VGCC Seeks Vance County Input At Long-Range Planning Session

Vance-Granville Community College is inviting Vance County residents to participate in a Strategic Initiatives Forum to help form a long-range plan for the college.

The session will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Monday, April 25, in the Civic Center on Vance-Granville’s main campus. A box lunch will be provided at the beginning of the session.

In issuing the invitation, VGCC President Randy Parker said the college needs community input concerning the economic, social, cultural and educational needs of Vance County and ways in which the college can incorporate these needs into its educational mission.

The Vance County meeting is the fourth of similar sessions to be held in all four of the counties served by Vance-Granville Community College. Previous sessions were held in Warren, Franklin and Granville counties.

“Input received in these sessions will help determine how Vance-Granville can meet the needs as defined in each community,” Parker said. “This input will be part of VGCC’s Strategic Initiatives as we develop a strategic plan for the college’s future to prepare our communities for the new knowledge-based and global economy and marketplace.”

“New skills and knowledge are required to prepare a better trained workforce, and VGCC must provide the leadership to meet these needs,” Parker added.

While participants have lunch, President Parker and Roxanne Fleming, VGCC Director of Institutional Effectiveness, will make brief presentations. Participants will then break out into small groups to discuss specific topics and brainstorm solutions. Everyone will then return as a group to review the information that will become components of the college’s long-range plan.

Persons who are able to participate in this important planning session should call April Perkinson at 738-3290 by Monday, April 18, to reserve a place.