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Martin Luther King, Jr., Scholars Sought

Posted on January 5, 2004 by VGCC Staff
The Martin Luther King, Jr., Scholars Program is a unique summer internship experience at the U.S. Department of Education, established in commemoration of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his contributions to civil and human rights in America. Selected students will be designated as Martin Luther King, Jr., Scholars and will receive temporary … Read More

VGCC History Society Expands Studies Into Community

Posted on January 5, 2004 by VGCC Staff
The VGCC History Society is a small group of students who try to expand their classroom history studies into community interests and action. Current society officers are, front, Ashley Boone, vice president, and Eric Rousse, president, and back, from left, Quesha Henderson and Rachel Garner, board members, Michael Garner, treasurer, and Pablo Saez, secretary. Joshua … Read More

VGCC Criminal Justice Club Officers Selected

Posted on January 5, 2004 by VGCC Staff
Officers selected by the Criminal Justice Club to lead the organization during the 2003-2004 school year are, from left: Vickie Hunt, parliamentarian; Latoya Taylor, president; Lance Harlow, auxiliary officer; Ashley Haskins, vice president; and Melanie Bonini, secretary. The club fed needy families at Thanksgiving and picks up trash on Poplar Creek Road as part of … Read More

VGCC Vocational Programs Students Collect Food For Area Families

Posted on January 5, 2004 by VGCC Staff
The VGCC Vocational programs collected food for families in need, and Keith Tunstall, advisor to the Vocational Council, said the daytime welding class’ efforts were “really outstanding.” The above photo shows more than 2,700 food items that were collected. Antonio Perry, Welding’s representative to the Vocational Council, said he appreciated the efforts and contributions of … Read More

VGCC Reschedules Nursing Assistant Day Class At Franklin County Campus

Posted on January 3, 2004 by VGCC Staff
A daytime class to train Nursing Assistant I’s at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus has been rescheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 18. Classes will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday, beginning Jan. 18 and running until March 17 at the campus on N.C. 56 west of Louisburg. Upon completion of the … Read More

The Science Guy

Posted on January 2, 2004 by VGCC Staff
By AL WHELESS, Daily Dispatch Writer There are actually two Wright Flyers on display in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., if you ask Jim Tart. One of them, a small plane built by Orville and Wilbur Wright, successfully sparked aviation when it was launched in Kitty Hawk, N.C. in 1903. The other, a Scout … Read More

Second Presidential Merit Scholarship Established By Revlon

Posted on December 19, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Bill Conover, left, of Revlon Inc., presents $12,000 to Vance-Granville Community College President Robert A. Miller to endow the second Revlon Presidential Merit Award Scholarship at the college. A deserving student will receive $1,000 each year from the new scholarship, beginning in the fall of 2004. Oxford-based Revlon has been a long-time supporter of the … Read More

VGCC Gives People REAL Opportunity To Prepare To Run Own Businesses

Posted on December 17, 2003 by VGCC Staff
For people who have dreamed of starting a business and have an idea but don’t know how to get started, Vance-Granville Community College has the REAL deal for you. Vance-Granville’s Small Business Center is sponsoring a REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) class to prepare persons for self-employment. The REAL class will meet on Monday … Read More

VGCC Automotive Students Earn National Certification

Posted on December 17, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Three students in the day Automotive Systems Technology program and two in the evening program at Vance-Granville Community College have earned certification from the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). Vance-Granville’s Automotive Systems Technology program earned NATEF certification 2 ½ years ago, which indicates the program meets national standards for training. Students who complete the … Read More

Eight Certified Officers Graduate VGCC Fall Basic Law Enforcement Class

Posted on December 15, 2003 by VGCC Staff
The real survivors are not on a popular TV show. They are the seven men and one woman who graduated Dec. 11 from Vance-Granville Community College Basic Law Enforcement Training Class No. 76. Tony Pendergrass, coordinator of law enforcement training at VGCC, told the crowd of family, friends and co-workers gathered in the Civic Center … Read More