Dear Panther Scholars,
Welcome to the department of career and student success As the Executive Director, it is my great privilege to extend a warm and enthusiastic panther greeting to each of you. We are thrilled to embark on this transformative journey together, dedicated to your growth and success. Our department is committed to guiding you through a dynamic first-year experience, ensuring you have access to the resources, support, and opportunities essential for your academic and career achievements. Our mission is deeply rooted in the college’s mission to engage, educate and empower you to reach your fullest potential. Your success is at the heart of everything we do. We eagerly anticipate partnering with you on this exciting journey and are devoted to providing the guidance and support you need to thrive. Here’s to a successful, enriching, and inspiring academic year.
Forging onward,
Leslie Holman-Brooks, MA, M.ED, GCDF
Dean of Career and Student Success
Mission
The Center for Student Excellence will provide guidance, structure, and academic support to first-year students through highly organized and interconnected resources while promoting opportunities for personal, career and academic growth.
Vision
The Center for Student Excellence will incorporate impactful resources, services, and programs, centered around engaging, empowering, and educating students within their first year.
Panther Pathways
Denmark Technical College’s innovative guided pathways program is aimed at personalizing the student experience and empowering students to develop educational plans that will help them to meet their career goals. The system provides the support and guidance students need as they enter college for the first time, as they prepare to enter the workforce and as they continue on their career journeys. Â
The Panther Pathways program, which revolves around its three tenants, guided pathway, career pathway and perpetual pathway, is in place to welcome students as they first enter the door and carries them all the way through graduation and beyond, ensuring students are engaged in five core areas including educational planning, understanding the resources available to them, personal development, experiential learning opportunities and relationship building. Â
Values
These core values are the center of all interactions and program design:
- Excellence
- Leadership
- Student-Centered
- Integrity
- Transparency
- Innovation
Panther Pathways Alumni Highlight
Breanna ChisolmÂ
Bamberg, South Carolina
Denmark Technical College 2020 Graduate: Associate of Science in Human Services
Voorhees Major: Bachelors in Psychology with a Minor in Sociology
Anticipated Graduation Year: 2023
Academic Goal: Graduating with honors at Voorhees and continue my education after graduating
Future Goal: Working with children in a high school setting that have special needs and disabilitiesÂ
