Wake Tech News

"It's like walking a tightrope every day." That's how Cary's Sheila Ogle describes the feeling of starting your own business. The established media professional, well-known community leader and successful entrepreneur shared the secrets of her success with about 100 small business owners at The Matthews House this morning. The event was part of the Wake Tech/Wachovia Center for Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.

A treadmill that transports you to Rome for a jog around the Colosseum - from the comfort of your own home! Respected author and IT innovator Jay McBain says that's one of the items you will want to buy five years from now. McBain shared his predictions of the 20 computers we will own in 2016 during a special presentation today at Wake Technical Community College.

Dr. Stephen Scott, president of Wake Technical Community College, is proud to announce a record 1,091 students made the President's List or Dean's List for the Fall 2010 semester. That's a 19.8% increase over the same period last year!

Wake Tech President Dr. Stephen Scott is pleased to announce that Dr. Darryl McGraw, Chief Information Officer for the college, has been named a Premier 100 IT Leader for 2011 by Computerworld magazine. Computerworld, a leading technology news source for IT professionals worldwide, gives the Premier 100 award annually for exceptional technology leadership, innovation, and management strategies.

Wake Tech students, staff and faculty celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a day ON, not a day off. Volunteers participated in two service projects in Raleigh today.

Students and instructors in the Baking and Pastry Arts Program at Wake Technical Community College volunteered their time and talents for a good cause. The group spent more than 50 hours building gingerbread creations for the annual Gingerbread House Benefit at the Umstead Hotel in Cary.

Hundreds of small business owners, and those who want to start their own businesses, got some valuable information today at the Small Business Resource Summit at Wake Technical Community College.

Mort Congleton, Wake Tech Vice President of Development and Executive Director of the Wake Tech Foundation, has been named treasurer of the 2011 Board of Directors of the Council for Resource Development (CRD) in Washington, D.C. CRD supports more than 700 community colleges across the U.S.

"Lost but not forgotten." Those are the words inscribed on a plaque that was hung today at Wake Tech's Public Safety Education Campus. The campus held a special ceremony dedicating a portion of its Memorial Wall to honor fallen NC Department of Correction officers.