ĢƵ Nursing students, Medical Assisting students, and instructors are volunteering at the free Farmworker Health and Resource Fair in Rocky Mount. The event is taking place every Sunday 12-4 p.m. in the Walmart parking lot on Benvenue Road. Resources include COVID-19 testing and support, food boxes while supplies last, and blood pressure and […]
ĢƵ and Edgecombe County Memorial Library are partnering on a national initiative to learn more about the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans in the 1860s. Local residents can help. ĢƵ and the library are working with the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Smithsonian’s Transcription Center on the […]
Each time Aliesha Keys has faced tragedy, hardship, and setbacks, she has turned those misfortunes into triumphs. When she graduated in May 2020 from ĢƵ’s Respiratory Therapy program, it was yet another example of her commitment to rise above adversity. “I knew I had to be a role model for my children,” the […]
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 […]
Five cadets graduated from ĢƵ’s Ninth Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy on January 27. The graduation ceremony featured comments by ĢƵ President Dr. Greg McLeod. ĢƵ’s BLET Academy prepares students for entry-level employment as a law enforcement officer with state, county, or municipal governments. The cadets completed an intensive 20-week program and have […]
The ĢƵ Foundation has received $100,000 through a bequest from the estate of Thomas S. Fleming Jr., who passed away in 2020. Thomas S. Fleming Jr. was the son of Dr. Thomas S. Fleming (pictured), a Tarboro dentist who served on the ĢƵ Board of Trustees for 36 years, from 1971 to 2007, […]
The Historic Preservation Trades program at ĢƵ will offer a broad slate of weekend genealogy classes this spring. ĢƵ is one of only two community colleges in the state that offers a program in historic preservation and preservation-related trades. The program began in 2008. Two certificate programs, one in Preservation Research and one […]
ĢƵ is proud to announce its President’s List for the Fall 2020 semester. The following full-time students earned a 4.0 grade point average, placing them on the President’s List. Ahoskie: Brittany Drew Denton: Amy Gillimore Elm City: Parker Hobgood, Leah Mowen Farmville: Ke’niya Peterson Franklinton: Clinton Whitfield Halifax: Miyah Pittman Lumberton: Carolyn Hunt […]
Samanthia Phillips, dean of students at ĢƵ, recently completed the Chief Student Development Administrative Leadership Academy. A 10-month program, the academy focused on numerous topics, including serving students, continuous improvement, communications, higher education legal issues, and resource management. Phillips has been dean of students at ĢƵ since 2013 and an ĢƵ employee since […]
