SEPTEMBER � Medical Assisting students compete against their counterparts from across the state in an effort to sign up organ/tissue donors on North Carolina�s new online registry. The students end up encouraging 73 people to become organ/tissue donors.
� Developmental English Instructors recite excerpts from Clyde Edgerton�s �The Floatplane Notebooks,� which provides a preview of what is to come when ECU celebrates the region�s writers and their works during the university�s 5th Annual Eastern North Carolina Literary Homecoming.
� Since September is nationally recognized as �Recovery Month,� the college hosts a substance abuse forum to highlight issues pertaining to addiction, including the disease itself, treatment and recovery.
� Respiratory Therapy students win the annual Sputum Bowl during the N.C. Society for Respiratory Care Conference. With the victory, Niya Hagans, Angie Chapman and Rachael Clifford each received a trophy and $1,500 to compete in the national quiz bowl event in California at the end of the year. Taking second was the PCC team comprised of Ashley Koonce Nobles, Casey King and Robbie Johnson III. In addition to the remarkable student finishes, PCC�s Wendy Ayscue and Rusty Sugg, are victorious in the Sputum Bowl�s practitioner round.
� The State Employees Credit Union Foundation presents $5,000-scholarships to students LaTanya Rice and Lauren Ward.
� A partnership between PCC and the City of Greenville produces a new home in a 45-block area of redevelopment in West Greenville. Students from PCC�s Construction and Industrial Technology Division take part in building the 1,248-square-foot home on Hudson Street for the city to then sell based on criterion it has established.
� An agreement between PCC and Fayetteville State University makes a smooth path between the two schools for PCC Criminal Justice students in search of a bachelor�s degree. PCC students can complete 90 of the 120 credit hours required for a Criminal Justice bachelor�s degree at Pitt before taking the final 30 hours online through Fayetteville State.
� An emotion-filled event at the college sheds light on the importance of organ and tissue donation and the impact it has had on the school�s faculty, staff and students. OCTOBER � With the new Craig Goess Student Center set to open in early 2009, PCC seeks proposals from vendors wanting to manage an expanded array of food and/or vending services, including catering. The college chooses Educational Catering, Inc., to provide food services.
� Hope Middle School students are honored for their success in a statewide writing competition sponsored by the N.C. Press Association�s Newspapers in Education program. During the celebration, a 10-year partnership between PCC and The Daily Reflector was lauded for its role in bringing the NIE program into local classrooms.
� For the second straight year, PCC opens its doors to the community to showcase the wide variety of educational services it offers with a campus-wide Open House.
� Students make the most of an opportunity to meet with potential employers as ECU holds its annual career fair at the Greenville Convention Center and the university�s Health Sciences Building.
� Local charitable organizations provide the college with $10,000 in grant funding to help working women at the school pay for educational expenses.
� Students take a break from the classroom to enjoy crisp, fall weather and the raucous beat of the Elizabeth City State University drumline as part of the Student Government Association�s annual Fall Fest activities. NOVEMBER � PCC hosts the Region X Conference Volleyball Tournament. The host Bulldogs fall to eventual tourney champ Spartanburg Methodist College to wrap up the season with an 18-12 mark.
� The Computer Information Technology program receives an $8,000-product grant from TestOut Corporation to help students better prepare for professional certification exams and careers in the IT field.
� PCC Foundation officials report that the 2008 Down East Holiday Show was a record success. The three-day shopping extravaganza features 123 vendors and draws 8,300 attendees to the Greenville Convention Center to raise more than $63,000 for student scholarships and educational activities at PCC.
� The PCC Foundation holds its annual Veterans Salute in the Coburn Center to pay tribute to those who have defended America in times of war for the cause of peace. Frank Cassiano, a Greenville Attorney and PCC Foundation Board member, is the featured speaker.
� Masonry students put the finishing touches on a revenue-generating sign at the J.H. Rose High School soccer field.
� Hard work in the classroom pays off in the form of scholarships for Radiography students Michele Albertson and Jack McNally.
� The college celebrates International Education Week with talks on several countries and a rededication of the school�s Peace Pole.
� PCC breaks ground at the site of the future Herman Simon Building, a 34,000-square-foot addition to the college�s health sciences facilities that is expected to open in May 2010. The building�s namesake and Eddie Smith, a major contributor to the Simon Building project, take part in the groundbreaking ceremony.
� Student Ambassadors conclude their annual service project and present a $1,570-check to representatives from Greenville�s Little Willie Center, having surpassed their fundraising goal by more than $400.
� Health sciences instructors Kay Gooding, Marsha Hemby and Ruggie McKenzie attend the fourth annual World View Community College Symposium on �Globalization and Global Health Issues� in Chapel Hill.
� The PCC Foundation holds the President�s Reception at Rock Springs Center to express its appreciation to those who have contributed time and money in support of the college�s educational mission. During the program, David and Gail Vaughn were recognized as Distinguished Alumni while Outstanding Alumni Awards were presented to Rita Mirando, Brian Moffitt, Darrell Robinson, Tim Strickland, Wayne Trainor and Kelly Turner.
� PCC Basketball returns to the court after a 14-year hiatus and wins its season opener, 90-68, over Tidewater Community College.
� The PCC Foundation holds the annual Lights of Knowledge Tree Lighting Ceremony to honor loved ones and remember those who have passed on. Revenue generated by the fundraiser is to be used to purchase children�s books for the PCC Child Care Center and library. DECEMBER � N.C. Community College System and PCC administrators meet with state legislators from the area to discuss long-term funding for North Carolina�s community colleges. Held on the PCC campus, the meeting was attended by State Senators Don Davis and Clark Jenkins and State Representatives Marian McLawhorn and Edith Warren. NCCCS President Scott Ralls tells the legislators he would like the state to spend an additional $1,000 per North Carolina community college student annually within the next 4-6 years.
� Phillip Jackson, a University Transfer student from Winterville, is named the 2008 recipient of the �Diane Murphrey Make It Happen Endowed Scholarship.�
� PCC�s Criminal Justice Department presents the very first John Minges Criminal Justice Scholarship to student Deborah Kincannon of Maury.
� The N.C. Board of Science & Technology conducts an N.C. Green Business Fund workshop at PCC�s Greenville Center.
� The Human Services Technology Club presents a $100-check to Sharon McLaughlin of the Greenville Community Shelter.
� OTA students Cynthia Archbell and Cecilia Kennon become the first recipients of the Roselyn V. Armstrong Occupational Therapy Assistant Endowed Scholarship.
� Utilizing the BioNetwork Bioprocessing Center�s video conferencing equipment, PCC and Piedmont Community College share strategies on fermentation operations.
12/29/2009
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