York Tech's Green and Scott Take On New Roles

September 22, 2006

ROCK HILL—York Technical College has announced the appointment of Ernie Green to the position of dean of off-campus centers. Green will be responsible for providing management oversight and leadership for York Technical College’s Kershaw-Heath Springs Center and for the Chester Center.

College officials also announced the appointment of Stacy J. Scott as director for the Kershaw-Heath Springs Center. Scott, a Kershaw native, graduated from Andrew Jackson High School and earned his baccalaureate from Wingate University. He had served as the center’s special projects coordinator since 2001. As director, Scott will manage the day-to-day operations of the center.

In his new role as dean of off-campus centers, Green will oversee the operations of both the Chester and Kershaw-Heath Springs Centers and support the efforts of the centers’ directors to provide Chester and Lancaster County residents with innovative and quality higher education programs. Green is a graduate of Wofford College and has actively worked in retail and local government, serving on the Kershaw Town Council and as Kershaw town administrator. In 2001, Green was employed by York Technical College as program manager for the Kershaw-Heath Springs Center.

The Kershaw-Heath Springs and Chester Centers bring higher education opportunities closer to Lancaster and Chester County residents. The centers enable students to earn college credit and/or take continuing education courses without having to commute to Rock Hill. Since the centers opened, thousands of students have enrolled in credit and continuing education courses that are taught in traditional classroom settings, delivered over the Internet as live interactive audio/video teleclasses, or courses that combine the two. College admission, counseling, placement testing, registration, proctored credit course testing, and financial aid information are also available at the centers.

Earlier this year, ground was broken for a new Chester Center to be located off Highway 9, east of downtown Chester. The new center will incorporate energy and environmental technologies that will allow the building to be certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. Construction of the facility is currently planned in two phases. The initial phase of 27,301 square feet will house education, administration, and economic development functions. The building will house classrooms, specialized shop areas, faculty and administrative offices, library resources, conference rooms, and storage space to support a variety of educational opportunities. Programming to be housed in the initial phase includes industrial maintenance, industrial electricity, welding, developmental education, general technology, business and computer technology, and general education courses.