PDCCC News Media Coverage Table of Contents Randy Betz Appointment (News-Herald Online) ......................................................................5 Randy Betz Appointment (News-Herald Print) ..........................................................................6 Workforce Anniversary Article (News-Herald) ..........................................................................7 Feature About Mechelle Blunt's Son...........................................................................................8 PDCCC Helps After Layoffs Article (Online) ..........................................................................9, 10 Fire Training Building Grant ........................................................................................................11 PDCCC Helps After Layoffs Article (Print) ............................................................... 12, 13, 14, 15 Career Development Center (Chamber Newsletter) ...............................................................16 Closing; Workforce Anniversary; CDC; Randy's Appointment (Tidewater New) .................. 17 High School Gala at Workforce .............................................................................................18 Smithfield-Luter Foundation Scholarship (News-Herald Online) ............................................19 Felicia Blow's Column: "Affordable" (Smithfield Times) .........................................................20 Student Support Services Grant ...................................................................................................21 College Closing; Forklift Course (Smithfield Times) ...................................................................22 Smithfield-Luter Foundation Scholarship (New-Herald Print) ................................................23 Suffolk Foundation Grants .............................................................................................................24 Birdsong Corp. Grant for LPN Program (News-Herald Online) ................................................25 Cabell Birdsong's Business Feature ..............................................................................................26 Movie Night Cloud Atlas ................................................................................................................27 College Closing ................................................................................................................................28 Suffolk Foundation Grants (News-Herald Print) .........................................................................29 . Birdsong Corp. Grant for LPN Program (News-Herald Print) ............................................ 30, 31 Workforce Anniversary; Cloud Atlas (News-Herald Print) ........................................................32 Editorial Re: Birdsong Grant (News-Herald Print) .................................................................... .33 Cancer Support Group Feature .......................................................................................34, 35, 36 College Closing (News-Herald) ......................................................................................................37 Cloud Atlas; Workforce Anniversary (News-Herald) .................................................................38 Cloud Atlas (Tidewater News) .......................................................................................................39 Cloud Atlas; Workforce Anniversary (News-Herald) ................................................................ 40 College Closing (News-Herald) .......................................................................................................41 College Closing; Forklift Course (Smithfield Times) .....................................................................42 College Closing (News-Herald) .......................................................................................................43 Cloud Atlas; Workforce Anniversary (News-Herald) .................................................................. .44 Cloud Atlas (Tidewater News).........................................................................................................45 Nursing Students' Clinical Rotation ................................................................................................46 Workforce Anniversary; Cloud Atlas (News-Herald) ..................................................................47 Workforce Anniversary; Cloud Atlas (News-Herald) ................................................................. .48 College Closing (News-Herald) .......................................................................................................49 Cloud Atlas; Workforce Anniversary (Tidewater News) ............................................................ 50 Cloud Atlas; Workforce Anniversary (News-Herald) ...................................................................51 College Closing (News-Herald) ...................................................................................................... .52 Workforce Anniversary; Cloud Atlas (News-Herald) ..................................................................53 College Closing; Cloud Atlas; Anniversary; Forklift; Birdsong Grant... ...................................... 54 PDCCC in Year-End Review ...............................................................................................................55 Cloud Atlas (Tidewater News) ..........................................................................................................56 Cloud Atlas (News-Herald) ...............................................................................................................57 Workforce Anniversary (Tidewater News) ....................................................................................58 Workforce Anniversary; Cloud Atlas (News-Herald) ...................................................................59 Cloud Atlas (Tidewater News) ........................................................................................................60 Suffolk Student Featured .........................................................................................................61, 62 Cloud Atlas; Anniversary (Tidewater News) .................................................................................63 Best Bet: Cloud Atlas (Tidewater News) .......................................................................................64 Biz Bet: Workforce Anniversary (Tidewater News) .....................................................................65 Chancellor's Awards at PDCCC.......................................................................................................66 Cloud Atlas; Workforce Anniversary (Tidewater News) .............................................................67 PDCCC Receives Two New Grants (News-Herald Online) ..........................................................68 PDCCC NEWS ARTICl.ES December 5~ 2012- January 5~
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Randy Betz, vice president of workforce development at Paul D. Camp Community College, has been selected
as chairman of the Workforce Development Services Advisory Council's Program Committee.
Betz
The Workforce Development Advisory Council serves as an advisory body to the Virginia Community College
System's Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development Services on system-wide matters related to credit and
non-credit workforce instruction/services and to economic and community development.
As WDS program committee chair, Betz will lead a group of fellow workforce development professionals who
will provide guidance on training, policy, planning and organizational issues related to improving VCCS'
workforce programs and services.
Betz also serves on the WDS Executive Committee.
"Randy is a tremendous asset to Paul D. Camp Community College and the community," said PDCCC President
Paul Con co. "His insight and experience in workforce has allowed the expansion of programs, consulting
services and customized training, and the enhancement of our relationships with leaders in business and industry,
government and non-profit pattners."
He accepted the position as vice president of workforce development at PDCCC in 2008 after serving as intetim
vice president since fall 2007. He has been wi1h the PD CCC Division of Workforce Development since 2004.
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Betz earned his master's degree at Brown Universitv Graduate School in Providence. R.T.
WWW.SUFFOLKNEWSHERALD.C01VI
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2012
Betz to lead workforce group
FROM STAFF REPORTS·
. Workforce Development Services on
system-wide· matters related to credit
and non-credit workforce instrnction/
Randy Betz, vice president of work­ services and to economic and com. :.
force development at Paul D. Camp munity development.
··As WDS:·progr1ntt.cnnttfiitteecdhah·;<:'
Community College, has
been selected as chair­
Betz will lead a group of fellow work­
man of the Workforce
force development'professionals who
Developinent Services
will' provide guidance on training,
policy, planning and organizational.
Advisory
Council's Program Committee. issues related to• improving VCCS'
workforce programs and services.
The
Workforce
Development Advisory
Betz also. serves on . the WDS
Betz
Council
serves as
Executive Committee.
an advisory body to
"Randy is a tremendous assetto Paul
the Virginia Community College D. Camp Community College and the
, System's Vice .Chancellor of community," said PDCCC President
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
Paul Conco. "His insight and experi­
ence in workforce has allowed the
expansion of programs, consulting
services and customized training, and
the .enhancem¢n!.of our relationships
with leaders in-ouSiness aJrd'illllus:t1y,
government and non-profit partners."
He accepted tlie position as vice
president of workforce development
at PDCCC in 2008. after serving
a~ interim vice president since fall
2007. He has been with the PDCCC
Division of Workforce Development
since 2004.
Betz earned his master's degree at
Brown University Graduate School in
Providence, R.L
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College to celebrate workforce center .amriversary FROM STAFF REPORTS
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
Paul D. Camp Comm­
unity College will host a cel­
ebration dinner next month
in commemoration of the
10th anniversruy ofthe col­
lege's Regional Workforce
Development Center.
Beginning at 6:30 p.m.
on Jan. 31, the event will
be held at the Workforce
Development Center, locat­
ed at 100 N. College Drive,
in Frrutl<lin.
"This facility is a jewel
of the western Hrunpton
Roads region," said Dr.
Paul Conca, president of
Paul D. Camp Community
College. "We are so very
proud to have it as part
of our community college the world of Smithfield
network. Beyond being an Foods. He also will dis­
important part ofour educa­ cuss the impo1tant role of
tional system, it's an impor­ continuing education and
tant part ofthe fabric of the workforce development in
community. I couldn't be Smithfield's operations.
In addition io the key­
more excited to see the rec­
ognition ofthis fltcility and note address, the event
the people who contributed will include posthumous
to its historic rise."
recognitions for three
The keynote speaker for individuals who were
the evening is Larry Pope, instrumental in the estab­
president and chief execu­ lishment of the Regional
tive officer of Smithfield Workforce Development
Foods, the world's larg­ Center: Dr. Jerome Friga,
est · pork
producer. fifth president of Paul D.
Smithfield Foods utilizes Camp Community College;
Paul D. Camp Community Sen. Richard Holland; and
College'sworkforce devel­ Delegate J. Paul Councill.
·opment services regularly · Additionally, those busi­
for employee and business nesses instrumental in the
training. In his remarks, he opening of the Workforce
will provide a glimpse into Development .Center as
well as those utilizing the
services of the center will
be recognized.
"There are thousands of
users of the center each
year," said Randy Betz,
vice president of workforce
development for the col­
lege. "And the businesses
that have taken advantage
. of our services are many
as well. We believe that
it's appropriate and ·impor­
tant to pay homage to those
who've been instrumen­
tal in building the center
and those who use it every
day."
Tickets to the celebration
dinner are $25 each. For
details, visit www.pdc.edu/
workforceanniversary or
call 569-6790.
JP(JRTS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9,2012
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Former S'hamptonHigh athlete coaching pros -
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BY ANDREW FAISON/
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
andrew.faison@tldewatemews.com
OSHAWA, Ontario, Can­
ada-When Larry Blunt
accepted the job as head
coach of a professional
basketball team in Cana­
da1 it \Vas an exciting yet
bittersweet moment for
the 28-year-old.
"It was especially chal­
lenging for me," said Blunt,
a 2001 Southampton High
School graduate, who
played football and bas­
ketball. "I got the call and
had to move vflthin a two­
to three-day window. I had
to pack up everything I
had into a car and head
north of the border:'
In early November, Blunt
had just begun his fifth
season as an assistant
coach with Hampden-Syd­
ney when he was asked to
coach the Osha\va Power,
a first-year team in the Na­
tional Basketball Leagne of
Canada.
"It was a tough call leav­
ing the relationships I had
developed over the past
Larry Bl~nt talks to his players during a practice.
four years at HampdenSydney, especially with
things doll'.tgu:asl!my::: ::
After graduating from .
Coach Dee Vick;' Blunt
1 should, everya!l.ecl<toks at
JMU, Blunt accepted a po­
said. He has been an un­ yotl for all of the answers:' sition as an assistant \!/Om­
Blunt began his basket­
believable mentor and
en's coach at Eastern Men­
friend in my development· ball ·coaching career In
nonite University in Hai-ri­
not only as a coach but as ,,,z005 at Harrisonburg High sonburg, Blunt said bas­
a person:'
Schooli he was a senior at ketball at high school and
Becoming a professional nearby James Madison
college levels have a lot of
coach is something Blunt
University.
similaritiesi speed is the
doesn't feel he deserved,
"It was an a\vesome ex- main differeri.ce.
but it has been an unbe­
perience, the game is in Its
"The biggest challenge
liev~ble honor and he
. most primitive form;'
at the collegiate level as a
thaliks God for the oppor­
coach Is teaching players
tunity.
Blunt said. "I have a sensi­ ,who come in·,as stars-.at
"The major challenge as tive spot in my heart for·
thefrh:ig\l school teaching
a head coach is you don't high school coaches be­
them to play into the team
have someone to look at;' cause they are th7 gate­
concept or possibly em­
Blunt said. "Ultimately all keepers of the game of
brace a new role and get
the responsibilities fall on basketball that we love:'
passed their egos," he said.
your shoulders. When,
Blunt left EMU after two
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coach for the _men's pro- · t~1e states, yoU drop a
gram at Shaw University in quarter, you're not as cc
Raleigh, N.C. He was there cerned." ·
·
from 2006-2008 under
Head Coach Rojlert Brick­
ey, the general manager
for Oshawa,
"Coach Brickey and I had
a great working relation­
ship at Shaw so that made
the transition up here pret­
ty seamless;' Blunt said.·
He began his sports ca­
reer at Southampton High
School.
