The Winston Salem Chamber’s Construction Industry Council and Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools are introducing high school students to careers in the skilled trades during Construction Career Days, being held November 5-6 at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. The event features more than 40 local employers that will provide hands-on learning experiences for students to try things like masonry, diesel mechanics,… Read More »
Category: Talent & Workforce
Construction Career Days Introduces Students to In-Demand Industries
Forsyth Tech Receives Half-Million Dollar Grant for Biotechnology Education Center
Forsyth Technical Community College was awarded more than half a million dollars from the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE) to develop a new national biotechnology education center to address the rapidly growing need for highly skilled technicians in biotechnology. Forsyth Tech, awarded $535,297 for this particular grant, is the home for the National… Read More »
Salem College & Forsyth Tech Announce New Co-Admission Agreement
Salem College has announced a new co-admission agreement with Forsyth Technical Community College (Forsyth Tech) to facilitate degree completion and student success by improving access to undergraduate educational resources, university facilities, and support systems. “Forsyth Tech is excited to collaborate with Salem College in this agreement,” said President of Forsyth Tech Janet N. Spriggs. “Having… Read More »
The Pre-K Priority Launches Parent/Caregiver Survey
Survey feedback is needed from households with children aged 0-7 in Forsyth County. The Pre-K Priority, a community initiative that’s examining the expansion of Pre-K programs in Forsyth County, is seeking parent and caregiver feedback as an important aspect of the initiative’s next steps. Launched in 2014, the Pre-K Priority is housed at Family Services… Read More »
WSSU Launches Million Dollar Match Fundraiser
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) aims to increase scholarship support for students through a unique matching fund-raising initiative. Through the Million Dollar Match, all gifts received or pledged between now and Dec. 31, 2019, for need-based endowed scholarships will be matched dollar-for-dollar. WSSU Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson said only a few historically Black colleges and universities… Read More »
Janet N. Spriggs Inaugurated as President of Forsyth Tech
Janet Nichols Spriggs was officially inaugurated as the seventh president of Forsyth Technical Community College on Thursday, September 19, in front of invited guests, elected officials, delegates from community colleges and universities, friends, family, faculty, staff and students. The inauguration was the final event in a week of special events that the planning committee affectionately… Read More »