October 2021
SVCC Offers Path to Apprenticeship 
In February of this year, Southside Virginia Community College partnered with M.C. Dean to pilot an electrical apprenticeship program with 30 students. Today, the program has 80 students, including Adam Mcavoy (left) of South Hill and Jacob Felhauer of Littleton.  
 
Mcavoy and Felhauer attended electrical classes at SVCC's Lake Country Advanced Knowledge Center in South Hill, Virginia as dual enrollment students (while they were still in high school), before starting the apprenticeship program with M.C. Dean.  READ MORE
"A Girl of the Future"
Excerpted from original South Hill Enterprise article by Jami Snead, Editor
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named South Hill’s own, Sophie Crowder, 16, “A Girl of the Future”.
“Girls of The Future” is a competitive selection recognizing the most outstanding young girls throughout the United States who are advancing the future through STEM.

Crowder was honored for her accomplishments in STEM, especially with her Curie Box project and achievements in aerospace science. She will be part of their national campaign online and offline.

Sophie is a junior at Kenston Forest School and is taking dual enrollment courses towards her Associate’s Degree in Science at Southside Virginia Community College. READ MORE
SVCC Receives National Science Foundation Grant
Southside Virginia Community College is pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation has awarded the College a grant of $495,026 to increase the number of SVCC students, specifically from populations currently underrepresented in the IT professions, who achieve stackable or stacked IT credentials.

Dr. Quentin Johnson, President of Southside Virginia Community College, states, “SVCC appreciates the National Science Foundation’s support of our initiative to increase enrollment of underrepresented populations in the STEM fields. This project will assist in meeting the area’s high demand for a skilled and qualified IT workforce.” READ MORE

“Picture Yourself a Panther” Campaign Continues
Keep your eyes open! We are showcasing SVCC alums on area billboards! Quadré Pulliam, an SVCC Power Line Worker Training Program grad, is featured just outside of Chase City, VA.
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Memorial
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Randy Andrews
Jean Algeier * Blair Carter * Michael and Audrey Church * Louis and Patricia DeJarnette
Barbara Hamlett * Tammy Marshall * Sheila Overstreet * Bobby and Diane Padgett
Beth Powell * Carter and Mary Roakes * Suzanne Shook * UVA Class 2008 * Gloria Worley
Neal Blackwell
Trish Garland
Cavan Bryant
Judy Shepherd * John and Carolyn Sykes
John Henry Duty
Mary Jane Elkins
Raymond Sherwood “Woody” Daniel
Mary Jane Elkins
Rex Ezell
Jackie Daniel
Mary Jane Elkins
Malcom King, Jr.
Jackie Daniel * Mary Jane Elkins
Rhina Jones * Martha Reed
Marjorie King
Jackie Daniel
Kandy Bryant Poarch
Allison Bodenheimer * Mark Novey
Lealon Vassar
Karen Goodman
Glenn Whitten
Trish Garland
Marjorie Williams
Mary Jane Elkins * Rhina Jones
Martha Reed * Judy Shepherd
John and Carolyn Sykes
Honoring
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Duncan Quicke
Scarlet Harvey
IRA Charitable Rollover
Are you looking for a way to assist SVCC in furthering our mission?

If you are 70 ½ or older, an IRA charitable rollover is a way you can do this and benefit this year.

The IRA charitable rollover is a simple and effective way to make a charitable gift.  As an IRA owner who has reached the age of 70 ½ you may transfer up to $100,000 per year. The transfer is made directly from the IRA to a qualified public charity. The IRA rollover is not taxable on your income tax return.

If you have questions on how you can make this gift and benefit SVCC and our students, please contact us at 434-949-1051.  
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