PDCCC NEWS ARTICl.ES January 5, 2012- February 5, 2013 PDCCC News Media Coverage Table of Contents PDCCC Collaboration with Newport News Shipbuilding ...................................................................4,5 Grant for LPN Program (Smithfield Times) .............................................................................................6 In-Service Closure; Forklift Course (Smithfield Times) ..........................................................................7 PDCCC Receives $50,000 in Grants (Tidewater News) ..........................................................................8 Column About PDCCC's LPN Program Pursuit (Online) ........................................................................9 PDCCC Receives $50,000 in Grants (News-Herald) .............................................................................10 Cloud Atlas Announcement (News-Herald) .........................................................................................11 Cloud Atlas (News-Herald) ...............................................................................................................12 Workforce Anniversary; Cloud Atlas (Tidewater News) .....................................................................13 Forklift Course; Cloud Atlas (Smithfield Times) ...........................................................................14 Computer for Beginners; Cloud Atlas (News-Herald) ........................................................................15 Workforce Anniversary Release (Smithfield Times) ........................................................................16 Workforce Anniversary Announcement (Smithfield Times) ............................................................17 Computer for Beginners; Cloud Atlas (News-Herald) .......................................................................18 SGA Co-Hosts Leadership Breakfast ...................................................................................................19 IAAP Chapter Meet at Workforce; Cloud Atlas ...................................................................................20 Cloud Atlas; Computer for Beginners (News-Herald) .......................................................................21 Workforce Anniversary (Tidewater News) .........................................................................................22 Computer for Beginners; Cloud Atlas (News-Herald) ......................................................................23 Dual Enrollment Grad; Computer for Beginners...............................................................................24 Rotary Photo; Computer for Beginners .............................................................................................25 PDCCC Co-Sponsors Unity Walk (Online) ............................................................................... 26, 27 Valley Proteins Awa rd ..........................................................................................................................28 Workforce Anniversary (Tidewater News} .....................................................................................29 PDCCC Co-Sponsors Unity Walk (Print} ...........................................................................................30 Jn-Service Closure; Workforce Anniversary; Zumba (News-Herald} ..........................................31 Workforce Anniversary (Smithfield Times} .................................................................................32 Zumba; Workforce Anniversary; In-Service Closure; Digital Camera .........................................33 Jn-Service Closure; Workforce Anniversary; Zumba (News-Herald} ..........................................34 PDCCC Student Attends lnauguration .............................................................................................35 CDC Workshops; Library Hours; Workforce Anniversary ............................................................36 Jn-Service Closure; Digital Camera; Zumba; Workforce Anniversary (News-Herald} ..............37 Workforce Anniversary; Digital Camera; Zumba; CDC Workshops (News-Herald) ..................38 Workforce Anniversary Column (Tidewater News) .......................................................................39 Workforce Anniversary (Tidewater News) ......................................................................................40 Workforce Anniversary; Pork Production Conference ................................................................41 Super Saturday (The Sun} .................................................................................................................42 Zumba; 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Marine Electrician Program Posts 91% Grad to Hire Rate in
First 8 Months
In 2012 the SMART
Center collaborated with
Newport News
Shipbuilding, the Virginia
Community College
System (VCCS) Office of
Workforce Development,
and VCCS member
schools Eastern Shore
Community College (ESCC), Paul D. Camp Community College
(PDCC), Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC),
Rappahannock Community College (RCC), and Tidewater
Community College (TCC) to create the Hampton Roads Marine
Skilled Trades Training Program.
The Hampton Roads Marine Skilled Trades Training Program
centers around a portable classroom that serves as an educational
laboratory and real-life training simulator. The classroom was
created to meet two goals: (1) bringing more trained, qualified
workers into the maritime and transportation industry, and (2)
encouraging community college and graduating high school
students entering the industry to use this training as the beginning
of a two-year Associates' degree, certificate, or earning embedded
credits toward a four-year degree.
The entry-level workforce pipeline course is an accelerated marine
electrician training course. The mobile classroom gives students a
simulated experience of actual working conditions onboard a ship.
They learn basic electrical skills including workplace and electrical
safety, correct usage of
hand and power tools,
proper cable preparation,
wire ways, and electrical
terminology and
principles. Eighty of the
first round of students
completed the 120
hours of training
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Workforce Development Institute (San Diego, CA}
March 10 - 13 Innovations 2013 Cor:i_fs;rence (Dallas, TX)
March
National Visiting Committee Meeting (Norfolk, VA}
March
Annual Shipbuilding, Repair,
and Maritime Career Day
(Norfolk, VA)
March
National Shio Reoair Ia.d.ufilo:'.
Conference
(Arlington, VA)
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satisfactorily and 73 of
those students have
already been hired by Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding.
"We're thrilled to see students move into and along the career
pathway for the maritime and transportation industry through this
program," said Barbara
Murray, SMART Center
Executive Director and Pl.
"Our industry partner
identified a clear
employment need - marine
electricians - and we were
able to rapidly assemble a
group of educators to create
and implement a highly
effective approach to attracting and training workers for
employment. We look forward to replicating this type of educational
innovation in other key areas of technician workforce development
need in the maritime and transportation industry."
Go to the Huntington Ingalls Industries website for information
regarding applications at www.huntingtoningalls.com/career.
From the Executive Director's·Desk:
Contributing to the Community College
"Conversation" about Technician Workforce
Development in the U.S.
For two days in October
members of my team and I
joined more than 850
colleagues from across the
U.S. attending the 19th
annual National Science
Foundation Conference for
ATE Center Principal
Investigators. The
SMART Center Director and Pl Barbara Murray
conference was held in
(I) with staff from the WELD-Ed Booth
Washington, D.C. and
featured national speakers
including Hilary Mason, Chief Scientist at billy, and Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, U.S. Department
of Labor. We were able to brainstorm with peers during several
roundtable working sessions about best practices and partnering
strategies to increase the number and preparation of students and
workers entering the technician pipeline.
2 of5
smartphone and 63% of
teenage smartphone
owners play mobile phone
game apps. Now you can
use their passion for
gaming to get a sense of
careers in the maritime
and transportation industry
by introducing them to
Harbor Master, a free
mobile gaming app.
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Harbor Master is a free
App for iPhone or Android
phones. When your
students play the game
they're acting as harbor
master of a busy port.
Their job is to direct boats
into the docks and then
re-direct them after
unloading cargo without
driving into incoming
waterway traffic.
Challenges increase as
they choose from a variety
of ports, ships, and
challenges such as
thwarting pirates!
NSF SMART Center The Advanced Technological (ATE) program endeavors to strengthen the skills of technicians whose work is
vitally important to the
nation's prosperity and
security. Two-year colleges
have a leadership role and
work in partnership with
universities, secondary
schools, business and
industry, and government
agencies to design and carry
out model workforce
development initiatives.
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The Smithfield Times - Wed., Jan. 2, 2013
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 facilities, hos­
pitals, physicians' offices,
and private homes. To be­
come an LPN, students
must complete a one-year
state-approved educational
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.
