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Collin College Frisco, TX ACT( 111 fo Notional Convergence Technology Center http://connectedtech.org "CTC's BILT provides an excellent opportunity for me to help guide the nationwide development of two-year technology degrees that are increasingly, urgently needed for the multitude of open positions in the IT and cybersecurity frelds." Aaron Burciaga, Global Operations Director, Data Science and Advanced Analytics HCLAmerica Washington, DC Working Connections Helps Faculty Teach New IT Technologies Just since 2016 CTC has delivered eight intensive professional development events-called Working Connections-on 23 cutting-edge topics. The 258 faculty attendees have been from 107 colleges in 30 states. Most of the educators attended multiple events. In a longitudinal survey conducted in 2019, 75% of the 222 faculty respondents reported that the Working Connections sessions they participated in between January 2016 and December 2018 focused on topics that they were not already teaching. By providing faculty with easy access to top-notch programming about new IT technologies, CTC helps educators deliver new IT technologies to their classrooms and teach students skills they may not have otherwise been able to learn. Working Connections is now in its nineteenth year. As a senior network engineer, a CTC programgraduate manages a municipality's IT infrastructure.