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Oak Ridge Unitarian-Universalist Church
809 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
37830
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Tennessee US
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
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Preparing college students for the growing nuclear workforce in Oak Ridge will be the topic of Teresa Duncan, Vice President of Workforce and Community Development at Roane State Community College during the Tuesday, Feb. 3, “Lunch with the League” meeting of the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge.
The public is invited to attend the lunch and lecture between 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike. All are welcome to bring their lunch or purchase a boxed lunch for a nominal fee. Coffee and tea will be served. The presentation at noon will end after an hour with questions and answers.
In her role at Roane State, Duncan works with her talented team on developing a strong workforce pipeline for the region. In addition to working to support training and education for the nuclear industry, she provides oversight for workforce development at Roane State, which includes the Tennessee Small Business Development Center in Oak Ridge, the Cumberland Business Incubator in Crossville, the Center for Health and Safety Training in Knoxville and Placement and Professional Development in Clinton.
Duncan was recently named lead nuclear workforce strategist for the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) to provide statewide coordination for the effective response of 13 community colleges and 23 Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCAT) to the needs of the state’s nuclear workforce.
She currently collaborates with the new nuclear industries – including the many nuclear companies in the Oak Ridge area that have promised capital investments totaling $18 billion with the potential for 2500 jobs in 10 years – to produce curriculum at RSCC and all of TBR’s educational institutions that will enable students to qualify for well-paid jobs in the growing nuclear workforce.
“The jobs our students will be trained for are not only in nuclear technology but also in support operations such as construction, safety and project management,” she said. Duncan will also speak on the programs RSCC gives to students completing their training in security, cyber security, project management/project controls, chemical technology, environmental health and advanced manufacturing– all training for skills needed in the nuclear industry.
She will also discuss how TCATs in our region and across the state have been producing skilled craft and technical graduates who are employed as construction workers, truck drivers, machinists, welders, HVAC repair workers, heavy equipment operators and other occupations that support the skilled trade needs of all industries.
Duncan joined RSCC in 1995 and began a career in business administration. She received a B.S. degree in business education and business management from Tennessee Wesleyan University and an M.S. degree in curriculum development from Tennessee Tech University.