L. Gale Lemerand Student center rendering
management positions in the region’ s stalwart hospitality and tourism industry.
DSC also has added a new certificate in Hospitality Beverage Science to its epicurean program repertoire, the first of and student support services, the building also will house a study commons, state-of-the-art classrooms, conference rooms and a large events center.
The facility will serve as a hub for the DSC student life experience, a place to gravitate with friends, to relax and socialize, with offices for student clubs, a game room, a cafeteria and a coffee lounge.
“ This will be a place where students can interact with their peers, faculty and college staff, and access the resources and guidance they need to stay on track,” noted District Board of Trustees Chair Forough Hosseini.“ We know that students who are engaged in college life are more likely to achieve academic success and complete their degrees. This facility is being built with this in mind.”
Trustee Hosseini noted that the generosity of people like Mr. Lemerand helps lawmakers take notice when DSC advocates for state capital funding.“ Knowing that our community’ s leaders are serious about being partners in education, helping us achieve the kind of excellence in teaching and learning what our students expect, goes a long way in Tallahassee,” she said.
The new student center is but one of the growth initiatives taking place at the 61-year-old institution, which has evolved to become Volusia and Flagler counties’ primary source for higher education and workforce training. Others being implemented or in the pipeline include:
A new hospitality concentration to the Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management program. The program is specifically tailored to prepare graduates for
its kind in the state college system. The 36- week program, conducted in the college’ s newly constructed beverage science lab, prepares students for a wide range of opportunities in the craft brewing and hospitality beverage markets.
The college has received state funding to begin planning and design for a new workforce education facility on its fastgrowing Deltona Campus, which will house nursing and other healthcare-related programs, as well as machining and programs tied to West Volusia’ s burgeoning manufacturing industry.
A new Lumina Foundation grant will help the college design a system that recognizes work-based experience and nontraditional business and industry certifications for students to pursue an associate of science degree in Industrial Management Technology( IMT). The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges( SACSCOC) awarded DSC the grant to work with local industry to develop pathways for employee advancement through education.
The college recently opened a new Workforce Training Lab at its New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus. DSC is providing short-term courses that prepare students for careers in the skilled trades, including Fibrous Glass Duct Construction; Exterior Window, Door & Skylight Installation; Fiberglass Shingle Installation; an OSHA 10-Hour Construction Course;
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