Terkel guest blog: Top 12 tech skills employers look for in 2023
From UX Design to Cloud Computing, here are 12 answers to the question, “What are the most important tech skills an employer should look for in candidates in 2023, and why?”
STEM
REACH grant provides scholarships for engineering and AI students
Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) recently received grant funding from the US National Science Foundation to support CGCC students who are working towards their Associate’s Degree Program in Engineering and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. CGCC strives to provide students with learning and experiences which will advance students’ personal and professional growth.
CGCC partners with City of Chandler for paid internships
Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) has partnered with the City of Chandler to provide paid internships for CGCC students. These internships offer a wide-variety of experiences in areas such as social media marketing, information technology, the arts, administration, and more. Devon Mahon is the Career Services Internship Analyst. As an employee of the Maricopa County Community College District, he works both with CGCC and the City of Chandler to manage this new program.
2023 Arizona SciTech Festival set to kick off
Sensory-stimulating science experiments. Awe-inspiring robots. Automated vehicle advancements. Sustainable farming innovations. Life-science breakthroughs. Arizonans of all ages will be able to experience all of this and much more at the 2023 Arizona SciTech Festival, the state’s annual celebration of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Higher ed meets Hollywood: ASU-incubated VR company raises $20M to transform STEM education
Dreamscape Learn announced a $20 million Series A investment by backers including Bold Capital Partners, GSV Ventures, Verizon Ventures, and Cengage Group. Built in collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU), the company develops immersive learning experiences that blend innovative pedagogy with the emotional power of cinematic storytelling.
UAT guest post: Are you losing your mind or is it your environment?
Imagine exploring an ancient forest and coming across a collapsed, rundown barn. As you explore deeper into the environment, you realize something is off. Small things are changing… it’s turning eerie… you are losing your sanity. As things go bump in the night, you’re fully immersed in The Madness Project, Game Art & Animation graduate Emily Szymanski’s Student Innovation Project (SIP). With a focus on environmental storytelling, The Madness Project shifts the environment between two states of mind: sanity and insanity. Walking through the environment, your character becomes restless as paranoia eats away at the mind. Your sanity is ticking down and the environment is turning sinister.
Discover new music and events with The Underground
It’s Saturday night and you don’t have plans. You and your friends love live music but are overwhelmed with options… and can’t agree on which event, venue or even band will be the most fun. The solution? The Underground. The Underground is a mobile app that uses your location to recommend venues and events near you and suggest new bands based on what you already like. With the sheer number of social media platforms, it’s hard to decide where to go when looking for shows, especially when so many events are constantly thrown in your face. Created by Joe Parisia, an ACS and AI major, the idea for the app started in order to fulfill his own needs.
Education group launches solar technician course for Amazon employees
StrataTech Education Group, a long-time leader in training skilled professionals, launched a new solar technician course for Amazon’s hourly employees as part of Amazon’s Career Choice program. The 10-week solar technician course is offered at The Refrigeration School, Inc. (RSI) and teaches photovoltaic (PV) science and an introduction to the fundamentals of solar energy, with pre-paid tuition provided by Amazon.
UAT guest post: Lend a helping hand with Professor Brendly Singleton
It is known that University of Advancing Technology (UAT) is great at, well, advancing technology 😁. What’s really cool about UAT are the people who make it such an amazing community. Our professors are so much more than their industry expertise. They go above and beyond inside and outside of the classroom, not only for our students, but for the community. Along with teaching industry-ready topics and highly sought-after curriculum, they are also doing so much good for the world. It is a pleasure to introduce and recognize Professor Brendly Singleton.
15 unique resume skills to stand out in a sea of candidates
The year 2022 continued the high quit rates that the United States started seeing in the so-called Great Resignation of 2021. Dissatisfied, many employees simply had enough and left for better, higher-paying jobs elsewhere. Although many workers had been scrambling to get any job available when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, people have started looking at employment in a whole new light. Now they’re more interested in getting both a job they love that also pays well.