"I tell people all the time
about growing up In a
small town," he said. "A lot
of people don't see that
you have opportunlties to
get out and do things, but
they are there, You just
have to work for them:'
Blunt said the values he
,learned growing up in a·
t\ght-J.\nit CO)l11]1Unity are
experiences and memo­
ries.
"I'm thankful for South­
ampton County, for Coach (Littleton) Parker and for all the teachers who put up with me growing up; he
said.
·Blunt, the son of Larry
and MeChelle Blunt of
Courtland, also thanks his
parents and family. "They have been very In­
strumental in my life/'
Blunt said.
The transition to life In
Canada has been smooth.
He also said it helps that
seven of the 10 players for
Oshawa are from America,
"Believe it or not the
most challenging thing is
1
carrying around loonies
and toonies, one and t\vo
dollar coins Canadians
used instead of paper
bills;' he said, "You drop
change up here, you actu­
ally stop to look for what
vou dronoed. where as in
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Education program after layoffs "gave people hope"
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SUFFOLK
When Dennis Vann was_ laid off_ from International
Paper_ two_ years_ ago_ as_ the_ Franklin. paper. mill
shutter~. its. doors, he found a way_ to make_ the
best of il
1 OF 3 PHOTOS: Raymana Evans of Smithfield !s. a
nursing student at the Franklin campus of Paul 0.
Camp Community. College. She. talks_ ta. her teacher
after the. class completed a test on Thursd<iy, Dec. 6,
2012. (Bill 11eman I The V1rginian-Pi1ot)
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He_ was_ among nearly 100_ displaced mtrl workers
who. turned to. dasses. and. training at Paul D, Camp
Community. College._ For. many. of them, it had been
years_ since_ they. had been in a classroom.
Paul William
Conco, president
of Paul D. Camp
College,
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He. tapped into_ the_ federal Trade_ Adjustment
Assistance program, which provides_ financial help_ ­
Including college. tuition-. to. workers_ who_ have_ lost
their_ jobs. and meet certain. requirements.
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"The. professors. were. outstanding,". said Tony
Newsomes,. 41, who. also_ was lald off from
International Paper_ Jn 2010_ and attended the
i'No-year. lnstitution. "They_ helped me. get back in
the groove. of studying and learning."
Even_ as. the. school offered. a hetplng hand to
disrupted lives, It reached out to. the_ community. for
help_ of its_ own._ Next spring, It wraps up_ a
multimillion-dollar. fundraising campaign,_ the_ first ln
its. more_ than 40_ years.
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Paul D._ Camp Community College. founded. in
1970, is_ named. after.one_ of the Camp brothers. who
created the_ lumber. company, Camp Manufacturing
in 1887- and, later, the Franklfn paper.mm.
The college_ has_ campuses_ in Franklin, Suffolk and
Smithfield, serves about 2,600. full-. and part-time
students,_ and has_ earned accolades over the
years.. Irs_ one. of five_ Virginia institutions. to. receive
a $1.25_ mi!llon Department of_ Education "Upward
Bound•. grant, which. targets high school students
from low-Income_ families. or families In which
neither. parent holds. a bachelor's degree. The
Virginia Community. Colleges_ Association has
recognized several of the_ school's professors_ for
their_ \Vork this. year.
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International_ Paper.and_ Paul 0. Camp_ are
lntrins!cally_ tied, While the. plant-closing devastated
workers_ and their. families, the small, hometown
community. college became_ a refuge for_ many. of
the affected.
·it gave people_ hope.~ said Westbrook Parker,
executive. director. of the Elm Foundatio~. the
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Efforts_ to_ educate_ the. newly. unemployed kicked into_ high gear.
In_ her. previous.Job. managing_ Trade.Act se1Vices_ for the. Virginia Employment Commission In Franklin
and Suffolk,_ Angela Lawhorne_ steered nearly. 100. displaced. International Paper.workers. to_ Paul 0.
Camp's degree_ or.certificate.programs.
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Paul 0. Camp's tuition_ of $126.65_ per_ credit hour_ is less_ than half the. cost of attending ntost of Virginia's
public_ four.year_ colleges. The school's Workforce_ Development Center. In Franklin marks its. 1oth
anniversary in January. It offers industry_ training and certificate_ programs_ for: marine. electricians. forklift operators and tractor-trailer drivers, among others. "The community college was_ a benefit to_ the. displaced \Yorker," Lawhorne. said.
above just another job-seeker~ it made_ them more_ marketable." ~It gave. them
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As_ the_ reverberations of the_ paper mill layoffs_ continued_ to ripple_ through the_ community_ in 2010, Paul William Conco_ became. the college's. new president._ Reduced_ slate_ financial support and_ th~ grmving need for \Vorkforce_ programs. technology_ improvements_ and. scholarships for cash-strapped students made_ fundraislng a priority. I
Conca_ encouraged the_ launch of a major. gifts_ campaign, even \vi th the_ community_ sCll reelinQ from the paper_ mill's_ closure. ,;.'Yahoo
ft! had the philosophy that there's never. a perfect time,~ he_ said, •Jf_ you wait for. the_ perfect time, it will never. happen." I
Letters, personal calls_ and the_ college's_ Facebook page. promoted. the campaign.. The. goal was to raise as much as $5. million. The. campaign so_ far has_ received_ $3_ million in gifts_ and pledges that \viii support scholarships. update classrooms, laboratories_ and libraries \vith current technology, and provide_ training for_ faculty. and staff. The_ president said he. considers that a success. ~Alt
that groundwork and communication for the. major. gifts. campaign has. been fruitful," Con co_ said. The_ 31 O_ students graduating with diplomas_ or_ certificates. last year. were_ more than double_ the_ numbar from frve years. ago. Conco_ attributed the increase, in part, to the_ recent U.S. economic dcrwntumand associated layoffs. ~Lald·off
workers go back to retrain,"_ he said. I
Paul D. Camp_ added a Career. Development Center. this_ year_ with a grant from the. U.S.. Department of Labor_ and hired six employees. including Lawhorne. Adult career. and job-placement coaches have helped students gain internships_ and sharpen interview skills._ The_ center's staff_ tfas_ assisted 150 people_ in western Hampton Roads, Lawhorne_ said. Some. of the. displaced workers_ from International Paper. who_ earned certificates or. degrees_ have re-entered the \vorkforce_ or are_ on track to do so. Schools
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His_ daughter, \vho. has_ a medical condition, inspired_ him to. enter the field, he_ said. He_ has_ been working
part time. as_ a nurse's. aide_ and_ \viii graduate. from_ Paul D~ Camp's_ registered-nursing program in May.
For Vann,. Paul D. Camp's small classes. and community-oriented. setting has_ been the perfect fit.
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FRANKLIN-A $199,532 state grant awarded to the City of Franklin will cover the cost of repaiiing a building
used to train firefighters and rescue workers in the region. "I'd like to congratulate the chief and his staff on their hard work getting this grant," City Manager Randy Martii1 said during Monday's Council meeting. The building acljacent to Franklin Municipal Airpmt was constructed for $58,000 in 1985 and taken out of service in August when it was deemed unsafe, said Em';,'rgency Services ChiefVmce Holt. "The engineers feel that we will be able to get another 20 years out of the building with the repairs," Holt said. The grant from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs is expected to cover the cost. The building is used by depaitments from Suffolk, Portsmouth, and Isle ofWight and Southampton counties as well as Franklin firefighters and student firefighters who complete coursework at Paul D. Camp Community College. "It gives them the chance to be successful in a real frre situation, after they graduate from the Firefighter I and II programs," Holt said. . Work could begin in early January and be done as early as April. THEVIRGINIAN-PILOT I Pl~OTONL!NE.COM I TUESDAY 112.11.12
Raymana Evans
of Smithfield,
a nursing
~
student, talks ·
to her teacher
Thursday at the
Franklin campus
of Paul D. Camp
Community
College. The
school has
campuses in
Franklin, Suffolk
and Smithfield,
and it serves
about 2,600 full·
and part·time
students.
\3 'It gave people hope' WHEN INTERNATIONAL PAPER closed a mill in 2010,
Paul D. Camp Community College was there for the
workers. Now, it's winding down a successful fundraiser.
SUFFOLK
When Dennis Vann was laid off
from International Paper two years
ago as the Franklin paper mill shut
its doors, he found a way to make
the best of it.
·
He tapped into the federal Trade
Adjustment Assistance program,
which provides financial help .. in­
cluding college tuition - to workers
who have lost their jobs and meet
certain requirements.
He was among nearly 100 dis­
placed mill workers who t.urned to
classes and training at Paul D. Camp
Community College. For many of
them, it had been years since they
had been in a classroom.
See COLLEGE, PAGE 5
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SCHOOL, PAPER COMPANY LINKED school leader
Paul William Conco was named president
of Paul D. camp Community College in 2010.
Conca encouraged the launch of a major gifts
campaign, which has raised $3 miJlion so far.
Continued from Page 1
BILL TIERNAN I THEVIRGINIAN•PiLOT
Dennis Vann of Suffolk talks with a classmate Thursday at Paul D. Camp Community College's Franklin campus. After he lost his job at
International Paper, tie was inspired by a daughter with a medical condition to go back to school for nursing. He'll graduate in May.
"The professors were outstanding,'' said
Tony Newsomes, 41, who also was laid off
from Internationa!Paper in 2010 and attend­
ed the two-year institution. "They helped
me get back in the groove of studying and
learning."
Even as the school offered a helping hand
to disrupted lives, it reached out to the com­
munity for help of its own. Next spring, it
wraps up a multimillion-dollar fundraising
campaign, the first in its more than 40 years.
Paul D. Camp Community College, found­
ed in 1970, is named after one of the Camp
brothers who created the lumber company
Camp Manufacturing in 1887 and, later, the
Franklin paper mill.
The college has campuses in Franklin, Suf­
folk and Smithfield, serves about 2,600 full­
and part-time students, and has earned acco­
lades over the years. It's one of five Virginia
institutions to receive a $L25 million Depart­
ment of Education "Upward Bound" grant,
which targets high •~hool students from low­
income families or families in which neither
parent holds a bachelor's degree. The Vir­
ginia Community Colleges Association has
recognized
several- ofthe school's professors
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International Paper andPaul D. Camp are
intrinsically tied. While the plant-closing
devastated workers and their families, the
small, hometown community college became
a refuge for many of the affected.
"It gave people hope," said Westbrook Park­
er, executive director of the Elm Foundation
the administrative arm of several Camp
family philanthropic organizations, which
has supported the college through the years.
Efforts to educate the newly unemployed
kicked into high gear.
In her previous job managing Trade Act
services for the Virginia Employment Com­
mission in Franklin and Suffolk, Angela
Lawhorne steered nearly 100 displaced In­
ternational Paper workers to Paul D. Camp's
degree or·certificate programs.
.
Paul D. Camp's tuition of $126.65 per cred­
it hour is less than half the cost of attending
most of Virginia's public four-year colleges.
The school's Workforce Development Cen­
~er in Franklin marks its 10th anniversary
m January. It offers industry training and
certificate programs for marine electri­
cians, forklift operators and tractor-trailer
drivers, among others.