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Wednesday. Jan. 2
PDCCC CLOSED-Paul D. Camp Community College reopens Wednesday, Jan. 2 following the holiday closing, Tuesday, Jan. 15
FO~RllFT 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. '1
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PDCCC receives a.nother STAFF REPORT
FRANKLIN-Panl D,
Camp Community College
in December received rnore
than $50,000 in grants from
two foundations and the
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For the current fiscal year,
PDCCC has received $L7
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TI1e Suffolk Fouadation
awarded $2,000 to help
fund the Career Coach Pro­
gram at local high schools,
including\iVindsor, Frank­
!in and Southampton High.
Career coaches pi·epare
students for life after high
school and work with guid·
ance counselors and teach­
ers to assist students' tran­
sition from high school to
college.
Franklin Southampton
Charities a\varded the PD­
CCC $40,000 for the Li·
censed Practical Nursing
Program on the Franklin
campus.
Finally, PDCCC's Work·
force Development Divi­
sion \vas ai;varded a $16,000
VCCS Chancellor lnnova­
tion Fund grant to fund a
Fast Track Marine Welding
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partition, with one side of the room
serving as a lecture hall and the oth­
er as a lab for hands-on exercises.
Also in the works: astudio with
videotaping capabilities so the in­
structor can monitor students' work
remotely. That way, budding nurs­
es will get afeel for what it's like to
work independently, Blow said.
When one door closes, another·
opens. Or so goes the saying.
Demand for such a program is
Back in September, I wrote in this there, Blow told me. The college al­
space about the demise of the li­
ready trains students to become
registered nurses, attracting rough­
censed practical nursing program
that was jointly run by Suffolk Pub­
ly 100 applicants for 25 to 30 slots.
lic Schools and Sentara Obici Hospi­ But not every student has thetime
or finances to complete the two­
tal. School and hospital officials la­
mented the closure, but said it was year RN program.
The LPN program, focused on ba­
a necessary budget cut in these
tight times.
sic nursing care, will be a less-de·
Well folks, another door opened.
tailed, less rigorous alternative,
Paul D. Camp Community College
Blow said.
recently announced it is pursuing
"We believe there's avery, very
its own LPN program, to be based at strong need," she-said.
its Suffolk campus on Kenyon Road.
The Suffolk Foundation, on behalf
Kilby Shores Elementary has a
of the Birdsong Corporation, has
new arrival: Lori Mounie came on
pledged a $150,000 contribution to
board as principal atthe end of No­
make the program a reality.
vember.
Pending approval from the vari­
(A school division spokeswoman
ous powers-that-be, the one-year
tells me former principal Seazante
program could launch as early as
Oliver moved out of the area.)
Mounie is by no means new to
the fall.
In the meantime, the college
Suffolk. She began working forthe
wants to overhaul its nursing skills
division in 1995 after eight years
lab. According to Felicia Blow, vice
teaching at a Portsmouth elementa­
president for institutional advance­
ry school.
Her resume includes time as
ment, plans include adding a glass
PAUL D. CAMP COMES UP WITH ACURE FOR NURSING PROGRAM a classroom teacher at Florence Bowser and Northern Shores el­
ementary schools, as well as six . years as the division's elementary lead social studies teacher.
Maunie most recently served as
assistant principal at Hillpoint El­
ementary, having held that posi­
tion since the school opened in
2008. I hear the transition has been
smooth.
"The faculty was very welcom­
ing," she said last week. "It's al~vays
difficult to leave in the middle of the
year and step in, but it's been fabu­
lous."
Mounie said she's still getting a
feel for the school but loves the fam­
ily atmosphere. She has tried to do
at least five classroom observations
aweek to get to know the teach­
ers and their teaching styles. Then
there's all that testing data to re­
view. She wants to see which stu­
dents need extra help.
"First and foremost, I'm ateach­
er," Mounie said. "That's what I'll al­
ways be, no matter what the title."
A quick search of the newspaper's
electronic archives reveals ahisto­
ry of success. The Suffolk Reading
Council named herthe 1999-2000
Reading Teacher of the Year. She
also earned Teacher of the Year hon­
ors while at Northern Shores and
Portsmouth's Churchland Academy
Elementary.
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Paul D. Carnp receives two new grants FROM STAFF REPORTS
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
Paul
D.
Camp
Community College has.
'received grants from two
local foundations and
Gne from the Virginia
Community
College
System.
The Suffolk Foundation
awarded PDCCC $2,000
to help fund the college's
Career Coach Program put
forth 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 counseiors v1ho
serve as career coaches to
work with students indi­
vidually and in groups
to help them prepare for
life after high school.
Career Coaches work
with guidance counselors
and teachers to assist stu­
dents successfully transi­
tion from high school to
college.
Also, the Fi'anklin­
Southampton Charities,
awarded the college
$40,00() to support the
pursuit of a licemed
practical. nursing progrom
on the Franklin cam­
pus. Through a Practical
Nursing program, the col­
lege will be able to fill a
gap in educational and
employment opportuni­
ties in the regiou.
Finally,
PDCCC's
Workforce Development
Division was awarded
a Virginia Community
C9Hege
System
Chancellor Innovation
Fund grant in the amount
of $16,000 to fund a
fast-track marine weld­
ing program. The project
addresses the shortage of
skilled welders and~ will
provide. short-term h·ain-
ing in the field.
To date this fiscal year,
Paul C. Camp Com1i1unity
College has received
approximately$ l,687,647
million in grants funding
for programs and activi­
ties.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013 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 Genter, 100 N.
College Drive in Franklin.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013
Paul o. Camp Community College wlll 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 TIDEWATER NEWS
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WEDllEIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
Anniversary dinner·
Paul D. Camp Community
College will kick off its
Regional Workforce Devel­ .
opment Center's 10th an­ ·
~iversary 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 Offj­
. cer Larry Pope. Tickets are
$25. For more information
about the event, call 569­
6791, or visit www.pdc.
edu/workforceanniversary.
f'- tHURSl>AY,
JAN.17
Free movie
Paul D. Camp 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 an­
other throughout the past,
present and future.
The Smithfield Times-Wed.,)an. 9, 2013
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.
FREE MOVIE-PaUI D. Camp
Community College presents
"Cloud Atlas" on Jan. 17, 4
p.m. and 7 p.m. at the
Regional Workforce
Development Center,
Franklin. Rated R. Free to the
public.
TUESDAY, JANUARY :J..5, 20:1.3
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The deadline to register
for the computers for
Beginners class at P~ul O.
Camp Community College
is today, Jan. 21. Clas.ses
will be held from 10 a.m.
to noon on Wednesdays,
Jan. 23 through feb. 20
at the Regional Wor\<!orce
Development center, 100 .
N. College Drive in franklin.
·1he cost is $50. for more
information, call 569-6050.
15'
Paul o. Camp Community
College will host a free
screening of "Cloud Atlas"
at"4 p.m. and 7. p.m. at
the Regional Wor\<!orce
.Development Center, 100 N.
