Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charles Stish, staff writer One day a semester the clubs at PVCC come out and present themselves. The clubs set up in the main building with tables, sign-up sheets, and sometimes elaborate displays of flags, banners, poster boards, and bowls of sweet candy, hoping to attract potential members. The attractions work to entice passing students […]
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Adult Student Life Club The mission of the PVCC Adult Student Life Club is to provide support and engagement opportunities that appeal to PVCC adult students. The PVCC Adult Student Life Club provides a forum for adult students to meet as peers, plan activities and gain resources meaningful to their life goals. The PVCC Adult […]
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Clubs and other organizations within Piedmont Virginia Community College afford students opportunities which would not materialize in any other manner. Our school offers more than 40 clubs to choose from, open to part-time and full-time students, and they are free. What a wonderful way to meet other students of similar interests. The club listings in […]
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The crowd in the ballroom erupted into a roar of “Commit!” “Commit!” The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Student Leadership Conference, held in historic Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, was attended by a delegation representing each community college in the state of Virginia. This year’s theme, “The Power of You,” represented the fact that each […]
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The Veterans Celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 11, went as most celebrations do: there was food, drinks and mingling. The event started at 12 p.m. in the North Mall meeting room and lasted several hours. Veterans from PVCC and veterans from the community attended. Jason Corral, the local director for Concerned Vets For America (CVA), gave […]
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Adult Student Life Club Karen Riordan, Staff Writer Are you a PVCC student who is 25 years or older? Then check out PVCC’s newest club – Adult Student Life Club. This club focuses on providing engagement opportunities for adult students to address the challenges they may face. If you are an adult who has enrolled […]
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On Saturday, April 11, members of PVCC’s The Forum participated in the student paper’s first club trip since Dr. Tamara Whyte became the group’s faculty sponsor last semester. The group visited Washington D.C.’s Newseum, which is dedicated to the history, nature, and future of journalism and media. The Newseum featured numerous and varied exhibits both […]
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Every Tuesday in the third floor of the Dickinson Building from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., you can discover the endless joys of playing board games. If you like to spend long hours playing new and exciting board games, the Board Game Club is for you. Some games can be long, and others can be […]
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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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This holiday season, Phi Theta Kappa has partnered with the Salvation Army of Charlottesville to host an Angel Tree on the PVCC campus. Located near the South Entrance, the tree is fully decorated with paper “angel” ornaments, each one devoted to a local child. These cards provide details about the children and their Christmas wishes. […]
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