Nash Community College, in partnership with Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools, will host a “Career in a Year” Open House Tuesday, October 23, 2018 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM on the college campus. The event will highlight programs of study offered through the college’s Continuing Education department that can be completed within one year.

“This will be an opportunity for middle school and high school students, parents and community members to come to campus and explore careers that provide a great future and require only short-term training,” event coordinator Wil van der Meulen, NCC Career Pathways & Transition Coordinator said.

Career in a Year will take place at the Continuing Education & Public Services Building located on the south end of NCC’s campus. Attendees will learn about training for careers in Electric Line Construction Technology, Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Truck Driving, Welding, EMS and more. Additionally, the two newest facilities on campus will be open for tours – the Advanced Manufacturing and Cosmetology buildings.

“Many programs will share hands-on demonstrations. The event is focused on career-oriented programs, however, unarmed self-defense, motorcycle driver training, photography, HVAC repair, and other personal interest classes will also be featured,” van der Meulen said.

For more information, please call 252-451-8392.

Golfers participating in the 29th Annual Golf Classic will have a chance to win a 2018 Buick Cascada convertible as a hole-in-one prize sponsored by Davenport Autopark. Pictured f​rom left, NCC Foundation Executive Director Pam Ballew, Davenport Autopark General Manager Neill Nelson and NCC President Dr. Bill Carver.

Tournament Sponsors

Cummins, Inc. Rocky Mount Engine Plant
Franklin Street Partners
North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives
Oakley Collier Architects
Pfizer
Sandy Cross Consultant Services
Team Harris
The Garland Company – Cummins
Hamlin Roofing Company
Institutional Interiors
Southern Bank
Century 21 / The Combs Co.
Nationwide – Seagroves Agency, Inc.
Choice Insurance Agency
Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Inc.
CresCom Bank
DJ Rose & Son
The Dudes
Electricities
First Citizens Bank
Lewis Advertising
Mussett, Nicholas & Associates
NCC President’s Team
Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools
Piggly Wiggly Matthews Group
Providence Bank
UniFirst
The VP Team
Wealth Management Strategies, Inc.
Sonny Brantley / Hubert Vester Auto Group
Dr. David Brantley
Davenport Autopark
Hudson Brothers Construction Co.
NC Farm Bureau Insurance
Dr. J. Reid Parrott, Jr.
Pike Enterprises, LLC
JoAnne Rodri
Aunt Ruby’s Peanuts
Smithson, Inc.

Thank you to the 2018 Golf Committee members led by tournament chair, Ralph Emerson of Cummins-Rocky Mount Engine Plant. For more information, visit www.nashcc.edu/golf or call (252) 451-8440.

The Gene Haas Foundation recently awarded Nash Community College a $30,000 grant to support students taking classes in the Computer-Integrated Machining curriculum. The funds primarily assist Gene Haas Foundation Scholarship recipients, and also provide financial assistance for National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) credentialing and competition sponsorship. Scholarships are awarded to students based on recommendations from program faculty.

In 1999 Gene Haas founded the Gene Haas Foundation. Growing up with a strong social conscience instilled by his family, Haas initially formed the foundation to fund the needs of the local community. Haas is the owner Haas Automation, Inc., America’s leading builder of computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools, which he started in 1983.

Gene’s commitment to the importance of American manufacturing has incited him to grow his personal foundation and direct his foundation board to focus on manufacturing education in the form of scholarships for CNC machinist training. Haas is also a primary supporter of the community where his one million square foot manufacturing facility is located. The company is a longstanding partner in advanced manufacturing education at NCC.

Pictured, from left: Haas Sales Engineer Bill Cranford; NCC Computer-Integrated Machining Instructor Alex Barnhill; Vice President, Corporate and Economic Development and Chief Economic Officer Wendy Marlowe; Computer-Integrated Machining Instructor George Shook; President Dr. Bill Carver; Industrial and Manufacturing Technologies Department Chair Gary Blackburn and NCC Foundation Executive Director Pam Ballew.

