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this week's campus happenings Friday, December 14, 2018 Students Prepare for Engineering Careers Nash Community College students and graduates are preparing for careers as engineers. Since the college launched the Associate in Engineering degree program one year ago, eight students have graduated. Students who earn the Associate in Engineering at NCC are well-positioned to transfer into four-year engineering programs at East Carolina University, North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T, UNC-Charlotte, or Western Carolina University. According to program coordinator, Shilo Lawrence, completing the first two years at Nash could save students more than $30,000 when compared to attending all four years at a university. Lawrence said graduates from the college’s first cohort are enrolled in engineering programs at North Carolina State University, East Carolina University and UNC-Charlotte. Their majors include chemical, environmental, mechanical, electrical and bioprocess engineering. Two 2018 NCC Associate in Engineering graduates are Goodnight Scholars studying in the highly competitive transfer program’s Class of 2021 at North Carolina State University. Read More. Employees Demonstrate Commitment to Students For the third year in a row, 100 percent of Nash Community College faculty and staff contributed to the employee campaign raising scholarship funds for deserving students. More than $34,000 was raised during this year’s campaign. “I am constantly amazed by the outpouring of support this campus receives from our faculty and staff,” Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Foundation Executive Director Pam Ballew said. “Their genuine commitment to helping every single student reach his or her educational and life goals is demonstrated each day. This campaign is yet another way NCC employees show their love and support for our students. This Blue Love sets NCC apart from many other campuses.” Read more. NCC Biologists Host Eastern Region Instructors The North Carolina Community College Association of Biology Instructors convened at Nash Community College earlier this semester during their eastern region meeting. NCC Anatomy and Physiology Instructor Nahel Awadallah hosted the visit and addressed members during the meeting. Following a welcome from NCC President Dr. Bill Carver, presentations were made by Awadallah and peers, Reggie Cobb and Rebecca Williams highlighting best practices for assessing and providing feedback, and enhancing instruction through the use of Google technology. Tanya McGhee, Senior Director of Engagement at NCBioNetwork, led a panel discussion. Read More. Children Learn Financial Literacy Communities in Schools held its annual Financial Literacy Retreat for seventh graders in the Nash Community College Brown Auditorium on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Community volunteers led the middle school students through their exploration of real-life financial scenarios. Volunteers assisted the children in balancing mock checking accounts and taught them about personal finance and financial decision making. Pictured above, NCC Vice President of Student and Enrollment Services Mike Latham welcomes the group. Spring Semester Registration Nash Community College will be closed for the holidays and conservation week December 24 - January 4. The college will re-open January 7. Spring semester begins January 14. © 2018 Nash Community College
this week's campus happenings
Friday, December 14, 2018
Students Prepare for Engineering Careers
Nash Community College students and graduates are preparing for careers as engineers. Since the college launched the Associate in Engineering degree program one year ago, eight students have graduated.
Students who earn the Associate in Engineering at NCC are well-positioned to transfer into four-year engineering programs at East Carolina University, North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T, UNC-Charlotte, or Western Carolina University.
According to program coordinator, Shilo Lawrence, completing the first two years at Nash could save students more than $30,000 when compared to attending all four years at a university.
Lawrence said graduates from the college’s first cohort are enrolled in engineering programs at North Carolina State University, East Carolina University and UNC-Charlotte. Their majors include chemical, environmental, mechanical, electrical and bioprocess engineering. Two 2018 NCC Associate in Engineering graduates are Goodnight Scholars studying in the highly competitive transfer program’s Class of 2021 at North Carolina State University. Read More.
Employees Demonstrate Commitment to Students
For the third year in a row, 100 percent of Nash Community College faculty and staff contributed to the employee campaign raising scholarship funds for deserving students. More than $34,000 was raised during this year’s campaign.
“I am constantly amazed by the outpouring of support this campus receives from our faculty and staff,” Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Foundation Executive Director Pam Ballew said. “Their genuine commitment to helping every single student reach his or her educational and life goals is demonstrated each day. This campaign is yet another way NCC employees show their love and support for our students. This Blue Love sets NCC apart from many other campuses.” Read more.
NCC Biologists Host Eastern Region Instructors
The North Carolina Community College Association of Biology Instructors convened at Nash Community College earlier this semester during their eastern region meeting.
NCC Anatomy and Physiology Instructor Nahel Awadallah hosted the visit and addressed members during the meeting. Following a welcome from NCC President Dr. Bill Carver, presentations were made by Awadallah and peers, Reggie Cobb and Rebecca Williams highlighting best practices for assessing and providing feedback, and enhancing instruction through the use of Google technology. Tanya McGhee, Senior Director of Engagement at NCBioNetwork, led a panel discussion. Read More.
Children Learn Financial Literacy
Communities in Schools held its annual Financial Literacy Retreat for seventh graders in the Nash Community College Brown Auditorium on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Community volunteers led the middle school students through their exploration of real-life financial scenarios. Volunteers assisted the children in balancing mock checking accounts and taught them about personal finance and financial decision making. Pictured above, NCC Vice President of Student and Enrollment Services Mike Latham welcomes the group.
Spring Semester Registration
Nash Community College will be closed for the holidays and conservation week December 24 - January 4. The college will re-open January 7. Spring semester begins January 14.
© 2018 Nash Community College