > Academic Profile. For information on ordering regalia and invitations and other graduation information, visit my.tridenttech.edu.
Graduation fairs occur during Spring Semester at all campuses to assist graduates in completing graduation application requirements by the graduation ceremony and application deadline. Graduates will receive emails and announcements in the student portal about the dates and times for the fairs. This year, the Downtown Palmer Campus will host a graduation fair on Feb. 15, from 11:00-1:00 in front of the Admissions Office.
The 2018 Graduation Ceremony and application deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
How to Get Hired at Mercedes-Benz Vans if You have No Manufacturing Experience
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC announced in March 2015 that it will invest $500 million in construction of a new Sprinter production plant, in addition to an expansion of existing operations. In July 2016, MBV officially broke ground on the site of its new plant, located next to existing operations in the North Charleston area. The MBV facility will provide up to 1,300 jobs by the end of the decade.
More than 112,000 Sprinters have been assembled in North Charleston and delivered to destinations in the U.S. since 2006. The U.S. is now the second largest market for Sprinter vans, after Germany.
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To get trained for a job in manufacturing at Mercedes-Benz Vans, you start by pursuing our Lean Manufacturing Certificate. We will be offering this program (free if you qualify) on the downtown Palmer Campus, as well as other locations. To speak with a registration specialist in the continuing education call center: 843.574.6152.
Hours of operation:
Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Click here for a printable registration form.
.Want to get paid to go to school? Check out our Youth Apprenticeship Program at the Information Session on Feb 3rd
High school students, parents, teachers and school counselors are invited to attend a comprehensive information session to learn about apprenticeships Saturday, Feb. 3, 9 a.m.-noon on Main Campus in the College Center (Bldg. 920).
Presentations will be given throughout the morning at 9, 10 and 11 a.m., and participating employers will be on hand to meet potential applicants and answer questions. We will have updated test score requirement charts, as well as updated applications available. For additional information, email ellen.kaufman@tridenttech.edu.
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Find your Dream Job at the Workforce Development Info Session on Jan 23rd
Trident Technical College’s Palmer Campus is teaming up with readySC, SC Works, Charleston County Adult Education, Charleston County Economic Development and TRIO’s Educational Opportunities Centers to host an information session that will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 23, from 6-8 p.m. at the downtown campus’s Amphitheater.
The session will cover how one can become a successful part of Charleston’s growing workforce with panel discussion topics including GED classes, WorkKeys test preparation, college preparation, apprenticeships, workforce development, military veteran benefits and more. Representatives from each organization will also be available after the presentation to answer questions.
The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Regina Smart at 843.722.5562.
Friday, January 19, 2018
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Grand Opening of PTK Grocery Vault 2 - Downtown on Jan 31st
Come to Palmer room 104 on January 31st between 1:00-3:00 to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Palmer Campus PTK Grocery Vault 2-Downtown. The TTC Vault, either on Main or Downtown, is open to all students and staff in need.Admissions Officer Gregory Cushing hosted an Angel Tree leading up to the Holiday Break during which our campus community donated the food that is currently on the shelves. If you missed out on that opportunity but would still like to donate, you can bring donations to the Admissions Office and put them in the big green can.
Want to help further? Volunteers are needed to stock and staff the PTK Grocery Vault 2-Downtown. Orientation for volunteers is January 25th, 2-4 pm in Palmer room 107. Dr. Mary Ann Kholi and the Clemente Coalition will be joining PTK in staffing and supporting the new Grocery Vault 2-Downtown.
New Mercedes-Benz Vans Course to be Offered on TTC-Downtown Palmer Campus
The TTC -Downtown Palmer Campus will be hosting classes for students who are training to potentially work for Mercedes-Benz Vans. The Post and Courier reports that "With its $500 million manufacturing campus expected to open during the second half of this year, Mercedes-Benz Vans is participating in a pair of events next week aimed at finding the 1,300 workers who will build Sprinter vans at the company's Palmetto Commerce Park site . . . Charleston County will host meetings on Jan. 18 and Jan. 20 to help county residents interested in working for Mercedes-Benz Vans obtain information about available positions and find the training they will need. Among the jobs that will be available are those in the body and paint shops as well as in assembly and maintenance." Campus Dean Dr. Lou Robinson and Assistant Dean Dr. Amy Hudock will be attending these info sessions to assist students who need training to move toward employment with Mercedes-BenzVans.
The Jan. 18 meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at North Charleston High School at 1087 E. Montague Ave. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with the session to follow at 6 p.m. Registration is required and space is limited to 800 people.
The Jan. 20 meeting will be held at St. John's High School at 1518 Main Road in Johns Island. Doors will open at 9 a.m. with the session to follow at 10 a.m. Registration is required and space is limited to 450 people.
Registration information for both meetings is available at www.ChooseCharleston.org.
