Archives for September 2019

Andrew Renshaw Selected as Dean of Student Services

September 14, 2019September 14, 2019Deadra Miller

Deadra Miller, online editor Dr. Andrew Renshaw, a UVA Graduate and previous dean of business, mathematics and technologies, is now the new dean of student services at PVCC as of June 1. “Renshaw brings a unique skill set to the Student Services office from his previous experiences in student services and an interim academic dean […]

DATES TO REMEMBER

September 14, 2019September 17, 2019Deadra Miller

— Club Day * — Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Main Building — Smart Start To College * — Sept. 12, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Writing Center Classroom — One Mic Stand * — Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., Dickinson Black Box Theatre — Gallery Exhibition Opening * — Sept. 13, 5-7 p.m., Dickinson Art Gallery […]

Editor’s Note

September 14, 2019September 16, 2022Jessica Adkins

Jessica Adkins, online editor The first year of college can be a very stressful time in one’s life. That was definitely the case for me. I was up to my neck in work and felt like I had no escape. It was not halfway through the semester, and I had already stopped going to classes […]

Finding Your Way with EAB Navigate

September 14, 2019September 14, 2019Veronica Reyes

Veronica Reyes, staff writer PVCC is avidly looking for ways to bring academic success and organization to improve student life. You may have noticed the Navigate Student link on your MyPVCC Dashboard or have already received messages from faculty through EAB Navigate. However, EAB Navigate is so much more than a message board; Navigate is […]

The New Jim Crow that is the new One Book for Fall 2019 Semester

The One Book and The New Jim Crow

September 14, 2019September 14, 2019Cody Clark

Cody Clark, assistant editor Community engagement has always been a top priority for PVCC, and the One Book program does just that. Each spring, students vote for that following fall’s one book. This past spring, students had the choice of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women, and, […]

Palmyra Post Office Dedicated to Fallen Sailor

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019Deadra Miller, online editor

This past spring, on March 23, the Palmyra Post Office was renamed the U.S. Navy Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby Post Office thanks to a bill passed by Rep. Tom Garrett and signed by President Donald Trump on July 24, 2017. On June 17, 2017, Fluvanna native Gunners Mate Seaman Dakota Rigsby was aboard the USS […]

A mother and baby ducks made of Lego bricks beside a lake

LEGO Blocks take over Lewis Ginter

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019Jessica Adkins, online editor

The word LEGO is not something that comes to mind when thinking about a garden. However, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden pulled it off. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of Richmond, Virginia, lies 50 acres of scenic garden views. In these gardens, not only can one find delicate flowers and busy bugs but […]