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Federal Work-Study is a program offered by PVCC as well as many other schools nationwide, such as UVA and Virginia Tech. It’s an opportunity for students to work part-time on campus or at a non-profit to make extra money in order to pay for everyday life expenses or tuition. Work-Study is a federal need-based program. […]
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A small group of students congregated in an unused classroom on Wednesday, April 17, to discuss some basic yet important factors of entering the job market: networking and negotiating a salary. Job and Internship Coordinator Gigi Davis led a talk in which she urged students to network and make friends in their prospective industries. The […]
Continue ReadingRichard Hollis, staff writer For any student from PVCC, whether they are straight out of high school or they are trying to go back to school to earn their education, finding a job can be difficult task. Finding a career that they will enjoy could be next to impossible without the right resources and contacts. […]
Continue ReadingLate in the night on Wednesday, Oct. 5, my iPhone started buzzing furiously on my desk. I took my eyes off my iMac and looked at the smaller Apple device now showing over a dozen new messages; the news I saw came so hard and swift that for a moment I contemplated whether I would […]
Continue ReadingPiedmont Virginia Community College’s Department of Engineering has been accomplishing the goal set before them five years ago. That goal has been to increase student awareness about the engineering program. With the help of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant awarded to PVCC the department has held events, presentations and summer programs to get students […]
Continue ReadingTo quote Jackie Treehorn from the Coen brothers’ cult classic, “The Big Lebowski,” “The way of the future, Dude, one hundred percent electronic!” This quote, although out of context, rings with a pitch of legitimacy as jobs, businesses and society continue their exodus into the technological age. The Commonwealth is home to many advancing businesses; […]
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