Newsletter

July 2016


SVCC Spotlights Alumni

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t o read more about SVCC alumni.
Recent Spotlights include:
John Johnson


Travis Songer


James Cutcliff


Shantel Epps

SVCC Named a 2016 Great College to Work For by The Chronicle for Higher Education



Congratulations to the SVCC Practical Nursing  Programs located in Alberta and South Boston for receiving  glowing surveys by the Virginia Board of Nursing.  

 


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SVCC Boards Recognize Virginia  Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission
SVCC President  Dr. Al Roberts (right)  presents a plaque of recognition to the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission for its valued partnership. Representing the Commission are  Senator Frank Ruff, Vice Chair (left)   and Tim Pfhol, Grants Director.  Read Dr. Roberts' speech  here.
New Chair of the Southside Virginia Community College Local Board
Jeffrey C. Scales is the new Chair of the Southside Virginia Community College Local Board, having presided over his first  meeting
on July 13, 2016. Currently the principal of Cumberland High School (his alma mater), he has been involved in education also as a teacher, athletic director, and
assistant principal for more than 19 years.
A veteran, he served in the Virginia National Guard for two years and U.S. Army from 1984 to 1990. He is a graduate of James Madison University (B.A.) Virginia State University (M.A.), Liberty University, (Ed. S.) and is pursuing his Ed.D. from Liberty University.
Verghese  Award Presented
Lauren Upton was a recent recipient of the K. George Verghese Memorial Academic Merit Award. Dr. Verghese was a long time faculty member at SVCC and was instrumental in the establishment of the Registered Nursing and Practical Nursing Programs. Lauren (center) is shown with Karen Abbett (right), Practical Nursing Program Director and Patricia Archer, Associate Professor of Practical Nursing.
SVCC Machining Skills Program Approved
SVCC's Machining Skills Certification Program was approved as an Army Career Skills Program, the first of its kind approved at Fort Lee.  The Army Career Skills Program approval means that all transitioning service members of any branch, are able to engage training programs 6-months from the actual separation date. Under this program, service members should be eligible for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) benefits.  
 

The program's second class held its graduation ceremony recently. Front row, left to right: Gary Holderness; Jason Cates; Chad Garcia, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Lee; Command Sergeant Major Clarence D. Richardson; Chief Antonio Belmar, Sr of Fort Lee; Gabriel Kelechi;   Second row, left to right:  John Bright;  Brandon Cooper;  Robert Homer.  (Absent were Smith Jeandenis, Vantyne Montes, and Bruce Trask)
STEM Camp Held
The Christanna Campus of Southside Virginia Community College hosted students from Brunswick County at STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Camp in July.   Students utilized their STEM skills for real life situations, such as purifying water in the wilderness.
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