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Virginia Peninsula Community College was the site of a big announcement by Congressman Bobby Scott on Aug. 3 when he toured the Virginia Career Works Hampton Center, which is housed on campus at the Peninsula Workforce Development Center.

The Virginia Peninsula Community College Board’s Facilities Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11 at the Hampton campus in the Hampton III Building located at 525 Butler Farm Rd. Convening in room 717, the committee will discuss facility matters. Committee meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Learn more about the Local College Board at vpcc.edu.

Virginia Peninsula Community College offices at campuses in Hampton and Williamsburg will open at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The morning closure will allow faculty and staff to engage in All College Day meetings in preparation for the new academic year. Personnel will convene at 8:30 a.m. at Hampton’s Liberty Live Church and the opening session will begin at 9 a.m.  An address by President Towuanna Porter Brannon and updates by members of the President’s Cabinet are among program highlights.   Click here for program details..

A hands-on experience is a big draw for participants in the College's drone summer camps. ​If drones are the future, and there is every indication they are, expect Virginia Peninsula Community College to be an area leader in the field. That has been evident this summer with an array of on-campus and off-campus events.

LaMonte and Simone Williams made education a priority, and so did their children. (Photo courtesy of the Williams family.) LaMonte Williams and his wife, Simone, were working adults raising a family when they graduated from Virginia Peninsula Community College, formerly Thomas Nelson. They couldn’t get any of their three children to attend the College, but it wasn’t for lack of effort. “I tried to, kept telling them it would be cheaper,” LaMonte said.

The Virginia Peninsula Community College Board’s Curriculum, Instruction and Student Services Committee will meet at 4 p.m. on Aug. 10 in the Hampton III Building located at 525 Butler Farm Rd. on the Hampton campus. Convening in room 717, the committee will discuss curriculum matters. On Aug. 11, the Budget and Finance Committee will meet at 3 p.m. in room 717, Hampton III to discuss financial matters. The committee meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

The Virginia Peninsula Community College Board’s Curriculum, Instruction and Student Services Committee will meet at 4 p.m. on Aug.10 in the Hampton III Building located at 525 Butler Farm Rd. on the Hampton campus. Convening in room 717, the committee will discuss curriculum matters. On Aug. 11, the Budget and Finance Committee will meet at 3 p.m. in room 717, Hampton III to discuss curriculum matters. The committee meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

Virginia Peninsula empowered Yugonda Sample-Jones, who now is empowering others. Yugonda Sample-Jones traces the origins of her company to her time at Virginia Peninsula Community College. “Dean (Keisha) Samuels got me thinking I could change the world,” Sample-Jones said. “So, I started my own business.” That business, Empower All, was formed in 2019, while Sample-Jones still was enrolled in the College. Empower All is based in Newport News and calls itself a “community consulting firm,” assisting low-income neighborhoods and areas affected by violence.

Photography instructor Cait Layton, front row far right, was one of the instructors for the summer camp. (Photo by Randie Trestrail.)  Virginia Peninsula Community College’s visual arts program has a close relationship with the design and video academies in the Hampton City Schools’ system.

Virginia Peninsula Community College Workforce Development representatives were on hand when a job training program called “What’s Next?” presented an open house in Newport News. The initiative was developed by Newport News School Board member John Eley and Dr. Ashby Kilgore, State Board for Community Colleges member and retired Newport News Schools superintendent. The July 25 open house at Brooks Crossing drew nearly 400 people. The huge crowd was a record for the program established last August.

The Virginia Peninsula Community College Local Board will have new member orientation at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 1 at the Hampton campus. The session will take place at 525 Butler Farm Rd. in Room 717. The session will familiarize new Board members with the College’s mission and its organizational and operational structure. College Board meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. More information about the College Board is available at www.vpcc.edu.

RICHMOND – The State Board for Community Colleges, by a unanimous vote, chose to maintain the current in-state tuition and mandatory fees for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jenni Jones (third row, left wearing glasses and black dress) taught her final group of students in the spring. They will graduate in December. Most teachers are big on class pictures. So when Jenni Jones had an opportunity to  take a photo with her spring semester nursing students at Virginia Peninsula Community College, she made sure to do so. She had a feeling it might be her last class.

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The 2022-2023 campus parking permits are now available.  Visit the Photo IDs and Parking Permits webpage in the faculty/staff section to download and print an application. Bring your completed application to the Photo ID Office (Hampton campus -Diggs Hall, room 155 ) or (Historic Triangle campus, room 116) to pick up your permit.   Payment (check or money order) is due at the time of pick up. Make checks payable to Virginia Peninsula Community College. Permits are $30 for one, $15 for each additional one.

Virginia Peninsula Community College, formerly Thomas Nelson Community College, named Chris Moore its new Director of Athletics and Student Activities on Monday, July 18.  Moore, who attended the College in 2008-10, has been the men’s basketball coach at the College since 2018. In the 2021-22 season, he led the Gators to a 16-1 record overall and their first conference title since 2015. “I’m excited,” said Moore, whose new role begins July 25. “I’m big on community and I have a passion for the College, being that I went there.”