Educators from across North Carolina traveled to ĢƵ on May 4 to participate in the College’s first student success symposium. Nearly forty community college and higher education professionals attended the No Greater Odds: Student Success Symposium. James McCoy and Charlene Gibson, co-creators and producers of the acclaimed documentary “No Greater Odds,” led professional […]
Students Paulette Clark-Daniels (left) and Teresa Denton were among the ĢƵ Human Services Club members who attended the Enhancing Knowledge and Skills in Adult Mental Health conference held April 26-27 in Greenville. Students earned up to twelve hours of credit and completed their ethics requirements for certification by the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice […]
ĢƵ’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted twenty-five students into its membership during an April 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 Stephanie Fisher, vice president of administrative services […]
ĢƵ students won ten awards, including six first-place honors, at the SkillsUSA North Carolina State Leadership and Skills Conference. The event was held April 18-20 in Greensboro. More than 2,500 students, instructors, industry members, and volunteers were on hand for the largest showcase of career and technical education in the state. Nearly 1,800 […]
ĢƵ administrative professionals were winners at the Annual Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon held March 24. From left are ĢƵ staff members Viola Harris, Brittany Harrelson, Erikka Black, Sharon Greene, Kimyarda Lawson, Patricia Pryor (kneeling), Kevin Lynch, and Kienesha Ebron. The event was sponsored by the ĢƵ Small Business Center, the Tarboro Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce, […]
Lynwood Roberson, who has more than 20 years of experience leading nonprofit organizations, has been named executive director of the ĢƵ Foundation. In his new position, Roberson will develop and direct ĢƵ Foundation events and initiatives, spearhead fund-raising efforts, and collaborate with alumni, business leaders, community members, and other stakeholders to increase and […]
Jim Rose, vice chair of the State Board of Community Colleges, will give the keynote address during Commencement at ĢƵ on Friday, May 11. Commencement begins at 7 p.m. and will be held in Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus. For those unable to attend, live streaming coverage of graduation exercises will be […]
Members of the Radiography Class of 2018 attended the North Carolina Society of Radiologic Technologists Annual Conference in Asheville this week.
ĢƵ and the Rocky Mount Fire Department partnered in March to provide area firefighters with cancer prevention training. Shown are Tyler Jenkins of the RMFD with Mellisa Wheeler, director of disparities and outreach at the Levine Cancer Institute of Atrium Health in Charlotte. Wheeler led the training.
ĢƵ’s Practical Nursing program was recently ranked #6 in the state after receiving a perfect score by a national nursing advocacy organization. The top nine schools on the Practicalnursing.org list received a 100 percent score, and ĢƵ was listed as sixth based on program size. “It’s great,” says Barbara Knopp, program […]
