Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
It’s election season, and a group of PVCC students and faculty work tirelessly to help get out the vote on campus. Assistant Professor of Political Science Connie Jorgensen is the director of the Quality Enhancement Plan, also known as the civic engagement program. Civic engagement on campus has only grown since she began directing it. […]
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Gequetta Murray-Key was an active member of the community. She was a Fluvanna County school board member, the president of the Fluvanna PTO, and the lead singer in a local band called Salt. But at PVCC, Murray Key was known for being the adjunct instructor of Criminal Justice. After Murray-Key died on Tuesday, Oct. 18, […]
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At PVCC there are many people that work together to make student life comfortable and convenient. One face many students see daily is Bonnie Tomlin’s. For those who do not know Tomlin, she is the fun loving lady that works as the front desk receptionist inside the South entrance of the main building at PVCC. […]
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At the age of six, two years after the Iraq war began, a young boy fled his home in Baghdad, the capital of the Republic of Iraq. PVCC student Waqas Al Mulhim and his family settled in Jordan twice for a total of seven years. In between these years, the family spent a year in […]
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PVCC’s Division of Student Services is looking for Peer Mentors and Student Learning Assistance (SLA) facilitators for next semester. Peer Mentors attend an assigned SDV 100 or SDV 101 class, where they model exemplary student behavior and help students transition into life at PVCC. SLA facilitators meet with students and help them with coursework […]
Continue ReadingAs 2012 begins, students at Piedmont Virginia Community College will have a chance to socialize and learn about the extracurricular clubs PVCC offers. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, PVCC will be holding the Annual Spring Welcome Back Social and Club Day. Tables for each participating club will be set up in the Bolick Student Center and […]
Continue ReadingJohn Lubbock, a 19th century banker and early supporter of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection, once said, “We may sit in our library and yet, be in all quarters of the earth.” The Betty Sue Jessup Library at Piedmont Virginia Community College is working to make this quote ring true, both inside and outside the […]
Continue ReadingFor anyone looking to add a little magic into his or her life, the Jason Bishop Show is coming to the V. Earl Dickinson Building at Piedmont Virginia Community College on Friday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. International award-winning illusionist Jason Bishop is well-known for being the only magician in the United States to perform […]
Continue ReadingFor students looking for more to the community college experience, Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Office of Student Activities at Piedmont Virginia Community College will hold the Annual Fall Welcome Back Social and Club Day on campus. Over 40 clubs will be available all day in the Bolick Student Center to inform new students and possibly […]
Continue ReadingEvery student at PVCC was new at some point. The process of enrolling in the college can be quite an endeavor. What to study, which classes to take and where to get financial aid are all questions that need answers. For those just beginning this process there is help available at the Admissions and Advising […]
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