2018 Black History Month Spotlight Program on Feb 21st featuring "African Americans in Times of War: The Robert Smalls Story"
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| A picture taken at Charleston Waterfront Park from the Post and Courier article "Robert Smalls Lauded as Civil Rights Pioneer" |
Join us for the 2018 Palmer Black History Month Spotlight program, "African Americans in Times of War: The Robert Smalls Story," on February 21, 2018, from 10:30-11:30 in the Palmer Amphitheater. The event will feature a presentation by faculty member and Coast Guard veteran Dr. Maureen Whitehurst about Robert Smalls' daring escape from slavery with a Confederate ship, and his subsequent service to the Union forces during the Civil War. Also, artist Jonathan Green will be on hand with The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls. The book is described as:
"The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls" tells the inspirational story of Small's life as a slave, his boyhood dream of freedom, and his bold and daring plan as a young man to commandeer a Confederate gunboat from Charleston Harbor and escape with fifteen fellow slaves and family members. Smalls joined the Union Navy and rose to the rank of captain and became the first African American to command a U.S. service ship. After the war Smalls returned to Beaufort, bought the home of his former master, and began a long career in state and national politics. This new edition of The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls, originally published in 1971, features Louise Meriwether's original narrative, now illustrated by the colorful paintings of renowned Southern artist Jonathan Green."
We invite faculty to include Robert Smalls in
their curriculum in any way possible, and to bring classes or give extra credit
to students to attend. If you would like to include Robert Smalls in a lesson,
here are some ideas:
· Choose one of the South Carolina
Lesson Plans: Robert Smalls.
· Show the short PBS video Robert
Smalls: A Daring Escape (3.08 mins) as a way to encourage students to
attend for extra credit.
· Have students read sections from The Freedom Ship of
Robert Smalls, which will be available Feb 15, and we will have copies
available for instructors to borrow to show to their classes.
· Have students read the Letter from
Robert Smalls to Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain regarding riots among freedmen
along the Combahee River, August 1876 or other
of his letters. We know of at least 60 letters written by Robert Smalls to Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglas, Carter G. Woodson, President Garfield and other dignitaries of his time,
· Have students learn about Jonathan Green, the Charleston
artist well known for his depictions of African Americans who will be signing
his book at the events. Students can come meet him and discuss art and
publishing.
Peace Day in Vietnam is Jan 27th
On this date in 1973, the Paris Peace Accords arranged a ceasefire to take place on midnight, officially ending American involvement in the Vietnam War. This 20-year war was devastating to the people—not just the armies, but the Vietnamese civilians—and the environment of Vietnam, as napalm and defoliants burned and destroyed plant life.
The Vietnam War saw the highest proportion of
African Americans to ever to serve in an American war. During the height of the
U.S. involvement, 1965-69, African Americans, who formed 11 percent of the
American population, made up 12.6 percent of the soldiers in Vietnam. The majority of these were in the infantry, and although
authorities differ on the figures, the percentage of African American combat
fatalities in that period was a staggering 14.9 percent, a proportion that
subsequently declined. Volunteers and draftees included many frustrated blacks
whose impatience with the war and the delays in racial progress in America led
to race riots on a number of ships and military bases, beginning in 1968, and
the services' response in creating interracial councils and racial sensitivity
training. . . .
The participation of Americans of African descent in the U.S. military has a long and distinguished history. But although African Americans have participated in all American wars, they have sometimes faced almost as bitter a hostility from their fellow Americans as from the enemy. Nevertheless, particularly since the 1970s, the U.S. military has made a serious effort at racial integration, and while much remains to be done, the military has achieved a degree of success in this area that surpasses most civilian institutions.
How has Vietnam recovered from the war?
Well, it is considered a success story because the economy continues to grow each year. Vietnam exports oil and agricultural products. Tourists visit and spend money in the country. New forests are being planted. Still, there is a lot of poverty in Vietnam, and there is disagreement about planting exotic trees (that is, trees that usually grow elsewhere) that are good for the lumber industry, or planting native trees and trying to return to the natural pre-war forest.
Thanks to Mark Fielding for putting together the display.
from The Oxford Companion to American Military History. Copyright © 1999 by Oxford UP.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
East Side History Series: The East Side and the Railroads
by Susan Millar Williams, Ph. D.
Approaching
the Palmer Campus from East Bay Street, you can’t help but notice the railroad
line along the Cooper River. In fact, most of the time you can’t see the river
at all because the tracks are crowded with auto transport cars tagged with
graffiti.
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| Ruins of the Northeastern Railroad station. |
When the
Charleston Museum published a history of the East Side in 1987, they titled it Between the Tracks. The area grew up around railroads that carried
goods and people in and out of the city. There was one passenger depot on Line
Street, one on Mary, and another on East Bay. The Northeastern had a terminal
on Chapel Street, which burned during the evacuation of Charleston in 1865.
In the
early twentieth century Union Station was built at the foot of Columbus Street,
more or less where we now see all those outgoing BMWs.
