Month: March 2017
Piedmont Profile: Silvia Dowell
Silvia Dowell is the Scholarship & Alumni Association Coordinator for Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). She has deep roots in the Charlottesville area. Her family has lived in Albemarle County for 14 consecutive generations. A graduate of Western Albemarle High School, Dowell attended PVCC and earned her bachelor’s degree from Longwood University. She majored in […]
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PVCC’s Nursing Peer Mentorship
Charles Stish, staff writer Among the various degree programs available at PVCC, nursing is considered one of the most rigorous with 67 credits minimum for an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree. To fulfill the requirements of the degree program, nursing students are expected to take general college courses, courses specific to the nursing […]
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PVCC Alumni Winter Celebration
As an alumni of PVCC, you are entitled to special privileges that few take advantage of. The Annual Alumni Winter Celebration was held in the Bolick Student Center the night of Jan. 21 until 11 p.m. The local band, Cheap Whiskey, played a variety of music appealing to many tastes while welcoming requests. An assortment […]
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Virginia21: The Voice of a Generation
Charles Stish, staff writer During this time of political and economic strife for our country’s higher education system, millennial college students may find themselves wondering if there is anyone in our political system that advocates and works to create benefits for them in the education system. Virginia21 is a group of those certain individuals. “We’re […]
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International Student: Waqas Al Mulhim
At the age of six, two years after the Iraq war began, a young boy fled his home in Baghdad, the capital of the Republic of Iraq. PVCC student Waqas Al Mulhim and his family settled in Jordan twice for a total of seven years. In between these years, the family spent a year in […]
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Review: The Nook
Shawn Stevenson, staff writer The Nook, a breakfast and lunch diner has everything to offer from friendly smiles, great customer hospitality and the best bacon around Charlottesville, The Nook has made its mark in our community. Starting in 1951, this traditional family-owned restaurant has great food at even better prices. The Nook continues to welcome […]
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Forth Friday Improv at PVCC
Sean Gill, staff writer Every fourth Friday from 6-8 p.m., a plethora of high spirits can be found at the Maxwell Theatre (Black Box) in the Dickinson Building at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). This collection of laughter and entertainment comes from the Fourth Fridays Improv series. “Learn to think fast, improve focus and listening […]
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G.O.A.L. Program Loans 30 Laptops
During the fall semester 2016 at PVCC, the library introduced the G.O.A.L. program which allowed 30 students who meet financial aid requirements to use laptops for their homework outside of school. Students who qualify have to be enrolled in at least six credits, including one face-to-face class on the main campus. Another deciding factor […]
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A Refugee Finds His Home
For as long as he can remember, current PVCC student Ahmed Al Srya, 26, was a refugee. He went from being a Palestinian refugee growing up in Iraq to finally arriving in Charlottesville on July 7, 2010, at the age of 19. He officially took his Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of […]
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