Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
At PVCC there are many people that work together to make student life comfortable and convenient. One face many students see daily is Bonnie Tomlin’s. For those who do not know Tomlin, she is the fun loving lady that works as the front desk receptionist inside the South entrance of the main building at PVCC. […]
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When I first started attending classes at PVCC in 2019, I was originally part of the Engineering program, so a class like ENG 121 – Introduction to Journalism would not have been something on my radar. After the COVID-19 lockdown, I began reconsidering my career and degree options and decided to switch my major to […]
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Horace Scruggs may be known to students at PVCC as a choir teacher they previously had. He has worked with many public schools in our area, such as: Fluvanna county, Madison county, and Louisa county public schools. Scruggs also worked at PVCC for a few years but has since retired from teaching. In the last […]
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Kristine Swanson, known as Kris to her students, is the assistant professor of French at PVCC. She has brought humor and kindness to the linguistic education of her students since she began teaching at PVCC in 1984. In her classes you will find students singing and playing games in French. Not only can students expect […]
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Art is different for everyone. Fenella Belle, associate professor of art at PVCC, tries to make it accessible for all. She said there are countless ways to take reality and make something unique and beautiful from it. Belle has had art around her for most of her life. Her mother was an artist and art […]
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Most students and faculty are familiar with the steep climb up College Drive to PVCC, the bustling Panther Cafe, and the sites and people that wander around the main campus, but PVCC is not only located there. PVCC has a large community extending across the main campus as well as satellite campuses. These satellite campuses […]
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When I started out at PVCC, the medium of journalism was not even on my radar. Ever since I was a child, I had a deep fascination with storytelling. But back then, my passion had solely lied with fiction. I paid attention to current events and had a keen interest in history, but it took […]
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Colum Leckey, professor of history at PVCC, has always been passionate about the study of the past. From the responsibilities of a Civic Engagement course, the early days of being a professor, and the essence of world history, Leckey’s teaching style has been anything but stagnant. Leckey considers himself to constantly be learning and questioning […]
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I have always loved storytelling. When I was younger, my way of telling stories was with my stuffed animals. Every day, my sibling and I spent hours constructing elaborate stories that took place in The Buddy Kingdom, telling oral stories and acting them out with characters such as Bob the monkey, Becky the camel, Chen-Chen […]
Continue ReadingThis year’s freshmen knew going in that their first semester would be unlike any other they had gone through. Millions of students across the country have had to readjust their styles of learning as they shift their focus from classrooms to computer screens. According to all four students (Sydney Lopez, Jumana Al Mulhim, Temnesera Mekonnen, […]
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