"The community college was a benefit
to the displaced worker," Lawhorne said.
."It gave them that edge above just another
job-seeker; it made them more marketable.u
As the reverberations of the paper mill
layoffs continued to ripple through the com­
munity in 2010, Paul William Conco became
the college's new president. Reduced state
financial support and the growing need for
workforce programs, technology improve­
ments and scholarships for cash-strapped
students made fundraising a priority.
· Conco encouraged the launch of a major
gifts campaign, even with the community
still reeling froni. the paper mill's closure.
"I had the philosophy that there's never a
perfect time," he said. "If you wait for the
perfect time, it \Vill nevE:r happen."
Letters, personal calls and the college's
Facebook page promoted the campaign.
The goal was to raise as much as $5 million.
The campaign so far has received $3 mil­
lion in gifts and pledges that will support
schol;irshlps, update classrooms- laboratories
and l_lbrari:s _with current technology, and
prov~de trai!lmg for faculty and staff. The
president said he considers that a success
"All that groundwork and communicatio~
for the major gifts campaign has been fruit­
ful," Conco said.
The 3~0 students graduating with diplomas
or certificates last year were more than dou­
ble the number from five years ago.
Conco attributed the increase, in part, to
the.recent U.S. economic downturn and as­
sociated layoffs.
'.'Laid-off workers go back to ret:i-ain," he
said.
Paul D. Camp added a Career Develop­
ment Center this year with a grant from
the U.S. Department of Labor and hired six
employe~s, including Lawhorne. Adult ca­
reer and Job-placement coaches have helped
stud~nts g!'in internships and sharpen in­
terview skills. The center's staff has assist­
ea1SO•peopleill~western~Hamptoii.Roacfa·
:. La,vhorne said.
'
Some of the displaced workers from In­
ternational Paper who eai·ned certificates
Of degrees have re-entered the workforce
or are on track to do so .
Newsomes landed a job back at Interna­
tional Paper this year when the plant was
repurposed to manufacture fluff pulp. He's
an assistant operator on a winder that rolls
the material.
Vann, who worked for 16 years at Inter­
national Paper's fiber-recycling plant, was
in his early 40s when he decided to pursue
nursing.
His daughter, who has a medical condition
inspired him to enter the field, he said. H~
has been working part time as a nurse's aide
and will graduate from Paul D. Camp's reg­
istered-nursing program in May. For Vann,
Paul D. Camp's small classes and communi­
ty-oriented setting has been the perfect fit.
"You get a sense of family there," he said.
Stacy Parker, 757-222-5558,
stacy.parker@p\lotonllne.com
EVENTS
You're invited to a Holiday Business After Hours Wednesday, December 12 5:30 - 7:00 pm Southern Charm Garden Ctr. 111 Commerce Park Rd Franklin Ribbon Cutting Friday December 14 11:00 am Nu Image Hair Salon 1412 South St. Franklin Wine Gala
At Farm Fresh
Friday
December 14
4 pm -7 pm
Search Here for additional
holiday & ·
community events
The Community is alive with
holiday spirit. Parades,
concerts and parties
abound. While you are
finishing up (or just starting)
your Christmas shopping, please make an effort to
shop local. Unique products are available and local
customer service is hard to beat. Area retailers
welcome your business!
UVA Program in Entrepreneurship
The University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional
Studies will offer their Certificate in Entrepreneurship program in
Franklin!
This 10 week program will be held from 5:30 - 8:30 pm at the PD CCC
Workforce Development Center each Tuesday beginning on February
26, 2012. UVA Darden School Alumni will teach the courses using the
case study method.
The Chamber is partnering with Franklin Southampton Economic
Development and Paul D. Camp Community Workforce Development
to provide this exclusive opportunity to our business community. The
Chamber Foundation will be providing partial scholarships to
selected applicants. To register or for more information concerning this
opportunity please call the Chamber at 562-4900.
PROGRAM FLYER
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Paul D. Camp Community College Career Development
Paul D. Camp Community College Career Development Center are
offering a variety of free workshops. Topics such as Basic Computer,
Personal Finance & Interview & Soft Skllls are just a few of their
offerings. Take a look at THIS FLYER for a schedule or contact Mrs.
Angela Lawhorne at 569-6785 for more information.
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PDCCC to close Dec. 21 for holiday STAFF REPORT
FRANKLIN-Paul D.
Camp Community Col~
. lege will close for the
Christmas holiday on Fri­
-.day1 Dec. 21, and reopen
Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Regional Workforce Development Center to celebrate 10th anniversary STAFFREPORT /
FRANKLIN-Smithfield Foods
President and Chief Executive
Officer Larry Pope will speak
during a Thursday, Jan. 31, din­
ner for the 10th anniversary of
the Regional Workforce Devel­
opment Center at Paul D. Camp
Community College.
Smithfield Foods uses work­
force development services reg­
ularly for employee and busi­
ness training. Pope will discuss
the role of continuing educa­
tion and workforce develop-
PDCCC
.opens
.facility
Center will help
·students find career
options and jobs
STAFF.REPORT
FRANKLIN-Paul D. Camp Com. munity College has.opened a Career .
· Development Center in Franklin.
'We hope to truly help and enable
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ment in Smithfield's operations. be recognized.
"There are thousands of users
"This facility is a jewel of the
western Hampton Roads re­
of the center each year;• said
gion," said Dr. Paul Wm. Conco, Randy Betz, vice president of
president of PDCCC. "We are so Workforce Development for the
very proud to have It as part of"
college. "And the businesses,
our community college net­
which have taken advantage of
work:'
our services, are many as well.
Dr. Jerome Friga, fifth presi­
We believe that it's appropriate
dent of PDCCC; SeQ.. Richard
and important to pay homage
Holland; and Delegate J. Paul
t9 th!>se who've been instru­
. mental In building the center
Councill will receive posthu­
mous recognition for their roles and th!>se who use it every day."
In establishing the center. BusiTickets are $25. For details, visit :·
. nesses lnsirumental in opening www.pdc.edu/workforceanniver- ·
and using the center also will
sary or call 569-6790.
PresidentDr. PaulWm. Conco. "The
centerwill be a tremeI\dous benefit to
· the region and to the college, and
. we're incredibly excited to be opening
·these new career development eel\. ters on our campuSes:'
· The center will help students find
career options and jobs.
"Our miss.ion is to provide students
·· With opportunities to learn about po­
tential career options, teach them the
skills needed to market themselves
· successfully to the professional mar. ketplace, and maximize their employ­
ment opportunities;' said Angela ·
Lawhorne, coordinator ofthe center
. and job placement at PDCCC.
The center will provide students
with information, ideas and job leads,
. waystoconnectwlthpotentiaiem- ·
players and workshops to.review ca­
reer plans, resumes, interviewing
skills and job searches .
For more infofmation, -contact
Lawhorne at 569-6785 or via ala­
whome@pdc.edu.
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·
BETZ NAMED: Randy
Betz, vice president of
workforce development
at Paul
D.Camp
Community
College,
has been
selected
as chair­
man ofthe
Workforce Development
Services Advisory Coun­
I
ell's Program Committee.
The council serves as
an advisory body to the
Virginia Community
College System'sVice
Chancellor ofWorkforce
Development Services.
Betz has been with the ·
PDCCC Division of·
.Workforce Development
since 2004. He earned
his master's degree at
Brown University Gradu­
ate School in Provi­
dence, RI.
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COURTLAND-Southampton County Public School employees will be treated to a Christmas party that won't
cost taxpayers a cent.
Donations of food and cash will fund the first-ever Holiday Gala, the brainchild of new Superintendent Dr.
Alvera Parrish. Roughly 300 are expected for the Friday, Dec. 14, party at the Paul D. Camp Community
College Regional Workforce Development Center in Franklin.
"We have pulled together our partners and we have reached out to them," Parrish said Tuesday. "We haven't
been able to provide our teachers with any raises in about four years and we're constantly adding more rigor to
everything. We are having to work harder because budgets are so tight."
Among donors are Food Lion, Farm Fresh, Walmart, and T &A Repairs and Southern Sisters, both in Courtland.
"We do appreciate them and their commitment to Southampton County Public Schools," Parrish said. "It's
something we're trying this year. We really want it to be succi:;ssful."
The county Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff's Department are also invited to the gala, which is being
organized by a nine-member committee.
Committee member Rodney Brown, coordinator of instruction services, said it's been a challenge.
"The superintendent had the vision, and the right people on board, and we made it happen," Brown said. "We
knew it would be a challenge for us and local businesses. That's what made it so amazing."
The community has embraced the idea, noting contributions have come from "major partners to small business
o\vners," he said.
"We even have a subcommittee to generate thank-you letters," Brown said.
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Fayetteville State University in North Carolina has received a $100,000 donation from the 'Smithfield-Luter
Foundation in Smithfield. The donation will be used for scholarships for children and grandchildren of
Smithfield Foods employees who attend FSU.
"I am extremely grateful to the Smithfield-Luter Foundation for its continued support of Fayetteville State
University and its students," said FSU Chap.cellor James A. Anderson. "This donation not only demonstrates
their commitment to education and to FSU, but it also shows that they are a corporation that puts the needs of its
employees and their families at the forefront. As the cost of an education continues to rise, colleges and
universities are looking for other resources to assist students with getting the quality education they deserve.
This donation will ce1tainly help achieve this end."
Dennis Treacy, executive director of the Smithfield-Luter Foundation, said it is imp01tant for foundations and
corporations to support higher education, especially in these tough economic times.
"We understand that education is a crucial component of.a healthy c01mnunity, and we have a vested interest in
preserving the vitality of the communities where we operate," Treacy said.
"The Foundation hopes to ensure that the children and grandchildren of our employees have the opportunity to
attend Fayetteville State, obtain a quality education, and therefore be equipped to serve as leaders in the local
business community."
Established in 2002, the Smithfield-Lnter Foundation is a nonprofit organization that acts as the philanthropic
wing of Smithfield Foods Inc. Since its inception, the Smithfield-Luter Foundation has provided educational
scholarships to the dependent children and grandchildren of full-time and retired employees of Smithfield and its
family of companies.
In addition to FSU, these scholarships are now available at Iowa State University, Johnson & Wales, Norfolk
State University, Paul D. Camp Community College, Virginia Tech, Virginia Union University and Wake Forest
University. Through fiscal 2012, the foundation has granted 127 ammal scholarships worth more than $2
million.
Treacy said the Foundation wants to invest in young people in communities where its businesses operate. He said he hopes these students will one day become future leaders of Smithfield Foods. "We also care for om· employees, and this scholarship opportunity is one way we can show them our dedication
to their well-being and the well-being of their families," he said.
The Smithfield Times - Wed., Dec. 12, 2012 - Page 3
P.D. CaIDp College: What a bargain! By Fellcla Blow
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· Today, getting a quality col­
lege education can be expen­
sive. And with the current na~
tional student loan debt level
reaching $1 trillion, new op­
tions for securing an educa­
tional future- without signifi­
cant cost - is a priority for
many.
And Paul D. Camp Commu­
nity College is a great option for
students who want an afford­
able and quality college educa­
tion.
Consider this comparison in
the average/typical costs for at­
taining a college education. A
public two-year college costs in­
state students an average of
$3,735 in tuition and fees. A pub­
lic four-year college costs in­
state students $9,919 in tuition
and fees. Add room and board,
and the average yearly cost at a
four-year college is $18,617.
