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PVCC offers their students guidance in choosing a career through their Career Services Program located in rooms M129 and M132. At the Career Services office, career counselors help students plan their future in many different ways. The first thing they will do is help their students explore different career paths by narrowing down their interests. […]
Continue ReadingThe PVCC Career Services offers a photo booth to take a business photo to upload to a social network called LinkedIn, which offers students a chance to network with other people or even make a connection for future employment. Job & Internship Coordinator Gigi Davis said LinkedIn is a good way for students to connect […]
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The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA hosts a guided tour every Saturday from 10:30-11:30 a.m., showing their wide collection of acrylic paintings and weaving, as well as a full wall mural done by a visiting artist. However, on Feb. 3, 2020, a special tour was offered, which explored the storage area under the main […]
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Finding art in Charlottesville is an easy task: it is on buildings, inside museums, and beside the roads. Finding an easily accessible tour of one of Charlottesville’s many collections is less straightforward. Hidden behind a rolling, scenic hillside, the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA may not seem like an obvious first choice for a […]
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IX Art Park does not look like a regular park or an art museum. In fact, it’s a repurposed warehouse. The front of the building itself has a concrete patio that was formerly a loading dock. Currently, local artists use the space to create their artwork, which is on display for the public to view […]
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PVCC is continuing to encourage student involvement in government and politics by partnering with the Campus Vote Project to bring the 2020 Virginia Democracy Summit to the campus’s Main Building on Feb. 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Students from all over Virginia will be participating in the event. Last year, the summit was […]
Continue ReadingAs of Jan. 16, 2020, PVCC’s Alpha Epsilon Tau, a chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, has earned five star status for 2019. Associate Professor of Information Technology Bruce Robinson, co-advisor of the club, said, “The advisors would like to thank the college community, especially our college president, Frank Friedman, for their support.” Alpha Epsilon Tau […]
Continue ReadingMany students at PVCC may not realize that there are options pertaining to when their classes start. PVCC offers a variety of classes that start at different points in the semester. This year, PVCC is offering 12-week classes that start Feb. 3, 8-week classes that start March 17, and 4-week classes that start on either […]
Continue ReadingWith the fall semester coming to an end, most students are rushing to get school over with. However, it is important for students to remember to complete their FAFSA. The FAFSA is now open for students to complete for the 2020-2021 school year. The financial aid office, located in M126, is open Monday through Friday, […]
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Compared to many larger schools, PVCC has a small selection of sociology classes, but one of the most interesting is SOC 266, Race and Ethnicity. This class is only taught in the fall semester by Dr. Kim Hoosier, professor of sociology. Dr. Hossier said, “I hope it changes their worldview.” When Dr. Hoosier asked her […]
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