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✨ Central Piedmont Launches JumpSTART: Careers in Hotel & Lodging

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Candid shot in a hospitality room with tables, chairs, and a food stationOn April 8, Central Piedmont’s Hospitality Team officially launched JumpSTART: Careers in Hotel and Lodging, a new workforce initiative and continuing education program designed to connect students with in-demand hospitality careers in the Charlotte region. 

Held at The Greenway Restaurant in the Philip L. Van Every Culinary Arts Center, the event brought together Charlotte community leaders and local hospitality partners to learn more about the vision behind this innovative program. 

🍽️ A Showcase of Student Talent: 

  • Culinary students prepared a variety of elegant appetizers 
  • Hospitality curriculum students welcomed and served guests, demonstrating the professionalism and skill central to the program’s goals 
  • The Hospitality leadership team shared how JumpSTART aims to prepare students for immediate, sustainable careers in Charlotte’s growing hotel and lodging industry. Industry partners offered enthusiastic support and shared ideas for future collaboration and student success. 

🌟 Why JumpSTART Matters: 

JumpSTART reflects Central Piedmont’s ongoing commitment to:
✔️ Hands-on, career-focused training
✔️ Building strong community and industry partnerships
✔️ Creating clear pathways to success for students 

To learn more or get involved:
📧 Richard Spellman | 📞 704-330-6669
📧 Kimberly Munn | 📞 704-330-2722 

Exciting News: Hendrick Automotive Group Donates Land for New Training Facility 🚨

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Central Piedmont is thrilled to announce a generous gift of approximately 23 acres of land from Hendrick Automotive Group and local business leader Rick Hendrick. This land, adjacent to the Levine Campus, will be used to build a state-of-the-art first responder training facility.

Highlights:

  • Long-standing Partnership: This donation continues the partnership that began with the Joe Hendrick Center for Automotive Technology in 2006.
  • Comprehensive Training: The new facility will include law enforcement, fire and rescue, EMS, forensics, and telecommunicator training areas, with both indoor and outdoor spaces. Central Piedmont offers a Public Safety Administration associate degree, providing multiple tracks for students to pursue careers in various public safety fields.
  • Phased Construction: The first phase opens in 2027, with the second phase following in 2028.

Statements:

  • Dr. Kandi Deitemeyer, Central Piedmont President: “This generous gift allows us to build a first responder training facility in southeast Mecklenburg County.”
  • Rick Hendrick, Hendrick Automotive Group CEO: “We are delighted to support the growth of Central Piedmont and its Levine Campus. The new facility will be a world-class training center for first responders.”

Read the full press release here.

Expand Your Resources with O’Reilly for Higher Education

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red and white O'Reilly learning platform logoTheCentral Piedmont Library now has trial access to O’Reilly for Higher Education. The O’Reilly digital platform includes books, videos, proven learning paths, case studies and audio books. Users also get access to exclusive O’Reilly content and as well as resources from more than 200 of the world’s best publishers. Topics range from programming to IT networking to project management to graphic design to business strategy. The content includes code snippets, certification preparation materials, practice exercises, training videos, and much more.
 
To access the trial, follow the steps below.
  1. Select the link: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/temporary-access/
  2. Select “Institution Not Listed”. (You will be presented with a screen with a dropdown list of institutions. Central Piedmont is NOT listed here.)
  3. Enter your Central Piedmont email address when prompted.

Access to this trial will only work with a current Central Piedmont email address. Trial access expires on April 14.

Need help accessing the trial or have questions? Please email doug.short@cpcc.edu.

Law Enforcement Training at Merancas and Cato Campuses This Week

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Central Piedmont’s Public Safety division will conduct “Reaction Critical Firearms” training with area law enforcement officers, at Merancas and Cato campuses, May 19-21. 

Major Pat Brown, and her team, will conduct a variety of simulations during the three-day event. Please avoid the following areas, if possible, during the dates and times listed below: 

  • May 19: Merancas Campus, Belk Center for Justice Building (CJ 117/119), 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • May 20-21: Cato Campus, Cato III, First Floor (CT117 – CT125 and CT130), 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

During the training, campus visitors may hear loud noises. Please know this is part of the training, and it is not an active emergency. 

All training areas will be marked with signage to make them easily identifiable. The stairwell and elevator on the First Floor of Cato III will be accessible if you need access to the ground level floor or Floors 2 and 3.

Lead With A Purpose: Emerging Student Leaders Program Accepting Applications

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Now is the time for leaders who lead with integrity and create positive change.  If you want to increase your leadership knowledge and enhance your skills, the Emerging Student Leaders Program was designed just for you.

Emerging Student Leaders is a six-week, transformational student leadership development training program. Through self-awareness, team building, values, and communication development activities, the program will prepare you to identify and build your leadership skills, define your purpose, and create a network of support amongst fellow students and across Central Piedmont. For completing the program, you receive a certificate and a badge to include on your social media.
Two cohort groups of Emerging Leaders will be offered in fall 2020. Sessions for the first cohort group will meet Tuesday, September 15–Tuesday, October 20.

All great leaders must first possess the ability to lead themselves in order to lead others. Apply today! The application deadline for the first cohort group is September 10.

LinkedIn Learning Coming to Central Piedmont

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LinkedIn LearningThe online learning and professional development platform long used by Central Piedmont students, faculty, and staff will be upgraded on August 5 when Lynda.com becomes LinkedIn Learning.

What are the benefits?
Despite the name change, LinkedIn Learning will retain features popular with Lynda.com users while adding new capabilities that will deliver a more personalized learning experience. These upgrades will help learners achieve their learning goals more easily and efficiently.

While retaining Lynda.com’s robust course library in addition to its transcripts, exercise files, mobile viewing capabilities, bookmarking, and practice environments, LinkedIn Learning will also offer a more intuitive interface, more relevant content recommendations, and enhanced reporting tools.

How does this impact you if you’re a previous Lynda.com user?
Those who have previously used Lynda.com will not lose any of their information as all administrative and learner data including groups, assigned content, account settings, and history will carry over to LinkedIn Learning.

Will LinkedIn Learning link to your personal LinkedIn account?
Additionally, the upgrade to LinkedIn Learning will give users the option to connect their accounts with their LinkedIn profiles. This will allow for further customization, including course recommendations based on job title, skills, and industry. Linking profiles will also help you discover relevant learning content via your LinkedIn feed.

These features will help users navigate and make the most of LinkedIn Learning’s growing library which already exceeds 10,000 courses.

Will LinkedIn Learning training be available?
While you will notice changes to the longtime learning and professional development platform once the transition is complete, you’ll find many popular features will remain intact. However, ITS will post online training tutorials on how to best utilize and navigate LinkedIn Learning following the August 5 launch date.

Questions?
If you have any questions about the upgrade, please contact our ITS Help Desk at 704.330.5000 or helpdesk@cpcc.edu.