{"id":23648,"date":"2018-10-24T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=23648"},"modified":"2018-11-29T11:26:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T16:26:56","slug":"ibew-donates-department-political-science-public-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2018\/10\/ibew-donates-department-political-science-public-service\/","title":{"rendered":"IBEW donates $50,000 to Department of Political Science &amp; Public Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"688\" data-attachment-id=\"23651\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2018\/10\/ibew-donates-department-political-science-public-service\/check\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/check.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3400&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1539766478&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;23&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"check\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/check.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-23651\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/check.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/check.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/check-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/check-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/check-580x399.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/check-610x420.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/check-250x172.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/10\/check-581x400.jpg 581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, Bryan Rowland, vice chancellor for development and alumni affairs; Caleb Long, IBEW assistant business manager; Michelle Deardorff, head of the Department of Political Science and Public Service; Gary Watkins, IBEW business manager; UTC Chancellor Steve Angle; and Joe Wilferth, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"well span3 pull-right\">To register for the workshops, email <a href=\"mailto:psps@utc.edu\">psps@utc.edu<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A resume with a UTC degree will open doors when students graduate, but it never hurts to have something extra.<\/p>\n<p>For students in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/political-science-public-service\/index.php\">Department of Political Science and Public Service<\/a>, that \u201cextra\u201d is made possible by a $50,000 donation from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local # 175.<\/p>\n<p>For the next five years, the IBEW will give $10,000 a year to the department, which will use it to offer \u201cbadges\u201d to students, four-hour workshops that will focus on a variety of topics, including targeting voters, policy advocacy and lobbying, organizing communities and campaign management.<\/p>\n<p>In front of a group of about 30 political science students on Wednesday, Oct. 17, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/political-science-public-service\/profiles\/faculty\/nfw641.php\">Michelle Deardorff<\/a>, head of the Department of Political Science and Public Service, said the badges will give students a leg up in the real world. By earning a badge, students will learn skills and insights they can use after graduation, either during a job search or after they find employment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do we equip you, when you go out in the market, to have that edge that differentiates you from the 100,000 other college student coming out?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a changing economy. It\u2019s changing fast and we don\u2019t know what kind of jobs we\u2019re preparing you for, so we need to give you everything we can that you can adjust quickly and with ease. One way to do that is not just with the academic preparation we\u2019re giving you but also sets of very specific skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The seven workshops, to be taught by UTC alumni and other local experts, begin in 10 days with \u201cSocial Media Campaigns\/Digital Engagement.\u201d Others already scheduled are \u201cWhat If I Ran for Public Office\u201d in January and \u201cManaging Political Campaigns: A Review of What Goes into a Winning Campaign\u201d in February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll know what you\u2019re looking for; you\u2019ll know what pitfalls to avoid,\u201d Deardorff said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/chancellor\/angle-biography.php\">UTC Chancellor Steve Angle<\/a> called the IBEW donation \u201c a great example of philanthropy in action where we have a great idea that needs some support and a donor to help support that cause and make it a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gary Watkins, business manager for IBEW #175, said it\u2019s a unique experience for the donors to be able to see the students who will benefit from the donation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s rare for you all to see,\u201d he told the students, \u201cbut it\u2019s rare for us to see from the other side how this is working, who this is working for, who it is helping.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the next five years, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #175 will donate $10,000 a year to the Department of Political Science and Public Service, which will use the money to schedule workshops on such topics as targeting voters, policy advocacy and lobbying, organizing communities and campaign management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2018\/10\/ibew-donates-department-political-science-public-service\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1105,"featured_media":23651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[123864,61,64,12778],"tags":[12710,83266,48266,83267,10180],"class_list":{"0":"post-23648","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-advancement-and-alumni","8":"category-college-of-arts-sciences","9":"category-news","10":"category-political-science","11":"tag-bryan-rowland","12":"tag-ibew","13":"tag-joe-wilferth","14":"tag-public-service","15":"tag-steve-angle","16":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IBEW donates $50,000 to Department of Political Science &amp; 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