U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez,
Rep. Virginia Foxx visit Forsyth Tech
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On June 30, 2015, the
U.S. Secretary of Labor,
Thomas E. Perez, and
Representative Virginia A.
Foxx visited two of Forsyth
Tech's state-of-the-art
facilities.
The purpose of the visit
was to observe first-hand
the leadership role the col
lege is playing in creating
unique apprenticeship
opportunities for students
with regional industry part
ners and supporting region
al workforce development
through innovative training
programs.
The first stop for Perez
and Foxx was the Forsyth
Electrical Lineman Pre
Apprenticeship program
located at the Northwest
Forsyth Center in King.
Students enrolled in
this program acquire aca
demic and hands-on expe
rience in the utility indus
try.
Top regional employ
ers, including Pike Electric
and Duke Energy, recruit
program graduates to par
ticipate in a paid appren
ticeship program.
The Secretary and
Congresswoman observed
multiple student demon
strations modeling general
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Secretary Perez observes a student demonstration in
the Science Skills Lab ^
and emergency procedures
on the electrical poles,
which highlighted the stu
dents' advanced technical
capabilities.
In a conversation with
some of the students, Perez
said, "You all have a really
bright future ahead; the sky
is truly the limit."
Perez and Foxx also
visited the Oak Grove
Center on Forsyth Tech's
Main Campus in Winston
Salem to view the college's
new, high-tech Science
Skills Lab, which is uti
lized by biology, chemistry
and biotech students.
The lab was funded by
a $15 million Trade
Adjustment Assistance
Community College and
Career Training (TAAC
CT) grant awarded to
Forsyth Tech by the U.S.
Department of Labor in the
fall of 2012.
Secretary Perez, center; Representative Foxx, left; and Dr. Gary Green, Forsyth
Tech President, right; with the Electrical Lineman Students and Instructors at
the Northwest Forsyth Center.
Forsyth Tech's bio
science programs have pro
duced highly skilled work
ers who are now employed
by top area companies
including Herbalife,
Carolina Liquid
Chemistries and the Wake
Forest Institute for
Regenerative Medicine.
In their conversation
with Perez and Foxx, bio
science students expressed
appreciation for the lab's
flexible hours.
Currently, the lab is
open and staffed from 7
a.m. to 10 p.m.
Beginning in fall 2015,
the lab will also be open on
weekends to accommodate
student schedules.
Students also spoke
highly of the relevance and
practicality of the experi
ments conducted and the
specialized skills they are
developing.
Dr. Gary Green, presi
dent of Forsyth Tech,
explained how the bio
science programs meet stu
dents where they are,
working with their sched
ules and making their edu
cation possible.
Following the lab tour,
Perez and Foxx met with
top area employers for a
roundtable discussion of
Forsyth Tech's current
momentum and future.
Some of the local
employers who participat
ed included Nanotech
Labs, Inc., NC
Biotechnology Center,
Herbalife, and Wake Forest
Innovations.
winston-saiem Mayor
Allen Joines was also in
attendance.
Foxx, a former commu
nity college president her
self, commented, "Forsyth
Tech has been a vital part
of the community since it
began, leading in innova
tion for the state and the
country."
At the conclusion of the
roundtable discussion,
Perez commended partici
pants saying, "You have
built culture in your collab
orations."
Law Professor Timothy Davis named Wake Forest Law's newest academic dean
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Wake Forest University School of Law Professor
Timothy Davis will serve as Wake Forest Law's
newest Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
He is the first African-American to serve in this role at
the law school.
"Soon after Tim arrived in 1998, the whole communi
ty knew to rely on his good judgment and sound
advice," Dean Suzanne Reynolds says. "His students love
him in and outside of class. His strength of character and
his steady demeanor will serve him well in this new role."
Davis will take over for current Executive Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs Ron Wright, who has served as
interim dean for the past academic year and three years
prior under former Dean Blake
Morant.
"There's no replacing Ron
Wright, but Tim Davis will be his
own model of what an academic
dean should be," Dean Reynolds
adds.
Professor Davis is one the coun
try's best known sports law scholars.
He has co-authored a casebook
on sports law, and co-authored "The
Business of Sports Agents," pub
lished by the University of Pennsylvania Press.
He frequently presents papers and lectures at academ
Davis
ic conferences and continuing legal education seminars.
He serves on the Review Board for the United States
Anti-Doping Agency and is a member of the Board of
Advisors for the National Sports Law Institute.
In addition, Davis teaches Contracts and Sales, and is
a member of the Contracts Drafting Committee of the
National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Prior to coming to Wake Forest, he taught for nine
years at Southern Methodist University and practiced
commercial litigation in Denver, Colorado.
"I'm excited about serving the law school in a new
capacity and assisting Dean Reynolds to fulfill her vision
for our community," Davis says.
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