Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
On Oct. 7, PVCC held the investiture ceremony honoring the new president of the college, Jean Runyon. A snow-white tent was set up next to the school with rows of seats for guests and staff. Light strips dangled from the top in perfect symmetry all leading the way to the center stage. With the sun […]
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Dr. Frank Friedman served as president of PVCC for over 20 years, and in August of 2021, he announced that his retirement would happen in May. Friedman was the fifth president of PVCC and he showed great passion in his position here at the college. “My work at PVCC for the past 23 years hasn’t […]
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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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On April 13, at noon, the final student forum took place to help determine Dr. Frank Friedman’s successor as president of PVCC. Dr. Walt Tobin, the last candidate to come to PVCC, took open and pre-set questions for 50 minutes in the Bolick Student Center. He was wearing a suit and reddish bowtie, occasionally sipping […]
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With PVCC finalist interviews winding down, it was time for students to meet the third presidential candidate, Dr. Jean Runyon. The student forum was held on Monday, April 11, at noon in the Bolick Student Center. All were welcome, and refreshments and pizza were provided for those who attended the event. Runyon earned her bachelor’s […]
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On Wednesday March 6, Julie Leidig formally introduced herself to the PVCC student body as a candidate for the presidency of the college. While introducing herself, she went over her history at other schools, such as Northern Virginia Community College where she currently works. She is the provost, or a senior administrative officer on campus. […]
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The search for PVCC’s new college president has begun in person at PVCC. The first finalist to arrive at PVCC, Dr. Patrick Tompkins, spoke to students and faculty at the student forum. The event was April 4 and started at noon in the Bolick Student Center. The student center was arranged with neat lines of […]
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The events of Jan. 6 will forever be remembered. Those who study it in 100 years will be better able to define the lasting implications than we are now; however, that does not mean we have to wait for answers. As the nation copes with the insurrection that left five Americans dead, including Capitol police […]
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Read the PVCC non-partisan guide to the 2020 presidential primary here: http://www.piedmontforum.com/primary-2020-voter-guide-final/ This guide was a join project between PVCC political science and journalism students.
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Sean Gill, staff writer Mayor Mike Signer made a strong declaration for Charlottesville as he announced the city as a Capital of the Resistance on Jan. 31 in front of hundreds that gathered at Charlottesville City Hall. It was a declaration made in response to President Donald J. Trump’s executive order filed on Friday, Jan. […]
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