CCSU has now

extended a rare learning opportunity to these

students by involving them in the continuing

development of the University's official web

site. The project is scheduled to last throughout

the summer, during which TEAM members will help

with graphic design, navigational tools and other

features. This phase of web site development not

only will allow students to gain hands-on

experience with web technologies, but also will

enhance professional and interpersonal skills as

students work with outside contractors and

university personnel.

Students

participating in the project represent talent

from all over the world: Adam Puhl of Conyers;

Luca Yearsovich of Sighisoara, Romania; Jared

Lange of Chicago; Steven Straker of Bridgetown,

Barbados; Steven Miller of Houston; Zachary Ross

of Phoenix; Ian Gaenssley of Atlanta and Daniel

Radachi of Locust Grove.

CCSU interim

President Mike Vollmer said, "This unique

initiative is already paying rich dividends for

the entire campus. These students are conducting

work for various faculty and departments on

campus and learning at the same time. The TEAM

members are now working in secondary schools to

help high school students develop a similar

program that will provide assistance to

teachers."

"Working in

the TEAM program has given me the opportunity to

attend professional workshops, seminars,

conferences and work toward earning industry

certifications that I would not have been able to

afford on my own," said TEAM member Seven

Miller. "This gives me a decided advantage

on other IT graduates when I start to pursue a

career."

Jared Lange

concurs: "The hands-on experience I have

gained by working with faculty in the TEAM

program, will go a long way when I enter the job

market." Clayton College & State

University, a member institution of the

University System of Georgia, is in Morrow.

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