ĢƵ students, faculty, and staff, along with college mascot Eddie the Eagle, helped spread holiday cheer during the Rocky Mount Christmas Parade held December 4 in downtown Rocky Mount. See photos on Facebook
The Rocky Mount Rotary Club recently presented ĢƵ with $30,000 to support student scholarships. The presentation took place during a Rotary event, during which Rotary leaders awarded $90,000 in scholarship funds to support local students attending ĢƵ, Nash Community College, and North Carolina Wesleyan University. The funds were raised through Tackle […]
ĢƵ participated in Rocky Mount Night Out Against Crime on October 4. Shown are Katrina Sessoms-Holder, instructor in the Division of College and Career Readiness, and a guest.
About a dozen ĢƵ students, faculty, and staff participated in the Twin Counties Heart Walk on September 24 in Tarboro. The ĢƵ team raised approximately $500 for the American Heart Association. From left are (front) Kyla McLeod, Beverly McLeod, Carole Mehle, (back) Samanthia Phillips, Tiffiny Wolf, Chantille Walston, Jaleesa Walston, and Teresa Bottoms. […]
Doug Parrish, chair of Industrial and Technical Trades at ĢƵ, has received the 2022 Hitachi Astemo Endowed Faculty Chair Award, which rewards excellence in teaching. “Thank you so much for this wonderful honor,” Parrish said in accepting the award during a recent ceremony. “I teach people how to earn more than their teachers, […]
An ĢƵ instructor, staff member, and department received special awards from the ĢƵ Foundation at the college’s fall semester kickoff held August 15. Employees met for an in-person kickoff for the first time since 2019 due to pandemic restrictions. Warren Lynch, welding instructor, received the 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award. In announcing the […]
ĢƵ employees gathered on August 15 for an in-person fall semester kickoff for the first time since 2019 due to pandemic restrictions. Edgecombe County Sheriff Clee Atkinson provided keynote remarks and focused on leadership. “The big picture for ĢƵ is building leaders for the next generation,” he told instructors and staff.
Nacole Everette, program chair of Health Information Technology at ĢƵ, has been named dean of the Division of Health Sciences at ĢƵ. In her new position, Everette will oversee programs in Biotechnology, CT/MRI, Dental Hygiene, Emergency Medical Science, Health Information Technology, Human Services, Medical Assisting, Medical Office Administration, Nursing, Ophthalmic Medical Personnel, Radiography, […]
Students from Northern Nash, Southern Nash and Rocky Mount high schools recently toured ĢƵ as part of the Summer Bridge Program. Pictured is Suzi Shippen-Wagner, program chair of Surgical Technology, providing an overview of the field to students in the simulated operating room in the Lamm Building on ĢƵ’s Rocky Mount campus.
ĢƵ staff were on hand at the Youth STEAM Summit held July 29 at the Rocky Mount Event Center. Shown is Dr. Johnica Ellis-Kiser, program chair of Business Administration, sharing information about ĢƵ’s Agribusiness Technology program with young guests. The purpose of the Youth STEAM Summit was to connect young people to science, […]
