SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Technical College will host an interactive event led by Savannah Culinary Institute instructors with hands-on demonstrations paired with wines, known as Interactif, at 5:45 p.m., on Thursday, November 2 in the Eckburg Auditorium (5717 White Bluff Road, Savannah, 31405).

Interactif 2023 will feature four destinations stations along with appetizers and desserts. Guests will travel around the world with elegant tasting opportunities paired with wine selections at the destination stations with take-home recipes. Three stations will feature chef demonstrations where guests work alongside chefs to learn techniques of making sunflower seed halva, triopitas, and preserved lemons. International cuisine will include Romania, Greece, and Morocco. The fourth station will feature Spanish wines paired with tapas.

Cost is $125 per person with proceeds supporting the Patrick Ansley Williams Memorial Scholarship at Savannah Technical College. Seating is limited to 100. Advance tickets may be purchased online: www.savannahtech.edu/Interactif.

Guests will enjoy braised lamb tagine with preserved lemon; chorizo and fennel triopitas with green goddess; panna cotta with sunflower seed havla, along with artisan breads, cheeses, charcuterie, and hors d’oeuvres. The event is 21+ and all IDs will be checked. No one under 21, please.

This year Wine Educator Dayna Lee will lead a tasting featuring wines of Spain. She is a native New Yorker, who has provided wine/spirits education through her various roles at Wine.com, Liquor.com, Maker’s Mark Distillery, the Astor Center NYC and Metropolitan Wine Group. She holds wine & spirits certifications from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust, is a Certified Sherry Wine Specialist and is currently studying as a Spanish Wine Scholar. She founded the Savannah Wine Institute (SWI) to create fun and accessible ways to explore wine and spirits.

This event has raised nearly $128,000 to benefit the Patrick Ansley Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund. In 2020, the College developed an alternate event for this scholarship with its Big Pig Fundraiser sales, which have raised an additional $18,000.

This scholarship was started in 2012 by Bill Dickinson to honor the late Patrick Williams. Five $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually to STC culinary and hospitality students with a minimum 3.0 grade point average, who are selected by the College’s scholarship committee. Funds are applied toward tuition, fees, books and required supplies.

STC scholarship funds are managed by the Savannah Technical College Foundation, a 501 (c)3 organization whose sole purpose is to raise private funds to support the mission of Savannah Technical College. Gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

With support from the Savannah Technical College Foundation, the College purchased 7 West Bay Street as the new downtown location for an expansion of its Culinary Arts program, which will more than double the available instructional space. Senior level (second year) students will take classes and work in the bakery and restaurant. The hands-on, real-world experience in the restaurant/bakery will allow students the opportunity to apply techniques learned in the classroom to practical use, complete a required field placement, and gain first-hand experience in restaurant operations.

New students are admitted to the baking and pastry program year-round. For more information about Culinary Arts at Savannah Tech visit: www.facebook.com/SavannahCulinaryInstitute.

 

About the Savannah Technical College’s Savannah Culinary Institute

The Savannah Culinary Institute, an American Culinary Federation-accredited culinary arts program, has been described as the “best in the U.S.A” by its ACF accreditation review board. According to its committee chair, the Savannah Culinary Institute, offering ACF-accredited diploma and degree programs in culinary arts, has gone “well over and above the standards and expectations for a technical college teaching facility.” The committee recommended that the program receive the maximum accreditation time of seven years, when the average is three years. Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts associate degree graduates have a 100% placement rate in their field since 2015. The program has earned regional and national recognition with ACF-sponsored competitions. For more information visit: www.savannahtech.edu/SavannahCulinaryInstitute.

#2412 | October 4, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Technical College has selected Dr. Anthony Nixon as its Criminal Justice Department Head. He is responsible for oversight of all instruction, curriculum development, administrative and budgetary aspects for the College’s Criminal Justice program.

Nixon has nearly three decades of parole services experience with the State of Ohio culminating with Parole Services Supervisor with the state for nearly two decades. He has a taught criminal justice online since 2006 for Colorado Technical University, Liberty University and Oakland City University. He was an adjunct professor for the School of Leadership Studies and Professional Development with online distance learning for Mountain State University and a lecturer for the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Central State University in Ohio.

He has a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy in public policy and administration from Walden University, a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Tiffin University and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice form Saint John’s University. He is a certified public manager and a member of The National Major Gang Task Force, The American Probation and Parole Association, The Midwest Gang Investigators Association, and the National Association of Property Recovery Investigators.

Savannah Technical College’s Criminal Justice program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for Criminal Justice professions. The program emphasizes a combination of theory and practical application necessary for successful employment. The Criminal Justice field offers thousands of career opportunities in the three components of the criminal justice system: law enforcement, the courts, and corrections, as well as careers in private security. For more information visit www.savannahtech.edu/CriminalJustice.

