Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Samantha Aldridge, staff writer The PVCC honors program is an immersive program that prepares its students for transfer and overall educational gains. Honors Program Coordinator Ann Marie Plunkett said, “The most important thing to note about the honors program is that it provides interactive, smaller size classrooms for like-minded students.” The program allows students to […]
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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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Tyler Gaines, staff writer On a windy Friday afternoon, April 6, PVCC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa hosted a kickball tournament at PVCC. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is an honor society that is prominent in two-year colleges. Internationally, it is considered to be a high honor to be a part of this society. In addition […]
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Anna G. Agee, staff writer Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for two-year colleges. The chapter of PTK on PVCC’s campus is named Alpha Epsilon Tau. Through this club, students can gain experience, form connections, and build their resume while serving and informing others. Along with these benefits, members of PTK have access […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor Eight students sat with eyes fixed on Diane Carr as she stood at the head of the table. In front of each student was a perfect plate setting, containing dishes these students would come across at some point in their professional careers. Almost all eight students were members of Piedmont Virginia […]
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Olivia Stevens, staff writer Early Saturday morning on Feb. 11, 2017 the Lumberjack Club and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) traveled to Scottsville, Virginia, to help clean the Scottsville Trail. The trail begins behind Doug’s Appliance. When the clubs first arrived at the trail, it was covered in weeds and bushes and did not look like […]
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Skye Scott, staff writer Student Success day drew a big crowd this year in the Bolick Center of PVCC’s main building on Sept. 9. Over 350 students attended either a workshop or the resource fair, according to the Student Success office. The day consisted of 12 different interactive workshops for students from 10 a.m. – […]
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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