SGTC Recreation and Leisure Management advisory committee meets

October 19, 2016
Pictured from left to right are SGTC Recreation and Leisure Management advisory committee members James Frey, Tim Estes, Terri Battle, Travis Garrett, Jeff Fussell, and Jimmy Green.
Pictured from left to right are SGTC Recreation and Leisure Management advisory committee members James Frey, Tim Estes, Terri Battle, Travis Garrett, Jeff Fussell, and Jimmy Green.

The South Georgia Technical Recreation and Leisure Management advisory committee met recently in the James S. Peters Gymnasium hospitality suite on the SGTC Americus campus.

The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Tech faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Recreation and Leisure Management program. SGTC Recreation and Leisure Management instructors James Frey and Travis Garrett provided the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities, and student news.

The advisory committee members provide information to SGTC faculty and staff about suggested improvements in curriculum, new training opportunities that are available in the field of recreation and leisure management, new technology, employment/internship opportunities available for students, and salary levels students may anticipate upon graduation.

Members present at the advisory meeting were Tim Estes and Jeff Fussell of the Sumter County Parks and Recreation Department, and Jimmy Green, Director of the Boys and Girls Club in Americus. Also present at the meeting were Dean for Academic Affairs Vanessa Wall and Athletics Assistant Terri Battle.

The advisory committee is a crucial link that provides an avenue for South Georgia Tech instructors to learn about changing conditions or technology in the workplace that can then be passed along to students that will enable them to be fully prepared upon graduation.

For more information about SGTC’s Recreation and Leisure Management program, contact James Frey at 229.931.2039 or jfrey@southgatech.edu.

South Georgia Technical College is currently registering students for spring semester on both the Americus and Crisp County Center campuses, which begins Monday, January 9th, 2017. There will be a registration and orientation session on Thursday, November 10th and another on Thursday, January 5th, 2017.

South Georgia Technical College has a one-stop admissions process that allows students to apply, enroll, and register in the same day. Students also need to apply for financial aid as soon as possible if they have not already done so.

To apply for admission to South Georgia Technical College in Americus call 229.931.2252 or 229.931.2760 or 1.800.928.0283 and in Cordele, call 229.271.4051. Students must complete an application for admission with a non-refundable $25 application fee.

South Georgia Tech currently offers over 200 different associate degree, diploma, and short term technical certificate of credit classes. Enroll today and get ahead in your chosen career. For more information about South Georgia Technical College and its programs of study, visit the website at: www.southgatech.edu.