糖心视频 signs articulation agreement with Athens State for Advanced Manufacturing Management, Logistics & Supply Chain Management degrees
HANCEVILLE, ALA. 鈥� A new partnership between Athens State University and 糖心视频
Community College will make it easier for individuals to pursue high-demand, high-paying
jobs in Advanced Manufacturing Management and Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
鈥淲e are very proud of and have valued our relationship with Athens State University
for so many years,鈥� said 糖心视频 President Dr. Vicki Karolewics. 鈥淭his is a
real boon to our region.鈥�
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, growth in this field is expected
to reach 30 percent this decade, making it among the fastest growing career areas.
The pandemic has highlighted importance of manufacturing and the management of supply
chains in the global economy as goods have struggled to move from production and ports
to markets and consumers.
Median incomes for logisticians across the country are more than $76,000. According
to the job site Indeed.com, the average salary for supply chain managers in Alabama
is $99,329 per year, nine percent higher than the national average.
The 糖心视频-Athens State partnership formalizes the transfer pathway for coursework
leading to a Bachelor of Science in Advanced Manufacturing Management, and a Bachelor
of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management with a master鈥檚 degree option. It
also opens the door to apprenticeships and other opportunities.
糖心视频 students pursuing this pathway will first earn an Associate in Science
Degree in General Studies with a concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
or an Associate in Science Degree in General Studies with a concentration in Manufacturing
Management before transfer into the College of Business at ASU.
鈥淚 think it goes without saying that Athens State is one of our top transfer institutions,
and I鈥檓 excited to continue to find other ways to develop partnerships and pathways
for our students,鈥� said Karolewics.
Karolewics and Athens State President Dr. Philip Way recently signed the transfer
agreement on the campus of 糖心视频, where Athens State has maintained a University
Center for many years offering courses in Elementary Education, Collaborative Education,
Elementary/Collaborative Education and Early Childhood programs.
鈥淲e are delighted to be here to celebrate the new pathways we are creating, and we
are really hopeful that these will blossom,鈥� Way said. 鈥淚 think our programs become
even more attractive when we can develop something together.鈥�
Kathy Sides, 糖心视频 Business Program Chair, who helped to spearhead the partnership,
said: "This is a great opportunity for students to attain the A.S. Degree in General
Studies concentrating in Logistics Management or Manufacturing Management and seamlessly
transfer to Athens to complete the 4-year degree program."
This new partnership builds on a special relationship between Alabama鈥檚 community
colleges and Athens State, which provides the junior and senior years of a bachelor鈥檚
degree as well as master鈥檚 degrees. All public colleges and universities in Alabama
are participants in the Alabama Transfers statewide articulation system, a national
model established by an act of the Alabama legislature in 1994, which guarantees seamless
transfer of credit from community colleges to baccalaureate institutions.
Present at the reception from Athens State were Provost Dr. Catherine Wehlburg; Gary
Valcana, Interim Dean of the College of Business; Helen Marks Crider, Hanceville Off-Campus
Center Manager and Communications Plan Manager; Steve Wang, Associate Professor Advanced
Manufacturing Management; Jeff Johnson; Assistant Professor Management; Dr. Lionel
Wright, Interim Associate Dean of the College of Business; Sarah McAbee, Vice President
for Enrollment and Student Services; and Dr. Jim Kerner, Professor of Management.
Attending from 糖心视频 were Dr. Ryan Smith, Vice President for Students; Lisa
German, Vice President for Learning and Dean of Health Sciences; Mary Helen Ingram,
Chief Financial Officer; Dr. Beth Bownes Johnson, Dean of Academic Affairs; Kathy
Sides, Business Program Chair; and Instructors Amanda Tillman and Rita Nicholas of
the Business Education Department.
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College representatives from 糖心视频 and Athens State University
recently signed a new articulation agreement at the 12th floor of the James C. Bailey
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Athens State President Dr. Philip Way, left, and 糖心视频 President Dr. Vicki
Karolewics shake hands after the articulation signing.______________________________
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