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Y COLLEGE' S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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Chance Named
New Women’s
Volleyball Coach
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Business Student
Receives
Fluor Scholarship
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Board Approves
New Day Care
Rates
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Residents
Receive New
Opportunities
Through Training
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Volleyball Match
Schedule
Announced
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Golf Tournament
Raises
Thousands
for
Scholarships
President Parker Headed to Guilford Tech
After seven years as
president of Vance-Granville
Community College, Dr.
Randy Parker will leave his
post at the end of August
to accept the presidency of
Guilford Technical Com¬
munity College. On Sept.
1, Parker will succeed Dr.
Donald W. Cameron, who
is retiring after 20 years at
the helm of the state's third-
largest community college.
Parker became the
fifth president of VGCC on
Sept. 1, 2004. Previously, he
served as vice president at
DR. RANDY PARKER
Lenoir Community College
in Kinston, where he began
his own higher education.
In 1972, Parker earned an
associate in applied science
degree from LCC. He later
earned a bachelor's degree
from the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte and
a master’s degree and doc¬
torate, both from N.C. State
University.
The search for VGCC's
next president started injuly.
More information is avail¬
able online at www.vgcc.
edu/presidentialsearch.
Fall Registration Ends August 11
The Fall 2011 semester at VGCC begins Tuesday, Aug. 16. The final period for
registration is Monday, Aug. 8 through Thursday, Aug. 11. Students can register on-
campus or online by going to www.vgcc.edu and clicking on "Web Ad visor." Students
may pay, verify payment or charge tuition and fees online through WebAdvisor or in
person at the VGCC Business Office on Main Campus (or at the campus where they are
enrolled) on the same days as registration. The Main Campus Business Office hours
of operation during registration are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m.
- 3 p.m. on Fridays. The tuition payment deadline is Aug. 11 — by 5 p.m. if paying in
person, or by midnight if paying online through WebAdvisor. Anyone with questions
about registration should contact the college's main campus at (252) 492-2061 or visit
any of the other campuses for more information.
GOING GREEN:
VGCC Oflers New Sustainability Certificates
VGCC will offer new
opportunities for area resi¬
dents to prepare for "green"
careers this fall. Four cer¬
tificates have been added
to the college's curriculum
offerings to help develop a
workforce for today's econ¬
omy, in which environmen¬
tal sustainability and energy
efficiency are increasingly
important. These programs
include the new "Sustain¬
ability Technologies" cer¬
tificate, and certificates that
offer specialized training in
programs already offered by
the college: "Sustainable Air
Conditioning & Heating,"
"Automotive Sustainabil¬
ity" and "Sustainable Elec¬
trical Energies." For more
information, call Bobby Van
Brunt at (252) 738-3412.
Vance-Granville CommunilyCellcge is accredited by theCommisson
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Cal/rgre of the Southern Associatbn of Cb/irgre ml Schorls to a laird certificates, dmlomas, and assxiate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Ckcatur, Georgia 30033-409 7
or call 14011 679-4500 for questions about the aceralitalion of Vance-Granville Community CaJlejjc. The Convnission on Colleges should be contacted only if were is evidence that appears fa support an institution '$ significant non-compliarrce with a requirement or standard. Vance-
Granville Community College is an equal opportunity, off motive action irstitutbn. The college serves aH studails regardless of race, creed , color, age, sex , national origin, or disabling conditions Vance-Granville Comm unity College is a Tobacco-Free College.
