Earlier this year, Crystal Gray was halfway through the surgical technology program at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ and working long hours at UNC Health Nash. She also was looking forward to her youngest daughter graduating high school. Then a long shot paid off, and the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, offered Gray a summer internship […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s High Altitude Balloon Team recently won half of the awards presented at the North Carolina Space Grant High Altitude Balloon Competition. Nine teams completed the statewide competition. Eight awards were presented during a virtual ceremony held May 11. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s team, known as critÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵly stable, won four of the awards: Highest Altitude (with […]
Edgecombe County Manager Eric Evans told Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ graduates they have the tools for success that no one can take away during Commencement exercises at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. Evans gave the keynote address during the ceremony held May 12 in Keihin Auditorium. He has served as county manager since 2015 and has worked for Edgecombe County […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ recently celebrated students who won awards at the state SkillsUSA competition held in April. College officials hosted a reception on May 4 for the students, their families, and faculty advisors. Eighteen students and six faculty advisors participated in the SkillsUSA North Carolina State Leadership and Skills Conference, a competition for students to […]
Four officers recently completed a Basic K-9 Handler class at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. The 340-hour class was held in partnership with East Coast Canine. Graduates are (l-r) Justin Jones, Morehead City Police Department; George Martin, Halifax County Sheriff’s Office; Bryan Murphy, Halifax County Sheriff’s Office; and Brandon Stroud, Rocky Mount Police Department.
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa welcomed seven new members into its membership in April. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. The organization held an induction ceremony on the Rocky Mount campus. The guest speaker was Samanthia Phillips, vice president of student services at […]
Instructors in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Division of College and Career Readiness (CCR) recently earned Career Pathways Leadership credentials. The instructors received training at the Coalition of Adult Basic Education Conference in April. Training focused on academic achievement, building partnerships, career planning, funding, professional development, program design and delivery, sector identification, and employer engagement. “Career Pathways […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ students and staff participated in the Adopt-A-Highway cleanup on April 29 sponsored by the college’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. The Alpha Omega Nu chapter at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ collected 11 bags of trash and recyclables along a three-mile stretch of highway in front of the Tarboro campus. The chapter is […]
Three officers completed the recent Basic Academy for Detention Officer Certification at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. From left are Lauryn Clark, Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office; Natasha Williams, Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office; and Eddie Cannon, Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office. Randall Smith (right) is director of the Detention Officer Certification Course School. The five-week course consists of 186 […]
Every Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ student who competed at the recent SkillsUSA state conference brought home an award. Eighteen students and six faculty advisors traveled to Greensboro to participate in the SkillsUSA North Carolina State Leadership and Skills Conference held April 18-20. SkillsUSA offers a competition for students to demonstrate their career and technical skills. The […]
