Nash Community College's SkillsUSA chapter was recently presented a certificate of charter. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel by providing educational programs, leadership opportunities, events and competitions that support career and technical education. Students enrolled in Welding, Industrial Systems Technology, Cosmetology, Medical Assisting Computer-Integrated Machining, Culinary Arts and Criminal Justice programs are invited to be part of the NCC SkillsUSA Chapter.
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LITTLE FREE LIBRARY PROMOTES READING
Little Free Libraries are a global phenomenon. The small, front-yard book exchanges exist in approximately 36,000 locations in 70 countries-from Iceland to Tasmania to Pakistan. Now, Nash Community College has joined the movement to share books, bring people together and grow communities of readers with an on-site Little Free Library.
Located in front of the Betsy B. Currin Child Development Center, the free standing free library is open for community members to enjoy. The 'take a book, leave a book' model creates a dynamic collection with choices for everyone extending the scope and reach of the college's Library. Additional donations of new and gently used books can be dropped off inside the Nash Community College Library. {Read more...}
NCC OFFICIALS SHARE BEST PRACTICES
Nash Community College leaders presented to peers at the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges 2016 Annual Meeting Program held in Atlanta, Georgia December 3-6. The SACSCOC is the recognized regional accrediting body in the eleven U.S. Southern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) and in Latin America for those institutions of higher education that award associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees. The conference theme was "Higher Education at the Crossroads: Pathways to Equity and Excellence." {Read more...}
NCC WELDING ALUMNUS HONORED FOR LEADERSHIP
Rusty Pace
Nash Community College Class of 2009 alumnus Rusty Pace of Franklinton was recently honored with the President's Leadership Award at Vance-Granville Community College. He serves as head of Vance-Granville's Welding Technology program. VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams praised Pace as an innovative faculty leader, for increasing retention, and for his commitment to professional development.
Pace is a graduate of Franklinton High School. He earned a Welding diploma from VGCC in 1978 and quickly became certified through the Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory. Pace worked as a welder for many years in Wake Forest and Franklin County, eventually opening his own business. He returned to college and completed an Associate in Applied Science degree in Welding with honors at Nash Community College.
Rusty Pace began teaching Welding at VGCC on a part-time basis in 1998 and became a full-time instructor in 2004. He was promoted to the role of program head in 2007. He has served on the VGCC Professional Advisory Committee, the Judicial Committee and the Student Success Committee, and completed the VGCC Leadership Institute in 2006.
Students in Nash Community College's Welding program are known nationally for their performance in SkillsUSA competitions, and regionally for their career preparedness. For more information about Nash Community College's Welding program, call 252-451-8270.
