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Sponsors Hope To Strike Gold, Silver At Expo ’99

Posted on March 23, 1999 by VGCC Staff
Why would a business that is not generally thought of as “local” spend the extra money to become a Gold Sponsor for Expo ’99? At least one – Wake Electric Membership Corp. – is looking to the future and thinks association with the event on May 20 at Vance-Granville Community College will help position it … Read More

Women’s History Lecture At VGCC Focuses On Henderson-Born Educator

Posted on March 17, 1999 by VGCC Staff
Click here for historical data: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/chb/chb.htm Charlotte Hawkins Brown (shown at right at age 35, ca. 1918) is recognized as one of the pioneers of educational opportunity for African-Americans. She was born in Henderson Vance-Granville Community College wants area people to know more about this important American figure and invites the public to attend a … Read More

VGCC, GLT Present Shakespeare

Posted on March 17, 1999 by VGCC Staff
For an entertaining and cultural night out, make plans now to attend William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Oxford City Hall auditorium. To be presented jointly by VGCC and the Granville Little Theater, the play is scheduled on Friday and Saturday, March 19-20 and March 26-27, beginning at 8 p.m. Jerome Johnson, VGCC’s theater … Read More

VGCC Proposes $19M 1999-2000 Budget, Learns Construction Ahead Of Schedule

Posted on March 16, 1999 by VGCC Staff
VGCC BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING: MARCH 15, 1999 NEW TRUSTEE – In the photograph at right, Superior Court Judge Henry W. Hight Jr. administers the oath of office to Marion J. Church of Henderson as a member of the Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees on Monday, March 15. The Vance County Board of Commissioners … Read More

Art Class Students To Hold Winter Show In Civic Center

Posted on March 14, 1999 by VGCC Staff
Students in Lelia Brigham’s Tuesday morning art class at Vance-Granville Community College will hold a Winter Art Show March 2-16 in the college’s Civic Center. Fourteen women and men from Vance, Granville and Franklin counties and from two counties in southern Virginia are preparing art works to depict cultural aspects of their heritage for the … Read More

An Official Welcome

Posted on March 9, 1999 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College officially welcomed Robert A. Miller as president with a luncheon March 9 attended by members of the college Board of Trustees, Endowment Fund Corporation Board of Directors, and college faculty and staff. In the picture above, Phyllis “Button” Brady, VGCC Instructor of the Year, welcomes members of the three groups to the … Read More

VGCC Offers Floral Arranging Course

Posted on March 5, 1999 by VGCC Staff
Need tips on how to better utilize all your fresh spring flowers? Vance-Granville Community College has just the course for you.| Henderson florist Tommy Thompson will instruct a class on Floral Arrangements for seven weeks, beginning March 17, on VGCC’s main campus. Classes will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. in Room 5230. Participants … Read More

Portrait Painting Class Begins This Month At VGCC

Posted on March 3, 1999 by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will offer another portrait-painting class, beginning March 16, on the main campus. Sessions of three hours each will be held beginning March 16 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. for 10 weeks in Room 5230. Leslie Hall Johnson of Oxford will again teach the portrait class. Johnson said that portrait painting has the … Read More

Wilson Named Vice President; Nelson, Jones Become Deans

Posted on March 1, 1999 by VGCC Staff
Robert A. Miller, VGCC president, has announced the following administrative changes, which went into effect Feb. 1: Fred Wilson, vice president Marsha Nelson, dean of curriculum and Vanessa Jones, dean of student development and advancement services “These appointments will position us for a smooth transition and help guarantee the success of our efforts,” Miller said … Read More

VGCC Instructor Heath Heads State’s Only Community College-Based SNCAE Group

Posted on March 1, 1999 by VGCC Staff
Teacher Associate program head and instructor Jacquelin Heath is in a unique position. Not only is she helping steer young people in the local area into the field of education, but she also heads the only community college-based Student North Carolina Association of Educators (SNCAE) group in the state. Heath officially formed the VGCC SNCAE … Read More