Initiatives for Community Engagement Through Applied Research (iCETAR)

iCETAR  primary purpose  is to  strengthen CoSM’s relationship with the local community and several community stakeholders in the imediate community and surrounding counties (schools, businesses, city officials and industry). We are currently reaching the surrounding counties through our relationship and strategic partnership  with the Center for  South Georgia Regional impact (SGRI).  We aspire to become the primary source of information and services related to STEM research in the College of Science and Mathematics and the community.

iCETAR Framework

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About iCETAR

iCETAR has been charged with being a resource for inter community collaborations and opportunities 

The Center has an initial data base of faculty expertice, this data was collected in the fall through a survey sent out to all the faculty   fr purpose and scope to the CoSM Executive Committee, and received positive verbal ~50% of the faculty responded. We will keep expanding and improving the data.

iCETAR will keep collaborating with the SGRI and surrounding industry to provide consultancy opportunities for student  and Faculty and internship opportunities for the COSM students

iCETAR is currently coordinating with SGRI and PACE to provide specific engineering business process training to the employees of local branch of Saft. Initial logistics and cost models are in the process of development. Conversation with company personnel is on-going. Similar training need have been received from CJB Companies