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CLARION
UNIVERSITY-VENANGO CAMPUS TO HOLD
OPEN HOUSE FOR FIRSTENERGY PROGRAM
OIL CITY, PA.-Clarion
University-Venango Campus will host
an open house for students interested in the Electric Utility Technology
concentration of the associate of applied science in industrial technology
degree offered at the Venango Campus through a partnership between FirstEnergy
Corp. and Clarion University. The open house will be held on Tuesday, November
1, from 6-8 p.m., in the Robert W. Rhoades Center. The program is free and
open to all interested persons.
The
program will be presented by representatives of FirstEnergy Corp.’s Power
Systems Institute (PSI) and Professor Vic Bowser, chair of the university’s
Department of Applied Technology. This award-winning two-year program is
designed to educate future electric utility professionals with an emphasis on
overhead line work. Launched in fall 2005 at the Venango Campus, this is the
first such program in FirstEnergy’s Penelec service area.
Information will also be available about other industrial concentrations
offered in the applied technology program. Under this unique model, students
complete general education and business courses at Clarion University–Venango
Campus and the technical component of the degree through licensed, certified,
accredited and/or otherwise approved technical education providers. Graduates
receive an Associate of Applied Science in Industrial Technology degree from
Clarion University
“My
colleagues and I are delighted with the success of our partnership with
FirstEnergy and are exploring the expansion of course offerings,” said Dr.
Christopher M. Reber, executive dean of the Venango Campus. “We’re also seeing
significant growth in other concentrations of the applied technology program,
which was developed to respond to a critical need for specialized workforce
development education in the region.”
In
addition to FirstEnergy, the university has partnerships with the H.T. Kerr
Technology Center in Titusville; Precision Manufacturing Institute (PMI) in
Meadville; The Learning Center in Seneca; the National Hardwood Lumber
Association in Memphis, Tennessee; and Triangle Tech, which has campuses in
Pittsburgh, Erie, Greensburg, DuBois, and Sunbury, Pennsylvania.
To
learn more about the applied technology program, contact Professor Vic Bowser,
Chair, Department of Applied Technology, Clarion University-Venango
Campus, at 814-676-6591, ext. 1307.
Clarion University-Venango Campus,
located in Oil City, PA, is the oldest regional campus in Pennsylvania’s State
System of Higher Education. The campus provides high-quality educational
programs and personalized services to help students succeed. Students can
earn an associate degree, a bachelor’s or master’s degree in select areas,
obtain a one-year certificate or participate in a variety of professional
development and personal enrichment courses. The campus is home to Clarion
University’s School of Nursing and Allied Health as well as the Department of
Applied Technology. Clarion University-Venango
Campus is committed to serving the needs of the community.
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