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Building a Telecommunity: SRJC Technology Academy

Building a Telecommunity: SRJC Technology Academy. SRJC Technology Academy. Opening January, 2001 in the Redwood Business Park, Petaluma Business/Education Partnership to train a regional workforce Multiple clientele: Incumbent workers Entry-level workers

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Building a Telecommunity: SRJC Technology Academy

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  1. Building a Telecommunity: SRJC Technology Academy

  2. SRJC Technology Academy • Opening January, 2001 in the Redwood Business Park, Petaluma • Business/Education Partnership to train a regional workforce • Multiple clientele: • Incumbent workers • Entry-level workers • High School co-enrollment students

  3. Context for Development • National Economic Conditions • deregulation • globalization • rapid technological change • new competitive standards

  4. Context for Development • Regional Economic Conditions • 1996 Economic Vitality Project • Growth of Technology-Driven Companies • Synergy of Mutual Interests

  5. Changing Nature of JC Students • Increasingly part-time and older • Require concentrated learning • Life-long learning • Increasing % of BA+ graduates • The “New Graduate School”

  6. Convergence of Interests • Regional Workforce • Regional Economic Development • Sustainable Quality of Life

  7. Advanced Fibre Communications Alcatel USA Basin-Street Properties Calix Networks Cisco Nokia SBC/DataComm Santa Rosa Junior College Sonoma County Office of Economic Development Initial Corporate Partners

  8. Basic Partnership Elements • Co-sponsors • Mutual contributions and benefits • Rule of reasonable risk • Trust

  9. Opportunities for Participation • Advisory Committee • Employee Training • Internships • Practitioner Teachers • Sponsorships • Corporate Contributions • Multi-Agency Grants

  10. Corp. Funding Work Based Learning Industry Advice SRJC Technology Academy SSU SRJC Courses S2C

  11. Adapting to Industry • Identifying needs of client • Reshaping curriculum • Matching instructors to situation • Balance between academia and corporate models

  12. Networking Programming Applications Electronics Telecommunications Web Page Design Management Skills Certification Microsoft Office MultiMedia GIS Project Management Communications Training Language Instruction Technical Writing Varied Curriculum

  13. Instructor Shock! • Student diversity • Student level of performance • Instructor level of preparation • Class disruptions • College deadlines and company pressure

  14. “You cannot have an island of academic excellence in a sea of community indifference.”Ernest L. Boyer

  15. Contact us for more information • Robert Agrella, President SRJC ragrella@santarosa.edu • Doug Garrison, Executive Dean dgarrison@santarosa.edu • Susan Jaderstrom, Business Office Technology sjaderstrom@santarosa.edu • Mary Pierce, Communication Studies mpierce@santarosa.edu

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