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For Immediate Release Dell Offers King’s College IITS Students Technician Certifications April 13, 2010 - Dell, a Fortune 500 company, has initiated a program with King’s College that will enable members of the college’s student support services staff to become Dell-certified technicians at no cost to the students. The program is the first of its kind in the country. To become certified, members of the IITS student support services staff are required to take online tests based on materials provided by Dell. After successfully completing the tests, students become Dell certified technicians. With the certification, students are specialized on Dell desktops, laptops, and enterprise equipment. The certifications and funding will be provided by Dell. “This initiative will help provide King’s College students with the type of real-world skills they need to succeed in today’s workforce,” said Reed Kalagher, director of Dell’s education division. “We’re certainly proud to be part of this effort.” “We believe that Student Support Services offers a unique opportunity to King’s College students,” said Ray Pryor, managing director of user services at King’s. “Attracting the attention of an organization like Dell re-enforces the value of such a program. This wonderful collaborative effort will prepare King’s students in such a manner that prospective employers can no longer say that students do not have practical experience.” In order to qualify for one or more of the eight certifications available from Dell, students must be a member of the IITS student support services program. Openings in program are limited. Candidates go through an interview process and then participate in a 12-week boot camp for training. Accepted students are then placed into one of the six areas for permanent placement. This allows the student to gain up to four years of practical experience in a professional setting. The positions are divided into two levels: specialists or mangers. The students are trained in the following areas: help desk, network infrastructure, network security, media services, web development, and instructional technologies. Current IITS student services team includes: Eric Barber of Swoyersville; Wayne Buchanan of Paterson, N.J.; Michael Cassic of Hazelton; Michael Castner of Edwardsville; James Evans of Albrightsville; Caleb Farrell of Biggerville; Paul Graves of Silver Spring, Md.; Matthew Hoernle of Easton; Carl Kellar of Wilkes-Barre; Parveen Merchant of Dayton, N.J.; Maura Sweeney of Wilkes-Barre; Tom Timonte of Jeanette; David Traill of Williamstown,N.J.; Kim Wasmanski of Wilkes-Barre; and Ryan Wetzelberger of Monkton, Md.
In picture from left to right, first row: Graves, Kellar, and Wasmanski. Second row: Buchanan, Wetzelberger, Farrell, Sweeney, and Traill. Third row: Evans, Hoernle, Timonte, Merchant and Barber. Fourth row: Scott L. Swope, systems consultant, public accounts, Dell; Erik Conley, account executive, public accounts, Dell; Pat Kellar, operations manager of computer center, King’s; and Ray Pryor managing director of user services, King’s King's College is a Catholic College sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross. |