#2411 | September 29, 2023

SAVANNAH, GA – Eighteen transitioning U.S. Army service members recently completed Savannah Tech’s Fast Track Logistics training program through a partnership with Heroes Make America and STC’s Economic Development continuing education division.

This cohort spent eight weeks learning about the logistics industry, including an overview of global supply chain, logistics, material handling, quality control principles, workplace communications, safety, and equipment operation. They also worked on best practices for securing civilian career employment including resume preparation, interviewing skills, salary negation, networking and job searching. The next cohort begins October 16.

Nine have accepted jobs offers with employers including JCB, Georgia Pacific, International Paper, Hyundai Materials, and Niagara Bottling. The other half of the cohort remain on active duty through January 2024 and are activity interviewing in the manufacturing and logistics industry.

Participants earned certifications in forklift safety training, OSHA 30 for general industry, and two nationally recognized credentials – Certified Logistics Associate (CLA) and Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) from the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC). The core competencies as defined by MSSC, cover nationally validated skills standards for higher skilled, frontline material handling workers across all supply chain facilities: factories, warehouses, distribution centers and transporters.

Heroes MAKE America is The Manufacturing Institute’s initiative to build connections between the military community and the manufacturing industry. Its signature program, a DoD-approved SkillBridge, provides transitioning service members, veterans, National Guard, reservists and military spouses with the skills and certifications to find and excel in manufacturing careers. Heroes MAKE America offers in-person training at Ft. Riley, KS; Ft. Cavazos, TX; Ft. Liberty, NC; Ft. Stewart, GA and a 100% Virtual training option.

About Savannah Technical College Continuing Education

STC’s Professional Continuing Education Department provides short-term classes in both traditional and online classroom settings. Continuing Education classes do not require formal enrollment into the college. Courses cover a variety of skills and workforce development options that match both personal and professional development needs. For more details about other classes visit: http://www.savannahtech.edu/learn-now

#2410 | September 21, 2023

SAVANNAH, GA- Leadership from Seoyon E-Hwa and Savannah Technical College signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a training partnership today at STC’s Savannah Campus. The training partnership MOU will include credit and non-credit training programs.

“We are thrilled to engage in a training partnership with another of our new industries locating in the area, Seoyon E-Hwa,” said STC President Dr. Kathy Love. “As a technical college in Georgia, our sole mission is workforce development. It’s very crucial that we work closely with our advanced manufacturing partners to ensure we are the place that they come when they need skilled employees to be successful.”

Seoyon E-Hwa, a global auto parts supplier that manufactures both interior and exterior components, announced (February 2023) that it will create 740 new direct and indirect jobs and invest more than $96 million in a new manufacturing facility in Chatham County.

“This is a great opportunity for our company to hire very skilled employees from the esteemed Savannah Technical College,” said Seoyon E-Hwa President Chung Yun Kim. “This will make the best partnership of industrial-academic cooperation.”

The new facility will be located at the Savannah Chatham Manufacturing Center, a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) Certified site. The new manufacturing facility will produce automotive interior parts such as door trims, headlining, and tailgate trims. Production is expected to begin in October 2024. More than two-thirds, or approximately 500, of the announced jobs will be permanent roles in human resources, development, quality, and production personnel.

On October 25, 2022, Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America officially broke ground in neighboring Bryan County on its first fully dedicated EV and battery manufacturing facility. Building on the assets that make the automotive industry successful, Georgia is positioned as a hub for the electric mobility industry. Since 2020, more than 35 EV-related projects have announced more than $21 billion in investment and 26,700 jobs in Georgia.

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About Seoyon E-Hwa

Established in 1972, Seoyon E-Hwa operates 32 corporations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Seoyon E-Hwa supplies door trim, headlining, seats, C/PAD, bumpers, and other parts to Hyundai Motor Group, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Volkswagen, and more. www.seoyoneh.com.

#2409 | September 15, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Technical College’s Adult Education program exceeded the goals set by the Technical College System of Georgia for FY2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023).

STC’s Adult Education program offers free preparation programs for high school equivalency (HSE) seekers along with free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes:

• The program enrolled 15% more students (284) in FY23 compared with FY22, surpassing its goal of 136 additional students with a total of 2,169.
• One-third more graduates (33.93%) earned their HSE in FY23 compared with FY22 with a total of 150 graduates in FY23, surpassing the goal of 140 and the 2019 graduation rate of 136.
• Student gains are also measured with HSE prep/testing. Depending on students’ educational levels when entering the program, milestones to earning an HSE (by taking the GED or HiSet test) may include making an educational gain on a progress test. The program attained 50.73% for its federal student gains metric in FY23.
• ESL enrollment has doubled since 2019.