Nash Community College’s Dean of Student Wellness and Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences Marbeth Holmes this week presented “Serving the WHOLE Student: A Trauma-Informed Approach” at #RealCollege: a national convening on food and housing insecurity to educate national college and university administrators, faculty, staff, funders, and clinicians. The event was held at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In her presentation, Holmes provided an overview of mental health issues and trauma often experienced by students whose basic needs are not met. Her goal was to empower helping professionals with tools to create safe spaces, provide empathetic responses, alleviate stigma of shame and help seeking, and promote resiliency among students. Holmes explained NCC’s success as a pioneer in holistic services including victim’s advocacy, MALE Mentoring, Collegiate Recovery, food pantry, Success Closet, emergency assistance programs, and connection to community resources through direct case management.

As dean of the NCC Student Wellness Center, Holmes provides clinical outreach counseling, and connects students with qualified professionals and community resources who can offer support. The Student Wellness Center’s scope of services includes Single Stop services, screening and assessment, crisis intervention, personal counseling, support groups, referral services for chronic care, psycho-education, cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy and more. The Center provides assistance to special populations in need of therapeutic support groups such as veterans, single mothers, survivors of trauma and domestic violence, drug abusers and others.

Also at the convening, NCC’s Single Stop program was recognized for having identified the most financial resources of $12,500 for any one student in the country, and NCC was highlighted as a national model of success along with the campus culture of Blue Love.

Marbeth Holmes earned an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Louisburg College and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Meredith College. She graduated with a Master of Arts degree from Abilene Christian University and Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Holmes is a National Certified Trauma Clinician, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist.

Under her leadership, the NCC Student Wellness Center has been an ambassador for students in the community through these services, and by identifying nearly $4 million in federal, state, and local resources for NCC students since Single Stop’s inception in 2016.

FIRST DIVISION

Champions Team Score:  53   Cummins – RMT Engine Plant (Mark Moore, Elliot Canupp, John Adams, Chris Lawson)

Runner-Up Team Score: 53   Hamlin Roofing Co. (Todd Smith, David Panella, Joey Hatch, Andy Luce)

3rd Place Team Score: 53   Institutional Interiors (Mike Baskett, Ricky Abrams, Tim Hill, Mike Olive)

SECOND DIVISION

Champions Team Score: 55   NCC President’s Team (Dr. Bill Carver, Rick Tate, Braxton Smith, Jane Jones)

Runner-Up Team Score: 55   Nash RMT Schools (Bill Sharpe, Brian Miller, Shannon Davis, Brian James)
3rd Place Team Score: 55   Southern Bank (Wayne Murphy, Allen Corbett, Will Johnson, Jay Lynn)

THIRD DIVISION

Champions Team Score: 62   Team Harris (Jerry Harris, Carol Griffin, Joey Griffin, Dickey Bass)
Runner-Up Team Score: 63  Sandy Cross Consultants (Kenny Baker, Danny Tyson, Vickie Leggett, Fred Wood)
3rd Place Team Score: 63   Garland-Cummins (Freddie Lacewell, Charles Murray, Rod Green, Kara Folkert)

SPECIAL EVENTS

Closest To The Hole #2:  Wayne Murphy – Southern Bank
Closest To The Hole #9:  Charlie Bynum – Choice Insurance Agency
Closest To The Hole #13:  Shannon Davis – Nash-Rocky Mount Schools
Men’s Long Drive #15: Lank Dunton – Cres-Com Bank
Ladies Long Drive #15: Lisa Matthews – Piggly Wiggly Matthews Group

Tywana Lawson, director of nursing programs at Nash Community College, is the recipient of East Carolina University’s 2018 Young Alumni Achievement Award. 

Lawson earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the East Carolina University College of Nursing. She is a Certified Nurse Educator.

