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Charlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College presents a Comedy Writing Workshop with writer and promoter Ty Cooper Friday, Oct. 24, from 1-4 p.m. on the Main Stage of the V. Earl Dickinson Building. The workshop is free and open to everyone who wants to add more humor into life. Using clips from television […]
Continue ReadingCharlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College’s student Theatre Club (Masquers) hosts Fourth Fridays Improv Friday, Oct. 24, from 6-8 p.m. in the Maxwell Theatre (Black Box) in the V. Earl Dickinson Building. This free workshop series explores the art of theatrical improvisation in its many forms. No experience is required. Using a series […]
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Charlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College’s Dance Master Class series continues on Saturday, Oct. 25, from noon until 2 p.m. with a belly dance class taught by Joy Rayman. The class is suitable for dancers with all levels of experience. Rayman will introduce her unique blend of belly dance, which includes elements of […]
Continue ReadingSpring 2015 Advance Registration for Current Student begins Monday, October 27! Enroll through your MyPVCC account!
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The Muslim Students Association had a fundraiser earlier this month. Manjia Azizi and Alaha Abdul were applying hennas to PVCC students. Getting henna applied seemed very technical, but it was so amazing how they come up with original art just off the top of their heads. Mine was done free hand, but they had a […]
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Piedmont Virginia Community College is hosting a variety of events inspired by Liz Murray’s memoir Breaking Night. If you have missed the buzz surrounding Murray’s book, then here is a quick run-down: Breaking Night is the true story of a young woman from a broken home. Throughout the story, Murray describes her experiences with her […]
Continue ReadingPiedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is adding new classes to the Spring 2013 Workforce Services class schedule starting in January in the new state-of-the-art teaching kitchen at the Jefferson Center. The new culinary classes explore a variety of topics from making chocolates and pastries to Mediterannean and Asian Cuisine. PVCC’s Workforce Services had partnered up […]
Continue ReadingPVCC is on its way to achieving the VCCS goals for 2015 through a “six-year strategic plan.” According to the VCCS website, VCCS is focusing on five categories to help achieve its goals: access, affordability, student success, workforce services and resources. Because PVCC is part of VCCS, PVCC has its own plan to help VCCS […]
Continue ReadingThe new 2013 spring semester will bring a change to PVCC and give students a better chance of learning about the role women play in politics. Connie Jorgensen, a political science professor, will teach a new class called “Women in Politics.” Jorgensen had several reasons motivating her to teach the class. “If you look at […]
Continue ReadingPiedmont Virginia Community College’s Student Government Association (SGA) was awarded the third place prize for the Student Team/Innovations Service Awards at this year’s VCCS Student Leadership Conference in Roanoke, Va. Held during the last weekend of Oct., the three-day conference brought together leaders from community colleges statewide to share ideas and discuss the progress of proposals, programs […]
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