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Six members of Piedmont Virginia Community College’s Game Development Club (GDC) spent the school year gearing up for the Information Technology Game Programming Competition at Radford University March 16 and 17. The annual contest, open to Virginia high school and community college students, requires each team to write and create a program using any programming […]
Continue ReadingTo help parents combat the hefty costs of sending their children to college, Governor Bob McDonnell added a proposal to his “ Opportunity to Learn” education agenda. Announced Jan. 9, proposition HB1184 would expand Virginia’s dual enrollment program. The current dual enrollment program offered in Virginia high schools allows junior and senior students to take […]
Continue ReadingThe Student Government Association (SGA) at Piedmont Virginia Community College will hold its annual Casino Night on March 30 from 7 to 11 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are invited to the masquerade-themed event, which will take place in the Bolick Student Center. “This is the big event we’re looking forward to right now,” said […]
Continue ReadingAs another Virginia community college joins the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), some former student-athletes on the grounds of Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) find themselves asking the question, “Where are PVCC’s school teams?” If other community colleges are capable of having intercollegiate sports teams, then why does PVCC fail to have them? The answer is simple: money and equality. PVCC is one of 23 schools in the Virginia […]
Continue ReadingThe halls of the main building, Kluge-Moses and Dickinson hum with activity as students at Piedmont Virginia Community College acclimate to busy spring schedules. This semester, however, many students are setting their sights on the building at the bottom of the hill. PVCC’s Workforce Services, located in the Stultz Center for Business and Development, is offering 46 new opportunities for students this spring. These courses and programs come as […]
Continue ReadingFor those interested in making a positive impact on an elementary school student’s education, the Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA) has partnered with Piedmont Futures for the third consecutive year to offer the Friends in School Helping (FISH) program. The FISH program enables students, faculty and staff at Piedmont Virginia Community College to tutor […]
Continue ReadingAs 2012 begins, students at Piedmont Virginia Community College will have a chance to socialize and learn about the extracurricular clubs PVCC offers. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, PVCC will be holding the Annual Spring Welcome Back Social and Club Day. Tables for each participating club will be set up in the Bolick Student Center and […]
Continue ReadingJohn Lubbock, a 19th century banker and early supporter of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection, once said, “We may sit in our library and yet, be in all quarters of the earth.” The Betty Sue Jessup Library at Piedmont Virginia Community College is working to make this quote ring true, both inside and outside the […]
Continue ReadingAs the semester winds down, the Piedmont Virginia Community College dance program has been hard at work to bring its annual fall performance to the Main Stage of the V. Earl Dickinson Building. This season’s recital, entitled “Dancescapes,” features ten original, diverse pieces choreographed by PVCC student and faculty members of the dance program. The […]
Continue ReadingFans of live music will have something to look forward to at Piedmont Virginia Community College when the radio station 106.1 FM The Corner hosts this year’s “The Corner Lounge LIVE!,” featuring local acts Grey Matter and the Eli Cook Band. The show will include live performances and interviews with the bands hosted by 106.1’s […]
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