The city of Rocky Mount Energy Resources department recently donated a bucket truck to the Electric Line Construction Technology program at Nash Community College. The donation was made during Public Power Week, a national celebration held October 7-13, that brings awareness for public power utilities customers and stakeholders to know how to best engage with their community-owned utility and benefit from all its offerings. Thanks to the city’s generosity, college students will gain the skills necessary to effectively operate a bucket truck prior to entering the field.

“It is an honor for us to donate this bucket truck to Nash Community College knowing it will be used to train and educate students pursuing careers as electric lineworkers,” says Rich Worsinger, director of Energy Resources. “The timing of the donation is perfect as it occurred during Public Power Week. Public Power Week is celebrated by utilities across the nation to recognize the benefits of having a community-owned electric system. We consider this donation and partnership with the Electric Line Construction Technology program part of that celebration.”

NCC Electric Line Construction Technology students learn elements of electricity, overhead pole and electrical line construction, safety codes and applications, electric power systems, transformer installations, and more. An emphasis on safety is embedded in the program as students earn OSHA, CDL and CPR certifications during training.

“Our program is known throughout the state for preparing students for real-world utility careers. Employers recruit confidently knowing NCC graduates have mastered workforce competencies prior to entering the workforce, and are ready to face the demands of utility work,” Wendy Marlowe, NCC Vice President of Corporate and Economic Development/Chief Economic Development Officer said.

For more information, please call (252) 451-8379.

Pictured from left: City of Rocky Mount Electric Distribution Manager Darryl Strother, NCC Electric Line Construction Technology Instructor Jon O’Boyle, NCC Vice President of Corporate and Economic Development/Chief Economic Development Officer Wendy Marlowe, NCC Electric Line Construction Technology Instructor Brandon Shook, Director of Energy Resources Rich Worsinger and NCC President Dr. Bill Carver.

The Nash Community College Global Perspective Scholars (GPS) program hosted a trip to Washington, D.C. on Friday, October 12. Faculty, staff, students and community members visited the Smithsonian Museum of African Art, Natural History Museum, Washington Monument and WWII Memorial.

“This trip offered students an opportunity to experience the nation’s capital and explore the global nature of the arts, sciences, and policies that shape our nation and our world. This year we took a deep dive into the world of contemporary and traditional African Art and discussed the impact of this art at both a regional and global level. Students had the opportunity to learn a bit more about African history and the cultural, political and economic movements that inspired each piece,” Eva Hardy, program coordinator, Global Perspectives Scholars said.

Through the GPS program, Nash Community College students develop global competencies and skills needed to be successful in today’s economy. The program focuses on discovering what it means to be a global citizen and how students can apply this knowledge to their academic and professional endeavors. “We live in an increasingly interconnected world,” Katie Hoffer, program coordinator, Global Perspective Scholars said. “Even rural, eastern North Carolina is seeing an increase in international companies operating within our community. The Global Perspective Scholars program engages students to think globally about how they interact and understand the world around them, enriching our own community at both a personal and professional level.”

Requirements for earning the Global Perspective Scholars distinction at Nash Community College include: completing 15 credit hours with a minimum of a C in courses designated as globally intensive, participating in eight global activities and 30 hours of global experience through travel abroad and/or domestic intercultural experience or service and a capstone presentation related to the global learning experience and participation.

Upon completion of all program requirements, students earn the identification of “Global Perspective Scholar” on their NCC transcript and receive specialized regalia to wear at commencement exercises.

For more information on the GPS program, please call 252-451-8326 or 252-451-8405.

At the annual Employee Recognition Ceremony held October 25, 2018, Nash Community College President Dr. Bill Carver recognized 47 employees for their long-term commitment to serving the campus and community. The following individuals were honored for achieving service milestones.

