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What Big Teeth You Have!

Posted on March 7, 2002 by VGCC Staff
Suzanne Cheever, a dental hygienist, demonstrates for 3 year-olds, in the Vance-Granville Community College Day Care Center, the proper way of brushing their teeth. Cheever also recommended foods for good tooth health, showed X-rays of teeth and modeled the uniform she uses when cleaning teeth in the office of her father, Dr. Wilson S. Hoyle … Read More

Biggest Crowds Ever Make Cultural Fair Huge Success

Posted on March 4, 2002 by VGCC Staff
The people came early, and they stayed long. From the opening patriotic numbers by the Day Care Children to the closing song. “This Land Is Your Land,” by faculty and staff members, Vance-Granville Community College’s Cultural Fair on Feb. 28 enjoyed big crowds. This was the 4th annual fair sponsored by the college’s Cultural Enhancement … Read More

VGCC TV Show Features ‘Something New’ In Cyberspace

Posted on March 4, 2002 by VGCC Staff
VGCC’s weekly television show, “ Vance-Granville Today ,” shown on Thursday nights, will unveil something new at Vance-Granville Community College in its next edition. Exciting changes that will affect VGCC’s website are coming soon, and Ken Lewis, VGCC’s director of information technology, will be featured on this week’s show to reveal the changes. The Marketing … Read More

March 15 Scholarship Deadline

Posted on March 4, 2002 by VGCC Staff
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 2002-2003 school year. The scholarships, made possible by the VGCC Endowment Fund, are awarded by a committee of faculty and staff. Students should apply by March 15 … Read More

VGCC Trio Program Considered Priceless

Posted on March 4, 2002 by VGCC Staff
February was National TRIO Month, and Student Support Services observed the occasion with several activities. Student Support Services is one of the programs in TRIO, and since it began at VGCC in 1978, its tutoring and counseling services have been strong factors in the educational success of many students with barriers that frequently hinder academic … Read More

College Transfer Guide Helps You Decide

Posted on March 4, 2002 by VGCC Staff
As the time approaches to apply to four-year institutions, the selection of the right college becomes more important than ever. In an effort to make this task as easy as possible for VGCC ’s College Transfer students, Beth Brockhaus, Student Services counselor, has provided these handy charts so that students may see at a glance … Read More

Ambassador Spotlight Meet Harry Burman

Posted on March 2, 2002 by VGCC Staff
Meet Harry Burman, Networking major at Vance-Granville Community College. Born in Bombay, India, Harry listed his hobbies as computers, fishing, reading and antiques. Harry said that his long-range plans are to join a large company similar to IBM or SAS, with the hope of one day being able to “buy that Mercedes I want to … Read More

Introduction To Italian Culture, Language Offered At VGCC

Posted on February 27, 2002 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer an Introduction to Italian Culture and Language class, beginning on March 11. The classes will run on Mondays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. through May 13. They will be held in Room 6115 on the main campus in Vance County. Dr. Christopher Mussina, a second-generation Italian who has studied the … Read More

VGCC Art Student’s Painting Selected To Hang In Raleigh

Posted on February 27, 2002 by VGCC Staff
Pam Danzer, a student in the Continuing Education art class at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus, has received a singular honor. An oil painting Danzer did of her daughter, Jenny Lynn, has been selected to hang for a year in the Caswell Building, the offices in Raleigh of the North Carolina Community College System. … Read More

First Bloodmobile At South Campus A Big Success

Posted on February 27, 2002 by VGCC Staff
VGCC’s Main Campus has hosted American Red Cross bloodmobiles twice a year for a long time. But the bloodmobile visit to South Campus on Feb. 27 was the first-ever for that location. Vance-Granville’s Ambassadors sponsored the South Campus bloodmobile visit, and from all indications it was a big success. There were 30 people, mostly VGCC … Read More