BRADENTON, Fla. — The BarCamp Sarasota-Bradenton Spring 2013 Conference event is being held at the Manatee Technical Institute’s new campus today, Saturday, May 4th, 2013. The BarCamp conference is one day of Riverwalk 2013 – a 4-day destination event with many activities including a green technology expo and music festival on Sunday. There will be…
By CARL MARIO NUDI — cnudi@bradenton.com MANATEE — The crowd of about 500 people listened to the vibrant beat of the bands, danced on the broad shiny floor, and enjoyed the variety of foods being served Friday at the 14th annual Multicultural Festival. The festival is held each year at Manatee Technical Institute to highlight…
By FANNY PINHEIRO Correspondent MANATEE COUNTY – More than 1,000 people are expected to celebrate cultural diversity Friday evening with food, music and dance at a festival put on by the Manatee Technical Institute and Farmworker Education and Services Program. Facts INTERESTED? What: 13th Annual Multicultural Festival When: Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m….
The Florida Association of Orthodontists awarded $1,000 to the Manatee Technical Institute Dental Assisting program in recognition of its excellence in providing high quality orthodontic training and state certification and assisting in the certification of alternatively trained orthodontic assistants. Dr. Steven Tinsworth, past president of the association, presented the check to MTI director Dr. Mary…
By Bill Church BRADENTON – Dr. Mary Cantrell works the room from her seat in this fine establishment, complimenting the staff while exchanging pleasantries with other diners. It’s a business lunch, so she’s entertaining and educating at the same time. But something’s amiss. It’s her poor salad. So neglected. Few can keep up with Dr….
(Bradenton, FL—April 22, 2013) Two of Manatee Technical Institute’s high school Automotive Service Technology students, Wade Ingram and Skyler Bellows, won first in the State of Florida in the Annual Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Challenge State Hands-On Competition.The MTI student team was one of ten qualifying teams in the state of Florida to compete for…
By Jessie Van Berkel SARASOTA – Roy Carter had never gotten a manicure before. But as the veteran sat with his fingers dipped in water at Payne Park Auditorium, he thought he could get used to it. “I could go to sleep,” Carter said quietly, his eyes closing as a cosmetology student rubbed lotion on…
(Bradenton, FL—April 18, 2013) Manatee Technical Institute inducted 180 students into the National Technical Honor Society in Cantrell Hall last night. Induction into the honor society is one of America’s highest awards for excellence in career and technical education. The inductees represent the top tier of students currently enrolled in postsecondary career-preparation programs at MTI. …
Celebrating “Cinco de Mayo” on May 3 (Bradenton, FL) The Farmworker Education and Services Program, the Latino community, and Manatee Technical Institute (MTI) are proud to present the 13th Annual Multicultural Festival celebrating “Cinco de Mayo” on Friday, May 3, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the MTI New Main Campus located at 6305 State…
(Bradenton, FL—April 17, 2013) Manatee Technical Institute’s SkillsUSA Cosmetology Team will be providing hair, nail and skin treatments to clients of the Homelessness Coalition at the Stand Down for the Homeless from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at Payne Park in Sarasota. They expect around 250 homeless men, women and children…
A SkillsUSA community service project became personal for Manatee Technical Institute’s Patient Care Technician students when they participated in the Relay for Life event on Saturday. Crystal Robles, a dual-enrollment high school student in the program, was diagnosed with stage-four carcinoma on March 24 after a doctor found a mass on her neck. When Denise…
By Elizabeth Johnson MANATEE COUNTY – When Denise Walker talked in August with her students about participating in Relay for Life, it was just a community service project. That all changed on March 24, when Crystal Robles, 18, was diagnosed with cancer. “If it didn’t mean enough already, it does now,” said Walker, a patient…
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