Ken Nash, Physics Professor, 30 Years of Service

Farley Phillips, Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, 30 Years of Service

Mike Latham, Associate Vice President, Student & Enrollment Services, 25 Years of Service

Robin Latham, Professor, English, 25 Years of Service

Dr. Tammie Clark, Dean, Health & Related Sciences, 20 Years of Service

Ron Duggins, Maintenance Worker, 20 Years of Service

William Garrett, Housekeeping, 20 Years of Service

Marbeth Holmes, Dean of Student Wellness, Professor, 20 Years of Service

Jay Quigley, Director, Campus Store, 20 Years of Service

15 Years of Service – From left: Dr. Bill Carver, NCC President; Nakisha Floyd, Computer Information Technology Department Chair; Andrea Harper, Spanish Instructor; Kochi Angar, Mathematics Professor; Wil van der Meulen, Career and Pathways Transition Coordinator; Kara Deans, Associate Dean, Student Engagement; Ashley Berry, Communications Instructor; Dorneeta Harper, Coordinator/Instructor, Basic Skills Not pictured: Bobby Wiggins, Housekeeping; Donna Brantley, Instructor, Medical Office Administration; Holly Carmichael, Natural Sciences Instructor.  

10 Years of Service – Front row, from left: President Dr. Bill Carver; Jonee Callahan, Director, Occupational Extension Technology/HRD; Aida Solorzano, Coordinator, English as a Second Language/Spanish Instructor; Natasha Neal, Instructor, Computer Information Technologies; Sarah Norris, Health Instructor; back row: Tammie Webb, Enrollment Specialist; David Leggett, Network/Computer Technician;  Angela Richardson, Midway Cafe Assistant Manager; Debbie Sellars, Receptionist/Switchboard Operator; Nancy Worsinger, Director, Medical Assisting and Phlebotomy; Not pictured: Lori Sherrick, History Instructor

Five Years of Service – Front row, from left: President Dr. Bill Carver; Corey Jenkins, Systems Analyst; Amanda Guy, Director, Advising and First Year Experience; Melissa Sykes, Admissions Officer; Shinese Glass, Cosmetology Instructor; Daniel Moore, Mathematics Instructor; Back row, from left: Nicole Lawrence, Admissions Coordinator, Health and Related Services; David B. Strickland, Instructor, Learning Center; Eva Williams, Assistant Director of Advising & First Year Experience; Carl Harris, Welding Instructor; Adam Gelo, Public and Safety Services Department Chair; Jarrett Hedgepeth, Networking Technologies Instructor; Holly Whistler, Nash Online/ADA Compliance; Shirleree Winstead, Nurse Aide Instructor; Not pictured: Lane Freeman, Nash Online Department Chair; Melissa Jones, Nursing Instructor; Chris Kent, Advising and First Year Experience Instructor; Tammy Glover, Biology Instructor.

Nash Community College President Bill Carver announced Monday the naming of the Rocky Mount Rotary Open Door Scholars Program. The scholarship, established in 2016 and funded by the annual Tackle the Tar event, provides educational opportunities for NCC students to acquire the skills needed to prepare for successful careers.

The program naming was inspired by Dr. W. Dallas Herring’s belief in total education. As the former Chair of the North Carolina State Board of Education, Herring was an innovator and visionary who made significant contributions to the establishment, development, and expansion of the North Carolina Community College System. Often referred to as the “father of the NC community colleges,” he believed that education should be available to all, and that community colleges should “….take people from where they are, as far as they can go.” Herring devoted his life to opening the doors of opportunity and learning for all North Carolinians.

The NCC Foundation was awarded $22,000 this year by Rotary Club of Rocky Mount from proceeds raised at the Rotary-sponsored 5k obstacle course race and family fun day. Over the past few years, Nash Community College students have benefited from $51,000 awarded in student scholarships by the Rotary Club.