College Drive in Franklin.
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Pope key speaker for Calllp
Workforce anniversary
Paul D. Camp Commu­
nity College is celebrating
the 10th anniversary of its
Regional Workforce Devel·
opment Center with a din·
ner Thursday, Jan. 31.
The event begins at 6:30
p.m. at the Workforce De­
velopment Center, located
at ·100 N. College Dr. in
Franklin.
·
The keynote speaker for
the evening is Mr. Larry
Pope, president and CEO of
Smithfield Foods, the
world's largest pork pro·
ducer. Smithfield Foods uti­
lizes Paul D. Camp Commu·
nity College's workforce
development services regu.
larlyforemployee and busi·
ness training. In his re­
marks, he will provide a
glimpse into the world of
Smithfield Foods. He also
will discuss the important
role of continuing educa­
tion and workforce develop­
ment in Smithfield's opera­
tions.
In addition to the key­
note address, the event will
include posthumous recog­
nitions for three individu·
als who were instrumental
in the establishment of the
Regional Workforce Devel­
opment Center: Dr. Jerome
Friga, fifth President of
Paul D. Camp Community
College; Senator Richard
Holland and Delegate J.
Paul Councill.
"This facility is a jewel
of the western Hampton
Roads region. We are so
very proud fo have it as
part of our community col­
lege network. Beyond being
an important part of our
educational system, it's an
important part of the fab­
ric of the community. I
couldn't be more excited to
see the recognition of this
facility and the people who
contributed to its historic
rise," said Dr. Paul William
Conco, president of Paul D.
Camp Community College.
Additionally, those busi­
nesses instrumental in the
opening of the Workforce
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. And the businesses
which have taken advan­
tage of our services are
many as well. We believe
thatit's appropriate and
important to pay homage to
those who've been instru­
mental in building the Cen­
ter and those who use it ev­
ery day," said Randy Betz,
president
of
vice
Workforce Development.
The Workforce Develop­
ment Center will work with
regional economic develop­
ment leaders and Cham­
bers of Commerce partners
to sponsor a series of
workforce development
education seminars begin­
ning in March. Topics to be
covered include:
March 19 - The Port's
Impact on the Western
Hampton Roads region and
the Growth of Warehous­
ing in western Hampton
Roads, Suffolk.
May 21-The Impact of
Healthcare Decisions on
Small
· Businesses,
Smithfield.
uThese sessions are in·
tended to further recognize
the impact and importance
of workforce development
regionally. This effort also
gives us an opportunity to
partner with organizations
interested in ensuring that
the region's workforce is
equipped with the knowl­
edge, skills and ability to
meet employer's growing
and changing demands,"
Betz said.
"We truly believe that by
providing these sessions,
we are not only enhancing
awareness and understand­
ing of workforce strategies
for the future, but we also
are enhancing visibility of
our regional center as a re­
source in this regard," he
added.
Through both the din­
ner celebration and the
workforce development
education series, funds
raised will support new
scholarships for students
interested in credit and
non-credit workforce certi·
fication and training pro·
grams.
The Regional Workforce
Development Center offers
a wide range of training
courses to enhance work·
related skills. Below is a,.
sampling of certification
and training programs.
Tickets to the dinner are
$25 each. Tickets to the
Workforce Development
Center education series
also are ·$25 each. For de­
tails, visit www.pdc.edu/
workforceanniversary or
. call 569-6790.
For more information,
contact Vice. President
Felicia Blow at 569.6791 or
via
email
at
fblow@pdc.edu.
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Thursday, Jan. 31
10'" ANNIVERSARY-Paul
D. Camp Community College celebrates Its Regional Workforce Development -center"s 10th anniversary Jan. 31, 6:30 p.m. at the workforce center in Franklin. Tickets-$25. Info: 569-6791 or www.pdc.edu/ workforceannlversary •
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013
'The deadline to register
for the Computers for
Beginners class at Paul D.,
Camp Community College
is today, Jan. 21. Classes
will be held from 10 a.m.
to noon on Wednesdays,
Jan. 23 through Feb. 20
at the Regional Workforce
Development Center, 100
.N. College Drive in Franklin.
The cost is $50. For more
information, call 569-6050.
Paul o. Camp Community
College will host afree
screening of "Cloud Atlas"
at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at
the Reglonal Workforce
Development Center, 100
N. College Drive in Franklin.
/ £1,
THE TIDEWATER NE\\iS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013 _.. .
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Top business events JOB illTERVIEWS: The Franklin Job Club will host Remedy Intelligent Staffing 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, attlie Ruth Camp Campbell .Memorial Library in Franklin. This agency will interview applicants for high lift and reach lift operator positions at the Ace Hardware ware­
house in Suffolk. Appli­
cants must hav~ pteyious
or recent experience and a driver's license. For more informatiOnl call 562-4801. The Job Club is sponsored by the Virginia Employment Commis­
~ion and the library. ANNUAL BREAKFAST: Dr, Al­
. V€ra Patrish, superinten~
, . dent f<ir Southampton \'. CounJYPublic Schools, ~.,'.;;,)lQ~,s(l:¢ak during the an­
' ·· nualCoin· . ·
mun'ity
... leadership Breakfast at9a.m. Saturday, Feb,9.
at Paul
D. Camp ·Parrish . Commu­
nity College's Regional Workforce Development Center in Franklin. Frank­
ffn Tri-County Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will host the breakfaSt along with Franklin Department of Parks & Recreaiion and PDCCC Student Govern­
ment Association:-For
additional information or to purchase the $6 tickets, call 562-2475 or 569,6767, or contact a Delta Sigma Theta Sororitymember.
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THEliDEWATlR NEWS
WED!IESDAY, JANUARY 16, lOH
.J/ WEDNEsDAY,iAN.23
)\
Meeting
.
Patsy Joyner will speak during
. the International Asso~iatj9n
of A\]ministrat.ive Profession­
als Southside Chapter meet­
ing at 6 p.m. at the Paul D.
Camp Community College
Regional Workforce Devel­
opment Center. To make
a reservation, email Diane
Wade at dwadeiaap@yahoo.
com. or call 757-343-6456 by
Friday, Jan. 18.
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THURSDAV,JAN.17
· freemovle
Paul D. camp Community Col­
lege
screen"Cloud Atlas"
at 4 and 7 p.m. a.t the Re­
gional Workforce Develop­
ment Center, Franklin. Rated
R, the film stars Halle Berry,
Jim Broadbent and Tom
Hanks and explores how the
actions and consequences
ofindividuals Impact one
another throughout the
·past, pre~entand future,
will
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17; 2013
TODAY
Paul o.. 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 Drtve in Franklin.
The deadline to register
for the Computers for
Beginners class at Paul D.
Camp Community College
is today, Jan. 21. Clas_ses
viii/ be held from 10 a.m.
to noon on Wednesdays,
Jan. 23 through Feb. 20
at the Regional Workforce
Development Center, 100
,N. College Drive in Franklin;.
