Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
On March 27 and 28, the Student Veteran Organization (SVO) at Piedmont Virginia Community College held a drive to send care packages to service men and women overseas. SVO collected items for the packages through collection boxes in the Bolick Center, and the organization also accepted cash donations for the postage. “The packages that have […]
Continue ReadingThe Youth Mentorship Club (YMC) is bringing the Battle of the Bands to Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) once again. The Battle of the Bands is one of the YMC’s fundraising events for organizations that work with kids in the Charlottesville community. This year, the YMC will be donating 100 percent of the proceeds from the Battle of the Bands to help the I Have a Dream […]
Continue ReadingThe Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) Fitness Club is looking to wake up the student body’s outlook on health and fitness. Club member Jacob Harned said, “The Fitness Club’s mission is to educate the student body about techniques used to maintain healthy nutrition and fitness in order to help them stay healthy, even with the busy life of a college student.” The club aims to get more PVCC students to care about their health […]
Continue ReadingOn March 9, 2012 President Barack Obama signed bill H.R. 347, the Federal Restricted Building and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, into law. H.R. 347 is a modification of the Senate bill S. 1794, which restricts people from entering or blocking public areas that are closed off by Secret Service while a person under their […]
Continue ReadingOn Feb. 28, Governor Bob McDonnell’s “Opportunity to Learn” agenda was signed into legislation and will affect Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). Each school in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) must submit an agreement to the Glenn DuBois, chancellor of the VCCS, and to Patricia I. Wright, superintendent of public instruction. These contracts will outline […]
Continue ReadingOn March 7, a fire broke out behind Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC)’s V. Earl Dickinson Building. No one was hurt in the blaze that torched a PVCC Building and Grounds, John Deere Gator utility vehicle and nearby storage shed. Fire investigators for Albemarle County have traced the cause of the fire back to a […]
Continue ReadingEvery other Monday at 12:20 p.m. an intriguing group of people gets together to discuss various political issues. Piedmont Virginia Community College’s Political Club meets in room M161 in the hopes of sharing political ideas and opinions. “Every week we choose a different issue, sit around the table and discuss it,” said Connie Jorgensen, government […]
Continue ReadingWorkforce Services at Piedmont Virginia Community College will hold its first annual “Healthy, Well-thy and Wise” Wellness Fair on Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the PVCC Stultz Center. The fair will include presentations and workshops on over nine areas of wellness, including physical, mental, legal and financial wellness. Divided into […]
Continue ReadingSix 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 […]
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