Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
On March 27, PVCC awarded the Poet Laureate and Visual Arts Luminary awards to the top three finalists in both categories. The award ceremony was held in the Bolick Student Center, during Wednesday afternoon. Students, faculty, and family members were invited to witness the winners accept their certificates, acknowledging their extraordinary talent. Laureates read their […]
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Upon first walking into PVCC, the smell of Chick-fil-A and other various foods filled the air. There was a nice ambiance from the star lighting that the hosts put up. The sounds of ’90s music filled the air from the DJ performing his setlist. Student Life and PTK hosted a night to remember at PVCC […]
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The most recent solar eclipse was on April 8, so PVCC decided it would be a good opportunity to have a viewing party. Over 200 attendees joined together watching the eclipse on the main building’s outdoor patio. Mary-Evelyn Sellars, coordinator of student life and campus engagement, said, “The eclipse party was amazing! Huge success! I […]
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On Friday Feb. 10, recruiters and representatives from over 60 school districts and PK-12 organizations filled the UVA Alumni Hall to start the 2023 UVA Educators’ Expo. The in-person job fair and networking ran from 10 a.m. to noon and candidate interviews ran from noon to 5 p.m. UVA’s Director of Education Career Services Hilary […]
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On Jan. 11, 2023, PVCC faculty and staff, students, and school board members gathered in the North Mall meeting room to commemorate the construction of the new Woodrow W. Bolick Advanced Technology and Student Success Center (ATSSC). The 45,000-square-foot solar-powered building is scheduled for completion in January 2024. Featuring several new hands-on technology labs, including […]
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While other vendors inside Charlottesville’s Dairy Market close up shop for the evening, the Forbes-recognized steakhouse South and Central transforms into a fun and safe space for people to dance socially every Thursday from 9 p.m. until midnight. Come experience traditional bachata and other Latin dance styles with production by the Foreign Playerz, who enjoy […]
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On Thursday, Nov. 10, the Bolick Student Center was packed with information tables for the Education and Resource Fair. Tables were covered in the free swag typical of professional fairs, as well as with eye-catching, department-specific attractions. The Engineering table stood out with an elaborate model bridge, and the Diagnostic Medical Sonography table with a […]
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Students are encouraged to share their creativity with the college community by the art club. Their president, Morgan Bell, and vice president, Rebekah Carroll, facilitate the art club. The club’s adviser and PVCC’s associate professor of art, Fenella Belle, assists in running activities and collaborating with other clubs and organizations. All of them encourage students […]
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The One Book Program has a new book out for this Fall semester: The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here, by Hope Jahren. The book goes over the science and history of different inventions that are detrimental to the environment, in an attention-holding, interesting way. Many […]
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Juneteenth, a national holiday that celebrates the complete enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in former slave states, is a celebration that many people know and celebrate, but most are probably not familiar with Charlottesville’s own emancipation celebration, Liberation and Freedom Day. Liberation and Freedom Day is a city holiday on March 3 which celebrates the […]
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