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Chronicle
2011
October
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Caldwell Campus
Intramurals, 12 p.m.;
Caldwell Campus Gym
Phi Beta Lambda and
in this issue
JobLink Awards 1,000th CRC P. 2
Literacy Month Activities 3
Fall Student Fest Photos
TRIO/ETS Career Days P. 6
Caldwell is Hiring P. 7
Rotaract Meeting, 12 p.m.;
B118 and WC 101
“Prove It: Documenting
Research Papers,” 12
p.m.; WC 102
Research: Reliabile
Websites, 12 p.m.; F-218
Wise-Up Workshop:
"Academic Skill: Word
2010,” 12 p.m.; F-219
Caldwell Cuisine, “Fried
Green Tomatoes," 6 p.m.;
J.E. Broyhill Civic Center
17
SGA General Assembly
Meeting, 12 p.m.; H-133
18
Recovery Meeting. 1 2
p.m.; Caldwell Campus
E-320
CCC&TI’s David Shockley Named
President of Surry Community College.
Dr. David Shockley, who has served as
Caldwell Community College and Technical
Institute’s Executive Vice President since
2006, was recently named the new President
of Surry Community College located in Dob¬
son, N.C.
Shockley joined the staff at CCC&TI in 1996 as
Director of Computer Information Services and
later became Dean of Technology and Instruc¬
tional Support Services, where he served for 8
years. In 2004, Shockley became Vice President
of Student Services.
During his tenure at CCC&TI, Shockley was
named Colleague of the Year and received the
E.M. Dudley Award in 2007, which is presented
annually to an employee who has excelled in
service to the college, its students and the com¬
munity.
Shockley says that this appointment is, essen¬
tially, a dream come true for him. "It seemed like
a natural fit when the presidency became avail¬
able at Surry and a great opportunity for me to
achieve my goal that I set years ago to be a col¬
lege president where I would be the right fit within
the institution and their community,” he said. “My
parents grew up in the Hillsville, Va. area, which
borders Mt. Airy. So, for me, it gave me the op¬
portunity to return closer to my family, which was
a unique opportunity. It is also part of the culture
that I grew up in, and is very much like Caldwell
County.”
As excited as Shockley says he is to be taking on
the new post, his emotions are definitely mixed.
“It’s one of those sweet sorrow types of emotion.
This is home. I have so many ties and there are
so many things that we have going at Caldwell
that are special and that no one else is doing. I
don't want to leave that behind,” he said. “But,
when I was at Surry there was a feeling of re¬
turning home and ease and excitement so it just
brings out a lot of emotions and it really pulls at
your heart both ways.”
Shockley's official start date is set for Jan. 2,
2012. He plans to finish out the semester at
CCC&TI and hopes to accomplish much before
taking his new post. “I have a lot of work to do so
I will be working till the day I leave here. I will be
working to accomplish and further the goals of
Caldwell Community College and Technical Insti¬
tute,” he said.
CCC&TI has announced that Mark Poarch, who
currently serves as Vice President of Student
Services, has been named as Shockley’s suc¬
cessor and will take over as Executive Vice Pres¬
ident in January. Poarch has 20 years of experi¬
ence, 14 at Catawba Valley Community College
and almost 6 years at CCC&TI.
Taking Poarch's position as Vice President of
Student Services will be Dena Holman, who cur¬
rently serves as CCC&TI’s Director of Enrollment
Management. Holman has 10 years of experi¬
ence at CCC&TI. She has held several positions
during her tenure, including TRIO/Educational
Talent Search Counselor/Specialist, Transition
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