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Yamacraw EducationalPrograms in

Southeast Georgia

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Outline

• Yamacraw Educational Program• Regional Participants• Faculty• Curriculum• Impact• Future

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Outline

• Yamacraw Educational Program• Regional Participants• Faculty• Curriculum• Impact• Future

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Yamacraw Educational Program

• Eight Universities: Armstrong Atlantic Georgia Southern Georgia State Georgia Tech Kennesaw State Southern Polytechnic Savannah State University of Georgia

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Yamacraw Educational Program

• Hire 85-90 new faculty• 39 faculty hired in first two years• 8 faculty hired for year three• Almost 200 more students graduated• Over 5 years expect 1,500+ additional grads

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Outline

• Yamacraw Educational Program• Regional Participants• Faculty• Curriculum• Impact• Future

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Regional Participants

• Armstrong Atlantic State University• Georgia Southern University• Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program• Savannah State University

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Outline

• Yamacraw Educational Program• Regional Participants• Faculty• Curriculum• Impact• Future

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Faculty

• Randy Abler• Bob Cook• Daniel Liang• Tom Murphy• Joy Reed

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Outline

• Yamacraw Educational Program• Regional Participants• Faculty• Curriculum• Impact• Future

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Curriculum

• High quality instruction• Increased number of classes• Accredited programs• Continuing education courses• New Yamacraw specialized courses

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Curriculum

• Advanced Software Engineering• Computer Architecture• Data Communications and Networking• Embedded Systems• Handheld and Ubiquitious Computing• Image Processing

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Curriculum

• Logic Circuits and Microprocessors• Rapid Java Development Applications• Search Engine Design• Signal Processing• Unix Network Programming

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Outline

• Yamacraw Educational Program• Regional Participants• Faculty• Curriculum• Impact• Future

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Impact

• 25% Yamacraw faculty• Needed computing equipment• Technical support• Increased student enrollment• Yamacraw certificates• Helpful for accreditation

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Impact

• Increased student opportunities• Faculty retention• Increased faculty opportunities• Extensive collaborations within the System• Increased collaboration with industry• Enhanced quality• Hiring easier in non-Yamacraw areas

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Impact

• Yamacraw Distinguished Speaker Series Radim Bartos Gateano Borriello Paul Goransson Jim Hoover Nikil Jayant

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Future

• 50% Yamacraw faculty• Increased student enrollments• Increased student graduates• Higher quality programs• Increased collaborations with industry• Increased collaborations within the System

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