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Apply for June 2025: Data Center Operations Fellowship for Faculty – Northern VA (NOVA) Community College

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  Now accepting applications for June 2025.   Supported by an ATE grant from National Science Foundation, this professional learning program is intended to expand the national capacity for teaching Data Center Operations at technical and community colleges by engaging with secondary and postsecondary instructors.   The fellowship starts by attending a 3-day professional learning…

Meet David Brannen, Rheem

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Meet David Brannen, the latest spotlight from the BEST Center community. “I’ve been at Rheem for four years. As a factory technical support team member for Rheem, I work on factory technical support and training on residential and commercial HVAC where the equipment changes very fast, so the contractors need help keeping up. Being an…

Meet Pierre-Carlo Ortanez, Riverside City College

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Meet Pierre-Carlo Ortanez, the latest spotlight from the BEST Center community. “I have been an HVAC instructor at Riverside City College as an adjunct for two years and as an assistant professor last August. Now it’s almost been one year of being an assistant professor. My connection to the BEST Center started with Mr. Galicia…

Meet Susan Thompson, JLL

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Meet Susan Thompson, the latest spotlight from the BEST Center community. “I have been a member of the BEST Center since 2016 because of how helpful the workshops and network has been. While teaching HVAC, I originally connected with the BEST Center while researching for program development of Building Automation System Operations Graduate Certificate.   Most…

Meet Robert McNabb

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BEST Center is made up of dedicated staff and members. This is the latest spotlight in a series about our community.