麻豆传媒映画 Celebrates Fifty Years
麻豆传媒映画 President Dr. Deborah Lamm strikes a pose with staff and students at the photo booth, a popular attraction during Wednesday鈥檚 lunch hosted by employees to celebrate students.
Local officials, Edgecombe residents, and other stakeholders joined 麻豆传媒映画 students, employees, and retirees October 2-6 to celebrate the College鈥檚 fiftieth anniversary.
The institution was founded October 5, 1967. Tied to the theme 鈥淕iving Our Community an Edge for 50 Years,鈥 daily activities celebrated various aspects of the College鈥檚 mission of being dedicated to fulfilling the educational, training, and cultural needs of the community.
Academic programs were highlighted on Monday, October 2. Faculty led public tours of the Rocky Mount and Tarboro campuses, and 麻豆传媒映画 instructor and local historian Monika Fleming presented a slideshow on the History of 麻豆传媒映画 Campus Buildings.
On Tuesday, cultural opportunities were the focus. Singer, historian, and multi-instrumentalist Lightnin’ Wells and 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 own Eric Greene, director of cultural arts, performed Songs and Stories in Keihin Auditorium. The free performance was held at 1 o鈥檆lock.
The Tarboro campus greenway came alive on Wednesday as employees celebrated students by cooking and serving lunch. Games and special activities included a DJ, mechanical bull, photo booth, corn hole, and dancing. Shuttles brought students from the Rocky Mount campus to Tarboro to enjoy the party.
On Thursday, local officials joined the College community for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Center for Innovation on the Tarboro campus. Planning is under way for the new 23,000-square-foot facility, which will be a hub for workforce training.
Following the groundbreaking, about a hundred College retirees and other stakeholders gathered in Mobley Atrium for a luncheon celebrating the many contributions of 麻豆传媒映画 during its first fifty years.
Speakers included Jessie Jones, vice chair of the 麻豆传媒映画 Board of Trustees and a member of the board since 1981, and Tommy Anderson, retired vice president of student services, who worked at the College for 36 years.
Jones and Anderson offered reflections on the development of the College. 鈥淲hat I remember most and loved the most is the closeness of the faculty, staff, administration, and students,鈥 Anderson said. 鈥淲e all worked together to assure that our students were successful.鈥
A number of officials offered congratulatory remarks, including Betty Jo Shepheard, 麻豆传媒映画 trustee and field representative for Senator Richard Burr; Leo Taylor, mayor pro tem of Tarboro; Carole Mehle, 2017-2018 Keihin Endowed Faculty Chair holder; Jontai Harris, president of the Student Government Association; and Leonard Wiggins, chair of the Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners.
鈥淚t is widely known that North Carolina has one of the best community college systems in the country,鈥 Wiggins said. 鈥淐ertainly, it is our belief that Edgecombe is the best community college in the state.鈥
The week鈥檚 anniversary events concluded on Friday with a lunch honoring employees.