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As the six of us sat around the square of tables, we went around sharing what we had spent the last ten minutes writing. There were two prompts to choose from. The first: “Pick one of your fears. Write about an encounter with it from its perspective.” The second: “gargantuan, wonder, party.” Jennifer Koster, professor […]
Continue ReadingOn March 21, students, professors, and administrative staff gathered to participate in a Deliberative Dialogue together. Part of this experience involved learning effective communication with emphasis upon seeking common ground. While previous dialogues have involved topics like gun control in the United States, healthcare, and an abundance of other pressing current topics, the recent dialogue […]
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Literature connects people, ideas, and cultures. American literature is full of these, and through reading, one can see how those ideas evolved from each other. From colonial writings to Emerson, Thoreau, and into Dickinson and Whitman, the class brings it all together to tell one American story. Associate Professor of English Justin Wert teaches American […]
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Writers can find inspiration everywhere. In fond memories, patterns of nature, compelling works of art, or the deep chasms within themselves, they find the words to propel their voices forward. Students and faculty had the pleasure of hearing these voices during the reception for the student literary magazine The Fall Line on Sept. 23. After […]
Continue ReadingOn March 25, around 25 students and faculty of PVCC gathered in the North Mall Meeting Room for a deliberative dialogue. The topic for this semester’s dialogue was “Youth and Opportunity: What Should We Do for Future Generations to Thrive.” Prior to this event, a group of students and faculty met in room M249 on […]
Continue ReadingOn March 24, a diverse assortment of faculty members and students gathered on Zoom for PVCC’s Deliberative Dialogue, “A House Divided,” as part of PVCCs’s recent Civic Engagement Conference. The National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that publishes issue guides for deliberative dialogues. NIFI defines “deliberation” in the context of these […]
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The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Outstanding Faculty Award is an award given to faculty members who “have a demonstrated record of superior accomplishments in teaching, research, knowledge integration, and public service,” according to the SCHEV website. This year, there were 72 faculty members nominated; only 12 of those 72 were recipients. […]
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Ari Oxford, staff writer On Oct. 28, the Dickinson commons was taken over by five folding tables covered with paper to keep them clean, life-size cutouts of Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley, and about 50 people. The tables had Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) themed murals made of candy and designed […]
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Callan Shore, assistant editor The community of PVCC does not end in Charlottesville because PVCC offers experiences all around the world. One of those experiences is the exchange program with Otto Krause, a secondary school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Each year for over 25 years the Blue Ridge Rotary Club has funded a PVCC student […]
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Madison Weikle, assistant editor On Oct. 10, PVCC held the Climate Change Deliberative Dialogue. The conversation took place in the North Mall Meeting Room at 12 p.m.. Before the presentation began, every seat had been filled with students and faculty varying in age. Some volunteers had to bring in more chairs to accommodate the crowd. […]
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