Newsletter

December 2016




SVCC Spotlights Alumni
Chec k out 
t o read more about SVCC alumni.
Recent Spotlights include:
Robert Martin




Jordan Pegram




Happy Holidays from Johnny Paws and the entire SVCC family!


Spring 2017 Workforce Training Schedule of Classes Available Here

The Nights Before Christmas Performed
The Southside Virginia Community College Chorus recently presented its holiday concert, The Nights Before Christmas. Performances featured  a string quartet and were held at  in Clarksville Baptist Church and South Hill Presbyterian Church.  
SVCC Collaborates with Local County Prosecutors 
"As prosecutors we are always looking for sentencing alternatives.  Probation and/or incarceration doesn't fit every case, but often these are the only options we have," said Lezlie Green , Commonwealth's Attorney for Brunswick County (pictured above with SVCC's Assistant Professor of Administration of Justice, Alfonzo Stewart) . 

Southside Virginia Community College now offers a diversion program, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Attorneys of Brunswick, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg and Greensville counties. The program is for offenders between the ages of 18 and 25 and is designed as an alternative sentencing option for approved criminal offenses.
     
Start At SVCC, Go Places
April Harris has a cool job. She is the Land Management Supervisor for Jefferson Memorial Forest (JMF), located in southwest Louisville, Kentucky. Covering 6,500 acres, it is the largest municipal urban forest in the United States.
Harris is a 2010 graduate of Park View High School and a 2011 graduate of Southside Virginia Community College's Honors Program. After completing her Associate's degree at SVCC, she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Longwood University in 2013 and completed a Master of Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2016.  
Honors Presentations
At the recent Christanna Campus Honors symposium, presentations included Christopher Hayes' The Wonderful World of Hacking, Thomas Crews' Addicted to Prison, and Joshua Davis'  (pictured) Driving Into the Future.
Community Electric Cooperative & Dominion Virginia Power Establish Power Line Worker Program Scholarships
Steve Harmon (right), CEO of Community Electric Cooperative, presents Keith Harkins, SVCC Vice President of Workforce Development, with a donation to establish a scholarship fund for students enrolled in the SVCC Power Line Worker Program.

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Representatives from Dominion Virginia Power present Keith Harkins and Mary Jane Elkins, SVCC Foundation Director,  with a donation to establish a scholarship fund for students enrolled in the SVCC Power Line Worker Program.  Pictured (left to right) are Ed Baines, Vice President - Distribution; Rob Locke, Director - Safety and Training; Keith Harkins; Mary Jane Elkins; Joe Woomer, Director - Construction.