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PVCC student artists unveiled their work at the opening of the Annual Student Exhibition on April 24. The event coincided with PVCC’s Seventh Annual Chocolate Chow Down, preparations for which had Professor Beryl Solla in Dickinson’s small catering kitchen as early as nine a.m. The exhibit features the work of many PVCC students, and the […]
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Piedmont Virginia Community College has announced its speaker for the 2015 commencement ceremony. Anne Holton, Virginia’s Secretary of Education, will be the honored guest for PVCC’s 42nd commencement at John Paul Jones Arena on Thursday, May 14 at 6 p.m. Anne Holton is an esteemed member of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s administration. Holton graduated from the […]
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Worn on our sleeves, or hidden away, A secret place where our hopes and dreams lay. Highlight to view the answer: Heart A promise, a token, a circle unbroken, A symbol of love that need not be spoken. Highlight to view the answer: Ring Entrancing Arctic filigree, Made on a scale too small […]
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Our days are filled with a variety of things that we see and do. Some of these things in everyday life contain interesting facts about their origins and uses. ATM pins were originally intended to have six digit codes, but have four because that’s how many the inventor’s wife said she could remember—Source: www.bbc.com A […]
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Creating a club sounds like a great deal of work. Good thing this is one instance where one might think the process is harder than it really is. In a short, five-minute talk with Steve McNerney, I found out just how easy it is to start a club at PVCC. If you have some ideas […]
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Starting this afternoon, students can enter The Forum’s photo scavenger hunt. These groundhogs are going to pop up all over campus. When you see one, take a selfie with it and share it with The Forum on social media or by email to enter to win one of 3 XL chocolate bars. Each picture with […]
Continue ReadingHelp us select next year’s One Book! Click here to read about the One Book Candidates and Vote on your Choice! The One Book Candidates for Fall 2015-2016 are: Rocket Boys (October Sky), by Homer Hickam The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot Additional information about […]
Continue ReadingThis year, the QEP and the One Book Project teamed up to sponsor the fifth annual Student Essay Writing Contest. The theme of the contest aligned with Liz Murray’s book Breaking Night, and the prompt was “Describe obstacles that you have overcome in your life in order to get an education.” A six-person panel, […]
Continue ReadingCharlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College kicks off its Spring 2015 Fine Arts and Performance line-up with a Free Movie Friday screening of the mystery thriller Gone Girl on Friday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Stage Theatre of the V. Earl Dickinson Building. Popular with critics and audiences alike, Gone […]
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Charlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College opens two new gallery exhibits with a reception on Friday, Jan. 23, from 5-7 p.m. in the PVCC Gallery. A Necessary Fiction features paintings by Michael Fitts and sculptural assemblages by Kim Boggs. Summer of Loveis a group show including works by Leslie Wilkes, Michael Miller, Sheila Metcalf-Tobin […]
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