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Carolina Sunrock Will Participate In 25th VGCC Career Day April 2

February 19, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
VGCC Students: For more information on Career Day, click here. When Vance-Granville Community College holds it 25th annual Career Day on April 2, Carolina Sunrock Corp. will be there, represented by a VGCC graduate. Johnny Balmer, human resource manager, will be on hand for Carolina Sunrock, one of about 70-80 businesses, industries and agencies who … Read More

PROGRESS ENERGY SCHOLARSHIP

February 19, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
Martha Thompson, manager of community relations for Progress Energy, presents $6,000 from her company to Vance-Granville Community College President Robert A. Miller to endow an Academic Achievement Scholarship at the college. The interest earned from the donation will provide a $500 scholarship each year to a deserving student at Vance-Granville. The first Progress Energy scholarship … Read More

Twelve Franklin Co. campus students complete CNA

February 19, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
Twelve students at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin Campus completed the Certified Nurses Assistant training program on Jan 31.  In addition, they passed the state CNA competency exam. Shown above, they are, from left, kneeling – Tisha Nicholson of Franklinton and Sherree Kearney of Wake Forest; front row standing – Irma Chavis-Bailey and Linda Oliver, both … Read More

2002-2003 Vocational Representatives Named

February 19, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
VGCC has announced their representatives for the Vocational Council during the 2002-2003 year. Under the guidance of Keith Tunstall, Carpentry program head, and Teresa Hight, Cosmetology instructor, the council has planned a highway cleanup, as well as a food collection for needy persons in the community throughout the school year. Shown from left, Jeffrey Cozart, … Read More

VGCC Offers Activity Coordinator Course

February 13, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
The College Services Division ofVance-Granville Community College will offer a 60-hour Activity Coordinator course to prepare persons to become certified in the activity coordinator profession. Classes will be held at Brantwood Nursing Center in Oxford on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. Classes will begin Tuesday, March 25, and run to May 29. … Read More

Retired USAF Officer, Motivational Speaker To Address VGCC TRIO Day Celebration

February 7, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
Community College will sponsor a TRIO Day celebration Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the college Civic Center. TRIO programs are educational opportunity and outreach programs to assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve academic success. Henderson native Paul Lawrence Vann, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, shown at right, will … Read More

Painting By VGCC Art Student Chosen For Display In Raleigh

February 6, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
A watercolor landscape by a student in personal enrichment art classes at Vance-Granville Community College has been chosen to hang in the offices of the North Carolina Community College System in Raleigh throughout 2003. Laurie Stephens of Oxford painted “Peaceful Pastures” while a member of Lelia Brigham’s Continuing Education art class at VGCC. President Martin … Read More

VGCC Offers Nurse Aide Refresher Course

February 4, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will teach a Nurse Aide Refresher class starting on Feb. 25 at the Main Campus in Vance County. The class will run from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Monday-Thursday in Room 6149, Feb. 25-March 13. This class is for nurse aides who have expired listings within the last four years with the … Read More

Salespeople: Learn To Sell To Tough Customers At Free VGCC Workshop

February 4, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
If you’rein the business of sales, you’ll be interested in a workshop being offered on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Vance-Granville Community College called “Selling to Tough Customers.” Registration for the workshop, to run from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in Room 9209 on the main campus in Vance County, is free. Tim Dannelly of Edenton … Read More

VGCC Graduate To Help Keep Navy Nuclear Vessels Ship-Shape

February 4, 2003 | by VGCC Staff
When nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines enter the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for overhaul or repair, they will find a Vance Granville-Community College graduate ready and able to help make the job go right. Henderson native Danny Mangum Jr. has begun work in the Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department at the shipyard. After six months of … Read More