Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville’s farmers markets have been a center for sharing produce and have become an integral outlet in our community, connecting people from all over the area through shared interests and a love of fresh food. One such person who has been touched by this community is Shelly Hitchens, a retired 61-year-old Charlottesville native. Hitchens is […]
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PVCC’s sixth and latest president, Dr. Jean Runyon, is bringing more than 25 years of previous education experience to PVCC and shared her enthusiasm about her arrival in an interview. This is not Runyon’s first time serving at a community college; her passion for higher education itself was communicated when she said, “Community college is […]
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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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The Monticello Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) meets every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The young cadets aged 12 through 18 are preparing to fall into formation before they start the meeting. A sense of professionalism and pride can be seen in the faces of the young men and women as […]
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Adult Student Life Club The mission of the PVCC Adult Student Life Club is to provide support and engagement opportunities that appeal to PVCC adult students. The PVCC Adult Student Life Club provides a forum for adult students to meet as peers, plan activities and gain resources meaningful to their life goals. The PVCC Adult […]
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Adjunct instructors Fenella Belle and Stacey Evans displayed collaborative work Feb. 5 at McGuffey Art Center. The monthly “First Fridays” in downtown Charlottesville was busy, with hundreds of visitors at a time. According to Belle, around 1,000 people visited the exhibit throughout the night. “It is hard to say, but I did have to buy […]
Continue ReadingPiedmont Virginia Community College’s Volunteer Club hosted their second annual Halloween Community Kids’ Night on Friday, Oct. 19 in the Dickinson Building. “Our goal for this event was to provide a fun event for the children in the community and bring awareness of PVCC’s ambition to play an active part in our community,” said Volunteer […]
Continue ReadingPhi Theta Kappa (PTK), Piedmont Virginia Community College’s honor society, kicks into gear with a new president as they look toward a more productive year. On Sept. 19, the society will hold its first meeting in room M248. The PVCC chapter spent last year planning and developing rules. This year, “we plan to become really […]
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