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VGCC Alumni To Meet, Elect Officers

Posted on January 9, 2003 by VGCC Staff
  Alumni! Tell us about yourself! We are creating a Guestbook! Click here ! The Alumni Association of Vance-Granville Community College will meet in late January to elect officers and to discuss the focus of the association. All alumni of the college and current members of the association are encouraged to attend. The meeting is … Read More

LPN Class Helps Others During Thanksgiving Holiday

Posted on January 9, 2003 by VGCC Staff
The 2002-2003 LPN class has had a busy fall semester. A very diverse group of individuals came together and decided to help their community by putting together a food drive. A box for donations was placed inside the lobby of the nursing faculty and staff, and filled with canned goods and non-perishable food items. These … Read More

Ambassador Spotlight – Stephanie Parrish

Posted on January 9, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Meet Stephanie Parrish, Human Services Technology major from Creedmoor. Stephanie became an Ambassador because she “wanted to get more involved with the students of VGCC.” She says that the instructors and staff are very helpful, and that she does not feel like she is ‘lost in the crowd’. Concentrating in substance abuse counseling, Stephanie speaks … Read More

VGCC Offers Training For Unemployed, Underemployed At Warren Co. Campus

Posted on January 9, 2003 by VGCC Staff
The Workforce Investment Act and Human Resources Development programs at Vance-Granville Community College will offer an intensive office skills training class at its Warren County Campus. The 11-week class will begin Monday, Feb. 17, and run to Thursday, May 1, at the campus on Ridgeway Street in Warrenton. Class hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 … Read More

REVLON STARTS NEW SCHOLARSHIP

Posted on January 8, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Bill Conover, right, vice president of Revlon Inc., presents $12,000 to Vance-Granville Community College President Robert A. Miller to endow a Presidential Merit Award scholarship at the college. A deserving student will receive $1,000 annually, beginning this fall, from the Revlon PMA. A long-time supporter of Vance-Granville, the Oxford-based Revlon had previously endowed three Academic … Read More

March 15 Is Priority Deadline For Scholarships & Financial Aid In 2003-04

Posted on January 8, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Now is the time to be applying for scholarships and be completing financial aid forms for the upcoming academic year. Scholarship applications are available from the Student Services offices in Building 8 and the Financial Aid Office in Building 4 for students who wish to apply for the 2003-2004 school year. The scholarships, made possible … Read More

FINAL INSTALLMENT

Posted on January 6, 2003 by VGCC Staff
Dove, Knight & Whitehurst, Architects, have completed their donation to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund and Scholarship Program, which established a Presidential Scholar Award scholarship at the college. Dan Knight, right, a Norlina native and partner in the Rocky Mount architectural firm, makes the final installment to VGCC President Robert A. Miller. The Presidential … Read More

Dinosaurs In VGCC Day Care Center

Posted on January 1, 2003 by VGCC Staff
WHERE’S DINO? – Representatives of the Museum of Life and Science visited the Vance-Granville Community College Day Care Center Jan. 8 and gave a presentation on dinosaurs to the children there. Above,Mattison Satterwhite and Mary Stewart Mills of Henderson and Jacob Capps of Oxford, left to right, dig into a box of sand, searching for … Read More

VGCC Graduates 13 New Law Officers

Posted on December 20, 2002 by VGCC Staff
Thirteen members of the 74th Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) class at Vance-Granville Community College have completed their training and passed the state examination as certified law enforcement officers. Graduation ceremonies were held for the class Dec. 17 at the college Civic Center. Graduates of Class 74 are Andrew L. Ayscue of Youngsville, Joseph A. … Read More

Third KLAHBA Scholarship Honors Charter Member, First President

Posted on December 20, 2002 by VGCC Staff
The Kerr Lake Area Home Builders Association has started its third Academic Achievement Scholarship at Vance-Granville Community College. This scholarship is named in memory of Carl Lawrence, a general contractor in Granville County who built residential and commercial dwellings for many years until his death in 1982. Lawrence was one of the charter members of … Read More