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Sophia Keniston, SGA president The SGA will be hosting two large events to finish out the Fall semester. From Monday, Nov. 26 to Dec. 7, we will be hosting a Shoe Box Drive to collect numerous types of gifts for children at Ronald McDonald House. This list includes items such as shoe boxes to pack […]
Continue ReadingRyan Foresman, staff writer The PVCC Town Hall meeting occurred Nov. 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It was run by PVCC’s Student Government Association. Sophia Keniston, president of SGA, oversaw the town hall. It covered a wide array of topics that affect students. Security, buildings and grounds, and class diversity as well as […]
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The PVCC SGA is having a fantastic year so far. In September 2018, they went on their annual team-building retreat to Boar’s Head Resort in Charlottesville. There, they elected student representatives to college-wide committees as well as new executive members, who are as follows: Vice-President: Letiticia Davis Secretary: Jan Newcomb Director of Student Voice: Jacob […]
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Deadra Miller, online editor On the Friday before Halloween, SGA hosts PVCC’s annual Casino Night. This year’s theme was Shaken Not Stirred, James Bond movies. Those who came to casino night dressed as James Bond characters received extra play money to use for gambling. Blackjack, roulette, and poker were the most popular games played. There […]
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Deadra Miller, staff writer On Aug.29, PVCC welcomed new and returning students for the Fall 2018 semester. The band Full Plate played a set of oldies but goodies out on the patio Subway provided sandwiches and The Korner supplied cookies. Staff got to learn about the new students and have conversations with their former students […]
Continue ReadingThe SGA will be holding a spirit week Oct. 22-25, leading up to Casino Night on October 26. This weekend, we will be going on our annual retreat in order to meet the new members and develop our plans for the semester. Sometime soon we’ll be deciding on a community service project in order to […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingIn addition, SGA members will be available Monday, August 20 – Wednesday, August 23, in the Bolick Center to help guide new students to their classes and answer any questions they might have. The SGA is also currently recruiting new members. Students can either fill out our application, or become the SGA representative of a […]
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Madison Weikle, staff writer The PVCC Student Success Office in collaboration with the SGA hosted the Pet Away Stress event from April 23-25, 2018. The event kicked off with free food and coloring pages in the student center and ended outside with stress-ball making and socializing with Marley Urban, a local therapy dog. “Marley […]
Continue ReadingIn April, we successfully held the annual Spring Fling in the Bolick center. We had a great turnout, and people loved all of the free food, live music, and had fun riding the mechanical bull. We held our elections for new SGA officers! Congratulations to President Sophia Keniston, Vice-President Joel Gibbons, Director of Events Alexander […]
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