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Adult Student Life Club Karen Riordan, Staff Writer Are you a PVCC student who is 25 years or older? Then check out PVCC’s newest club – Adult Student Life Club. This club focuses on providing engagement opportunities for adult students to address the challenges they may face. If you are an adult who has enrolled […]
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Imagine the mixture of curiosity and apprehension you feel as you see an open book with illustrations literally popping from its pages. Attached to it is a note. Your heart quickens with excitement as you realize it is the work of a generous gifted artist who leaves it for its finder to cherish, with one […]
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On behalf of your Student Government Association, I would like to welcome each of you for the Fall semester. For those who do not know me personally, my name is Camron Perry. I serve as the president of the Student Government association here at Piedmont. Our Executive board and Student Government are always working hard […]
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In today’s world of selfie-sticks and 24/7 access to social media, it is hard to imagine a person who has interacted with millions of lives yet only has a few pictures of her own. That it took between five and six decades for her to gain noticeable recognition for her enormous contributions to science and […]
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(Charlottesville, Va.) – Two students at Piedmont Virginia Community College have been selected as Valley Proteins Fellows for 2015-2016. Student recipients included Patrick Fritz, of Fishersville, and Fintan Horan, of Charlottesville. Fritz and Horan are two of only nine Virginia community college students selected for this prestigious scholarship program, administered by the Virginia Foundation for […]
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SSC 210 – Women in Society. It will consider the role gender plays in America. Because the course covers three disciplines (English, Sociology, and Political Science) students will read about and discuss various issues related to gender and politics, the social construction of gender, and women as writers of their own literature. The course transfers […]
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After flowing down a waterfall of steps, I sat in anticipation. The Piedmont Virginia Community College Facility Music Recital was about to begin on the V. Earl Dickinson Building’s main stage. Previously postponed due to inclement weather, it was held March 29, a sunny Sunday afternoon. Marco Escobar, PVCC’s violin, viola and cello instructor, was […]
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Building upon strengths and overcoming fears were among the topics discussed at the introductory event Lean In PVCC for staff and faculty members on April 9. Based on Sheryl Sanburg’s book Lean In, the group is intended for those interested in developing leadership skills and reaching their full potential. A feeling of acceptance and openness […]
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Ground and water contamination by chemicals, plastics that do not biodegrade causing death of sea animals and birds, and dwindling water resources were among the troubling conditions recently discussed in PVCC’s Environmental Biology class. Thousands of waterways all over the U.S. have been affected, requiring expensive, large scale clean-up efforts. Some sites are so massive […]
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Throbbing pain, overflowing soap bubbles, a cuddled infant, a sling for an injured shoulder. These were some of the scenes portrayed by the talented troupe of 16 actors of Once is not Enough to a full house in the Maxwell Black Box Theatre Friday, April 3. As the actors introduced themselves in pairs to the […]
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