About “Turning the Tide of Technology” (T3) Initiative
As an important initiative of the Nashville Technology Council, T3 holds events to help bring together Academic and Business Leaders. T3 has development partnerships with the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce InternNashville program and the Nashville Career Advancement Center (NCAC). In partnership with InternNashville, T3 hosts a number of events dedicated to Technology interns and their potential employers. With NCAC, T3 host events to help NCAC better understand the IT workforce. For more information about this initiative please visit: T3tech.org.
History & Launch
The Nashville Technology Council, members of the Middle Tennessee business community and representatives from local area academic organizations, have been working to create and launch an inititative that would create a pipeline between area businesess and academia. A kick-off meeting was held in January 2008, with a planning session occurring in March. The kick-off meeting and planning session were a mjor success, leading to the program’s launch on May 8, 2008 at Belmont University.
Quotes from those Involved
“Belmont University is proud to be part of this new partnership between the academic and business community. We are eager to continue to take a leadership role in this effort through which we all strive to raise awareness in the student community (of the many opportunities in technology related careers), enhance our technology related academic programs (to more closely match the needs of the technology sector), and provide career opportunities to meet the workforce needs of Middle Tennessee. The T3 initiative provides an opportunity for collaboration, which will benefit many students throughout the Middle Tennessee community, as well as the participating technology related businesses.”
Glenn Acree, Assistant Provost, Belmont
“Today, there is a disconnect between the supply of technology students into and out of local higher education and the demand that exists in the Middle Tennessee business community. In order to ensure my company’s future success, I rely on bringing in skilled technicians. With the help of this initiative, finding those resources locally will help businesses reduce acquisition costs and make it more likely that the employee will be retained for a longer period.”
Kent Fourman, CIO, Permanent General
