Fall 2025 BOT Advisory Meeting

Business Technology

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Business Technology Faculty

Ginny McCarty

Ramona Latham

Colla Frazier

Kenneth McGriggs

Shelley Taylor

Tracy Smith

Advisory Committee Members

Purpose of the Advisory Committee.

Roundtable Discussion

Enrollment for FL25

FBLA Collegiate Update

BOT Recruiting Event

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY

Emerging Tools and Platforms

October 24, 2025

AI in the Curriculum, Value and Concerns

Internship & Job Shadowing Opportunities

Industry Visits

Industry Needs & Concerns

Closing Remarks

Thank you for serving!

Our next meeting will be in March.

Industry Needs

• What can we do to help ensure you are receiving quality employees from our program?
• What special skills do we need to ensure students have before leaving our program?

Accounting Technology

Administrative Office Technology

Business Management Technology

Medical Data Technology

Industry Visits

When can we visit?

Who will allow us to visit?

FBLA Update

• Member update & Induction Information
• Post Secondary FBLA Meeting
• Held Resume writing, elevated pitch development, and LinkedIn.
• Next meeting with be on Financial Literacy on Oct. 29.
• Nov. 5th will be Shark Tank workshop.

• Opportunity for partners to mentor students.
• Host virtual sessions to share their career journey, challenges, and lessons learned.
• Offer insights into different roles within their organization or industry.
• Judge FBLA State and National Competitions.
• Invite partners to judge FBLA Challenges: elevator pitches to provide real-world feedback.
• Mock Interviews (FBLA & BOT 2183 Career Readiness)

Emerging Tools & Platforms

• Ask partners to share new technologies or platforms they’re using in their workplace (e.g., CRM systems, project management tools, AI integrations).

• Discuss how these tools could be introduced or simulated in the BOT curriculum.

• Explore potential for guest workshops or demos led by industry professionals.

BOT Recruiting Event

Where: Virtual When: Nov. 21st at 9:00 am What: Discussing our programs and hopefully will gain students in the programs. We are hoping that this recruiting event will be successful--our last one that was face-to-face was not successful.

Fall 2025 Enrollment

21

Accounting Tech

32

Administrative Office Tech

103

Business Management Tech

106

Medical Data Tech

Total Enrollment: 262

FL25 Graduates

Administrative Office Technology

Business Management Technology

Accounting Technology

Medical Data Technology

Career Certificate: 3 Technical Certificate: 1 AAS Degree: 2

Career Certificate: 5 Technical Certificate: 4 AAS Degree: 2

Career Certificate: 13 Technical Certificate: 7 AAS Degree: 4

Career Certificate: 20 Technical Certificate: 9 AAS Degree: 3

Total of 73 Graduates

AI in the Curriculum: Value & Concerns

• Open discussion on the role of AI in business operations—where it helps, where it hinders.

• Acknowledge that some textbooks begin to implement AI, and seek partner input on:

Ethical concerns Skill gaps created by automation

• How to balance AI with foundational business skills

• Ask: “What AI tools are you using, if any and what do you wish new hires understood about them?”

Internship & Job Shadowing Opportunities

• Invite partners to host students for short-term shadowing or internships. Emphasize flexibility: virtual, hybrid, or in-person formats.

• Share benefits: early talent pipeline, community engagement, and brand visibility.

• Suggestions & Feedback