Bill 3783

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3783
Type of Legislation:               Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19950314
Primary Sponsor:                   Cotty, 
All Sponsors:                      Cotty, Sheheen, Boan and Baxley
                                   
Drafted Document Number:           bbm\9994jm.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:      19950315
Subject:                           E.I. DuPont de Nemours Plant of
                                   Camden

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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House   19950315  Received from Senate
Senate  19950315  Introduced, adopted, returned
                  with concurrence
House   19950314  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

COMMENDING JOHN STRAIT, MANAGER OF THE E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS PLANT IN CAMDEN, DR. HERBERT C. ROBBINS, PRESIDENT OF CENTRAL CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, THE CENTRAL CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE COMMISSION MEMBERS, AND CATHY HARVIN, CENTER DIRECTOR, FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ESTABLISHING THE UNIQUE AND OUTSTANDING "COLLEGE AT WORK" PROGRAM AT THE DUPONT PLANT SITE IN CAMDEN.

Whereas, E. I. DuPont de Nemours of Camden has donated free of charge to Central Carolina Technical College of Sumter an 8,000-plus square foot building to be used for classes at DuPont's Camden plant site; and

Whereas, Central Carolina Technical College renovated the building into a modern college-like classroom facility; and

Whereas, this trimester there are six hundred thirty DuPont employees signed up to attend college classes on the work site. The United States Department of Education has indicated that Central Carolina Technical College is the only college in the country with a campus operating on work site. This fact was recognized because South Carolina's technical college system had pioneered in this endeavor, which is recognized by the American Technical College Association (ATCA) and will be featured as a model for other states at the ATCA national convention in March, 1995; and

Whereas, the courses taken by students are all work-related and deal with assisting employees in obtaining raises and job promotions. Nearly one-half of the fourteen hundred employees at DuPont signed up for the college courses which can also be credited toward associate degrees from Central Carolina Technical College; and

Whereas, thus, Central Carolina Technical College has developed a unique partnership with a local industry to structure a framework for continuous employee development at the workplace. The partnership creates a culture for learning by providing accessible, affordable, applicable education to the workforce. Toward this end, a strategic alliance has been formed between the DuPont plant and the College to pilot a "College at Work" process; and

Whereas, Cathy Harvin, the Program Manager from Central Carolina Technical college, worked with DuPont personnel in a core team to craft a systematic approach to skills-upgrading for the DuPont workforce; and

Whereas, the Central Carolina Technical College Commission members include the following: Mr. J. Mac Sprott, Chairman; Mr. William W. Goodson, Vice Chairman; Mrs. Meree M. McAlister, Secretary; Mrs. Ruth J. Bell; Mr. Howard Elkins; Mr. Ray I. Goodman; Mr. Walden Harris; Mr. Harold B. McCaskill; and Mr. Cordes P. Palmer, Chairman; and

Whereas, this outstanding "College at Work" program is unique, highly beneficial to the citizens of South Carolina, and is greatly deserving of recognition. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, commends John Strait, Manager of the E. I. DuPont de Nemours plant in Camden, Dr. Herbert C. Robbins, President of Central Carolina Technical College, the Central Carolina Technical College Commission members, and Cathy Harvin, Center Director, for their efforts in establishing the unique and outstanding "College at Work" program at the DuPont plant site in Camden.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each of the individuals mentioned in the preceding paragraph, as well as Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of E. I. DuPont de Nemours at Wilmington, Delaware.