DSC Magazine Fall-Winter 2018

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DSC adds AS in Database Technology and Fall semester brought two new programs to Daytona State’s Advanced Technology College (ATC), sparked by an initiative to build a workforce pipeline that can adapt to the latest trends in business and industry. A new Associate of Science in Database Technology and an Additive Manufacturing specialization tied to DSC’s Associate of Science in Engineering Technology are being driven by what the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects to be double-digit demand in all sectors of the economy for skilled workers in these disciplines over the next five years. The Database Technology program takes traditional database management technology training to a higher level,

according to Anindya Paul, chair of DSC’s School of Computer Science. “Many of the databases that we are used to cannot handle the sheer volume of data that drives much of industry today,” he said. “This new program prepares our graduates to better mine that data so it can be analyzed for insights that lead organizations to make more strategic and effective business decisions.” For some years, DSC has offered introductory database management courses. The new initiative resulted in nine additional courses being developed to round out the associate degree that can be delivered in-class, online or a combination of both. Among them are SharePoint Development and Administration, Business

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Intelligence, SQL Server Reporting Services, Querying Database and Database Administration. Credits earned in the AS degree can be applied toward a DSC’s Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. The program curricula was developed through a $20,000 American Association of Community Colleges grant, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, called Mentorlinks. “Daytona State has a strong reputation in advanced technology education, and strives to create and offer the highest quality programs to successfully prepare our students for the workforce,” said DSC President Tom LoBasso. “This database technology program addresses the skills and

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DSC Magazine Fall-Winter 2018

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In this issue, we highlight the stories of just some of the current and former Falcons who perhaps have taken a path less traveled, but are now enjoying satisfying careers. We also feature two Student Government Association presidents, one a recent alumnus, Austin Albro, who is now managing his hometown, literally, and our current SGA president, Kyle Trevithick, who dropped out of college over a decade ago, but has come back as a leader. We also recognize longtime benefactor, friend and former trustee L. Gale Lemerand, whose name will formally grace our new 84,000-square-foot student center when it opens this spring on our Daytona Beach Campus, as well as the Hosseini’s, Forough and Mori, whose influence and hard work helped secure state capital improvement dollars to fund construction. Also in this issue is a recap of our annual Foundation Gala and Homecoming events, both of which were resounding successes.