Chancellor To Address
2008 Snead State Graduates
April 6, 2008
Alabama Community College System Chancellor Bradley Byrne
will be the guest speaker at the 2008 Commencement ceremony
at Snead State Community College.
The ceremony will take place on Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m. in
the Plunkett-Wallace Gymnasium. Snead State is expecting 135
students to participate in the spring ceremony.
Chancellor Byrne was born and raised in Mobile where he
attended University Military School. He received his
undergraduate degree from Duke University, magna cum laude,
and his law degree from the University of Alabama School of
Law. He practiced law in Mobile for over 25 years, primarily
in the areas of business and employment litigation. From
1994 to 2002, he was a member of the Alabama State Board of
Education. From 2002 to 2007, he represented District 32
(Baldwin County) in the Alabama State Senate where he served
on the Education Committee, the Education Budget Committee,
and the Judiciary Committee, and chaired the Joint Oversight
Committee on State Parks.
He was appointed by the Alabama State Board of Education in
May of 2007 to serve as Chancellor of the Alabama Department
of Postsecondary Education, in which role he serves as the
chief executive officer of Alabama’s two-year college
system. The Alabama Community College System includes 21
community colleges, four technical colleges, Marion Military
Institute, Athens State University, the Alabama Industrial
Development Training Institute, and the Alabama Technology
Network. With a total budget of nearly $1 billion, the
Alabama College System served more than 300,000 people in
the 2005-06 academic year.
“Chancellor Byrne has worked very hard to implement positive
changes to the Alabama two-year college system. He will have
inspiring words of encouragement to offer our graduates as
they move on to the next phase of their lives. This will be
an important evening for them, and I’m happy to have the
Chancellor join us in the celebration,” said Snead State
President Dr. Robert Exley.
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Snead State Announces
May GED Dates
May 1, 2008
Snead State Community College announced the
dates for registration and GED testing in
May.
Group registration is held at 8 a.m. and
9:30 a.m. on each of the registration dates
listed. The individual testing must be
present for registration. Individuals must
have their driver’s license, Social Security
card, and $50 cash or credit card only.
Individuals age 16 or 17 must have a
withdrawal form from your high school and a
notarized parent permission letter at
registration. Retests are $10 per section.
Complete information....
WSCC Summer
Semester Early On-site Registration Begins
Monday
HANCEVILLE,
Ala.— April 27, 2008
Early on-site registration for summer
semester classes at Wallace State Community
College in Hanceville opens Monday, April
28.
During the early registration period,
student s may register on campus through
Friday, May 2, and online through May 12.
Regular registration will open on May 15 and
continue through drop/add on May 30. Classes
begin May 29.
Students may register online at
www.wallacestate.edu. Summer course listings
and online registration instructions may be
found on the Wallace State web site.
For more information, stop by the Wallace
State Admissions office on the first floor
of the James C. Bailey Center, or call
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Countywide RAPP Meeting Set
For May 13
May 1, 2008
A countywide RAPP (Realtives
as Parents Program) meeting will be held Tuesday, May 13,
2008, 10:00 a.m. at Albertville Community Learning Center.
RAPP is a
support program for grandparents or other relatives who have
become the primary caregiver for grandchildren or other
young relatives.
Refreshemnts
will be served
For more
information, contact Melinda Hamilton, Arab City Schools
Community Education Coordinator, at 931-9218
Wallace State Culinary Program Offering New Training Options
Hanceville, Ala.-- April 26,
2008
The Wallace State-Hanceville Commercial Foods/Culinary Arts
program is now accepting students for the summer semester.
Interested students may visit www.wallacestate.edu to view
the complete course schedule or call Chef Chris Villa at
256/352-8132 for more information.
In addition, the program is offering three new training
opportunities this summer.
Villa will lead a SERVSAFE Test-Prep and Certification
course June 9-12 from 3:30-7:30 p.m. in the Wallace State
Banquet Hall. The certification test will be given on June
12. The fee for the course is $150 and includes the
“SERVSAFE Essentials, 5th edition” textbook. Interested
participants should register by May 26 by contacting Staci
Bryan at 256/352-8166 or
staci.bryan@wallacestate.edu.
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Wallace State To Offer Phlebotomy Technician
Certification
Hanceville,
Ala.-- April 14, 2008
The Wallace State-Hanceville Workforce
Development office is offering Phlebotomy
Technician training and certification in
June. The 88-hour course is intended for
those who have no experience and want to
become employed as a Phlebotomy Technician
in a clinical laboratory or public health
department setting. The course includes 48
hours of classroom training and a 40-hour
externship to provide a complete learning
experience.
Phlebotomy Technicians, or phlebotomists,
primarily focus on the collection and
transportation of blood samples from
patients. They work in a variety of clinical
settings including hospitals, blood banks,
outpatient clinics, physician offices, and
laboratories.
Vanessa Ennis, director of Training for
Existing Business and Industry at Wallace
State, said that the Phlebotomy class is
being offered in response to requests from
area employers.
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Wallace State To Offer Online Certificate in
CT/MRI
Hanceville,
Ala.—April 14, 2008
The Wallace State Community College Health
Sciences division will begin offering online
Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance
Imaging certificate courses each semester
beginning in summer semester this year.
The programs are designed to assist
Registered Radiologic Technologists to be
successful on the CT or MRI registries after
gaining the required work experience.
Courses can be taken by Registered
Technologists to earn continuing education
units. Students must complete nine credit
hours to earn the certificate. Packets
detailing the course are available at local
hospitals and imaging locations or by
contacting Wallace State.
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