Fall 2023 Edition
Alumni & Friends Magazine
New Learning Opportunities
Three new certificate programs offer a variety of hands-on experiences in Automation, Mechatronics, and Jewish Studies
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Today Magazine Staff | October 2, 2023
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OHIO has three new certificate programs offering a variety of hands-on experiences.
The first two programs, Automation Technician and Mechatronics Technician, make their OHIO debut at the Lancaster campus this academic year. Each is a five-course sequence designed to be completed in one year so students can help meet the demand for skilled manufacturing technicians as Intel and other high-tech manufacturers continue moving into central Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. These certificates support the goals of the Appalachian Semiconductor Education and Technical (ASCENT) Ecosystem, an initiative aimed at creating an inclusive workforce development and training program to support Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s growing advanced manufacturing and semiconductor industry.
Students work with robotic equipment at the Fairfield Workforce Development Center at OHIO Lancaster. Photo by Ben Wirtz Seigel, BSVC ’02.
The third, a revival of the Jewish Studies Certificate in the Classics and Religious Studies Department, was introduced in fall 2022 and examines Jewish history and culture. Last spring, the certificate program included a Global Jewish Foodways course featuring hands-on learning in the kitchen; this spring, there will be a course on the history of Jewish humor. Both are taught by Sarah Livingston, executive director of Hillel at OHIO. The program also includes a revived Introduction to Jewish Studies course, offered in fall 2022 and 2023.
Main image caption: Students work with robotic equipment at the Fairfield Workforce Development Center at OHIO Lancaster. Photo by Ben Wirtz Seigel, BSVC ’02
