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UTB-CBIRD Report: “At The Crossroads” Education & Training 57 If economic development is really important to Texas, then state taxes should be dedicated to help TSTC develop new programs. As these programs will help attract new companies, they will help grow existing companies. They will provide high value jobs for TSTC graduates so that they earn higher wages and have more disposable income and pay more taxes. The first question asked by firms that the Chamber is trying to recruit to Harlingen is “Do you have a trained workforce?” – if you don’t have the education and training programs needed for their workers they will not locate in your area. Pat Hobbs, Dean TSTC Instruction August 14, 2002 TSTC Courses are Demand Driven Before offering new programs, TSTC holds focus group meetings to determine the sustainability of the proposed course and to see if it meets student career needs and industry requirements. TSTC also conducts industry surveys and forms ad hoc committees including industry representatives to help organize the program. Once formed, an industry advisory committee provides continued input to each program area. TSTC Program Chairmen have the responsibility of satisfying state and national certification requirements, industry and student needs, and student placement. TSTC’s Chemical-Environmental Technology Advisory Committee meets in June 2002 to discuss curriculum and budget issues. Awards were presented to representatives from Solvay Polymers, Shell Oil, and Texas General Land Office. Shell Oil has contributed about $250,000 scholarship funds allowing TSTC students to concentrate more fully on their curriculum and be less dependent on outside work to pay day-to-day bills. It is important that the Valley sees itself as one large market for education and training – we need to cooperate on the design and offering of programs – there should not be duplication in special niche areas. We need to ask what is the market for these programs and is that market sustainable. Pat Hobbs, Dean TSTC Instruction August 14, 2002 One Region -- One Future “We know when we hire them [TSTC graduates], they will be well prepared and will know the equipment that they will be using…they have an excellent work ethic and are well prepared for team-work in the labs.” John Buckfelde Solvay Polymers TSTC Mustang
UTB-CBIRD Report: “At The Crossroads” Education & Training 58 Closing the Gaps Through Educational & Social Inclusion TSTC Harlingen, a designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), has been successful in winning federally funded Title V Retention and Recruitment Grants and Educational Opportunity Center Grants to provide manpower and support for student services to increase enrollments and to increase the number of graduates into the Texas workforce. TSTC was recently awarded $300,000 for 3-years from The Agricultural Technology Outreach Program to work with Texas A&M Kingsville’s agriculture department to focus on disadvantaged youth with potential for post-secondary education… to provide students with knowledge and mentors so they can better participate in high-tech agriculture career opportunities in such areas as herd management and soil conservation. TSTC was awarded a Department of Education grant of about $1million for the College’s Educational Opportunity Center – which serves about 600 students/year and focuses on underemployed and disadvantaged dropouts or stop-outs and encourages them to return to school. TSTC recently raised $60,000 from the Harlingen community to satisfy the Long Scholarship Challenge. Joe and Teresa Long, Austin, Texas residents donated over $110,000 to TSTC Harlingen on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis for Fall 2002 scholarships that will benefit about 70 TSTC students. As TSTC President Dr. Gilbert Leal noted, “such scholarship funds can mean the difference of students completing their education or having to drop out.” The Longs see education as the path out of poverty. In a celebration of scholarly endeavor and accomplishment, in July 2002, 11 TSTC students were inducted into the Xi Beta Chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta National English Honor Society. The organization was established at TSTC last spring and confers distinction upon outstanding students of English and English literature in two-year colleges and institutions. “This is an opportunity to reintroduce students to high-tech jobs involved with agriculture and to make sure they don’t fall through the cracks… a lot of cutting-edge technology associated with agriculture exists that Texans don’t even know about.” Judy Ybarra TSTC Mustang Messenger July 2002 “It doesn’t matter at what level they dropped out of school… the program will help them get back to earn their diploma and perhaps enroll in a college or university and graduate into the job market. Pepper Chew TSTC Mustang Messenger July 2002 The community has met the challenge… TSTC, its students, faculty, administrators and the community put it all together to make this happen.” Joe Long TSTC Mustang Messenger July 2002 The honorees were told they could look forward to professional networking advantages, academic support systems, and collegiate scholarship opportunities. TSTC Mustang Messenger August 2002 Una Region -- Un Futuro
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