Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ faculty, staff, and students and the public honored veterans during the college’s annual Veterans Day Memorial and Recognition Ceremony held November 11. Jeremy Hetrick, retired Army, gave the keynote address, noting the high rate of suicide among military veterans. While veterans represent less than 10% of the U.S. population, one-fourth of all […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ is proud to announce Student Ambassadors for 2022-2023: Fernando Baez, Business Administration Brinkley Dew, Edgecombe Early College High School, Agribusiness Technology Crystal Gray, Surgical Technology Jaleesa Walston, Nursing The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Foundation sponsors the Student Ambassador program each year to reward academic excellence. Student Ambassadors must maintain a 3.25 grade point average. These […]
Students in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Agribusiness Technology program recently learned about soil through the Mobile Soils Classroom trailer. A project of the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Soil and Water Conservation, the initiative provides hands-on demonstrations in soil science, soil management, and conservation. Scott Kiser (right), director of the Edgecombe County […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ students learned about college transfer opportunities during the recent North Carolina Community College Transfer Fair held on the Tarboro campus. Representatives from 16 colleges and universities were on hand to provide students with information on college transfer, admissions, and financial aid. Shown are a student and Amariche Hawkins, assistant director of admissions, […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ and East Carolina University have partnered to provide Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ nursing students with options to accelerate the completion of a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Through the Eastern North Carolina Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses (RIBN) program, students complete the associate degree in nursing at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ and the bachelor’s degree in nursing at ECU. Students […]
Three members of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Board of Trustees have been reappointed to serve four-year terms. Rocky Mount resident Josie Brown Davis was reappointed to the board by Governor Roy Cooper. Davis is a retired educator who spent 38 years as a teacher and administrator in Nash-Rocky Mount Schools and Edgecombe County Public Schools. […]
Not even Hurricane Ian could stop the traditional fall Adopt-A-Highway cleanup by the Phi Theta Kappa chapter at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. The storm delayed the event by a week, but on Saturday, October 8, a group of devoted volunteers gathered nine bags of trash and recyclables. The Alpha Omega Nu chapter at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ has been […]
Students from North East Carolina Prep School and Edgecombe Early College, North Edgecombe, SouthWest Edgecombe, and Tarboro high schools attended an October 21 college fair at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ to learn about opportunities in higher education. College counselors affiliated with the Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers were on hand to promote their […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Associate Degree Nursing students held a Health Literacy Fair on the Tarboro campus recently, providing health information to the public and showcasing their poster presentations. The fair was held to educate the community about common health issues facing Edgecombe and Nash counties. Shown from left are Nursing students Kristina Garcia-Segura and Wanda […]
The Rocky Mount Rotary Club recently presented Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ, Nash Community College, and North Carolina Wesleyan University. The funds were raised through Tackle […]
