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VGCC’s Owen Completes EMS Management Institute

May 19, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
Randy Owen, coordinator/instructor of Emergency Medical Services Programs at Vance-Granville Community College, recently graduated from the EMS Management Institute at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. The institute took Owen to Charlotte for fifteen days over a period of approximately six months (between October 2007 and April 2008). In the 2007-2008 class, Owen was the only … Read More

New Community College System President to Speak at VGCC Spring Graduation

May 19, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
Dr. Scott Ralls, the new president of the North Carolina Community College System, will be the principal commencement speaker for Vance-Granville Community College’s spring graduation exercises on Thursday, May 15. Adrian E. Davis of Henderson will serve as the student speaker. More than 400 students are scheduled to receive their degrees and diplomas during ceremonies … Read More

Upcoming Classes at VGCC South Campus Offer Language and Job Skills

May 19, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
Four Vance-Granville Community College classes scheduled to begin in May at the college’s South Campus, located on N.C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner, offer area residents the chance to learn new job and language skills. A Commercial Cleaning course will be held on South Campus, with classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings, from 6 p.m. … Read More

VGCC to hold Benefit Golf Tournament on May 13

May 19, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
Last year, the annual golf tournament to benefit the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund raised approximately $31,500 to provide scholarships to deserving students. This year, college officials hope to surpass that result with the 24th annual tournament, which will be held at the Henderson Country Club on Tuesday, May 13. “This event is always a … Read More

VGCC Students Create Books for Day Care Children

May 19, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
Basic Skills students at Vance-Granville Community College recently became authors as part of their studies. Students in Doris Creech’s class wrote short books for children, which they illustrated either with pictures they drew themselves or with pictures cut out from magazines. On March 5, student-authors Peggy McGohan, Ellen Seward, Marvin Williams, Valeda Glover, Lisa Britt, … Read More

Diplomat to Discuss Africa at VGCC April 16

May 19, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
A veteran diplomat will speak on challenges facing sub-Saharan Africa, and how such issues impact the United States, on April 16 from 11 a.m. until noon at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. VGCC students, staff, faculty and the community are invited to attend the presentation, which is offered free of charge. The guest speaker, … Read More

Art by VGCC Instructor Selected for State Display

May 19, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
Each year, North Carolina Community College System president Martin Lancaster selects artwork submitted by the various schools in the system to display at the Caswell Building (the system’s headquarters) in Raleigh for the next year. This year, a painting called “Boats,” by Vance-Granville Community College art instructor Lelia C. Brigham of Henderson, was selected for … Read More

VGCC Announces New Corporate Campus in Hub

May 19, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
On March 27, the board that governs the Kerr-Tar Hub signed an agreement to partner with the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees to establish a new VGCC corporate campus in the Kerr-Tar Hub. The Kerr-Tar Regional Economic Development Corporation board voted at its March 20 meeting to begin planning with VGCC for a potential … Read More

EXPO 2008 Seeks Sponsors for October Event at VGCC

May 19, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
Businesses and organizations are being sought as Gold Premiere or Silver Premiere sponsors for EXPO 2008, the 19th annual area business exposition, which is scheduled to be held Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. Each year, EXPO provides an opportunity for organizations that do business in Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren … Read More

Henderson Kiwanis Club endows VGCC Scholarship in memory of club member

May 19, 2008 | by VGCC Staff
The Kiwanis Club of Henderson recently made a donation to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund that will create an Academic Achievement scholarship named in memory of Robert J. Turner. Turner was a longtime member of the club, a former club president and Kiwanian of the Year who passed away last year. A World War … Read More