ĢƵ nursing students have a new opportunity to be recognized for academic achievement. The College recently received a charter for a chapter of the Associate Degree Nursing Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society. Alpha Delta Nu is the only national nursing honor society for Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) students. The new chapter will be […]
For the fourth year in a row, ĢƵ students brought home gold from the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held last week in Louisville, Kentucky. The conference is the world’s largest showcase of skilled trades. The highlight of the conference was the SkillsUSA Championships on June 26-27, during which 6,500 student contestants […]
Jobi Cook, associate director of the North Carolina Space Grant, traveled to Tarboro on June 21 to present members of ĢƵ’s critĢƵly stable team with awards won in the NC Space Grant Community College High Altitude Ballooning Challenge and Competition held in April. ĢƵ’s team received plaques for winning Best Overall Team and […]
ĢƵ’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted twenty-seven students into its membership during an April 10 induction ceremony held on the Rocky Mount campus. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. The guest speaker at the induction ceremony was Dr. Greg McLeod, president of ĢƵ. […]
ĢƵ students won four awards, including two first-place honors, at the recent SkillsUSA North Carolina State Leadership and Skills Conference. The event was held April 9-11 in Greensboro. During the conference, more than 2,500 high school and postsecondary students competed in over 120 different skills and leadership contests. The ĢƵ team, […]
Despite soggy weather on Saturday morning, thirty-eight ĢƵ students and staff donned rain gear to work in the spring Adopt-A-Highway cleanup sponsored by the College’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. ĢƵ President Dr. Greg McLeod (middle back) was among the volunteers. Thirty-six bags of trash and recyclables were collected by […]
ĢƵ’s student honor society won ten awards at the recent Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Regional Convention. Three students, a graduate, and Advisor Tamara Frank-Pourvady represented ĢƵ’s chapter, Alpha Omega Nu, at the annual convention held March 1-3 in Columbia, SC. At this conference, chapters and individuals are recognized for their hard work throughout […]
Twelve students and staff from ĢƵ and Edgecombe Early College High School recently attended the fourth annual Uplifting Black Men conference at Virginia Tech. Hosted by Virginia Tech’s Black Male Excellence Network, the conference was held February 23 and drew nearly 500 attendees. The conference theme was “Resilient Beyond Measure.” Michael Vick, former […]
McBryde Auditorium on the Rocky Mount campus was nearly filled to capacity on Tuesday as the ĢƵ family, local officials, and area residents gathered to celebrate Black History Month. The theme of the event was “Taking the High Road to Unity: What Do You Do Next?” Keynote speaker Andre Cooper, a 2015 ĢƵ […]
The ĢƵ Student Nurses Association (SNA) recently completed a community toy and food drive. The toys were collected for children in the Rocky Mount New Eagles Program, and the food items were collected for the Nash and Edgecombe departments of social services. Pictured are (from left, front row) Sonya Smith; Haley Lewis, SNA […]
