Posts Tagged ‘Delaware Tech’
Del. Tech Tightens COVID-19 Vax Requirements; Policy Draws Criticism
Delaware Technical Community College is revamping its COVID-19 vaccination policy for its new semesters that start later this year – a policy that is drawing criticism and plenty of questions. All Delaware Tech students, including those who learn remotely, will be required to prove they are fully vaccinated – with eligible boosters – effective March…
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Del. Bill Looks To Expand SEED Scholarship Access
More Delawareans would have access to the state’s SEED program that offers free credits at Delaware Tech, under a bill introduced in the General Assembly. The SEED scholarship program has helped almost 13,000 high school graduates afford college since 2005. State Senator Nicole Poore, D-New Castle said the bill she is sponsoring (SB 12) would…
Read MoreSussex County Council Meets Tuesday – at Delaware Tech Beginning at 9am
Tuesday’s Sussex County Council meeting will be held at Delaware Tech’s Carter Partnership Building – but will begin at 9am so that the County Council can get some regular county business out of the way, although at the Council’s January 12th meeting, County Administrator Todd Lawson said no regular county business would be done at…
Read MoreUPDATE : Appointments Go Quickly For 2nd Vaccine Doses
UPDATE: Approximately 3,800 available appointments for second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were booked in about three hours Thursday after registration opened, according to the Delaware Division of Public Health. People who were not able to get an appointment through Curative next week as well as Delawareans who were vaccinated at the January 22nd-24th clinics…
Read MoreSussex County to Move Some Land Use Public Hearings to Delaware Tech; Travis Hastings Nominated for BOA Seat
Some land use public hearings have been held before the Sussex County Council and Planning & Zoning Commission – but the applications that possibly would draw larger numbers of people to comment have been delayed since coronavirus shut things down last spring. Due to a lack of socially distanced seating in the Council Chambers –…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Discuss Meetings at Delaware Tech & Appointment to BOA Vacancy
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday in Georgetown. During this week’s meeting they will discuss with County Administrator Todd Lawson meetings held at Delaware Tech. They will also discuss an appointment to the Board of Adjustment to fill the vacancy left by Ellen Magee, who recently filled the vacated Register of Wills seat. County Engineer,…
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Sussex County Coronavirus Testing
There will be several saliva-based testing sites this week in Sussex County. On Monday from 1 to 6pm at the Starboard Restaurant in Dewey Beach. Thursday July 2nd from 10 to 2pm at Epworth United Methodist Church on Holland Glade Road in Rehoboth and from Noon to 4pm Thursday at Delaware Tech in Georgetown. For…
Read MoreDelaware Tech/Georgetown Campus to Host Medical Supply Collection April 2-4
Sussex County agencies and lawmakers have collaborated to facilitate a drop-off location for donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and medical supply items. Beginning Thursday, April 2, 2020, persons interested in donating PPEs and medical supplies will be able to drop them off at the Delaware Technical Community College’s Georgetown Campus (in the parking lot near the baseball field).…
Read MoreCelebration of Life Saturday for Sister Rosa Alvarez of La Esperanza in Georgetown
US Senator Tom Carper will be in Georgetown Saturday to speak at a Celebration of Life for Sister Rosa Alvarez. She is one of the three Carmelite nuns who founded the La Esperanza Center in Georgetown in the 1990s to help immigrants with basic needs like housing, health care and family support. The Celebration of…
Read MoreAmended Legislation to Fund Delaware Tech Out of Senate Committee
A Delaware State Senate committee has approved Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 50 which deals with the funding for major and minor capital improvements, deferred maintenance and more and will establish the Community College Infrastructure Fund for Delaware Tech. The College’s Board of Trustees will have the authority to issue bonds to finance the…
Read MoreFree Workshop on Five New Opportunity Zones in Southern DE Friday in Georgetown
Sussex County’s Economic Development office this month will host a free workshop on five new federally designated Opportunity Zones aimed at helping spark new business investments and growth in southern Delaware. The free event is set for 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 22 in Rooms 540 A&B of the Carter Partnership Center at the Delaware Technical…
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