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What is Student Services? Meet Jill Popwell

Posted: April 10, 2017 by Oanh Nguyen

What is Student Services? According to Jill Popwell, Director of Students Services at the Jacksonville campus, “Student Services is the department responsible for ensuring students have what they need...

What Is a Pipefitter?

04/06/2017

Pipefitters are considered to be some of the most skilled welders. 1 They install and repair the pipes that are essential to everyday life. The pipes that plumbers, pipefitters,...

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What is Student Services? Meet Montana Nanney

TWS News

04/03/2017

According to Director of Student Services at the Tulsa campus, Montana Nanney, “Student Services serves students…We assist in whatever way we can,” but what does that mean, exactly? This...

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04/03/2017

What is Student Services? Meet Montana Nanney

Welding Gear for Women

Welding

03/28/2017

Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting your welding classes, you’ve likely noticed a serious problem with the personal protective gear if you’re a woman. Men make up...

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03/28/2017

Welding Gear for Women

Women in Welding – Meet Jacqueline Santiesteban

Graduate Connections

03/24/2017

Jackie was a carpenter. She had her own framing company, but in 2005 the framing business took a turn for the worse, and she was out of work for...

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03/24/2017

Women in Welding – Meet Jacqueline Santiesteban

Is There a Skills Labor Gap?

Skilled Trades

03/21/2017

As the U.S. is slowly recovering from the recession caused by the 2008 economic crisis, the labor market is finally looking up for Americans seeking employment. Industries like construction...

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03/21/2017

Is There a Skills Labor Gap?

Bizarre, Creative, and Unusual Scholarships

Financial/Scholarship

03/14/2017

Scholarships aren’t only for those with outstanding grades or athletic skills. There is an array of unique and unusual scholarships that give students the opportunity to hone in on...

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03/14/2017

Bizarre, Creative, and Unusual Scholarships

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