More than 250 business, community and academic leaders, as well as elected officials, are expected to attend a special preview of plans for the Applied Technology Education Center (ATEC), a $85 million workforce training center to be built on the college’s main campus.
In addition to President Roger Ramsammy, speakers will include Walter Thorne, publisher of the Albany Business Review; Renée Powell, president of the NAACP Troy Branch, and Don Fane, president of Callanan Industries.
The event will close with a ceremonial signing of the “Workforce of Tomorrow Pledge” for dozens of community partners who will help connect students from underserved communities to careers in skilled trades and applied technologies fields.
The state-of-the-art, 130,000-square-foot facility will prepare students for in-demand careers in fields such as building systems, automotive and transportation technology, renewable energy, and semiconductor manufacturing.
Wednesday, June 14, at 10 a.m.
Cogan Hall, Automotive Lab