Join Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» for two special events in February to celebrate Black History Month. The monthlong observance began as Negro History Week in 1926 by author and historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Black History Month became a national celebration in 1976 when President Gerald Ford recognized it at the U.S. Bicentennial Celebration. On February […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» bookstores have been transformed into campus stores to better serve students, employees, and the public. The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Campus Store, located in the McIntyre Building on the Tarboro campus and the Barnes Building on the Rocky Mount campus, carries general merchandise including fan gear, apparel, school supplies, gifts, snacks, ice cream, and beverages, […]
Area youth explored career options through the Be Pro Be Proud NC mobile workshop set up recently on the campus of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». The tractor trailer is equipped with interactive simulations to showcase a wide range of skilled and technical workforce jobs, such as truck driving – CDL training shown. The Strategic Twin-Counties Education […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and City of Rocky Mount officials gathered in December for a ribbon-cutting to unveil an electric vehicle charging station on the Rocky Mount campus. The city owns the public charging station, which is located next to the Barbering Building. “We were happy to partner with the city on this project. We welcome […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» is excited to welcome CN Catering to the Tarboro campus grill. The husband and wife team began serving breakfast and lunch this week. An official ribbon-cutting was hosted by the college and the Tarboro Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce on Monday. From left are Denese and Dawud Davis of CN Catering; Herb Davis; Damauri Davis, […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» faculty, staff, and students and the public honored veterans during the college’s annual Veterans Day Memorial and Recognition Ceremony held November 10. Desmond Sykes (standing), College and Career Readiness instructor at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and former sergeant with the U.S. Marines, gave the keynote address. See photos on Facebook
The Rocky Mount Rotary Club recently presented Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» with $35,000 to support student scholarships. During a Rotary event in October, Rotary leaders awarded $105,000 in scholarship funds to support local students attending Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», Nash Community College, and North Carolina Wesleyan University. The funds were raised through Tackle the Tar, an annual […]
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» recently hosted North Carolina Community College System Strategic Enrollment Planning training for the Eastern Region. NCCCS leaders conducted the training, which is designed to equip community colleges with the knowledge, tools, and strategies needed to strengthen enrollment management practices and optimize student success.
More than 200 students, instructors, and area emergency medical personnel responded to multiple trauma scenarios through a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) simulation event held October 21 on the Rocky Mount campus of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». The event was organized and directed by Adam Culbertson, fire and EMS coordinator at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». This marked the second MCI […]
by Briyana Storm Baker The New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) will come to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» on Thursday, November 2, to perform a series of ballets by legendary choreographers. This is the tenth year that NYTB has participated in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Edgecombe Performance Series, which is currently in its seventeenth season. The performance will begin at […]