·The cestis $50. For more ·
jnfonnatlon, Call 569-6050..
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Anniversary dinner
Paul D. Camp Community
College will kick off Its
Regional Workforce Devel:
opment Cent.er's 10th an­
. niversary with a ce.lebration
at tfre center In Franklin. A
6:30 p.m. reception will be
"followed by a program and
dinner from 7 to 9.1he key­
note speaker is Smithfield
Foods Pie.sident and chief
Executive.Pffice<larry ·
Pope. Ti«kets a;e $2s. Call
569-6791;or visit www.pdc.
edu/workforceanniversary.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2013.
The deadline to register
for the Computers for
Beginners class at Paul D.
Camp Community College
is today, Jan. 21. Classes
will be held from 10 a.m.
to noon on Wednesdays,
Jan. 23 through Feb. 20
at the Regional Workforce
Development Center, 100
N. College Drive in Franklin.
The cost is $50. For more
information, call 569·6050.
THURSDAY JANUARY31 Paul D. Camp Community
College will kick off
its Regional Workforce
Development Center's 10th
anniversary at the center,
100 N. College Dlive. 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/workforceanniveisary.
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Bautista graduates from The Citadel
. FROM STAFF REPORTS
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
Angelica May Sovida
Bautista of Suffolk, who
· graduated in December
from The Citadel, The
Military College of South
Carolina, was recently hon­
ored for ·outstanding ·aca-
demic achievement dming
· tlie fall semester.
· Bautista earned one of
·the coJlege's top academic
honors, a Gold Star. Gold
Stars are presented to students who achieve a 3.7
grade point average or ·
higher dming a semester's ·
course work. Gold Stars are
worn on the collar of the
· Dean's list recognition cadet full dress and dress . is given to those students uniforms and the summer whose grade point average ir 3.2 or higher with no leave uniform.
Gold Star recipients will grade below ac for the pre- .
be recognized dming a mil­
vious semester's work.
itary dress parade Jan. 25.
Bautista was a member of
Bautista also was named the South Carolina Corps of
to the dean's list for the fall Cadets and earned a bache­
semester.
lor's degree in psychology..
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The deadline to register
for the Computers for.
Beginners class at Paul D.
Camp Community College
is Jan, 21. Classes will
be held from 10 a.m. to
noon on Wednesdays,
Jan. 23 through Feb. 20
at the Regional Workforce
Development Center, 100
N. College Drive in Franklin..
The cost is $50. For more
infonmation, call 569-6050.
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Distributing books to classrooms SUEVITTEO
Brent Kimlick, foreground, is joined, in back from left, by Pat Newman, Dylan Belt and Randy Betz during the Franklin
Rotary and Lions clubs' Tuesday visit to the Texie Camp Marks Children's Center to d~stribute books to classrooms, which
.included Early Head$tart and Head Start. The Rotary donated $3,000 worth of books. Kimlick Is also a member of the
Children's Center Board of Directors.
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PDC.CC to offer Computers for Beginners STAFF REPORT
FRANKLIN-Computer
for Beginners will be held
10 a,m. to noon Wednes­
days from Jan. 23 through
Feb. 20 at Paul D. Camp
Community.College's Re-
gional Workforce Develop­
ment Center, Franklin.
Instructor Frank Bro\vn
will teach the slow-pa.ced
course designed for senior
citizens and-beginners.
Bro\vn \vill cover the basics
of personal computers,
creating and using \Vord
documents, managing files
using\Vindo\vs, the Internet, and sending/receiving
email.
A han(iout will be provided and is included \vith
the.$50 tuition. The dead-
line to register is Monday,~:
~
Jan. 2L
For more information, __,.·:,
·_contact 569-6050, oi:.visi(;',:;
www.pdc.edu/workforce:~
development. Click on thtl;'
Courses link, then select '
Community Courses.
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Girl Scout Troop 5073 leader Kisha Watford, left, Indiya Reid and others walk on Oak
Street in Franklin for the third annual Keeping Unity in the Community Martin Luther
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FRANKLIN-Nearly 200 participated in the third annual Keeping Unity in the Connnunity Martin Luther King
March in Franklin on Monday.
Sponsored by Boykins Girl Scout Troop No. 5073, First Baptist Church and Paul D. Camp Community College,
the march began at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. Participants proceeded along South Street to
South College Drive and finished at PDCCC.
Gates Millennium Scholar Roy Boyd Jr., who graduated from Franklin High School in June and attends James
Madison University, presented the program entitled "The Power of One."
"We thank Roy for agreeing to participate in this annual event," said Troop Leader Kisha Watford.
It was 37 degrees outside when the march began at 9 a.m.
Other participants included Franklin High School girls' basketball team, YMCA Black Achievers, Franklin
Tri-County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Franklin Masonic Lodge No. 288, Franklin
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Franklin/Southampton County Retired Teachers Association, Hampton
Roads Alnmni Chapter of St. Augustine's University, Tiger Riders Motorcycle Club of Suffolk, Boykins
Neighborhood Outreach Center, First Baptist Church, Franklin Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,
Franklin/Southampton Order ofEastern Stars, New Image Hair Salon, PDCCC Student A.ctivity Organization,
Cover 3 Foundation, and Galilee and Shiloh Baptist churches.
"\Ve hope to have twice as many to participate next year," Watford said.
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of lts Commercial Driving School truck fleet thanks to an award funded by Valley Proteins and administered by the
Virginia Foundation for Community Col!ege Education ( VFCCE ).
The $10,000 gift will supply electronic driver logs and collision warning systems to more than oneAhird of the
program's big rig trucks. Both safety systems are increasingly common throughout the trucking industry. The
upgrades will bolster the program's reputation for producing graduates with the most up-to-date knowledge and
skills.
The BRCC Commercial Driving School has produced more than 1,800 graduates over the last 21 years with a
nearly 98 percent successful licensure rate. The driving school also provides customized training for companies,
having served employers like ComSonics, Jnc., Northrop Grumman and the United States Navy.
The Valley Proteins Endowment Fund is awarded annually to support workforce development programs at
Virginia's Community Colleges in the areas of environmental science, commercial truck driving, heating and air
conditioning, and office technology in regions where the company conducts its rendering operations.
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are both honored and excited to receive the Valley Proteins Award," said Dr. John Downey, president of Blue
Ridge Community College. ~Everyone who lives in the 1-81 corridor knows how important the trucking industry, and
especially safe trucl<:ing, is to our economy and our community. It Is not too much to suggest that the equipment
this money will purchase and the training that it will provide our graduates might just someday save lives - and
we're grateful for that."
~you don't have to be a transportation expert to know how important safety is on our increasingly crowded
roadways," said Michael A. Smith, vice president of Valley Proteins and chair of the VFCCE. PCongratulations to
Blue Ridge Community College on putting together a wonderful proposal! We are excited to think what this could
mean for the truck drivers who will be sharing the roads with us and our families."
