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VGCC Dedicates New Building At Franklin County Campus

Posted on April 27, 2006 by VGCC Staff
The newest classroom building has been in use at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus since January. The college officially dedicated the building in ceremonies April 26. Franklin County and college officials participated in the dedication, which was attended by state Rep. Lucy Allen of Louisburg and others from the county. David Brooks, vice chair … Read More

VGCC Plans Microsoft Office Class In Summer at Computer Center

Posted on April 26, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a “Computer Skills for the Workforce” class this summer on the main campus in Vance County. The class, which features Microsoft Office 2003 programs, will begin May 22 and run through June 30 from Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to noon, in the Computer Center of Building 7. This class will help … Read More

Record 101 Inducted into Honors Society At Vance-Granville Community College

Posted on April 26, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted 101 students into the international honorary society of two year colleges on April 18. This was the largest group ever inducted since the Alpha Sigma Chi chapter began at Vance-Granville. All full-time students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa have a grade-point average of at least 3.5 … Read More

Conversational Spanish Class Offered At VGCC’s Franklin County Campus

Posted on April 25, 2006 by VGCC Staff
To help area people communicate with the rapidly-growing Hispanic population, Vance-Granville Community College will offer a conversational Spanish class at its Franklin County Campus. The 10-week, 30-hour course will be held on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. in Room F-105 at the campus on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg. Classes will begin on May … Read More

VGCC Instructor Publishes 2nd Book As Resource for Teachers of Young

Posted on April 19, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Many people feel they can write a book. A Vance-Granville Community College instructor has proven she has not only one, but several books inside her, and two of them have been published in a six-month period. Jennifer Johnson, program head and instructor for the Early Childhood Associate program at Vance-Granville Community College, had her second … Read More

NCPeople

Posted on April 19, 2006 by VGCC Staff
The following was published in the Henderson Daily Dispatch on April 19: Watkins Broadcast Moved Up One Week The UNC-TV broadcast of “North Carolina People” featuring Embassy Square Foundation chairman Sam Watkins will be shown a week earlier than originally planned, according to an announcement from the show’s producer. Dr. William Friday’s interview of Watkins, … Read More

VGCC Plans Dedication Ceremony For New Franklin Campus Building

Posted on April 18, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will formally dedicate its newest classroom building at the Franklin County Campus in ceremonies beginning at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26. Classroom Building 5 was completed at the end of 2005, and classes began in the facility in January at the beginning of Spring Semester 2006. The two-story, 17,000 square-foot building … Read More

N.C. State Dean Counsels VGCC On Recruitment of Minority Students

Posted on April 18, 2006 by VGCC Staff
An assistant dean of the N.C. State University Engineering School shared ideas for recruiting and retention of minority students with Vance-Granville Community College faculty and staff April 12. Dr. Tony L. Mitchell, assistant dean of Engineering Student Services, director of Minority Engineering Services and associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NCSU, conducted a … Read More

Franklin Campus Student Takes First In VGCC Cosmetology Competition

Posted on April 13, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Serenia Lester of Warrenton, a Cosmetology student at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus, took first place in the annual Hair Styling competition held April 10 at VGCC’s Civic Center. Yu’londa Mathews of Youngsville was the model for Lester’s winning hair style. Sixteen students from all four of Vance-Granville’s campuses, in addition to students in … Read More

Got Debts? Free VGCC Seminar Can Help You Clear the Slate

Posted on April 12, 2006 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will sponsor a free seminar, “Debt Free Living,” on Tuesday, May 2. The seminar will run from 6 to 9 p.m. in Building 7, Room 7107, on VGCC’s main campus in Vance County. Instructor George Millsaps will show participants how to eliminate all their debts, credit cards, student loans, … Read More