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EMGI—Housing geotechnology CE programs

EMGI, Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Corresponding author: kas2704@dcccd.edu

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Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute (EMGI) was established in 1997 as the North Texas Geoscience Technology Training Center. The name was changed after a $3.5 million donation (the largest gift ever made to the Dallas County Community College) by Ellison Miles in 1999 to construct a permanent facility that will house geotechnology continuing education programs.

EMGI's purpose is to:

• Develop, upgrade, and maintain the PC (Microsoft NT) and UNIX workstation skills of geoscience professionals in an affordable and accessible environment.
  
• Maintain a dynamic partnership between the business community and the college to improve technical training and . . . [Full Text of this Article]