Wake Tech News

“The way we are living – right now – is not sustainable.” Those words opened a special presentation today at Wake Tech Community College by Dr. David McNelis, Director of the Center for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economic Development in UNC-Chapel Hill’s Institute for the Environment.

Wake Tech Community College is part of an important higher education initiative aimed at training a “mission critical” workforce – preparing workers to handle structures and systems that are vital to keeping business operations running.

Wake Tech’s campus police force is marking one year of service to the campus community. The Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the force in April of last year, and officers reported for duty July 1, 2012. Fourteen other North Carolina community colleges in the state have campus police, as do all the universities in the UNC system. 

Wake Tech Community College is launching a new emergency notification system called Wake Tech WARN. The system will send voice, text and email alerts in the event of a campus emergency, safety hazard or inclement weather situation.

Wake Tech welcomed visitors from Belarus and Morocco this week. The visitors from Morocco included 20 senior officials from parliament and government who were interested in learning about how the United States engages youth in policy making, government decision making and in preparing youth for better job opportunities.

With a special tribute to the victims and heroes of that day, along with recognition of the first responders who risk their lives every day – here in our community and elsewhere. The event focused on Wake Tech’s highly-acclaimed public safety education programs as the college celebrates its 50th anniversary.

A realistic nursing simulation suite, hospital-sized radiography labs, and an EMS ambulance bay are just some of the state-of-the-art training features in the newest building on Wake Tech’s Health Sciences Campus adjacent to WakeMed. Educators, architects and elected officials gathered today for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Health Sciences Building 2.

Wake Tech leaders today honored Robert “Deke” DeCatsye as the first inductee in the college’s new Criminal Justice Wall of Fame. DeCatsye is well-known and well-respected among law enforcement professionals and agencies throughout the Triangle.

Wake Tech’s Adult Education Center (AEC) hosted an open house today as part of the college’s year-long 50thanniversary commemoration. Instructors, administrators, and community partners celebrated successes and learned about exciting changes in the College and Career Readiness division.