Topic: Chattanooga State - Partners with Industry for Success- Dr. James Catanzaro

Chattanooga State Technical Community Collage, CSTTC, has a substantial adult training programs and conducts in-plant training on a contract basis. Dr. Catanzaro, President of CSTTC, will share his vision of the changing role of community colleges in light of the need for industries to retrain their adult workers and for those industries to remain competitive. Technical competency in the workforce is increasingly cited as a key factor in the choice of where a new industry wants to locate. Many believe that low state funding to colleges is impairing Tennessee's ability to sustain a good job base and feel that Tennessee may already have reached a crisis point. Dr. Catanzaro will also describe recent technological initiatives that Chattanooga State is taking and how partnerships with area industries are helping those industries and their workers compete successfully in today's market place.

PROPOSED BY-LAW CHANGES______________________________________
To maintain better continuity for the CEC bookkeeping work, a number of past CEC presidents have proposed to make the position of Treasurer one that is held for longer than a year. The position would be appointed by the Executive Committee and would be held by someone who would volunteer to take on the associated bookkeeping task for an extended period of time. To change the way the treasurer is chosen requires a change in the CEC constitution and by-laws. The proposed changes can be seen by clicking on the appropriate link on our web site at www.chattanooga.net/engineer/CEC . Also shown are proposed minor changes to some of the officer duties. A vote on the proposed changes will be held at our regular meeting this coming Monday on October 21.

ELECTION OF OFFICER ______________________________________
Election of officers for next year will be held at our regular meeting on November 25. If you are interested in being a candidate or would like to suggest someone as candidate, please get in touch with Lulu Copeland (copeland@chattanoogastate.edu or 697-3212) or Jack Wagner (wagnerja@epb.net or 648-3594). Of particular need is the filling of the position of Secretary for next year.

FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS _____________________________________
October 28: UTC has an Engineering Program for The New Century- Dr. Phil Kazmerski
November 4: Urban Heat Retention - Cooling Our Cities Down - Dr. Dale Quattrlouci, Marshal Space Flight Center
November 11: No meeting in observance of Veterans Day
November 18: Managing and Exploiting a Company’s Knowledge - key to sustaining a competitive advantage - Dr. Rick Keyser, UTC
November 25: Technology Transfer and Economic Development - A little help from Oak Ridge- Terry Payne
December 2: Water, Water- Everywhere? - A global look at an increasingly precious resource- Mike Sale, ORNL
December 9: Homeland Security Technologies – Mike Kuliasha, ORNL
December 13 (Friday night): Christmas Party at the Clarion Hotel
(Next meeting: January 6)

WHERE WE MEET _______________________________________________
Unless we note otherwise, all of our presentation meetings are held at the Cellar Restaurant in the Tallan Building, Union Square Downtown Chattanooga from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Our meeting room and luncheon service are open by 11:30 a.m. Lunch buffet is $10.00 per person (inclusive). No reservation is required. Free parking is available in the Days Inn Motel (on Carter St. and MLK Blvd,) courtesy of the Days Inn management. When you park there, be sure to place a note on your dashboard indicating you are attending the Engineers Club meeting.

QUESTIONS ? ___________________________________________
If you have any questions about program items please call Steve McGuire at 756- 4430 or e-mail him at stevemcguire@comcast.net. You can find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site: www.chattanooga.net/engineer/CEC