FLATE continues to visit college
partners and meet with faculty around the state. The representatives from
Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE), Dr. Marilyn Barger,
and Ernie Friend’s goal is to visit all 23 colleges with ET-related programs.
The latest partner college visited was Polk State College (PSC) in December 2022.
Polk State College has fully engaged faculty and administration. The
engineering technology labs are well-outfitted with current high-quality
equipment. PSC has a unique lab
reservation system that allows students to reserve lab equipment and time with
faculty. PSC has strong relationships with local companies and a robust Business
Advisory Committee.
Increasing
enrollments, finding quailed faculty, and engaging industry partnerships are challenges
for colleges and many post-secondary education institutions in Florida and across
the country. FLATE and FloridaMakes are committed to working on both challenges
by finding creative ways to connect schools with potential students and using
the FloridaMakes network to identify new companies to work with colleges.
With
more school visits on the schedule, a complete picture of Florida colleges’
value in workforce development for the manufacturing sector will become even
more evident. A sincere appreciation goes out to all the colleges visited so
far for sharing their achievements and challenges and allowing FLATE to partner
in their success.
Special thanks to all the faculty and staff that collaborated
with us during the visit. The team at Polk State College included Dr. Mori
Toosi, Director of Engineering Technology, Dr. Mehdi Miri, Professor of Engineering
Technology, and Dr. Samuel Perez, Academics,
Business, Engineering Technology.
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