Congratulations to Sarah d’Empaire, Nursing instructor at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ, who received the 2019 Educator of the Year Award from the North Carolina Associate Degree Nursing Council. The award was presented during the council’s Spring Conference held in April. NCADN Council membership is open to all nursing faculty in associate degree nursing programs in North […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’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 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ 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 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ team, […]
Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group and a native of Tarboro, will give the keynote address during Commencement at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ on Friday, May 10. Commencement begins at 7 p.m. and will be held in Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus. For those unable to attend, a link […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Foundation friends gathered at the Tarboro home of Billy and Margaret Anne Wooten recently for Springtide 2019. The annual recognition event honors donors who contribute $250 or more to the Foundation to support student scholarships. From left are Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ President Dr. Greg McLeod, Eddie Stocks, Susan Boyette, Carnell Lamm, and David Boyette. […]
Eighth graders from Edwards, Nash Central, Parker, Red Oak, Rocky Mount, and Southern Nash middle schools and Tar River Academy toured the Lamm Building on the Rocky Mount campus of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ recently through Communities in Schools. Students participated in interactive demonstrations and learned about various career pathways offered at the College. Shown is […]
A local non-profit and industry recently partnered with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ to equip College and Career Readiness (CCR) students with skills in manufacturing. The College’s CCR program (formerly known as Basic Skills), Rocky Mount OIC, and ABB in Pinetops merged resources to offer students with barriers to employment an eight-week Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing course. […]
Sixteen law enforcement officers completed Crisis Intervention Team training held April 1-5 at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. Agencies represented included the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Police Department, Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, and Wilson Police Department. EastPointe in Rocky Mount facilitated the class.
Despite soggy weather on Saturday morning, thirty-eight Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ 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. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ President Dr. Greg McLeod (middle back) was among the volunteers. Thirty-six bags of trash and recyclables were collected by […]
Summer fun begins soon at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ! Registration is under way for Camp College 2019, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s summer camp program for kids. About twenty summer camps are being planned for elementary, middle, and high school students ages six to eighteen. Some camps are two-hour events, others are half-day camps, and a number of camps last […]
