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VGCC Seeks Granville County Input At Long-Range Planning Session

Posted on April 11, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College is inviting Granville 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 noon to 2 p.m. in the cafeteria at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford on Tuesday, April 19. The cafeteria is located adjacent to … Read More

Annual VGCC Cosmetology Competition Winners

Posted on April 5, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Cosmetology students at Vance-Granville Community College engage in hair-styling competition each year in several categories. In the Evening Elegance category, the 2005 winner on April 4 was Latoya Keith, a student at the Franklin County Campus, who created “Bird of Paradise” on model Anitra Cooke. They are pictured in the center. At left is second … Read More

VGCC Honors 18 College Transfer Scholars; Childhood Assistant Instructor Gets Award

Posted on April 5, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Named as College Transfer Scholars at Vance-Granville Community College’s convocation April 29 were, front row, from left: Steven A. Darnell, Andrew L. Frier, Karen Marie Guerrette, Kyra Christina Ferruccio, Tyler A. Stull and Kathryn Ann Terry; and back row, from left: Steven M. Clayton, Beverly Loving Byrd, Vincent E. MacIsaac, Timothy J. TenBroek, Brandy Nicole … Read More

VGCC Trustees Approve $2.2 M 05-06 Budget For County Support

Posted on March 29, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Board of Trustees approved 2005-2006 County Capital Outlay and Current Expense budgets totaling $2,216,775 to operate the college’s four campuses. The trustees passed the budget at their bi-monthly meeting March 21, contingent upon approval by the commissioners of the four counties served by VGCC – Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren. Current expense … Read More

Former Granville Schools Superintendent Named To Vance-Granville Board Of Trustees

Posted on March 29, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Gov. Mike Easley has appointed Dr. G. Thomas Houlihan as a member of the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees. Houlihan became a member of the board on March 8, replacing John K. Nelms, who had served Vance-Granville more than 30 years as a representative from Granville County. Houlihan, who lives in Oxford, is currently … Read More

VGCC Students, Faculty, Staff Volunteer At UNC-TV ‘Festival’

Posted on March 24, 2005 by VGCC Staff
A contingent of 13 people from Vance-Granville Community College answered phones and took pledges Feb. 28 during UNC-TV’s annual “Festival” fund-raising drive. Led by President Randy Parker, the VGCC volunteers included students, faculty and staff members. They manned the phones three hours at the UNC-TV studios in Research Triangle Park during the afternoon children’s programming. … Read More

N.C. State Professor To Discuss State, Local Economy At VGCC

Posted on March 22, 2005 by VGCC Staff
An instructor, writer and researcher on North Carolina economics will present a lecture at Vance-Granville Community College on April 5. Dr. Michael J. Walden, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at N.C. State University, will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, in the auditorium on VGCC’s … Read More

Kerr Lake Art Society Photo Show Planned At VGCC April 16-22

Posted on March 18, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Here’s your chance to show off those pretty, unique pictures you have been taking, and maybe win some money, too. The Kerr Lake Art Society and Vance-Granville Community College will sponsor a photography show at the VGCC Civic Center April 16-22. The show is open to anyone who would like to exhibit. Categories for prizes … Read More

VGCC Seminar On April 7 Focuses On Women’s Self-Esteem, Motivation

Posted on March 18, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will sponsor a free seminar, “Self-Esteem and Motivation for Women,” on Thursday, April 7. Denise Ryan of Raleigh, who is described as “a motivational speaker who has re-energized hundreds of women,” will conduct the seminar in Room 7107 of Building 7 on the main campus in Vance County. The … Read More

VGCC Helps Prepare High School Auto Students For National Competition

Posted on March 18, 2005 by VGCC Staff
Northern Vance High School seniors Phillip Brewer and J.C. Poythress III took first place in early March in the Fourth Annual North Carolina Automotive Technology Competition. Their victory earned them a trip to New York City to compete in the national competition March 28-31. Vance-Granville Community College is helping the high school students prepare for … Read More