Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Two of the most important details when it comes to writing a story are the setting and the background. An author always needs inspiration for what they write, like a life-changing experience. This coming December, the PVCC Theater Program will feature a show originated by a fascinating source: Virginia inmates. They are the inspiration for […]
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On Thursday, Nov. 10, the Bolick Student Center was packed with information tables for the Education and Resource Fair. Tables were filled with the free swag typical of professional fairs, as well as with eye-catching, department-specific attractions. The Engineering table stood out with an elaborate model bridge, and the Diagnostic Medical Sonography table with a […]
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It’s election season, and a group of PVCC students and faculty work tirelessly to help get out the vote on campus. Assistant Professor of Political Science Connie Jorgensen is the director of the Quality Enhancement Plan, also known as the civic engagement program. Civic engagement on campus has only grown since she began directing it. […]
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To the common observer, student or otherwise, administrative celebrations may appear mundane. Similar to how one may dismiss community college as a whole, administrative events are seldom viewed as moving or constructive. PVCC subverts both these dismissals. In attending the 50th anniversary celebration, held Tuesday Sept. 27 in the Bolick Student Center, I was treated […]
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Balkees Rekik was recently awarded the 2022 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship. She is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) members who was awarded this scholarship. PTK is an international honor society, and it is only one of the various activities that Rekik participates in outside of the classroom. Rekik moved to Charlottesville from […]
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The G.O.A.L. (Granting Opportunities and Laptops) program is offered by PVCC to aid students throughout the semester by allowing them to borrow a laptop from the college. The program is run by the staff in the PVCC library, located in the main building on campus near the bookstore where you can visit during school hours […]
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PVCC’s sixth and latest president, Dr. Jean Runyon, is bringing more than 25 years of previous education experience to PVCC and shared her enthusiasm about her arrival in an interview. This is not Runyon’s first time serving at a community college; her passion for higher education itself was communicated when she said, “Community college is […]
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PVCC’s tagline is “Opportunity. Access. Excellence.” To meet the college’s goal, the Student Success Office aims to assist PVCC students by working with them to figure out their needs and types of services required to help with their personal and academic goals. To reach a student’s definition of success, PVCC’s Director of Student Success Office, […]
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This past Friday, Sept. 23, PVCC invited the public to view the most recent art gallery opening, The Fall Line Retrospective. The opening was hosted by the PVCC visual arts department and took place in the North Gallery of the V. Earl Dickinson building at the south end of the campus. The exhibition highlights the […]
Continue ReadingOn Sept. 25, 1972, PVCC opened classes to students. To commemorate 50 years of educating students, PVCC will be hosting many events over the next week and throughout the semester. PVCC has two events planned to celebrate on Sept. 27 and 28. On Sept. 27, PVCC will be hosting the Golden 50th Birthday Celebration in […]
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