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Danny Bridges is in his third year on the Educational Foundation board. When Danny Bridges, an executive with the engineering firm of McGill Associates, relocated to Hampton Roads in 2018, he looked for ways to form relationships with community partners. “I participated heavily in the chamber of commerce, attended a lot of their events and meetings and tried to meet people,” he said.

Michael Adams shows off his award for being named the College's athlete of the year. When Michael Adams was considering Virginia Peninsula Community College, formerly Thomas Nelson, he wasn’t aware it had a baseball team. He was interested in becoming a firefighter and knew the College could put him on that path. A year later, after a successful baseball season for the Gators, he was named the College’s athlete of the year and was honored June 27 at the Peninsula Sports Club Headliner’s Night. “It was pretty cool,” he said of the honor.

Something new is hatching at Virginia Peninsula Community College – home of the Gators. Formerly Thomas Nelson, the College officially takes its new name July 1 and will publicly usher it in at noon on July 12 with a grand rebranding event. Open to the public, the historic two-hour event will take place on the Hampton campus at its tower near Interstate 64.

Here’s your chance to acknowledge the contributions of your colleagues. Nominations for the Outstanding Employee Award in the P-14 category only are open.This special recognition is among a series of awards presented as part of the Annual Employee Awards.

Campuses in Hampton and Williamsburg along with satellite locations will be closed July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Many services, including registration, are available online at tncc.edu. New and returning students may register now for fall 2022 classes. The College offers various sessions within each semester including 16-week, 12-week and 8-week. To check out details CLICK HERE.

Life began turning around for Mmoleca Ehungwe in 2019. Drastic change is not new to him, though.   Ehungwe fled the war-torn Democratic of the Congo with his parents and two siblings at age four. From there, all his major life events would occur over 27 years in a place he never imagined ending up.    “I grew up in a refugee camp in Tanzania.

Life began turning around for Mmoleca Ehungwe in 2019. Drastic change is not new to him, though.   Ehungwe fled the war-torn Democratic of the Congo with his parents and two siblings at age four. From there, all his major life events would occur over 27 years in a place he never imagined ending up.    “I grew up in a refugee camp in Tanzania.

Athletes and their parents were on hand June 22 to learn about athletic opportunities at the College. (Photo by Kadisia Archer) Almost 20 potential athletes showed up in person for Thomas Nelson’s open house for women’s athletics, with nearly another 20 participating online.

Mary Wilson's main inspiration is her son. (Photo courtesy of Mary Wilson) Amy Anderson’s students are as varied as their areas of concentration. However, there is one thing they have in common. “What I so enjoy and respect … is their desire to help others and to make the world a better place,” she said. Overcoming obstacles, including family problems, personal setbacks, physical injury or illness, is a recurring theme, Anderson said. Still, they move forward.

Thomas Nelson Community College, becoming Virginia Peninsula Community College, is presenting an athletics open house/recruiting event for prospective women athletes at 5:30 p.m. June 22. Prospective athletes can attend in-person at Hampton’s Peninsula Workforce Development Center on Butler Farm Road, or online.

Thomas Nelson Community College's Beth Dickens, Myleah Kerns and Keisha Samuels are among 46 selectees for LEAD Peninsula’s class of 2022. A Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce initiative, LEAD Peninsula is an immersive 10-month program that lets established and emerging leaders from private, public and nonprofit sectors collaborate on important issues facing the community.