Savannah Tech’s Adult Education Program provides accessible and high-quality education, serving those who need to improve their basic literacy and math skills, improve their oral and written English, practice for the GED® test to attain an HSE degree, and prepare for college. Instructors also help students with science and social studies test preparation for GED® testing.

STC teaches adult education classes in the morning, afternoon, evening and online. They are offered in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham and Liberty Counties. Adult education classes for GED®-prep are currently free for all U.S. citizens. To register for free GED® classes, call 912.443.5446 or visit www.savannahtech.edu/FreeGEDClasses. For GED® testing information, go to www.ged.com to sign up to take test or go to www.savannahtech.edu/testingcenter to learn more about our testing locations.

#2408 | September 6, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Technical College has selected John Warenzak as the director of its Peace Officer Academy. He is responsible for oversight of all instruction, curriculum development, administrative and budgetary aspects for the College’s Peace Officer Academy (Basic Law Enforcement) program.

Warenzak has been an instructor with STC’s Peace Officer Academy for eight years. He retired as a Captain with Chatham County law enforcement after 32 years of service. He served as a homicide investigator, special victims investigator, narcotics agent, vice unit detective, violent crimes detective and member of the underwater search and recovery team amongst other specialized units. He is a Specialized POST Instructor possessing certifications in or as a general instructor, applied suicide intervention skills instructor, field officer training Instructor, TASER Instructor, police officer training Instructor, medical emergencies and defensive tactics instructor.

He has a bachelor’s degree in American history and a master’s degree in public history from Armstrong Atlantic State University.

The Basic POST Certification Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to become competent law enforcement officers. The 11-week cohort program utilizes classroom instruction pertaining to criminal justice theory and the prevailing principles of modern law enforcement, as well as practical application of pertinent enforcement skills. College coursework contains the entire Georgia Peace Officers Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic Law Enforcement Training Course so that successful completion of the program will qualify the student to be a state-certified peace officer. Students that qualify for HOPE may receive additional funds through the HOPE Career Grant with this program.

This TCC offers a first step in law enforcement.  Select courses in the Basic Law Enforcement Certificate program transfer towards an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Criminal Justice.  Many agencies pay all or part of the tuition for officers to work toward degrees in criminal justice, police science, administration of justice, or public administration and pay higher salaries to those who earn one of those degrees.

Visit this link for more information about the Peace Officer Academy or contact the office at 912.443.5191 or njones@savannahtech.edu.

#2407 | August 25, 2023

Savannah Technical College recognized 47 students for excellence in academics for the Summer 2023 Dean’s List. To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must have at least a 3.5 GPA and have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours (or full-time) for that semester. These students represent 28.3% of the full-time students for Summer 2023.

Jasmine McLloyd is one of the Surgical Technology students on the Summer 2023 Dean’s List. She is a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) at Memorial Health University Medical Center.

 

 

 

 

• Jacob Barnes (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Graham Beard (Sustainable Technologies)
• Antony Bell (Business Management Degree)
• Toyrianna Bennett (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Thomas Bentley (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Dustin Briggs (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Mariana Cabeza Mejia (Aircraft Assembly Technician)
• Isaiah Cable (Aircraft Assembly Technician)
• Nathaniel Carlisi (Technical Studies)
• Rodney Cheatham (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Lindsey Coletti (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Roxana Drew (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Alexandra Flath (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Bobbi Garcia (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Kirsten Garner (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Grace Glover (Culinary Baking/Pastry Arts AAS)
• Ariel Gordon (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Justin Harris (Aviation Maintenance Technology AAS)
• Jeremy Hartman (Electrical Technology)
• Breyona Hepburn (EMS Professions)
• Kallie Howard (Health Care Assistant)
• Summer Johnson (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Amber Jones (Drafting Degree)
• Rebekah Lingenfelser (Culinary Arts Degree)
• Marcus Lo (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Tonja Maultsby (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Trenton McCormick (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Shatorria Mcghee (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Jasmine McLloyd (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Daniel Merrill (Air Conditioning Technician Assistant)
• Erika Meyer (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Nicolas Mincey (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Sara Moore (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Myia Natson-Green (Cosmetology Diploma)
• Evan Parker (Automotive Technology Degree)
• Brandon Quintero (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Jamara Richardson (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Ethan Riley (Industrial Maintenance Systems Technology)
• Nicholas Roebuck (Networking Specialist Degree)
• Dakota-Kayla Smith (Historic Preservation and Restoration)
• Ashley Stokes (Interdisciplinary Studies)
• Hannah Swanerbury (Surgical Technology Degree)
• Nicklas Vanderhoff (Welding and Joining Diploma)
• Jordan Vattiprolu (Cybersecurity Degree)
• Akhalia Wren (Health Care Assistant)
• Jose Zavaleta (Aircraft Assembly Technician)
• Michael Zolno (Technical Studies)

#2406 | August 24, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Thirteen students from the Savannah Technical College Peace Officer Academy celebrated graduating from the program with a ceremony on August 18, 2023. These graduates have completed coursework containing the entire Georgia Peace Officer Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic Law Enforcement Training Course. Their successful completion of the program qualifies them to be state-certified peace officers. Eight have jobs with area departments.