As you can see, tuition and
fees at community colleges are
less than half of the compa­
rable cost, of attending
Virginia's public four-year in­
stitutions. And when you add
room and board, the
Norfolk State Uni­
versity and a whole
case for community About Paul D. Camp
colleges is even Opened in 1971, Paul D. Camp Community College host of other Vir­
more pronounced.
ginia colleges and
is a two-year pujJlic educational institution with
campuses in Franklin and Suffolk and a center universities. They
Also, equally com­
in Smithfield.
pelling, students at
are guaranteed ad·
community col­ The College offers a wide array of educational
mission a:tid they
opportunities and workforce training. Educational
leges are eligible to
are guaranteed that
opportunities include: associate degrees, career many of the credits
apply for federal fi­
studies certificates in transfer and career/
nancial aid pro­
earned transfer. We
technical programs credit and non-credit have a 'number of
grams, such as the
workforce services, training for businesses and
Free Application
students who have
industries and special interest classes for the done so and they
for Federal Student
community.
Aid. Further, the
are living proof
perception of at­
that the program
works!
tending community
In addition, students atfour­
college rather than a four-year College and other Virginia
institution has changed over community colleges have devel­ year colleges can save money by
time. After four years, your col­ oped articulation agreements heading home for the summer
lege degree will be worth the with many four-year colleges and taking low,cost credit
same salary and credibility, ex· and universities. These agree­ courses at Paul D. Camp Com­
cept that you will not have· the ments ensure that credits munity College. Every credit
burden of a heavy student loan. earned at a community college earned at PDCCC rather than at
Transferable Credits
will count toward a student's the four-year institution can cut
Students who spend two four-year degree program once hundr_eds in tuition costs.
years at a community college, the student has transferred.
Moreover, many community
then transfer· to a four-year This means that a PDCCC colleges offer courses to high­
school, get the same degree as graduate can attend the Univer· school juniors and seniors. If
someone who attends the four· sity of Virginia, Virginia Tech, · courses are dual-enrollment,
year college all along - .but William & Mary, Old Dominion students can earn both high­
with a lot less debt.
University, Norfolk State Uni· school and college credits si·
Paul D. Camp Community versity, Hampton University, multaneously.
A Proven Educational Option
Paul D. Camp Community
College is an invaluable re­
source not just for higb school
graduates. But others consider
PDCCC for their education
needs such as first-generation
college students, adult workers
aspiring to enter college and
mid-career
changers
transitioning to new careers.
In general, community col­
leges can be a gateway to an
associate's or a bachelor's de­
gree at a fraction of the cost of
entering a public four-year col·
lege and just about any private
institution. Paul D. Camp Com­
munity College has all the as­
sets needed for a fulfilling and
affordable education for both
graduating high school stu­
dents and adult learners. For
more information, contact
PDCCC at (757) 569-6700 or via
www.pdc.edu.
Felicia Blow, APR, is vice presi·
dent for institutional advance­
ment at Paul D. Camp Commu- .
nity College. Her email is
fblow@pdc.edu
The Smithfield Times - Wed., Dec. 12, 2012
P.O. Camp·receive·s grant
Patil D. Camp Commu, .enrichment• to •students .· . leges, such as Old Domin­
nity College ~vas1ai;arded currently enrolled in a cur­ ion, Norfolk State, Univer­
approximateiy ·$261,000 riculum program at sity of ·Virginia and
from the Department of PDCCC. "Students ac- Chowan universities. Col­
Education to fund Student , cepted into the program leges are also invited to set
Support Services for 2012, must be enrolled for atleast up informational booths on
13 -part of a.five·)'ear. six semester hours and siteatPDCCQtoassiststu­
grant totaling ahout.$1.4 · have an academic need," dents with academic
Gail choices in continuing their
million.
· said Director
Student Support Ser-. Vaughan.
education.
vices is a federal TRIO pro-· · . .Students who are active
The Student Support
at
asin
SSS
meet
with
Vaughan
gram that iscaimed
· in success· regularly for counseling Services program serves
sisting stude1its
fully reaching their'.educa~ . and attend workshops approximately 180 students
tional goals; The prbgram throughout the semester. each academic year.
For more information or
offers tutoring, academic The SSS program provides
and career counseling, fi- culturhl trips to museums to volunteer as a: tutor, log
nancial aid and ·transfer and landmarks, and infor­ onto http://www.pdc.edu/
counseling, and tultural . mational trjps to other col- .current-students/
The Smithfield Times
Dec.12,2013
Friday. Dec. 21
PDCCC CLOSED-Paul D. Camp
Community College Is closed for
the holidays Friday, Dec. 21 and
reopens Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Ongoing. upcoming
FORKLIFT COURSE-A
forklift operator certificate
course will be held Jan. 15­
17, 5-9 p.m. at the PDCCC
Regional Workforce
Development Center;
Franklin. Scholarships
available: Info: 569-6050 or
email workforce@pdc.edu.
Smithfield folllldation funds scholarships FROM STAFF REPORTS·
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
Fayetteville State University in North
Carolina has received a $100,000
donation from the Smithfield-Luter
Foundation in Smithfield. The donation
will be used for scholarships for chiiclren
and grandchildren of Smithfield foods
employees who attend FSU..
."I am extremely gratefo! to·· the
Smithfield-Luter Foundation for' its
continued support of Fayef!eville State
University and its students," srud ],'SU
Chancellor James A. Anderson. "This
donation not only demonstrates their
commitment to education and to FSU,
but it also shows that they are a corpora­
tion that puts the needs of its employees
and their families at the forefront. As
the c<ist of an education continues to
rise, colleges and universitiey; are look­
ing for other' resources to assist students
with getting the quality education they
deserve. This donation will ce1tainly help
achieve this end."
·
Dennis Treacy, executive director of
the Smithfield-Luter Foundation, said it
is important for foundations and corpora­
tions to support higher education, espe­
cially in these tough economic times.
"We understand that education is a
crucial component of a healthy com,
munity, and we have a vested interest in
preserving the vitality of the communi­
ties where we operate," Treacy said.
'The Foundation hopes to. ensure that
the children and grandchildren of our
employees have the oppo1tunity to attend
Fayetteville State, obtain a quality educa:
tion, and therefore be equipped to serve ·
as leaders in the local business commu­
nity."
Established in 2002, the Smithfield­
Luter Foundation is a nonprofit organiza­
tiop that acts ils the philanthropic \Ying of
Smithfield Foods Inc. Since its inception,
the Smithfield-Luter Foundation has pro­
vided .educational scholarships to the
dependent children and grandchildren
of full-time and retired employees of
Smithfield and its family of companies.
In addition to FSU, these scholar­
ships are now available at Iowa State
University, Johnson & Wales, Norfolk
State University, Paul D: Camp
Community College, Virginia Tech,
Virginia Union University and Wake
Forest University. Through fiscal 2012,
· the foundation has granted 127 annual
scholarships worth more than $2 mil­
lion.
Treacy said the Foundation wants to
invest in young people in communities
where its businesses operate. He said he
hopes these students will one day become
foture leaders of Smithfield Foods.
"We also care for our employees, and
this scholarship oppo1tunity is one way
we can show them our dedication to their
the welf-being of their
well-being
families," ]le said.
and
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The Suffolk Foundation
continued its efforts to en­
hance the quality of life for
citizens in and around Suf­
folk on Monday by distrib­
uting $85,000 in 'grants to
24 nonprofit organizations.
Since distributing its first
grants in 2008, the Founda­
tion has distributed more
than $1 million in annual
unrestricted grants, donor
advised grants and schol­
arships.
The foundation funded
more than 90 percent of the
nonprofit agencies that ap­
plied this year. ­
Agencies receiving grants.
at the awards breakfast re­
ception at the Obici Health­
care Foundation Building
on Finney Avenue were as
follows:
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Paul p, Camp Community
College, $2,000: for
maintaining a career Coach .
Program in three Suffolk pubhc
high schools to help ~tudents ­
achieve their educational and
financial goals.
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Birdsong funds new LPN program at college
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The Birdsong Corp. has provided funding to help build a regional Licensed Practical Nursmg program at the ·
Suffolk campus of Paul D. Camp Community College, the college announced Friday.
The move comes after Suffolk Public Schools ended funding for a similar program earlier this year as part of a
package of budget cuts.
"We believe in Paul D. Camp Community College and the many educational opportunities it affords area
students," George Birdsong, chief executive officer of the Birdsong Corp., said in a press release. "We ~re
pleased to pa1tner with the college on the LPN program, because the program was dropped by our public schools
for cost reasons, and by restarting it, the colbge will be able to fill a gap in educational and employment
opportunities in our region."
The $150,000 in funds, donated through the Suffolk Foundation, will be used to remodel and renovate the
nursing skills lab already present on the Suffolk campus.
The college already has an LPN education program on the Franklin campus, but this expands the program to
Suffolk, making it more accessible to the city and other areas, college spokeswoman Felicia Blow said.
"This fills that void for those in the city of Suffolk," she said.
Blow said the program must receive clearance from several organizations, including the Virginia Board of
Nursing and the Virginia Conmmnity College System.
"We are confident we'll make it through those hurdles," she said.
The college hopes to begin classes in the new program during the fall 2013 semester, she said. Students will pathe college's regular tuition.
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"We thought it would be a wonderful thing if we could help get the program re-established in our area,"
Birdsong said Friday.
Licensed practical nurses provide basic nursing care under the direction of registered nurses and doctors. They
can work in many settings, including nursing homes and extended care facilities, hospitals, physicians' offices
and private homes.
To become an LPN, students must complete a one-year, state-approved program and pass a state board exam.
TI1e executive director ofthe Suffolk Foundation said the organization is "delighted" to patticipate in the effort
"Through collaborative efforts such as this, the quality of life in and around the Suffolk community will be
enhanced," William Hill said.
Dr. Paul Conca, president of Paul D. Camp Community College, said the program will help some students
achieve their career goal and help others on their way to becoming a registered nurse.
"This commitment by the Birdsong Corp. will go far in bringing those dreams and opportunities to reality,"
Conca said. "To put it simply, this investment by the Birdsongs will change lives for the better throughout our
regional community."
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OE(EMSlR 14, 2012.
r· rHuRsoAv,JAN.11 ·
Fm movie
Paul D. Camp Community.
College will present'Cloud
Atlas" at 4 and 7 p.m: at the .
Regional Workforce Develop­
ment Center, Franklin. Rated
R, the film stars Halle Berry,
Jim Broadbent andTom
Hanks and.explores how the
actions and consequences
of individuals impact one
another throughout the past,
present and future.
FRIDAY, .PECEMBER 14, 2012 Paul D. Camp Community Colfege will be closed
for the holidays beginning Thursday, Dec. 20.
Campus will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.
WWW.SUFFOLKNEWSHERALD.COM t~
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2012
Suffolk Foundation gives grants FROM STAFF REPORTS
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
The Suffolk Foundation on
Monday announced $85,000 in
gra.nts to 24 nonprofit organi­
zations serving citizens in and
around Suffolk. .
Needs supported included
he~lth care, college scholarships
~s1stance for low-income indi'.
v1duals, the arts, animal welfare .
and more.
