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Sheriff Encourages VGCC Students

Vance County Sheriff Peter White was the guest speaker at the 2007-2008 kick-off event for Vance-Granville Community College’s Male Mentoring Program on Oct. 24 at the college’s main campus. The “Men-on-a-Mission” Male Mentoring Program, also called M2, is designed to assist first-year ethnically diverse students in acquiring the confidence, resources and skills needed to succeed  Read More

VGCC revs up Motorcycle Safety program

Vance-Granville Community College’s new Motorcycle Safety program will begin soon, with classes offered on three different weekends at the college’s main campus in Vance County. The 22-hour motorcycle safety course will be offered over three consecutive days (Friday through Sunday): Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, Dec. 7 – 9 or Dec. 14 – 16. Each  Read More

VGCC Students Board the Bio-Bus

Vance-Granville Community College students in the Bioprocess Technology program got the chance to learn in the nation’s only mobile laboratory designed to offer biotechnology-related training: the NC BioNetwork’s Mobile Laboratory – also called the BioNetworkBus – when it visited the main campus on Oct. 4. VGCC Bioprocess Technology program head Christine Klahn’s students conducted procedures  Read More

New VGCC Class Helps People Use Computers to find Jobs

There is more to finding, getting or creating a meaningful, long-term and well-paying job than simply filling out an application or sending in a generic resume. A new Vance-Granville Community College class, “Introduction to Computers for Job Seekers,” will teach area residents how to use the Internet, e-mail, and Microsoft Word to help them prepare  Read More

VGCC Information Systems Security Students Attend Security Conference

Four Information Systems Security students from Vance-Granville Community College attended the Triangle-area “InfoSeCon,” the third annual information security conference organized by the Raleigh Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), on Oct.18 in Cary. Steven Toy, president of the chapter, invited VGCC students Spencer Moorefield of Durham, Lucinda Oakley of Henderson, Mark Shepherd of  Read More

VGCC Basketball Team Splits Two Scrimmages

Vance-Granville Community College’s new men’s basketball team warmed up for its regular season with a pair of scrimmages. In the first, on October 16, the VGCC Vanguards defeated a squad from Kittrell Job Corps Center 82-56. VGCC was led in scoring by Jeremy Lenoir of Raleigh with 28 points, followed by Jayson Brown of Raleigh  Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Day Care Students Learn Fire Safety

Young students at the child day care center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus recently observed Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 7-13). Engineer Dalton West of the Louisburg Fire Department visited the campus on Oct. 9. West discussed basic fire safety with the children, warned them against playing with matches, and showed them his fire  Read More

Public Invited to Autumn Arts Reception at VGCC

Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society will hold a reception for the 32nd Annual Autumn Arts show on Sunday, Oct. 21 from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. in the gallery on the second floor of Building 7 of the college’s main campus in Vance County. The public is invited. Refreshments will be  Read More

NCSU Professor Speaks on Globalization at VGCC

A North Carolina State University professor will speak on globalization and its effects on North Carolina on Oct. 24 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, Dr. Roland  Read More

VGCC Recognizes Six Employees with Annual Honors

At Vance-Granville Community College’s annual fall convocation, President Randy Parker announced several awards to outstanding VGCC employees. Collectively, the honors are known as the Glen Raven Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards. Curtis Tyndall of Henderson, the college’s coordinator of Public Services, was named Staff Member of the Year for 2007, while Psychology program head/instructor  Read More