MCGEHEE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology–McGehee (UAM-CTM) and the UAM Adult Education Center will launch the UAM Digital Literacy Program in January as part of the “3 Southern States Connected Communities Program,” a regional effort led by Digitunity and AT&T to expand computer access and digital skills training.
The program launch will be held on January 21 at 11 a.m. on the UAM-CTM campus. Several special guests will be in attendance, including representatives from Digitunity, AT&T and Congressman Bruce Westerman’s office, local mayors, Chamber of Commerce directors and other dignitaries. The event is free and open to the public.
Through the program, students who complete WAGE I and WAGE II employability courses will receive a refurbished laptop, and students in the Business Office Technology and Health Information Technology programs at UAM-CTM may check out laptops for use during their studies and keep them after graduation. All participants will complete a digital literacy workshop on basic computer use, online safety and internet skills.
The laptops are refurbished and supplied through Digitunity, a national nonprofit that distributes donated technology to communities in need.
“We are profoundly privileged to advance this transformative initiative to expand technology access across southeast Arkansas,” Steven Jossell, vice chancellor of UAM-CTM, said. “For far too long, communities in our region have confronted persistent technological barriers and limited access to computers and dependable, high-quality internet. Our charge is to dismantle those barriers so we can meaningfully elevate educational attainment and propel long-term economic vitality.”
For more information, contact Jason Henry, director of Student Services at UAM-CTM, at henryj@uamont.edu or 870-460-2130.