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"The Virginia Foundation for Community College Education is dedicated to expanding opportunities through
creative partnerships,~ said Jennifer Gentry, executive director of the VFCCE. "This endowment is a great example
of the synergy that comes from joining together employers who are vested in the quality of tomorrow's Virginia
workforce and the community colleges that elevate it every day."
Valley Proteins is committed to supporting the workforce, particularly in the areas in which it has a business
presence. The 60-year-old firm, headquartered in Winchester, operates 14 plants in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. lls processing facilities recycle food waste materials into
usable products and bio fuels for feed and industrial applications.
This is the first time Blue Ridge Community College has earned the award. Previous recipients of the annual award
include John Tyler Community College, Paul D. Camp Community College and Southside Virginia Community
College.
About the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education: Working hand in hand with Virginia's 23
community colleges, the Vlrglnla Foundation for Community College Education seeks to guarantee financial
assistance to all students who dream of attending college. The foundation is building an endowment that is
already generating interest to provide full scholarships to selected community college students. Donors to the fund
are invited to endo\V a single scholarship in their name and designate it to any of Virginia's community colleges or
regions. For more Information, please visit VN/\V.vccs.edu/Foundatlon
About Virginia's Community Colleges: Created more than 40 years ago, the VCCS is comprised of 23 community
colleges located on 40 campuses across the commonwealth. Together, Vlrginia's Community Colleges seNe more
than 405,000 students each year. For more Information, please visit myfuture.vccs.edu.
-MEDIA CONTACT; Jeffrey Ktaus
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Girl Scout Troop 5073, leader Kislia Watford, left lndi}'ll,Jleid and others walk on Oak Street in Franklin for the third annual Keeping Unity
in the Community Martin Luther King March on Mcmday.
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FRANKLIN-Nearly 200
participated in the third
annual Keeping Unity in
the Community Martin Lu­
ther King March in Frank­
lin on Monday.
Sponsored by Boykins
Girl Scout Troop No. 5073,
First Baptist Church and
Paul D. Camp Community
College, the march began
at the Martin Luther King
Jr. Community Center, Par­
ticipants proceeded along
South Street to South Col­
lege Drive and finished .at
PDCCC.
Gates Millennium Schol­
ar Roy Boyd Jr., who gradu­
ated from Franklin High·
School in June and attends
James Madison University,
presented the program en­
titled "Tlie Power of On.e:'
"We thank Roy for agree­
ing to participate in this
annual event;' 'said Troop
L()llder Kisha Watford.
It was 37 degrees outside
when the march began at 9
a.m.
Other participants in:
eluded Franklin High
School girls' basketball
team, YMCA Black Achiev­
ers, Franklin T,i-County
Alumnae Chapter ofDelta
Sigma Theta Sorority,
Franklin Masonic Lodge
No. 288, Franklin Chapter
of Alpha Kappa Alpha So­
rority, Franklin/Southamp­
ton County Retired Teach­
ers Association, Hampton
Roads Alumni Chapter of
St Aug\istine's University,
Tiger Riders Motorcycle
Club of Suffolk, Boykins
Neighborhood Outreach
Center, First Baptist
Church, Franklin Chapter
ofKappa Alpha Psi Frater­
nity, Franklin/Southamp­
ton Order of Eastern Stars,
New Image Hair Salon,
PDCCC Student Activity
Organization, Cover 3
Foundation, and Galilee
and Shiloh Baptist .church­
es.
"We hope to have twice
as many to participate next
year;' Watford said.
So
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013
FRIDAY JANUARY25 Paul D. Camp Community
College will be closed the
morning of Friday, Jan. 25,
for its spring in-selVice. The
campus will reopen at 1 p.m.
THURSDAY JANUARY31 Paul D. Camp Communicy
College will kick off
its Regional Workforce
Development Center's 10th
anniversary aHhe center,
100 N. College Drive. A
reception will begin at 6:30
p.m. and the program and
'linner will be from 7 fo 9
p.m. The keynote speaker
will be Smithfield Foods
. President .and CEO Larry
Pope. Tickets are $25.
Sponsorships are available.
For more infonnation, call
569-6791 or visit www.pdc.
~du/workforceanniversary.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1 Today Is the registration
deadline for a "Zumba
Fitness Is Fun" class at
PDCCC. The class will run
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on
Mondays Feb. 4 through ·
March 11 at the Regional
Workforce Development
Center, 100 N. College Drive
in· Franklin. The costis $50.
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Jan. 23, 2013
ThurSday, Jan. 31
10™ ANNIVERSARY-Paul D. Camp Community College celebrates its Regional Workforce Development Center's 10th , anniversary Jan. 31, 6:30 p.m. at the workforce center in Franklin ..· Tlckets-$25. Info: 569-6791 o( www.pdc.edu/workforceanniversary 3f.,
THE TIOI WATER NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013
Two Zumba fitness classes planned STAFF REPORT
FRANKLIN-Zumba Fit- ·
ness is Fun will be held
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays,
Feb, 4 through March ll, at
the Paul D. Camp Cominu­
ruty College Regional
Workforce Dev~lopment
Center, Franklin.
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
Anniversary dinner
Paul D, camp Community
Cc.liege will kick off its
Regional Workforce Devel­
opment Center's 10th ~nni- .
versary with a celebration
at the center in Franklin. A
6:30 p.m. reception will be
followed by a program and
dinner from 7 to 9. The key­
note speaker is Smithfield
Foods President and Chief
Executive Officer Larry
Pope. Tickets are $25. Call
569-6791, or.visit www.
pdc.edu/workfqrceanni­
versary.
A follow-up class will be
held 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mon­
days, March 25 through
April 22, at the same loca­
tion.
The cost for each session
Is $50; Friday, Feb. 1, Is the
registration deadline for the
first session, and Friday,
March 22, is the deadline
for the second session.
For more infcirmation,
call 569-6050, or email
workforce@pdc.edu.
PD CCC closed Friday .
morning STAFF REPORT
FRANKLIN-On Friday,
Jan. 25, Paul D. Camp Com­
munity College will be
closed until 1 p.m, for its
spring in-service.
,Digital camera class scheduled STAFF REPORT
SMITHFIBLD---'"Getting
to Know Your Digital
Camera" wlll be held 6 to
8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 5
and 12, at Paul D. Camp
Community College in
Smithfield.
Instructor Shirley Whit­
enatk will revievv camera·
components, and teach
participants how to get
cotrect exposures and im­
prove composition. .
The class will include.
aSslgnmentS, personal at­
tention and hands-on
practice.
Bring the camera manu­
al to class,
The costis $50.
The deadline to register
for the class ls Friday, Feb.
1.
For mor.e information,
call tile Regional Work­
force Development Center
at 569-6050, or email
workforce@pdc.edu.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013 FRIDAY
·JANUARY 25
Paul D. _Camp Community
College will be closed the
morning offriday, Jan. 25,
for its spring in-service.
The campus will reopen at
1 p.m.
Paul D. Camp Communlc College will klck'off · Its Regional Workforce ·
Development Center'•
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 availal)_le.
