Tech Talk
Go Global Road Show
May 1, 2017 A-B Tech’s Division of Economic and Workforce Development/Continuing Education hosted the Go Global Road Show on April 21 in conjunction with the Economic Development Partnership of NC. The sessions took place on the 4th floor of the Ferguson Center for Allied Health & Workforce Development.
Meadows Tours Campus
May 1, 2017 Congressman Mark Meadows paid a visit to the A-B Tech Asheville Campus on April 20 to tour Magnolia, Fernihurst, and the Ferguson Center for Allied Health and Workforce Development, while learning about programs the college has to offer.
Silvers Presents at New Horizons conference in Virginia
May 1, 2017 Pamela Silvers, Computer Technologies Instructor and Principal Investigator of an NSF-ATE grant, presented at the New Horizons conference by the Virginia Community College System on April 13.
Jordan to be Published
May 1, 2017 Zachary Jordan, Pharmacy Technology Chair, has written a textbook that will be published by ASHP Publishing and should be in print by the end of 2017. The topic of the textbook is an aseptic technique in sterile compounding of parenteral medicine.
A-B Tech Annual Spring Student Art Show
April 21, 2017 A-B Tech’s Fine Arts Department will hold its 2017 Student Art Exhibition from May 5-31 in the Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center Gallery. The artists’ reception will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 5, with awards presented at 5:30 p.m.
Four A-B Tech Students Selected to Visit NASA
April 19, 2017 Students Elizabeth O’Nan, Cotler Burress, and Rose Easterday of A-B Tech have been selected to travel to NASA’s Langley Research Center, and student Nicholas Long to the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS).
College Receives Grant Funds to Improve Minority Male Success
April 18, 2017 A-B Tech Community College has received a 2016-17 Minority Male Success Initiative Grant that is designed to help attract and retain minority male students.
A-B Tech to Host Computer Technologies Expo
April 18, 2017 A-B Tech Community College is hosting a Computer Technologies Expo from noon to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5, in the Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center on the Asheville campus.
2017 PBL State Leadership Conference Winners
April 18, 2017 Members of A-B Tech’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) won 14 awards at the NCPBL State Leadership Conference in Charlotte. PBL is the business society on campus and is open to all students.
Madeline Delp, Miss Wheelchair North Carolina, Visits Campus
April 3, 2017 Madeline Delp, a UNC Asheville senior, and Miss Wheelchair North Carolina visited our campus in February and then returned on the first of March to speak to the Student Government Association about the accessibility of our campus.