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Evolution of Gospel Music Is Subject Of Lecture at VGCC on March 30

March 17, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Dr. Jerma Jackson, a historian and expert on gospel music, will give a lecture on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium in Building 2 on Vance-Granville Community College’s main campus in Henderson. The lecture is free and open to the public. Dr. Jackson is a professor of history at UNC-Chapel Hill and … Read More

10-Week Beginner Machine Quilting Class Begins at Franklin Campus on March 29

March 16, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Beginner quilting classes at the Franklin County Campus of Vance-Granville Community College that ended in February were so successful the college has scheduled a new one to begin March 29. Veteran quilting instructor Debbie Powell will teach the day class on Machine Piecing and Quilting at the Franklin Campus on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg. … Read More

VGCC Students, Staff Help UNC-TV Raise Funds During Festival 2006

March 9, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
What do Elvis Presley, the Grand Old Opry and Vance-Granville Community College students and staff have in common? They were all on hand Saturday afternoon, March 4, to help UNC-TV raise operating funds during its “Festival 2006.” Eight students and six staff members, including President Randy Parker, manned the phones for about four hours during … Read More

Vance-Granville Community College invites you to its Technology Fair

March 6, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
The event is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28th from 9:00 am – Noon and from 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm in the VGCC Civic Center on the main campus in Henderson. Faculty members and students from the Computer Information Technology, Information Systems Security, Networking Technology, and Web Technologies curricula along with leading technology related businesses … Read More

New Oxford Industry Hopes for Exposure At VGCC’s Annual Career Day InApril

March 3, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Dill Air Controls Products is relatively new to this area, and its operations manager believes participation in Vance-Granville Community College’s Career Day will be a good opportunity to introduce the company to the community. Career Day 2006 will be held for Vance-Granville students from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, April 5, in the Civic … Read More

SCHOLARSHIP UPGRADE

March 2, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Progress Energy has donated an additional $9,000 to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund to upgrade the power company’s Academic Achievement Award scholarship to a Presidential Merit Award. On March 1, Martha Thompson, second from left, Progress Energy manager of community relations, and Hilda Pinnix-Ragland, second from right, presented the funds to VGCC President Randy … Read More

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

February 26, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Sustainable Agriculture is a type of growing which is ecologically sound, economically viable and socially responsible. The first Occupational Extension course in Sustainable Agriculture will be held on Tuesday starting April 4, from 7 – 9 pm. Topics include marketing farm products, organic food production and sustainable farm practices. The course will cost $50. People … Read More

VGCC Gets Grant for Bioprocess Lab

February 22, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
The State Board of Community Colleges has awarded a $210,998 grant to Vance-Granville Community College for the purchase of equipment for a Bioprocess Technology laboratory. The lab, which is being developed on VGCC’s main campus in Vance County, will provide practical training for second-year students in the college’s Bioprocess Technology two-year, Associate Degree curriculum program. … Read More

VGCC Student Web Email

February 18, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
In an ongoing effort to provide our students access to technology services, Vance-Granville Community College has implemented student web-based email accounts in our support infrastructure. The email accounts are web based in nature so students can access them from any location capable of Internet access. The email accounts will be used by the college for … Read More

VGCC To Host Series of Events Celebrating Black History Month

February 7, 2006 | by VGCC Staff
Artwork, speakers and Step dancing will be featured in a series of events Vance-Granville Community College is hosting during February in celebration of Black History Month. An exhibit of art by local African-American artists is on display in Building 7 on the main campus of VGCC. The art will remain on display in the second … Read More