For more information, call
569-6791 or visit www.pdc.
edu/wotkforceanniversary.
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 1
Today is the registration ·
. deadline for a "Zumba
Fitness Fun" class at
PDCCC. The class will run
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on
Mondays Feb. 4 through
March 11 at the Regional
Workforce Development
Center, 100 N. College
Drive in Franklin. The cost
is $50. For more informa­
tion, call 569-6050 or
email·workforce@pdc.edu.
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FrupAY,JANUARYlS; 2013
Ab~ve, Derri~k· ,....
Johnson, from left,
and Ann and Clyde
Johnson attend Mon­
day's Inauguration In
Washington, D,C. At
left, Shameka Lowe of
Frankin at the presi­
dential inaugu,ration.
Residents attendinaugllration
hameka Lowe·-waS-among :franklin
residents who traveled to Monday's
inauguration for second-term Pres­
ident Barack Obama,
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A registered nurse at Southampton
\
Memorial Hospital, Shameka arrived in Washington, D.C., at 4:30 a.m. "I arrived at the mall after an eight­ mlle walk;' she said. "!was about 300
yards from the Capitol, which was very . close to the first media screen:' Also a part-time student at Paul D. Camp Community College, Shameka endured the cold and noted tha.t people waited in line for three hours for hot chocolate. "It was so worth it;' the 34-year"'."old­
said about attending her first inaugura­ tion, "This past Monday will be one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I was fortunate to attend the · inauguration and I must say that it was
much better than watching it in the
comfort of my,varm home. This expe­
rience \Vas priceless."
If she goes again, more layers of
clothing and going one day prior to the
event would be In order,
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2Q13
THETIDEWATER NEWS
Paul D. Camp Community College offers free workshops computer lab
which opened in August, has
.inSuffolk '
AttheHobbsSuffolkCam-.
•Feb. 13-Resume, Cover · served more than 150 indi'
SUFFOLK-The Paul D,
viduals with education and
pus at 271 Kenyon Road, they . Letter: and E-Mail 10 a.m. to
·career plans, job search, la­
Camp Community College .. include:
noon in the computer lab
bor market information, m.:. . .
Workforce Development Ga­
•Feb. 13.~Personal Fi- ·
• Feb. 20-Career Explora­
reer Center is offering.free
temships, cover ietters a!icf
· nance from 2 to 4 p.m. in the ' tion Using the Virginia Edu­
workshops on Wednesdays
computerlab
cation W~d 2 to 3 p.m. in -. resumes, intervie\~g and
soft skills, and referrals to
the.computer lab
•Feb: 27-Change Your
supportive services ..
•Feb. 27-lnterviewand
Mind (Set), Change Your Llfe
Th~ coaches have also cre­
from 5 to 7 p.m., room 117
Soft Skills i'o a.m. to ,noon in
ated the area's first SuitClos­
roomC
At the Suffolk Workforce
et, v\lhich provides free men's
According to Coordinator
Development center, 157 N.
and.women's suits to PDCCC
Main St;theyinclude:
ofthe Career Development
students \Vith upcoming in­
Center and Job Placement
•Feb: 6-,-Basic Computer
Skills 10 a.m. to.Iloonin the · _Angela La\vhorile, the center, tervie\vs.
STAFF REPORT
PDCCC library will be open Sundays STAFF REPORT
FRANI<LIN-In an dfort
to fulfill s growing need for
access to Internet and elec­
tronic res.ott[ces, Paul D.
Camp Coinmµnity College
will open its library on
Franklin campus from 2 to 5
p:m. Sundays, beginning
Feb.3.
"On several occasiqns,
I've observed students and
members of the commun,ity
using the 'vireless connec­
tlon from the parking lot on
More than half the student
Sunday aftemobns;1 said· .
population is enrolled in
PDCCC President Dr. Paul
· distance education courses.
Wm. Conco. ''Adding the
About<me-third ofstudents
Sunday hours .will give stu­
, do not have high'speed In­
dents access to the colleg€ 1s· ternet and 10 percent do
computers and Internet
not have a computer at home. seven days a 'iveek and \Vill
provide \veekend access to
The library's hours start­
co nununity patrons as \veil:' ing Friday, Feb. 1, will be 9
According to Director of
a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday Learning Resources Llnza
through Thursday and 9 Weaver, student _surveys in­ a:m. tci 1 p.m. Friday.
dicate there is.aneed for
For more information, ,,
snch additional services.
call Weaver at 569-6735.
THURSDAY;JAN. 31
Anniversary dinner
Paul 0. Camp Community
. College will kick off its
Regional Workforce Devel­
opment Center's 1Oth anni­
versary with a celebration
at the center in Franklin. A
6:30 p.m. reception will be
followed by a program and
dinner from 7 to 9. The key­
note speaker is Smithfield
Foods President and Chief
Executive Officer Larry
· Pope. Tickets are $25. Call
.569-679i, or visit www.
pdc.edu/workforceanni­
versary.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 TODAY
Paul D. Camp Community
College will be close~ the ·
morning of Friday, Jan. 25,
for its spring in-service.
The campus will reopen at
1 p.m.
Today Is the registration dead'.° ·
line for a ".Getting to Know
Your Digital Camera" class
at PDCCC. The class will
run from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on
Tuesdays, Feb. 5 and Feb.
12, at the PDCCC campus
at Smithfield, 253James St.
The cost is $50. For more
· information, call 569-6050 or
email workforce@jJdc.!)du....
Today Is the registration dead·
line for a "Zumba Fitness
is Fun" class at PDCCC.
The class will run from 5:30
to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays
Feb. 4 through March 11
at the Regional Workforce
·Development Center, 100
N. College Drive in Franklin. ·
The cost is $50. For more
inf~rmation: call 56%050 or
email wor\\force@pdc.edu.
S'l
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 ahd dinner
will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
The keynote speaker
. will be Smithlield'Foods
President an(l CEO Larry
Pope. Tickets are $25.
Sponsorships are avail­
able. For more information,.
call 569·6791 or visit www.
pdc.edu/workforceanniver­
. sary. .
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38 SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2013 Pa~I D. Camp Communify
College will kick off
Its Re!ilonal Worllforce
Development Center's 1oth
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/vlorkforceanniversary.
FRIDAY FEBRUARY1 Today Is the registration
deadline for "Getting t-0
Know Your Dlgitarcamera"
class at PDCCC. The class
will run from 6 to 8:30
p.m. on Tuesdays, Feb. 5
and Feb. 12, at the PDCCC
campus at Smithfield, 253
James St. The cost is $50.
For more infonilation, call
569-6050 or email work·
-force@pdc.edu.
a
Today is .the registration
deadline for a "Zumba
Fitness Is Fun" class at ·
PDCCC, The class will run
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on
Mondays Feb. 4 throµgh
March 11 at the Regional
Workforce Development
Cente(, 100 N. College briv1
in Franklin. Tlie cost is $50.