There were
also lots of buildings on the East Side where railroad workers performed repair
and maintenance. Other businesses, like Eason Iron, which once stood at the
corner of Columbus and Nassau Streets, produced parts and engines for the
railroads. Boarding houses and rental properties in the area catered to the
hundreds of railroad workers who shoveled coal, greased engines, handled
baggage, loaded freight, and did whatever else it took to keep Charleston and
its port connected with the nation’s interior. A company called Wharton and
Petsch produced boxcars and platform cars, employing machinists, carpenters,
finishers, and blacksmiths who made good wages.
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| Robert Smalls |
In order
to ship those goods in and out, the railroads had to connect with the ships
docked at wharves further south. But then as now, people who lived and worked
downtown were wary of noise and pollution, including, in the early years,
sparks thrown off by the steam driven engines. They fought to keep the rail
lines north of what is now Calhoun Street. That meant that in order to transfer
freight from ships to trains, or from
trains to ships, the goods had to be unloaded, loaded onto drays (horse-drawn
wagons), driven several miles, unloaded, and reloaded.
Enterprise Railroad, as depicted on its letterhead.
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In 1870, South
Carolina representative Robert Smalls joined with three other black
legislators, Joseph Rainey, Richard Cain, and Alonzo Ransier, and other
investors to form a company called the Enterprise Railroad, which would move
goods between the wharves and the railroad depots in horse-drawn cars that ran,
like trolleys, on tracks. The Enterprise is said to have been the only United
States railroad ever under black ownership.
The East
Side is still a major hub of rail and sea transport, though shipping containers
now dominate the landscape and the steam and horse power of earlier years have
given way to fossil fuels.
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
New 2+2 "Cougar Path" for Adult Students to Complete Bachelors in Professional Studies Program
The College of
Charleston and Trident Technical College have developed a
partnership through which students who take courses for two years at Trident to
transfer into CofC’s Bachelor of Professional Studies Program.
The new program “puts students at the forefront, improving flexibility and
increasing access to high quality college education, especially for our local
tri-county students,” Godfrey Gibbison, dean of the School of Professional
Studies at the College of Charleston North Campus, said in a
statement. “Institutions working together like this for the benefit of students
is essential to the long-term economic vitality of the region.”
The partnership, called the Cougar Path Program, is open to any Trident Tech
student with a 2.6 cumulative GPA in certain associate programs in arts,
science or applied science; or in some certificate programs. Students have
three years after initial enrollment in Trident Tech to transfer to CofC.
The Cougar Path Program will begin in the spring 2018 semester
Eligibility
The Cougar Path Program is open to any Trident Technical College (TTC) student who is enrolled in qualifying Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Applied Science (“AAS”) or Certificate programs at TTC, and who plan to enroll in the Bachelor of Professional Studies program at the College of Charleston.Prospective students must have successfully completed at least 15 hours of coursework, and have no more than one (1) required developmental course left to complete. Students should have at least one more semester to complete before transferring to the CofC.
All course work must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.000 on a 4.000 scale) or better to be eligible to be evaluated for transfer credit by the College of Charleston.
Prospective students will have up to three (3) years from initial enrollment in the Cougar Path Program to transfer to the CofC.
Candidates who have earned an Associate of Arts, Associate of Sciences, or one of the qualifying Associate in Applied Science degrees need to have a 2.000 cumulative GPA for admission to the School of Professional Studies. Students who have not completed an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or approved AAS or Certificate, are required to have a 2.600 cumulative GPA in all previous college-level work. Applicants must be in good standing and eligible to return to the Institution that she or he last attended.
Transfer Guides
A detailed guide is available for each of the eligible areas of study below. Prospective students will find a list of courses that may be taken at a partner institution, along with a list of courses that may be taken in the bachelor’s degree completion program at the College of Charleston.Computer Technology/Computer Programming
- Associate in Applied Science – SC Technical College
- Bachelor of Professional Studies – College of Charleston
(Project Management Concentration or Organizational Leadership and Management Concentration)
Computer Technology/Information Systems Specialist Programming
- Associate in Applied Science – SC Technical College
- Bachelor of Professional Studies – College of Charleston
(Project Management Concentration or Organizational Leadership and Management Concentration)
Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Associate in Applied Science – SC Technical College
- Bachelor of Professional Studies – College of Charleston
(Hospitality Operations Management Concentration)
Physical Therapy Assistant
- Associate in Applied Science – SC Technical College
- Bachelor of Professional Studies – College of Charleston
(Healthcare and Medical Services Management Concentration or Organizational Leadership and Management Concentration)
How to Apply
Interested students may complete the application linked below. A member of the Admissions Team at the School of Professional Studies will contact prospective students to explain next steps.Contact
General inquiries regarding the Cougar Path Program at the College of Charleston, may be directed to our Admissions Team.For specific questions regarding transfer credits, or other College of Charleston admission requirements, please complete a request to speak with an advisor.
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