Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s student honor society won thirteen awards at the recent Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Regional Convention. Three students and Advisor Tamara Frank-Pourvady represented Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s chapter, Alpha Omega Nu, at the annual convention held March 9-11 in Myrtle Beach, SC. At this conference, chapters and individuals are recognized for their hard work throughout the […]
More than 150 job seekers attended Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s annual Job Fair on March 16. Shown from left are Tiffany Applewhite, Paris Savage, and Bridgestone representatives Lakesha Alston and Zack Doyle. Forty employers, including representatives from manufacturing, health care, and public safety, were on the lookout for qualified applicants at the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Job […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ hosted its annual Global Education Spring Symposium on the Rocky Mount campus March 15-16. Norris Tolson, CEO and president of Carolinas Gateway Partnership, gave the keynote address on global trade. He focused on cultural issues that arise in conducting business with foreign companies and the role of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ in attracting industry to […]
When Myia Jones signed up for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s new guitar-making class at North Edgecombe High School, she was looking for something easy to fill a free period. But what the seventeen-year-old senior got was so much more than an underwater basket-weaving course. “I’m not a good math person, but we can work at our […]
The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ patient simulation team recently led a demonstration for the Young Ladies Empowerment Series at Rocky Mount Middle School. Audience members ranged from elementary school age to young adults. The demonstrations featured a cardiac arrest demonstration and a conversation with one of the high tech manikins. The group also did a Google […]
In February, the Human Services Technology Club at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ provided needed items to My Sister’s House in honor of Black History Month. From left are Carlene White of My Sister’s House and club members Paulette Clark-Daniels, Hattie Bullock, and Jerome Dail. My Sister’s House provides services to women, children, and families who are […]
New York Theatre Ballet will make its sixth appearance in Tarboro on Thursday, March 22, bringing a program of mixed repertoire. NYTB is the final show of six shows in the thirteenth season of the Edgecombe Performance Series. NYTB has performed in the series annually for the past five years. Works this year include Jerome […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ celebrated Black History Month on both campuses this week. On Tuesday, February 27, local community activist JKelly Walker provided the keynote address to an audience on the Rocky Mount campus. On Wednesday, February 28, Jessie Hinton, retired colonel, US Army, gave the keynote address at the Tarboro campus celebration. Both speakers spoke […]
Physics teachers from across the state will converge on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ March 9-10 for the spring meeting of the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers. About fifty physics educators from high schools, two-year colleges, and universities across the state are expected to attend. As part of the event, a NASA […]
Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 15. At 3 p.m., Norris Tolson, CEO and president of Carolinas Gateway Partnership, will give the keynote address during the Global Education Spring Symposium at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ. Scheduled for Thursday-Friday, March 15-16, the symposium will be held on the College’s Rocky Mount campus. The theme of the two-day […]