For more info1111ation, call
569-6050 or email work­
force@pdc.edu. ,
SUNDAY, JANUARY ?.7. 2013 Paul D. Camp Community
· College will kick off
its Regional Workforce
Development Center's 10th
anniversary.at the center,
100 N. College Drive. A
receptjon 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.
FRIDAY
.I' . . FEBRUARY
1
.
. ..
Today is the registration'
deadline for a "Zumba
Fitness is Fun" class at .
PDCCC. The class will run
-'On1 5:::.., to::<~c~ p.m. on
'v1ondays Feb.· 4. through
March 11 at the Regional
Workforce Development
Ce.nter, 100 N, College
Dnve in Franklin. The cost
is $50. For more informa­
tion, call 569-6050 or emeil
workforce~pdc.edu.
Today'ls the iegistratlon ­
deadline for a "Getting to
Know Your Digital Camera"
class at PDCCC. The class
will run from 6 to 8:30
p.m. on Tuesdays, Feb.· 5
.and Feb. 12, at the PDCCC
campus at Smithfield, 253
James St. The cost is $50.
Formore information, call
569-6050 or email work­
force@pdc.edu.
·WEDNESDAY·
.FEBRUARYG
The PDCCC Career • .
Development Center is offer­
ing a free basic computer
skills workshop from 10
a.m. to noon in the computer
lab at the Suffolk Workforce
Development Center, 157
N. Main St For more infor­
mation, visit www.pdc.edu/
career-development-center.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27,2013
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HONORINIG PAST WHILE PREPARING FOR FUTURE This upcoming event also is special be­
YOUR
'TURN
cause it represents the collaborative ef­
forts of the regional community.
The business community \Vas involved
· in the creation of this resource; the Virgin­
ia Community College System was very
engaged in the process; and civic/commu­
Guest Column
by Felicia Blow
nity leaders also sa\v great value in the cre­
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ofWoriff!rce
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JJevelofJ!llentsaccess
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N
othing b.rin..gs people together
like a celebration.
And the event to commemo­
rate and recognize the 10th anniversary of
Paul D. Camp Community College's Re­
gional Workforce Development Center is a
milestone that many of us in the Franklin­
Southampton region will want to cele­
brate.
.
The anniversary event will be held on
.Thursday, Jan. 31, in the Regional Work-.
force Development Center in l'ranklin.
Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. The chief ex­
ecutive officer and president of Smithfield
· Foods, C. Larry Pope, will deliver the key­
nOte address.
CHANGING LIVES
The work of the Regional Workforce De:
velopment Center has positively touched
the lives ofmany in our area. From busi­
nesses to students to civic and community
groups, there are fe\v-vvho'Ve not bee11
touched in some.way by the work of the
center. ·
PDCCC's Workforce Development Divi­
sion offers a variety of training and educa­
tional .options to meet the needs of ne\V
and existing employers. Categories of
training for business and industry include:
Work-keys job profiling and job candidate
assessment; consulting1 coaching and fa­
cilitatioll services; as well as custornjzed
training.
Other programs include those for new
entrants into the labor market, temporari­
ly,dislocated workers and currently em­
ployed workers.
. .
.·
The center also offers community educa­
tion courses and delivers a host Of training
programs for yout!J, such as Kids College.
And finally, the center serves an important
role as a meeting and entertainment hub
for western Hamptbn Roads.
It has a rich history ofsuccess in sup­
porting business, and below are just a few
historical highlights:
• More than 310,00_Q 11eoplii.Jicav,e ,\'Sed"
the center since it opened..
• More than 500 different businesses have
used the center since it opened
• Over 2,300 workforce related classes have been held at the center 7
,,,
•
ation of the workforce development pro­
gram.
But three individuals in particular are to
be .commended for championing the
. cause of expanded education and work­
force training for this region. The late Del:
· J. Paul Councill Jr., the late Sen. RlchardJ.
Holland and the late Dr. Jerome Friga, the
fifth president ofPDCCC, were instrumen­
tal In the establishment of the Workforce
Development Center.
Many feel that the program we have to­
daywould not exisMvithout their efforts.
These individuals were tenacious in their
pursuit to seek funding from the state and
other sources to build the center. They also
'\Vere dedicated to ensuring that there was
ample community and legislative support
for this endeavor.
These men were true visionaries and
"forward~thinkers" who recognized that.
without such an investment in our com­
munity, this region would not be able to
live up to its true potential.
While these great.i men have gone on, on Jan. 31, \Ve\vill pause to honor and recog­
nize them posthuniously. We will pay re­
spect to them by formally recognizing
their hard work and passion for education
and I.earning.
We also will honor them through anoth­
er important tribute.
.
Proceeds from the series Of workforce
anniversary events planned for 2013 will·
fund Workforce Development scholar­
ships. Through the establishment of tar­
geted workforce development scholar­
ships,
college \vill-create even more
opportunities for students who wish to
change theiilives for the better through
the workforce training.
We believe that Councill, Holland and ·
Dr. Friga would be pleased with this step. ·
In conclusion, the Regional Workforce
Dev_elopment Center is obviously a criti­
cally important part of our community
college educational system. But beyond
being an important part of the college, it's
part of the fabric of the community.
. The-Regional Workforce Development
Center is truly-uaje1.vel 11 oft4e western
Hampton Roads region. Toin us in cele­
brating more than 10 years ofworkforce
·development success.
the
FELICIA BLOW Is vice president oflnstitutional ad­
vancement at Paul D. Camp Community College and can be reached at fblow@pdcedu. •
2A4 THE TIDEWATER NEWS
SUNDAY, JANUARY27, 2013
THURSDAY, JAN. 31 . Annlversarydinner Paul D. Camp Community Col·
lege will kick off its
·Regional Workforce Develop­
ment Center's 10th anniver­
sarywith a celebration at the
center in Franklin. A6:30 p.m.
reception will be followed by
a program and dinner from
7 to 9.The keynote speaker
is Smithfield Fopds President
and Chief Executive Officer
Larry Pope.Tickets are $25.
Call 569-6791, orvisitwww.
pdc.edu/workforceanniver­
sary.
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WEDllESDAY,JANUARYJ0,2Dll.
A4 THE TIDEWATER NEWS
THURSDAY, JAN. 31
Anniversary dinner
Paul D. Camp Community
· College will klck off its
Regional Workforce Devel­
.opment Center's 10th anni­
versary with a celebration
at the center In Franklin. A
6:30 p.m. reception will be
followed by a program and
dinner from 7 to 9. The key­
note speaker is Smithfield
Foods President and Chief.
Executive Officer Larry
. Pope. Tickets are $25.' Call 569-6791, or visit www. pdc.edu/workforceanni: · versary. ·
BRIEFS._ _
FRANKLIN TO HOST
PORK PRODUCTION ·
FRANKLIN-"Proactive
on Issues and Opportuni­
ties in Pork Production" will
be the theme of the 46th an­
nual Virginia Pork Produc­
tion Industry Conference
. on Thursday, Feb. 7,.at the
Paul D. Camp Community
. College Regional Workforce
Development Center in
Franklin.
