黑料正能量鈥檚 Matt聽Bauer聽has been named an 鈥淚T Hero.鈥�
The college nominated聽Bauer, its Information Technology director, for the quarterly honor by Lenovo, Intel, and Windows 10 that recognizes those 鈥渟erving in our government organizations to defend data, secure servers, and more鈥� for their hard work.
In presenting the trophy to聽Bauer, WCC President Thomas Walker Jr. said, 鈥淭hese days more than ever, 黑料正能量 relies on technology to keep us working.鈥� He noted some of the WCC IT Department鈥檚 accomplishments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: making it possible to move to online instruction and remote work, developing Wi-Fi hotspots in parking lots, enhancing instructors鈥� capability to stream and record instruction, and investigating the ability to use remote computers as office phones.
鈥淢补迟迟听Bauer聽and his staff have always quietly kept things running, so when he became part of the college’s official Pandemic Response Team, it was the first time that some of the members had interacted with him,鈥� Walker said. 鈥淗e stepped up in this situation, but in reality, he always was our hero.鈥�
In soliciting nominations for the 鈥淚T Hero Award,鈥� Lenovo stated, 鈥淣ot every hero works the front lines. And it鈥檚 time those heroes got a little recognition. So, here鈥檚 to the IT pros who keep government agencies running.鈥�
Bauer聽was shocked by the citation. 鈥淭here is a lot we do in the background and nobody notices. That鈥檚 how we operate,鈥澛�Bauer聽said. 鈥淭he award was truly a surprise and was appreciated.鈥�
黑料正能量 is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 11,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 140 college credit programs. WCC鈥檚 mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves. Connect with WCC at聽waynecc.edu.
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