Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
As the Spring 2022 semester came to a close, the staff held an awards ceremony at the Dickinson Theatre for students recognized for various achievements. Awards were given to students for academic proficiency in varying subjects, as well as students who had excelled in school clubs.
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Flying in Place: Liberating Voices From Virginia’s Prisons is a performance layered with delicate balancing acts. On Dec. 2, 3, and 4, it brought the writings of Virginia inmates onto the stage of PVCC’s theater. These writings are accompanied by shifting lights, dream-like music, and interpretive dance. In any performance, keeping all the parts working […]
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On Saturday, Dec. 3, PVCC’s Pottery Club lined tables with their handcrafted pieces of pottery. Every piece was one of a kind, offering dishware for everyone in the Dickinson Building this past weekend at the PVCC’s Pottery Club Sale. This sale lasted 9-11 a.m. and allowed PVCC students and anyone in the local community to […]
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PVCC will host its annual Let There Be Light exhibition on Friday, Dec. 9, showcasing light-centered installations and performances. With the trails of light illuminating the campus, visitors will explore artwork surrounding the V. Earl Dickinson Building while enjoying complimentary hot chocolate or cider. During the darkest and coldest period of the year, Let There […]
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PVCC’s climate-oriented one book program campus events came to a close on Friday, Nov. 18 with a photo gallery opening titled “Our Changing Climate: A Visual Chronicle Opening Night,” curated by photographer Michael Snyder. The event was held from 5-7 p.m. in the Dickinson building and featured a select few submissions from Snyder’s many photography […]
Continue ReadingIn a community like PVCC, interpersonal communication and contact in the various clubs, activities, and organizations are qualities that are often a result of the close, friendly nature of the campus. A college based in a community will tend to have tight knit groups within. This quality was found in researching and interviewing a number […]
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In support of election day, on Nov. 7, Assistant Professor of Political Science Connie Jorgensen and civic engagement internship students held a pizza and sugar cookie lunch party in the Bolick Student Center. The sugar cookies spelled “USA” in red and blue frosting with a miniature United States flag on each. Pouncer the Panther also […]
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On Thursday, Nov. 17 at noon, representatives from the Albemarle County Police Department and the U.S. Secret Service conducted a criminal justice career panel at PVCC. The event was organized by Trisha Kipps, program coordinator and assistant professor of police science & administration of justice, in collaboration with the PVCC’s career services managers, André Luck […]
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Next semester, PVCC will offer a new literature class, English 225 Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas. The class is being taught by the Professor of English Dr. Nicole Oechslin. “This is an updated version of my all-time favorite literature course,” she said. “There is a specific theme. It focuses on non-western cultures and postcolonial ideas […]
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On Nov. 2, Geshe Lobsang Nyendak, chief editor of the Collected Works of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, came to PVCC to talk about Buddhist concepts of identity. This presentation was made possible by Danzing Thomson, PVCC’s adjunct professor of Eastern Religion, who reached out to Nyendak and invited him to campus. The presentation took […]
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