This is the 42nd group of students to complete the program since its inception in 2009. To date, the program has graduated more than 400 P.O.S.T.-certified officers. Eleven of these graduates have been hired by area police departments. STC’s Peace Officer Academy has a 100% placement rate (AY21).

Each cohort selects a fallen officer for whom the graduating class will be named. The cohorts have a tradition of giving the family of the fallen officer a challenge coin dedicated to the officer. A challenge coin is a symbol of an unbreakable bond of dedication and allegiance among military personnel and law enforcement officers. The challenge coin tradition started as a military tradition in World War I and was later adopted by law enforcement.

This cohort honors Sgt. Jacob Gililland of Chatham County Police Department, who passed away on May 26, 2022. Sgt. Gililland had served with the U.S. Air Army/Savannah Metro Police Department and Chatham County Police Department for ten years in various law enforcement positions. He was survived by his wife, daughter, family and friends.

The Basic POST Certification Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to become competent law enforcement officers. The 11-week cohort program utilizes classroom instruction pertaining to criminal justice theory and the prevailing principles of modern law enforcement, as well as practical application of pertinent enforcement skills. College coursework contains the entire Georgia Peace Officers Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic Law Enforcement Training Course so that successful completion of the program will qualify the student to be a state-certified peace officer. Students that qualify for HOPE may receive additional funds through the HOPE Career Grant with this program.

This TCC offers a first step in law enforcement.  Select courses in the Basic Law Enforcement Certificate program transfer towards an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Criminal Justice.  Many agencies pay all or part of the tuition for officers to work toward degrees in criminal justice, police science, administration of justice, or public administration and pay higher salaries to those who earn one of those degrees.

For more information about the Peace Officer Academy visit www.savannahtech.edu/PeaceOfficerAcademy or contact the office at 912.443.5191 or njones@savannahtech.edu.

The next cohort begins in September 2023.

#2405 | August 18, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Technical College has selected Jimmie Smith as its Dean of Aviation. He is responsible for managing initiatives related to Aviation programs and instructional services including community, high school and college programs; E-learning and faculty.

Smith has been with an aviation maintenance instructor with the College since October 2017, teaching the FAA Part 147 curriculum. Before coming to Savannah Technical College, he worked for 29 years in the aviation industry. He also served in the U.S. Navy for seven years.

He has a bachelor’s degree in professional aeronautics with a minor in management from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

The College’s Aviation division offers specialty aviation continuing education courses and credit aviation programs for Aircraft Structural, Aviation Maintenance and Avionics training. Graduates from STC’s credit aviation programs have an average of 93% placement in field (AY21). Its state-of-the-art Aviation Training Center is located at the Crossroads Campus. For information about the College’s Aviation programs, call 912.443.4094 or visit www.savannahtech.edu/AviationTechnology.

#2404 | August 15, 2023

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Technical College recently selected Leigh Anne Moore as its Career Services Coordinator. In this role, she will work with business and industry recruiters to identify job openings and provide career development counseling to students and prospective students.

She will also assist students with developing resumes and cover letters and job interview preparation. Additional responsibilities include coordinating job fair activities, promoting program services to the community; coordinating with faculty members to assist student in securing employment; developing and maintaining an employment database; participating in community events and volunteer opportunities; serving as the key student affairs staff member responsible for capturing and recording placement data. She will also manage STC’s Student Activities resources and will advise the Student Leadership Council.

She has worked in higher education for the past 15 years and was previously STC’s Procurement Services Specialist. She has a master’s degree in higher education from Walden University, a bachelor’s degree in history from Brewton-Parker College, and an associate of arts in history from Darton State College.

Savannah Technical College’s Career Services promotes opportunities for experiential learning, assists workforce development, cultivates and maintains partnerships with employers, and serves as a resource for staff, faculty, and the community. Career Services also supports employers with the recruitment, hiring, and retention of well-qualified teams. Through the College’s online job portal, Career Connections, employers may directly connect with STC’s highly trained pool of students and graduates by posting employment opportunities.

#2403 | July 25, 2023