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FREE Dual Enrollment Courses at Hull

If your high school student wants to get a jump start in business and economics, the Hull College of Business may have just what they are looking for, if they meet the requirements.

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Keeping young minds “cyber active” this summer

A summer camp featuring the Mars Rover and Metallica is a match made in heaven. Aiken Technical College is holding Cyber Power Camp: Mars Rover Mission Edition from June 9 through 13. It will teach coding, robotics, and tech innovations. “What we were focusing on really was cybersecurity careers and those things we’re already doing. The idea really was to start building a better and stronger pipeline anywhere we can for cyber careers, those things within computer technology,” Chad Crumbaker, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Innovation, explained for

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Major manufacturing company in CSRA gives 400 students a career opportunity

Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and the Richmond County School System just reached a big milestone in helping at-risk students find a path into the local workforce. Recently, the 400th graduate completed the Reaching Potential Through Manufacturing (RPM) program, since it started in 2017. With 10 graduates earning their high-school diplomas this month, the RPM program has now graduated 400 students since celebrating its first graduates in 2017. Another 11 RPM students are on track to graduate this summer. “We are proud to celebrate this

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Two Questions for the Dean: Hull’s Professors

If you or your high school-aged child is interested in undergraduate or Masters level education at the Hull College of Business, you might wonder who the professors are. Click below to find out what fields they specialize in. ABD: You have a very diverse faculty that is part of the whole college of business, and do they have, or what types of different areas of expertise do they bring to the community? HULL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS: Our faculty are some of the leading experts in their respective fields, from management,

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Multimillion $ project underway at USCA

Leaders from education, local, state, and federal government, along with the military, gathered at the University of South Carolina Aiken (USCA) to kick off the largest investment by the South Carolina National Guard (SCNG) since World War II. The SCNG Cyber Integration Center will be a 26,000 square foot building for cyber defense activities. It will also host training, education, and applied research to support national security. There will also be a Student Readiness Center to provide USCA students mentorships and real-world experience while supporting training for two SCNG units.

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Fast Track for a Hospitality Career

Hospitality is big business in the CSRA, generating millions of dollars. The Hull College of Business can help cultivate a career for students through their Hospitality Program.

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Groundbreaking for the future of nursing education at Aiken Tech

Overcast skies and a light rain did not dampen the enthusiasm for a ceremony marking the start of a new nursing education building at Aiken Technical College. Doctor Forest Mahan, president of Aiken Tech, said the groundbreaking marks the beginning of the next chapter in the school’s commitment to educating healthcare professionals. He said it was the result of partnerships the school has formed in its dedication to providing skilled, compassionate, and dedicated professionals. “And it’s important to note that if you look around this campus, in addition to this

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Two Questions with the Dean: Study Abroad

In the next month or so, business students at AU’s Hull College of Business and other students will leave and study abroad from a week-long trip up to a full term. In today’s “Two Questions with the Dean,” Dean Mark Thompson explains the details. ABD: What trip is set up for this semester? HULL: The study abroad trip this coming summer is going to England and Scotland as part of our international business course. So, it gives students a great opportunity to experience what it’s like to be somewhere else,

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Defining Georgia’s workforce development

A series of policies and recommendations on how to train the workforce for the future are now laws in Georgia. Flanked by elected officials and education leaders, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed into law bills passed by the general assembly defining what the state will do to remain a top state in which to do business. A key piece of legislation was HB 192 (www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69701), entitled the Top State for Talent Act. It codifies the Georgia MATCH program, launched in 2023 to facilitate a student’s enrollment in Georgia post-secondary institutions.

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