October 2019 NEWSLETTER

Keeping Virginia Roads Safe, Maintained, Flowing is a Cool Job for SVCC Grad

 Shane Mann’s job is cool because it keeps traffic moving safely through the state of Virginia. A 1990 graduate of Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC), he was recently named the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Richmond District engineer.  Mann will be responsible for the construction, maintenance and operations of nearly 19,000 lane miles of roads in the Richmond District. Read More

Solar Gives Southside a Reason to SHINE

Instructor Stuart Taylor reviews materials with students.

On October 21, SVCC kicked-off an inaugural class designed to train solar panel installer technicians. The short-term two-week classes are held at SVCC's Occupational/Technical Center at Pickett Park in Blackstone.  This program was developed and made possible through a public-private partnership, SHINE (The Solar Hands-On Instructional Network of Excellence). For more information on SHINE visit Shine.energy .

Women in IT Focus of Event A Career Options for Women Interested in Technology event was sponsored by SVCC and the Center for Information Technology Excellence (CITE) at the Lake Country Advanced Knowledge Center in South Hill. Sharing their stories were, left to right: Vicki Brock  (IS Manager/Nurse Informatics for VCU Health), Amanda Twisdale (EOCC Manager Enterprise Operations for Perspecta), Kristen Wild (Regional Operations Manager for Microsoft), Anne Jeannette Peterson (Head of API Gateway for Capital One), Marcy Melendez  (Regional L&D Trainer Manager for Microsoft), Brenda Cross (Datacenter Technician for Microsoft), Shanell Toone (Telecommunications Technician II for IES), Kelly Arnold, SVCC Apprenticeship Coordinator.     Read More

Celebration of SVCC’s First 50 Years Begins

Fifty years ago, a ground-breaking event was held to begin construction of Southside Virginia Community College; a monumental moment in improving educational opportunities to area residents. In celebration of the anniversary, the college hosted a kick-off event on October 9, 2019 on the Christanna Campus in Alberta to honor and remember the accomplishments of the college, key figures in its’ history and to salute the future. Dr. Quentin R. Johnson (center), the sixth president to serve SVCC, welcomed two former presidents, Dr. John J. Cavan(right) and Dr. A. Allison Roberts (left). In 1970, Bill Steed (left) met with Dr. Kenneth Dawson to fill out the first application for acceptance into SVCC. Steed became the first SVCC graduate and is pictured at the recent celebration with his wife, Deborah, also an SVCC graduate, and Dr. Quentin R. Johnson. Read More

SVCC Alumni Spotlight

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