Tamara Frank-Pourvady, longtime advisor to ĢƵ’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society, was recognized recently for her 20-year service to the organization. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. ĢƵ President Dr. Greg McLeod presented Frank-Pourvady with a 20-year pin from the international organization. Frank-Pourvady is […]
Dr. Greg McLeod, president of ĢƵ, is an international MVP. On April 9, he was one of 22 college presidents worldwide selected to receive a Paragon Award for New Presidents, presented by Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society for students attending two-year schools. More than 500 college presidents were eligible to receive the […]
ĢƵ’s student honor society won nine awards at the recent virtual awards ceremony held by the Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Region. The virtual awards ceremony was held March 12-13. ĢƵ’s chapter, Alpha Omega Nu, received the following awards: CHAPTER AWARDS Five-Star Award (highest level a chapter can attain) Carolina Super Stars (for involvement […]
ĢƵ will host a virtual celebration of Black History Month on Thursday, February 11, at 12 p.m. The theme is “Expanding Career Horizons for African American Women in Our Community.” The public is invited to join the Zoom event through the link edgecombe.edu/black-history2021. Synthia Kearney, battalion chief with the Gastonia Fire Department, will […]
ĢƵ is proud to announce Student Ambassadors for 2020-2021: Kristy Claiborne, Medical Office Administration Morgan McNamara, Associate in Science Teresa Shackelford, Healthcare Management Technology Nahdia Sharp, Associate in Science Shakira Vasquez-Santiago, Radiography The ĢƵ Foundation sponsors the Student Ambassador program each year to reward academic excellence. Student Ambassadors must maintain a 3.25 grade […]
ĢƵ’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa welcomed seventeen new members into its membership this fall. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. The organization recently held a virtual induction ceremony. The guest speaker was Rick Basile, chair of Criminal Justice and 2019-2020 Keihin Endowed Faculty […]
ĢƵ Student Ambassadors participated in Feed the City at Mount Zion First Baptist in Rocky Mount on December 12. The event was held to assist people who have been struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic. Approximately 2,000 individuals were fed during the event. From left are ĢƵ Student Ambassadors Nahdia Sharp […]
ĢƵ’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society was recently recognized for 20 years of participation in the Adopt-A-Highway program. At least twice a year since 2000, the group has sponsored seasonal drives to pick up litter along a three-mile stretch of Wilson Street in front of the Tarboro campus. The most […]
ĢƵ announces 2020-2021 Student Government Association executive officers. From left are Isabella Garay, president, Associate in Science major; Nykia Lloyd, vice president, Early Childhood Education; Brooke Clark, parliamentarian, Respiratory Therapy; and Chantel Evans, Edgecombe Early College High School representative, Associate in Arts.
From left, Victoria Sowers, instructor, and Isabella Garay, president of the Student Government Association at ĢƵ, reach for the sky during a Stretching and Flexibility Class held at ĢƵ on September 30. The SGA sponsored the class, which met on the Tarboro campus greenway. The SGA is sponsoring Drive-In Movie Night on October […]