Registration staris at 8:30
a;m., _and presentations be­
gin at 9:30.
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THURSDAY, 01.31.13 I SUN I ·IHE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
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J_,
SPECIAL EVENTS
PDCCC Financial Aid infonnalion
event, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb.
9 at Regional Workforce Development Center, 100 North College Drive,
Franklin, and at the Hobbs
Suffolk campus, 271 Kenyon Road, Suffolk. Free event to help wlth·financial aid forms and information. Call 569-6705 on the Franklin campus or
569-6346 on the Hobbs Suffolk
campus.
•
FRIDAY, FEBituARY 1, 2013
Today is the r.egistration deadline for a "Zumba Fitne5s is Fun" ·class al PDCCC. The class will run from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m: on Mondays Feb. 4 through Maret. 11 at the Region'al Workforce Development Center, 100 N. College Drive in franklin. The cost is $50. For more infonnation, call 569-6050 or email work­
force@pdc.edu. Today Is the registration deadline for a "Getting to . Know Your Digital Camera"
class at PDCCC. The class
will run from 6 to 8:30
p.m. on Tuesdays, Feb. 5
and Feb. 12, at the PDCCC
campus at Smithfield, 253
James St. The cost is $50.
For more information, call
569-6050 or email work­
force@pdc.edu.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 The PDCCC Career
Development Center is
offering a free basic com­
puter skills workshop from
10 a.m. to noon in the .
computer lab at the Suffolk
Workforce Development
. Center, i57 N. Main St. For more infonnation, visit ww11 pdc.edu/career.<levelop­
ment,ceriter. SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 9
Paul D. Camp Community
· College's Financial Aid
Office will host Super Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 . .p.m. at the Hobbs Suffolk Campus, 271 Kenyon Road. For more information, call
· Anthony Everett at 569­
6346:
•
FRIDAY February 1, 2013
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Signed: Tribal and cily officials celebrate after signing a development agreement for the Nansemond Indian Tribal
Association's Mattanock Town project. From Jeft are Cily Attorney HelM Holland, Chief Bany Bass, Mayor Linda T.
Johnson, Assistant Chief Earl Bass and Cily Manager Selena Cuffee-Olenn.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013 Paul D. Camp Community·,
College's Financial Aid
Office will host Super
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Hobbs Suffolk
Campus, 271 kenyon Road.
For more information, call
Anthony Everett at 569­
6346.
The PDCCC Career
Development Center is
offering a free basic com·
puter skills workshop frdm
10 a.m. to noon in the
computer lab at the Suffolk
Workforce Development
center, 157 N. Main St. For
more information, visit www.
pdc.edu/career-develop­
ment-center.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13 lhe PDCCC Career
Development Center Is
offering a free resume,
cover letter and email
workshop from 10 a.m. to
noon in the computer lab
at the Suffolk Workforce .
Development Center, 157 •
N. Main St. For more infor­
mation, visit www.pdc.edu/
career-development-center.
The PDCCC Career
• Development Center1s
offering a free Personal
Finance workshop from 2
to A p.m, in the computer ·
lab at the Hobbs Suffolk
Campus, 271 Kenyon
Road. .For more informa­
tion, visit www.pdc.edu/
career-development-center.­
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY .3, 2013
" Pauf D. Camp Community College's Financial Aid ·Office will .host Super
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the. Hobbs Suffolk
. Campus, 271 Kenyon Road.
For more information, call·
Anthony Everett at569­
6346.
The PDCCC Careef ..
.Dey~lopment Center ls
offering a free basic com­
puter skills workshop from
10 a.m. to noon in the
·
computer lab at the Suffolk
Workforce Development
Center, 157.N. Main St. for
more lnformation,·visit WWW·
. pdc.edu/career-Oevelopment·
center.
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THETIOEWATERNEWS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY J, 2013
ENGAGEMENT_ _ _--'------~
"'-1'1
Worrell-Speight
Lindsey Worrell and Steven
Speight have announced their en­
gagement.
· The bride-to-be is the daughter of
Randy and Dawn Marlin Worrell of
Franklin, and granddaughter of
Helen and Dale E. Marlin of Carrs­
ville.
Her fiance Is the son of Anne and
Thomas Speight of Courtland,. and
grandson of June and Robert Bris­
tow.of Wilson, N.C.
Both graduated from Sou1hamp­
ton High School in 2007, and the
bride-to-be is studying pre-nursing
at Paul D Camp Community Col­
lege. Her fiance graduated with a
degree in fire science from Tidewa­
ter Community College and works
for Suffolk Fire and Rescue.
The couple plans to wed Jn Au­
gust 2013.
GOOD FOR YOU!_ _ _ _ __ Honors, achievements and awards
Vick; .a seniot bus_iness . • Bob Felts represent­
ed.the Wakefield Ruiitan adm:Inistraiion major, 'and· Johnie Tolefree, a Club at the 80th annual
·junior studio,art:ma:jor,.
Ruritan Natlonal Con­
all of Murfreesboro, N.C.; . vention held Jan. 24-27,
in the Northern Ken- · · Kelly Hancock, a sopho­ more elementary educa­
tucky Convention Cen­
.tion
major ftom Sedley;
ter.
Lauren _lla_rp_er,. a senior
•Named to' the Chowo. elelnentary education an University Dean's List. from Como, N.C.; Chel­ for the fall semester were ·sea.Pinnet, a freshman elementary edt.ication major from Boykins; Sal-·
ly Rensch, a senior ele­
mentary ~ducation ma:. .jor from Carrsville;
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013 The P·Dccc Career
Development Center Is
offering a free basic com­
puter skills workshop from
10 a.m. to noon in the
computer lab at the Suffolk
· Woikforce Development
.. Center, 157 .N. Main St. For
_more informatioo, visit www.
pdc.edu/career-develop­
ment-center.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY13 fhe PDCCC Career
Development Center Is .
offering a free resume,
cover letter and email
workshop from 10 a.m. to
noon in the computer lab
at the Suffolk Workforce
Development Center, 157
N. Main St. For more infor'
.maiion, visit www.pdc.edu/
career-development-center
Paul D. Camp Community
· College's Financial Aid
Office will host Super
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Hobbs Suffolk
· Campus, 271 Kenyon Road.
For more information, call
Anthony Everett at 569­
6346.
I
The PDCCC Career
Development Center Is
offering a free Personal
Finance workshop from 2
· to 4 p.m. In the computer
.lab at the Hobbs Suffolk
Campus, 271 Kenyon Road.
. For more i9formation,,visit
_www.pdc.edu/career,devel­
·: opment-center.
PDCCCADS January 5, 2012- February 5, 2013 The Smithfield Times - Wed., Jan. 2, 20:L'.3.
\Ive bEJlieve in supporting our students witr1
finonciol Gid. In fact, with financiol aid uncl
of
scholarships; rnony ottend at (ni:;
lheir ovvn.
\Ne con help you get the osslstanc"': you
need to rrioke college an otlaincible goo!.