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Emerald Coast News-p.1
    IT Academy Opportunities
Student News- p.2
    Habitat for Humanity
    RecyclingVolunteers
    Combs Food Drive
    Library Features Artist
    Technology Survey
    From the Armory...
    Annual Bookstore Sale
    Spotlight Presents....
    Counseling & Wellness
Mark Your Calendars-p3-4
    Veteran’s Day Gifts
    SBDC Workshops
    JobsPlus Free Seminars
    Fall Career Events
    Attention Doctoral Students!
    Chat & Chew Book Club
    Veteran & Military Hiring Fair
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    Nita’s Quarterly Recruiting
Continuing Education-p5
    Educ. Prof. Dev. Lunch
    Center for Lifelong Learning

A Note from the Dean...
Greetings students, faculty, staff, and community friends. As we move beyond mid-terms and into the holiday season, I hope you all are beginning to plan for next year and its multitude of possibilities.

Information technology jobs are among the top high-growth occupations in Northwest Florida at a rate of 6.2 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nationwide, the employment of network and computer systems administrators is expected to increase by 27 percent by 2016, which is much faster than the average for other occupations. Such certification programs will ensure that Northwest Florida’s workforce is able to design, manage, upgrade and customize ever increasingly complex computer systems.

In an effort to meet these increasing demands for quality professionals in the information technology (IT) industry, the University of West Florida’s IT Academy provides several classes and certification opportunities for residents of the Emerald Coast area. Such offerings include Microsoft MCSA Security +, and the Computer Support Technician. Some scholarship money is even available to help defray the cost of these programs.

The next course here in Fort Walton Beach, Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator MCSA Security+ Certification (CGS 3284,) will begin February 8th and run through May 25th.

Anyone interested in this course is encouraged to submit their applications and paperwork as soon as possible as applications are reviewed upon receipt for scholarship consideration. For more information on these programs, contact Nicole Gislason at 850-474-3204 or nicole@uwf.edu. You can also find more information about classes, scholarships, and application procedures on the IT Academy website at http://UWF.edu/ITacademy/

Best of luck to you in your endeavors.

John F. Azzaretto
Vice Provost and Dean
UWF Emerald Coast

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