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Black History Celebration

Posted on April 8, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Barry Saunders of the Raleigh News & Observer talks about his experiences as a newspaper columnist during his remarks at a Black History Month program March 26 in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center.         Mary Williams pours her heart, soul and voice into Gospel number during the Black History Month program … Read More

Career Day

Posted on April 8, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Bill Jasper of Cal-Maine Foods of Louisburg explains egg processing done by his company to Air Force Staff Sgt. Mick Purdy. Cal-Maine was one of the 70 companies or agencies represented at Vance-Granville Community College’s Career Day April 2, while Purdy was recruiting for the Air Force, along with recruiters from all branches of the … Read More

Cultural Fair Entertains, Educates

Posted on April 8, 2003 by VGCC Staff
  Jonathan Baptist, a Business Administration student, donned a sombrero to share information with Vance-Granville Community College students and members of the community attending the Cultural Fair March 26 in the Civic Center.  Lyubov Karcha, left, came to the United States in 2001 from Ukraine and is currently a student at VGCC. When she arrived … Read More

Non-Violence Workshop Held for SNCAE Students

Posted on April 1, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Students in the Early Childhood Associate/Teacher Associate programs have a chapter of the Student North Carolina Association of Educators that is affiliated with the largest teacher organization in the world. Frequently, NCAE representatives conduct workshops for the VGCC students, and on November 19-20, 2002, two of them conducted Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training for VGCC’s future … Read More

Cultural Fair Entertains All At Civic Center

Posted on April 1, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Students and the general public crowded the Civic Center March 26 for the annual Vance-Granville Community College Cultural Fair. This year’s fair featured booths or representation from about 15 countries, including Afghanistan, China, Costa Rica, Haiti, Ireland, Kenya, South Korea, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, the Phillipines, Sierra Leone, Trinidad, Ukraine and Vietnam. Natives of these lands, … Read More

Ambassador Spotlight On Lynsay Allen

Posted on April 1, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Meet Lynsay Allen, native of Belfast, Northern England. Lynsay currently lives in Franklinton and is a radiography student. Already equipped with a B.A. Honors Degree, Allen found it difficult to find work in her field of study and decided to enroll in Vance-Granville Community College to pursue a degree she was interested, and which offered … Read More

‘Wedding Planner’ Coming To VGCC C.E. Classroom

Posted on March 26, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Do you have a wedding coming up? Do you have to plan an anniversary or big birthday party? If so, you’ll want to check out the Wedding and Special Events Planning class beginning April 15 at Vance-Granville Community College. Dorothy “Dot” Overby of Kittrell, who has 36 years experience in planning, coordinating, consulting and directing … Read More

Cultural Fair Program

Posted on March 25, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Cultural Fair 2003 Performances: 9:00 am –  Opening Remarks by Michael Abramowitz – Emcee 9:05 am –  Daycare students 3, 4 & 5 year olds led by Denise Gill, Kathy Hughes & Deborah Harris 9:30 am –  West African Fashions 10:00 am – Los Hermanos Gomez-Mexican quartet with guitar  10:30 am – Dabney Elementary School … Read More

VGCC Invites Public To Cultural Fair, Black History Month Program March 26

Posted on March 20, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Two different, but related events, of interest to the community will be held in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center on Wednesday, March 26. The annual Vance-Granville Community College Cultural Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and a Black History Month program featuring Raleigh News & Observer columnist Barry Saunders will … Read More

VGCC Trustees Approve Increased Requests From Counties For 2003-2004 Operating Funds

Posted on March 20, 2003 by VGCC Staff
TheVance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to request increased current expense funding and hold the line on its capital outlay requests for the upcoming 2003-2004 fiscal year. The vote took place Monday, March 17, at the trustees’ bi-monthly meeting.  A total of $1,780,942 will be requested of Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren … Read More