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VGCC Golf team starts third season

March 10, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College men’s golf team plans to play in at least seven intercollegiate matches or tournaments this spring during the team’s third season. The 2011 season is the second for the team at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) level, having started as a club sport in 2009.   The Vanguards opened … Read More

VGCC Instructor starts Lecture Series talking about the Weather

March 9, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
This winter’s weather served as a teaching tool as Vance-Granville Community College’s Arts and Sciences division kicked off its series of lectures under the umbrella title, “Earth’s Energy and Wave Motion: Harmony and Disharmony in Our Relationship with Nature and with Each Other.” The first lecture, called “Middle Latitude Wave Cyclone, the Jet Stream and … Read More

New VGCC Scholarship will help students with special needs

March 9, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
A Vance-Granville Community College instructor’s experience as a mother and teacher recently led to the creation of a new college scholarship. Frankie Frink, a resident of Raleigh and a developmental English instructor at VGCC’s South Campus in Granville County, and her husband, Michael Frink Sr., have endowed the Matthew Frink Academic Achievement Scholarship in honor … Read More

VGCC to hold first Science Camp for middle schoolers

March 8, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
Area parents now have the opportunity to enroll their children in a new summer activity that promises not only to be fun but also to pique their curiosity about the natural sciences. Vance-Granville Community College’s first Science Camp will be held June 13-17 on the college’s main campus in Henderson. Young people preparing to enter … Read More

VGCC goes red for Heart Month

March 3, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
In recognition of February as American Heart Month, the Vance-Granville Community College Nursing department and the college’s chapter of the National Student Nurses Association encouraged all students, faculty and staff members at the college to wear red on Feb. 7. Faculty, staff and students at Granville Early College High School , a partnership between VGCC … Read More

Culinary and musical arts featured at VGCC-Chamber event

March 2, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
Cuisine prepared by Vance-Granville Community College students and music performed by students and members of the community were the highlights of the first “Business & Music After Hours” event, presented by VGCC, the Chamber of Commerce of Warren County and the Lake Gaston Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center. Local residents and business leaders attended … Read More

N.C. Crime Control Secretary speaks at VGCC Franklin Campus Black History celebration

March 2, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
A state cabinet secretary’s reflections on unity and understanding were among highlights of the Black History Month celebration at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus on Feb. 24.   Bobbie Jo May, the dean of the Franklin County Campus , welcomed students, faculty, and staff to the event, saying that it was a chance “to … Read More

VGCC lecture series will make “waves”

February 25, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer an informative lecture series that highlights the variety of expertise found among the college’s faculty members. Four instructors from VGCC’s Arts and Sciences division will make presentations during March and April, all related to the theme, “Earth’s Energy and Wave Motion: Harmony and Disharmony in Our Relationship with Nature and … Read More

Cozart shines in tough season for VGCC basketball squad

February 25, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team has struggled in the 2010-2011 season, starting with some close losses and a tough schedule that includes nationally-ranked powerhouses such as Davidson County Community College, Guilford Technical Community College and Louisburg College. A recent loss to Lenoir Community College brought VGCC’s season record to 2-16. But VGCC … Read More

Scholarship will honor pair of VGCC educators

February 22, 2011 | by VGCC Staff
A new Vance-Granville Community College scholarship will carry on the legacy of a husband and wife who both made key contributions to the college in its first two decades. The Julian and Elsie Gray Pernell Academic Achievement Scholarship honors Mr. Pernell, who was the college’s original program head of Light Construction (today called Carpentry ) … Read More