Since ·distributing its first
gran~ ~ 2008, the Foundation
has 'd1stnbµted annual unrestrict­
ed grants, donor advised grants
and scholarships valued at mor~
than $1 million. ­
More than 90 percent of the ·
nonprofit agencies that made
application this year were fimd­
ed.
Agencies receiving grants at
the awards . breakfast reception
held at the Obici Healthcare
Foundation Building, where
the Suffolk Foundation has an
office, were as follows:
Paul D; Camp Community .
College - $2,000 to help fund·
a Career Coach Program in three
Suffolk public high schools.- career
COiJ.ches help students achieve ·
their educational and financial
goals.
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WWW.SUFFOLKNEWSHERALD.CO~
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2012
LPN program gets• funding BY TRACY AGNEW
NEWS EDITOR
The Birdsong Corp. has provided funding
to. help build a regional Licensed Practical
Nursing program at the Suffolk campus
of Paul D. Camp
· Community College,
'We thought
the college announced
Friday.
.
it would be
The move comes
after Suffolk Public
~wonderful
Schools ended fund­
ing for a similar pro-, . thing if we
gram earlier this year
as part of a package of could help.
budget cuts.
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"We believe in Paul D. Camp Community
program
College and the many educational opportu­
re-established
nities it affords area
·students," . George Birdsong, ·chief exec­
George Birdsong utive officer of the
Birdsong Corp..; said. CHIEF EXECUTIVE omcER OF THE BIRDSONG
·in a press release.
CORPORATION
"We are pleased to · partner with the col­
lege on the LPN program, because the pro­
gram was dropped by our public schools for .cost reasons, and by restarting it, the college get the In our area.' fJ.) 0
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will be able to fill a gap in
educational and employ­
ment opportunities in our
region."
The $150,000 in funds,
donated through the
Suffolk Foundation, will
be used to remodel and
renovate the nursing skills
Jab already present on the
Suffolk campus.
The college already
has an ·LPN education
program on the Franklin
campus, but this expands
the program to Suffolk,
making_ it more accessible
to the city and other areas,
college · spokeswoman
·Felicia Blow said.
"This fills that void
for those in the city of
Suffolk," she said.
Blow said the program
·must receive clearance
fromseveral organizations,
including the Virginia
Board of Nursing and
the· Virginia"'C6tiiinuiilfy
College System.
"We are confident we'll
mak.e it thro~gh those hur­
dles," she said.
The college hopes to
· begin classes in the new
program during the fall
2013 semester, she said.
Students will pay the col­
· lege's regular tuition.
"We thought it would
be a wonderful thing if
we co,uld help get the
program re-established in
!Jtit"area,'~-Bltd~ong ·~aid
Friday.
Licensed pl:a(:tical nurs•
The executive director
es provide .basic !1UfS~$ · of_the Suffolk F.~un~ati~n
care under the (lirection said the organu:ation 1s
of registered nurses 1111-d "delighted" to participate
doctors. They can work in in the effort.
many settings, including
"Through . collabora­
nuisinghomesandextend, tive efforts sµch as this,
ed care facilities, hospi~ the quality of life in and
tals, physicians' offices around the Suffolk com­
and private homes.
: munity will be enhanced,"
· To become
LPN, .William Hill said.
students must complete ii
Dr. Paul Conco, pres­
one-year, state•approve4 . ident~of ..Paul· D. ·-<:amp
program: and p3'S'S"lr'State ~unitr'(!)ollege, ~aid
board exam.
· the program will help
an
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their. ,p~eer:Ji:'~fi.J :;./:µi.d
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to ;~o);iling,. !\; r_egi~\~red
nur~e.
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."1fhiscommitmentbythe
Bir'l!'Song Corp. will go far
in bringing those dreams
.imd qpportµnj\i.e~.,t9·:i;e,U~
ity:,"· Conco"'siiitl::;"'To $.\It ·
it simply, this investment
by the Birdsongs will
Ohange'1ives for the better
throughout" our ·regional:.
community."
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER :!.5, 20:1.2 THURSDAY JANUARY 31 Paul D. Camp Community
College will kick off
Its Regional Workforce
Development Center's
. 10th anniversary at the
center, 100 N. College
Drive. A reception will
begin at 6:30 p.m. and
the program and .dinner
will be from 7 to 9 p.m:
The keynote speaker
Will be Smithfield Foods
President and CEO Larry
Pope. Tickets are $25.
Sponsorships are available.
For more information about
the celebration, call 569­
6791 or visit www.pdc.edu/
workfomeanniversary.
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THURSDAY
1 . JANUARY 17
Paul D. Camp Community
College will host a free
screening of "Cloud Atlas" .
at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at
· the Regional Workforce
Development Center, 100
N. College Drive in Franklin.
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2012 Our Opinion
A commitment to Suffolk here was a time when the economy
and culture of Suffolk were tied up in
the fates of four or five ofthe city's
biggest companies and the local families that owned them. Many of the most well known names in Suffolk today still reflect the influ­
ence those families and those companies had through the years. Today, though some of those old-Suffolk companies are still active in the city, some­
times it seems the days are Jong gone when a few family owned companies served as the · backbone ofthe city. Today, with the growth
ofNorth Suffolk, the decline ofthe peanut and
the family farm and the rise ofthe warehous­
.ing and distribution sector, things are different
in Suffolk.
But the scions ofmany of those old.fami­
"lies remain, their roots in Suffolk have grown deeper and their commitment to the city and its future seem stronger thau ever. The Birdsong Cotp. is a great example.
Birdsong today is a world leader in the peanut
industry. But when the company opened its
fu'st storage operation in Suffolk it was much
smaller. Through the years, company officials
established roots deep into Suffolk society,
and a sense of philanthropy developed that has
mapy §uffolk a better.pL~c.<;._ . · . .
' BitdSh!lg stil! flll1kS'as one of Suffolk's
farg~t_.~jjloyers;~d'.i#J~ders'sense.of ...,
commitment to the Cit:J remains strong, as evi­
denced by the announcement this week that the
Birdsong Cotp. has donated $150,000 to help
build a regional Licensed Practical Nursing
program at the Hobbs Suffolk Campus of Paul
D. Camp Community College.
The nursing program will replace one that
began in 1959 under the leadership ofthe
Louise Obici Memorial Hospital and had
been co-sponsored by the hospital and Suffolk
Public Schools. The school system cut the
program from its budget last year, and until
Birdsong stepped in, it looked as if people in
Suffolk wishing to pursue a career in nursing
\vould have to travel to Franklin or Portsmouth
for their classes.
Birdsong's generous conttibution, however,
will bring the program back home and ensure
that Suffolk students have the broadest edu­
cational opportunities possible, right here at
home. That's the kind of dedication to home­
town that has made the Birdsong name one of
Suffolk's most respected and loved.
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mont had the highe:;t munt1l11y rates from
Franklin and Southampton County. However, the leader reports t/lat the gro11p is lit­
erally and figuratively dying as all but two of the survivors have succumbed to their
disease and !he leader ts battling her second recurrence.''
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By Amy Jeter The V-itginfon-Pilot UZETTE GREGER just knew she'd kicked cancer in the butt. Her doctors had cut out the nickel· sized tumor in her breast, then poisoned and zapped away any other traces of the dis· ease in her body. After months of treatment, she'd returned to her nursing Job at Southampton 11emorial Hos· pital in Franklin and started making plans for the future: more exercise, less diet soda, health· !er food. She and her husband, Jim, bought new furniture for the den and the living room. Suzette turned to another item on her to-do list: Start a support group. The hospital bad one years ago, but noth· ingnow. She hoped to reach out to other women and give back to the community she loved so much. She wanted to make something positive out of the whole cancer thing.
So Suzette drew up a proposal, sent out letters
and got an article published in The Tidewater
News. She collected information about treat­
ment and surgery. She booked guest speakers.
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Pat&y Joyner, center, was a friend of support group founder Suzette Greger. About a )'ear after Suzette's death, she restarted the group. Anne Bryant, left, and Beth Ellington are members,
SUPPORT GROUP
STRENGTH IN SISTERHOOD
: Continuedfrom Page I
In 1971, a conununity college
had opened in Franklin on land do·
nated by the daughters of lumber
magnate Paul D. Camp.
The new school had offered Pat­
sy Joyner the chance to pursue a
long-held dream: a college edu­
cation.
The Isle of \Vight County na­
tiVewas 28. She had been married
for a decade to her middle-school
crush, was mom to an 8-year*old
daughter and had worked various
se<;retarialjobs. \Vhen intellectu­
al fulfillment came knocking, she
responded enthusiastically.
"I'd always wanted to go," Pat·
sy said.
She took two years to earn an as­
soclate's degree in education, at­
tending classes at night and on her
lunch hour. Then she transferred
to Old Dominion University in Nor­
folk - a good SO-mile com1nute
They met each month in a small each way- to complete a bachelor's
conference room, tucked away in degree. Next came a roaster's from
the warren of nospital corridors. ODU, then an educational doctor­
Suzette presidedat the head of the . ate in higher education adminis­
table, leading free.flowing conver­
tration from the College of \Vil·
sations about illness, research and liam and Mary. She topped it all
pen,onal experience.
off wi1:i 2-!lf!thcr ma»ter's.
She filled a suitcase with breast*
Hy t•1e11, J';;t. :. a.id hwped be.ck
She told hospital leaders the
group would "be ongoing, indef*
initely."
Its first meeting was held in De­
cember 2004.
But before she'd been out of
treatment a year, Suzette learned
that her cancer had returned. A
lump on her neck was malignant,
and the disease had spread to her
chest wall.
"l was devastated," she said.
On April 15, 2005 - her 42nd
birthday- Suzette was diagnosed
with a rare, aggressive form of
breast cancer.
She quit nursing and threw her
energy into treatment, her fami­
ly and her group.
"That group was her motiva­
tion," her husband said.
more information
in a week in August, another in
November.
The deaths weren't sudden or
surprising, but they were sober­
ing. The reality of cancer waved
in front of Suzette's warriors like
a pink flag. One of their sisters
. was gone; others surely would fol­
online
low. The specter lingered for all
Read excerpts of the speech that Patsy of them.
Joyner gave at amemorial serv\c~ for
At the funerals, the women tried
For information about Suzette's
Sisters, contact Nancy Myers at
nancy_rnyers@mall.com or
(757) 569·6465.
Suzette Greger at pllot~m/
suzette. Greger had given the speech
'at a conference In 2009.
an young enough to be her daugh­
ter, got the conversation rolling,
and Patsy found herself telling
her story.
It felt like a catharsis.
She kept coming back.
Over the next few years, her
friendship with Suzette blossomed.
Suzette and Patsy had a lot in
common - their compassion, their
fondness for teaching, their "up­
front and in-person" personali·
ti~. But they also complemented
ecch other.
SLi~, ··.: ~r.is the type to corn-
you that I will no longer be r......:iil­
tating the Breast Cancer Support
Group," it read in her siguaturi:
flourishy font. "I think of you all
often and our sisters who ha\'e left
this world too soon and lam thank·
ful for our times together."
She died the following tnonth,
on 1-iarch 12, 2011. At her funeral, Patsy read;; speech Suzette had given n..·o years
to sit t-0gether and to wear some­
before. It described in detail the
thing pink- maybe a ribbon, may.
be a corsage constructed by Su·
zette.
