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UAF Community and Technical College celebrates partners

The University of ����ӰƬ Fairbanks Community and Technical College will celebrate community and industry partners on Friday, Oct. 7, from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

The public event, at the Fairbanks downtown center, 604 Barnette St., will recognize community and industry partners who support CTC’s mission of building a quality workforce in ����ӰƬ. The come-and-go, open gallery format will recognize partners with each CTC program. Remarks and acknowledgments will take place at 5:30 p.m., with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski as the keynote speaker.

CTC prepares and educates essential workers who form the foundation of ����ӰƬ’s communities — firefighters, paramedics, law enforcement officers, mechanics, medical assistants, early childhood education professionals, oil and mining professionals, and more. Over the past two years, approximately 400 first-generation ����ӰƬ have graduated from CTC workforce development programs.

Partners support CTC in many ways, including providing financial assistance to ����ӰƬ, donating emergency vehicles for training first responders, providing the use of professional facilities for health ����ӰƬ to complete their clinical experience, donating industry-standard uniforms for automotive ����ӰƬ, and serving as advisory board members to help ensure the curriculum meets employers’ and ����ӰƬ’ needs.

“UAF Community and Technical College is a part of ����ӰƬ’s economic engine. We offer the programs that keep the community running by preparing ����ӰƬns for the workforce, educating and training ����ӰƬns for ����ӰƬ jobs,” said CTC Dean Michele Stalder. “We simply could not accomplish that without the ongoing and significant contributions from our community and industry partners.”

CONTACT: Martha Westphal, CTC, 907-455-2850, mmwestphal@alaska.edu