Congratulations to the following Rocky Mount Rotary Open Door Scholars scholarship recipients: Joshua Barbour, Criminal Justice Technology, Rocky Mount; Danielle Batts, General Education – Medical Assisting, Nashville; Sherrie Brizendine, Practical Nursing Diploma, Spring Hope; Lorenzo Celaya- Orozco, Associate Degree Nursing, Bailey; Michaela Cooper, Medical Sonography, Whitakers; Brianna Denton, Associate in General Education – Nursing, Middlesex; Amanda Duke, Early Childhood Education, Spring Hope; Latrisa Green, Culinary Arts, Whitakers; Haley Honeycutt, Associate in Science, Nashville; Cortney Mellas, Electronics Engineering Technology, Middlesex; Heather Ogburn, Associate Degree Nursing, Whitakers; Zachary Perry, Associate in Science, Bailey; Josue Ramirez-Pioquinto, Electrical Systems Technology, Spring Hope; Eddie Stansbury, Welding Technology, Rocky Mount; Crystal Tyson, Associate Degree Nursing, Rocky Mount; and Ashleigh Worrell, Human Services Technology Gerontology, Rocky Mount.

Pictured above (L-R) Rotary Club Past President Garry Hodges, Tackle the Tar Chair Kristen Brabble, NCC President Dr. Bill Carver, NCC Trustee Mary Wells, Rotary Club President Elect Neill Nelson, NCC Trustee Sonny Foster and NCC Foundation Board Secretary Lyn Brown.

Nash Community College’s Gamma Beta Phi chapter inducted new members Tuesday, October 30, 2018 in a ceremony held in Brown Auditorium. Gamma Beta Phi is a national honor society emphasizing service, scholarship, and character, and aiming to broaden its members’ academic and philanthropic lives so that they might make a difference in the world. NCC’s chapter was chartered in 1975.

The organization was created by a group of southern college educators as an extension of the Beta Club, a high school honors society. Each chapter focuses their efforts on the needs of their local community, and the Society as a whole leaves a long-lasting impact on the nation through its annual national service project.

“For 33 years in broadcasting, Mr. Rogers sent messages of love, acceptance, respect, and of mental health well being. That is what he taught kids, but I believe his principles speak to adults and speak to our very honored students today,” keynote speaker, Lisa Cooper, NCC Department Chair, Humanities & Social Sciences and QEP Director said. She encouraged the inductees to remember the four principles of Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood: caring, context, consciousness and community. “We all need to be good neighbors, good Gamma neighbors,” she said, “to our family, our school, our work and ourselves.”

Each year, the NCC Gamma Beta Phi chapter sponsors service and leadership projects. New members pledged to hold fast the principles of honesty, maintaining a standard of excellence, serving humanity, and developing good character and leadership. “You are not marginal, you are above average,” NCC President Bill Carver said. “You are to be congratulated. We look forward to seeing you cross the stage and wearing your medal proudly.”

Inductees in the photo, from left: Curtis Griffin, III, Mauricio Avila, Sara Joyner, David Jones, Hannah Whitehead, Orah Pierce, Makayla Fields, Jacob Smith, Laura Louie, Abel Raya Cabrera, Azariah Farmer and Tanylia Caudle. Not pictured: Hunter Andrews, Anglela Bennett, Jennifer Daniel, Adam-Augustine Griffith, Miranda Massey, Emily Savage, Gregory Sledge, Jillian Villazon and Dakota Wilson. The chapter’s 2018-2019 officers are: Vice President Ellis Perry, Treasurer Margarite Jackson and Secretary Christiana Daniels.

The Nash Community College Library serves students, faculty, and staff of Nash Community College and members of the greater community with welcoming spaces, meaningful collections, and productive technology. The following photos were captured for Library Snapshot Day, a day dedicated to documenting and celebrating the role libraries play in their communities. The State Library of North Carolina, with support from the American Library Association, invited North Carolina libraries to participate in Library Snapshot Day.

The NCC Library provides collections, resources, and services to support academic success, professional development, and life-long learning. The Library’s Special Collections include: DVD Film, Early Childhood Education, Magazines, Newspapers and Professional Journals, Young Adult, Teaching and Learning, College Archives, Graphic Novel Collection, North Carolina Collection, a Seed Library and more. Additionally, LibGuides, a user-friendly content management system, and additional online resources are available at www.nashcc.edu/library.

Visit the NCC Library online, call 252-451-8248 or email ncclibrary@nashcc.edu for more information.