They did what they could to sup­
port the families. Their conversa­
tions at meetings stayed on prac~
tical matters.
"I can't say that we wentwayin­
depth into our own souls,"Beth El­
lington said. "You just didn't dwell
on it foreve1-."
l\lyers said, "lt was like ma)'­
be we didn't want to go there and
really address that this actually
happened."
Publicly, Suzette seemed to take
it all in stride. She \\'as a trained
nurse, after all, perhaps more ac­
customed to the cycle of life than
lite ,,;_Len..
highs and lows of more than sev­
en years as a warrior against can·
cer. Patsy added her own touch at
the end: a poem by Kahlil Gibran
Some of the mourners wore pink
ribbon pins. Suzette's husband,
Jim, felt funny about it.
After years ofpi-oudly sporting
the color of breast cancer aware·
ness, Suzette had grown frustrat·
ed in her final months. All thai
pink seemed to be mocking her
She threw much of it out.
\Vhat she kept were notes anu
cards from Patsy.
The month after Suzette died,
Patsy sent out a letter.
"I have talked to several of you
who agree that we should contin·
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tabi..;, ·i~;.J.i~~g-;~;~i:lowir:.g cun\·.:;·­
satiuns about1\lness, research and
personal experience.
She filled a suitcase with breast­
cancer information, attended con­
ferences for survivors and passed
out countless pink things: key
chains and bracelets, pins and
pens. Together, members made
booktnarks, scrapbooks and even
a quilt.
Somehow, Suzette kept the at­
mosphere light.
She talked about the time a pi­
geon pooped on her head when she
was wig-shopping. The tin1e she
and fellow cancer patients joked
about charging half-price to work
at Hooters. How funny it would be
if she dressed up as Uncle Fester­
the creepy bald ''Addams Family"
character- for Hallov.'een.
"\Ve told her she could have
written a book," said Nancy 1iy­
ers, a group member.
There also was the serious busi­
ness of supporting breast-can­
cer patients. Suzette took them
to treatn1ents, waited with them
for test results, brought meals
to their families and talked with
them for hours.
She balked at the term "sur­
vivor,"
"\Ve l"Cfer to ourselves as 'war­
riors,"' she said, "as the battle is
never-ending."
Her own battle waged on and on.
She fought off nwnerous recur­
rences in her lyn1ph nodes and
breast. Then a tumor appeared
in her brain.
Along the way, she'd worked to
prepare for her death, calling old
friends and getting legal docu­
ments in order. She instituted an
annual "chick V.'eekend" in the Out·
er Banks, so her friends could all
meet each other before she was
gone. She wanted to be there for
the party.
Suzette also chose the woman
she wanted to take over the sup­
port group, now called \Varriors in
Pink, when the time came.
She asked Patsy Joyner.
Patsy said she'd like to but
wasn't sure she could.
tuit10n-i~u;u the Coli.;g;;: of\\ ;i­
liam and l\la1·y. She topp,,;d it au
off with another master's.
By then, Patsy had looped back
to the comtnunity college. Begin­
ning as an administrative assis­
tant, she rose through the rank:>
to becon1e one of the school's four
vice presidents, responsible for
public relations and fundraising.
"She's just always been that rock
at Paul D. Cruup Community Col­
lege," 1lyers said.
In July 2004, something showed
uponPatsy'sannualmaminogram
- "a change in the architectur­
al structure," is how the radiolo­
gist put it.
The surgeon, struggling to
find the spot on the X-ray, joked
that "you almost have to stand on
your head to find it." But a biop­
S'/ showed breast cancer at stage zero, the lowest step on the sever­
ity scale.
She underwent a lumpectomy
at a Richmond hospital and took
more than 30radiation treatments
at a facility in Petersburg, sched­
uling the sessions to minimize the
amount of time lost front work She
wanted to be finished in time to at­
tend a conference in \Vashington.
Patsy had another reason for
choosing faraway health provid·
ers:She wanted to keep herdiagno­
sis to herself and her inner circle.
"I thought it was private," she
said. "I didn't want it to be a pity
party."
The newspaper article about
Franklin's new support group
caught Patsy's eye. She decided to
go to learn n1ore about the disease.
She felt like an exposed spy as
she walked through the hospital
lobby for her first meeting in Feb­
ruary2005, 'vonderingwho might
spot her there.
She didn't know what she'd ex·
pected, but not this: a group of
women chatting casually. She knew
several. Three were mothers of
second-graders she'd taught de·
cades before while working on
her degrees.
The leader, a vivacious wom-
n·ullt ur,<l lr.·p.::r"'on·~ ~1.:r,,0nali·
tiez>. But they also complemen.ted
each oth.::r.
Suzette w<is the type to com­
mand center stage, belting out
karaoke tunes and sporting a
pink-ribbon dragonfly tattoo on
her shoulder. Patsy was happ.y to
dance in the background, sending
WetJkly greeting cards to dozens
of people and keeping meticulous
Lt c.ui in s1nd"'. S\·•.; v.;..;s a. o:nnn"'u
nur;:;~ 1 .'l.fter all, perhaps niore ac­
cusromed to the cycle of life than
the others.
But privately, she confided her
grief to a close friend who was not
a men1ber of the group: "She took
it really hard," Renee Wrenn said.
In 2009, the group lost two mem­
bers.
Two more passed away the next
A quilt made by the Warriors In Pink breast cancer support
group hangs In the hallway of Southampton Memortal
Hospital In Franklin.
records of everything.
No one doubted that Patsy was
the best choice to continue the
group, but Suzette understood why
she hesitated to take on another
responsibility. Her Job kept her
too busy.
One day, as Suzette's health con­
tinued to deteriorate, she left a
voicemail at Patsy's office.
"l need to talk to you," she said,
"it's really important."
Patsy called her back.
"\Vill you speak at my funeral?"
Suzette asked.
This time, Patsy said yes.
The \\'arrlors In Plnk didn't lose
a member until 2J)08, more than
three years after Suzette found­
ed the group.
Three died that year: two with·
year. ltwasaparticularly sad time
for Su·Lette, whose 27-year-old
daughter lost a long battle with
leukemia.
By then, Suzette had undergone
surgery, radiation to her brain and
more surgery after her incision
was infected. She'd had a seizure,
.dropped into a coma, and flat-lined
far 13 seconds.
She held one last chick weekend
in January 2011. Patsy had to back
out at the last minute when things
got hectic at work.
Suzette's family brought a bed
into her first-floor crafts room,
where she received hospice care.
It was getting more and more dif­
ficult to talk and to move her arm.
In early February, group mem­
bers received her last letter.
"Ladies, I am writing to inform
Pat"'):.<.•r.11Jut;,Jt.au·.
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··1 have w.\ked to s~\.;r,1l u1: v"J...i.VJ
who agree that we shouid 1.'.0ntin~/
ue this group as pa1·t oi Suzette'~
legacy," she wrote. "l will :;;ched­
ule a meeting ASAP when I get
your input."
No one responded.
A year went by.
Some of the women bum~u mt,,
each other in church or aroun<l
town.
Their daily lives took OVt!r. 111
a way, it was a relief to havt! ont>
less commitment on the calendar.
At the same time, they missed
each other.
Patsy worked one n1ore year at
Paul D. Camp college. She kept Su·
zette's voiceIJ1ail message untilshe
retired in January at 68. One day in 1-larch, inspiration
struck.
"Good b'Olly day," Patsy thGught.
"Ineed to do something about this.''
In honor of Suzette, she had to
at least try to restart the group. If
no one was interested, she'd find
some other way to keep her fri~d 's
memory alive.
Patsy called the hospital an<l
scheduled a meeting, then wrote
to former members.
Six women gathered in the famil­
iar conference r0-0m on April 12.
Over the months, they kept
coming back: the old guard, with
gray hair and stories frotn the
1990s; the daughter of a warrior
who passed away in January; a
SO-something woman undergo­
ing chemotherdpy; a3Q.;;omething
with a genetic predisposition to
breast cancer_
They talked, they laughed, they
shared stories, they shed tears.
Patsy followed Suzette's exam­
ple as the facilitator, with a few
changes,
She never sat at the head of tht>
table.
And she renan1ed the group:
The \Varriors in Pink became Su·
zette's Sisters.
Amy Jeter, 757-446·2731),
amy.jeter@p\lotori!ine.com
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012 ~~~i~~~jip~ ~om~11Jiltt. ~ollege Wi}.I,. ~~ ~los~
for the holidays beginning Thursday, Dec. 20.
Campus will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.
·
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012. THURSDAY JANUARY 17 Paul D. Camp Community
College will host a free
screening of "Cloud Atlas"
at 4 p,m. and 7 p.m. at
the Regional Workforce
Development Center,
100 N. College Drive In ..
Franklin.
10th anniversary at the
center, 100 N. College
Drive. A reception will
begin at 6:30 p.m. and
the program and dinner
will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
The keynote speaker
will be Smithfield Foods·
.President and CEO Larry Pope. Tickets are $25. Sponsorships are available. Rlr more information, call
569·6791 or Visit www.pdc. edu/workforceanniversary. .. . TllETIOEWATER HEWS
WEONESOAY, OECEMBER 19, 2011
THURSDAV,JAN. 17
Free movie
·
Paul D. Camp Community
College wlll present "Cloud
Atlas" at 4 and 7 p.m. at the
Regional Workforce Devel­
opment Center, Franklin,
Rated R, the film stars Halle
Berry, Jim Broadbent and
Tom Hanks and explores
how the actions and conse­
quences of individuals im­
pact one another through­
out the past, presentand
future,
-Suffolk­
. NEws.HERAW .
.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMaER 19, 2012
THURSDAY JANUARY 17 ·Paul D. camp Community
College will host a free
screening of "Cloud Atlas"
· at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at
the Region~J Wotklorce
Development Center, 100 N.
College Drive in Franklin.
THURSDAY JANUARY 31 Paul. D. Camp Community
College will kick off
Its Regional Workforce·
Development Center's
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012 :, ~ Ongoing Events.
..... ,·., Paul D. Camp Community College w111 be closed
for the holidays beginning Thursday, Dec. 20.
Campus will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.
The Smithfield Times-Wed., Dec. 19, 2012
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• Paul D. Camp Community College will be closed
for the holidays beginning Thursday, Dec. 20.
Campus will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 20:1.2 THURSDAY
JANUARY17
l'
Paul D. Camp Community
College wlll host a free
screening of "Cloud Atlas"
at 4 p.m. and 7 p.ni. at
the Regional Workforce
Development Center, 100 N.
College Drive in Franklin.
THURSDAY
JANUARY31
~
Paul D. Camp Community
College will kick off
Its Regional Workforce
Development Center's 11 h
anniversary at the center, 100 N. College Drive. A · reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the program and dinner will be from 7 to 9 · p.m. The keynote speaker
will be Smithfield Foods
President and CEO Lany
Pope. Tickets are $25.
Sponsorships are available.
for 111ore Information, call
569-6791 or visit www.pdc.
edu/workforceanniversary.
THE TIDEWATER llEWS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21,2012
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THURSDAY, JAN. 17
Free movie
Paul O:Camp Community
College will host a free ·
screening of 'Cloud Atlas"
at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Re­
gional Workforce Devel-·
opment Center, Franklin.
Rated R, the film stars
Halle Berry, Jim Broad­
bent and Tom Hanks and
explores how the actions
and consequences of
individuals impact one
another throughout
the past, present and fu­
ture.
