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Debbie
Dlugolenski, President
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There is an old saying
that good things come in pairs. That is especially
true of this Issue of Velocity. We have articles
about two sisters from South Africa, a faculty
exchange program between two instructors in two
countries, and an online student who had twins!
Our
first article is a Student Success Story about two
sisters from South Africa who came to the Atlanta area
as part of an au pair program. While searching
for programs to further their education that would fit
into their work schedules, they discovered GVTC and
the online program offerings at West Central Technical
College. Using the Internet, they have continued
to work on their technical certificate after returning
to their home in South Africa.
Our
next article is about the Fulbright Scholar Faculty
Exchange Program in which an Atlanta Tech instructor
traded jobs, homes, automobiles and friends for six
months with an instructor from Germany and their
subsequent discovery to the infinite possibilities of
online teaching.
Elicia
Williams, a Medical Assisting Program student from
Ogeechee Tech, continued her studies online while
waiting for the arrival of her twin daughters.
We
are pleased to feature Mrs. Valerie Bentley our
Student Services Specialist in our GVTC Staff
Showcase. Also included in this issue are
enrollment figures for Winter Quarter.
We hope that you enjoy
reading this issue.
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2001 GVTC.
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Student
Success Stories:
Sisters From Africa Only A Click (and 8,151 miles)
Away From
Online Classes
 Two
sisters,
Bianca Masson and Debbie Bernhardt from South Africa bring
an international flavor to Georgia
Virtual Technical College and West
Central Technical College. More...
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Fulbright
Scholar Instructor Exchange Program
Views From Both Sides Of The Atlantic
David Kirsch of Atlanta
Technical College and Norbert Fuhrmann of
Felix-Fechenbach-Berufskolleg in Germany are the first
vocational technical instructors to participate in the
Fulbright Scholar Instructor Exchange Program. They
traded jobs, homes, automobiles and friends for six months.
We thought you would enjoy reading about their experiences
in their own words, which follow.
GEORGIA ON MY MIND
How
GVTC Changed My Life by
Norbert Fuhrmann
More...
An
International Exchange by
David Hirsch
More...
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Twice
as Nice
Utilizing
On-Campus and Online Courses To Reach Goal
 Elicia
Williams has been enrolled in the Medical Assisting Program
at Ogeechee
Technical College since 2000. She took all of her
core classes and program classes in the traditional
on-campus setting. When she found out she was pregnant
with twins, she needed other options. More...
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Student
Services Feature
Staff
Spotlight - Valerie Bentley
Friendly
Voice of GVTC Has A Friendly Face
Meet
Valerie Bentley, GVTC’s Student Services Specialist.
She’s the friendly face behind the friendly voice on our
Toll Free number and those helpful e-mails. More...
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GVTC
Updates
From
Oregon to Maine - Minnesota to Texas . . .
GVTC
has processed student applications from 29
states across America.
We've also had applications from Bahamas, Jamaica,
Kenya, Nigeria, Taiwan and Viet Nam, plus, Americans
in Armed Forces from Germany and Korea!
Winter enrollment
and course numbers:
Enrollment — 8,353 (last Winter quarter - 4,035)
Number of Courses — 685 (last Winter quarter - 352)
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