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Registered PVCC students with an interest in dance, music, theater or the arts are in luck. Every semester, a pair of student arts voucher is available to all current PVCC students. Although this is a great opportunity for students, some are not aware of the student voucher program. Mary Jane King and Kay Bethea were […]
Continue ReadingFor anyone looking to add a little magic into his or her life, the Jason Bishop Show is coming to the V. Earl Dickinson Building at Piedmont Virginia Community College on Friday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. International award-winning illusionist Jason Bishop is well-known for being the only magician in the United States to perform […]
Continue ReadingFor students looking for more to the community college experience, Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Office of Student Activities at Piedmont Virginia Community College will hold the Annual Fall Welcome Back Social and Club Day on campus. Over 40 clubs will be available all day in the Bolick Student Center to inform new students and possibly […]
Continue ReadingPiedmont Virginia Community College has always taken pride in having a well maintained campus. To further this, the college plans to renovate the portico outside the north entrance, and eventually the south entrance, too. Plans for the north portico’s refurbishments have been in talks since last spring and are expected to be approved later this […]
Continue ReadingHiking though the jungle, meeting local people and spending leisure time aboard a cruise ship are all part of the three-credit Humanities 241 course, “Introduction to Latin American Culture and Civilization,” offered at Piedmont Virginia Community College this winter, which includes a trip through the Amazon River. The adventure will begin on Dec. 22 in […]
Continue ReadingAs an institution of higher learning, PVCC is always looking for ways to enhance the college experience for its student body, faculty and staff. This was one of the driving forces behind the idea to bring First Run Café and Catering to the PVCC campus. Owned and Operated by Willford and Lisa Williams, First Run […]
Continue ReadingFans of short films and mountain sports will have something new to look forward to when Shenandoah National Park Trust brings the “Radical Reels Tour” to the Dickinson Theater on Sept. 15. “Radical Reels” is an extension of the Banff Mountain Film Festival that was brought to Dickinson last year. “There was such enthusiasm from […]
Continue ReadingThis year’s vegetable crop from the community garden may be its best yet with the collaboration of the Horticulture Club and some of this semester’s SciTE, the college’s science, engineering and technology scholarship, recipients. Besides majoring in science, engineering or computer science, the SciTE applicants must possess a 3.5 GPA in his or her major, […]
Continue Reading“CSI Charlottesville,” “TV Production,” “Saving Lives” and “Game Design” are just a small number of week-long academies being offered this year at PVCC to 6th through 10th grade students at the Summer Career Academies. The day camp program was started for rising middle and high school students by the Piedmont Futures department from Workforce Services. […]
Continue ReadingWith the expansion and new equipment that has been provided, usage has increased and fitness is a hot topic. No matter how one desires to exercise, PVCC’s new and improved fitness center can help. “The fitness center allows one to work on selector zed machines for weight training as well as free weights,” said Assistant […]
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