'
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fRIDAY,DECEMBER21, 2012
.
SU3MlTTED
Tonia Reid, a registered nu(se for the Lake Prince Woods' skilled nursing unit,
second from left, Instructs !'aul D. Camp Community College nursing students
Brittany Kelso, from left, Brandon Olson and Lora Jackson on checking residents'
blood-sugar levels.
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AROUND
TOWN
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·•·Students In the Paul D. Camp ,
Community College registered nurs­
ing program recently completed a
clinical rotation in the skilled nursing
unit at Lake Prince Woods retirement
community In Suffolk.
Working with registered nurses at
Lake Prince Woods and under the
su-pervision of their instructor, regis­
tered nurse Ann Pinner, the students
\Vere assigned residents and adminis­
tered patient care, passed medications
and helped transport patients. Part
of their time was spent in the therapy
department observing.
"Iti;> a great experience for students
to intimnlngle their classroom studies
with hands-on experience with resi­
dents,~ said registered nurse Aretha
.Stevenson, director of nursing at Lake
Prince Woods.
·
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
.
.21, 2012
THURSDAY JANUARY31 Paul D. Camp Community
College will kick off
Its Regional Workforce
Development Center's 10th
anniversary at the center,
100 N. College Drive. A
reception will begin at 6:30
p.m. and the program and
dinner will be from 7 to 9
p.m. The keynote speaker will be Smithfield Foods President and CEO Larry Pope. Tickets are $25. Sponsorships are available. For more information, call · 569-6791 or visit www.pdc. edu/workforceanniversary. Paul D. Camp Community
College will host a free
screening of "Cloud Atlas"
at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at
the Regional Workforce
Development Center,
100· N. College Drive in
Franklin.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 THURSDAY JANUARY 31. Paul D. Camp Community
College will kick off
its Regional Workforce
Development Cent~r's
10th anniversary at the
center, 100 N. College
Drive. A reception will
begin at 6:30 p.m. and
the program and dinner
will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
The keynote speaker
will be Smithfield Foods
President and CEO Lany
Pope. Tickets are $25.
Sponsorships are available,
For more information, call
569-6791 or visit www.pdc.
edu/workforceanniversaiy.
Paul D. Camp Community
College will host a free
screening of "Cloud Atlas"
at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at
the Regional Workforce
Development Center, 100
N. College Drive in Franklin.
Paul D. Camp Community College will reopen
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.
TH£ TIO£WA1£R HEWS
SUNOAY, D£(£MB£R2l, 2012
~,
THURSDAV,JAN.17
Free movie
Paul D, Camp Community
College will screen 'Cloud
Atlas" at 4 and 7 p.m. at the
Regional Workforce Devel­
opment Center, franklin.
Rated R, tbe film stars Halle
Berry, Jim Broadbent and
Tom Hanks and explores
how the actions and con­
sequences of individu­
als impact one another
throughout the past, pres­
ent and future.
~'
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
Anniversary dinner
Paul D. Camp Community
College will kick off its
Regional Workforce Devel
opment Center's 10th an­
niversary with a celebra­
tion at the center in
franklin. A 6:30 p.m. re­
ception will be followed
by a program and dinner
from 7 to 9. The keynote
speaker Is Smithfield
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2012 THURSDAY JANUARY 17 Paul D. Camp Community
College will host a free
screening of "Cloud Atlas"
at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at
the Regional Workforce
Development Center,
100 N1 College Drive in
Franklin.
THURSDAY JANUARY 31 Paul D. Camp Community
College wlll kick off
Its Regional Workforce .
.Development Center's 10th
. anniversary at the center,
100 N. College DriVe. A ·
reception will begin at 6:30
p.m. and the program and
dinner wl\I be from 7 to 9
p.m. The keynote speaker
will be Smithfield Foods
President and CEO Lany
Pope. Tickets are $25.
Sponsorships are available.
For more information, call
569-6791 or visit www.pdc.
edu/workforceanniversary.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2012 ~
Ongoing Events
Paul D. Camp Community College will reopen
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013.
The Obie! Auxiliary will be taking donations as
part of its Tree of Ughts fundralser. Tree lights
can be purchased for $5 each and star lights ·
.can be purchased for $50 each. Purchases can
be made in honor or in mem01y of individuals.
Contributions are tax deductible. and proceeds
will benefit The Community Outreach Program.
Send checks made payable to Tree of Lights ·
Obici Auxiliary to 2800 Godwin Blvd.. Suffolk, VA
23434. For more infonnation, call 934-4789.
TUESDAY & WEDNE$0AY, DECEMBER 2S.:26, 2012 THURSDAY JANUARY31 Paul D. Camp Community College will kick off - its Regtonal Workforce
Development Center's 10th­
anniversary at the center,
100 N. College Drive. A
reception wi(J begin at 6:30
p.m. and the program and
dinner will be from 7 to 9
p.m. The keynote speaker
will be Smithfield Foods
President and CEO Larry
Pope. Tickets are $25.
Sponsorships are available.
- For more information, call
569-6791 or visit www.pdc.
edu/workforceanniversal)'.
Pa_ul D. Camp Community
College will host a free_
screening of "Cloud Atlas"
at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at
the Regional Workforce
Development Center, 100
N. College Drive in Franklin.
The Smithfield Times-Wed., Dec. 26, 2012
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Wednesday. Jan, 2
PDCCC CLOSED-Paul D. Camp
Community College reopens
Wednesday, Jan. 2 fol/owing the
holiday closing.
FORKLIFT COURSE-A forklift
operator certificate course will be ·
held Jan. 15-17, '5-9 p.m. at the
PDCCC Regional Workforce
Development Center, Franklin ..
Scholarships ava//able. Info: 569­
. 6050 or email workforce@pdc.edu.
Thursday, Jan. 31
FREE MOVIE-Paul D. Camp
Community College presents
"Cloud Atlas• on Jan. 17, 4. p.m.
and 7 p.m. at the Regional
Workforce Development Center,
Frank/In. Rated .R. Free to the
public.
10"' ANNIVERSARY-Paul D.
· Camp Community College
celebrates its Regional Workforce
Development Center's loth
anniversary Jan. 31, 6:30 p.m. at
the workforce center Ir\ Frank/In.
Tlckets-$25. Info: 569-6791 or
www.pdc.edu/workforceannlversary '
Birdsong commitment will
help build LPN program
FRANKLIN - Paul D.
Camp Community College
recently announced that
the Suffolk Foundation, on
behalf of.the Birdsong Cor­
poration,. has made a
$150,000 commitment to the
College to build a regional
Licensed Practical Nursing
Program (LPN).
Funding will be used for
the remodeling and reno­
vating of the Nursing
Skills Lab. The College's
·new LPN Program will be
based in Suffolk at the
College's Hobbs Campus.
Licensed
practical
nurses provide basic nurs­
ing care under the direc­
tion of registered nurses
and doctors. They work in
many settings, including
nursing homes and ex­
tended care facllities, hos­
pitals, physicians' offices,
and ·private homes.
To become an LPN, stu­
dents must complete a one­
year state-approved educa­
tional program. After this
step, they must pass an
exam to receive a license
before they can work as an
LPN.
For more information,
contact Felicia Blow, APR,
vice president of institu­
tional advancement and
executive director of the
Paul D. Camp Community
College Foundation, at 569­
6791 or at fblow@pdc.edu.
THE TIDEWATER HEWS
WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 26, 2012
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lege, to oversee Virginia's Work­
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tractor with 35 employees, has
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The University of Virginia will offer a 10 courses in entrepre­
neurshlp from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
Feb. 26, through April
30, at Paul D. Camp
Community College.
Cost is $100 per class.
Scholar~hips are avail­
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Paul D. Camp Community has
opened a Career Development
Center at its Franklin campus.
The center will help students ·
find career options and jobs.
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WEONESIJAY, OEWABER 26, 2012
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DECEMBER 26, 2012
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Fun stuff to do
FREE MOVIE: Paul D. Camp
Community College will
present'Cloud Atlas"at
4 and 7 p.m. Thursday,
Jan.17,attheRegional
Workforce Development
Center, Franklin. Rated R,
the film stars Halle Berry, .
Jim Broadbent and Tom
Hanks and explores ho;y
the actions and conse­
quences of individuals
impact one another
throughout the past,
present and future.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2~, 2012
-Paul D. Camp Community
College will host a free
screening of "Cloud Atlas"
at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at
t[le Regional Workforce
Development Center, 100
N. C61iag~'bi{ve in Franklin:
. THETIDEWATER NEWS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2B, 2012
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
Anniversary dinner
Paul D. Camp Community
College will kick off its
Regional Workforce De­
velopment Center's 10th
anniversary with a cel­
ebration at the center in
Franklin. A 6:30 p.m. re­
ception will be followed
by a program and dinner
from 7 to 9. The·keynote
speaker is Smithfield
Foods President and .Chief
Executive Officer Larry
_Pope. Tickets are $25. For
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2012 THURSDAY JANUARY31 , Paul D. Camp Community
, , College
wlll kick off
its Regioriaf Workforce
Development Center's 10th
anniversary at the center. A
reception will begin at 6:30
p.m. and the program and
dinner will be from 7 to 9
p.m. The keynote speaker
will be Smithfield Foods
President and CEO Larry
Pope. Tickets are $25.
Sponsorships are 'available.
,Call 569·6791 or visit www.
pdc.edu/workforceanniver­
sary.
Paul D. Cijmp Community
College will host a free
screening of "Cloud Atlas",
at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at
the Regional Workforce
Development Center,
100 N. College Drive in
Franklin.
A4 THETIOEWATER NEWS
· SUNDAY. OECEMBERJ0,2012
THURSDAY,JAN. 17 ·Free movie Paul D, i;:amp Community
College will screen "Cloud
Atlas" at 4 and 7 p.m. at
the Regional Workforce
Development Center,
Franklin. Rated R, the
film stars Halle Berry, Jim
Broadbent and Tom Hanks
and explores how· the ac­
tions and consequences
of individuals impact one
another throughout tlle
past, present and future.
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By_ Katie Morill The Virginian-Pilot I
©_January 1, 2013 SUFFOLK
.,,;
Thomas Walker sits at the picnic table_ he_ slept on
for_ about two months at Paul D.. Camp. Community
Co!,'ege ln Suffolk so he could attend. class_ there
each day, Since. !00 close. of Suffolk House in 2011,
the city. does not have_ a sheller for homeless_ single
adults. Katherine. Moritz. I The V1rginian--Pilot
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FIGHT FOR THE. HOMELESS
Paul 0, Camp Community_ College student Thomas
Walker_ is_ passionate_ about being a voice for_ the
homeless. He. contacts city. offi:::ia!s and.advocacy
groups hoplng to make_ a difference.
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Thomas_ Walker, 32, Is a full-time_ college. student
studying criminal_ justice. He's_ a father and has. had
a trucking career. And_ he_ has_ a problem he spends
most of his_ free_ time. trying lo. solve:_ He's. homeless.
For about two. and_ a half months_ beginning in
mid-August, Walker. slept on picnic. tables. outside at
the_ Paul O._ Camp Community. College. campus_ so
he_ could attend classes each day, toting a
backpack of clothes. and. napping in the_ student
lounge. In late_ October, he bought a used van on
Crafgs!ist \vi th his_ federal_ educational Pell Grant,
and has been sleeping Jn it since.
