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Bradshaw Earns Highest Academic Honor
 Nash Community College has selected Lauren Bradshaw of Wilson as the 2011 North Carolina Community College System Academic Excellence Award recipient: the highest academic honor at the College. The Academic Excellence Award is awarded annually to North Carolina community college students who exhibit outstanding scholastic achievements.
An Associate in Arts student, Lauren holds a 4.0 cumulative grade point average while also serving as a composition tutor in the College's Curriculum Skills Laboratory. She is a member of the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society and volunteers for UNICEF. Nash Community College's two-year Associate in Arts College Transfer curriculum prepares students to transfer to a senior college for their baccalaureate degree. Read full story... |
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Student Visits Johnson Space Center
Nash Community College Associate in Science student Joshua Foots of Rocky Mount traveled to NASA's Johnson Space Center in October to participate in a three day on-site learning experience.
He was one of 89 community and junior college students selected from across the nation to be part of the National Community College Aerospace Scholars program (NCAS). The NCAS program is designed to promote interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Students completed four web-based assignments during the school year, maintaining a 93 average to qualify for the experience. Read full story...
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Law Enforcement Class Graduates
Eight Nash Community College Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) cadets graduated this week from the College's
Thirty-Second BLET Academy.
The Academy is designed to equip students with superior skills for employment as law enforcement officers with state, county, or municipal governments, or with private enterprise. Offering State commission-mandated topics and methods of instruction, the training focuses on criminal, juvenile, civil, traffic, and alcohol beverage laws; investigative, patrol, custody, and court procedures; emergency responses; and ethics and community relations. In order to receive a certificate, students are required to successfully complete all units of study including the certification examination mandated by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission.
Front row (l to r): Jennifer Bull of Nashville is employed with the Nashville Police Department; Brandon Mills of Nashville, David Pippin of Rocky Mount is employed with the Williamston Police Department and Tracy Harris of Louisburg. Back row: Maurice Caesar of Knightdale, Carl Whitfield IV of Spring Hope, Leo Kearney III of Rocky Mount is employed with the Rocky Mount Police Department and John Whitt of Nashville is employed with the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Department.
Students Attend Engineering Program
Approximately 30 students interested in pursuing a four-year degree in engineering attended Thursday's Engineering information session. NCC College Transfer and NCSU Engineering student Daniel Long explained to current NCC students the requirements for admissions into the NCSU School of Engineering. Students also heard from ECU Professor of Engineering Dr. Paul Kauffmann. The two talked to students about the competitive nature of Engineering programs and the importance of early preparation and hard work.
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Isaacs to Speak for Diversity Month 
Howard R. Isaacs, President of The Moneague College in Jamaica, will be the featured speaker for Nash Community College's Diversity Month Celebration on February 10, 2011 at 12:00pm. Isaacs will speak about The Impact of Slavery on the Caribbean and the Carolinas. The free event will be held in the Nash Community College Brown Auditorium and is open to the public.
The lecture will highlight the horrors of slavery in the Caribbean and North Carolina and the beautiful story of adaptation and contribution that lies behind. In this context, Isaacs will discuss religion, academics, sports, economics and music and their importance in life today. In addition, Isaacs will highlight how the Caribbean and North Carolina became cultural melting pots that fused the society and radically changed the outlook of the respective societies. The lecture will focus on the socio/cultural impact of slavery on the two societies. Read full story...
Upcoming Events
Nursing application deadline February 01, 2011 Counselor's Breakfast February 02, 2011 Free Seminar: Obtaining a Loan for Your Small Business February 03, 2011 Minority Male Mentoring (M3) Meeting February 08, 2011 Drama Club Meeting February 08, 2011 Gamma Beta Phi New Members' Information Session February 09, 2011 Diversity Month Speaker February 10, 2011 SGA Meeting February 10, 2011 Free Seminar: Dynamite Marketing on a Firecracker Budget February 10, 2011 SGA Blood Drive February 16, 2011 Free Seminar: Self Awareness Training February 17, 2011
"Improving Note Taking and Memory Skills" February 17, 2011 Seminar: Partners in Caring February 17, 2011 View Full Calendar
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