Â鶹ÊÓƵ has announced its Student Government Association (SGA) officers for the 2025-26 academic year. Bannock Scott will take the helm as president, with Alexis Odell stepping in as vice president. Micajah Hanna will serve as the parliamentarian, while Amara Bailey, Lizette Reyes-Lopez, Helanea Killian, and Amina Elliott will join as senators. “The SGA serves […]
Carolina Servin Leon, a student at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, has been awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Servin Leon is one of 90 high-achieving community college students from across the nation selected to receive this highly competitive scholarship, which aims for Cooke Scholars to complete their undergraduate educations with as little debt as […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has opened its new Fiber Innovation Center, a facility designed to advance textile technology, sustainability, and workforce development across the region. The 39,000-square-foot center on the Kimbrell campus will offer training, product development, and research opportunities in fiber solutions for students, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. As the first facility of its kind in […]
Earlier this month, fourteen Â鶹ÊÓƵ students won awards at the SkillsUSA N.C. competition in Greensboro. 2nd Place – Video News Production: Aaron Park, Ashleigh Parra, Asaad Tumbling, Morgan Wise (Tumbling won first place last year in Video Production and a silver medal at the 2024 SkillsUSA national competition.) 2nd Place – Video Production: Hunter […]
Three Â鶹ÊÓƵ employees received top honors at the 28th annual Â鶹ÊÓƵ Employee Appreciation & Recognition, held on April 16 at the Myers Center Auditorium. Brian Bookout was honored with the Altrusa Award, Shelton Watson was given the Staff Excellence Award and Dr. Patricia Williams received the Instructor of the Year Award. Bookout, Dean […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ professor Dr. Christopher Thurley’s 2025 spring semester has been marked by significant achievements. Thurley, an English instructor at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, received a summer fellowship from the American Council of Learned Studies in March. In April, he will launch his first book, “Anthony Burgess and America. ” Originally from Rochester, N.Y., Thurley earned his […]
The National Honor Guard Academy, established in 2006, promotes ceremonial knowledge and reinforces pride in upholding traditions with precision. For two years, the Florida-based organization has conducted training exercises at Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Dallas Campus. “The honor is truly ours to be in front of a class of people who ‘get it,’” said commanding officer and […]
Duke Energy Foundation has awarded Â鶹ÊÓƵ a $25,000 grant to support Electrical Systems Technology and its workforce training programs. “This generous grant from the Duke Energy Foundation will help us upgrade equipment and supplies, ensuring that our electrical systems students acquire the latest skills necessary to meet today’s workforce demands,” said Dr. Hauser, President […]
Â鶹ÊÓƵ hosted its second annual Rhino Roadmap for CTE Careers event on Feb. 25, 2025, at the Dallas campus, drawing approximately 250 attendees. The event, sponsored by Duke Energy, showcased more than 25 Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. Visitors could tour classrooms and labs, and faculty members were available to answer questions from […]
Women’s History Month is the perfect opportunity to honor one of the school’s female pioneers, former longtime Â鶹ÊÓƵ trustee Dr. Bobbie Haynes Rowland. A 1951 graduate of UNC Greensboro, Rowland was named Professor Emeritus of Child and Family Development at UNC Charlotte after her 37-year tenure at that school ended, Rowland was Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s […]