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Is \vhat I_ need_ to_ do,". Walker. said.
He. is_ one_ of many. homeless_ single_ adults in
Suffolk, according_ to_ city officials. yet the. city. has
no shelters serving people_ like_ Walker. The only
shelters_ in South Hampton Roads_ that take_ in
single_ adults. are in Norfolk and Virginia 6each.
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~if you've_ got a child ora puppy, you can get money
all_ day_ long,~- said Esther Robert of Virginia
Supportive_ Housing, which provides_ affordable
apartments_ for the_ homeless. wsingle_ adults_ have
judgment passed on them."
Walker. lost his job as a trucker. Jn. 2010. and has
since_ worked. as. a telemarketer and car. salesman.
He's flO\Y unemployed and_ said he's_ looking_ for
work near. school.
OnRamp, a federal grant for displaced \Vorkers,
pays for his h.J!tlon and books, something he. said
he_ doesn't take_ lightly.
Before_ he_ got his van, staying on campus 24{{ \vas
the only. way. he_ could_ be_ sure_ to_ make_ it to_ class_ ­
and he. said he's. determined_ to. build. a new. fife. for
himself by way. of a college. degree. Because_ the
school closes_ on weekends,_ completing hommvork
is sometimes_ challenging, but he's_ proud of the
grades. he's. earned, he said.
al write my. English \VOrk by. hand and come here
Mondays and type_ it up,". he_ said. "The_ only class I
had a complication in was_ math, but l got a tutor."
Last summer. Walker. was_ asked to leave_ his
girlfriend's. apartment because. of her landlord's
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cohabitation_ rules, Since_ then, he_ said he's used
every_ resource. he. knows_ of to. find shelter. -- even
reaching out to. the_ mayor and the. City_ Council -. but
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RI said, 'There's. nowhere. I. can go? Nobody can help me?'.". he_ said. "lt shocked me. It disheartened
me."
At least once_ a day, a homefes~- adult calls. or. visits_ Suffolk's Social Services. Department looking_ for
shelter, said Joice Whitehorn, the department's. asslstant director.
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'We usually. refer. them to. the_ shellers in the other. areas beca4se we. don't have. homeless_ shelters
here," she said. "I feel badly_ that we. can't house everybody. We_ don't have the_ facilities, we_ don't have
the space, \Ve don't have the_ apartments or housing that's_ affordable."
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Suffolk has a shelter. for_ victims. of domestic violence, the_ Genieve_ Shelter, but It caters_ solely_ to_ women
and children.
The only shelters in South Hampton Roads. that will house childless single. adults long-term ~re. ones
run by. the. Salvation Anny. and the Union Mission In Norfolk and. the Judeo-Christian_ Outreach. Center in
Virginia Beach, according to. the ForKids_ Call_ Center, which matches homeless people_ with shelters that
fit their. needs.
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Walker. said when he. contacted Social. Services. he. was offered. a bus_ ticket to one of those. shelters. He
turned it down_ because_ he.wanted to stay. In Suffolk and continue attending school.
Robert, of Virginia Supportive. Housing. said_ \vhile homeless_ families. are decreasing in number, the
homeless single_ adult population has remained constant.
This year, her. organization is opening an apartment complex for. homeless people_ on_ South Mrntary
Highway in Chesapeake, called_ Heron's. Landing, It will be_ South Hampton Roads'. fourth such faclllty.
It's based_ on a "housing firsr philosophy. - the_ idea that first providing homeless people_ with pennanent
shelter. gives_ them a better. shot at rebuilding_ their. lives, Robert said.
"The traditional approach has. been 'housing last,'." she_ said._ 'We. know 'housing last'. doesn't wortc You
address. the. reasons_ people. are homeless \vithout gMng them housing. Until people_ are_ securely_ and
safely_ housed, they_ do. not have_ the ability_ to_ address. those Issues."
Robert said the. other. three South Hampton Roads. supportive housing buildings have. been successful.
Ninety-eight percent of_ people. who live_ in the. apartments_ later. move_ Into places of their. own.. They_ pay
at least some. rent. and on-site. counselors_ assist them with job_ hunts. and public transportation.
The. build!ngs are. a "regional effort," Robert said._ Cities_ "buy. in" to_ the buildings so. their homeless
resic'ents_ can move. Jn.
For the first time_ since the. organization b~an building in South Hampton_ Roads, Suffolk. Franklin and
Isle_ of Wight County collectively bought two. of the. 60_ units_ in Heron's_ Landing through a partnership
with_ the_ Southeastern Virginia Homeless Coalition, Each unit houses_ one person, The_ other four South
Hampton Roads. cities also_ purchased units in the. bulldlng.
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~it costs_ money, and every city_ is_ kind of strapped,". Robert said, Suffolk is.aware_ ~there's a need._ Jt took
them awhile_ to. come_ together. as a locality to buy_ into supporting_ that initiative."
But Heron's Landing is 25 mlles_ from Suffolk, making it inconvenient for_ the_ city's. homeless, said
Debbie_ George, a city spokeswoman.
"The distance_ is_ prohlbllive. for_ anyone living In the_ complex but employed in Suffolk who_ depends. upon
public. transportation to_ get to. and from work,". she said.
George_ said local organizations_ have. been. discussing building_ a shelter for. single_ adults in Suffolk, The
city has. not recently. considered establishing one, she_ said.
Walker. said he's become_ passionate about being a voice for_ the. homeless. In his. free_ time, he. contacts
city official~ and advocacy groups_ and posts on his Facebook page, hoping to make a difference.
"When I'm not ln class, I'm at computer. No. 12.in the library_ Ldo_ research,". he said~Even once.he_ finds
a pennanent home, he said, "I'm still going to be an advocate."
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THURSDAY, JAN. 17 Free movie Paul D. Camp Community
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
College will screen "Cloud
Anniversary dinner
Atlas" at 4 and 7 p.m. at
Paul D. Camp Community
the Regional Workforce
College vvill kick off its
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Development Center,
Regional Workforce De­
Franklin. Rated·R, the
velopment Center's 10th
film stars Halle Berry, Jim
anniversary with a eel­
Broadbent and Tom Hanks
ebration at the center in
and explores how the ac­
Franklin. A 6:30 p.m. re­
tions and consequ.ences
'ception will be followed
of individuals impact one
by a program and dinner
another throughout the
from 7 to 9. The keynote
past, present and future.
speaker is Smithfield
Foods President and Chief;,·
Executive Officer Larry
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Pope: Tickets are $25. For
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more information about
the event, call 569-6791,.
or visit www.pdc.edu/
workforceanniversary.
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10TH ANNIVERSARY :The Paul D. Camp Commu­
nity Coflege Regional Workforce Development Center will be holding its 10th anniversary celebration and awards dinner on Thursday, Jan. 31 atthe Workforce Cen­
ter. A cocktail reception will be held at 6:30 p.m.• and dinner will begin at 7.The president and CEO of Smithfield Foods, Larry Pope, w,ill be the keynote speaker.llckets to the semi-li:irmalw~nt
are $25 per person. RSvP
by Jan. 21 at 569-6790.
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ESCC professionals earn Chancellor's Awards .
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Pictured tram left are Demetria Bynum; Alvin Byn. '
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FRANKLIN - On Tuesday, Nov. 27, the Virginia Community
College System held its annual Hampton Roads area Chancellors
Award Luncheon to recognize excellent seNice in the field of
Workforce Development.
ESCC's first in·depth non·credit certification programs, is now
working through its second cohort of participants, and the program
has a waiting list for future classes before they have even been
publicized.
This was the fifth of six regional luncheons held in November to
recognize outstanding employees at each community college in the
Commonwealth. The luncheon was held at Paul D. Camp
Sharon Renner, Community Service. As the Lead Teacher, Renner
holds an important position in ESCC's Adult Education Program.
Her services were especially valuable this past year as the program
transitioned into a new model mandated by the Virginia Department
of Education and also went through a leadership transition here at
the College. She has assisted new instructors in learning how to
work with adult learners as well as how to complete the nec.essary
reporting paperwork for the Department of Education.
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Community College's Workforce Development Center and included
the three other community colleges in the Hampton Roads region:
lidewater Community College, Thomas
Nelson Community College, and Eastern
Shore Community College (ESCC).
ESCC's recipients are as follows:
Demetri~ Bynum, Occupation Specific. V\Uhout Bynum's leadership
and assistance, ESCC would nevef have been able to launch the
Phannacy Technician training program. Bynum led the
development of the curriculum and provided a unique perspective
on the field for the participants who enrolled. The program, one of
Robin Rich·Coates, Career Pathways. In addition to her regular role
as ESCC's faculty member for Biology and Chemistry, Rich-Coates
also served as ESCC's interim Chief Academic Officer during the
2011-12 Academic Year. During this time, Rich.Coates took on a
significant supporting role for the College's Career Pathways
program. She was instrumental in establishing the College's first
~career Night Out," and also assisted with the transition to the new
model for a regional adult education program by serving on that
consortium and helped the Career Pathways consortium transition
to programming without federal Tech Prep funding.
ESCC professionals earn Chancellor's Awards I The Daily Times I d...
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2013
THURSDAY, JAN. 31 THURSDilV,JAN.17 Free movie Paul D. Camp Community
College will screen "CIOud
. Atlas" at 4 and 7 p.m. at
the Regional Workforce
Development Center,
Franklin. Rated R, the
film stars Halle Berry, Jim
Broadbent and Tom Hanks
·and explores how the ac­
tions and consequences of
individuals impact one an­
other throughout the past,
present and future.
Anniversary dinner Paul D. Camp Community
College will kick off its
Regional Workforce Devel­
opment Center's.1 Oth an­
niversary with a celebra­
tion at the center in Frank­
lin. A 6:30 p.m. reception
will be followed by a pro­
gram and dinner from 7 to
9. The keynote speaker is
Smithfield Foods President
and Chief Executive Offi­
cer Larry Pope. Tickets are
$25. For more information
about the event, call 569­
6791, or visit www.pdc.
edu/workforceannlversary.
Paul D. Camp receives two new grants [The Suffolk News-Herald
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Paul D. Camp Community College has received grants from two local foundations and one from the Virginia
Community College System.
The Suffolk Foundation awarded PDCCC $2,000 to help fund the college's Career Coach Program put fo1ih at
seven high schools in the western Hampton Roads region, including King's Fork, Lakeland, Nansemond River,
Smithfield, Windsor, Franklin and Southampton high schools.
This program provides trained counselors who serve as career coaches to work with students individually and in
groups to help them prepare for life after high school. Career Coaches work with guidance counselors and
teachers to assist students successfully transition from high school to college.
Also, the Franklin-Southampton Charities, awarded the college $40,000 to support the pursuit of a licensed
practical nursing program on the Franklin campus. 1111'ough Practical Nursing program, the college will be
able to fill a gap in educational and employment opportunities in the region.
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Finally, PDCCC's Workforce Development Division was awarded a Virginia Community College System
Chancellor Innovation Fund grant in the amount of $16,000 to fund a fast-track marine welding program. The
project addresses the shortage of skilled welders and will provide sh01i-term training in the field.
To date this fiscal year, Paul C. Camp Community College has received approximately $1,687,647 million in
grants funding for programs and activities.
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Party at 5 p.m. Members
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