VGCC Seeks Warren Community Input At Long-Range Planning Session

Vance-Granville Community College is inviting Warren 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 12 noon to 2 p.m. in the seminar room of the new classroom Building 4 at the Warren County Campus on Ridgeway Street in Warrenton on Wednesday, Feb. 23. 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 Warren County and ways in which the college can incorporate these needs into its educational mission.

The Warren County meeting will be the first of similar sessions to be held in all four of the counties – Warren, Vance, Granville and Franklin – served by Vance-Granville Community College. “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,” the president said.

“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 Veronica Young, Director of the Warren County Campus, at (252) 257-1900 to reserve a place.