Several Aiken Technical College (ATC) employees are participating this week in the annual South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) conference in Myrtle Beach.

SCTEA will recognize Educator of the Year award recipients during the conference, including three ATC employees.

U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn will be the keynote speaker for the 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration.

The event, presented by Aiken Technical College and the University of South Carolina Aiken, will be held on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the USC Aiken Convocation Center, 2049 Champion Way, Graniteville, SC 29829.

Doors will open at 2:30 p.m., followed by the event at 3 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

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Keyatta Priester, a member of the Aiken County Commission for Technical and Comprehensive Education, has been elected to a second term on the Association of Community College Trustees’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee