VGCC students visit RHA patients
A group of students from Vance-Granville Community College conducted a Valentine’s-themed community service project in February at RHA Health Services in Creedmoor.
VGCC Radiography and Human Services Technology (HST) students handed out valentines and gifts to the patients, staff and administrators at RHA. “The patients were very receptive and appreciative to receive the gifts,” according to VGCC Radiography Clinical Coordinator/instructor Stacey Soles. The VGCC Radiography Club invited Human Services students who wished to participate in the community service activity to join them. Both degree programs are based at VGCC’s South Campus between Creedmoor and Butner. Sharon O’Geary, instructor of Human Services Technology, also went with the group, and said she plans to start an “HST Club” that would participate in service projects and attend regional and national Human Services conferences.
RHA Health Services is a multi-state company providing a comprehensive network of support services for people with intellectual, physical and developmental disabilities and those with mental health needs or substance use challenges.
The two-year Radiography degree program prepares graduates to be radiographers, skilled health care professionals who use radiation to produce images of the human body. For more information on Radiography, contact Dean of Health Sciences Angela Thomas at (252) 738-3397.
The HST curriculum program prepares students for entry-level positions in institutions and agencies which provide social, community, and educational services. VGCC offers a general HST track, a Substance Abuse track, and a Gerontology track. For more information on HST, contact Tracy Wallace at (252) 738-3519.
Above: From left, in front, VGCC Radiography Clinical Coordinator Stacey Soles, Radiography students Madalyne Woods of Henderson, Brittany Chandler of Roxboro, Chelsea Flaxcomb of Kittrell, Mary Currin of Oxford, Kaitlyn Sumner of Hurdle Mills (Radiography Club Treasurer), Jamisha Twitty of Warrenton (Radiography Club President), Kelsey Hight of Henderson, Brooke Storer of Creedmoor, Kara Reese of Henderson, James Lea of Timberlake, Human Services Technology (HST) students Feliciana Hernandez of Henderson and Caitlyn Bowling of Franklinton, and Radiography students Sabrina Johnson of Louisburg and Marlene Bailey of Creedmoor, with HST instructor Sharon O’Geary; from left, in back, Radiography students Morgan Keith of Stem, Anna Tilley of Creedmoor, Kristel DeHart of Oxford, Jennifer Rhodes of Youngsville, Jonathan Liddane of Oxford, HST student Sonya Barnes of Henderson, Radiography students Taylor Davis of Youngsville and Mary Beth Brewer of Durham, HST student Angela Powell of Warrenton, Radiography student Trevor Houston of Durham; not visible is HST student Melissa Jackson of Oxford.
