Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Jessica Adkins, assistant editor PVCC has been given the honorable award from Victory Media of being rated No. 1 in Military Friendly schools amongst small community colleges for the 2019-20 school year. Military students make up approximately 10 percent of PVCC’s enrollment. PVCC’s Military and Veterans Adviser Jacquelyn Fisher said in a press release, “We […]
Continue ReadingSamantha Aldridge, staff writer The PVCC honors program is an immersive program that prepares its students for transfer and overall educational gains. Honors Program Coordinator Ann Marie Plunkett said, “The most important thing to note about the honors program is that it provides interactive, smaller size classrooms for like-minded students.” The program allows students to […]
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Deadra Miller, online editor On Feb. 26, students milled about the Bolick Student Center perusing the tables featuring services available to PVCC students. PVCC’s mascot Pouncer prowled through the crowd with pizza boxes encouraging students to check out all the booths. David Lerman, director of student success and retention, with the help of the other […]
Continue ReadingDeadra Miller, online editor Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has agreements with local VCCS(Virginia Community College System) schools that help turn Virginia’s offenders into productive citizens. Currently nine PVCC faculty members go to Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (FCCW) and Buckingham Correctional Centers (BKCC) to teach classes towards an Associate General Studies Degree. Dr. Todd […]
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Deadra Miller, online editor Feb. 16 through 17, Professor of Art Tom Clarkson sponsored a pottery workshop at PVCC. Potter Tom Bauman of Indiana came for two days to give tips on how he glazes and makes his pottery. Bauman started off the workshop with some history about how he started his work in pottery. […]
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Rachel Lemley, staff writer Over 500 children in Virginia Foster Care age out of the system and face challenges like living on their own without support from any family. The Great Expectations program takes on these problems and attempts to help students find academic success and employment in enjoyable, family-sustaining environments. The Great Expectations Program […]
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Callan Shore, assistant editor Most students know that Frank Friedman is the president of PVCC, but they may not know that he has been leading the college for 20 years and juggles many other responsibilities as well. As a result of his hard work and the 42 years he has spent in community colleges, the […]
Continue ReadingDeadra Miller, online editor While I was growing up, I was more involved with my hands-on creativity than reading and making my own imaginative reality. I was not the smartest student in school. Being in five different school districts throughout my formative years of school was not helpful. I put my focus into my music […]
Continue ReadingDeadra Miller, online editor Silvia Dowell, the scholarship & alumni association coordinator at PVCC states, “The scholarship application process closes March 1.” Dowell is in charge of posting and coordinating over 150 scholarships that are available to PVCC students. A grand total of $365,343 in scholarships was given away last calendar year to students. Scholarships […]
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Callan Shore, assistant editor The community of PVCC does not end in Charlottesville because PVCC offers experiences all around the world. One of those experiences is the exchange program with Otto Krause, a secondary school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Each year for over 25 years the Blue Ridge Rotary Club has funded a PVCC student […]
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