The Nash Community College Foundation awarded more than $240,000 in scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year at the Scholarship Awards Program held Thursday, November 1, 2018. The forty-third annual event brings together scholarship recipients and their donors as students are awarded scholarship funds, and have an opportunity to express their gratitude.

Second-year nursing student and scholarship recipient Lattisha Boddie shared remarks during the ceremony. “I am a single parent of a 14 year old daughter, and I have wanted to be a nurse all of my life,” she said. “I started school in 2000 but life happened and I had to leave school. My dream of being a nurse stayed forever tucked away in my heart. Fast forward to 2016 and I was in a position to go back to school. With the support of my parents, grant money, and all of you wonderful donors, I am now six months and 15 days away from graduating with my Associate Degree in Nursing.”

Since beginning in 1983, the Nash Community College Foundation has made its mark on the community sending forth skilled employees, and helping graduates launch careers. The local community and the volunteer Foundation Board of Directors have been most supportive in making student scholarships available for deserving students.

“On behalf of the board, I extend our deepest appreciation to the many donors whose generosity is making the scholarship awards day a reality,” Foundation Board President Frank Maynard said. “Thank you to the individuals and organizations who are providing the financial resources for scholarships. Through their hard work and dedication, these students have already proven that they have what it takes to succeed here at Nash Community College.”

“I risked everything to come to nursing school,” Boddie continued. “I left my job. I sold my house. And my daughter and I packed up and moved here to live with my parents so I could go to school.” Over the past two years, Boddie has received four scholarships, and served as a student ambassador during the 2017-18 academic year. As a Nash UNC Health Care Nurse Scholar, she explained her commitment to working at the hospital upon graduating and obtaining her nursing license.

“To finally be fulfilling my dream of becoming a nurse is an amazing feeling, and because of your generous donations you have all helped make this possible for me,” Boddie said.

For more information about the Nash Community College Foundation, please call (252) 451-8329 or email phballew947@nashcc.edu. The Nash Community College Foundation, Inc. is a tax-exempt, nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization.

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Pictured from left: NCC President Dr. Bill Carver, Vice President, Corporate and Economic Development and Chief Economic Officer Wendy Marlowe, CDL Coordinator/Instructor Gary Bunn and CDL Program Director Amy Cressionnie

​Each year, the Nash Community College Ambassador Award is given to a full-time employee or group of employees who provide outstanding representation of the College in the community. The 2018 recipient is the Nash Community College CDL program.

Together, Nash Community College and the SAGE Corporation, the nation’s premier operator of professional truck driving programs, offer truck driver training by providing skill development with maximum actual driving time. SAGE is a commercial driver training program teaching the in-depth, hands-on truck driving experience sought by employers.

Students drive trucks during training which serve as ‘mobile billboards’ throughout the region representing the college program. Both SAGE and the Nash Community College CDL program are known as regional ambassadors promoting the college.

NCC has its own CDL examiners, serves as an official CDL testing facility and is a member of the North Carolina Truckers Association. The truck driver training program offers continuous enrollment, affordable tuition and employer tuition reimbursement plans available to qualified applicants. Students receive lifetime job placement assistance, a guarantee of only one student per truck, and small classes with individualized attention.

For more information, contact Amy Cressionnie, Program Director at (252) 451-8357.

The goals of the conference were to help attendees increase their global awareness, network with other North Carolina students, boost intercultural competency, and gain knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors important for working with diverse or intercultural teams.

Requirements for earning the Global Perspective Scholars distinction at Nash Community College include: completing 15 credit hours with a minimum of a C in courses designated as globally intensive, participating in eight global activities and 30 hours of global experience through travel abroad and/or domestic intercultural experience or service and a capstone presentation related to the global learning experience and participation.

Upon completion of all program requirements, students earn the identification of “Global Perspective Scholar” on their NCC transcript and receive specialized regalia to wear at commencement exercises.

For more information on the GPS program, email nccgps@nashcc.edu or visit www.nashcc.edu/gps.